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There's a major engine of economic activity and they need to get in the game. at the moment, the standoff between the white house and congress, and we heard mitch mcconnell saying he blames the president for a lack of leadership and getting people to work with him but that has resulted in absolutely a stale mate with no new ideas, no energy coming from washington. we can see the stock market is doing pretty well. we see consumer confidence doing pretty well. unemployment, it's right there. it's not great but it's not -- it's moving in the right direction the last few months and consumer -- i s...

So if you take a look at the timeline, obvious where the voters are going to have to think about whether they will change their mind. >> thank you. rick: the one coming up, interest rates on student loans still go lower. the senate taking up a bill this fall. but what about 10 years down the road? we will talk about that. and as violence grows in syria, new information on the options and a look at the different scenarios that are being considered in washington. after this.

His life in prison. he's not gaining anything by taking a plea. you have to understand at this point a lot of it is control. he's lost a lot of control by entering the criminal justice system. what kind of control can he pay back? he can force the prosecution to prove their case. he can force witnesses to come and testify against him. this is entertainment for him. that's what this is about. not necessarily about winning or losing but about control. rick: from a former prosecutor's standpoint, shouldn't the prosecution have more control over this rather than let the defense, if this is, in fac...

And rick, i just want to update real quick. i just got an email from the gulf coast funds management, the company run by hillary clinton's brother. they're saying they have never asked for help in a rejected visa appeal and they are not part of any investigation by the department of homeland security. that's the latest from gulf coast funds management. rick: molly has the breaking details. thank you. jenna: some new information on the economy now. as housing numbers show americans buying new homes at the fastest pace in five years, sales jumping more than 8%. when you buy a home, you have to f...

Influence the soviet union had absent some of those problems. their economic vitality at home is important to that but they seem to flex their muscle in trying to push their economic and military movements across the middle east. jenna: how far do you think they're willing to go? we see them giving arms to different groups in syria that we don't want to have arms but how far are they going to push this? >> i think absent any serious pushback on our part, they'll keep going ahead. i don't think they want direct conflict with the united states. i don't think they want an expansive regional war b...