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Again to block schumer and company from really having an effective voice to stop this from going down. >> democrats can block the president's nominee but not tomorrow. when democrats had control of the senate elinad the 60 requirement but if they are committed to blocking anybody that president trump sends up or whatever nominee does arrive, republicans are essentially certain to get rid of that rule and since they have a 50-vote majority in the senate the president can pretty much get confirmed almost anybody he wants. >> and what the republican leadership told me, they're going to do whateve...

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Money paid to the former porn star in the days before the 2016 election. toxic environment? epa administrator scott pruitt in a fight to save his job amid a growing list of ethics questions. president trump has offered his support, but how long would that support last? and breaking news. police say there are casualties after a van plowed into a crowd in munster, germany. a live report in a few minutes. we begin this hour along the u.s.-mexico border where the first national guard troops should be arriving within the next few days. defense secretary james mattis approved the deployment of...

That's what we're doing right now. again, the president thinks that he's done a good job on the purpose of carrying out the goals of the epa. >> that's the setup. let's talk about it. joining me, derek thompson, senior editor for "the atlantic," and white house reporter for "the associated press." and msnbc political analyst. and peter nicholas, white house reporter with the "wall street journal." thank you guys for joining me this afternoon. jonathan, i'll start with you. you've reported that scott pruitt met with the president yesterday in an effort to save his job. this was on the same day ...

We also reported that -- at the "journal" that some saying pruitt should go, he's a liability. it's not clear the president is listening. what's also interesting about the pruitt situation is that the entire staff at the white house, from what we're told, is also of the view that pruitt is a serious liability. the situation is getting worse and not better. the white house has to cut his losses and move on. the president is digging in, as jonathan said, and it's not clear that he's listening. and that raises questions about kelly's influence and status. and if he's not being listened to, why is...