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Wall. Democrats planning to vote on a series of measures to reopen the government when they take over the house tomorrow. But the white house says their plan is a nonstarter because it offers no new cash for the president s border wall. Rich edson now, the story continuing to develop as we get closer to seeing that life play out from the Cabinet Meeting. Good afternoon, harris. The president says 5. 6 billion for a border wall is a small price to pay for u. S. Security. And he says the democrats...

It will be a Government Shutdown at the end of the week. Yesterday we learned there was continuing resolution that may have at least approval of the white house, it calls for funding the government through the end of fiscal year 2019, next year, 1. 6 billion for wall construction. The president , you will remember, was asking for 5 billion for wall construction, falls well short of that. The white house is looking for a legal opinion as to whether it can use money in the military construction ap...

Shutdown. Amid the impasse come up Vice President pence was dispatched to the capital to meet with Senate Minority leader Chuck Schumer who said President Trumps demands for money for the border wall will not pass the senate. Abandon your shutdown strategy, you are not getting the wall today, next week, or on january 3rd when the democrats take control of the house. President trump this is our only chance that well ever have in our opinion because of the world and the way it breaks out. To get g...

Hey there, everyone. Im alex witt. Were going to talk about why it could be a long wait before Congress Restores regular order. Im joined by senator james langford. Plus changing of the guard. All the president s generals are gone or going as some fret the guardrails are literally coming off within this administration. Now the special envoy on defeating isis is quitting by the end of this year. But we begin with a new reality. Our government apparently incapable of running itself, shutting down ...

Discriminatory discipline in the schools. This was put in place by the Obama Administration to stop discriminatory discipline against black students and students of color who are being suspended more and treated harsher for the same needs of discipline as white students. What would be the rationale to go against Government Data that established and proved that students of color were being treated more harshly, that education was being interfered with more recklessly, and that they needed the saf...

Well, good evening once again from our msnbc headquarters in new york. Day 692 of this trump administration, and today a man who was once central to Donald Trumps world and orbit has been sentenced to three years of federal prison time having pleaded guilty today to what a federal judge called a veritable smorgasbord run by human greed and ambition. Michael cohen has admitted to tax evasion, lying to a financial nugs, causing an unlawful corp contribution, Illegal Campaign contributions and lyin...

Dispatched to the capital to meet with Chuck Schumer who said Donald Trumps demand for money for border wall will not pass the senate. Abandon your shutdown strategy. You are not getting the wall today, next week or on january 3rd when democrats take control of the house. The only chance we will ever have in our opinion because of the world and the way it breaks down, to get great Border Security. Shannon donald trump is in washington tonight. He will head to florida for the holidays. He said he...

Bennett is known as being quiet i mean, softspoken. Hes a quietly confident person who does not need to yell to make his point. And to see him out there with no notes, to see him out there with no staff, to see him speaking from the heart like that in a way that absolutely blew up, all the more powerful because of his because of his personality. Because of his quietness. And thats what makes it the hollywood moment. It is the mr. Smith moment. Because he is, as you put it, mildmannered. When you...

Commerce secretary wilbur ross downplays the hardships for unpaid federal workers saying they should just go out and take out a loan, while President Trumps daughterinlaw dismisses their difficulties as good for the country. And tunnel to freedom. New testimony in the highprofile trial of drug lord el chapo. Was his prison escape through a milelong tunnel aided by his beauty queen wife . Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the situation room. Breaking news, two competing proposals to reopen the government...

Security and Intelligence Briefings from those on the front lines. Were going to weighin on this with Kentucky Republican senator rand paul that is here in a moment. First, john roberts at the white house where this battle apparently is only just getting started. John . Yeah, quite a back and forth. Nancy pelosi sent a letter to the president saying we would like you to postpone the state of the union. The president said were postponing your codel to brussels, egypt and afghanistan. Theres an ol...