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Scandal has become so overwhelming and the policy chaos and confusion has become so overwhelming. >> in a way the white house, kimberly, is so divided on these economic issues. you have mnuchin on one side. the national economic council which is supposed to be an honest broker bringing cabinet secretaries together isnt functioning the way it was envisioned when first created. >> not at all, not in this administration. this is something weve seen frequently, different sides or divisions within th...

Assault weapons like ar-15 style rifles, isnt that part of the problem, the easy availability of getting these killing devices? >> thats where making sure we have a background check system thats working, making sure people that are exhibiting these mental diseases, these violent propensities, are in a situation where they are restricted from accessing those weapons to commit these heinous acts. >> congressman reed, before i let you go, are you in favor of ending, closing up the loopholes if you ...

Hometown of interior secretary ryan zinke. >> look, ive been at this for 25 years, and this does not pass the smell test. >> reporter: zinkes office telling abc news he knows the owner because they both live in a small town, adding that the secretarys son worked a summer job at one of their construction sites. but today, his office was emphatic. "neither the secretary, nor anyone in his office, have taken any meetings or action on behalf of this company." whitefish says theyre simply the best te...

>> well, weve seen how president trump has aggravated tensions with some of our staunchest allies in europe. and at the same time, we know that the state department really isnt functioning at full capacity. a lot of key jobs arent even staffed at this point. i think what former president obama is doing as he travels around is a little bit of repair work for some of the tensions that are created by president trump. so he benefits from that. these alliances are important, and theyre important to p...

So we are not getting that reliable data. >> i dont know it is kind of convenient that the system not functioning is that the administration doesnt have to give us the numbers because the system isnt functioning. >> it is interesting that question is so hard for the administration and for secretary sebelius and for the administrator of cms yesterday. they cant get accurate data of the number of people enrolled but in two weeks they will have accurate data. listen, someone knows how many people h...

The government officials thought there was going to be a deal and they better hold off. the real uncertainty i think is what the markets will do. we look like a country that isnt in control of its own destiny, because were acting that way right now. if youre an investor, whether youre in some part of the united states or youre in some other part of the world, do you really want to buy american securities? do you want to invest in a country whose government isnt functioning? i dont think so. we c...

Go into effect. those come in gradually and they could come in more gradually if the government officials thought there was going to be a deal and they better hold off. the real uncertainty i think is what the markets will do. we look like a country that isnt in control of its own destiny, because were abilitying that way right now. if youre an investor, whether youre in some part of the united states or youre in some other part of the world, do you really want to buy american securities? do you...

From main street? >> nobody knows, ezra, it isnt just a question of how quickly the spending cuts go into effect or how quickly the tax increases go into effect. those come in gradually and they could come in more gradually if the government officials thought there was going to be a deal and they better hold off. the real uncertainty i think is what the markets will do. we look like a country that isnt in control of its own destiny, because were acting that way right now. if youre an investor, w...

Though it takes hours to get places, its not as diverse as florida. is there a middle in america that will rally to help this guy way down in florida. with the early primary season and contentious election, all we hear about is left and right. is there a middle left in america, in your view, that will care be the state of florida and this republican governor? >> i think there is. there are a lot of people who feel that our politics has become so fractured that it just isnt operating, it just isn...

Indicted. there are three separate ongoing probes. he now looking for a big stage here in washington. hes getting the red carpet, as you can see melania trump and the president. this is something he can cannot easily get at home right now. but highway h he has already gotten a big gift from president trump. which is the moving of the embassy to jerusalem from tel aviv. we are told that will happen on may 14th. its already been decided. they are going to do a symbolic opening. they havent created...