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Bill to shield from interference. it has failed once before and it may feel again. he senate majority leader mitch mcconnell says he will block it. but chris coons believes he has an advantage. >> what i think the republican majority leader ought to do is simply allow us to have a vote and move forward. senator flake, i will remind you, has steadfastly refused to vote for any presidential nominee for judicial post, either in the judiciary committee or on the floor, until we get this vote. that g...

That -- >> theyre idiots. >> neil: thats lovely. why were stocks up so much? someone would get pause here and say wait a minute. theyre going to slow down on interest rate hikes because things are slowing down. should i be worried? >> look at new home sales. a three-year low. >> neil: was this an overreaction? >> stock traders trade off of headlines. long-term, stock market reflects value long-term. short term -- >> people betting against the market. >> what happened in june of 2007. stocks were...

Government over border wall funding if democrats dont budge. do you support that sort of rhetoric on the potential shutdown from the president? >> the president has to use leverage. were seeing a crisis play out before our eyes. the things that were seeing on the border now happen every day theyre just not covered. but the kind of invasion. thats a proper word. it is an invasion of people seeking to break our laws to get the benefits of our laws. >> bill: pause on that. a perfect setup for whats...

Week and a half. these things would like to get on. we also have a lame duck session where we need to pass the numbers are very important bills. this seems to be one of the many things that congress is juggling. i dont know that there was going to be an answer to whether or not we will get a mueller probe right now. it seems like flake is out there a little bit on his own in terms of being the one republican that could make this happen. to me, the question is -- >> bret: and corker is there. >> ...

Into question everything the fed is saying. an hour before. it was too well orchestrated. he has to have written -- signed off on that report being released that stated this was brewing. two weeks ago -- >> shepard: the g.m. troubles triggered this and changed the writing of his speech today? you think so? >> i think thats cover. hes using that as cover. i still go back to -- its an italian thing. >> its more than a third of their north american work force. >> i know. >> this is more than s.u.v....

Hyde-smith thanked the president for his help. she took the first flight from jackson to d.c. she said shes not concerned about mississippi residents that said she dont think she will represent them. >> wait and see. they know me. this is not my first race, this is the sixth race i have won. ive been on the ballot five times before this. mississippians know me. other people turn it to something that its not. they dont believe it. they know who i am. ive been around awhile and i have a long, very...

Budge. senate republicans are telling their rank and file there will be no shutdown, a message they also sent to the vice president. nbcs garrett haake is on capitol hill, nbcs kelly odonnell is at the white house, "politico"s anna palmer just spoke with president trump. anna, ill come to you in a moment. kelly o, the lame duck session seems like a do or die moment for this border wall? >> reporter: certainly the president has built up pressure through the midterm campaign season to sell that ar...

Curious are the conversations about trying to attach this legislation to the end of the year spending bill still alive? is that still something that youre considering and do you think democrats would be willing to potentially hold up that bill over this legislation? >> well, kasie, we are not there yet and what i think the republican majority leader ought to do is simply allow us to have a vote and move forward. senator flake i will remind you has steadfastly refused to vote for any presidential...

Apparently his patience on that has worn thin. we dont know what alternatives the president has except to try to negotiate for other things the democrats in the senate might be willing to work with him on. you heard paul ryan say this should be an issue for both parties. perhaps theyre trying to have some open channels there. for democrats who feel emboldened, theyre not in a mood. the problem will be government shutdown. that is bad for everyone. the presidents got some leverage here. what worr...

Leverage on january 3, how much do you clear the decks? how much of the motivation to clear the decks versus lets not make this easy for him. whats that balance? >> i dont think you want to make it easy for him. they have a -- because theyre anxious about whats looming in front of them, i think they have a lot of leverage here and i dont think that -- >> you think trump is aware of that yet? the white house appreciates that leverage? >> i dont think he thinks that deeply but it doesnt mean he do...