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Democrats. >> to name calling doesnt work. lets look at values. lets look at issues. the presidents first 100 days have hardly been a success. he has roped in promises to the working people of america, unfulfilled others. when he campaigned, he campaigned as the populace against the democratic republican establishments. but he is governing like someone from the hard right, wealthy special interests. elizabeth: i dont get the sense that senator schumer wants to record the president nor does he af...

Tuesday. we are hoping to reach an agreement in the next few days. on how to process the entire bill through september 30th. >> the senate democratic leader took credit for setting that promises side. >> senator mcconnell wanted me to negotiate the wall with president trump. i said to them two things. first, its not a negotiation. no wall. second i said, only you can persuade him that he should do the wall because it will cause a government shutdown. >> some republicans are pressing schumer and ...

>> democratic leader and nancy pelosi and chuck grassley and schumer. bob costa, you have this scheduled decision on comey on the hill. what are you hearing? >> most republicans preferred to be focusing on judge gorsuch and his confirmation hearing. there is more push on the democratic side that had director comey providing clarity. they know there are sensitive things that the justice department and the fbi cannot get into even with lawmakers. they feel like theyre bit in the dark about exactly...

The distance between the republicans and the democrats is a chasm, as we saw the letter by schumer by the democrats demanding that trump essentially rescind his attempt to repeal obamacare is a nonstarter. it is meant to humiliate the republicans. they hold the cards. it would be insane for them to acquiesce. i think august and september will be when the insurers publish their new rates for the obamacare exchanges. thats when you get sticker shock, and thats when i think we will get a dissipatio...

Priebus group, appears to be several factions within? >> i think priebbannon has big the hill, not sure about priebus, the big question is do they go to democrats, schumer and saying can you help us, i dont think theyre real interested in throwing him a life preserver right now, but it doesnt get easier from here. >> speaking of pence i was watching his rally this week and wondering what are his favorability ratings? i think theres going to be a lot of tension on him because many voted for trump...

Insurance, fell by 63% between 2010 and 2015. thats the biggest percent in the country. thats where mike pence is going this weekend. >> john, std by for one second. i want to bring in kasie hunt whos with us now. shes up on capitol hill. i dont think shes left capitol hill for four days. kasie, i understand the director of the fbi is up there right now. do we know why? we have reports the fbi director was spotted not exactly where we are. we are outside where there is a senate intelligence comm...

Statements as the president accuses the two top democrats on the hill of being hypocrites and liars. in a letter released moments ago senate democrats say sessions must return to capitol hill to answer questions publicly and under oath. the democrats on the senate judiciary committee want sessions to, quote, correct the record about, and i quote them, false statements during his confirmation process and contacts with russian ambassador sergei dislay kislyak. trump took to twitter posting a pictu...

Democrats are on a political witch hunt according to some of the president saying that. learning about the meetings after minority leader nancy pelosi claimed she never met with russian ambassador president tweeted i demand a investigation after schumer of pelosi for her close ties to russia and lying about it. with a picture of the two meeting. pelosi responded by saying, president trump doesnt know the difference between official meeting photographed by press and closed secret meeting ag lied ...

Officials during the campaign. >> i should not be involved investigating a campaign i had a role in. >> reporter: his attorney general jeff sessions admitting to meeting with russian ambassador sergey kislyak and not confirming it during his confirmation hearing. trump is standing by him. >> do you still have confidence in the attorney general? >> total. >> reporter: the president releasing a statement saying sessions could have stated his response more accurately, but it was clearly not intenti...