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stephanie ruhle. and we have breaking news from the january 6th committee this evening. just moments ago, the house analysts subpoenaed the secret service over there missing text messages from january 6th and the day before. and today, all nine january six committee members met with the dhs inspector general. their focus, trying to retrieve that missing information. >> it's obviously an alarming thing to learn that there were secret service text messages from january 6th itself and the day before that were deleted as part of a device replacement program. we don't know what the facts ...

Given the circumstances, and, in effect, she is now more powerful. she stood up to the president in a way that put herself at some peril, did so on behalf of the four women congressmen and the whole democratic side, and that likely gives more of the strength and unity she so frequently talks about for them to try to do things legislatively. she was able to get a few republicans to peel off, a small number, but that's more than we've seen on other matters, like the impeachment inquiry, for example. on real policy and real things, that's still a challenge, although there are some must-dos that c...

Number one goal is to get rid of president trump in 2020. they say they want to do things legislatively, but there's no indication that they really want to work together in some sort of collegial fashion where there is harmony between the white house and congress. it's all about trying to keep this administration on the ropes with these political investigations. they are not criminal investigations. in hopes the majority of the country will hope for whomever the democratic nominee is. >> harris: john robert, thank you very much. sometimes the exception to what john was just talking about and d...

What is the number one priority for all of these chairmen and chairwomen, especially of these committees? >> walking a careful line. they understand that, one, it's their right as members of the house, as a co equal branch of government to conduct oversight. they want to do that, no question about it, but they don't want it to turn into a circus. there's a lot of members, perhaps newer members who go further out in terms of what this would like to see, and may they won't go that far yet until the mueller report comes out. when you talk to new members, it's important to do things legislatively....

Americans the right to speak our minds freely. >> reporter: aside from a few crowd pleasing zingers this was a redoing of the campaign speeches with a couple of differences there. repealing and reare placing obamacare, cut and simplify tax and cut regulations and rebuild military and build the wall and deport illegals. and it is another thing to accomplish those things legislatively. cutting taxes and cutting the debt and increasing the size and cost of the military. on that note, one other important speaker to come today, kevin brady, chairman of the house way and means committee is expected ...