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>> in any shutdown situation you need two parties to tango. so instead of trying to blame either side, both sides are doing this. howie: i have seen conservatives say the president does own the shutdown because he uttered those words. but the democrats arent moving. arent the democrats playing to their base which they feel they can show up on this issue to the president which is so important to them? >> i think democrats want to speak to their base. when it comes to the shutdown and the way its ...

>> in any shutdown situation you need two parties to tango. so instead of trying to blame either side, both sides are doing this. howie: i have seen conservatives say the president does own the shutdown because he uttered those words. but the democrats arent moving. arent the democrats playing to their base which they feel they can show up on this issue to the president which is so important to them? >> i think democrats want to speak to their base. when it comes to the shutdown and the way its ...

Deal-making. were right now in a position where right at this point in president obamas presidency, he made a deal right after he got shellacked in the 2010 midterms, he made a deal with republicans where he got repeal of dont ask/dont tell in exchange for what republicans wanted, which was an extension of the bush tax cuts. its not a shutdown situation, but here in this shutdown that were in right now, president trump has not done the same thing even though hes supposedly the great negotiator, ...

Kathryn randel. lets start with you and talk about this item that you wrote in the post. you sum it up by saying the only way to deal with donald trump is not to deal with donald trump. house of representatives should democrats approach this shutdown situation? >> i think basically what they need to do is to ignore him and assume that anything he says he may as well change his mind on, maybe hell claim -- commit to viee vetoing something, maybe he wont. you cant trust him. hes totally inconsiste...

To avert a government shutdown. the president reversed himself this morning on insisting on funding for his mythical border wall, after conservative media freaked out over the white house backing down, nbc news citing a source close to the president who described trump as 100% in a tail spin over the shutdown situation. stock market plunged again today and nbc news reported robert mueller is nearing the end of his investigation and expected to submit a confidential report to the attorney general...

The president reversed himself this morning on insisting on funding for his mythical border wall, after conservative media freaked out over the white house backing down, nbc news citing a source close to the president who described trump as 100% in a tail spin over the shutdown situation. stock market plunged again today and nbc news reported robert mueller is nearing the end of his investigation and expected to submit a confidential report to the attorney general as early as mid-february. with ...

Conley. congressman, really appreciate youre being here with us tonight. i know its a busy night in washington. >> actually, not much going on right now. great to be with you. >> before we talk about the security clearance, let me ask you about the shutdown situation. we were told that members of congress and the house have been advised maybe there will be a vote between 3:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. depending on rand pauls move. >> that was sent out by the majority to his members we get a copy saying...

Thats because whatever the senate passes, would then have to pass the house. >> right. >> a and the question is whether paul ryan allows a vote on the bill. will he. >> well, are i dont know. . speaker ryan is waiting for president trump. look speaker ryan as a speaker has managed his caucus pretty well and managed this shutdown situation well staying out of the lime light as has president trump. republicans won the first round. throughout his career before and after he is the speaker, speaker r...

"the "washington post." he said the fate of d.r.e.a.m.ers lies in paul ryans hands adding that unfortunately there isnt much reason to believe he will do the right thing. thats because whatever the senate passes, would then have to pass the house. >> right. >> and the question is whether paul ryan allows a vote on the bill. will he? >> well, are i dont know. that goes back to senator grahams statement. speaker ryan is waiting for president trump. look speaker ryan as a speaker has managed his ca...

To fund the government for three weeks and its not clear whether that would pass. arthel: can political wounds and bruised relationships caused by this shutdown be healed for future negotiations on infrastructure or other big ticket items? >> i think well have to see how this shutdown situation resolves itself. one of the complaints made by democrats is they dont feel like the president was negotiating in good faith on daca. you had the president in this big meeting say if you would sign anythin...