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Contributo contributors. from the "washington post," where he is the recipient of a pulitzer prize, our columnist eugene robinson. and on the right-hand side of your screen, steve schmidt rejoins us after an absence of way too long. a veteran of gop politics, senior strategist and adviser to the 08 mccain/palin campaign. among them, eugene, proximity has its advantages. you are across the table from me, so you get to go first. >> all right. >> you are going to hear people who have been involved ...

We have been told time and again by senior administration officials that we should not expect too many dramatic developments during what is only going to be a 24 hour meeting here in florida. they obviously wont be meeting that entire 24 hours. thats the amount of time that president xi is going to be on the ground here. they went so far as to say during a background briefing earlier this week there wont even be time for golf down here. youll recall that was something president trump did with sh...

Weekend. and they are going to try to find a way forward. im not going to expose every member that is had this. those conversations are happening at several levels within the white house to see if. we can find a way forward to get the number of requisite votes. the president continues to work hard. hes having these conversations. members have reached out to him to make their suggestions known. and so thats -- we continue to feel optimistic in the sense that theres a lot of constructive ideas com...

Earnest and fulfill the mission of this report. transportation secretary who yesterday celebrated the 50th birthday of the department of transportation today $10 million in emergency relief funds to help begin repairs on atlantas collapsed i-85 overpass. this will help ensure the bridge is replaced safely and in a timely manner. the white house office of intergovernment affairs has spoke with the governor. the financial reports as filed by commissioned officers here in the white house, right aft...

What are appropriate? >> the president made it clear. this issue came up with caitlyn jenner came to trump tower and he said he didnt really care. i think it is a state and local issue, not one that he believes needs federal attention. >> given that its financial disclosure day, why will the white house not -- >> not sure if theres a proclamation on that. >> why will the white house not be releasing the presidents 2016 tax returns given that conceivably those cant be under audit yet while the au...

The financial reports as filed by commissioned officers here in the white house, right after im done here were going to have a background briefing with senior white house compliance and ethics officers to walk you through how that process will go and the release of that information. and will update you if theres any further information to add. sunday is world autism day further research into the causes and treatment for the autism disorder and we will be celebrating the individuals and families ...

Of this report. transportation secretary elaine chao who yesterday celebrated the 50th birthday of the department of transportation today directed the federal highway and administration officials to award $10 million in emergency relief funds to help begin repairs on atlantas collapsed i-85 overpass. releasing these funds will clue the man quickly help to ensure the bridge is repaired safely and in a timely manner. the white house office has contact with georgia governors teams and the secretary...

Personal view on bathroom access for transgender people? >> i think the president has made this clear -- this issue came up when caitlyn jenner came to trump tower and he said he didnt really care. i think he thinks its a state issue, one that doesnt really need federal attention. matt? >> given that its closure day, why would the white house not be releasing the presidents 2016 tax returns given that conceivably those cant be under audit yet while the audit has obviously been the reason for why...

Work in earnest and fulfill the mission of this report. and the transportation secretary yesterday celebrated the 50th birthday of the department of transportation directed officials of transportation, today directed the highway officials to $10 million in emergency relief funds to begin repairs on atlantas collapsed i-85 overpass. releasing these fines will ensure the bridge is repaired safely and in a timely manner. the white house office of intergovernmental affairs has already talked to geor...

Part, it was the president said that he wanted a hard power budget and he got a hard power budget. the omb director said today and yesterday in a background briefing that what the omb didnt put in the budget, they listened to every promise the president made and created a budget policy around that. thats why youre seeing major cuts at the state department in terms of the foreign aid budget. i asked the omb director how much of the 10.1 billion, the 28% being cut from the state department budget ...