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The united states take further action against russia. he has now taken the opportunity for his last public remarks before leaving office to again pretty stridently criticize russia. theres a theme. we are supposed to get a new national security advisor monday morning, but cnbc is reporting that john bolton is in talks with the white house lawyers about possible conflict of interest related to that new job. we shall see. well see you tomorrow. >> on tuesday, who will the national security adviser...

Word with lawrence odonnell." >> so tuesday who will the national security advisor be? will john bolton get the ethics clearance and take the job or will h.r. mcmaster sit there until bolton clears or never clears? whats next? >> if it were any job other than national security advisor or any potential conflicts other than hey, maybe youre in the middle of the mueller counterintelligence investigation you might expect they clear whoever it is through. i think the prospect you have a counterintell...

Possibility of replacing chief of staff. so before he quit over principle, he wanted a promotion. >> well, thats right. look, everybody is trying to figure out the best way forward. in his case, i think he thought if he could have the reigns of the white house he could make it work for him. that was before the trade tariff thing that got out of control from his point of view. the president announced sort of off the cuff hes going to impose these tariffs on steel and aluminum, plans to follow-u...

Have the republic. >> trump defended h.r. mcmaster. >> hes my friend, i like him, i respect him. >> evidence the campaign is having an effect. will h.r. mcmaster is trying to give national security advise, hes also forced to defend the attacks both from outside the house and the memo makes clear inside as well. >> cnn reached out to the national security council and said the memo was not an official nfc document. >> with independence came decades of tension. a look at the milestone anniversary i...

And the headline in "the new york times" reads john kelly, new chief of staff is seen as a beacon of discipline. lets take it up to the media panel today. a duty miller, author and fox news contributor. joe contra is with us. media reporter for the hill. thank you for being with us in the brand spanking new studio credited i say that before? it is a trivia question now. so if it is a honeymoon, judy, how long can it last? >> well, we will see. i look at my old paper, "the new york times" and i s...

Lifetime, that this generations long war. general kelly has written and spoken eloquently about that as has general mattis and as will h.r. mcmasters. theyre looking at the long game. theyll have to. it will take years to rebuild our defenses. >> bill: you like this team, dont you, colonel? >> i do. >> bill: thank you, colonel. oliver north. thank you. >> abby: tensions running high at the pipeline protest camp in north dakota. activists setting a huge fire as they face a deadline just hours awa...

At the center of americas resurgence are the massive tax cuts i just signed into law. now, that is a lot of money in your pockets no matter where youre coming from. >> as the president continues with the latino coalition, peter baker, you were talking about the exits from the white house, you and kristen welker. pick up that thought about the numbers in your own reporting of people who are original advisers who have left, whether or not gary cohn could return -- he hasnt completely burned his br...