the onus is on senate republicans to finally take yes for an answer. it would be an embarrassment for our country an absolute nightmare for the republican party they reject national security funding twice in one day. today is the day for republicans to do that right thing when it comes to our national security. now mr. president. >> mr. president with my friend from new yorkof yield? >> know i will not pick racks just for a question? works not now i'm in the middle of my speech. now mr. president it must be said the 180-degrees turn republicans have done on border is one of the most stunning things i have seen in congress and a long, long time do. the damage republicans have done this week to their credibility cannot be understated. after all, how many times have we heard our republican colleagues give speechesth heren the floor about the emergency at the border? how many times have we heard republicans say year after year that congress must act? that legislation is the only long-term solution they have said that, legislation is the way we have to go.

some senate republicans, a minority of senate republicans, would have at the time perhaps been okay pass being a ukraine aid package without doing anything for our border, but most members of the senate republican conference didn't want to do that. among house republicans, house republicans who only a third of us are up for reelection every year, but ever member of the house of representatives is up for reelection every year, the sentiment among house republicans was i believe also one that included a lot of skepticism, a lot of skeptics, such that it was unclear that you could get a ukraine aid package passed through either house of congress, much less both. given that in the senate, even though democrats have the majority and even though the democrats uniformly support more aid to ukraine, while only some republicans do, at least without qualification, without restriction, there was in short overwhelming support among democrats for ukraine aid, not among republicans. but what republicans do want rather uniformly is more border security. so we came one this idea, why not see if we can c

so the onus is on senate republicans to finally take yes for an answer. it would be an embarrassment for our country, an absolute republican party, if they reject national security funding twice in one day. today is the day for republicans to do the right thing when it comes to our national security. now, mr. president, it must -- >> mr. president, with my friends of new york yield. >> was no, i will not. >> just about a question for -- >> not right now. i'm in the middle of my speech. now, mr. president, it must be said that the 180-degree turn republicans have done on border is one of the most stunning things i've seen in congress in a long, long time do. the damage republicans have done this week to their credibility cannot be understated. after all, how many times have we heard a republican colleagues give speeches you on the floor about the emergency at the border? how many times have we heard republican say year after year that congress must act? the legislation, that legislation is the only long-term solution. they asked at that. legislation is way

so the onus is on senate republicans to finally take yes for an answer. it would be an embarrassment for our country, an absolute nightmare for the republican party, if they reject national security funding twice in one day. today is the day for republicans to do the right thing when it comes to our national security. now, mr. president, it must be -- a senator: mr. president, would my friend from new york yield. the presiding officer: no, i will not. a senator: just for a question about -- mr. schumer: not now, i'm in the middle of my speech. mr. president, it must be said that the 180-degree turn republicans have done on border is the most stunning thing i've seen congress in a long, long time do. the damage done by republicans to their credibility cannot be understated. after all, how many times have we heard our republican colleagues give speeches here on the floor about the emergency at the border? how many times have we heard republicans say year after year that congress must act? the legislation, that legislation is the only long-term solution. the

a third of the senate republicans took office after john cornyn, who served as head of senate republicans campaign arm at the end of 2018, but most republicans believe he is short of a clear majority. that would leave about a dozen to 15 republicans up in the air, almost all of whom come from the wing that would vote against extending mcconnell's run after the 2022 election. if they work together, they could back rasco and possibly leave them short of a majority while trying to extract concessions from the top two on a second ballot. that is what is to come in november with the senate republican elected a new year. mitch mcconnell announcing that he is stepping down from that role. we are getting your reaction this morning. more of your phone calls coming up. first let's hear more from the kentucky republican on the senate floor yesterday. he reflected on his career over the many decades in the senate. [video clip] >> my career began in the reagan revolution. the truth is, when i got here, i was just happy anybody remembered my name. president reagan called me mitch o'donnell. close enoug

if the same 17 republican senators, under the direction of senate republican leadership, continues toagainst house republicans and against republicans all over the country in addition to a whole lot of non-republicans throughout the country -- maria: yeah. >> -- i think this will be set up as an election issue. an election issue that, if we don't deal with it and deal with it now, we're going to lose elections. so we'll see what happens today. but in the meantime, i encourage all my senate republican colleagues to oppose cloture on this bill. they've shut us out, and they're hurting republicans. maria: senator, thank you, sir. mike lee. >>> we've got woody johnson on the other side of this break. we'll be right back. >> thank you. is a rate based on you, with allstate. because you know that just because it fits in the cupholder doesn't make it 'to-go'. and you know how to brake, without breaking everything. and you're definitely not doing -okay, i don't even know what this is, but you're definitely not doing that. with allstate you're connected to a rate based on you. (♪) ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ mari

if the same 17 republican senators, under the direction of senate republican leadership, continues toand against senate republicans and against house republicans and against republicans all over the country in addition to a whole lot of non-republicans throughout the country -- maria: yeah. >> -- i think this will be set up as an election issue. an election issue that, if we don't deal with it and deal with it now, we're going to lose elections. so we'll see what happens today. but in the meantime, i encourage all my senate republican colleagues to oppose cloture on this bill. they've shut us out, and they're hurting republicans. maria: senator, thank you, sir. mike lee. >>> we've got woody johnson on the other side of this break. we'll be right back. j.p. morgan wealth management knows it's easy to get lost in investment research. get help with j.p morgan personal advisors. hey, david! ready to get started? work with advisors who create a plan with you, and help you find the right investments. so great getting to know you, let's take a look at your new investment plan. ok, great! thi

if the same 17 republican senators, under the direction of senate republican leadership, continues togainst senate republicans and against house republicans and against republicans all over the country in addition to a whole lot of non-republicans throughout the country -- maria: yeah. >> -- i think this will be set up as an election issue. an election issue that, if we don't deal with it and deal with it now, we're going to lose elections. so we'll see what happens today. but in the meantime, i encourage all my senate republican colleagues to oppose cloture on this bill. they've shut us out, and they're hurting republicans. maria: senator, thank you, sir. mike lee. >>> we've got woody johnson on the other side of this break. we'll be right back. life, diabetes, there's no slowing down. each day is a unique blend of people to see and things to do. that's why you choose glucerna to help manage blood sugar response. uniquely designed with carbsteady. glucerna. bring on the day. everyone say, “space pod.” cheese. [door creaks open] [ominous music] (♪) [ding] meanwhile, at a vrbo... when

it was the decision of the senate republican leader. it was the decision of the senate republican leader apparentlyto keep us in the -- apparently to keep us in the dark and to insist on provisions like those that could have withheld funds from ukraine or at least delayed the release of some of the ukraine aid until such time as certain objectively verifiable border security metrics, benchmarks of operational control of the border had been achieved for a specified period of time. at one point or another, i think i heard half or more of the senate republican conference specifically asking for that and explaining that that's the type of thing that we would need, either that or something so -- so direct, so clear, so precise as the border security package passed by the house of representatives, h.r. 2, or, you know, at least its core provisions. some combination of provisions like those found in h.r. 2 and something like the border security metrics package that i mentioned. perhaps even with something in there putting teeth behind provisio

monday night, almost every single senate republican, including the senate republicans who set us on the mission four months ago, declared that they wouldn't support it. for some of them, it didn't even take that long. when the text of the bill came out, senator lee tweeted, it's 370 pages long. time to start reading. three minutes later, he tweeted again, no self-respecting senator should vote for this bill. that's either record time for reading a 370-page bill or more likely senator lee didn't even open the pdf. what happened? how did senate republicans tell us they wanted a bipartisan bill only to end up opposing the very bill that they asked for? well, here's the simple truth, and there's no way around this. republicans don't want to fix the border. they want the border to remain chaotic. they want the asylum system to remain broken. because republicans in this country don't view the border as a problem to fix anymore. they view it as a problem that needs to be exploited. senate republicans have been pretty unapologetic about just wanting to keep this issue open as an election issue.

senate republicans are a hot mess as well. republicans in both the house and senate in what can be called disarray. after failing the actions. projecting americans strength around the world. joe manchin is here. >>> one day away from the first real case before the supreme court. trying to keep his name on election ballots across country. his actions are coming into question ahead. this critical moment for his legal team trying to keep the court out of politics. >>> four months to the day since the terrorist it talks on -- the cease-fire proposal that contains crazy demands from hamas. >>> there was a showdown on the senate floor today as republicans failed yet again to agree on a border bill. with what republicans themselves have been demanding. this is one of the most remarkable turns in political history. last fall, senate republican said that any aid to ukraine and israel not be passed unless congress also addressed the u.s. border crisis. and then months later, after a lot of work, that compromise happened. they got with t

it's a sign of miz diminishing power within his senate republican caucus on the senate side. and for speaker mike johnson, it's yet another reminder how tough his job is to do anything in congress. >> really good point ormcconnell. those whispers have gotten louder. speaking of the senate as mentioned majority leader schumer is going to bring the stand alone foreign aid bill likely to vote tonight. walk us through what you think that result will be, and if it has a chance to pass, do we think pressure could go to the house and do the same? >> we're going to see what happens in the senate. you know, it's never good when the majority leader is leaving saying we're going to give our colleagues the night to figure it out. that leaves us in the unknown because i've seen so many senators some who initially said a few weeks ago saying they'd never vote for ukraine aid now saying they'd be in play on this, but now using the border on a cudgel. i think the house dynamics on a stand alone aid package like this could end up being easier though we saw some embarrassing votes fail on the

with republicans poised to take back the senate.ally, really critical and he knows he's playing that up warning senators especially in some of the key races and house lawmakers as well that they need to be careful in the decisions that they make. >> right. i think so many of them are looking to them, especially those as you mentioned who are going to be up in this year, those really critical senate races as well. mika, thanks so much for joining us. great to see you this morning. >>> and thank you so much for joining us. i'm jessica dean in for casey ♪

house republicans push the mayorkas impeachment to a vote, while senate republicans threaten to blockorder security bill. >>> and its primary week in nevada, with both republican primary and caucus. we will get into what it means in the race for the nomination. >>> then, the growing crisis of shrinking newsrooms. the importance of investing in local journalism. but who is gonna put up the money. as "the 11th hour" gets underway on this monday night. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> good evening once again. i am stephanie ruhle. >>> we are 274 days away from election day, and immigration is setting up to be one of the biggest issues in the race. the border would be the focus on capitol hill this week, with the house set to vote on impeachment of homeland security secretary, alejandro mayorkas. that takes place tomorrow. today, the rules committee met to advance it to the full house. then on wednesday, the senate is voting on its long awaited bipartisan immigration bill, that includes eight money for ukraine and israel. tonight, senate republicans met, and it appears they will block the bill. during the wednes

and i think it just shows that for senate democrats anyway, senate republicans might be going the way of the house. >> and i want to underscore something languagekford said. he said that he was warned by someone he described as popular commentator that if you try to move a bill that solves the border crisis, again, solves the border crisis, during this presidential year, i will do whatever i can to destroy you. i mean, that is -- i feel like the phrase quiet part out loud is way overused now, but that is a pretty extreme version of it. let's talk about the house because mike johnson, house speaker, is also on the rocks here. people suddenly saying hey, maybe it was a bad idea to get rid of kevin mccarthy, or underscoring this shows it was a bad idea to get rid of kevin mccarthy. i want to show you an assortment of lawmakers talking to my hill colleagues. take a look. >> these vowed votes need to co the floor. as bad as pelosi was, she knew it was important. >> and why did we barrel ahead. we didn't need to embarrass ourselves. >> there is a lack of leadership and i'm disappointed that

also ahead, the end of an era for senate republicans. the party's longest serving leader in the upper chamber is stepping down at the end of the year. we'll take a look at mitch mcconnell legacy and who could replace him. and that comes as congressional leaders now have a deal to fund part of the government for a few more weeks, giving lawmakers a little more time to get a lot done. o get a lot done >>> good morning, and welcome to "way too early" on this thursday, february 29th, a weekday, just what we needed this year to be a little longer. i'm jonathan lemire, thanks for starting your day with us. and we begin with some massive news that broke late yesterday. the supreme court has agreed to consider former president trump's claim of presidential immunity in his federal election interference case. the conservative court's decision to hear the case will further delay a potential trial. the high court has scheduled arguments for april 22nd, and a final ruling might not come until months later. if the court rules in favor of trump, the sp

house republicans push the mayorkas impeachment to a vote, while senate republicans threaten to blockorder security bill. >>> and its primary week in nevada, with both republican primary and caucus. we will get into what it means in the race for the nomination. >>> then, the growing crisis of shrinking newsrooms. the importance of investing in local journalism. but was gonna put up the money. as "the 11th hour" gets underway on this monday night. ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> good evening once again. i am stephanie ruhle. >>> we are 274 days away from election day. and immigration is setting up to be one of the biggest issues in the race. the border would be the focus on capitol hill this week, with the house set to vote on impeachment of homeland security secretary, alejandro mayorkas. that takes place tomorrow. today, the rules committee met to advance it to the full house. then on wednesday, the senate is voting on its long awaited bipartisan immigration bill, that includes eight money for ukraine and israel. tonight, senate republicans met, and it appears they will block the bill. during the wednesda

itself, and so a statement by one leader, one republican, at least the senate republican leader is notugh, and it does not guarantee that a majority of republicans support this bill, and so house speaker mike johnson, the top republican, the house of representatives already stated that he opposes this bill, because they say there is no legislation on the border in it, but i note and remind that the previous bill on assistance to partners ukraine, israel and others, which included dvopa. that legislation on the border was blocked by the republicans themselves, but nevertheless mike johnson is now returning to the previous theses that, they say, any security of partners and any security interests of the united states of america begin at the border of the united states of america, and that, they say, because of this he opposes it bill voted in the senate. he made the relevant statement public yesterday. i suggest you listen. the senate did the right thing last week. rejecting the draft law on aid to ukraine, taiwan, gaza, israel, which included changes to the migration legislation, but di

while senate democrats are opposed to this, there are senate republicans who are opposed to this as wellample in the senate to convict. assuming the senate goes forward with some sort of impeachment trial, there just isn't nowhere near that number of senators he would get on board in terms of supporting a conviction of mayorkas. just on that point. _ conviction of mayorkas. just on that point, how _ conviction of mayorkas. just on that point, how do _ conviction of mayorkas. just on that point, how do we - conviction of mayorkas. just on that point, how do we think- conviction of mayorkas. just on that point, how do we think or| that point, how do we think or do we know how the senate is going to handle this?- do we know how the senate is going to handle this? they have a few options — going to handle this? they have a few options here. _ going to handle this? they have a few options here. they - going to handle this? they have a few options here. they could l a few options here. they could hold an abbreviated trial, for example. they are not in for at least two weeks, they just left thi

it also comes just days after senate republicans blocked a different aid bill. that bill had major concessions from democrats within the senate on the southern border. joining us now is the senator who was in the room, democratic senator alex padilla of california. welcome, welcome, sir. thank you for coming to the table. >> senator, if he cannot be in california with a, family after be here in washington at the best of rand paul, i'm glad you're at least with us. they've bungled this so badly, republicans. they made those complicated in ways it never needed to be complicated. talk to me about the stakes of not getting this done and not getting it done in a timely fashion. >> i appreciate this, because it's important for the people to know. some people use the phrase that the republicans the dog that caught the cart. how have they demanded we need to secure the border, address the border and then they negotiated deal, the deals on the table and they all run away from it. why? one reason. trump said no. or at least wait until november when i get there. they'll ni

then they decided they were going to block that, senate republicans.said we will take out the border portion which you said you cannot agree to. then senate republicans also blocked the bill with that portion stripped out as they said they wanted. this morning senate republicans could not figure out what they wanted to do. at lunch time a group of 17 senate republicans broke with the rest of their party and voted to advance that national security bill over the key senate hurdle. 67 votes in the end for over this obstacle. let's look at this bill. it is a $95 billion bill in total. $60 billion in aid to ukraine, the highest dollar figure $14 billion for israel. $9 billion for several places including gaza. includes -- what is important here is that this is now a bill that has the votes to make it through the senate. we do not know when it will because of course the senate takes its time. but sometime by early next week it looks like the bill will clear the senate. geoff: what happens in the house? is mike johnson amenable to any of this? laura: we don't

while senate democrats are opposed to this, there are senate republicans who are opposed to this as wellple in the senate to convict. assuming the senate goes forward with some sort of impeachment trial, there just isn't nowhere near that number of senators he would get on board in terms of supporting a conviction of mayorkas. just on that point, how do we think or do we know how the senate is going to handle this? they have a few options here. they could hold an abbreviated trial, for example. they are not in for at least two weeks, theyjust left this morning. so it is very possible this is something they could pick up when they come back. senate majority leader chuck schumer this evening railed against this. said that it was not something that will go very far, he didn't expect. but they would address it in the senate in terms of how procedure demands them too. but it is something that he and other democrats are very much frustrated and angry that this is an issue that they now have to take up in the higher chamber. in other major us political news on tuesday, democrats have now picked

joining me now is the lead republican negotiator on this bill, senator james lankford of oklahoma. thank you so much for joining me. i guess my first question is about you and whether or not you personally are going to vote to advance this bill when it comes up for a procedural vote tomorrow. >> yeah, this is a bill i believe in, trying to work through the process to be able to help colleagues understand more about it, what's actually included in it, to be able to dispel myths about it, which there seems to be a thousand myths of what is in this bill or not in this bill. we're working through that. there are two different stages, the procedural stage tomorrow or the next day, when the senate chamber would schedule that. the procedural motion, if it is to delay it, more time to review it, i'm glad to be able to say delay it and keep it going. if this is all about killing it, we need to find a solution. we have a major problem on our border. we need to solve it. i understand this is not everything that everyone wants for every single proposal on it, but it's the most single important

and minutes from now, senate republicans will almost certainly torpedo the most conservative border bill before them in decades. plus a win for, quote, none of these candidates. nikki haley loses nevada's nonbinding primary even though she was the only candidate on the ballot. her campaign insists it's full steam ahead. and the trump campaign's moment, all eyes are on the supreme court preparing to hear arguments on whether donald trump can be disqualified under the constitution's insurrection ban. a sign of how serious the former president takes this, he's staying out of washington trying to avoid a political spectacle. i'm dana bash let's go behind the headlines and "inside politics." we start in the nation's capital where senate republicans are about to kill if border deal, the tough on immigration policy they themselves demanded. the reason is simple. it's what donald trump wants. he'd rather rant on the campaign trail about the surge of migrants than let his party rewrite antegiquated la ie hopes of solving the border crisis. there was the hyped vote to impeachment the homeland secu

i know democratic senators want that. republicans obviously don't.o federal law to protect ivf. why would conservative republicans in the senate be against federalizing that when they say they believe in the procedure? >> it's a good point. if they are so concerned about it, that is the way to do it because of roe v. wade being overturned. otherwise states have the opportunity to take these kinds of actions. but then that's when they run into, you know, the brick wall of the contradictions and history of their positions because that would be -- that's at odds with what their position has been for a long time, this should be left to the states and also a lot of them supported bills that protected, said that life started at the embryo stage, and that puts ifv at risk, and, you know, i think that it reminds me, katy, of what happened in virginia last year when the state legislature was up for -- when they were up to be voted on, and the republican governor there, glenn young kin tried to make the whole campaign about passing a 15-week abortion ban and t

then they decided they were going to block that, senate republicans.e will take out the border portion which you said you cannot agree to. then senate republicans also blocked the bill with that portion stripped out as they said they wanted. this morning senate republicans could not figure out what they wanted to do. at lunch time a group of 17 senate republicans broke with the rest of their party and voted to advance that national security bill over the key senate hurdle. 67 votes in the end for over this obstacle. let's look at this bill. it is a $95 billion bill in total. $60 billion in aid to ukraine, the highest dollar figure. $14 billion for israel. $9 billion for several places including gaza. it also includes fentanyl penalties for some foreign entities. what is important here is that this is now a bill that has the votes to make it through the senate. we do not know when it will because of course the senate takes its time. but sometime by early next week it looks like the bill will clear the senate. geoff: what happens in the house? is mike jo

while senate democrats are adamantly opposed to this there are also senate republicans who are opposedll. you need 60 votes in the senate to convict. assuming the senate goes forward with some sort of impeachment trial there just is nowhere near that number of senators who would get on board in terms of supporting a conviction of mayorkas. just on that point. _ conviction of mayorkas. just on that point, how _ conviction of mayorkas. just on that point, how do _ conviction of mayorkas. just on that point, how do we - conviction of mayorkas. just on that point, how do we think- conviction of mayorkas. just on that point, how do we think or| that point, how do we think or do we know how the senate is going to handle this?- do we know how the senate is going to handle this? they have a few options. _ going to handle this? they have a few options. they _ going to handle this? they have a few options. they could - going to handle this? they have a few options. they could hold i a few options. they could hold in abbreviated trial, they are not in for at least two weeks, they just left this n

mitch mcconnell led senate republicans in the majority and minority since 2007. several factors worked against mcconnell. his health slipped. mcconnell froze on multiple occasions last year and he no longer controlled senate republicans. >> believe me, i know the politics within my party at this particular moment in time. i have many faults politics is not one of them. >> mcconnell failed to get the majority of senate republicans to support the international aid package two weeks ago. josh hawley of missouri said mcconnell opened what he called a, quote: guiser of corporate cash into american politics. >> mitch mcconnell is the least popular politician in america of either party [inaudible] symbol of what is wrong with washington. >> mcconnell was tight with president biden when they both served in the senate. mcconnell even named a cancer research bill after the president's son beau biden in 2016. [shouting] [inaudible] >> mcconnell rarely shows emotion but not today. he quoted from the book of ecclesiastes. >> to everything there is a season and a time to every

. >> happening right now on capitol hill, you are looking live at senate republicans on track to kill the most conservative border deal to come before them in decades. the $118 billion package would implement strict limits along the southern border, like requiring it to be shut down if crossings reach high levels. it would also raise the standard for asylum seekers and expedite the asylum process. >> hanging in the balance is also $60 billion in aid to ukraine, another $14 billion in aid to israel both tied to the steel, cnn covering this story from all angles. first, live to capitol hill and our chief congressional correspondent, monty roger. this is doomed to fail. how likely is a standalone aid bill at this point? >> reporter: there is no question about the fact that senate republicans are about to kill this package. a handful of democrats are expected to vote no as well, but this is really a republican story, because of the fact of the immediate aftermath of the deal, they have been working behind the scenes, a handful of senators cutting a deal on border security, new policies at

senate republicans and five democrats blocked the border compromise today in the senate.ay is not over yet. could any part of this compromise survive? >> that is the question right now. democrats are trying to salvage the foreign aid portion of the bill. i want to tell you where we are right now by showing you. let's take a look at the senate floor right now. you concealments nothing happening. staffers and a few senators. that is because we are waiting to see if republicans and democrats will agree on a way forward. the question is whether they can actually get to this ukraine aid bill. senator schumer this morning talk to us and said he is hopeful. he wants it to pass the senate so it can put pressure on the house. >> the majority of republicans in the house said they wanted to do ukraine, israel. we hope that if we pass it in the senate, the house will rise to the occasion. the house is in chaos. it does not behoove the speaker to block everything because 30 hard right people will not cast a vote. >> if this bill moves forward, we will break down what is in it. right n

senator steve james who is the republican leading the campaign on for the senate. majority trying to take back the majority. and it is very clear right now jake there is growing opposition. senator john cornyn republican saying he has serious concerns about this bill. john cornyn is someone who has been -- langford's efforts for the last several weeks saying it was important for republicans to try to find a solution on this issue. but speaker johnson standing by his opposition. getting even more specific. >>> i've been very clear from the very beginning about the elements that were necessary to solve the border crisis. these are not republican talking points. this is what we have been told by the experts on the ground. that includes the sheriff's and the counties that are on the border. it includes border patrol agents officers longtime veterans of the agency. they said you have to fix asylum. you have to fix have to end of the catch and release. >> reporter: minority leader mitch mcconnell is still continuing to work to get support within his conference. when pres

this is part of the reason why house republicans and some senate republicans see this as a powrmt politicalthis. i don't think for regardless of what joe biden is saying about trying to put blame on president trump or republicans or anything else. i don't think that this is an issue that the american people can be confused upon. this is something that president trump ran on in 2016. secured the border. at least made great progress towards it. and was immediately reversed by the election of joe biden. this, of all issues. has total clarity with most people. >> bret: we're getting ready for an elections. we just talked about, you know, obviously the presidential election where it stands. but, the senate and the house is really on a razor's edge. and you look at what is happening here with republicans, mollie, and you wonder about the viability of speaker johnson to control his caucus. you know, we saw it with kevin mccarthy how just a few votes caused him to leave the seat. do you think johnson can herd the cats? >> it's a very difficult situation in the house. but i do think people will rewa

top republicans in the senate, yes, senate republicans, the same party debating the same bill, they argue deporter acts completely reforms asylum laws. migrants, they, say would have a much higher standard to meet in order to qualify for asylum. and, they would receive those qualification interviews within days of arriving at the border. let's compare that to the way things are. now the asylum process could take a decade for any single individual. yet supporters say this bill would expedite the process. they would get adjudication, but then a mere six months. that could help unclog this court system that's severely backlog with more than 3 million pending cases. and back to that claim from the house leadership about work authorizations, that part is true. work authorizations for undocumented migrants screen for asylum are allowed in the senate deal. but you know what other bill allows for that? h are too. if you're not familiar, that's the bill, the very same maga republicans opposing this new porter, act have been demanding the senate passed for months! h.r.2 also provides work authoriza

. >>> stunning defeats for house and senate republicans.ouse vote to impeach homeland security alejandro mayorkas failed. mitch mcconnell admitting defeat on that bipartisan border deal. >>> breaking overnight, hamas proposes 135 day plan that includes israeli withdrawal from gaza and release of israeli hostages. what's ahead crucial day of meeting as antony blinken meets with israeli prime minister. "cnn this morning" starts right now. ♪ >>> and here is where we begin, it has been a head-spinning, fair word. >> sure. >> 24 hours for republicans in a hugely embarrassing defeat. the house gop failed to impeach homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas after three republicans fbroke rank. >> the resolution is not adopted. >> meanwhile, over in the senate, republican infighting and intense pressure from donald trump has effectively killed the only bipartisan bill to address the unprecedented surge of migrants at the southern border. >> back in the house, republicans also failed to pass their own stand alone aid package for israel, on top

but your own republican senate, your fellow party person james republican senate, your fellow party personjamesat bill has actually taken a point of exception with how some of your colleagues are describing that that it's not allowing 5000 people to cross the border before the threshold, that security measure is triggered, its 5000 encounters before it must be triggered and actually the homeland security secretary will have the power to shut the border after 4000 encounters not necessarily people crossing but talking about what happened... but talking about what happened. . ._ but talking about what hauened... . ., happened... let me correct on one thing- _ happened... let me correct on one thing- we _ happened... let me correct on one thing. we already - happened... let me correct on one thing. we already have . happened... let me correct on| one thing. we already have the power, we already sent hr to over to the senate and they have tried for the last six months chosen to do anything with it. 4999 is ok, i don't know, that doesn't sound right, if people of tennessee that i represent were over

bill to the house. 22 senate republicans voted to put country over party. 22 senate republicans voted to put democracy over donald trump. this bill includes funding to stand with our allies in ukr ukraine, israel, and taiwan. it also includes $9.2 billion in humanitarian assistance that is desperately needed to provide food, water, shelter, and medical care for the civilians in gaza anti-west bank, ukraine, and other war zones around the world -- and the west bank, ukraine, and other wars around the world. the eyes of america is watching the house of representatives. russia is watching, north korea is watching, and iran is watchingment authoritarian regimes around the world are watching the house. they are watching the people's house to see if we honor our commitments and stand with democracies around the globe. we must stand with ukraine and our allies. madam speaker, the world is watching the united states house of representatives. just last night speaker mike johnson said that the bill was dead on arrival in the house saying, quote, in the absence of having received any single bord

senate republicans offering amendments. a way to offer an amendment is first to pass a motion to proceed to the bill. they did not have enough republican bills to pass it on the floor. almost immediately after the bill was released members had come out and are now positioned to it. voting why. very bold about it. border security changes should be stopped now so you can use the issue in the campaign. he said, blame it on me if the bill fails. well, we will. trump is a bipartisan effort to secure the border to undermine his campaign rhetoric. the worst refugee crisis in history. it is not up to the challenge. as a result many are stuck in backlogs for years without a work permit. most people do not know this fact but i want to make it for the record. 36,000 migrants coming into the city of chicago primarily from texas. that was not the case. the governor of texas did not care. did not care about the outcome. 36,000 trying to find shelter from the stations. some slept in churches. catholic charities did an amazing job as well

look for the three republican senator john thune, who's currently the number two republican senator john cornyn, a former republican whip, and john barrasso, the number three republican senator. all of them could run for this spot in a secret ballot election between that will happen after november. so a lot of jockeying will happen between now and then as members of congress, the senators grappling with this historic moment. yeah, the battle of the johns wow, this is certainly quite a moment. manu standby, because i want to bring in scott jennings. he is a cnn contributor and a long adviser to mitch mcconnell before he was formal and now he's informal and i would say scott, it's probably fair to they say a very close friend. i mentioned to manu that i don't remember. we were talking here. i've seen senator mcconnell get sort of emotional understandably. so when longtime colleagues pass away, but he his voice was cracking throughout this entire speech. it was obviously not easy for him to give. and one of the many lines that struck me, scott was him when he talked about his age and the fa

from senate republicans. >> good afternoon. i have a bit of a cold today. i want to thank everyone for coming. there was a lot of anger, frustration, deep disappointment in our republican colleagues. for months, from this very spot, this podium, right here, we heard republicans over and over again say the border is an urgent crisis. they called an emergency. they say it must be fixed. however, yesterday, within 24 hours of releasing the bipartisan compromise that our republicans demanded the condition to move ukraine forward. leader macconnell in the corepublican conference due to e reversal. one of the most important pieces of legislation to come before us in a very long time. the inability of republican congressman and senators to resist his bullying. even though they know he is wrong and even though they know he is wrong. a bad moment for the republican. i mean, how could you negotiate with people like this. that's my job. i always believe u in bipartisanship.. but, first, they say they cannot pass ukraine funding without or

now, under that provision, a third of the state's senate, ten of the 12 republicans in the senate, arehave to give up their seats. joining us now is julia, deputy editor at the oregon capital chronicle. i really appreciate you making time to be here. thanks very much. >> thank you. >> let me just ask if i have explained this right or if there's anything important i have missed out or gotten the wrong way around. >> no, you got it right. 13 republican senators chose to walk out or ten of them at least chose to walk out during the session last year for six weeks. they tried to challenge a constitutional amendment approved by voters last year, and they found out last week that they're barred from re-election. >> what's been the reaction to this unanimous state supreme court ruling that says they can't run again? >> there's been -- i mean, it's generally been applauded by people who supported the amendment in the first place. the republican state senators view this as a political act by the court. they noted that the court has been -- the justices who ruled on this were entirely appointed

year, senate republicans are divided, and senator chuck grassley at least said it out loud, quote, passing a tax bill that makes the president look good may allow checks before the election, and means he can be reelected. well, the bill does not include checks for americans, but it does include a tax credit. what happens now? nbc's sahil kapur, also with us eugene daniels "politico's" white house correspondent and an msnbc political contributor, brendan buck is former aide to house speakers paul ryan and john boehner, partner at seven letters and an msnbc political analyst. okay, sahil, this wasn't even close. 357-70, but what about the senate? >> that's right, chris. well, the path is still unclear in the senate at this time. this was a huge bipartisan vote, unusual in these times. this particular bill would expand the child tax credit, it would lift the refund blt cap. the biggest benefits would go to low income families, especially those with multiple children, and it would also include some breaks for businesses on expensing and research and development. take a listen to how the republ

tonight, senate republicans and democrats signaling they do have a bipartisan agreement, the first time in years. but will house republicans even consider it? or will they do what donald trump is asking, to keep this an issue in this presidential election year? >>> chilling new details tonight. what the suspect did the day before. police say that son driven by his rage over the government. >>> the u.s. economy tonight, and american jobs, the u.s. adding over 353,000 new jobs this month, far more than expected. the stock market setting another record today. >>> he was made famous in "rocky." tonight, we remember a beloved actor, from "rocky" to "the mandalorian." >>> good evening. we begin with the breaking news. the u.s. has launched major retaliatory air strikes on iranian-backed militants after that deadly drone attack that killed three u.s. soldiers and injured dozens of others in jordan. the pentagon saying multiple aircraft were used in the first wave of this mission, including b-1 bombers that flew from the united states, dropping over 125 precision munitions on 85 targets inside

and senate republicans need to actually pass something. you have a president who has said he's willing to meet you halfway he wants to get something done. we have a senate republican who has negotiated a compromised bill one of the most conservative senators in the unison senate and yet we have republicans like mike johnson saying they're not gonna even let this bill come up for a vote. you cannot say if you are the republican party that our border security issue is a national crisis if you are not worrying to even entertain having a vote on a bill that would fund border security to the tune of billions and billions of dollars. all you are proving is that what you want is the talking point of immigration, that you want to use the crisis at our border, that you want to use the people who are fleeing horrible conditions at that none of us can even possibly fathom, to use them as political pawns. look at what's going on in texas. the texas government has spent 100 billion dollars busing migrants to other cities right now, and it just using th

senate today. >>> a major shakeup on the horizon for the republican national committee. ron mcdaniel is stepping down after the south carolina primary. this comes after donald trump called out the rnc for having its worst fund-raising year in a decade. we go to washington with the latest. why and why now? >> there's a couple reasons, john. i want to point out that ron mcdaniel was facing pressures on a lot of fronts, not just from donald trump. there's a lot of people conservatives especially, who have been unhappy with her leadership at the rnc. but trump, no doubt, was the driving factor behind this. there's a couple reasons for that. donald trump harbors a lot of resentment towards the rnc. but mcdaniel, for their handling of the 2020 election. trump felt they should have had more attorneys in place to push back on the election results. that's what i hear time and time again in conversations with trump advisers. a lot of this came to a head last week when they saw that the rnc had reported one of the worst fund-raising years in over a decade. they brought in $8 millio

he did have a lot of influence on at least some of those republicans senators. >> yes. i think on various issues he will have an influence. i think he has more influence in the house then he does in the senate. but i think by-in-large senators vote their conscience. they do what they think is the right thing for their constituents, for their reelection for the country and so i don't, i don't think that they salute and take direction either for mitch mcconnell or from donald trump one of the most aspects that stood out to me and something about mitch mcconnell's legacy is, of course, the role that he played when donald trump was impeached and >> he voted to acquit, even though he made clear that he thought the legal system would take care of him in a deeply reported book about you by mckay coppins, it was reported that during that time after the impeachment managers had given their presentation that they walked by you at one point and mcconnell said they nailed him, referencing donald trump. i wonder what you make of how he handled that and whether how that affects histo

senate republican and five democrats blocked the borr compromise today in the senate. the day is not over. could any part of this compromise survive? >> that is the question. democrats are trying to salvage the ukraine, israel, and other foreign aid portion of this will but i want to tell you where we are by showing you where we are. let's look at the senate floor. you see almost nothing happening on the senate floor. staffers, a few senators in and out and that is because right now we are waiting to see if republicans and democrats will agree on a way forward. the question is whether they can get to this ukraine aid bill. senator schumer this morning talked to us and said he is hopeful, he wants it to pass the senate so it can put pressure on the house. >> the majority of republicans in the house said they want to do ukraine, they want to do israel. we hope that if we pass it in the senate the house would rise to the occasion. the house is in chaos. it does not behoove the speaker well to block everything because 30 hard right wing people just want chaos. lisa: if thi

the senate attempted to. republican republicans threw that idea way. i think people are going to have to weigh that decisionte going into november. >> host: lake geneva, wisconsin, john.ev an independent. good morning. >> caller: good morning, representative. the democrats were in charge, i believe, the first two years of this current administration, so i'd just like to say -- >> we are going to leave this here to take you live now to the floor of the u.s. senate where today lawmakers are set to vote on a bipartisan bill that would provide border security funding as well as a aid for israel and ukraine. the measure needs 60 votes to proceed. a number of republicans have already voiced their opposition to the legislation. live coverage of the senate here on c-span2. the chaplain, dr. barry black, the chaplain, dr. barry black, r >> .. that. but all week long senate republicans have looked more and more like their house counterparts and transformed themselves into the chaos caucus. republicans have said they can't pass ukraine without border. now they sa

ten republican senators wrote me a letter i like to introduce into the congressional record progress without objection there. regrets and rickets, rossa, cassidy, graham, sullivan, wicker, asked one think of me before the first vote on legislation. they asked for 72 hours to read the bill. mr. president, we have met that request. the bill was posted at 6:40 p.m. on sunday february 4 they want until 645 tomorrow evening and that is fine with me. actually mr. president we even offered to delay the vote until sometime on thursday. to give even more time for senators to make up their minds. i suspect they will not accept even that offer because they don't want more time. they are just using it as an excuse. in fact it will surprise no one some of the signers of that letter actually did not wait 72 hours before they rejected a bill. senator cotten declared his opposition after 16 hours 48po minutes, less than 25% of the requested time. senator risch took a little longer an additional 15 years to read the bill. before reaching his opposition. i can recognize an senators grandstand but this

missouri republican senator josh hawley says he's happy to see the republican leader ago. my only question is why wait so long? we need new leadership now about. >> going anywhere connell says he will remain in the senate until his term is up in 2027 and will work with his party to elect a new leader in november. in washington, raquel martin. >> comedian and curb your enthusiasm. actor richard lewis has died. lewis had been suffering from parkinson's disease and retired from comedy last spring. he mostly recently appeared alongside larry david in season 12 of curb your enthusiasm. his other credits include roles and robin hood. men in tights and daddy dearest lewis was 76 years old. were cops and faster response times that is but merchants in north oakland are telling councilmember dan kalb will help reduce crime along retail corridors. >> kron four's wichita follow him as he and police officers walk the streets soliciting solutions to stop the rising crime. >> hitting the streets alongside oakland police officers. city council member dan kalb spent wednesday morning stopp

mitt romney, the only republican senator to vote to convict trump twice. he'll weigh in on what he believes a second trump term would mean. >> and also a key figure of watergate john dean will join me. >> what is >> president nixon's white house counsel make of the ruling that could shape us history. >> i'm kaitlan collins this is the source we are feeling shockwaves tonight from the supreme court. and if things play out as they now seem, that they will, donald trump will not have to face jack smith in court until deep into 2020. 24 potentially right up against the election, or even more likely after the election. and of course, all of this depends on whether or not he wins that election. in which case he may never have to face jack smith. it all on this case that's because the supreme court now says it is going to decide whether donald trump, as a former president, has immunity from being criminally prosecuted for the actions that he took while he was in office, that includes his attempt to overthrow a free and fair election in 2020. the supreme court wai