perfect, it s perfectly wrong. it s bribery. i guess sondland had stayed with his testimony that there was no quid pro quo. this is a sham and shouldn t be allowed. what president trump has done on the record makes what nixon did look almost small. believe you me, this did not go anyway, anywhere like they dreamed it was going to go. bret: democrats say their building, but is that the case after day one? i think it s the first inning. i still don t know a lot, i largely agree with some of what mark said but i don t think it was necessarily a day we would have expected blood to be drawn from the first day and i think when you sort of look at this question, whether it s bribery, whether it is extortion, or whether it is a perfect phone call that s reasonable, what i was very surprised by was no republicans that i heard really made the case that if the president had engaged in this conversation and discussion in this sort of transactional
senators play good cop/bad cop, with lindsey graham said to be the baddest cop of the group, hitting the ceiling one erdogan said turkish forces have borne the brunt of the battle against isis. that really infuriated me, because it was the kurds in the sdf forces that lost 10,000, wounded in action to destroy isis. we lost eight american soldiers in the last four years. senator rich that despite the criticism the president endured for holding that meeting, it was a good thing the relationship between united states and turkey has deteriorated over the past few years and the senator said anything that can be done to get that relationship back on track would be best for everyone. bret. bret: john roberts live on the north lawn, thanks. president trump is asking the u.s. supreme court to block a subpoena for his tax returns. the filings sets the stage for a high court showdown for the tax returns. if the president has refused to release. he wants the court to decide the case by late
attorney from enforcing the subpoena in the meantime. returns are held by the president s accountants. house speaker nancy pelosi says she wants to see congress pass president trump s revamped north american fruit radio, the usmca, this year. she said today the agreement on the fact is imminent. at last of the u.s., mexico and canada agreed to replace the 25-year-old north american free trade agreement, nafta, with a new version designed to encourage more investment in factories and jobs in this country. democratic lawmakers have demanded changes designed to do more to protect workers and the environment and to make sure the deal s provisions can be enforced. the dow lost to trent today, the s&p 500 gained 3 for a new record close, the nasdaq droppe. breaking tonight, two students are dead in southern california, three others injured after a shooting at a santa clarita high school this morning. police say the suspect, also a student, shot himself in the head. correspondent christina co
president evo morales ignored term limits, sparking massive protests that forced him into exile, seizing the presidency, his political rival, calling for elections in 90 days and is supported by the u.s. we salute the courage and strength of believing people who have protested against the government trying to steal an election. peru, chile, and ecuador are also seeing widespread protests, each for different reasons. in peru, rebellious lawmakers suspend of the president after he tried to resolve what he said was a corrupt congress. in chile, increased metro fares spark unrest, protests spread, reflecting wider anger over inequality. and ecuador, two weeks of writing came to an end in mid-october when the bankrupt government restored a 40-year-old fuel subsidy that kept gasoline prices artificially low. there s definitely an overarching theme. the old battle between freedom and socialism. other common factors may be contributing to the protests. this corruption of course,
ambassador. discussions for them to pursue investigation, the double medics that are also at the table with the foreign service officer based in kiev. current and former u.s. officials say somnolent s use of a cell phone to speak with anyone in the u.s. government back home about sensitive matters let alone the president would be a significant breach of communication security. those are all interesting points to something we re going to hear in the sondland testimony, but why are we hearing about it just now? let s bring in our panel, washington post columnist marc theissen. susan for sure, chief congressional correspondent for the washington examiner , and steve clemons, editor at large for the hill. i mean, it s fascinating and we will see what sondland says. obviously building up to that testimony. but it s july 26th, this was last week that taylor finds out about it. isn t that a little weird? maybe they were saving up for the big reveal and the hearing yesterday, but look,