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Politics lead. just before the break, we reported a source telling cnns laura jarrett that the fbi agent dismissed from the russia investigation for alleged anti-trump text messages was the same agent who softened former fbi director james comeys draft language describing clintons actions and handling classified materials from, quote, grossly negligent to extremely careless, a softening that had legal rapgss. paul begala, i promised you a response. >> that phrase, extremely careless back when it...

>> near ray is back with us the center for american progress and the former senior adviser to president obama and hillary clinton. we see who the president is going to blame if his promise about how easy it was to repeal and replace obamacare turns out not to be true. he is of course going to blame the senate republicans. >> abilitily. and you know he made a lot of health care promise attention. one was he was going to lower are premiums another one that no one was going to lose coverage tp. it ...

On the verge of voting for a bill the to proceed to a bill that no american has actually seen the language of. a bill that would affect one sixth of the economy and while senators and have seen maybe some draft language and we dont know about that, the american people havent seen anything. it is a process that makes the senates deliberation a sham. the idea that sorry. >> sorry. and senator john mccain also has not seen anything. there is a presumption tonight among a lot of the reports that he ...

Fellow republicans in the house demanding to see their bill to repeal and replace the affordable care act. the kentucky senator believes house republicans are deliberately keeping the measure under lock and key. we get more this morning from cnns phil mattingly on capitol hill. >> reporter: dave and christine, just the week before house republicans are planning to launch their legislative effort to finally repeal and replace the affordable care act, something theyve been campaigning on for years...

Tax credits or do they just want to do a strict repeal and kind of cobble together a replacement plan? i think the trump administration is probably learning lessons that the obama administration learned, you know, that were tough lessons which means unless you lay down a marker as to exactly what you want in a health care bill, you will just see months of squabbling between house and republican -- house and senate staffers and officials in congress as to what language should look like. you alrea...

Actually coming from within his own government at times. tonight chief washington correspondent james rosen tells us why and perhaps with the president can do about it. >> most federal workers are good people of varying competence who execute their duties faithfully but some bureaucrats, as fox news has reported, howard -- are using encryption and leaks. we have seen leaked transcripts from the calls with heads of state. an leaked draft language from his executive orders. >> certainly weve seen ...

Are already in the country. it talks about vetting properly. under the scenario you presented, nothing would have presented that person from getting into the country. >> that is exactly right, the scenario that we had, it works. refugees are the most vetted people in the world. it takes him about 24 months of betting before they are able to come to america. thats why statistically have a lot less crime, murder, coming out of refugees. statistically, the chances of being killed by a refugee is 1 ...

It talks about vetting properly. under the scenario you presented, nothing would have presented that person from getting into the country. >> that is exactly right, the scenario that we had, it works. refugees are the most vetted people in the world. it takes him about 24 months of betting before they are able to come to america. thats why statistically have a lot less crime, murder, coming out of refugees. statistically, the chances of being killed by a refugee is 1 out of 3.6 billion. >> marth...

That were seeing there on the boards. john steele gordon thank you. appreciate your being here. >> thank you. we are following a developing story out of vienna where negotiators from six countries are racing against the clock to meet tomorrows deadline for a nuclear deal with iran. nbcs chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell joins me now from vienna. how close are they now? . >> reporter: its hard to tell because there is a blackout on any news out of the talks. but from all signs...

Congress ignored him. in january he asked again as part of his state of the union address. congress ignored him. the white house sent over draft language for congress to consider so they could take a vote on authorizing this military force in iraq and syria against isis. congress never brought it up. yesterday the house majority leader kevin mccarthy told reporters theres just never going to be a vote on that war. there will never be a vote on authorizing the use of military force against isis i...