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Wall. i have been talking to folks on both sides of pennsylvania avenue who say, look, the reality is, at least as it relates to the border wall, the funding bill, they are trying to come to a short-term resolution. something that would keep the government open for a few months while they work out the details of a broader spending package. but, chris, this could be setting up and setting the stage for some big fights once congress returns, chris. >> thank you very much, kristen. with me now bu...

Decent. >> robert, the implication there is that, i dont want to say hes indecent, but hes not decent maybe is the way. the way he comports himself. the way he talks is not. but heres a question i get a lot. ill give it to you. if you know if youre flake or youre corker or any of a number of people that the president have gone after, i think chris illizza did a list and said 21% of republicans in the senate have been the target of this president, that tells you where the in fighting level is. wh...

Brewing as donald trump ten points behind ted cruz in iowa polling comes out swinging against the senator from texas. >> im leading him by a lot. >> why should voters go for you over ted cruz? >> because im more capable. because i have a much better temperament. because i actually get along with people much better than he does. people dont know that about me. i have a great relationship with people. in fact, i was criticized in the beginning because i get along with democrats and liberals and co...

Hampshire. >> did i say that? >> im so sorry. not quite enough coffee. go ahead. >> is it the same media market? >> well, maybe. all right. go ahead. >> thats right, robert. so i think this is fascinating. i have said for some time that cruz has played this brilliantly. and i think -- i dont think that we can speculate about winning new hampshire. i think its incredibly unlikely but he very well could win iowa. what i dont know is whats kind of a ground game does he have? no ground game, no win ...

Cruz is probably hated more by republicans in washington than donald trump is. i think this is a fascinating -- more of a fascinating year here. >> can i interject. historically on the gop side, whoever wins the iowa caucus typically has a wonderful, wonderful night but does not go on to win the presidential nomination. lets put this in terms of reality check. >> that is true. >> the other poll shows that cruz has a dominating lead among evangelic evangelicals. trump is trying to burnish his rel...

Has been incredibly difficult for the time both of them have been in office with each other. i cant imagine much progress. netanyahu has always been focused on his own political future in israel. and i think the president, rightly, believes theres not much possibility of peace as long as netanyahu is in office. >> well, theres that. robert, i want to turn to the controversy over ben carsons past. how concerned are you that what some are calling misrepresentation by him could damage his candidacy...

15% of them are necessary. you have to have some ability to hedge your risk. but where they get in trouble is making bets on bets on bets and then people couldnt pay. and then the whole system just came very close to collapse. had it not been for both the bush and the obama administration working together over that transition, we would have seen something far worse than the great depression. this isnt something to play with. this kind of stuff should never be in an omnibus bill. >> robert, liste...

Of the sequester and reining in government spending. nobody wanted this deal. but at the end of the day, a deal was needed to get back to a functioning government. and at minimum, thats what its done. as far as middle class families, look, businesses dont invest when governments are broken down. what this deal does is it eliminated the biggest risk, political uncertainty. finally we have a government who can pass a budget after three years. thats a big deal. >> "washington post" speculates how t...

Start by spending more on lobbying? is it because they cant raise the money? >> i think that that is in large part a result of that. but robert also just talked about how this is a conversation that happens after the tragedy. i thinktragedy. i think folks have to be more reflective of what it means to be proactively engaged. when you think of nra, they have their hands in so many different spaces, pro gun laws, they were involved with alec. it was the entity that was responsible for the stand yo...

Website, peta.org. search our database and order a cruelty-free shopping guide. >> ashley byrne, thank you for stopping by. we turn back to politics now. the house of representatives did something quite unusual this week. you may have missed it. it passed a budget with bipartisan support. but that may not be the biggest story coming out of the house this week. lets go to the "brain trust." angela rye, anila richardson. and we should note, you are a first-time brain trustee, no? >> i am. very h...