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Thank you so, right now you are looking at capitol hill. That is the peoples house, the place where you would expect the people that you elected to legislature actual priorities. Your number one is supposed to be there number one. Let me ask how many of you out there had is your top priority nancy pelosi getting kicked out of her office in the Capitol Building . Short of hands . Anyone . Anyone . I did not think so. But tonight, at cnn, how speaker, mccarthy, was behind the interim speaker, Patr...

You have a good night. I am laura coates, everyone. And listen, right now you are looking at capitol hill. Thats the home of the United States house of representatives, call the peoples house, the place where you would expect the people that you elected to legislate your actual priorities. You are number one is supposed to be their number one. Let me ask how many of you out there, at a party, as your top priority or even on your bingo card today, nancy pelosi getting kicked out of her office in ...

To explain everything, our north america correspondent anthony zurcherjoins us now from washington. was this a horrible shock to democrats, senator sinema saying she is going to be an independent? i think it did come to a surprise to democrats. they knew as you mentioned that pearson cinema had an independent streak, and if you look backin independent streak, and if you look back in her history, she started supporting ralph naders independent presidential bid in 2000, she was a member of the gre...

To explain everything, our north america correspondent anthony zurcherjoins us now from washington. was this a horrible shock to democrats, senator sinema saying she is going to be an independent? i think it did come to a surprise to democrats. they knew as you mentioned that pearson cinema had an independent streak, and if you look backin independent streak, and if you look back in her history, she started supporting ralph naders independent presidential bid in 2000, she was a member of the gre...

Starters on tax reform. >> thats right. this is not someone the president can cast aside. we saw that he was short republican votes for health care. >> yeah. they have an operating majority. >> they do. they control the senate. yet this president has not been able, in conjunction with the majority leader, to marshal members of his own party. attacking the former general seems to consider that going forward. this is a white house often tripped up by the presidents tweets. there is great frustrati...

Care. >> yeah. they have an operating majority. >> they do. they control the senate. yet this president has not been able, in conjunction with the majority leader, to marshal members of his own party to get his agenda passed. attacking yet again a sitting senator seems to endanger that going forward. this is a white house often tripped up by the presidents tweets. there is great frustration there. there has not been more done on tax reforms. the hill is frustrated why the white house keeps getti...

We saw that he was short republican votes for health care. >> yeah. they have an operating majority. >> they do. they control the senate. yet this president has not been able, in conjunction with the majority leader, to marshal members of his own party. attacking the former general seems to consider that going forward. this is a white house often tripped up by the presidents tweets. there is great frustration there. there has not been more done on tax reforms. the hill is frustrated why the whit...

>> their argument is there is a filibuster problem and you need republican votes. what do you say to that? >> when we got the majority if you were with me and i had gone to the new majority, you know what they told me? get me 50 republican votes. i hear the echo of the democrats. bernie is an independent, but he sounds like a democrat in the house or the senate leadership. if you would only get me the votes. this is about fighting. >> the fighting -- i hear that, but the fighting, there has to b...

What do you say to that? >> when we got the majority if you were with me and i had gone to the new majority, you know what they told me? get me 50 republican votes. i hear the echo of the democrats. bernie is an independent, but he sounds like a democrat in the house or the senate leadership. if you would only get me the votes. this is about fighting. >> the fighting -- i hear that, but the fighting, there has to be some strategy. >> okay. 70 republicans didnt vote for the debt ceiling. didnt vo...

Out here and out here that wont agree with that. but i think youll have an operating majority to do something. i believe that will happen. still ahead, were joined by actor and director ben affleck and the emmy-winning star of "veep," julia louis-dreyfus. first, caroline kennedy with her new book on her fathers presidency. well hear audio from jfk himself inside the oval office. irping ]hon