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Courtesy calls, that was a courtesy call and the president-elect was returning the call. the washington post today tells a different story with some trump aides indicating that this was a long planned call. this is part of a broader strategic effort. it's unclear exactly what the strategic effort is, what the aim of the strategic effort is. it's unclear exactly what potential benefit could be experienced by the united states, china or taiwan. >> joining me now for the daily fix, jeremy peters and "wall street journal" white house correspondent carol lee. let's pick up where josh earnest left o...

Economically strong. alliance is part of our destiny as a nation. this is what guides me in my policy, what guides my government as a whole. secondly, this wave of populism that seems to engulf us. well, look at the -- seems in your words to come from the united states. look at the european parliament. we -- there are a lot of people who are looking for simplistic solutions. who are sort of preaching policies of -- well, very unfriendly policies. we have them here in europe too. we have them here in germany too. and to take up where the president left off, digitization is a disruptive force, a...

Were not precise and mistaken in key points. >> joining me is paul rothstein, professor at the georgetown university law school, and prof professor, thank you for joining us. ap i want to pick up where mike taibbi left off, and perhaps the openings in the testimony given by oscar pistorius today, and specifical specifically, the calling out of reeva once he determined or believed he said that an intruder was in the home. let me play a little of what he said recalling calling out our name. >> i kept on shouting for reeva to phone the police. i was still scared to retreat, because i was not sure...

Contracts with the federal government. and so i think the question is how many people, mr. president, will this executive action actually help? i suspect the answer is somewhere close to zero. >> democratic congressman jim clyburn from my home state, south carolina, always good to see you, sir. >> thank you very much for having me. >> let's starts with where the speaker left off. does he have have a point? is the president's plan too narrow in focus? >> well, thank you for having me, melvin. i don't understand how the speaker can come to that conclusion. the fact of the matter is whenever this...

>> first, i think what obviously bill is referring to, the failure of obama care has been a gift for us republicans as we head into the midterm elections. i believe he's hoping we don't take away from that. what speaker boehner is doing is meeting with the conference this week and laying out a series of principles and trying to get consensus. but that's what governing is all about, we're seeing getting people together and putting ideas together and seeing what comes out of it. but i applaud the speaker for exhibiting leadership on trying to find a path forward and bringing the different voices...