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Again from our nbc news headquarters here in new york. day 525 of this trump administration, which now finds itself facing twin battles that will likely define the trump presidency for years to come. for starters, there is that opening on the supreme court, which the president made sure to bring up again today. >> were going to pick ourselves one great united states supreme court justice. were going to start working on that process. were already started. and hopefully were going to make you very...

Administration, which now finds itself facing twin battles that will likely define the trump presidency for years to come. for starters, there is that opening on the supreme court, which the president made sure to bring up again today. >> were going to pick ourselves one great united states supreme court justice. were going to start working on that process. weve already started. and hopefully were going to make you very proud. >> and tonight there was confirmation that a formidable white house l...

But my gut is, you have to respect this country and this constitution first. >> jamal, thats something similar to what we heard from connecticut senator richard blumenthal yesterday until he seemed to have a bit of a change of heart. some have pointed out that president obama appointed elena kagan during a mid-term year as well. how is this different? what, if anything, can democrats do to block a nomination? or should they? >> democrats should do everything they can to block a nom faciination n...

Likely find themselves on the defensive and so in many ways its not simply the list that tom ticked off and a few others, but the actual entries on the list and the agenda-setting function of the court that will also take a major step right. >> let me ask you, donna, to expand on some of what rachel was talking about in terms of the asymmetry with which the republicans handled the merit garland nomination. how would you advise your former colleagues to deal with this situation they find themselv...

Court is political, pro run, pro gun, and pro money and anti-immigrant they shouldnt be in the business. thats what the supreme court has become arc political body. they have got to get out there and fight on this one. i tell you, there are ways to do it. susan collins is no right winge from maine. murkowski is no right winger. there are people who can be drawn into the liberal side of this issue early on. dont vote to the voters vote. >> you brought out why it should happen. the how is -- i thi...

Court, someone who is going to let the president -- >> and i think youre exactly right about why republicans -- the republicans who voted for him, the establishment republicans, all six of them that are left -- who arent named bush -- voted for this guy because of this afternoon, because they did not want to see president 8 hillary clinton walk out and make this appointment. you used the phrase pay day. it is exactly right. this election for those republicans who acquiesced in the high jacking o...

Murkowski. margaret chase smith stood up before anybody else and said joe mccarthy was bad for america. and it took the men four years to catch up. somebody needs to be senator smith here. >> harry litman, what is the case you would make from your vantage point to a republican with a conscience, a republican who still believes in the rule of law, republican who didnt like what they say maybe yesterday on the muslim ban being upheld by this supreme court, whats the case that you would make to tha...

The reasoning behind that, thats the amount of money that marco rubio has taken from the nra divided by every tunt stude our state. many have been willing to sat down and talk with us such as senator jeff flake and murkowski. theyve been willing to listen unlike marco rubio in florida. bill nelson h just simply ask how you can help. >> what are you going to tell your voters? youre 18. voters in florida, for example, in the weeks and months ahead before november. >> im going to tell them, look, i...

Weapons, banning those. how about the senators from your state. how about rick scott, whos running for -- hes the governor. and what about marco rubio. where are they on these issues that you talk about in the book? >> marco rubio pretty much refuses to talk to me. thats part of the reason why im wearing this price tag which says $1.05. the reasoning behind that is thats the amount of money marco rubio has taken from the nra divided by every student in our state. many lawmakers have been willing...

Immigration fix that could be bipartisan and transcendent. thats important were hearing from more and more republicans on the hill over the past week that they want the president to step up. >> im glad youre back on set today, joe, because this is your day. how many times have you been on set or me sitting in that chair in washington and you ask us when are the republicans going to step up, heidi? yesterday and throughout this week weve seen a number of them. we saw 12 of them sign a letter sayi...