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>> one trump official who has sort of flown under the radar is ben carson, secretary at hud. i was meeting with a democratic aide on the hill who told me they plan on having ben carson testify at least once every couple months, if not more, in front of the oversight committee to look into the questionable things hes done. not just the $30,000 desks, but the 1,000 plus affordable housing contracts they let expire before the shutdown, and trying to figure out what hes been doing or not doing as se...

Linda mcmahon who he has a comfort level with for many years and fellow billionaire who understands how he operates and compare that with betsy devos who ha had a more standoffish relationship and so many of these decisions is based on that personal rapport he has and whether he can connect with the connec secretary. hes paying attention to political optics infuriated by some of these stories about just poor spending decisions by cabinet secretaries, especially the veterans affairs secretary, da...

Im david gura. hud secretary ben carson has an ethics problem. while weve been distracted by the nunes memo, carson has been able to keep this from exploding into a firestorm which under normal circumstances may cause a bigger stir. according hud secretary ben carson allowed his son to help organize an agency listening tour to baltimore last summer despite warnings from department lawyers that doing so risked violating federal ethics rules. ben tweeting that he has been under attack by the media...

Tonight i made an inexcusable comment on my personal twitter account. i deeply regret and deleted on my own volition. i sincerely apologize to @aprilryan at hud. ryan responded, fake info, girl, check your facts. i work for american urban radio network not sheridan. whose wedding are you planning now and what wig company do you work for? kick rocks little girl. dont mess with april ryan. >> dont mess with april ryan. and all of us should think before we tweet. and theres no such thing when youre...

The government who really dont have any experience. ben carson at hud, look at -- >> gentlemen, weve got -- guys. >> wilbur ross who wants to take education away from big cities. >> we have the next four years to disss it. right now, we have to take a commercial. thank you for joining me. >> before we go, i want to show you a startling video out of the state of nevada. a high school studentielding knives, lurjing at students and then shot by police. >> new questions this morning about whether th...

>> reporter: apache asl trails is one of the few apartments in the u.s. built specifically for the deaf. >> hello. how are you? >> reporter: videophone lets residents talk with friends. ever unit accomodates a wheelchair. blinking lights signal a doorbell, disposal and fans. >> nice to have a live that, equivalent to other people that are not deaf. >> reporter: hud spent 2.6 million to help build the project because it helped the deaf. now, however, it says the complex is guilty of discriminal n...

Cleveland in a few minutes as things get under way there. right now, ill go to my first reads of the morning, particularly here in politics. as everyone in washington does their best to position themselves for these fall budget fights. their words say one thing but actions tell us another story. that tension played out in the house yesterday. a basic domestic agency funding bill landed with a thud. theres a reason were using that word, t-hud, if you will. the president reassured them he will not...

Colleagues, he was not prepared to put at risk the credit worthiness of the united states of america and i think all of our caucus on that clapped. >> republicans say that line in the sand is a nonstarter. paul ryan spoke last night on fox about it. >> were not going to give the president an empty -- a blank credit card. were going to insist on real debt reduction and economic growth policies as we get to these physicfirsscal issues. were not going to call, what we call a naked limit debt increa...

Poll his approval rating is a modern low at 44%, but a "washington post" abc news survey shows that 96% of those who voted for him theyd do it again. and 85% of secretary clintons voters theyd vote for her again. so it does seem like theres too much subjectivity afoot. my question is what can we learn about whats to come in the next three and three quarter years based on what weve seen thus far? at the beginning it seemed hed govern by play kagt some of the rigid interests that he had cultivated...