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Important step because donald trump promised to drain the swamp. so his eyes now turn to the transition team. he says, ive got a transition team filled a to z with lobbyists from washington, d.c., defenders of the status quo. thats not what im about. so this might be a moment where he actually is going to do what he says hes going to do, which is drain the swamp down there. and if that slows his process down, so be it. >> well, he is a family guy. hes got three of his children on his transition ...

Here and looks like that was the compromise between the u.s. and europe. germany didnt want to go that far, but merkel was onboard with saying if he moves into further parts of ukraine, if putin does that, there will be serious european economic sanctions, so it was a step forward. >> theres also what congress is up to in all of this, and senate majority leader harry reid suggested the opposition to provisions in the senate ukraine aid package may have emboldened russia to take crimea. let me pl...

Government before changing the way they conduct elections. shelby county, alabama, is challenging that. what could happen in this particular case? >> well, the most likely outcome is that the supreme court is going to strike down either the entire notion that you have to get prior approval if youre in one of these pre-clearance jurisdictions in order to change your voting system. they might strike that entire process down, or just invalidate the list and go back to congress and say, update the l...

>> this is not about making a process thats hard on people for the sake of being hard on them. we need to stand the problem here. the problem is it cant be cheaper, easier and faster to come illegally than it is to come legally. >> for the estimated 11 million here illegally, the proposal would create a 13-year path to citizenship which would include paying a $2,000 fine. passing a background check and having a job. early reaction from the white house was positive. >> these are compatible ideas....

>> this is not about making a process thats hard on people for the sake of being hard on them. we need to stand the problem here. the problem is it cant be cheaper, easier and faster to come illegally than it is to come legally. >> for the estimated 11 million here illegally, the proposal would create a 13-year path to citizenship which would include paying a $2,000 fine. passing a background check and having a job. early reaction from the white house was positive. >> these are compatible ideas....

Safety laws has been from the beginning to try and slow the process down, to try and let the memory cool of this horrendous event in newtown. i do think, as you pointed out, 92% of americans still support background checks. theres a gun trafficking law that is advancing through the senate that i think has real possibilities of passing. there are other measures as well. we have to keep -- if you support those, you have to keep plugging away. i do think it would have been preferable to strike quic...

>> look, i think the strategy of the nra and opponents of new gun safety laws has been from the beginning to try and slow the process down, to try and let the memory cool of this horrendous event in newtown. i do think, as you pointed out, 92% of americans still support background checks. theres a gun trafficking law that is advancing through the senate that i think has real possibilities of passing. there are other measures as well. we have to keep -- if you support those, you have to keep plug...

Important, from workers in the private sector. you can see the reaction from supporters of union rights today at the capitol. more than 10,000 people gathered on the lawn outside. they say the protests today in michigan the largest the state has ever seen. the bills weaken unions in michigan by making it so that workers do not have to pay for union representation. even before the bills passed you did not have to join a bill in michigan. even if there was a union job, you didnt have to be part of...

You can see the reaction from supporters of union rights today at the capitol. more than 10,000 people gathered on the lawn outside. they say the protests today in michigan the largest the state has ever seen. the bills weaken unions in michigan by making it so that workers do not have to pay for union representation. even before the bills passed you did not have to join a bill in michigan. even if there was a union job, you didnt have to be part of it. you only had to pay your share of the cost...

Attend the presidents speech today in his state. the governor declined. he did not show up. but the governor and the president did speak on the tarmac at the airport when the presidents plane landed in michigan, and the length of their conversation at least makes it appear that it was more than just a hey, how are you. on top of all that today, the entire congressional delegation, at least the democrats from the michigan congressional delegation all came back today to try to save union rights in...