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Issuing a muslim ban which goes against one of the fundamental principles of our country. the supreme court is one of the only checks we have left to ensure that the administration doesnt violate the constitution. so this pick needs to be someone who has bipartisan support which is what president trump put forth with his nominee. he didnt do it at the end of his presidency, he did it -- >> you mean obama. >> sorry, obama did it a year before he left office. he put forth a candidate that had bipa...

Brewing on capitol hill and also the white house statement on iran, i want to bring in republican senator john barrasso of wyoming. thank you for taking time for us. i know its a crazy, busy afternoon there. >> kate, great to be with you. thanks for having me. >> can i start with the breaking news this afternoon, and that is over at the white house, im sure youve heard by now, the national security adviser general mike flynn, came out and delivered what he called putting iran on notice. presiden...

Court, merritt garland and republicans would not even give him a hearing. oregon senator merkley said in a statement, quote, the most fundamental thing that must be understood about last nights announcement, this is a stolen seat. this is the first time in american history that a party has block aided a nominee. if this tactic is rewarded rather than resisted it will set a dangerous new precedent in american governance. can you understand why democrats are upset? >> no, i cant because joe biden ...

Lets turn over to the white house now. a lot of news there as well. my colleague kristen welker is outside the white house. she was at the briefing that just wrapped up. an eventually press briefing. the big headline, sort of unexpected, right, kristen, that the white house is putting iran, as they said, on notice. >> reporter: right, those words from president trumps national security adviser, michael flynn. the headline could not be more significant, kate, in a surprise appearance at the brief...

Confirmed today because we need leadership and were hoping that he is the right man. he was actually praising him. theres a lot of expectation that rex tillerson is the man to do the job internally to restore morale at the state department. >> andrea mitchell, thanks so much. always appreciate your time. last hour the trump administration made that international news on iran, saying theyre putting them on notice. iran has said, by the way, that the test was not a violation of the nuclear deal ...

Thats a photo of 30-year-old william ryan owens, navy s.e.a.l. who was killed in a raid in yemen over the weekend. sunday morning, early. on the right side you see president trump departing the white house with ivanka trump, his daughter, getting on marine one. they are flying to dover air base where theyll be with the family of william ryan owens as the remains are received back at the air base there. well continue to follow that. im joined, meantime, by msnbc political analyst michael steele...

Notice means. but in about 20 minutes the national security council says theyll provide background details to reporters. let me bring in pentagon correspondent hans nichols. hans, do you have any idea why the president would be giving to dover? >> dover is where the remains of fallen u.s. soldiers typically return when theyre repat rated to this country. as we know, a navy s.e.a.l., chief petty officer on owens perished in a raid that went bad over the weekend. president obama did this frequentl...

Trump, who has said he would be for the working man and woman, has not chosen someone who routinely sides with the average american. instead, it seems he has selected a nominee to the supreme court who sides with ceos over citizens. >> senate minority leader chuck schumer this afternoon voicing some of his concerns about president trumps supreme court nominee, neil gorsuch. so, who is the judge from colorado? what are his positions? im joined by melissa hart, a professor at university of colorad...

That will do it for me this hour. kate snow picks things up right now. >> well pick it up right there, on a very, very busy afternoon. just a few moments ago, that confirmation of rex tillerson. also just a short time ago, the white house officially putting iran on notice. president trumps national security adviser taking the podium at todays press briefing with a pointed statement and a warning. >> the recent ballistic missile launch is also in defiance of u.n. security council resolution 2231....

Already the pentagon has said foa month, including obamas pentagon, that any icbm test fired in the direction of a u.s. territory or its friends and allies would possibly be shot down. the north koreans said that would be an act of war if it happened. it just sets up a lot of questions that are involved. all of them dangerous. >> msnbc national security and military analyst for us, thanks so much for getting in front of a camera for us very quickly on this breaking news. more on the breaking new...