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Administration. the second in three days. this time it's the president's pick to run the labor department. chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel's on capitol hill tonight with the breaking details. >> good evening very late today and a poster announced he was withdrawing from consideration to be the next secretary of labor, saying "i am honored to have been considered by resident donald trump to lead the department of labor and put america's workers and businesses back on a path to sustainable prosperity." the democrats alone could not stop the puzder nomination. a senior source says ...

>> there's some good news today for workers and women and families in america. back on the campaign trail, president trump promised to put workers first but from the start it's been pretty clear that his nominee for secretary of labor, who has now withdrawn, was a clear signal that president trump had no intention of keeping that promise. >> bret: that is senator patty murray talking about the withdrawal of cabinet nominee for labor secretary, puzder. he released a statement today as he pulled out of consideration after careful consideration and discussions with my family, i am withdrawing my ...

Four senate republicans initially expressed reservations this week. susan collins of maine, johnny isakson of georgia, lisa murkowski of alaska, and tim scott of south carolina. after puzder dropped out, scott explained what bothered him, saying "as revelations regarding paying employees in cash, illegal immigration, and comments regarding some of the american workforce came to light, i developed serious concerns regarding his nomination." a senior democrat called the puzder withdrawal victory for workers. >> they said no. they spoke up loud and clear that they want a true champion for all wor...

Early push that the trump administration wanted to make to get things done. >> it presents a roadblock for the white house. i think part of it is a bit of a lack of vetting on puzder. i think there was a problem. we knew there -- when the information started coming out about his ex-wife and the undocumented immigrant, that he failed to pay taxes, it started to build up opposition research case and then you have to remember that on the committee you had two liberal republicans, and other senators, republican senators concerned about the nomination. you have to remember, puzder is coming from th...

>> kimberly: you are right. nobody could have guessed tom daschle wouldn't get in in 2009. what about the visit by bibi netanyahu and your take on the interaction at the news conference about the settlements and the two state one state solution. >> for puzder and the israelis it was an unbelievably successful event. i thought bibi was going to break into song at one point. the two-state solution is no longer the holy grail. it's the most likely in the most supported around the world but it was a good thing to break the taboo of speaking about other possibilities and it only came into effect 17...