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Congressman, as it wasn't just 2013 but all the way back to 2006, then senators schumer, obama,en biden, and clinton were all voting in favor of constructing a barrier on the mexican border. frankly, not much has changed in the interim 12 years, except thm problem has gotten a lot worse. are people like schumerte suffering acute amnesia or is it just petty partisan politics? they can't stand to give trump something he wants even though it is the same thing they have long wanted. >> yes. i am not sure how sincere they were in 2006. i can tell you what they are sincere about today is that they j...

Russian leader. >> will you publicly condemn president putin? >> reporter: a person with direct knowledge tells nbc news top national security officials tuesday morning huddled for an unscheduled meeting to address the fallout. >> thank you for that report. following president trump's walk back on his widely criticized comment in helsinki, senate democrats are demanding answers. and political reporter heidi pryzbilla is back with that. >> so unusual. we have no official record of the president's meeting with russia. now, six senator, including minority leader chuck schumer and intel vice chair...

To reunite with their parents and could take some time. every day they wait, it's like a heinous scene. what do you make of that? >> none of this would have been necessary in the first place in congress did their jobs. yesterday and today, senators schumer said the president has the power of the pen. he can take care of the mess he made. he didn't make the mess. congress made the mess by their inaction to do anything about securing the border or to set up avenues in which we can control who comes and who goes in this country. congress has refused to do that they have to take away the incentive...

There have not been a lot of at least rigorous talks between the two parties. senators schumer and mcconnell have spoken by phone at least one. other than that, there hasn't been a lot of communication between them or their offices. they're obviously all talking right now, but i think they've gotten to the point right now whereas brian pointed out, the issues for democrats haven't just changed. it's not a date change type of issue in terms of how long a short term funding bill would be. this he want very specific policy proposals, very specific commitments. those are commitments republicans ar...

The government shut down and then to find out there was another deal in the making, according to senator schumer, that again fell apart in the period of time after which senator schumer left the office and sometime later when the white house indicated that there would be no deal, even with the wall being offering. it's really extraordinary. i mean, it seemed pretty clear, even from the beginning of all this that this is the ball is in donald trump's court. he is the one who is the negotiator. he is the one who says that's his claim to fame. he is the one who was in the position to bring the re...