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2018 voters. so if you had to guess how high would russia be on the list that people care about when theyre going to go to the polls in the midterm? there have you it right there. top issues, immigration, and border security. school safety, of course, a lot of debate we are having right now. education and taxes, yeah, you skip about 12 and then you get down to russia and russia meddling. ainsley: we wont have elections and meddling if we dont have safety in our country. we are trying to protect ...

Under the obama years? it is now. are you more likely to be making more money now or during the obama years? now. are you more likely to have more money in the stock market now or in the obama years? now. is you house worth more now versus the previous eight years? thats what people really care about. and thats how i think they are going to vote. if trump can just get past some of the silliness that he comes up with every once in a while, i think the republicans, the economy, and the market are ...

Kushner. >> the bar is very high for working in the white house. you need to be willing to lay your life out there for scrutiny. these, you know, one off scandals about who has security clearance and who doesnt, these are very fundamental, very important house keeping matters that need to be attended to so that the president can get the best advice and counsel from the staff that hes surrounded by. i think unless they can get their arms around this and really finally come to some conclusion abou...

I also dont doubt -- >> bret: white house communications director and press secretaries in the past have said things that are clearly not accurate but they havent been quoted. "the new york times" hasnt had a headline that says hope hicks knowledges she sometimes tells white lies. >> i dont doubt she is ready to go. nobody can live at this level. i think most folks can make it a year to at this pace. usually you see somebody living at the midterm. its hard to believe they can make it much longer...

>> katie: there is a congressional issue with it being raised, constitutional issue when youre a situational right start, 18 or 21? >> harris: representative said what do you say to the 20-year-old mom whose home and was able to protect herself but now constitutionally though its her right to own a gun cant if you make both long and handguns at the age of 21. we will move on. the republican tax law is taking hold and then no votes on the bill could mean big trouble for moderate democrats who wer...

One. does this kicking the can down the road, what does this mean for actually getting something done on these dreamers? >> katie: being from the state of california where we have the most daca recipients, even though democrats may say just like steel is good, anything that connects and doesnt have separate the dreamers, daca from that wall is going to be problematic for democrats not just in california but nationwide coming into the midterm. the immigrant community whether theyre documented or ...

Probably going to have to get on it. bill mcgurn, thank you. >> thanks, dana. >> dana: white house press secretary sarah sanders set to brief at any moment now. we will bring you live whether that starts. are democrats struggling for a line of attack in the midterm? our panel will weigh in. ♪ okay folks!

Argument. you should have known these things. it should have been part of the analysis of whether or not he had access. but that is not the state of the law right now. >> right. as you know, chris, for the nra, this is zero sum. they will resist what he is called cbc, comprehensive background checks. they dont have any idea what the president means yet because he hasnt been specific on what a comprehensive background check is. there is a real battle on what to include when you assess criteria fo...

Could squander nomination seats by nominating not ready for congress seats. the disarray is democrat is going through is bubbling beneath the surface. it is about to come to a head here quickly, as they see some primaries in march. >> absolutely. republicans out there can have some sympathy for democrats who find themselves in very much the same place republicans were in the first midterm of barack obamas presidency. huge energy in the base. giant churn energy in the base. but thats not always i...

Widely expected to cast the vote against the unions. no word as he remains silent. >> reporter: >> dana: the supreme court made tkae significants on dreamers. >> reporter: the court turned down president trumps request for a hearing on this issue and effectively blocked his plan to shut down daca, a program created by president obama to protect 700,000 young immigrants from deportation. nancy pelosi called president trumps plan unjust, cruel and legally questionable, and said the fate of dreamer...