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Enthusiastical enthusiastically support his immigration plan, he has to think again. two top dc insiders join me next for the scoop on what members of the presidents own party are saying about this proposal. first the anti-abortion measure passed this week in alabama is drawing protests across the nation. now even house minority leader republican kevin mccarthy says this thing goes too far. >> do you think that law goes too far? >> it goes further than i believe, yes, and i defend my pro-life po...

Dc democrats yesterday as nancy pelosi suggest they continue away from cameras >> the point is, is that there are equities to be weighd and were here to have a conversation -- so i dont think we should have a debate in front of the press. >> nancys onposition where its not easy for her to talk right now and i understand that. were going to have a good discussion and see what happens. >> mr. president, please dont characterize the strength i bring as leader of the house dc democrats who just 1 wi...

White house lawyer and staff secretary traveling in the top dc legal and political circles earning confidence of power players like karl rove loses elevation to the federal appeals court was celebrated in the rose garden swearing-in by justice anthony kennedy for whom cavanagh served as a law clerk in 1993 after two years of contentious delay tactics by democrats who claimed cavanagh was overly partisan. >> you could not think of another nomination given mr. cavanaghs record more designed to div...

States over the rich special interests who are trying to push them around so they can get a tax break. [cheers and applause] >> as they work out, the president will come home and surely put pressure on lawmakers to get things moving even forward, rob. rob: all right, griff, thanks so much. all right, it is the scandal that you may not hear much about from the mainstream media after three decades as one of the top dc lobbying firms, podesta group could be shutting down by the end of the year. the...

In the district of columbia. 70%. the house republicans have quietly inserted into the bill that funds the whole u.s. government a provision specifically to stop d.c. from doing what 70% of the people who live here voted that they wanted to do. those protesters tonight are targeting harry reid to pressure the senate into not agreeing to that provision in the overall funding bill. that bill is 1603 pages long. i didnt fact check it. i didnt print it out. there arent enough trees in the world. but...

Night in order to avoid yet another government shutdown. this is the reception area at the office of senate majority leader harry reid in washington today. these folks were not invited. they were protesters that staged a mini sit-in at harry reids office because in the bill is a provision that bans washington, d.c., from enacting its new law approve by 70% of d.c. voters, a new law that would legalize pot in the district of columbia. 70%. the house republicans have quietly inserted into the bill...

Republicans are in control of congress. there is no republican member of congress from dc, there are a handful of republican congressman specifically -- to stop dc from implementing their own law with dc residents passed with 70% of the vote. with the relic that allows congress to interfere in the local laws of dc, these republicans in the house were able to block the dc city counsel and the mayor from establishing any rules and regulations regarding the sale of pot in the districts. they will n...

Created from dirt, seed, water, and light. home use, home grown. of course because it is dc, there is the problem of home rule. in alaska, this weird situation where only gardeners can get high, that situation exists now in alaska, but it wont forever. they think by this time next year they will have regulations in place to people will be able to legally buy pot in the state instead of having to grow it or get it for free. that will change in alaska in a year or so. it will not change while the ...