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Us here to the 11th hour. ted cruz spotted on a one-on-one chat. no dr. seuss readings here, we presume. the night begins more friendly than tense. for now, the chamber divided. democrats deep in conversation while republicans, jon cornyn and tom cotton, having their own pensive powwow. republican pat roberts makes a swiping motion to lisa murkowski, all while mcconnell, obviously, eager for a vote. whats this? a bipartisan crossover, republicans jeff flake and ben sasse pay a quick visit to sch...

Threatens to upend. >> were not going to support a wall across america. >> reporter: with senate majority whip jon cornyn accusing democrats of holding the budget deal hostage. and the long and broad republican policy wish list released by the white house last week has made chances for a deal harder. senator jeff flake telling cnn hes prepared to tell the president at todays meeting that the d.r.e.a.m.ers deal needs to be narrowly focused in order to reach an agreement. >> the inflection point w...

Police. when they refused, five of them were zip-tied and arrested and taken to jail. ♪ this little light of mine they kept singing when they were loaded into police vans. that was tonight in lewiston, maine. senator collins faced pressure as this state made a push through congress. in bitterford her constituents never made it through the front door. they held a rally on the ice in 20 degree weather because the senators staff apparently locked the office when they showed up. they left this not...

At the same time you have president trump meeting with senate republicans during their weekly lunch, eager, trying to push before that vote, trying to get some kind of legislative accomplishment before the end of the year. >> i think the tax bill is doing very well and i think the republicans will be very proud of it. >> reporter: president trump heading to capitol hill today to shore up support for the senate tax plan as senate majority whip jon cornyn says they dont yet have enough votes to pa...

Out when this story hit our phones. weve been asking senators about it as they come out of the room. one of the first to respond to it was lisa murkowski, who said if these allegations are true, he should step down and leave this race immediately. jeff flake talked to my colleague, kasie hunt, a moment ago, and he had a similar response. >> does he need to step down? >> if there is any shred of truth to these stories, he ought to step aside now. >> reporter: would he be fit to serve in the senat...

New restrictions on the bump fire stocks, the devices used by the vegas shooter. nbc news white house correspondent hallie jackson has more. >> reporter: after decades of republican resistance on gun control, a new narrow opening on bump stocks, which let semiautomatic guns fire faster. >> apparently this allows you to take a semiautomatic turn it into fully automatic so clearly thats something we need to look into. >> reporter: its not just house speaker paul ryan but one of the highest ranking...

Get the funds that they need. that has raised concerns for many, like texas congressman who says the people devastated by this flood cannot be used as political pawns in this debt limit. texas needs money now and that debt conversation can be a separate one. we expect to learn more with the battle ahead in congress over these federal dollars today as senator jon cornyn, kevin mccart hy will be in beaumont today. this water crisis continues. those officials will be here at this water distribution...

Peace in the world when we are not at peace with each other. >> how dishonest people are. >> time to heal the wounds that divide us. >> believe me, we have plenty of anarchists. >> when one part of america hurts, we all hurt. >> these are sick people. >> we have no division too deep for us to heal. >> and i really think they dont like our country. i really believe that. >> how is that playing in texas? >> not very well. you know, tuesday morning, i talked to jon cornyn, the majority whip, and as...

Insurances to sell those kinds of plans. bifurcated markets, sicker people buying full health insurance and healthy people buying these plans. leadership really putting the pressure on right now. essentially arguing that you are voting in favor of obamacare. take a look at what senator jon cornyn, number two leader in the senate, had to say about this this morning. >> the practicality is that we have to pass a bill. if you vote no on this bill its essentially a vote for obamacare. thats what wer...

Repeal impact their premiums and how many people could lose coverage as a result? critical numbers could come out any moment. lets go straight to capitol hill. >> a lot of people watching for that number to come as early as today. we saw preemptive moves from the president. president trump reaching out to the republican leadership. also saw senator jon cornyn, majority whip, number two republican, trying to get a temperature check from senators, especially how the cbo score could impact what the...