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Farmers, we have to get relief to those people impacted by floods, by hurricanes and we saw progress there when republicans and the u.s. senate were willing to stand up to trump and i think we can see more of that hopefully in the future if we pray for our president and administration. >> is it possible that meeting blew up because the president heard from majority leader mcconnell and other republicans they had little to no appetite for a 2 trillion-dollar infrastructure package? >> i think its...

Of the pen. >> they are called nationwide injunctions and they trump administration says theyve occurred more during this presidency than all others combined. >> since he took office federal courts have issued 37 nationwide injunctions against the executive branch. >> in his first year alone judges issued 20 nationwide injunctions come as many as president obamas eight years in office. they include a range of hot button issues, especially immigration. for sending grant money to century city, rol...

Indefinitely block a congressional law or executive action affecting the entire country. >> one judge in effect cancel the policy with a stroke of the pen. >> theyre called nationwide injunctions. and the trump administration says they have occurred more during this presidency than all others combined. >> since president trump took office, federal courts have issued 37 nationwide injunctions against the executive branch. >> in president trumps first year alone, judges issued 20 nationwide injunc...

Those set effects and the findings which i believe we are soon to see from the mueller report is up to them. >> does he need to take a tougher and more defined stance on some of these hot button issues in this crowded field? >> you know, i actually think he gave a lot of answers yesterday and today. >> you feel good about the specifics of the answers? >> i mean, i actually think in these -- in his town hall yesterday morning he was asked about the discrepancies around the death penalty, and the ...

Emergency alerts. >> stay alert and stay informed. thank you, allison, appreciate that. thank you for joining me this saturday, im fredricka whitfield. see you back here tomorrow. we have so much more straight ahead with ana cabrera. it starts right now. hello, its 3:00 eastern, noon out west. im ana cabrera and you are live in the "cnn newsroom." it is a very busy day on the campaign trail for the democrats who would like to be president. from the battleground state of iowa to ruby red south ...

Cabrera in new york, great to have you with us. very busy saturday on the campaign trail, this weekend is winding through the south by southwest festival in texas. republicans and independents all in a bid to boot president trump from the white house. texas isnt the only state seeing a lot of 2020 action this weekend. theyre speaking out on everything, talking about the hot button issues of the day and whats become a very crowded 2020 field. >> our job is to create an economy and a government th...

I said to force vulnerable democrats to the record on hot button issues so a spokesman for the national republican congressional, chimed in, quote, buckle up and grab your popcorn because democratic inviting is already reaching a breaking point. just wait until the intraparty primaries begin, the gop will need to rely on loopholes to make their mark but next thing they try could be squashed by the speaker. >> the power of the speaker is awesome. >> reporter: democrats are passing high profile ag...

Political commentator. and ken, a former republican attorney general for general. good to see both of you. immigration will be a hot topic. as will gun control already, turning out to be an item that many of these democrat candidates want to talk about now and i wonder, tara, is, you know, is it less risky to talk about gun control in the primary season, but a totally different season, issue, when it comes down to the general election? >> i would say that thats probably true for a lot of hot but...

Working class people there. there are some low income people there that would respond she feels to her populist message. i dont know why at this time she didnt do the research. you actually have u.s. attorney andrew welling on the fentanyl bust talking in lawrence. listen. >> lawrence is a clearing house for illegal drugs pouring into new hampshire and maine. ed: thats awful and thats not good and we dont mean to laugh at that but the idea of the hypocrisy we are laughing at with elizabeth warre...

His basic message. so its not going to be any big change from the president. were going to be back to where we are today a few hours from the speech. >> he called schumer, off the record, being a nasty s.o.b. and saying when president trump makes a gaffe, hes dumb. >> and looking at homeland security, infrastructure, it goes on and on and on. this is a president who is rankled by this, i think. >> absolutely. its funny, in 1974, nixon actually called to an end for the watergate investigations du...