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Been a punching bag for some, has been finally gaining some momentum. plus, carly fiorina on the way forward for her party. and later, congressman carlos curbelo joins us to talk about whether there will be a fix for d.r.e.a.m.ers before the clock strikes midnight new years eve. amid rumor and intense pressure, the president says he is not considering firing robert mueller. here he is responding late tonight to reporters over the roar of helicopter blades. >> [ inaudible ]. >> no, im not. ...

So as we were discussing, nbc news can now confirm that the communications director mike dubke has resigned. axios first reported that a long-time operative resigned may 18th. he offered to stay through the overseas trip and has continued working at the white house in the interim. peter alexander joins us from the white house. what can you tell us about how this came about? >> reporter: willie, good morning to you. theres been all kinds of talks about changes, specifically in the communications ...

Well as at the center of the warnings about mike flynn, at the center of the efforts to oust jeff sessions and rosenstein and even bob mueller himself, that man, white house counsel don mcgahn is out. that is the news tonight. axios first reported it today, that he has plans to exit in the fall and then donald trump rushed to get on top of that scoop, tweeting that mcgahn is leaving. we can also report tonight something about that tweet that is somewhat typical of this white house. sources say m...

Over documents. and help me with this one, what exactly was president trumps mysterious misspelled midnight tweet? breaking overnight, a massive bomb in afghanistan with more than 80 people dead and hundreds wounded. plus, comedian kathy griffin under fire for her gruesome photos of a mock president trump beheaded. >> i went way too far. i made a mistake and i was wrong. >> we begin this morning with president trump reportedly planning to say good-bye to the paris agreement, the internationa...