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>> translator: that requires us not describe lies as truth and truth as lies. [ applause ] >> welcome back. that was german chancellor angela merkel yesterday delivering the commencement address at harvard university and receiving a standing ovation for remarks she made that hinted at president trump. washington, d.c. has passed a major hurdle to potentially become the nation's 51st state. the d.c. statehood bill will be reviewed by the house oversight and reform committee on july 24th. it marks the first time a d.c. statehood bill will be heard since 1993. under current law d.c. residents h...

♪ then i saw her face ♪ now i'm a believer ♪ not a trace. brian: 25 minutes before the top of the hour. that is the white house it's dark and looks cold much like most of america which that house represents. steve: just outside the front door and to the left sarah huckabee sanders is going to be -- she is getting miked up right now. we are going to be talking to her about all sorts of things, including this new book by michael wolff which is the number one book in the world right now where they, quote, extensively steve bannon and everybody thought he was so loyal to the president and ye...

Nothing because it didn't pass the senate. and then you in the house of representatives live with the responsibility of that vote on election day, and not bup senator lives with the responsibility for the bill dying in the senate. and that is why it takes party discipline in both houses to pass anything, so that even when some members of the party trying to pass the bill disagree with elements of the bill, they must never say that publicly, because if they do, then the house represents will get spooked and be afraid that all they're going to be doing is walking the plank. so to have a republic...

Die in the senate, so you in the house represents have taken the risk, you've voted for the controversial bill, and in the end it turns out you voted for nothing because it didn't pass the senate. and then you in the house of representatives live with the responsibility of that vote on election day, and not bup senator lives with the responsibility for the bill dying in the senate. and that is why it takes party discipline in both houses to pass anything, so that even when some members of the party trying to pass the bill disagree with elements of the bill, they must never say that publicly, b...

Requests, then i am happy and i am willing to get to work. >> i want to bring in bob ekle political analyst and author of "i should be dead, my life of surviving politic, tv and ed a dick shun" and also bob cusack, chief editor of "the hill" and columnist charles hurt, and gentlemen, so glad to have you on. bob cusack, give me the goods, what is the story behind the scenes for paul ryan? >>le with, paul ryan needs to step up as he said, because there is nobody else who can lead and be speaker of the house other than paul ryan to get the votes to with be speaker. so this is a job that he does n...