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Because historically you would say why doesnt the third party arrive? we have so institutionalized these parties in law, in access to the ballot and in fund raising that we contrary to the founding fathers in the constitution have made it very hard, if not impossible, for a third party to emerge. >> yeah, i think thats -- >> and thats dangerous for >> thats absolutely right. we could turn off twitter because all the people who are screaming are on social media and northeast normal reasonable peo...

Getting ready to invade japan. we are heading there in relative peace and times of prosperity. we are borrowing from the american future. we have become a nation that is not -- a generation that cannot be trusted to protect the american future because were addicted to our own consumption. >> andy, in general, people, every day people, dont care about the deficit because it seems -- >> they should. >> they should. because it seems obscure. the exact argument the senator is making is the argument ...

Hes also defending his family amid the special counsels russia investigation, calling out his former personal attorney michael cohen as a liar and a pr guy, questioning climate change and boasting his own "instinct for science." im not sure what that is. firing off threats to leaders over immigration. all of that happened on the day the president had no scheduled events. he was successful at keeping himself in the headlines. thats what he loves to do. my panel is back with me. former senator bob...

Ooh i should clean your gutters! great idea. its not just easy. its geico easy. todd, you will go make me a frittata. theres enthusiasm like we had at, you know, the last election, 2016, which was quite a spectacular day and evening. ive had people come up to me and say, sir, i will never vote in the midterms because you dont like congress. actually, i like the republicans in congress. they have worked hard. >> president trump touting the enthusiasm he says the gop has headed into the midterms...

Investin investing, you wont seate it i the first months. it will take a couple of years. spending went way up with the agreement that the president cut we have a divided government. the president cut a deal with the democrats to make the capital investment in the military that we needed to make and to get the votes and the democrats in the senate, he conceded on some domestic spending. >> even with total control, were still going to blame the democrats for the spending. >> theres still a filibu...

They want to get interest rates higher so if the country goes inevitably into a recession next few years, theyve got some weapon to counter it. thats cutting rates. to cut rates you have to have a rate base higher, thats part of what theyre doing. the reason theyre doing it is donald trump and the tax cut. >> i think the senator is absolutely right. theres another point we should underscore here. the independence of the federal reserve has been sacrosanct political norm under both parties for as...

Theres bad blood between them. they are, of course, u.s. allies and the u.s. is literally in the shape of mike pompeo shuttling between the two trying to get answers and perhaps more importantly trying to come up with a common story that everyone can agree to, stephanie. >> all right. bill, stay safe, thanks for joining me. i want to bring my panel in. bob torcelli, a former democratic senator. nahal, to you first, for people who do not know, walk us through here, pompeo met with turkish officia...

Months. look, the last time this happened was in new jersey with senator harrison williams and the abscam issue. ainsley: whats going on in yalls state? >> he was convicted and stayed in office another 10 months. ainsley: oh my gosh. >> heres the dilemma. , who replaces him? will it be a caretaker? will be a partisan or unity candidate. you wont believe hot unity candidate is with support amongst republicans, democrat, and a good friend in the oval office. former new jersey senator bob torcelli ...

Unusually consequential united states senator who has high profile legislation and policy changes associated with his name and public life. frank lautenberg was remembered as a man whose political career pivoted on amazing circumstances. his career started with the vacancy and the race against fenwick and her pipe and the out of the blue underdog victory in the race. he served for 18 years until the year 2000 when he retired from the senate saying he did not feel like fund-raising to run again, ...

Seat. he died this morning at the age of 89 at home in new jersey. he was remembered as the last world war ii veteran and as a father and a businessman and unusually consequential united states senator who has high profile legislation and policy changes associated with his name and public life. frank lautenberg was remembered as a man whose political career pivoted on amazing circumstances. his career started with the vacancy and the race against fenwick and her pipe and the out of the blue unde...