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Controversial spy bill, the president tweeted again. with that being said, i have personally directed the fix to the unmasking process since taking office and todays vote is about foreign surveillance of foreign bad guys on foreign land. we need it. get smart. was that cleanup for his first tweet? it sure looks like it. ultimately, the six-figure -- sorry, the six-year fisa reauthorization overwhelmingly passed the house 256-164, but not without anger from the top democrat on senate intel mark w...

Essentially, versus privacy when it comes to the debate over this controversial spy issue. president paying attention to this tweeting today house votes on controversial fisa act today. this is the act that may have been used with the discredited and phoney dossier to so badly surveil and abuse the trump campaign by the previous administration and others. so he doesnt seem happy with it. but heres the deal his own administration has been pushing hard for this. so cue the clean up. quote, with th...

Sort of sliding backwards. its that great foundation that leads you to be a great entrepreneur someday and have those earnings. >> well be able to see more on line. i think you spoke for more than half an hour. >> we did. the house has passed part of the surveillance act. garrett haake is on capitol hill. this is confusing because the president started saying he didnt like it, then he did like it and there were amendments passed. >> reporter: a lot of work to calm caucuses here in the house to...

Some concern, some consternation here that it might drive this vote off a cliff. you heard democratic congresswoman nancy pelosi saying there will not be a vote today. but when all was said and done, republicans lined up to vote for it, democrats lined up to vote for it. its something the security committee very much wanted to happen. there has been a privacy add voluntary cates drindicates eff add more privacy to this bill. that failed. folks in the senate who were hoping to see a stronger show...

Ends up with you coordinating an effort that actually worked? >> we started, we were already engaged in st. johns, before the puerto rico disaster. we were already engaged because one of my partners has a house there. he called up and said, look, theres no power. you cant get down the roads. theres no economy. people dont have water. they dont have food. they dont have medicines. and weve got to help. and, so, we went down there and then we met the governor who said, i need help. he was willing ...

So, here we are at the one-year mark when president trump could actually lose more members of his administrative team. >> the michael wolff book some people think it is all true and not true and some think it is some true. there was some surprise amongst members of the trump team that they were going to win the election or that they won the election. they just hadnt given the same thought to who theyre hiring, the transition. all of that sort of came upon them very quickly. to this day, were a y...

Another sign of twitter chaos in the oval office. the president tells the house to "get smart" and authorize fisa, after first slamming the same surveillance law. >> it wasnt confusing to me. im sorry if it was for you. >> finally, but wait, theres more. where was i yesterday that made me want to do this? this is "mtp daily" and it starts right now. good evening. im chuck todd here in washington and welcome to "mtp daily." its been one of those normal trump white house days. meaning, incredibl...

Howard baker. that theres not a single person to date who has come forward, putting the republican first. and the interest of the public over the republican party. not a one. and frankly looking at my own party, whos been the point of the spear here against donald trump on each of these moral issues, the investigation? if i had to say something, id put jimmy kimmel over all the leaders of my party. so the process itself has not risen to the occasion on the trump investigation in my view. >> all ...

Covering the mixed signals the president ditched out earlier today on the surveillance big. the house so youre up to speed what happened, the house passed a key provision in the foreign intelligence surveillance act known at fisa, not before the president confused everyone by tweeting house vote, what he said. house votes on controversial fisa act today. this is the act that may have been used with the help of the discreddy itted and phony dossier to badly surveil and abuse the trump campaign by...

Five plus years and should be named to the ambassador of the united states, that is classic julian assange. it has his name written all over it. and that was one of the suggestions made to trump junior. look, heres how we can help you defeat hillary clinton, heres how we can help you regain the narrative from scandals about your father, sexual harassment claims, et cetera. the difference though it is so dunderheaded, it is so obvious. and for it to be conducted by a direct message on twitter whe...