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President wants to walk around, all the rules normally in place for federal vacancies, but i'll tell you from people i speak to it's already been chaotic. they have policies enacted through a tweet before they actually get a memo how to implement it, and courts are holding things up. every day they have to figure out how they're going to carry out these policies. not having someone either confirmed or even an in acting position is hard for them. >> thank you both. that is all in for this evening. the rachel maddow show starts right now. >> good evening, my friend. much appreciated. thanks to y...

Policies. someone a lot like ken cuccinelli, but for all the reasons you laid out, ken cuccinelli does not seem confirmable. so we'll see now if the president wants to walk around all of the rules that are normally in place for federal vacancies to try to get who he wants in place. i'll tell you, from people i speak to, it's already been chaotic. they have policies that are enacted through a tweet before they actually get a memo on how to implement it. and courts are holding things up every day. they have to figure out how they're going to carry out these policies. not having someone either co...

We start a two-hour broadcast tonight with some breaking news. a cabinet official who recently told "the washington post" he didn't have control over the, quote, tone, the message, the public face, and approach, unquote of his department has announced his departure. the department of homeland security chief, kevin mcaleenan, is out. it occurs the same day a judge said that the administration could not use military funding to build the border wall. here with more tonight is cnn's kaitlan collins. so what do we know about his departure? >> reporter: anderson, this is sudden with the president ju...

Separate districts blocking efforts by the trump administration to make it more difficult for immigrants who rely on public assistance to obtain legal status. one judge calling it, quote, repugnant to the american dream. a bad day in a bad week for the white house. and of course there's breaking news as it is on most nights. news tonight that another key trump administration official heading for the exit, kevin mcaleenan, the acting secretary of homeland security submitted his resignation to the white house. he is the fourth person to serve in that position for president trump. here with more ...

This job under, of course, an acting position, people never envisioned him taking the job in a permanent role. he was at odds with the president and some of his top advisers, including miller, and their roles and where they wanted to go on immigration. there were times where the president was pleased with what he was doing. there were other times where the president with a lash out and blame him for the border policies, high border crossings. something else that's interesting that happened in recent weeks, he gave this interview to "the washington post" where he talked about how essentially he...