Resolution Disapproving News Today

Most lawmakers know the mueller report may come down thursday or friday, obviously well see. mitch mcconnell issued a thursday vote on resolution disapproving president trumps national emergency declaration. four republicans announced they will vote with democrats, that would set up the first veto of the trump presidency. >> another swing and miss for british prime minister theresa may. she tries to secure orderly exit from the european union. with another major defeat today in parliament, may h...

I said to force vulnerable democrats to the record on hot button issues so a spokesman for the national republican congressional, chimed in, quote, buckle up and grab your popcorn because democratic inviting is already reaching a breaking point. just wait until the intraparty primaries begin, the gop will need to rely on loopholes to make their mark but next thing they try could be squashed by the speaker. >> the power of the speaker is awesome. >> reporter: democrats are passing high profile ag...

Democrats onto the record on hard-bitten issues. a spokesman for the national republican congressional committee time dan buckle up and grab your popcorn because democratic infighting is already reaching a breaking point and its only a month to a democrat house majority. wait until the inner party primaries began. until then the g.o.p. will need to rely on loopholes to make their mark, but the next thing they try could be squashed by the speaker. >> the power of the speaker is awesome. >> peter:...

Their mark, the next thing they tried could be squashed by the speaker. >> house democrats are still passing some high-profile agenda items like the resolution disapproving president trumps emergency declaration and a public package. democratic growing pains could be short-lived, but then again very few things will ever get signed by president trump. >> bret: peter doocy on the hill, thank you. up next serious criminal charges against one of the top political figures in the middle east. we will ...

Toish the first vit testify to his term in if congress tries to prevent his national emergency that circumvents the border wall money. >> will the president veto that? >> the president is going to protect his emergency declaration. i know were out of time but i want to make this point -- >> yes, he will votto? >> hes going to protect his national emergency declaration, guaranteed. >> democrats are planning to introduce the resolution disapproving of the emergency declaration where that is expect...

Avlon joins me. thanks for spending your holiday with me. a top white house official says president trump is prepared to issue the first veto of his presidency if congress tries to repeal his national emergency, it circumvents congress for the border wall money. >> will the president veto that, which would be the first veto of his presidency? >> obviously, the president is going to protect his national emergency declaration, chris. i know were out of time but i want to make this point. theres ...

Within the republican party. thats something to very much consider, which he no doubt has as he considers primarying this president. the president could make a veto resolution condemning his decision, so does all this end of depending on what happens in the courts, what happens if the courts and perhaps even the supreme court ultimately rules in favor of the president? >> so, lets remind everybody, the constitutional language, which is operative here. this is found in article 1, the congressiona...

Doesnt have that, what happens? >> wolf, its hard for me to predict what the president of the united states is going to do. hes brought us together at times where we could reach a bipartisan agreement, only to see him blow it up before we could complete the talks. that was, by the way, on immigration issues. it was on other issues. so im not going to predict what the president can do. i know my colleagues, republicans and democrats, im working with republican and democratic members. i am confide...

Particularly these issues about saudi arabia, about the middle east? >> i certainly hope so. the saudis have a powerful lobby. they lobby democrats and republicans. theyre very bipartisan in that. but i hope we will see early next year a resolution disapproving of our tax dollars being used to send more weapons to the saudis given their murderous regime and that overall, we will re-inject human rights as something that is a basic american value that they are universal, and that just because trum...

Later today ted cruz and donald trump will join forces to urge congress to kill the deal. it comes as four more senators announce their support for the agreement bringing the number of backers to 42. thats one more than needed to block the senate from passing a resolution disapproving of the agreement. nbc katy tur is on the hill. what are ted cruz and trump hoping to accomplish? >> reporter: they say they want to convince congress but ultimately thats not going to happen. this deal is basically...