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They haven't fully vetted these officials. i think that was a clear case in the case of the secretary of defense even though patrick shanahan had been confirmed for a previous administration post, the white house clearly didn't know about this new information that would make it more difficult for him to get confirmed as zesecretary of defense. so president trump says this is about giving him more flexibili flexibility, but it is clear that the acting officials can't be in the roles permanently but they are also hamstrung to make long term decisions. and that is why the good government groups r...

How are the institutions of law enforcement in this country and counterintelligence holding up against pressure from a president and his supporters in congress who are leaning on them with all their might? it sort of depends on how you look at it right now. either rod rosenstein and the justice department are pursuing a strategy of appeasement, which never works. you keep giving in to increasing demands for more and more information and more and more compromise of the independence of the department and it will never be enough and all you do is make yourself weaker with every new concession, wi...

They say this is what the governors asked for. they wanted flexibility. i can give it per capita or a block grant. that is what they wanted. what they ignore is they are cutting how much you are going to get period. they will shift that cost to the state as if you guys had bottomless pockets. what is the reality? >> the reality is we need that flexibili flexibility. a good example is we want to put a simple work requirement in for those on medicaid and able-bodied and don't have dependent children. obamacare refused to give that to us. we need the work requirement in place to get people traine...

Congress is investigating whether u.s. intelligence agencies were caught offguard failing to appreciate the sure size of russia's air campaign. it is sparking the debate of if the united states should stay on the sidelines or get more involved in the war. are we already in a proxy war, andrea? >> president obama has stayed out of it largely which i agree is the right decision especially if he is not serious about completely going in and assisting to wipe out isis. i don't get how the intelligence community, and i am guessing they were not, it was more the white house, was blindsided. russia, s...