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>> the speaker would love for us to have an agreement and have a vote. and that's why she's keeping the possibility open. she's very appropriately deferential to the president of the united states. but she'll see if the votes aren't there, which i don't expect them to be, she'll say, okay, how do we negotiate and get everyone on the same page? we'll work with the president to negotiate. but i think she's not used to this. lawrence, you know, because you've been in the senate, it's highly unusual for a first-term senator to come in, forget having their own agenda, defy the president of the unit...

Todd: that to me was the biggest revelation over the weekend. obviously all eyes are on the taliban and what they are doing. the fact that the state department, our own people aren't doing everything in their power, and haven't for the last month is unconscionable. spoke to a doctor. on the impact of the u.s. withdrawal from afghanistan and what this means. it is chilling. take a listen. >> it was not wise decision to leave a nation 'in a hard situation. our people deserve to have their rights. women deserve to have their rights. in my belief it is not worth ending of war in afghanistan for un...

Forced into tough votes if this starts to extend more than a couple weeks, if it extends past the point of where the house managers present a case and white house counsel present a case. then they get into a tough up and down vote process where they're going to have to take contentious, tough votes. i think it started to shift and i think it will be interesting to see over christmas what polling is. perhaps if polling shows it is good for republicans to drag the process out, maybe that starts to shift again. i think we have to watch and see how things shake out in the upcoming weeks. >> real q...

Along the southern border, that is a different story. pelosi and other leaders have left that open. that possibility open. >> wait a minute. it sounds, melanie, this is a semantics game. the president talking about a wall. he has been somebody who had the 20 to 30 foot high concrete wall. then slats. now whatever. >> now he is back to the wall. there was a long sense on capitol hill that it could be the key to unlocking the stale stalemate and walk away and trump saying i did get something. pelosi and democrats saying we did not give him what he wants. the signs i have seen is trump is going b...

Washington. the self-proclaimed dirty trickster is expected to be inside a court tomorrow. to face arraignment on his seven count indictment op charges of obstruction. false statements and witness tampering. related to the russia investigation. he courted reporters before leaving for the airport. seeming to flip on his previous statement that he could cooperate with mueller. >> are you willing to cut a deal with mueller. >> i don't answer hypothetical questions. i have no intention of doing so. >> that possibility open. >> any chance you'll cooperate? if he asks. >> i would certainly testify h...