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The reality is that when you have a system thats not working effectively, and i would think that most would agree that the senate is not a particularly well-oiled machine, right, the way to fix that is to change your behavior. >> that was senator kyrsten sinema tuesday at an appearance at the border with republican senator jon cornyn. no behavior has been changed by the filibuster. zeero zip, nada. thats one of the five biggest myths about the filibuster that keeps getting pitched by sinema, man...

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"It looks like a fella begging for a pardon filed a PR stunt rather than a lawsuit," the Republican lawmaker said.

Have another job to go to, is an interesting one that could appeal to voters. they see the field is so crowded its hard for people not working regular jobs to distinguish which candidate is who and which one son which platform, they might have that attitude as well. you saw it with people like beto orourke where people were saying he should drop out and run for jon cornyns senate seat. ural potentially going to see that from voters saying you can be in that other job, run for senator and others....

>> no. >> he is saying that he wants to allow a process to play out. what is mcconnell likely to do here? >> he has talked to the chair, lindsey graham, lamar alexander of the health and education, health committee. i think well see discussion about whether there will be universal background checks. i think there will be some discussion of that. i dont see it happening. look at jon cornyn in texas, sporting two bills, one that would allow fewer regulations on silencer silencers and another that ...

Donations there. end gun violence. again, at least 24 people were texas state lawmakers including shot. christina coleman has more from senator jon cornyn are also on our bureau in los angeles. twitter. we heard from the senator he said his hearts go out to the families of those killed and injured in el paso. christina? >> jon, for people watching at he stands with all el paso home who are saddened by this people in the face of the senseless violence and thankg and want to help out in some way, ...

Effort on capitol hill to disapprove of this from going forward. theres really nothing that mitch mcconnell can do to prevent that from happening under the special consideration and the process they will use. they will force a vote in the senate and it will put republicans in a difficult spot, deciding whether they should side with the president or side with their concerns that they have voiced for weeks going this route. i spoke with several republican senators heading into this vote. theyre ve...

Path. in interviews yesterday republicans including senator jon cornyn said they have made efforts to steer trump away from going around congress. >> i think its a dangerous step. one because of the precedent it sets. two, the president is going to get sued and it wont accomplish his goal. third, because i think nancy pelosi may introduce her resolution of disapproval. to me it strikes me as not a good strategy. >> as you heard there senator cornyn say a potential national emergency declaration ...

The state of the union. i think youll find is very exciting. >> reporter: keep in mind that president trump expressed reluckreanc -- as the talks have continued to deadlock during this round of negotiations, trump is suggesting that he fully expects to declare a national imagine. we do expect president trump to invite guests to the state of the union that compliment the topics he is expected to talk about. the white house says that includes trade, immigration, the economy, national security. the...