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This compromise bill. So as you mention the politics are fascinating. You have the president and Vice President calling rank and file democrats asking them to vote in favor of the package. You had nancy pelosi and Elizabeth Warren on the other side saying stand up and fight. Bottom line it got through. There were conservative defections because some of them wanted to vote to fight the immigration executive order. It now appears that that will happen in february when funding for Homeland Security...

How important this process is, to getting confirmation, as we saw what happened in 1986. More importantly, i think he took head on a lot of the critics and criticism of decisions that hes made and votes hes cast. And i thought in particular, with cory booker becoming historic, you saw the first sho for the 2020 democratic nomination for president. Lets just put that on the table. Certainly, thats part of the drama and theater of what he chose to do. But i also found it somewhat ironic that just ...

Protect trump from a special prosecutor. Thats right. He blames him for two things number one, the president is a combatant. He likes people who fight. So he doesnt like that instead of fighting, sessions recused himself. But he believes initial step what set in motion the process that led to special Counsel Robert Mueller who is causing tremendous headaches for the president and his family. His understanding of the role of the Attorney Generalship. Can you square that what most people think an ...

Today the russia investigation took a major step forward. For the first time a member of the president s inner circle faced questions on capitol hill. Put another way, this investigation has now come within one man of the president. He is arguably the closest man to the president. White house Senior Adviser and soninlaw Jared Kushner spent more than two hours with the Senate Intelligence committee and then he made a Public Statement saying he never colluded with russia. It comes as trump pours t...

Beyond those who have been so outspoken to push back on that. Will we see other senators come out today and take a flake or corkerlike position on that . Well find out. But right now i doubt it. A standing ovation. I want to bring my panel in. Robert costa, National Political reporter for the Washington Post and bret stephens, an oped columnist for the New York Times and megan murphy, the editor of Bloomberg Business week. Brett, i want to start with you. One trump critic said the ice is beginni...

Taking part in any kind of sales of oil that would violate u. N. Sanctions. The Treasury Department note d last month that there were north korea ben shipping companies that were attempting these ship to ship transfers likely of oil to evade u. N. Sanctions, but the president is on vacation here in maralago. He was on the golf course when the tweet was sent. Weve reached out to a number of of his aides at National Security counsel. Was there something new that set off the president . Some new pi...

Im for keeping them up. And what to make of the president s opioid announcement. If we can teach young people and people generally not to start, its really, really easy not to take them. When all in starts now. Good evening from new york. Im joy reid in for chris hayes. Tonight amid signs that Robert Muellers investigation could be closing in, the white house is scrambling to discredit the messenger with a big assist from his partners on fox news. Theres no way the American People can trust Robe...

A new book. Things that matter is not a confessional memoir or scandalous kissandtell. Its a collection of newspaper and magazine pieces from the pulitzer prizewinning columnist. Or maybe its more than that. Are you decoding my book . I am decoding it right now. Like its entirely about me. [ laughs ] but its all written in hieroglyphics. Well, its not quite as impenetrable as hieroglyphics. Lets start with part one of your book, and it is titled personal. And in there, the first column is really...

The wall. I believe mexico will pay for the wall. I have a Good Relationship with mexico. Were negotiating nafta. In some form mexico will pay for the wall. But mexico will not pay for the wall and that is why the American Government is on the verge of a shutdown. Donald trump humiliated himself to everyone with a High School Level understanding of government when he first said mexico will pay for the wall. And then he got personally humiliated on the telephone with the president of mexico when ...

One thing, getting Great Health Care for this country. That was a big chunk. And as far as subsidy is concerned, i dont want to make the Insurance Companies rich. If you look at their stock price over the last number of years, take a look at whats happened with the Insurance Companies. They are making a fortune by getting that kind of money. Yes . How long can you [ inaudible ] we will see what happens with iran. We are very unhappy with iran. They havent treated us with the kind of respect they...