Congress Doesnt Step News Today

>> thank you, phil mattingly. jamal, lets start with you. i have heard democrat aides say that the push back should be on whether or not theyre rushing this, which is a concern i have heard from democrats, not just republicans, that the pushback is that it is a danger to the republic, that the president has shown a pattern of trying to get other countries to interfere in the election. that was the subject of the mueller report, thats the subject of the ukraine scandal, and if congress doesnt ste...

That are different from them through a weapon, through the muzzle of a rifle, they notice when congress doesnt step in and condemn these actions with legislation. so our silence has become a quiet endorsement for these unhinged individuals who are trading in this hate speech who end up turning guns on individuals. >> senator, its willie geist. this december it will be seven years since sandy hook, which puts you as the senator from connecticut the center of the national conversation about what t...

You are going to see numbers at the border that we have never seen before. we will lose the border and its going to be tough to regain control of the border. ainsley: it looks like to me. the president was tweeting out. the democrats need to stand bide our patrol agents and fix the loopholes. because congress is not doing. this the president has to go around them and find ways to implement the wall, he had to get emergency money. and then in this situation is he putting tariffs on mexico. is he ...

Constitution and protect the constitution of the united states against all enemies. and a real commander in chief recognizes that the people in the armed forces dont serve him. he is our commander in chief in this country and thats a basic principle that you learn when you serve in the armed forces. its frightening looking forward. you can watch the army chief of staffs comments about the situation in korea. there are kids fighting and dying all over the world right now, niger, iraq, syria, yeme...

The armed forces dont serve him. he is our commander in chief in this country and thats a basic principle that you learn when you serve in the armed forces. its frightening looking forward. you can watch the army chief of staffs comments about the situation in korea. there are kids fighting and dying all over the world right now, niger, iraq, syria, yemen and libya under president trump and where is congress in this scenario. if he thinks kids sign up to fight and die, youre going to have a lot ...

Do, but mostly just sit there so sound and strong and pretty. >> reporter: now adoption is a slow process, and, jon, only covers a fraction of the problem. if congress doesnt step in and right now there doesnt appear to be a plan to do so it would continue to cost taxpayers $50 million a year to feed the horses that are currently in captivity. jon. jon: they are beautiful animals. what a controversy. alicia acuna, thank you. jenna: harnessing the power of social media on the internet, how you wo...

Is this legal? >> well, shep, think thats a great question. it really boils down to what you just teed up, which does this 14-year-old statute, the authorization for the use of military force, really apply to isis? the obama administration has been arguing for 14 months it does, and all the while, as you noted, congress has done nothing, so i think its a close dahl but i think congress has an obligation to step up and say something if its not. >> you think its a close call that the congress of t...