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stephanie ruhle. and we have breaking news from the january 6th committee this evening. just moments ago, the house analysts subpoenaed the secret service over there missing text messages from january 6th and the day before. and today, all nine january six committee members met with the dhs inspector general. their focus, trying to retrieve that missing information. >> its obviously an alarming thing to learn that there were secret service text messages from january 6th itself and the ...

Given the circumstances, and, in effect, she is now more powerful. she stood up to the president in a way that put herself at some peril, did so on behalf of the four women congressmen and the whole democratic side, and that likely gives more of the strength and unity she so frequently talks about for them to try to do things legislatively. she was able to get a few republicans to peel off, a small number, but thats more than weve seen on other matters, like the impeachment inquiry, for example....

Number one goal is to get rid of president trump in 2020. they say they want to do things legislatively, but theres no indication that they really want to work together in some sort of collegial fashion where there is harmony between the white house and congress. its all about trying to keep this administration on the ropes with these political investigations. they are not criminal investigations. in hopes the majority of the country will hope for whomever the democratic nominee is. >> harris: j...

What is the number one priority for all of these chairmen and chairwomen, especially of these committees? >> walking a careful line. they understand that, one, its their right as members of the house, as a co equal branch of government to conduct oversight. they want to do that, no question about it, but they dont want it to turn into a circus. theres a lot of members, perhaps newer members who go further out in terms of what this would like to see, and may they wont go that far yet until the mu...

Americans the right to speak our minds freely. >> reporter: aside from a few crowd pleasing zingers this was a redoing of the campaign speeches with a couple of differences there. repealing and reare placing obamacare, cut and simplify tax and cut regulations and rebuild military and build the wall and deport illegals. and it is another thing to accomplish those things legislatively. cutting taxes and cutting the debt and increasing the size and cost of the military. on that note, one other impo...