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Name the kushner companies, but he does mention a chinese company working to attract investors for a kushner real estate project in new jersey. lets bring in cnns cristina alesci to help figure this out for us. how serious are the allegations for the kushner family? >> reporter: well, the optics arent good. they are straight up bad. the kushner family business is now associated with a chinese company that a republican senator wants investigated for fraud. heres the background. kushner companies ...

To that end, senate judiciary chair chuck grassly said he is considering calling a meeting with robert mueller along with senat senator diane feinstein. they want to know whether the investigators might keep the memos for their own investigation and not hand them over. >> thank you. the panel weighs in. have incidents done damage to u.s. relationships with allies? we will explore that ahead. what? whats critical thinking like? a basketball costs $14. whats team spirit worth? (cheers) whats it ...

Not be handed over today. that was the initial deadline. its unclear when the memos might be handed over if at all. to that end, senate judiciary chair chuck grassly said he is considering calling a meeting with robert mueller along with senator diane feinstein. senator grassley said he want to know whether the investigators might keep the memos for their own investigation and not hand them over. >> thank you. the panel weighs in. have incidents done damage to u.s. relationships with allies? w...

Bit of an idealist. i think, you know, people like, this who go forth in the face of adversity and sacrifice over and over again, this is something that should be a beacon of hope in america e encourage and inspire americans of every walk of life to do more for their country, to not be as selfish, be a lot more selfless in service to this nation in whatever capacity that is that you do. i think he is an inspiration as others have been as well, too. and americans should grieve but should be inspi...

All well do is even that up. >> shannon: iowa republican chuck grassly chairman of the judiciary committee. your friend across the aisle, joe mansion didnt agree with what the democrats did in 2013 when they started this process of launching nuclear option back then but says two wrongs dont make a right. your thought? >> my thought 211 years there had never been filibuster judges unless you want to call the bipartisan as only example, it is a whole new environment now. wasnt right. we voted agai...

I think the count is at 10 hours. it is not technically a filibuster coming up with senate judiciary chairman chuck grassly. plus this. >> allegation is that some how obama administration officials utilized intelligence for political purposes, that is absolutely false. >> bill: this story seems to be changing by the day, susan rice saying politics played no role in the unmasking of trump officials, is that the case? did anyone else inside the white house know about the unmask? will rice be force...

Respond. our cnn supreme court reporter is up in that room, and set the scene for us. >> reporter: you know, wolf yesterday these hearings were about merrick garland. the democrats were furious he never got a hearing and today we think we will turn to the issues and neil gorsuch, and one issue that will for sure come up is abortion, and trump said he wanted to put pro-life judges on the bench, and that allows them to go hard on gorsuch on that issue, and they will ask him about his independence ...

Brian: president trump one step closer to making one the most important appointments of his administration. ainsley: confirmation fight for supreme court nominee neil gorsuch set to begin today. steve: chief correspondent ed henry is literally in the chair that judge gulch will be sitting in later today. ed, tell us about the chair. >> the chair is interesting. because he is going to be doing a lot of sitting and listening, judge gulch. he will be here for hours not saying anything. this is wher...

>> shepard: breaking news now on fox news channel. director comey on capitol hill. weve been expecting him to meet with senators to discuss investigation into russias interference in u.s. presidential election. a live look at the senate side of the capitol. outside where were told a meeting may take place. joining us on the phone, our senior capitol hill producer. the point is, we cant confirm this meeting is happening because they continue confirm its happening but its happening, right? >> that...

Dont hold the same position that obama administration does. the president believes that it is it a states and she the federal government has no place in this. and will make it clear. there was controversy as to whether education secretary devos, was not on board with this. we are told that the education secretary is 100 percent on board with this. >> thank you, sir. angry voices filling a town hall meetings from coast to coast and giving republican law makers an earful of plans to repeal obamaca...