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President is tweeting. on wednesday he tweet this. the intelligence people seem to be extremely passive and naif when it comes to the dangers of iran. they are wrong. when i became president iran was making trouble all over the middle east and beyond. the source of potential danger and conflict they are testing rockets last week and more and are coming very close to the edge. economy is now crashing which is the only thing olding them back. be careful of iran, perhaps intelligence should go back...

Its not something you hear very often if ever. the senate majority leader publicly rebuking president trump. mitch mcconnell is now pushing for effectively a statement by the senate, the whole senate, warning of the dangers of pulling out of syria and afghanistan too soon and too fast. a statement that really is in direct conflict with the presidents plans in both countries. listen to mcconnell. >> al qaeda, isis and their affiliates in syria and afghanistan continue to pose a serious threat to ...

I think those actions would have to be something like holding him accountable for witness tampering or obstruction of justice. >> and barbara, so now its starting to sound like if those are michael cohens conditions, i dont see how they can be met, unless possibly a resolution -- nancy pelosi could get a resolution passed through the house of representatives, basically condemning the presidents conduct toward michael cohen, rebuking the presidents conduct toward michael cohen and witnesses gener...

What action would -- he would be satisfied with that the congress might be able to take? >> i think that there are -- i think that there are only a handful of actions that you can take that would be serious enough. i think those actions would have to be something like holding him accountable for witness tampering or obstruction of justice. >> and barbara, so now its starting to sound like if those are michael cohens conditions, i dont see how they can be met, unless possibly a resolution -- nanc...

Because even when we bring this up to republican lawmakers on the hill, the mexico paying for it isnt as big of an issue as actually building it and laying down the barrier. >> molly hooper, thank you. according to a new report by cnn special counsel robert muellers team met last year with one of donald trumps 2016 campaign pollsters who is a information business associate of paul manafort. the news takes on new significance, though, after it was revealed earlier this week that manafort shared...

Capitol hill. the senate rebuking president trump and passing a resolution this week to condemn the saudi crown prince for the murder of journalist jamal khashoggi. senators also voted to end u.s. support for the saudi-led war in yemen. the question now is how far could this go? and could it force the president to make a choice between congress and the saudis? joining us now to discuss, senior fellow at the council on foreign relations. max, you could argue that this really was the strongest sho...

The senate has passed two resolutions rebuking president trumps response to saudi arabia over the murder of washington post journalist, jamal khashoggi. president trump refuses to accept the u.s. intelligence communitys assessment that the crown prince ordered that murder. another resolution passed calls to the end for americas support to the saudi-led war in yemen. >> the department of homeland security is now offering condolences to the family of a 7-year-old guatemalan girl that died in the b...

Are learning what happened as the trump administration tries to deflect blame. youre in "the situation room". wolf blitzer is off. im brianna keeler. this is "cnn breaking news." breaking news tonight, president trump filling a big hole in his white house staff after days of frustration. he announced in a tweet a short while ago he is tapping budget director mick mulvaney to be his acting chief of staff, replacing john kelly. also breaking, the special counsel is refusing to let michael flyn...

Needless loss of life, particularly for children who present at our border in really terrible condition. >> senator, you talked about having a moral lens on this issue. and we will, obviously, im sure you will be investigating as will the senate exactly what happened with this young 7-year-old girl. such a tragic story. there are also so many tragedies unfolding in yemen every day. in a war thats been sponsored in large part by the united states, trying to do the bidding of mbs. yesterday an ext...

Attorney, matt whitaker. if its matt whitaker has he sought ethics advice on whether or not he has an obligation to recuse himself. theres no reason why the american people should not the know, and its astounding we have gone this long without getting basic answers. >> fascinating. thank you very much. its a fair question and one that would be very easy to answer very quickly. >> thank you all. the senate meantime taking action, rebuking president president trumps inaction on saudi arabia. in-...