Closer to having this issue be resolved, and judiciary chairman Chuck Grassley had hoped to hold a Confirmation Vote at one point as soon as monday. But sources telling manu raju and Ariane De Vogue that they did reach a tentative agreement to do a hearing on thursday, that news emerging minutes after the white house releasing the statement saying the Judiciary Committee appeared no closer to a hearing. It is dragging it out, from the white houses perspective, but its granting fords request for more time to prepare before she appears before the Judiciary Committee. Again, a tentative date set for thursday, knowing theres more details to be hammered out, which is expected to happen tomorrow. Ariane and sarah, thank you both. Joining us now, former democratic senator barbara boxer, host of the podcast fight back, and back in 1991, she was part of a group of female lawmakers who marched
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Tests and threats of mob rule. Is this the beginning of a Relentless Assault on one another in the lead up to the midterms and president ial election. And a legends farewell. I sat down with paul simon on the heels of his farewell tour. We talked family, legacy, and what he is most proud of professionally as he prepares to settle down. Well get to that a little later. We start with perhaps saudi arab arabias best friend in the world right now, President Trump, his secretary of state, mike pompeo in saudi arabia at this moment. He met with the crown prince and king a short time ago. Little was discussed in front of the cameras, only jet lag and facing challenges together. The latest challenge, selling a possible new explanation that would give saudi leaders plausible denyability of ever ordering khashoggis death. Cnbcs hadly gamble is in riyadh. Josh letterman has the story on saudi arabias plan for this plausible the denyability. Charlie sikes, msnbc contributor and contributor editor
About invoking the 25th amendment on trump and people suggesting that he wrote to the New York Times oped. And hes back and pulling no punches in his first few public appearances. The politics of division and resentment and paranoia is unfortunately finding a home in the Republican Party. Theres more. Reaction to president obamas fullthroated attack on the gop and President Trump. And a new book about an old Football League and the story of how it came crashing down. At the center of that . Donald trump. Plus, talk of the town and the land, a controversial ending to what could have been a historic championship. What you might have missed, next. But we begin with a white house at war with itself as the hunt for the anonymous oped writer reaches a feverpitch. The administration is facing its own crisis this morning with Vice President pence saying whoever wrote the editorial should resign, calling it deceitful, unamerican and an assault on our democracy. While denying he ever engaged in
Hi, everyone. Its 4 00 in new york. Someone tried to teach the president a new word this week. Decorum. A term that was closely associated with every former american president. Heres donald trump trying best to use decorum in a sentence. Well have rules of decorum. You cant keep asking questions. Decorum. You cant take three questions and four questions and just stand up and not sit down. We have to create rules and regular laces. You have to act with respect, youre in the white house. Not sure it means what he thinks it means because each of those lectures came as part of an attack on the immediate yachlt the its clear that trump hasnt grasped the concept. It rings kole holl low from a president whose insults now number in almost the thousands. They target democrats, republicans, military heroes, immigrant, u. S. Allies, athletes, women, and people of color. And that might work for a reality tv star or a schoolyard bully, but when youre the president of the United States, lack of deco
That this was organize strait orchestrated and organized by people under the command of the m. B. S. Martha handful of senators briefed by c. I. A. Director gina haspel not in the prior briefing for some reason. The highly anticipated meeting seems to have increased the tensions over how the killing should impact the u. S. Policy. Somebody should be punished. Now the question is how do you separate Saudi Crown Prince and his group there the nation itself . The message to them is look. This is something we can get away with. The greatest country on earth and its leader has said its okay for us to get away with this. Were going to continue doing it. Martha so will the president act in the space of the mounting pressure from within his own party . He has yet to condemn the Saudi Crown Prince and the Administration Says there is no smoking gun here. A stance that graham feels could make the world a more dangerous place. There are other people in the region who will see this as a green ligh