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>> you know, robert gibbs, it is sort of the height of cynicism to even put these things at a policy level, i understand the politics and i think all of the reporting on this is spot on. but that is because of the republican efforts to position these things as impossible to co-exist. the truth is the best policing is the most sort of in touch with the community and those are the best examples that can model the reforms theyre working on in the senate. just talk about the reality of being able to...

You, at what point, are we there yet or not, that you call on the new president, president biden, who i know you agree with on many things, that at a policy level, not in cases, get more involved in changing the way the doj runs or are you not at that point yet? >> well, we are at a very similar point. i introduced legislation last year which well be reintroducing in the next month, something called protecting our democracy act. its a comprehensive package, what im calling our own post watergate...

Many conversations about the disturbing dynamic, really, personally and in the way he acted and at the policy level between the ex-president and vladimir putin. i want to read you some "new york times" reporting about how that has left this president cleaning up his predecessors mess. mr. putin has already signalled that he will reject any criticism of the kremlins handling of the navalny case by claiming that the u.s. has no standing to lecture others. at russias marquee annual economic confere...

Of these united states can be indicted for criminal offenses. >> are you saying now as a candidate that attorney general james was wrong to put her stance out there for voters? and when you just said, oh, this will be hard, whats going to be a lot harder is if cy vance indicts the trump organization. shouldnt voters have some idea at a policy level what you might do with what the incumbent das case load is? >> yeah. well, im not saying anything about attorney general james or what in what contex...

Apprehensions at the border there. whats going on? >> the incentives are there for the smugglers to keep trying to get people over here. they make 6,000 to 8,000 per person. so as for report just said, it doesnt matter if its drugs or people. they make over the years billions of dollars. and we have to understand that if we dont take this incentive away and address both the push factors and the bull factors, were going to keep talking about this year after year. >> but congressman, why is it hap...

Confession and sdny where trump was named as a coconspirator, of the mueller report. and she said over the summer, look, donald trump will impeach himself. and then we got to ukraine and she moved very swiftly and satisfied all the competing factions within her party. a remarkable leadership year for nancy pelosi. >> yeah, we kind of outlined, hayes, how weve kind of evolved from the beginning. as we said some democrats were critical of her. even someone like a tim ryan challenged her leadership...

Supportive of the things they believe in on a policy level or do you support someone who frankly has a passing familiarity with faith and says and does things that quite often are against the word of god? i think thats the discussion we see people having in faith-based families all across the country, really trying to come to that conclusion and i think its a difficult for of them. >> julie: hugh hewitt in an op-ed said, he has blinded more than half of the evangelical christians in the united s...

Many, many people in this country who feel like they are only seen in a single dimension, if at all. and certainly that they arent understood in the fullness of the challenges and opportunities they have at a policy level in washington. >> former governor deval patrick, great to talk to you. really interesting to hear your vision. well talk again. >> i hope so. thank you. so you often hear people ask, what do swing voters think about impeachment? what do trump voters think about impeachment? t...

>> honestly, joe, and it is last month to impose sanctions funny and ive been very on turkey over its invasion into fortunate in my life knowing you and working here and being syria. many lawmakers are not happy around people of substance, people who try to work toward about todays visit. last week they sent trump a positive change and for me personally i got to a point in letter asking to rescind his my life where art allowed me to invitation to erdogan because of that encouragement. reach peop...

Gerrymandered districts around the tide water region where republicans had drawn the maps to kind of pack african-americans, and this is one of these court rulings that have been successful for democrats so they were operating under a different map there. the truth is that republicans havent won statewide here since 2009, but you see here the role that gerrymandering has played in allowing republicans to maintain control at the state level despite the fact that those overall numbers of support a...