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State lines. debbie halvor son. when it comes to promoting gun violence, she gets an f. >> that ad, that pressure ad comes from new york city mayor michael bloombergs pro-gun reform superpac. its part of his campaign to build support in congress for meaningful national gun reform. and you know what? it appears to be working. once that ad started running in her district, debbie halvorson, who had said she would not be moved on this issue, debbie halvorson moved on this issue. ms. halvorson tellin...

Violence, she gets an f. >> that ad, that pressure ad comes from new york city mayor michael bloombergs pro-gun reform superpac. its part of his campaign to build support in congress for meaningful national gun reform. and you know what? it appears to be working. once that ad started running in her district, debbie halvorson, who had said she would not be moved on this issue, debbie halvorson moved on this issue. ms. halvorson telling buzzfeed, quote, my win will not be a victory for the nra. ho...

>> senator ron johnson who we heard there would tell buzzfeed later, quote, i think she just decided before she was going to describe emotionally the four dead americans, the heroes, and use that as her trump card to get out of the questions. it was a good way of getting out of really having to respond to me. >> jane harman, these personal exchanges aside yesterday, many of them very explosive, many of them very emotional on both sides. do you think we got any closer to the truth about what happ...

Respond. and in the public part of it, was the public told the truth? could the truth have been made more available sooner? so there are legitimate questions here. i think when you look at tone and demeanor of various members, you can certainly judge that through different political lenses. there is wide respect for hillary clinton in both parties. sometimes in those moments when members are asking questions, its about really their own moment. they all send out their clips to their constituents,...

Alone to raise their children. >> but through most of the day, she was forceful, even combative, when she felt she needed to be, jousting with republican critics, including wisconsin senator ron johnson. >> we were misled, that there were supposedly protests and then something sprang out of that. >> with all due respect, the fact is we had four dead americans! was it because of a protest?! or was it because of guys out for a walk one night who decided theyd go kill some americans?! what differen...

Producers, obviously. im glad youre here. joining us now from washington, we have nbc news chief white house correspondent and political director and host of "the daily rundown," chuck todd. and here on set, editor in chief of "buzzfeed," ben smith. good to have you on as well. hows it going? >> good. thanks for having me. >> lets start with chuck and where the president goes from here after -- especially after what happened in the state of new york yesterday. >> well, you know, its interesting,...

Extent that you diminished the tax cut -- the tax change at the high end, you would have to claw down into the middle class to get more revenue. >> are you, then, saying to the upper classes, get ready, youre going to have to pay some more? this is not the end of it? >> well, im saying thats not off the table. >> welcome back to "morning joe." 22 past the hour. joining us now from washington, d.c., nbc news chief white house correspondent and political director and host of "the daily rundown," c...

And hes being criticized as being outside the mainstream. maybe he is outside the mainstream of republican political thought for the past ten years. >> were all so glad were still in afghanistan. >> maybe perhaps we should go back to being the party that we once were. before iraq. >> right. >> the party of george h.w. bush, bent scowcroft, colin powell, condoleezza rice. would not be a bad idea. >> editor in chief of buzzfeed, ben smith, will join us. headlines with dr. emily senay. up next, m...

There are a lot of cabinet members that arent really sure theyre still cabinet members. the president doesnt talk to his cabinet. hes going to make that decision inside a tight, small group in the white house. >> you know, but there has been this sort of fake consensus for the last four years that everybody supports a hard line on iran. its ill defined what has been. i think obama is shattering that in saying there is a real policy debate on iran. hagel is going to prompt a real policy debate. h...

The balance at the cia back toward more traditional intelligence operations and away from counterintelligence paramilitary operations. so thats something thats ahead. final thing to say it that john kerry has been an advocate around washington for outreach, for the kind of quiet diplomacy, even secret diplomacy, that you saw with henry kissinger, with your dad, zbigniew brzezinski, traveling around, trying to set up deals that would foster u.s. security interests. i think well see more of that w...