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>> shannon: obamacare enrollment down by 11% >> down 11% since last year so former president obama is turning to the signature social media post to help with his legacy achievement. >> i think you have proven you dont need to see me take jump shots or sitting between a couple porous plants in order to know it is important to have health insurance. if you need health insurance for 2019, sign up for it right now at healthcare. >> the one appointment could play a factor in lagging enrollment number...

Time that your names floated to help the president of the united states accomplish things for the american people, its flattering. >> another contender who is getting a lot of buzz, matthew whitaker who faced backlash for his appointment to that position. msnbc political analyst phil rucker has been covering this story. good to have you with us. you report the president really had no plan b after nick ayers, vice president pence chief of staff, turned him down. where does the president go from h...

Snubbed by a 36-year-old and dissed by members of his own cabinet, the presidents short list for the chief of staff post appears to be shrinking for all the wrong reasons. despite reports that the white house is scrambling to find interested candidates, the president of course has a different take tweeting this morning that the fake news has it purposefully wrong. many, over ten are vying for and wanting a white house chief of staff position. we here would love to know who they are. a top conten...

A source close to the white house says he is, quote, and this is a quote here about the president, super pissed that one contender for the job, nick ayers, suddenly pulled himself out of the running. president trump is trying to convince the world where there is smoke there is no fire. the president is downplaying the latest revelations in the russia investigation, mocking any notion of collusion with moscow, while declaring his innocence in the payments made by his former attorney, michael cohe...

White house shakeup is in the works. chief of staff john kelly will soon be out. the big question right now is who is in? can they find a candidate? the front-runner for the gig giving it a hard pass this weekend. we begin with abby phillip at the white house. a lot of names, abby, circulated, but it doesnt appear a lot of these people are interested in the job. >> that right. were hearing more from people who are taking their names off the list than people who are raising their hand to join thi...

And more with senate judiciary member chris coons. our correspondents and analysts are standing by. lets go to our chief white house correspondent jim acosta. the presidents plan to replace john kelly, his chief of staff, have now blown up in his face. >> reporter: theyve blown up and he is furious about it, wolf. president trump stayed behind closed doors for much of the day, venting frustrations about the russia investigation and scrambling to find a new chief of staff after announcing john ke...

Happening now, courting a spy. an accused russian operative charged with infiltrating the gop and the nra appears set to strike a plea bill. will she cooperate with prosecutors in the russia investigation? russian interaction. were tracking the growing list of key figures from trump world whose contacts with the russians have been revealed. tonight the number is 16 and counting as mueller prepares to drop more bombshells. felonies and lies. federal prosecutors now have implicated the preside...

Mom. ♪ nourlt abrasions into h nourlt. a new name is emerging as a top contender to replace john kelly. former new jersey governor chris christie is now considered a strong option as others seem to be rushing to take their names out of the running, possibly unwilling to take on the firestorms that are waiting. lets go to cnns kaitlan collins at the white house. the job of white house chief of staff used to elevate people, but with reince priebus and john kelly it actually diminished their re...

Said john kelly will be leaving his post by the end of the year. vice president pences chief of staff, nick ahers was reported to be the top contender for the job. but today he took himself out of the running saying he would also like to leave this white house at the end of the year. >> reporter: so that means both president trump and the vice president mike pence now need a new chief of staff. much of the intrigue surrounding the presidents upcoming selection as the white house keep of staff is...

Process. the republican candidate, the center of the election scandal in north carolina says he would wholeheartedly support a new election if the investigation shows proof of voter fraud. the district 9 congressional race has been royaled by allegations that republican mark rice campaign may have benefitted from a fraudulent collection of mail in ballots. joining us now is the democratic contender in that disputed race dna mckra dan mccready. kasie hunt is with us. she has the first question....