that show that that election could be bleak for them. do they come up with a plan to turn those things around. both republicans, the leadership here on the house and in the senate and the president, appear to be on the same page in that direction, but john and poppy, as we ve seen, that doesn t always translate into action. this meeting could be the start of what could be a very important year for republicans. for sure. ryan nobles, thank you. appreciate the reporting there from capitol hill. so, so many questions this morning coming from the new book fire and fury the expose about the president in the west wing and new reporting from the new york times that could be damaging to the administration. what the president reportedly asked his white house counsel to do. does it add up to obstruction of justice? we re on it. all right.