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killed in 2018 in the deadliest attack on the jewish community in our nations history. this hour, trump-appointed florida district judge aileen cannon issues her first order in the former presidents classified documents case as trump ramps up his attacks on the justice department and calls again for the case to be thrown out. attorney general merrick garland making a major announcement after dojs review of the minneapolis police department in the aftermath of the death of george fl...

that historically thinking would mean democrats is should lose the house in november. there have been only three exception since the 1930s. 1934 after fdr passed the new deal, 1998 after republicans overdid the lewinsky scandal and 2002 in the aftermath of 9/11, which makes this moment so, so, so interesting because we could be in for another exception to that rule, at least partially. while holding the house is still going to be tough for the democrats, the senate suddenly looks a lot...

Split control, but if we cant get that agreement over the course of the next few months, i think at some point well take votes in the senate. >> do you think you would get 51% of democrats to support a measure like universal background checks? >> i think not only will we get all the democrats to support expanded background checks but we will also get some republicans as well. there are a lot of republicans in the senate who dont want to vote on background checks because they know how popular it ...

Margin slimmer then me in a pair of skinny jeans. but like my stuttering cousin used to say, win is a win. still like all great questions, like why do fools fall in love? what have in all of tuckers bow ties? whats up next for the republican-controlled house? the only thing both parties agree on is war and that adam schiff is probably an alien. so will gridlock ensue? the split control of congress its as inevitable as me bailing kat out of jail tonight. but no policy changes are actually a good ...

Districts. so a big republican advantage, but not as because in 2011 when they had a 5 to 1 edge. there are ten states that have independent, or bipartisan commissions that total 121 districts. there are six states with split control, that totals 46 district, the courts may end up having to draw the maps. and then theyre six lucky state that have won district, a have to we draw. >> the at large states places like south dakota, north dakota, wyoming, vermont, alaska. do a little barr trivia there...

And in no case is that more apparent than the virginia house of edelegates this morning, where a single vote split control of the house for the first time in nearly two decades. yesterdays recount found that democrat, shelly simonds has 11,608 votes compared to republican david yancys 11,607. >> she was behind ten couvotes before the recount. joining us now, delegate-elect shelly simonds. you know, donald trump would call this a landslide, shelly. one vote. one vote is going to send you to the h...

Republican lieutenant governor and for four republican senators. in wisconsin, republicans have already lost majority control of the state senate in part because of the first round of elections held last summer in which two republicans were ousted. before their decision to strip union rights republicans had a big majority in the wisconsin state senate. thanks to those recalls and the resignation of another senator facing a recall, wisconsin senate is tied. they have split control between republi...

Resignation of another republican senator facing a recall, the wisconsin state senate is now tied. they have split control between republicans and democrats. theres not a majority leader, there are co-leaders. with four more recalls to come in wisconsin, republicans might lose more seats in the senate and they may lose the lieutenant governor and the governor. this is the red hot political contest for the presidential campaign happening right now. the primary on tuesday is thought of as the most...

Unions hitting hard against republican governors. in at least eight other states theyre pushing legislation to limit or eliminate collective bargaining rights, triggering protests in michigan, ohio and indiana. why are these democratic legislatures going awol, turning into a trend story? republicans have control of governors mansions in both the statehouse and senate in 21 states. theres split control in 17 more. former pennsylvania governor ed rendell and nbc news political analyst. governor ...

Have it on the side. i was surprised you didnt see more embracing of the debt commission politically that seemed like this. lets get to the reality of this. i think the way this white house operates is they assume this is an opening bid. they know this is going to be a lengthy series of negotiations with what is a split control in congress, and so i think theyre probably willing to go more on the cut front, but why show it all now. thats not what you do. >> senator, you said things that seemed c...