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Attorney general tonight in a statement insisting jeff sessions did not say anything wrong. bring in peter byner. hilary rosen. paris dennard and ron nehring. good evening to all of you. lets play exactly what the attorney general said during his confirmation hearing back in january. >> if there is any evidence that anyone affiliated with the trump campaign communicated with the russian government in the course of this campaign, what will you do? >> senator franken, im not aware of any of those ...

Welcome back. theres been strong reaction to the proposed deal that would limit irans nuclear program and none stronger than from israels prime minister benjamin netanyahu, who says the agreement threatens israels survival. president obama insists the u.s. and the world are keeping a close eye on iran and hes optimistic that this deal is the best option. joining me is contributing editor of "the atlantic" and ""national journal,"" peter byner. many americans are trying to evaluate this deal. wha...

Middle east, where the war has intensified and the israelis and palestinians are once again facing off. how does this all end? with new states all together or just unending violence? ill talk with two great experts on the future of the middle east. >> then -- >> we will not be sending u.s. troops back into combat in iraq. >> so can the united states fight against terrorists with just spies and drones? ill ask a man who once ran the cias operations overseas. also, despite being ousted from the ...

Position. you go back to the time when the shaw was in power. its much better if we can be on a better diplomatic footing, have better relations with both of these important countries. >> peter, always great to see you. >> thank you. >> chris, back to you. kennedy cousin michael skakel deserves a new trial in the murder of martha moxley. well tell you why the judge said this, that it needs a second look. decide for yourself. the man behind a youtube confession opens up. matthew cordle begins...

Ground? >> they hope so. its not clear people actually know what the stakes are in syria. people still think of it in terms of iraq. they have forgotten rwanda, k s kosovo, other interventions because iraq has such a hang over every foreign policy. progressives used to be for that. they were for those enter vengs. they were -- to the extent there was progressive support for iraq, i mean, peter byner, things like that, its because people were dying, and from people dying. how many are aware there...

A growing debate in washington about how far to go. the words today from president obama were tough. the action was rather modest. i think theres going to be pressure on the hill, particularly from republicans to take stronger action. there are a lot of different permutations that are possible when it comes to u.s. aid. but i also suspect that the egyptian military really doesnt care, that its determined to continue on a charted course, to confront and confine the muslim brotherhood to basically...

>> i dont know how passing health care will play politically, but i know its right. teddy roosevelt knew it was right. harry truman knew it was right. ted kennedy knew it was right. and if you believe that its right then youve got to help us finish this fight. youve got to stand with me just like you did three years ago and make some phone calls and knock on some doors, talk to your parents, talk to your friends, do not quit, do not give up. we keep on going, we are going to get this done. we ar...

-- may -- be inches closer to passage of the bill. many democrats announced they will vote in favor of reform, but the vote could still go either way. well talk to the democratic leader in the house and to a democrat still sitting on the fence. plus, one observer says whatever happens on sunday, the democratic party has been changed forever. well talk to peter byner about why he says the party will never be the same. also more on that church group that protests at the funerals of fallen soldiers...

That privately, politically, they are enthused because they think politically speaking this is the death nell for the democratic party in the midterm elections. >> they do. i think the case obama was able to make was look, were going to take our lumps no matter what because you guys voted for. this we didnt pass clinton care. its not as if the republicans took it easy on the democrats because the democrats gave up on the effort. at least this way you get the democratic base mobilized. and i thin...

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