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There. Jim acosta is at the white house and manu raju is on the hill. Manu, where do negotiationis stand right now . Reporter republicans are trying to keep the bill open by adding 5 billion for Border Security. Theyre trying to entice members to vote for this by adding money for Disaster Relief as well. Theyre not sure they have the votes to pass the house for a variety of reasons. Some republicans are planning to vote against this, including carlos carbello. A number of them are not around. Several others i talked to are on their way out of the airport as we speak. So getting the votes out o...

We have our eyes at this moment because well hear the First Response from Senate Democrats after we assume they have viewed the report, been briefed on it. We will all see together. Well bring that to you when they come out. They should be walking out any moment. It will be senator Chuck Schumer and other Senate Democrats coming out to give their assessment of the state of play. Right now, we already know that some republicans are speaking out. Manu raju is on capitol hill. Hes following all this right now. What are you hearing right now . Well, republicans are making it very clear that they h...

And he said, just moments ago, 100 , it wasnt him who did anything along these lines. They were both under oath. They were sworn in. Is one of them committing perjury . Absolutely. Without question. Not perjury. Making a false statement under well well, what if he blacked out and he doesnt know . I dont know which crime, whether its 1001 or 1503 but it is a crime. Lying to congress. Lying to congress under oath is a felony. One of them did it today. Absolutely. So thats a problem. Somebodys going to have to investigate that. I doubt it. It wasnt a problem with the Clarence Thomas hearing. Same...

As the last adult in the room, abruptly resigning after the president rejected his advice and decided to pull all u. S. Troops out of syria. In his resignation letter, secretary mattis spelling out his world views this way. My views on treating allies with respect and also being cleareyed are strongly held. And mattis adds this. You have a right to have a secretary of defense whose views are better aligned with yours. So what will the president s reaction be to this stunning rejection today . We may soon find out. The president will be facing cameras for the First Time Since mattis shocking an...

Circumstances on very opposite sides. Lets discuss now with steve hall, retired cia chief of russia operations. I mean, im having trouble getting my head around this because the u. S. And russia are on opposite side of so many Key National Security issues. Issues russia shows no interest in changing, in relenting on. So where is the potential for Common Ground here . Well, its not just you, jim. I think everybody can agree, all analysts i have heard, saying look, the United States should engage with russia on areas where there are things that the United States has interests in. The question is...