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New york times" article is that lisa murkowski, the senate from alaska, basically the "times" reports that murkowski wouldnt vote against this health care bill when she was threatened with the project from the interior department secretary brian zinke. now, that actually didnt work on the house side, where trump had mick mulvaney go to mark sanford, the south carolina senator to vote on the health care bill with basically the same threats. and those things arent working and the president needs t...

He doesnt think about the long-term consequences that he needs republican allies on the hill, but maybe we should be celebrating, you know, to the extend he is creating more of a divide between himself and republican leadership, maybe they will get less done. >> i think there is a tragedy, mark. i think the strategy is, things arent working, i dont want to get blamed for it. so i will go after congress, after all, thats what i campaigned on, being the outsider, congress cant get anything done, t...

Little -- what could i say. not the clearest understanding of the process. the clock started january 20th. in legislative time, like in dog years, you measure it differently. its not easy. >> kevin, beginning genewt ging heard from him. here he is again not holding anything back. >> he talks about how mitch has to get this done. this is a team. the president is a key member of the team. you could argue hes the leader of the team. if things arent working, maybe he needs to take part of the owners...

The mooch. >> the mooch. we just played the clip. and matthew, impact to g want t two sec two sen two sents in a second. if youre saying there is problems with the president, isnt there a problem with scaramucci. >> you kind of got me there. i want to like the guy. honestly, i dont support this presidents agenda but having been in that job, its public service and i admire anybody whos willing to serve their country but there was an element, remember in the the manchurian candidate where they say...

National correspondent william la jeunesse shows us. >> i am running for u.s. congress. i am a fighter, and i dont back down. >> he sounds like an independent. >> things arent working, no matter who is in charge. >> even a conservative. but make no mistake, james thompson is a democrat aiming for an upset. >> we have the opportunity to flip this flu. >> if theyre going to win districts like this, democrats are probably going to be on the march nationwide, not because democrats are necessarily po...

Unexpectedly tough fight there, national correspondent william la jeunesse shows us. >> i am running for u.s. congress. i am a fighter, and i dont back down. >> he sounds like an independent. >> things arent working, no matter who is in charge. >> even a conservative. but make no mistake, james thompson is a democrat aiming for an upset. >> we have the opportunity to flip this flu. >> if theyre going to win districts like this, democrats are probably going to be on the march nationwide, not beca...

In the major streets across the country, and this time next week, it is more likely than not that we will have a government shutdown again. it is all happening in the context. inside the frame of really good economic news in the country. nobody is thinking about it that way. that is the framework in which we are operating. lots of things arent working. but the economy is, dont tell anybody, its great. the economy is great. its finally working. all systems go. this is new. it is likely to change ...

Things like inspection fines, visa and licensing fees, costs of reopening, the costs to close down and reopen and it is significant too. indirect costs, the trickle down costs, businesses and local governments that start to feel it when a lot of people are out of work and things arent working. that could go into the millions of dollars. somebody who knows a lot about the workings of working is a professor of public policy at the university of california at berkeley. also the former labor secreta...

Sanctions is really going to change the deal. i kind of doubt it. arthel: so whats the solution? there probably isnt -- i dont mean to throw that out there because, really, thats not a one -- thats not an easy answer. >> no. you know, its not. and i wish i had a solution. you know, clearly, the current policy isnt working, right? things arent working. we know that doesnt work. what will work, its hard to say in part because its hard to know what north koreas logic is. almost all of us get things...

Counterintuitive tonight, pointing out what governors like yourself and governor kasich, what he did in new jersey, and nikki haley, bob mcdonnell who also spoke tonight, that what youve been able to do on the state level we can do on a national level. seems like its more about ideas than going after the president as some might expect. is that the right tone to set in the keynote? >> well, i do, because i think the indictment is pretty clear. i mean, 42 consecutive months of unemployment above 8...