Much. Again, youre looking inside the hearing room where the hearing for judge Amy Coney Barrett are set to begin with the Senate Judiciary committee. I want to point out, not a lot of these republicans as well as the family of judge barrett knew much about masks before today, it appears. They came to the rose garden ceremony and other things at the white house not Wearing Masks. Theyre all Wearing Masks today with some having tested positive for coronavirus. That does it for us this morning. Chuck todd picks up the special coverage right now. Good morning. Im chuck todd of nbc news here in washington with msnbc special korb coverage of the Senate Confirmation hearings. President trumps pick to succeed the late ruth bader beginberg, Amy Coney Barrett. The senate will gather into what expected to be a contentious
amount of days. And pushing for what could be one of the fastest confirmation votes in decade, the republicans and senate a conservative majority on the court for years to come
While his predecessor may soon be released. Why does egypt matter . Because it is seen as a linchpin in the middle east and is crucial to u. S. Ally israels defense. We have fox team coverage. Ed henry at the white house, looking at the administrations evolving policy. But Leland Vittert has more. Reporter just past midnight in cairo, where it is relatively calm but far from quiet, given rumors that Hosni Mubarak, former president , may get out of jail. Right now, it appears as though the army is winning the battle for the strength against the Muslim Brotherhood gunmen and battle for hearts and minds of the egyptian people, although it is coming at a high price. Under a banner on state tv reading egypt fighting terrorism, a military jet brought back the bodies of 25 Police Recruits killed execution style overnight by jihadist militants and left on the side of a road in the sinai peninsula. A clear message of revenge from groups loyal to the Muslim Brotherhood, allegedly for the death o
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Tapper and we begin with the politics lead. Any minute now the Congressional Budget Office is expected to release the numbers, its analysis of the gop Senate Health care bill. Well bring you that the moment it happens. But first the Supreme Court ruled today that it will allow parts of President Trumps travel ban aimed at six muslim majority nations to take immediate effect. This as the justices also announced they will take up the full case this fall, setting up a major constitutional showdown over president ial authority. The president quickly declared the decision, quote, a clear victory for u. S. National security. Jessica schneider now on what the ruling means and what happens next. Reporter in the unsigned opinion, the court sided with the government in part, temporarily barring entry for foreign nationals who are unable to make a credible claim of a bona fide relationship of a person or entity in the United States. I think its clear from todays decision that most of the justices
Republican moderates, one of whom weighed in late tonight. Theres a lot to get to, starting with Phil Mattingly at the capital. So, what else is in the cbo report . Reporter we8, you stall, yo with that top line number, and thats important to moderates. They said their vote may be contingent on that. 22 million is the top line number, fewer americans that would have insurance over the course of a tenyear period. Why that matters is this. The senate bill takes a different approach than the house bill to try and address the house bills coverage problems. The house bill had 23 million. Well, the senate has a more robust tax credit. They phase out the Medicaid Expansion over a slower period of time. And still, not a dramatic change in the number. And you look at the reductions in medicaid. Based on what are really dramatic reforms. The types of reforms conservatives have looked for for a long time. 772 billion fewer will be spent over the course of a tenyear period. Now, you noted the defi