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Might break with the president and their partys leader. take a listen. >> im as offended as everyone else by the behavior of the saudis in the khashoggi case. on the other hand, i think fracturing the relationship we have with the saudis, one of our best allies against our iranian enemies, is important. regardless of which path it takes, i for myself am going to support the sale and, therefore, i will be voting against the resolution of disapproval. or sustaining the veto when it comes about. >>...

Might argue. or as important as backing a different republican in the past election. this is supposed to be a democracy. it wont work well if the pickup truck for opposing someone is never allowing them into public service. there may be logical objections to cuccinelli. thats just not one of them. mcconnell controls the senate floor. he could deny a vote. just ask merick garland. >> let me tell you this. if im still the majority leader of the senate, think of me as the grim reaper. none of that ...

>> laura: democrats moved to sideline middle america. thats the focus of tonights angle. they are at it again. democrats from the activist base, working overtime to do an end run around the constitution in order to do what? well, to wrestle power away from middle america. many of them have been frustrated in their efforts to stop trump through investigations and threats of impeachment, and so some are now pursuing other ways to ensure that he and anyone like him doesnt get elected again. and thr...

They are at it again. democrats from the activist base, working overtime to do an end run around the constitution in order to do what? well, to wrestle power away from middle america. many of them have been frustrated in their efforts to stop trump through investigations and threats of impeachment, and so some are now pursuing other ways to ensure that he and anyone like him doesnt get elected again. through the push to abandon the electoral college. >> the electoral college needs to go because ...

First african-american woman on paper money tells women and girls and people of color they dont and never have mattered. >> mr. trump has found yet another way to show that he doesnt aspire to be the president of all americans. however, if you believe representation matters and dont want to wait to see harriet tubmans face on a 20, there is a creative genius who figured out how to do an end run around the trump administration. hell be here to show us how its done next. what you need an. you get ...

Overshadowing his trip. they are hanging heavy when you talk about lawmakers that are upset with the president. its not just about, and im speaking about democrats here, iran for example. its about this move that the president made just yesterday to give the attorney general william barr sweeping powers to declassify documents related to the origins of the russia investigation. this has been part of the presidents long time push to investigate the investigators, if you will, but this is a seriou...

The primary reason for the redesign is, shouldnt you start with the 20 dollar bill since it is one of the most widely circulate. the back pedaling on putting the first african-american woman on paper money tells women and girls and people of color they dont and never have mattered. mr. trump has shown another way to show he has do the aspire to be president of all-americans. however, if you believe representation matters and dont want to wait to see harriet tubmans face on a 20, there is a creat...

Of state, are trying to come up with policy to make and end run around congress and allow them to go to war with iran anyway. so far seeing that donald trump himself, the president, ran on the platform of avoiding war in the middle east, he has dialed that back. richard? >> nbcs matt bradley at the white house. matt, thanks for all of that. a lot to cover, bring in our tricaucus panel. chair of the congress his tahi caucus and of the african-american caucus and representative from capital. thank...

Big applause line for getting rid of the electoral college or making an end run around it, something were hearing in democratic politics. i dont want to burst anyones bubble, its not going to happen, not right now. why is it an effective argument for democrats to make? >> clearly because of what happened in 2 of the last 5 presidential campaigns in terms of the electoral college which means democrats have won the popular vote yet they havent won the presidency. thats not just a huge deal for dem...

Rights to set up their votes in the electoral college raises the question, isnt that an end run around the constitution? most legal scholars have looked at it, and inasmuch as ive looked at it, i think it withstands scrutiny on that point. states in the constitution are allowed to decide what happens with their electoral votes, and if they decide that the way theyre going to allocate their electoral votes is based on the popular national vote, i think thats probably okay. >> theyre not getting r...