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>> the points i would make is nato stand united the transatlantic bond sue nietd. >> reporter: in london the joined up message received loud and clear. the uk one of only four nato allies meeting that 2% threshold. >> secretary mattis and i have agreed that others must now raise their game. and those failing to meet the 2% commitment so far should at least agree to year-on-year real terms increases. >> reporter: the mattis/tillerson coordination belies what many see as the chaos of trumps admini...

It is ridiculous that they are insisting on 60 vote threshold here. >> martha: understood. the point is schumer is representing really the furthest left of his party right now. but we know that there are voters in many of these states who ended up voting for donald trump who were democrats who had voted for barack obama every times before. so, im listening to what richard is saying. is it possible that, you know, to carve out sort of a trumpest coalition among some of those people and say, look,...

Been there a long time. patrick leahy, dianne feinstein, who may give the vote for the presidents pick for the high court. and this is has been in the past decade. leahy says its wavering. its not possible they will get the eight votes they need to prevent the filibuster. right now it doesnt look good. we could see things change early next week, my bet right now we may see the nuclear option that doug described where they change the senate rules and that threshold will change from 60 votes to 5 ...

Breaking a filibuster for supreme court nominee that we want to cut some kind of a deal that either blocks gorsuch or will confirm gorsuch but any future nominees will have to meet that 60 vote threshold. is this likely -- are the republicans thinking about this? >> well, if they did, it would be the dumbest thing that they have ever considered. look, right now republicans are totally position today get neil gorsuch on the court without having to do any deals with the democrats. theres a talk of...

Donations. >> donations if they continue pay for each student that crosses their threshold in their four year career forever. that is a math question. >> they have google on cell phones. >> firing -- the change ivy league schools, my brother went to one, i went to missouri. that is my two sets. >> ivy league schools should finance their own tuition. they have enough money in the bank, no one takes a loan from the government or anyone else, lets finance it. if you believe the courses your teachin...

Arthel: yep, i heard it myself. kristin fisher, thank you so much. eric? eric: arthel, senate republicans are continuing to clash over democrats over president trumps supreme court nominee, judge neil gorsuch. this as that showdown looms in the coming week. some wondering if the republicans will invoke the so-called nuclear option on this nomination. doug mckelway has more from washington. doug? >> reporter: with the senate vote on supreme court nominee neil gorsuch looming this week, there is a...

♪ ♪ julie: a showdown on capitol hill ahead of the senate vote to con to firm judge neil gorsuch to the supreme court. at least two democrats say they will support gorsuch, but others are promising the filibuster. republicans may change the rules so is they dont need any democratic support. doug mckelway has more on where this fight is heading. >> reporter: with the senate vote looming this week, there is a lot of 11th hour jockeying as senate democrats near that 60-vote threshold to filibus...

Allies, meeting that 2% threshold. >> secretary mattis and i have agreed that others must now raise their game. and those failing to meet the 2% commitment so far should at least agree to year on year real terms increases. >> reporter: the coordination belies what many see as the trump administration so far on russia. both secretaries also joining forces to contradict trumps early and ready nato for more russian aggression. >> russias violation of international law are now a matter of record. >>...

Happen. either judge gorsuch will pass with 60 votes or they must exercise the nuclear option and change the rules of the senate so that he can pass on a simple majority. >> reporter: two democrats up for reelections next year by states carried by president trump joe manchin of west virginia and heidi heitkamp of north dakota said they will support gorsuch. institutionalists like senator john mccain are trying to see if a deal can be struck to avoid the so-called nuclear option changing the thre...

In iraq nearly 300 paratroopers were deployed recently to help the iraqi military. the developments may be part of the secret plan to defeat isis that donald trump talked about on the campaign trail. but as indira lakshmanan writes about in her most recent column in "the boston globe," president trump is earning a reputation as a boss who wants a quick fix and who doesnt much care how you got there. and indira is back with me. so indira, the guardian wrote this week that trump earlier this year ...