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The justice department has released a report detailing efforts to fight foreign influence in our election. just months before voters head to the polls for the midterm. the report is the first public description of how the doj will assess and respond for an attempt to manipulate american elections like russian meddling happened in 2016. one way includes alerting the public of such efforts as they happen. here is deputy attorney general rod rosenstein. >> exposing schemes of the public is an impor...

Intelligence community did now. i think that should be more coordinated and is a threat. i think the timing. >> melissa: was at a threat when he was there before and it is a different threat now? >> jessica: is a different threat on two levels. we are talking a lot more about russian meddling than we were before, it doesnt mean it didnt happen before but we are certainly more actively talking about it. second of all, its a p.r. threat for the president and the republican party more generally. i ...

Whereby elections and some pretense of democracy are maintained, the form of it, but those in power seek to undermine every institution of it or a norm that gives democracy meaning. >> jason: and michelle obama is back in the public spotlight starring in a so-called nonpartisan psa with other celebrities that encourages voting registration. joining me now to explain whats going on here is mike huckabee, a fox news contributor and former governor of arkansas. governor, thank you so much for being...

>> yeah. thats going to be special. >> coats has been sounding the alarm about russias potential to disrupt the midterm. the president took putins side against russian intelligence committee. despite the wide spread outrage and alarm which sparked protests in time square and outside the white house, the president tweeted this morning, quote, the summit with russia was a great success except with the real enemy of the people, the fake news media. i look forward to our second meeting so that we ca...

Period. >> sean: earlier today, determining congressional support for i.c.e., 133 democrats went all in obama and just voted. as you can see, democrats are happy to play politics with your border security. they dont want their actions written down on paper as official record. they know they are wrong, they know it is politically at odds with the american people, but they want to play politics because this is all about them getting their power back at all costs. without a doubt, 2018 is now the s...

>> sean: earlier today, determining congressionall support for i.c.e., 133 democrats went all-in obama and just voted present. as you can see, democrats are happy to play politics with your border security. p they dont want their actions written down on paper asy. official record. they know they are wrong, they know it is politically at odds with the american people, but they want to play politics because this is all about them getting their power back at all costs.s. without a doubt, 2018 is no...

Democrats are moving to get rid of superdelegates and it seems to me superdelegates were put in in part to prevent another mcgovern-type candidate, another hubert humphrey-type candidate and move the party towards the center. bill clinton is part of that tradition. the democratic party seems hell-bent on unlearning all the lessons of its past. they are going into a midterm and a presidential cycle where they seem hell-bent on ceding the center of american politics to donald trump which does not ...

Devon nunez believes they are rooting for republican loss because that changes the midterm -- thank you. with all that is going on we have secretary of state mike pompeo with us tomorrow night. it will be a fox news at night exclusive.rñ?ñ? donald trump by approving a motion to support nato. one of those who voted against the notion, senator mike lee joins us and will tell us why he doesnt think most nato allies are pulling their weight. when push comes to shove remember the hubbub over this i...

Virtually zilch on election security before the midterm. despite having federal funds to do so. that in a nutshell is the exact problem with government. they already have the money, they are fighting with each other and making each other look bad. meanwhile no one has done anything about a problem that clearly exist. how is this possible? >> ari: im not as far as i would go to say that they are not doing anything. that is the political story. they have had things to talk about integrity, and the...

Questions, the president kept taking more questions. no one is tougher on russia end quote. and it is not clear that the president or his allies actually care to stop russia from putting a finger on the scale. just today, house republicans blocked a push by democrats to pass new funding for cybersecurity and other measures. members of the presidents twitter army and the pro trump media are dropping all pretenses of actually objecting to russian interference. if russia assists magga candidates on...