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U.s. government and american national interests on behalf of the rule of law and against the perversion of government powers for private or partisan political gain. marie yovanovitch would not be the one you would want there while you were carrying out this scheme, so they got rid of her and brought in these trump guys. the same thing happened around the withholding of the military aid to ukraine. this is what "the wall street journal" was first able to report last night. its now been matched by...

Stand up on the rule of law for rooift or partisan political gain. she would not be the one you would want there while carrying out that scheme. this is what "the wall street journal" was first able to report last night. its now been matched by the washington post. they both are now reporting that career officials inside the white house who worked on budget issues reportedly raised the alarm that trump withholding this military aid to ukraine, we now know as part of this deal for trump to get he...

Out that scheme. this is what "the wall street journal" was first able to report last night. its now been matched by the washington post. they both are now reporting that career officials inside the white house who worked on budget issues reportedly raised the alarm that trump withholding this military aid to ukraine, we now know as part of this deal for trump to get help with his re-election from ukraine in exchange for that military aid. career officials inside the white house reportedly raise...

Done tonight before they get on those planes, right? scheme. this dynamic where they have to get the real public official, i think that detail may also go the technocratic person out of some distance toward dispelling any conspiracy theorizing about why they happened right now and the way so they can replace them not any other day. with someone willing to be part it looks like why they happened of the presidents scheme. right now is because these guys according to this very important were about ...

Get the real public official, the technocratic person out of the way so they can replace them with someone willing to be part of the presidents scheme. according to this very important article today in "the wall street journal" trump and giuliani appear to have not only done that with the u.s. ambassador, they appear to have done that inside the white house itself when it comes to military aid to ukraine. according to "the wall street journal" they replaced career staffers inside the white house...

Getting killed. >> yesterday was an extraordinary day because we had basically the republicans going over to surrender on the debt ceiling saying okay you win on that. they long since surrendered on obama care. then the poll came out. and so i think, you know, at this point its a matter of finding kind of -- capitulation without humiliation, some sort of formula to back down on the shut down and perhaps get some kind of negotiations out of that on budget issues which could be a good thing for th...

Believe in something wrostrongl you have to stay by it. pat toomey, the senator from pennsylvania who i like as a person and whos shown some willingness to cooperate with the president on budget issues. you know that 90% of pennsylvanians are for universal background checks, are you when the time comes to get that vote, are you going to put up a no vote on universal background checks? you do so at your own peril. no ifs, ands, buts about it. >> do you think, governor that a well-mobilized army l...

Talks. they realize inside the white house they need a new strategy, they need a new approach. you will remember during the presidential campaign they ripped the ryan budget. went after paul ryan repeatedly. today jay carney called paul ryan a thought leader on budget issues and had this to say about working together. >> again and again this president has moved towards republicans in trying to find common ground. in these negotiations. >> and paul ryan, after lunch, put out a relatively possible...

Kirk, although the illinois republican is a leading voice for new gun legislation following the newtown massacre, he and the president have never spoke.about it. one senate aide says the presidents repeated calls for gun control during the speech didnt make it any easier for republicans like senator tom coburn, who are interested in fi finding common ground. on fiscal issues, senator rob portman of ohio says hes open to working with democrats but says his interaction with the administration is l...

Said, these people arent going to work with me, forget it. did he do into off feice thinki these people arent going work with me? >> i think a little bit of both. this isnt the most gregarious president, doesnt like to kick it around with senators and talk about policy. and he thinks its not worth his energy. whats different here is you put the house and senate in different categories. it is almost impossible to work with house republicans. i dont think theres a deal to be had on much issues wit...