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The president and Kellyanne Conway keep saying that this is about restoring confidence in the fbi. Does the firing of the fbi director whos leading the investigation into the white house, the firing of him by that white house, does that restore confidence . Not at all. And in fact, the way the firing was done was particularly striking. Director comey is a respected career Law Enforcement official, a Public Servant, and he was fired essentially through the press. He found out that he had been fir...

Again, we are 50. Meanwhile the congresswoman extended the olive branch to democrats. Know my commitments extend to everyone of you as well. We may have different beliefs, but we are part of one communit community. The community of the sixth district. Bill we are live now in atlanta. This raise the profile of this race to the national level. Many people are viewing this as an early referendum of the Trump Administration. This was saturated with political ads. A lot of these ads were very negativ...

Comey, which is very bothersome. Julie President Trump not mincing words when it comes to the connection between the former fbi director and the special counsel leading the russian investigation. Its all happening now. We begin with fox news alert, President Trump says he has faith republicans can compromise and pass their Health Care Bill. Welcome to the second hour of happening now, im julie banderas. Leland the battle lines are being drawn in washington over health care. Senate democrats all ...

A partial version of President Trumps executive order to go forward while its on appeal. Six countries are on that list. There are, however, exceptions for current visa holders and some Family Members, but critics say the language is vague and they expect confusion to accompany implementation. Lets start with our reporter, Hallie Jackson at the white house, justice correspondent Pete Williams and capitol hill correspondent kasie hunt. Pete, explain who this ban affects and how they plan on imple...

Get it. Eric hello, everyone, im eric shawn, and this is americas news headquarters. Arthel and im arthel neville. Senator john mccain undergoes surgery, forcing Majority Leader Mitch Mcconnell to delay a vote on the revised Gop Health Care bill. The legislation already hanging by a thread with no votes to spare. Eric and, you know, the relations keep coming about that revelations keep coming about that meeting at trump tower last year with some of those russians as now we learn there were at le...

To govern, to lead. They have failed. I had no idea the democrats were this dysfunction al. Stop victimizing the American People and get back to work on their behalf. He should, instead of throwing tweets, pull together the four leaders of the house and the senate, and negotiate. As long as Stephen Miller is in charge of negotiating immigration, were going nowhere. I will not be lectured about what our military needs by a five deferment draft dodger. We have soldiers fighting for us who will not...

Your helpful notes. This involves two possible scenarios going forward. There is possibly no scenario at all, there was a plan being developed, i tillerson has said he wants to stay a year. Certainly the president has been critical of him in the past, a large number of people in the state department deal Rex Tillerson doesnt fit in the way they think a secretary of state show to fit in. There are plans in place for departure which i am told likely would happen sometime in the latter part of janu...

What do the sides not agree on . Senate Majority Leader Mitch Mcconnell says he is willing to start debating immigration if there is no agreement by february 8th. Why the delay . Why the resistance of putting this in the spending bill. Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer wants a firmer commitment. But he too has not been vocal about what the Sticking Points are. Where has the chief been . Very much on the sidelines during these heated negotiations. He is calling on mcconnell to trigger the Nucl...

My opinion of the structure has not changed. I still think its an awful example of a bureaucracy that has gone wrong when it is almost entirely unaccountable to the people that are supposed to oversee it or supposed to pay for it. By the way, im just learning about the powers i have is acting director, they would frighten most of you. Doesnt surprise me, by the way the extent that we are having a succession challenge launched by ms. English. It doesnt surprise me that that grows out of an agency...

Trump land ing ing in africa. Did donald trump personally order his son to keep Stormy Daniels quiet. Welcome to the lead everyone. Im jake tapper. The politics lead. President trump laying down a red line saying it would not be acceptable if his Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh lied in his testimony before the Senate Judiciary committee. Not just about whether kavanaugh ever committed Sexual Assault, which the judge has vociferously denied, but his characterization of drinking habits as a ...