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The bipartisan compromise to expand background checks on guns just failed to break a republican filibuster. you had newtown families going around and they just could not convince enough of these senators to go along with it. i can't imagine a better litmus test to prove that our ph balance was off. it should've led to a moment of, "oh, my god, we've gotta rally together to fight this problem." but it divided us further. what happened last night, the defeat of a majority leader in congress never happened before. eric cantor, the number-two-ranking republican in the power structure, is gone. you...

Failed. >> the bipartisan compromise to expand background checks on guns just failed to break a republican filibuster. you had newtown families going around, and they could not convince enough of the senators to go along with it. >> i can't imagine a berl b better litmus test, to prove it is off. it divided us further. >> what happen last night, the defeat of a majority leader in congress never happened before. eric kanter, the number two ranking republican in the power structure is gone. >> you have to imagine the shock when not only does eric kanter lose, but he loses by 11 points to a guy n...

Wanted to talk to them. he wanted to hear them out. he wasn't looking to just cast them aside because he disagreed. he was the greatest of leaders, in part, because he listened. >> the book also examines thousands of new fbi documents that were recently released in connection to the fbi surveillance operation against king. what did you glean from those new documents? >> well, first of all, the attacks on king were much harsher and more frequent than we realize. the fbi was determined, not just to destroy kings reputation, but you destroy his marriage, even to push him to suicide. they were rea...

Parameters here that a federal judge had stipulated before mike pence testified. he had to testify about his conversations. but he theoretically still had some protections because of the speech or debate clause. >> constitutional scholars. >> speech or debate clause. how would that work during these five hours potentially? >> so mike pence did win himself a narrow victory before he testified, which is he does not have to testify under that speech or debate clause about his role as president of the senate when he was vice president. the way i think that would work is basically if he is asked a ...

Americans and the saudi arabians will try and exert pressure to try to make that happen, and antennae blinking, the secretary of state has spokenin blinking, the secretary of state has spoken in the last hour or so about america's determination to try and force some kind of diplomatic breakthrough. we are not seen any signs of it yet. breakthrough. we are not seen any signs of it yet-— signs of it yet. indeed, as you say, the us secretary _ signs of it yet. indeed, as you say, the us secretary of _ signs of it yet. indeed, as you say, the us secretary of state, - signs of it yet. indeed, as ...