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if it's outside the situation of congress, it would be whatever congress enacts, so when it was the writs of quo warranto, each federal prosecutor could seek his ouster from office under section 3, but it was still subject to that amnesty provision in section 3 of the 14th amendment. we do acknowledge the tension, but we don't think that's an insurmountable obstacle. >> see why there's tension, if you analogize the lifting by congress of the disqualification by a two-thirds vote to a pardon, then surely one would not argue that, the fact that the president or governor can pardon someone from a criminal conviction or a criminal offense means that the person couldn't be prosecuted in the first place for the criminal offense. >> that's right. >> right. >> yes. >> so i don't see what the tension is. they're two separate things. did the person engage in this activity which is prohibited, and second, even if the person did engage in the activity, are there reasons why the disqualification should be lifted or the pardon should be granted? >> that's right. if the court accepts the holding of grif
if it's outside the situation of congress, it would be whatever congress enacts, so when it was the writs of quo warranto, each federal prosecutor could seek his ouster from office under section 3, but it was still subject to that amnesty provision in section 3 of the 14th amendment. we do acknowledge the tension, but we don't think that's an insurmountable obstacle. >> see why there's tension, if you analogize the lifting by congress of the disqualification by a two-thirds vote to a...
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is there a way for you to keep me safe in congress? >> and there are members of congress who are independently wealthy. are you one of them? and that's how you're trying to figure out how to pay for. it i do want to play for you, and i apologize for making you happy dollison to it. and now responded on social media. this is congressman troy nehls of texas. this is what he had to say about the situation. let's take a listen. >> she doesn't even support the police. but the idea to pay her thug money to try to help protect her for? what if she wouldn't be so loud all the time maybe she wouldn't be getting threats. >> are you saying she deserves threats? >> no, what i'm saying is is that when you are out there talking the way she does, i'm surprised that people are probably pretty upset because she's a pretty radical person. and maybe should donate down a little bit. >> and i will just let you respond. >> absolutely ignorant. anti black. racist and sexist tropes by a sitting member of congress who was a colleague i had even met. for him to
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congress has the power to enforce it. so, wouldn't that be the last place that you would look for authorization for the states including confederate states to enforce implicitly authorize, to enforce the presidential election process? that seems to be a position that is at -- at war with the whole thrust of the 14th amendment and very ahistorical. >> no, your honor, first, we would locate the state's authority to run presidential elections not in the 14th amendment, but in article 2. and that power is nearly plenary. >> but you're relying on -- you have no reliance on section 3, is that what you're saying? >> no, your honor. we have reliance on section 3 in as far as article 2 gives states this broad power to determine how their electors were selected and that broad power implies the narrower power to enforce federal constitutional qualification. >> the narrower power you're looking for is the power of disqualification. right? that is a very specific power in the 14th amendment. and you're saying that was implicitly exten
congress has the power to enforce it. so, wouldn't that be the last place that you would look for authorization for the states including confederate states to enforce implicitly authorize, to enforce the presidential election process? that seems to be a position that is at -- at war with the whole thrust of the 14th amendment and very ahistorical. >> no, your honor, first, we would locate the state's authority to run presidential elections not in the 14th amendment, but in article 2. and...
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but congress hasn't acted. and that means those provisions of the constitution are underenforced. >> this also runs a little into the jefferson davis problem, right, which is that right after the reconstruction, after the war, and you've got this -- it's a very strange time in the nation's history because you have the south under military control after they've lost the war. you've got this congress that's one of the most productive and radically egalitarian probably ever in the history of the country and they don't pass legislation specifically pursuant to this amendment, they pass the amendment. but people understood jefferson davis understood i can't run for office because that amendment is there even though there's no executing legislation from congress. was he wrong? >> well, look -- you wouldn't appeal to jefferson davis as understanding of the constitution to understand what the constitution means. he made a lot of fundamental mistakes in interpreting the constitution. but more fundamentally the point is
but congress hasn't acted. and that means those provisions of the constitution are underenforced. >> this also runs a little into the jefferson davis problem, right, which is that right after the reconstruction, after the war, and you've got this -- it's a very strange time in the nation's history because you have the south under military control after they've lost the war. you've got this congress that's one of the most productive and radically egalitarian probably ever in the history of...
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he has asked for more money from congress than any president has ever asked and congress won't fund it. there's a solution on the table that the white house is behind that congress won't pad, right? that is the advantage. i have a solution and they won't take it and, you know, maybe he doesn't catch up to trump, you know, maybe he doesn't make up 30 points, but you can make up some ground, but moreover, you're making a larger argument about democrats being for solutions, the president being for solutions, and then republicans standing in the way because they're doing what donald trump wants and he doesn't want to solve the problem. >> well, obviously the dscc either is talking to you or listening to you because i want to show the ad they just put out that kind of echoes what you just said. here it is. >> republicans are the ones who insisted on a border deal above everything else, and now they're backing out. are they lawmakers or are they 5-year-olds at dinner time? >> senate republicans won't keep us safe is the bottom line message there, jen, but let me go back to do people say bide
he has asked for more money from congress than any president has ever asked and congress won't fund it. there's a solution on the table that the white house is behind that congress won't pad, right? that is the advantage. i have a solution and they won't take it and, you know, maybe he doesn't catch up to trump, you know, maybe he doesn't make up 30 points, but you can make up some ground, but moreover, you're making a larger argument about democrats being for solutions, the president being for...
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you don't wait for congress to say you can't do that. the ballot in the state is the function of the state to determine. so back to my point about how plain language, strict construction and originalism all got thrown into the can in this argument, how about states' rights? they live by states' right as a doctrine for so long, and now no, no, congress has to decide, even though every element of the ballot is really settled on by the states and state election officials. >> one wonders what might happen if arnold schwarz nagin decided, let me try to run. i'm going to leave it there. senator sheldon whitehouse, always a pleasure. >> joining me now is katie phang, trial attorney and host of the katie phang show. michael steele, cohost of the weekend, and david k. johnston, author of the big cheat and founder of d.c.report.org. i'm going to let each of you respond. katie phang, you were in the room where it happened. talk about what you expect to happen. it felt to me like the justices had already decided to keep him on the ballot, just looki
you don't wait for congress to say you can't do that. the ballot in the state is the function of the state to determine. so back to my point about how plain language, strict construction and originalism all got thrown into the can in this argument, how about states' rights? they live by states' right as a doctrine for so long, and now no, no, congress has to decide, even though every element of the ballot is really settled on by the states and state election officials. >> one wonders what...
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certainly congress has been waiting for this report to drop. this investigation has been going on since last november when they first found those classified documents. this will be very revealing and telling in terms of what is in the report. certainly, chris, we do not know what is in the special counsel report. we know that members of congress have received it. they are looking through it right now. and of course we will bring you the latest when we have it. certainly a culmination of more than a year in which the special counsel has been investigating the president's handling of the classified documents, whether he mishandled the documents, whether it was an issue of carelessness. all of that will come through in this report, which of course as i told you, congress has received in the last half hour or so, chris. >> julie, thank you for that. >>> let's bring in nbc's monica alba in washington for us. i know the white house press secretary was briefing. i have no doubt a question was asked. tell us what's going on there? >> exactly, chris, ou
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congress will work it out in congress on the spot, on january 6th itself. what could possibly go wrong? you just heard jason marie who did most of the arguing today for the plaintiffs, who successfully sued in colorado to keep trump off of the ballot, we will speak live with jason marie in just a few moments tonight. but that same point about how strange it would be to do what trump's lawyers proposed, to not start to decide whether trump is eligible to be president until after the election, until after he has potentially been elected president, that same point was also made slightly differently by the second lawyer. by the colorado solicitor general who today, also defended colorado taking trump off of the ballot. >> the petitioner contends that colorado must put him on the ballot because of the possibility that there would be a supermajority act of congress to remove his legal disability. under this theory, colorado and every other state would have to indulge this possibility, not just for the primary but through the general election and up to the moment
congress will work it out in congress on the spot, on january 6th itself. what could possibly go wrong? you just heard jason marie who did most of the arguing today for the plaintiffs, who successfully sued in colorado to keep trump off of the ballot, we will speak live with jason marie in just a few moments tonight. but that same point about how strange it would be to do what trump's lawyers proposed, to not start to decide whether trump is eligible to be president until after the election,...
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you told congress about this, he inflates his wealth. he lies about his wealth. basically, engoron, in the summary judgment in september, said that you are a myth. you are built on a lie. you are a fraudulent person. that seems to bother donald trump yet more than the fact that he faces losing his liberty and going to jail. >> i'm not so sure. right now he is not confronted with that aspect, which is what will be starting on march 25th at the criminal trial. these have all been civil so far and he has lost. he continues to lose in each and every one of these cases. my prediction is that he loses on all 91 counts that were brought against him. >> wow. >> donald is like a donkey, he can only see the carrot in front of his nose. what is the carrot right now in front of his nose? half a billion dollars plus in civil fines between e. jean carroll and now letitia james civil fraud case. when he is going to be confronted in 27 days from now -- 37 days? 37 days from now at the district attorney of new york's case, alvin bragg case, rest assured that will be priority to h
you told congress about this, he inflates his wealth. he lies about his wealth. basically, engoron, in the summary judgment in september, said that you are a myth. you are built on a lie. you are a fraudulent person. that seems to bother donald trump yet more than the fact that he faces losing his liberty and going to jail. >> i'm not so sure. right now he is not confronted with that aspect, which is what will be starting on march 25th at the criminal trial. these have all been civil so...
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so how can congress get anything done on the border? you're watching "jose diaz-balart reports" on msnbc. er you're watching "jose diaz-balart reports" on msnbc. s lots of video calls. i see myself more and i definitely see those deeper lines. i'm still kim and i got botox® cosmetic. i wanted to keep the expressions that i would normally have, you know, you're on camera and the only person they can look at is you. i was really happy with the results. i look like me just with fewer lines. botox® cosmetic is fda approved to temporarily make frown lines, crow's feet, and forehead lines look better. the effects of botox® cosmetic may spread hours to weeks after injection, causing serious symptoms. alert your doctor right away as difficulty swallowing, speaking, breathing, eye problems, or muscle weakness may be a sign of a life-threatening condition. do not receive botox® cosmetic if you have a skin infection. side effects may include allergic reactions, injection site pain, headache, eyebrow, eyelid drooping and eyelid swelling. tell y
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congress. >> by design. >> this is the absolutely do- nothing congress. but >> not just do nothing because we don't agree. do nothing because we want to hurt you. >> the question earlier, in terms of how we change, this this isn't going to be through cable news. it's going to be through kneecap to kneecap conversation in our communities, with our neighbors, friends, around our family members. people are emotional when it comes to politics. and that use very small part of the brain that's rational when it comes to this. they don't turn that part of their brain on until they appreciate that they are being respected, heard, and don't feel humiliated in the conversation. this is something i think all of us need to work on, and restart those conversations. >> do you agree? >> the problem is 90% of congress just got re-elected last november. despite the institution having a 20% approval rating. so, there is a big disconnect in our ability to hold our leaders accountable for not getting anything done.
congress. >> by design. >> this is the absolutely do- nothing congress. but >> not just do nothing because we don't agree. do nothing because we want to hurt you. >> the question earlier, in terms of how we change, this this isn't going to be through cable news. it's going to be through kneecap to kneecap conversation in our communities, with our neighbors, friends, around our family members. people are emotional when it comes to politics. and that use very small part of...
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the importance of the support in congress for ukraine. he talked about how critical it is at this juncture, thinking the american people. thinking president biden and the vice president. there was a joint press conference and he reiterated that thinking america but saying that this, now more than ever, is a critical time. if we don't get this american aid now we will be in a stalemate. we will be stuck, we will not be able to combat vladimir putin. he said that with this aid it won't be victory but we can at least push forward. pushing forward is all that matters right now. acknowledging how difficult this time is saying that they need air defense. that is what is so critical. i asked the vice president afterwards, in our exclusive conversation, about navalny. she had spoken him yesterday. had met with his wife. had that extraordinarily dignified electric moment here as she came out as a surprise to the entire conference. a standing of a shun for her bravery, her courage, and for her husbands. a terrible reaction here of fear, loathing, a
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they have gone from being the do nothing congress to being the crazy congress. if you are going to do something indefensible, it's best to do it at 2:00 in the morning when no one is watching, which is exactly when the republicans decided to have a committee vote on articles of impeachment against homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas, the first impeachment vote on a cabinet secretary since 1876. that cabinet secretary was acquitted in his senate trial in 1876. secretary mayorkas will obtain the second acquittal in a senate trial by a cabinet member of the impeachment process goes that far. that is what republicans are voting on. and at the very same time they are casting those meaningless votes on impeachment they are vowing not to vote for any improvement in the situation at the southern border. anyway the speaker of the house has taken his orders from donald trump to make sure they do not give president biden the legislative authority he needs to secure the southern border. president biden has said that he will close the southern border, close it, if
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he's been begging congress. he says give me the money, give me the money for more judges and immigration attorneys so that we can process these asylum claims and were not overrun. congress on the democratic side is willing to give those resources, speaker johnson isn't willing to bring that kind of bill up to congress. that is a shame that the republicans are playing more politics with the situation. >> all right, california congressman, roll khanna, thank you for joining me today. appreciate it. it's the kind of breaking news has not really breaking if you already know it's going to happen, right? we're going to tell you about some not-so-breaking breaking news. plus, president joe biden heading to a place where he is expected to make more breaking not-so-breaking news. stay tuned. me not-so-breaking news. stay tuned. me everyday, more dog people are deciding it's time to quit the kibble and feed their dogs fresh food from the farmer's dog. made by vets and delivered right to your door precisely portioned for y
he's been begging congress. he says give me the money, give me the money for more judges and immigration attorneys so that we can process these asylum claims and were not overrun. congress on the democratic side is willing to give those resources, speaker johnson isn't willing to bring that kind of bill up to congress. that is a shame that the republicans are playing more politics with the situation. >> all right, california congressman, roll khanna, thank you for joining me today....
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i think it will come up in congress. we know there are many members of congress who think that former president trump is disqualified. they voted to impeach him after all for the january 6th insurrection. there were votes in the senate as well, not enough to the two thirds rule on impeachment. but potentially enough to disqualify him next january because it's not a two thirds requirement under the constitution when you collect and count the electoral votes. >> a lesson we've just been given by you. professor edward foley, thank you so much, appreciate that. >>> the republicans dumpster fire week on capitol hill. why some members are still burning. -- there's nothing better than a subway series footlong. except when you add a new footlong sidekick. like the boss with the new footlong cookie. this might be my favorite sidekick ever. what? every epic footlong deserves the perfect sidekick. two leading candidates for senate. two very different visions for california. every epic footlong steve garvey, the leading republican,
i think it will come up in congress. we know there are many members of congress who think that former president trump is disqualified. they voted to impeach him after all for the january 6th insurrection. there were votes in the senate as well, not enough to the two thirds rule on impeachment. but potentially enough to disqualify him next january because it's not a two thirds requirement under the constitution when you collect and count the electoral votes. >> a lesson we've just been...
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and the same goes for congress. when congress says we're going to do a broad sweeping bill following the 14th amendment of the constitution to say you can't undermine, you can't have a result that discriminates against people of color at the ballot, and that this supreme court says oh, yeah, congress, yeah, no, we're going to say that you can't -- sorri, you got to go back and do that again. so congress does not have the power to do what it is told to do to protect voters. but suddenly, suddenly when it's this case, when it's this case, it's very uncomfortable doing what the 14th amendment clearly says. >> it's more alarming when you create that parallelism. there was sound from justice kavanaugh that i want to talk about. play it and talk about it on the other side. >> and just to be clear, under 2383, you agree that someone could be prosecuted for insurrection by federal prosecutors and, if convicted, could be or shall be disqualified then from office? >> yes. but the only caveat that ied add is that our client is
and the same goes for congress. when congress says we're going to do a broad sweeping bill following the 14th amendment of the constitution to say you can't undermine, you can't have a result that discriminates against people of color at the ballot, and that this supreme court says oh, yeah, congress, yeah, no, we're going to say that you can't -- sorri, you got to go back and do that again. so congress does not have the power to do what it is told to do to protect voters. but suddenly,...
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and top republicans in congress are of course all on board. house majority leader steve scalise swore the bill would not receive a bill in the house. republican conference chair elise stefanik called the deal an absolute nonstarter. and their boss, house speaker mike johnson called the border bill, quote, dead on arrival, after recently bragging about having a direct hotline on mar- a-lago. >> president trump is not wrong. he and i have been talking about this pretty frequently. i talked to him the night before the last about the same subject. >> that was two weeks ago. and what is johnson saying this week, you may want to know? >> is donald trump calling the shots here, mister speaker. >> of course not. he's not calling the shots. i am calling the shots for the house, it's our responsibility. >> it's not donald trump, okay -- i guess it's just that house republicans, and now most senate republicans, we don't want to enact a republican brokered bill that addresses a top republican issue. if it doesn't make sense to, you're not alone. i mean, a
and top republicans in congress are of course all on board. house majority leader steve scalise swore the bill would not receive a bill in the house. republican conference chair elise stefanik called the deal an absolute nonstarter. and their boss, house speaker mike johnson called the border bill, quote, dead on arrival, after recently bragging about having a direct hotline on mar- a-lago. >> president trump is not wrong. he and i have been talking about this pretty frequently. i talked...
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we're doing to continue to work closely with congress, and urge members of congress to fund these important national security priorities. >> i'm wondering if you could e -- elaborate on that. there are a lot of americans who look at the money we're sending to ukraine, to israel, to taiwan, and they may ask themselves why we need to be involved in other people's wars. why does the american public need to pay for weapons for ukraine, weapons for israel, weapons for taiwan. can you help that person understand a little bit more detail why it's so important to keep funding these things? >> sure, as an american, as someone who has lived in the continental united states for a very long time, i can certainly understand where it may seem like an academic concern, right. the threats that exist overseas, why is that the problem. the reality is, look back through history, and see that things that start over seas can become crises, that we have to deal with here. again, our focus is on protecting the nation. when you look at the situation of ukraine, for example, russia is not going to stop if they win
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tucker carlson, he's not in congress. he's not a decision-maker, he is literally no power, no authority over the next election, in any way, shape, or form. senator vance and congresswoman stefanik do. >> david, i want to get your reaction to the sound of hillary clinton, who was talking to alex wagner, just a couple days ago, about tucker's interview with putin. here's what she said. >> he is what's called a useful idiot. if you actually read translations of what's being said on russian media, they make fun of him. he's like a puppy dog. >> a puppy dog. what's your reaction? >> my reaction is dangerous because that puppy dog, and i agree with former secretary clinton, but that puppy dog has hundreds of thousands and millions of followers, many in today's republican party who will affirm him, including the likes of j.d. vance, elise stefanik, matt gaetz, and others. because they found it humorous. they find it somehow, this is celebrity politics, and not real governing. it's very dangerous. it's very dangerous, frankly, in
tucker carlson, he's not in congress. he's not a decision-maker, he is literally no power, no authority over the next election, in any way, shape, or form. senator vance and congresswoman stefanik do. >> david, i want to get your reaction to the sound of hillary clinton, who was talking to alex wagner, just a couple days ago, about tucker's interview with putin. here's what she said. >> he is what's called a useful idiot. if you actually read translations of what's being said on...
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he has already incited a violent mob onto congress. he has already assaulted our constitution, so when i worry about chaos, i worry about what donald trump already did, and there's nothing in the united states constitution that gives him a second chance to do that again. >> secretary, this is ana cabrera, i'm wondering why you think the justices didn't focus more on whether it was an insurrection that took place on january 6th. >> well, it's clear as day that it was an insurrection, donald trump through his rhetoric incited that mob. to hear trump to say even if he was found guilty of the crime of insurrection he has immunity is troubling for the entire country. now whether the justices will dive into that issue as they make their opinion, we'll have to wait and see. but something, again, if the justices were to accept trump's arguments that he is fully above the constitution, that insurrectionists deserve a place on the ballot and potentially an office, that will be a grave day for this country and a danger to our longevity as the uni
he has already incited a violent mob onto congress. he has already assaulted our constitution, so when i worry about chaos, i worry about what donald trump already did, and there's nothing in the united states constitution that gives him a second chance to do that again. >> secretary, this is ana cabrera, i'm wondering why you think the justices didn't focus more on whether it was an insurrection that took place on january 6th. >> well, it's clear as day that it was an insurrection,...
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now i'm running to bring the fight to congress. you were always stubborn. and on that note, i'm evan low, and i approve this message. >>> i would not have donald mike pence to. and i don't think that that was the right approach. i specifically said that what i said on the house floor. and i stand by my statement. which was it was unconstitutional overreach in states like pennsylvania. listen, we need to make sure the election is constitutionally legal. but the democrats did was not -- >> near congresswoman leads to phonics a facing backlash for saying she would not have certified the 2020 election had not been by president. the shocking revelation comes amid shocking reports that she is at the top of donald trump's vp sure. this joining me now is lindsey johnson, political strategist, chief impact officer ten 63 with broad. former adviser for the 2020 biden campaign. kurt bardella, democratic strategist, l.a. times contributor and former house oversight committee spokesperson for republicans. welcome to you both. alencia, what does this tell you about the t
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as you noted, it takes a while to get legislation through congress. we have four individual spending bills that still need to pass. even if a deal reached tonight or tomorrow at this meeting with president biden, it was still logistically be very difficult to keep the government open ahead of the deadline. i really don't see any way to avoid at least a short government shutdown at this point. tomorrow, president biden will have that big meeting at the white house and we will see if he can put some pressure on congress and the republicans in congress to get a deal. >> well, we did hear from chuck schumer and mitch mcconnell on the threat of a shutdown earlier today. watch this. >> it is clear that when serious minded democrats and serious minded republicans engage each other with a desire to get things done, with a desire to get a yes, good things happen. even in divided government. >> shutting down the government is harmful to the country. it never produces outcomes on either policy or politics. what's more, i shut this week is entirely avoidable. we
as you noted, it takes a while to get legislation through congress. we have four individual spending bills that still need to pass. even if a deal reached tonight or tomorrow at this meeting with president biden, it was still logistically be very difficult to keep the government open ahead of the deadline. i really don't see any way to avoid at least a short government shutdown at this point. tomorrow, president biden will have that big meeting at the white house and we will see if he can put...
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the next step for tom suozzi is that he needs to get sworn into congress. i spoke to suozzi briefly after the election was announced, after his victory was announced. and he told me he hopes to get sworn in this week. he did not say what they, but a source familiar with his plans tells me it could be as early as thursday. given that tomorrow might be early, and if it's not thursday, he'll have to wait another week and a half, because the house goes on recess. when he does, that republican margin, already paper thin, will shrink further. it will be 219 republicans, 213 democrats, and then he has several months more of legislating before the midterm elections this fall. you have to do a government funding bill. they're looking to authorize the faa. there are a lot of this is the time to have a big. then tom suozzi is going to be on the ballot yet again in november, in a matter of months in 2024, when this bellwether district, the seat comes back up for the voters, like many before it, like several others that flipped from blue to red in 2022 and gave republic
the next step for tom suozzi is that he needs to get sworn into congress. i spoke to suozzi briefly after the election was announced, after his victory was announced. and he told me he hopes to get sworn in this week. he did not say what they, but a source familiar with his plans tells me it could be as early as thursday. given that tomorrow might be early, and if it's not thursday, he'll have to wait another week and a half, because the house goes on recess. when he does, that republican...
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and american voters we need to talk to the congress person and say i want the congress to deal with this bill that came out in the senate. i want you to get it around mike johnston. he is a moron. just shy of the discharge petition through, get it to the vote, do the job we elected it to do, and we pay you to do. don't just go on tv, don't trust him and how, actually do some legislation, get some spending cuts, and do something for the american people, or you're gonna be gone in november. >> and the problem, nick, let's put these numbers up again. when you look at what presidents have added, of course, you had with george w. bush and barack obama at the end of that. you of course had, well you had 9/11 at the beginning of the bush, and at the end, you had the financial crisis that bush and obama dealt with. and then you look at donald trump, despite that, donald trump added 8.2 trillion dollars in four years. 8.2 trillion dollars. and that's the guy for, nick, this is when people actually who give a dam about the future of our economy, that's a guy who is supposedly running as a, quote,
and american voters we need to talk to the congress person and say i want the congress to deal with this bill that came out in the senate. i want you to get it around mike johnston. he is a moron. just shy of the discharge petition through, get it to the vote, do the job we elected it to do, and we pay you to do. don't just go on tv, don't trust him and how, actually do some legislation, get some spending cuts, and do something for the american people, or you're gonna be gone in november....
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congress does make its own rules. has the democratic caucus talked through what they would do if mike johnson leads members of his caucus to not seat democrats such that there are not enough votes to certify the election, let's say, and trump wins? >> we're prepared. under leader jefferies, he was at the leadership table, i was at the leadership table in 2021 as speaker pelosi worked with jamie raskin and adam schiff to prepare for the challenges that were coming. and we have most of those members will still be in the house. so just as they have priors in challenging the elections, we have prior experience. but just look at two weeks ago when tom suozzi wins in a blowout election on long island and asked to be seated, and leader jefferies asked to seat swazi that week as republicans have seated their members in the past when they win that week, and they refused to seat him. and that's because of the thin majority that they have. so we'll come back, and i hope he's seated, but they have shown they will play fast and lo
congress does make its own rules. has the democratic caucus talked through what they would do if mike johnson leads members of his caucus to not seat democrats such that there are not enough votes to certify the election, let's say, and trump wins? >> we're prepared. under leader jefferies, he was at the leadership table, i was at the leadership table in 2021 as speaker pelosi worked with jamie raskin and adam schiff to prepare for the challenges that were coming. and we have most of...
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the first black lesbian to serve in congress in american history. the only black women serving in the senate right now. senator butler is not reelecting, and the race for the sea is really heating. up congressman schiff, congressman katie porter and barbara lee are vying for that seat. but until that race has decided in november, senator butler will continue to represent a great state of california. and all of, that is why i'm really looking forward to talking with her this week at howard university. it'll be her first major sit- down interview. me at noon eastern, msnbc. i am my mom and what she will do in the senate. that does it for me this hour, the rachel maddow show starts now. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>
the first black lesbian to serve in congress in american history. the only black women serving in the senate right now. senator butler is not reelecting, and the race for the sea is really heating. up congressman schiff, congressman katie porter and barbara lee are vying for that seat. but until that race has decided in november, senator butler will continue to represent a great state of california. and all of, that is why i'm really looking forward to talking with her this week at howard...
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this is an issue for congress to solve. at the same time, there are discussions about a short-term stopgap measure to bridge the deadlines so that there's no government shutdown, even a partial one, that certainly republicans and democrats really don't have an appetite here for. it's one of the rare moments where all four leaders and the president seem to be in agreement that a shutdown is not the best path forward. the problem is the conservatives that are ringing in speaker johnson's ear to make sure he holds firm what they want for a full year stopgap funding bill to have 1% cuts kick in, which senator lindsey graham told me would be devastating because of how it would impact defense as well as we are facing two global wars overseas. this is a critical meeting this morning. it's not clear what will come of it. certainly, the clock is ticking. i'm told by sources that in order to avoid the government shutdown on friday, they really need to produce those bills, the four bills in those agencies that could shutter friday nig
this is an issue for congress to solve. at the same time, there are discussions about a short-term stopgap measure to bridge the deadlines so that there's no government shutdown, even a partial one, that certainly republicans and democrats really don't have an appetite here for. it's one of the rare moments where all four leaders and the president seem to be in agreement that a shutdown is not the best path forward. the problem is the conservatives that are ringing in speaker johnson's ear to...
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it's not because of congress. it's because of lawsuits. it's the reason mike are in your car doesn't flip over on the road, because of lawsuits. doctors have to get a certain amount of sleep before they go on the road. congress didn't do that stuff. lawsuits did that stuff. everyone likes to demonize them, but when 12 reasonable people can come together, called a jury, and make a decision about what is reasonable in their community, oftentimes are going to decide, is they started to in the 90s, the gun companies actually can foresee a lot of damage being done and that they can look into who is buying these guns. now gun companies, by the way, they have the ability to make guns smart guns. most illegal gun crime happens with stolen guns. smart gun technology, if it were out there, but it's never gonna get mandated by congress, this would never happen. but you notice they changed a bunch of laws. if you just remove the dumbest law we have on the books, the gun industry is going to police itself. they're going to be begging us to police them
it's not because of congress. it's because of lawsuits. it's the reason mike are in your car doesn't flip over on the road, because of lawsuits. doctors have to get a certain amount of sleep before they go on the road. congress didn't do that stuff. lawsuits did that stuff. everyone likes to demonize them, but when 12 reasonable people can come together, called a jury, and make a decision about what is reasonable in their community, oftentimes are going to decide, is they started to in the 90s,...
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i think the off-ramp here is likely to be that congress has to act first. but i don't think that's one that the supreme court newly has to create. i think it was created by a chief justice, not chief justice john roberts, but chase in the 1860s, an abraham lincoln appointee, who knew about that era and knew about what the purposes were of the 14th amendment. >> yeah. and as you say, that came up in the case, and i'm only jumping in because before we move on, i'm curious what you thought of the ability of the trump lawyers to try to get the court thinking about this as really a remedy issue and not a politician issue. let's stipulate that there are people who strongly believe donald trump should lose or not run, and there are others who strongly believe robert menendez should lose or not run. let's say they have strong views. the court seemed concerned about backing that debate up to ballot eligibility rather than other ways, the more traditional way, shall we say. do you think the lawyering helped move the ball toward that? >> i do. i think that president t
i think the off-ramp here is likely to be that congress has to act first. but i don't think that's one that the supreme court newly has to create. i think it was created by a chief justice, not chief justice john roberts, but chase in the 1860s, an abraham lincoln appointee, who knew about that era and knew about what the purposes were of the 14th amendment. >> yeah. and as you say, that came up in the case, and i'm only jumping in because before we move on, i'm curious what you thought...
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. >> yet it appears that help won't be coming from congress anytime soon. the bipartisan border bill that republican senator james lankford and others worked on for months is now dead. wal go through the republican-led chaos on capitol hill. >>> plus, we'll take a look at a possible plan b on border security from the white house as president biden considers taking executive actions to address illegal migration. and also ahead we're going to break down the monumental case going before the supreme court later this morning that could determine whether donald trump stays on the presidential ballot. >>> good morning and welcome to "way too early" on this thursday, february 8th. i'm jonathan lemire, and thanks for starting your day with us. we have a packed show this morning, and we'll begin on kamt where the carefully crafted, bipartisan border security, and foreign aid bill was effectively killed yesterday after republicans voted against the legislation the very same legislation they had demanded and negotiated. this comes after months of talks between both par
. >> yet it appears that help won't be coming from congress anytime soon. the bipartisan border bill that republican senator james lankford and others worked on for months is now dead. wal go through the republican-led chaos on capitol hill. >>> plus, we'll take a look at a possible plan b on border security from the white house as president biden considers taking executive actions to address illegal migration. and also ahead we're going to break down the monumental case going...
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you cannot sent this lady to congress. and voters paid attention to that. >> all right that, mark what has been the biggest surprise for you tonight? >> well, i think we are underestimating a little bit this scandal around george santos. and often i've been covering these types of special elections, stephanie, for the last two decades and. when there is a scandal that we saw for george santos or other kinds of resignations or expulsion in his case that the party that controls that seed s often ends up hanging a penalty with voters. and maybe because of depressed turnout. it was a decade ago when anthony weiner ended up resigning from congress, very close up in new york city. and democrats lost that special election, republicans ended up winning it. one of the reasons why was due to that scandal. but i also mentioned that the special election from a decade ago, it is instructive. that happened that year before barack obama's reelection. and the special elections aren't always predictive of what ends up happening because of
you cannot sent this lady to congress. and voters paid attention to that. >> all right that, mark what has been the biggest surprise for you tonight? >> well, i think we are underestimating a little bit this scandal around george santos. and often i've been covering these types of special elections, stephanie, for the last two decades and. when there is a scandal that we saw for george santos or other kinds of resignations or expulsion in his case that the party that controls that...
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congress. but they know that the speaker and the leadership is not governing, it's not working on behalf of the american people. but they're just trying to make donald trump happy. and to make people like marjorie taylor greene to have more influence over congress and american families. >> it is really wild, those four retirements being included, some of the most powerful committees that people spend a career waiting to be the chair of, and just being like, i'm piecing out. congresswoman grace meng, who represents parts of queens, we're out there at the l r i stations early in the morning -- as a part of this victory. thank you very much, congresswoman. >> thanks for having me. >> that is all in on this wednesday night. alex wagner tonight starts right now. good evening, alex. >> it's also interestinghey thought nobody would know that your book and all this stuff is complicated, right? people's instincts and on immigration sometime in the same person, sometimes in immigrant communities themselv
congress. but they know that the speaker and the leadership is not governing, it's not working on behalf of the american people. but they're just trying to make donald trump happy. and to make people like marjorie taylor greene to have more influence over congress and american families. >> it is really wild, those four retirements being included, some of the most powerful committees that people spend a career waiting to be the chair of, and just being like, i'm piecing out. congresswoman...
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in other words, congress can act to make someone eligible again, but it doesn't say that congress has to act to make them ineligible, that they're ineligible if they participated in the insurrection or provided comfort for the insurrection. that's when they're ineligible. that provision should be held to be self-executing, but i do think if the supreme court is looking for a way out here where they don't go ahead and rule that january 6th wasn't an insurrection, which could be a very dangerous precedent to set quite frankly, or that the president isn't an officer, which, again, is a weird construct to think that he's not, if they want to avoid this, they may say wait a minute, congress never enacted a statute that provides the framework for deciing whether someone's an insurrectionist or not. >> there have been places in history where somebody has been taken off the ballot, right? this has been used before or removed from office. >> well, there was -- again, going into the late 1860s, this is ratified in 1868, there was an enormous amount of controversy around the former confederate o
in other words, congress can act to make someone eligible again, but it doesn't say that congress has to act to make them ineligible, that they're ineligible if they participated in the insurrection or provided comfort for the insurrection. that's when they're ineligible. that provision should be held to be self-executing, but i do think if the supreme court is looking for a way out here where they don't go ahead and rule that january 6th wasn't an insurrection, which could be a very dangerous...
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it takes seconds for congress to leak it. you're an fbi agent and i'm your source. you're my handler, i'm telling you stuff it may be true, may be false, may be a mix of those two things. you're using it for your criminal investigation or counter intelligence investigation, the last thing you would want to do is share it with congress. once the russians saw they had a path through mr. smirnov to congress, i think they exploited it. >> the significance of david weiss specifically saying he's continuing to pedal lies that could affect not the 2020 election but the 2024 election. why include that if you're david weiss? >> yeah, i don't exactly know, unless that's the information that they've turned up. but we know actually if you go back to the mueller report, and even further back beyond that, that the russians have been looking for ways to inject, you know, sort of bad information, disinformation, misinformation into our, you know, networks, into our social circles, into our politics. >> information silos that people might be confined to. >> right. but it works. righ
it takes seconds for congress to leak it. you're an fbi agent and i'm your source. you're my handler, i'm telling you stuff it may be true, may be false, may be a mix of those two things. you're using it for your criminal investigation or counter intelligence investigation, the last thing you would want to do is share it with congress. once the russians saw they had a path through mr. smirnov to congress, i think they exploited it. >> the significance of david weiss specifically saying...
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and whether the government can ban them without an act of congress. this ban was enacted in 2017 after the mass shooting and that mass shooter used firearms equipped with bump stocks to open fire on a crowded music festival in las vegas killing 60 and injuring hundreds. firing around 1100 rounds in just 11 minutes according to the fbi. joining us now is justice and intelligence correspondent ken dilanian. there have been multiple attempts to get this case before the supreme court. how did we get here and what are the arguments so far? >> killer's use of bump stocks helped make the las vegas massacre the deadliest mass shooting in u.s. history. and then president trump ordered the atf to ban them. and even the national rifle association at the time didn't oppose if. justice department lawyers initially said the sfwoechlt government didn't have the authority do that but then changed their minds. so this is not about the second amendment. long standing ban on machine guns as been upheld as constitutional. this is the case about whether the executive bran
and whether the government can ban them without an act of congress. this ban was enacted in 2017 after the mass shooting and that mass shooter used firearms equipped with bump stocks to open fire on a crowded music festival in las vegas killing 60 and injuring hundreds. firing around 1100 rounds in just 11 minutes according to the fbi. joining us now is justice and intelligence correspondent ken dilanian. there have been multiple attempts to get this case before the supreme court. how did we...
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congress should've thought overt from there. that is the legitimate way to deal with an election that a lot of folks, including the, thing had a lot of problems in 2020. i think that is what we should have done. >> if you were watching that clip say online, on tiktok, or even on tv briefly, you might see someone in a suit, using their words, talking about multiple slates of electors, it sounds almost normal, even boring to some people. what he is doing, because he a skilled communicator, i'll give him that, is using that language to cover up for something that actually is currently and indicted, criminal conspiracy plot. the pressure campaign in the indictment of course, discusses all of this. jack smith indicted the underlying behavior, and the electors that were being falsely submitted to pence. so it's notable, when you take all of this together, that vance and stefanik are also being floated, very seriously, as potential vp picks for donald trump. meaning a running, mate who if elected, would have pence's spot and, be in a p
congress should've thought overt from there. that is the legitimate way to deal with an election that a lot of folks, including the, thing had a lot of problems in 2020. i think that is what we should have done. >> if you were watching that clip say online, on tiktok, or even on tv briefly, you might see someone in a suit, using their words, talking about multiple slates of electors, it sounds almost normal, even boring to some people. what he is doing, because he a skilled communicator,...
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>> first, elise stefanik, like many others in congress, were hiding in the halls of congress in the gallery. we have seen the photos. she was scared for her life, as she should be. there were insurrectionists attacking the capitol. what she is doing now is so shameful. we all know that she is auditioning to be vice president, for donald trump, her entire mission in life right now is to try to get that nod from him. i think it is so crazy that she has exchanged so much in such a short amount of time. she is obsessed with power and becoming the vice president. why anyone would want to be the vp for someone who is essentially probably going to go to jail, and who called essentially for the hanging of their former vice president is beyond me. so, i think she is a shame. quite frankly, she should leave the house. >> paul krugman writes in the new york times, quoting here, a significant faction of republicans, trump included, refer to the blockade in ukraine because by all appearances, vladimir putin is there kind of guy, and they are content to see him steamroll his democratic neighbor. congress
>> first, elise stefanik, like many others in congress, were hiding in the halls of congress in the gallery. we have seen the photos. she was scared for her life, as she should be. there were insurrectionists attacking the capitol. what she is doing now is so shameful. we all know that she is auditioning to be vice president, for donald trump, her entire mission in life right now is to try to get that nod from him. i think it is so crazy that she has exchanged so much in such a short...
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because what a lot of people see from congress, from the republican congresses grid lock. it's republicans obstructing bipartisan policy. house republican specifically refusing to take up a bipartisan bills passed by the senate. we're witnessing that right now with the ukraine funding bill and also with the biden border bill that sinema, murphy and lankford negotiated. this is what happens in swing districts. i represented one. i know what it is like. if you are constantly catering to your base, those being swing voters will punish you. >> i want to talk about the ukraine funding in a second, carlos, but what suozzi did, he kept talking about the border. when republicans blocked their own bill, he got right at the podium and repeated it over and over and punched between the eyes. did he prove that the misinformation megaphone that they have can be stopped, if you force? >> well, i agree with what max said earlier on the show. he owned all the issues, spoke truthfully about them. he did not distance himself from the biden administration. we know the presidents numbers on im
because what a lot of people see from congress, from the republican congresses grid lock. it's republicans obstructing bipartisan policy. house republican specifically refusing to take up a bipartisan bills passed by the senate. we're witnessing that right now with the ukraine funding bill and also with the biden border bill that sinema, murphy and lankford negotiated. this is what happens in swing districts. i represented one. i know what it is like. if you are constantly catering to your...
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congress be changed right before our very eyes? >> i think we are seeing that, on the other side of the aisle, among quite a number of them. just this week during what has been called the weaponization committee i was talking about the fear of many of my republican colleagues to speak truth to the power that be within the party. we have, of course, the extremes in there. 60 individuals who want to convince us that our eyes are lying to us about what actually took place on january 6th. then there are also individuals who know the truth. our deadly afraid of their positions to be able to speak that truth. so, as our leader, hakeem jeffries, has said, we will continue as democrats to be the adults in the room. compromise where we can and to get things done for the people who have sent us here. to ensure our children, your children in mind, continue to believe in the american dream and continue to believe that this is the greatest country. there are those of us who are going to do the right thing. >> u.s. congresswoman, stacey plaskett
congress be changed right before our very eyes? >> i think we are seeing that, on the other side of the aisle, among quite a number of them. just this week during what has been called the weaponization committee i was talking about the fear of many of my republican colleagues to speak truth to the power that be within the party. we have, of course, the extremes in there. 60 individuals who want to convince us that our eyes are lying to us about what actually took place on january 6th....
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>> in a normal world, it should put pressure on congress to act. in the world we live in right now, you have cpac happening across the river. conservatives, led by trump, are solidifying the anti ukraine position of the republican party. and the pro putin party, honestly, of the republican party. putin has played this very ably by jumping right into our culture war. saying he is fighting gender neutral bathrooms in ukraine. i kid you not. saying he is fighting in ukraine saw that kids can have a mother and a father rather than parent number one and parent number two. he is strengthening this ideological affinity between himself and maga republicans. they are very much returning the favor. it is unclear if this is ever going to pass. i spoke to hakeem jeffries, the minority leader, in munich. he said, you know, i have heard so much about a discharge petition in the last two days in munich. not just from americans but from world leaders. people are all over the world. i've heard more about that in the last two days then in my 11 years in congress. to
>> in a normal world, it should put pressure on congress to act. in the world we live in right now, you have cpac happening across the river. conservatives, led by trump, are solidifying the anti ukraine position of the republican party. and the pro putin party, honestly, of the republican party. putin has played this very ably by jumping right into our culture war. saying he is fighting gender neutral bathrooms in ukraine. i kid you not. saying he is fighting in ukraine saw that kids can...
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now i'm running to bring the fight to congress. you were always stubborn. and on that note, i'm evan low, and i approve this message. you want to see who we are as americans? i'm peter dixon and in kenya... we built a hospital that provides maternal care. as a marine... we fought against the taliban and their crimes against women. and in hillary clinton's state department... we took on gender-based violence in the congo. now extremists are banning abortion and contraception right here at home. so, i'm running for congress to help stop them. for your family... and mine. i approved this message because this is who we are. >>> breaking news right now out of the floor of the united states house of representatives. we have been monitoring, i mentioned earlier, how this impeachment vote of secretary mayorkas was going to go. you can't make it up. the current total with zero time remaining -- sometimes they hold these votes open. the current total was about tied at 215. now we're seeing 216-214. this is not a final result. the house floor vote is basically open, b
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congress has already done that. after biden was elected, marco rubio and other republicans they passed legislation that a president cannot unilaterally pull out of nato, it's a treaty. what trump can do, however, is not send an ambassador to brussels. he can say we are not participating in major nato exercises. there's one coming up in the next few days, which is the largest exercise since the end of the cold war, about 90,000 troops. he can do things like that and complicate relationships with allies or demand allies pay for more exercises. he did stop exercises in south korea. so he can do to stick a finger in the eye of the nato alliance. but he can't pull out per se. but without american faces in brussels the nato alliance looks very, very different. and it would be more incumbent on the europeans and large countries to lead in a way that they have not before and try to fill those gaps for the united states. which it must be said, those gaps aren't really fillable. the united states is the first among equals in
congress has already done that. after biden was elected, marco rubio and other republicans they passed legislation that a president cannot unilaterally pull out of nato, it's a treaty. what trump can do, however, is not send an ambassador to brussels. he can say we are not participating in major nato exercises. there's one coming up in the next few days, which is the largest exercise since the end of the cold war, about 90,000 troops. he can do things like that and complicate relationships with...
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now i'm running to bring the fight to congress. you were always stubborn. and on that note, i'm evan low, and i approve this message. you want to see who we are as americans? i'm peter dixon and in kenya... we built a hospital that provides maternal care. as a marine... we fought against the taliban and their crimes against women. and in hillary clinton's state department... we took on gender-based violence in the congo. now extremists are banning abortion and contraception right here at home. so, i'm running for congress to help stop them. for your family... and mine. i approved this message because this is who we are. >>> i'm of the view, as you know, that the conduct of the response in gaza -- in the gaza strip, has been over the top. i have been pushing really hard, really hard to get humanitarian assistance in to gaza. there are a lot of innocent people who are starving, a lot of innocent people who are in trouble and dying. it's got to stop. >> as president biden made his sharpest criticism to date on the horrors in gaza, the u.s. state department sai
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so, i'm running for congress to help stop them. for your family... and mine. i approved this message because this is who we are. this ad? typical. politicians... "he's bad. i'm good." blah, blah. let's shake things up. with katie porter. porter refuses corporate pac money. and leads the fight to ban congressional stock trading. katie porter. taking on big banks to make housing more affordable. and drug company ceos to stop their price gouging. most politicians just fight each other. while katie porter fights for you. for senate - democrat katie porter. i'm katie porter and i approve this message. >>> watching the house of representatives, the failure to support ukraine at this critical moment will never be forgotten. all of us should reject the statements made by the previous president and that invited russia to invade our nato allies. it's about time they step up, don't you think? instead of going on a two week vacation. two weeks. walking away. >> president biden slammed the house republican majority for leaving washington, d. c., with several critical issue
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unlike the warmongering rhetoric of some members of congress done safely in the halls of congress and on twitter, when you're in the situation room, or in the pentagon, you're not thinking about what is going to sound the most aggressive on twitter, what's going to be re-tweeted the most. you are thinking about how any action will further your military and diplomatic objectives. in this case, those objectives were to send a clear message from the commander-in-chief that he will not stand by as his people are targeted and killed. but the objective is also, the larger objective in some ways, is also to de-escalate, by -- the capabilities of these groups. because one of the only ways to reduce the attacks from these groups is to reduce their capacity to attack. and we don't know yet what iran will do in response, we don't know yet. reports were just there not seeking a war with united states. a war that they would lose militarily. but now that this retaliation from the united states has officially begun, there are a lot of big questions that remain. how will it and? can the u.s. effectiv
unlike the warmongering rhetoric of some members of congress done safely in the halls of congress and on twitter, when you're in the situation room, or in the pentagon, you're not thinking about what is going to sound the most aggressive on twitter, what's going to be re-tweeted the most. you are thinking about how any action will further your military and diplomatic objectives. in this case, those objectives were to send a clear message from the commander-in-chief that he will not stand by as...
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congress right after the break. only sleep number smart beds let you each choose your individual firmness and comfort. your sleep number setting. and actively cools and warms up to 13 degrees on either side. now save 50% on the sleep number limited edition smart bed. plus, free home delivery when you add an adjustable base ends monday. only at sleep number. >>> three judges from the d.c. circuit court of appeals were united in their ruling against donald trump's claims of presidential immunity for trying to overturn the 2020 electionch and the money quote from that ruling is arguably this one. "for the purpose of this criminal case former president trump has become citizen trump with all of the defenses of any other criminal defendant. but any executive immunity that may have protected him while he served as president no longer protects him against this prosecution." joining me now is maryland congressman, constitutional law expert, and former member of course of the january 6th committee congressman jamie raskin. c
congress right after the break. only sleep number smart beds let you each choose your individual firmness and comfort. your sleep number setting. and actively cools and warms up to 13 degrees on either side. now save 50% on the sleep number limited edition smart bed. plus, free home delivery when you add an adjustable base ends monday. only at sleep number. >>> three judges from the d.c. circuit court of appeals were united in their ruling against donald trump's claims of presidential...