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Government is most peoples interaction with government. and federalism in that sense assures accountability because you know better usually the local and state elected officials than you do -- and therefore make the views known on whatever governmental issues is of concern to you. for example, the schools is a classic one. >> so what is the importance and the relevance of the tenth amendment? >> the tenth amendment protects federalism in the sense of ensuring that the states have independent sov...

Back gains of the voting rights act. this is a guy who has had lots of anti-immigrant policies come out lots of things that basically the left should be completely disgusted by. and in in some cases certainly are. but the fact is he is what remains between us and another saturday night massacre. and thats why you see democrats saying, okay maybe he has done bad things and we disagree on policy issues. but please dont fire him. because if he goes then possibly the mueller investigation goes with ...

Mccain camp with but others say civility is impose and republicans alone and it is designed to keep them from making broader appeals, aggressive appeals to not only their base but to independent voters who want to see a fight. that is the camp that donald trump represents and for conservatives donald trumps very presidency representative of how civility has hindered republicans abilities to win national office. again yoshs agree with this, but this is a real debate in the republican party and to...

Clear both publicly and privately and anyone close to the president can tell you that that now famous moment when mccain gave a thumbs down late at night on a senate floor saving that the aca was really a central and central part of understanding why trump has so much anger for mccain. that said, of course, trumps distaste for mccain goes back for years now. mccain rements the older republican party view of the way the world is supposed to work. supporting free trade and immigration and supporti...

And was showing the ravages for the treatment of cancer, she broke down and biden got up and hugged her and said john mccain had helped him through so many stages with young beau. he meant when beau was a child and john mccain lost his first wife and he was just coming into the senate and people like john mccain and teddy kennedy and others were comforting him along the way. beau suffered earlier illnesses we didnt know about at the time. john mccain was such a family man and such an embracer of...

Use federal funds to buy firearms for teachers. taxpayer dollars to arm teachers. it reverses a long standing government policy not to pay. it is looking into a loophole looking to increase academic opportunities. it does not bar especialweapons purchases. >> there was $50 million a year allocated to school districts, but denied use of firearms. an education spokesperson says they are considering and evaluating policy issues. china and the u.s. resuming trade talks. it did not prevent a round ...

That education secretary betsy devos is discussing an unprecedented move. considering allowing states to use federal funds to buy firearms for teachers. taxpayer dollars to arm teachers. it reverses a long standing government policy not to pay. it is looking into a loophole looking to increase academic opportunities. it does not bar weapons purchases. >> in march, congress passed a school safety bill allowing for $50 million for schools, but expressly prohibited the use of the money for firearms...

Funds to buy firearms. taxpayer dollars to arm teachers. it reverses a long standing government policy not to pay. it is looking into a loophole looking to increase academic opportunities. it does not bar weapons purchases. >> in march, congress passed a school safety bill, but prohibited the use of the money for firearms. education department spokesman said they are constantly considering policy issues. hurricane lane barrelling toward hawaii with sustained winds of 150 miles an hour. this co...

Funds to buy firearms. the longstanding government policy is not to pay the schools for weapons. the secretary is looking to considering the loophole in the law. in march, congress passed the school safety bill allocating $50 million a year, but prohibits the use for firearms. the education department spoke person says they are evaluating policy issues. a check on cnn money. global stocks are mixed. the u.s. started collecting 25% tariffs on $16 billion in chinese goods. products that target c...

This is a block buster headline, a major change away from the governments longstanding -- gabby giffords tweeted, arming teachers is not a solution. it recklessly puts american children if even more danger. we can forge a better path. we can find a courage to fight for our own safety. >> joining me now, the reporter who broke that story, brenda and anna and yamiche are here as well. thats quite the story. and i appreciate you coming on to talk about it the the department of education has come ou...