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Straight to the senator. we owe them a lot, i think. i think we also saw someone, how sad is it that senator flake isnt necessarily a hero, but he did the right thing today. >> due diligence. >> due diligence. he did his job, you know? imagine if his colleagues could muster that kind of courage. well see where it goes from here, but i just -- i think hes been an example of what weve been hoping to see from senators, which is actual leadership, and you know. >> john, this cuts exactly two ways. t...

Happy as a newly minted msnbc contributor and john thnathan a an nbc national political reporter. about the hill, very few genuine surprises left. it turns out this guy from arizona who has the true serum of retirement and is no friend of this president had a move up his sleeve today? >> you hit that on the head, brian. im not sure anybody knew what jeff flake was going to do. obviously chairman grassley seemed to be somewhat unsure of -- had the vote scheduled for 1:30. you could see him confer...

Served abroad with honor that the u.s. president would even consider doing this. >> it just reminded me of that -- the attempts by michael flynn, the plan that he had to smuggle out the american citizen back to turkey, the cleric thats hated so much. guys, thank you so much, we appreciate it, john thnathan, n elise. ahead, the british baby invasion. alright guys lets go!

Process. but the person they ended up wanting to go with and going with richard was block ford two years. to be head of the agency she got off the ground. once reid cut a deal, they were able to get hem throuim cuts cl her. and the thing you see with elizabeth warren, she is not there to be a senator, not enamored with power and prestige of being a senator. she has an agenda. she wants to get things done. thats why she is there. she is unafrapd to challenge the institution of the senate. she is ...

Cuts to social security and programs like medicare, particularly with benefits. if youre across the table from john boehner and john boehner is not acting in good faith, not negotiating in good faith, thats a problem. so you cant keep going down that behind closed doors roads negotiating with factors. if they insist on doing that, take your message to the people and, again, have those angry crowds on your side saying, we want jobs, we want investment in our future and its time to tax the rich. >...

Opponents and say, look, the people pay attention, theyre on my side, they need to cave. by going right to john boehners home stay and eric cantors home state, thats a huge step in the right direction for jobs and taxing the rich. >> john thnathan, does the whit house say this is a change for them legislatively or a merger of a re-election campaign with a legislative effort? >> no, i think its a recognition if they want to get this done, theyre going to have to change the way theyve been doing t...