is my pleasure to call on amy klobuchar. we made it. >> all right. thank you, senator schumer and thank you to senate democrats joining us. from the beginning we've made clear that we are going to stand up to the american people. we are going to do it in the court, the democratic attorney general winning the cases and we are going to do it in congress by holding them accountable and we are going to do it with our constituents by our side. turning out including some of the people you see appear on the steps every single day, they are going to make the biggest difference, they are the story, not the politicians, they are the story and later this afternoon you're going to get to hear from them firsthand at 4:00 with the actual guests who will come up tell their story whether it commerce by tariffs and generation, in minnesota, they are not going to be quiet and president trump can say all he wants on tweets and social media but this is going to hit hard for farmers and ranchers across the country. you're going to hear from people like senator cantwell w

back now with senator amy klobuchar, democrat of minnesota.i mean, republicans have been talking about eliminating the department of education. it seems like everybody, every republican who runs for president has talked about that now for quite a long time. seems like they're getting closer this time. why does the department of education matter? >> you know, my mom taught second grade until she was 70 years old. i still have people come up and tell me she was their favorite teacher. so this is personal for me. i look at what the department of education does. first of all, it is especially helpful when it comes to student loans. and i don't know what they plan on doing and what havoc we will see when. that's the lifeblood for so many of our students. number two, people in rural areas really depend on the department of education for help. and then number three, kids with disabilities wait till those parents and those families find out about these cuts. one of the things i've loved about the department of education is that they can take models li

let's get reaction right now from democratic senator amy klobuchar of minnesota. senator, thanks very much for joining us. i know you had a chance to actually meet with zelenskyy just before that hostile oval office event took place. what's your reaction to what's going on? >> well, first of all, welcome. i'm glad to be on the new show. pretty exciting. first day. >> just a new time. >> a new a new a new situation. yes. um, so i thought that meeting that we had before we went over to the oval office with republicans and democratic leaders could not have gone better. he was in good spirits. he was excited to sign the mineral deal people gave him, i think, good advice. and it was just a very positive moment. it felt like in the wake of the british prime minister and the french president coming and their pledge to send troops to actually enforce whatever agreement comes out of it. i thought we have a new beginning. so of course, i was appalled by what happened at the white house. i still think there's a chance of a reset. >> who do you blame for that disaster at the

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schumer joined patty murray, ranking member of the finance committee ron and minnesota senator amy klobuchar for a news conference on social security. they criticized the characterization by elon musk that the program is a ponty scheme and cuts being made by the government efficiency on the one hand doge has cut 7,000 workers from social security and on the other elon musk said social security is the biggest poncy scheme of all time, tell that the average social security recipient who depends on the $1,100 or $1,500 to buy food, pay the rent, tell them it's a ponzi scheme. tell them they don't deserve that money. it's outrageous and you know they are serious when they cut the 7,000 already from the staff at the same time that elon musk says it's a ponzi scheme. the richest man in the world is telling americans that earn benefits that they depend on and they paid into a scam, they are not a scam and americans know it. so now we know that something we senate democrats have feared for a long time is coming true, social security is under attack and at risk. you don't need to scratch your head an

joining us now is democratic senator amy klobuchar of minnesota. she's a member of the senate judiciary committee. senator, i want to begin with what's happening with your border, state, border in canada tonight because of what donald trump has done to the to violate the trade agreement that we already have in place with canada, which donald trump negotiated in his first presidency. >> so. >> lawrence. >> thanks for making this real. sometimes people think of tariffs as something that nerdy trade negotiators talk about. this is real. this is actually. >> a tax on families. >> a lot of estimates. >> right now is. >> if once he's only paused canada and mexico, he's already put in china at 20% instead of targeted tariffs, that. >> it's. >> over $2,000 per family per year. and i. think you see this. if you're in the grocery store, you see coffee prices up. >> pork prices. >> up. >> obviously egg prices up. >> but then you think about things like lumber. lumber goes up. what does that mean? housing up and electricity. so what happened here is that the p

amy. klobuchar of minnesota, who met with volodymyr zelensky earlier today. >> she is a. >> member of the. >> senate judiciary committee. >> senator klobuchar. >> always great to see you. you met with president zelensky. >> before he went to the white. >> house today. >> what can you tell us about. that discussion and what you what did you think. >> as you. >> watched what happened next? well. i was. >> horrified because. >> in the morning. >> we had a bipartisan meeting. >> with. >> president zelensky, with senator graham. senator wicker. >> senator grassley. and by the way, through the week, we. >> had meetings with. >> president macron with a small group of senators led. >> by senator thune. >> and what i kept thinking. >> is to a t. >> the republican. >> senators that have met with these foreign. leaders have been very. >> clear that they. >> are supportive. >> of ukraine. >> at. >> least ones that go to the meeting. >> and. >> that they. >> believe that. >> vladimir putin is. >> the. dictator and that he started. >> this war. >> so we. >> start with that. >> so i thought that. >> pres

. >> leading off our discussion tonight is senator amy klobuchar of minnesota, who met with volodymyr zelensky earlier today. she is a member of the senate judiciary committee. senator klobuchar, always great to see you. you met with president zelensky before he went to the white house today. what can you tell us about that discussion and what you. what did you think as you watched what happened next? well. >> i was. >> horrified because in the morning we had a bipartisan meeting with president zelensky, with senator graham, senator wicker, senator grassley. and by the way, through the week, we had meetings with president macron with a small group of senators led by senator thune. and what i kept thinking is to a. t. the republican senators that have met with these foreign leaders have been very clear that they are supportive of ukraine, at least the ones that go to the meeting and that they believe that vladimir putin is the dictator and that he. started this war. so we start with that. so i thought that president. >> zelensky, this. >> couldn't have gone better this morning. he was

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senator amy klobuchar, who's in that photo, joins me now.senator, thank you so much for being here. you just heard a secretary rubio saying that that he believes president zelenskyy should apologize. what do you say? >> this is no time for an apology war. >> there are lives. >> at stake. there is peace at stake. >> and the future of. >> really, it's. >> i. >> think it. >> is not. an exaggeration. >> to say the future of europe, the future. >> of the free world, is. >> before us. >> to let vladimir putin march through ukraine. >> to. >> go at these negotiations with surrender. >> instead of. >> strength is a big mistake. and if you ever question the outcome of what happened at the white. >> house. >> the former russian president. >> said this. he said that. >> zelenskyy was. >> an. >> insolent pig. >> who finally got his slap down. okay. that is not the result that we should want in america. and one of the most troubling things to me. was when vice president. >> vance. >> as i noted today. >> as he. >> accused president zelenskyy of never thi

[laughter] you can see the two senate leaders, john thune and chuck schumer just snuck by, amy klobucharf minnesota, democrat, jd vance, the vice president, is in that mix. shaking hands on the side. john barrasso. republicans, dick durbin, the gentleman with the gray hair in the back in the blue shirt. he was just reelected in 2020. he will be up in 2026 if he runs again. there's jd vance. jason dick, you have been covering the people on the aisle. the late sheila jackson lee, democrat from texas, famous for always being on the aisle, regardless of presidents. i love to see that collection of photos. how long does it take to get on the aisle here, degree the president and everybody else? jason: sometimes they get there very early, sometimes four or five hours early. it is a first-come, first-served situation. it's a little nerve-racking to do that, but they want to position themselves, whether they are democrats or republicans, they like those -- peter: there's nancy mace in the white dress, republican of south carolina, talking to jd vance. jason: yeah. sometimes it was a little lonely

joining us now is senator amy klobuchar of minnesota.ther things, she is a member of the senate judiciary committee. senator, it's great to see you and so much we want to ask you about, but i just it's great to see you. i just want to start by asking you about the courts, because we're going to hear all sorts of things from trump tonight. i suspect many of them will not be truthful. and i just wanted to get a sense from you on for people watching, how how is it going with the courts? and what what can people expect is next here in terms of the court's actions? well. >> i've always. said we are going to be fighting this in. >> the courts with. >> our democratic attorney generals. we're going to be fighting it in congress with holding our colleagues responsible. if just by the way, three house members stood up, or four republican senators and three republican house members, the future would look very different. and then we're fighting it with our constituents by our side. >> courts, congress, constituents in the courts. >> we have won 35 o

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the legislation, co-sponsored by senators ted cruz of texas and amy klobuchar of minnesota.otos of someone real or not, without their consent. the bill would also require social media companies to remove any posted intimate images on their platforms within 48 hours of being flagged. the legislation, as noted, already passed the upper chamber upper chamber with bipartisan support, but it now must go through the house. meanwhile, for years, we've seen data showing that boys and young men are falling farther and farther behind in their education. girls are now outpacing boys in the classroom and have and it's having long lasting effects. one study showing boys are less likely to graduate high school on time by as much as 10% in some states. now, some schools are starting to make changes in the hopes of combating this trend. let's bring in nbc news correspondent and news now anchor morgan radford, with a look at some of those changes. morgan, good to see you. is this becoming a national trend? >> it is becoming a trend and in some pretty creative and interesting ways. schools ar