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the house january 3rd and theyre waisting no time lining up a flurry of investigations. >> rich: the administration points out republicans do not officially take power until next week. it says gop can rerequest for fear at that time. republicans call it an attempt to deflect and distract. >> the important thing everyone needs to understand about those respects, 100% of that pertains to taxpayer dollars. to money being spent with covid, money being spent in afghanistan with weapons bein...

to rush in immediately and take down the gunman. he was set to take his place on the city council tonight. well tell you what the towns mayor is saying about that. and the latest in the debate over gun reform. more on what the key players are thinking and saying ahead of a senate meeting that is scheduled for today. along with joe and me today, we have former aide to the george w. bush state departments and white house, elise jordan. and the host of "way too early," jonathan lemire. ...

President Biden defended his economic record during a speech at an A.F.L.-C.I.O. meeting, blaming at least some of the country’s problems on uncooperative Republicans who are resisting his initiatives.

Record of blocking efforts for gun safety measures, gun reform measures. he has been someone closely tied to the nra. there seems to be some movement here. chris murphy, senator from connecticut so moved by the sandy hook shooting, he is the leading voice. he thinks there is a chance for a deal, and we take him at his word. but something would be better than nothing. >> at least for every john cornyn in the room, there is a ted cruz saying, why are we politicizing this? we need to talk about men...

Two bills trying to restrict the presidents use of executive orders and those measures havent gone anywhere. nancy pelosi says this lawsuit is all trickery. >> i make it as subterfuge. they have to give some aura of activity. >> reporter: mr. obama issued executive orders directing the department of labor gay couples family leave, waging the minimum wage and stopping deportation of children here illegally. a leading legal expert calls it a radical increase in presidential power. >> the president...

Politico comes out which different not a right-leaning publication. starts slamming president obama saying he and his advisors are keeping poe aizing. suggesting republicans hold to an offensive un-american philosophy. then they go on to say hes actually trying to suggest that his opponents are racially biased. does politico have a point? >> i think they have a point that hes campaigning and playing hardball politics especially come together point of trying to taint his opponent early on as out ...