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While Elizabeth Warren hits a polling high, but shes still facing a major challenge. Well take a look at that in a moment. We start this hour with the new battle lines in the constitutional clash between the white house and congress. The Trump Administration now publicly refusing to cooperate with the impeachment inquiry. Right now were in a standoff waiting to see who blinks first. Nbc White House Correspondent Kelly Odonnell is on the north lawn for us. Garrett haake is stationed on capitol hi...

In control of his agenda on ukraine. The ambassadors were used to advance domestic political objectives while other career professionals were side lined and that Rudy Giulianis quote shadow policy alarmed top Security Officials inside the white house. And perhaps more troubling still for the president his white house is republican allies are all over the place when it comes to a defense against the impeachment drive. Trump has tried attacking the whistleblower. Hes also tried to block officials ...

Households 158 billion and private businesses 48 billion from between 2020 and 2029. So were very, very proud of the savings that it will be for people in their individual lives for businesses and for the taxpayer. Its how we spend that money. Some of it will be used for investing and for the benefit of research at the National Institute of health and some will be as i said for more benefits, whether its dental, visual, hearing whatever with medicare. I mentioned that but there are other conside...

Are, quote, deeply relevant to the investigation. Minutes before u. N. Ambassador Gordon Sondland was set to appear before the three committees, the white house stopped him. And adam schiff said, of his testimony, its hard to overstate the significance. The failure to produce this witness, the failure to produce these documents, we consider yet additional strong evidence of obstruction of the constitutional functions of congress, a coequal branch of government. Ambassador is already a key witnes...

Night life district in dayton, ohio, a shooter equipped with a rifle and highcapacity magazine killed nine people in just 30 seconds before being shot dead by police. The massacre in el paso was a class of political terrorism. Authorities are investigating what they say is an antiimmigrant declaration of hate that the gunman posted to an extremist website just minutes before the attack. While addressing both Mass Shootings this morning, the president actually condemned the White Nationalist sent...

Invalid. Meanwhile, were learning about President Trumps phone call with the president of ukraine, a july interview with Eu Ambassador with Gordon Sondland has resurfaced. He said he spoke to the president just a few minutes before that call. What could he have revealed about that conversation and more if sondland wasnt blocked from appearing on the hill yesterday . At the white house, the president could be turning the face of the benghazi investigation to defend him against congressional contr...

Attack and a new endorsement announc announced. We go there live. And the impeachment inquiry, day 267 a and its starting to happen. President trump is losing support from his own party. Senate Mitch Mcconnell is saying an impeachment trial is inevitable. An oped why trumps withdrawal from syria is is a great mistake. Six more witnesses are set to give depositions in the inquiry. You see them there. An nbc News White House correspondent hans nichols joins me now. What is the president saying abo...

Official tells nbc news that hills testimony is stoking fear among the president s inner circle. Lets get to our correspondents covering the story this hour. Msnbcs Garrett Haake is on capitol hill, hans nichols is live at the white house. Garrett, ill start with you there on the hill. What are lawmakers hoping to learn today from fiona hill . Hill left the job at the time of the fateful phone call with ukraines president but she could tell lawmakers a lot about the leadup to it. Shes expected t...

Absolutely. No question about that. But thats it. And thats why we held up the money. Now there was a report so the demand for an investigation into the democrats was part of the reason that he wanted to withhold funding to ukraine . The lookback to what happened in 2016 certainly was part of the thing that he was worried about in corruption with that nation. And that is absolutely appropriate. Now that, my friends, that is the first time in the ukraine scandal that a white house official has pu...

Today lunched with giuliani at the trump hotel in d. C. Yesterday. Thats according to the wall street journal. Theyre already being compare p. They were arrested last night at Dulles Airport trying to leave the u. S. With oneway plane tickets and no known plans to return. The New York Times reports the two indicted Giuliani Associates, quote, mr. Parnas and mr. Fruman have acted as emissaries for mr. Giuliani as he has sought to uncover information. Federal prosecutors spoke out this afternoon a...