and to discuss a little bit more about that i'm joined now from los angeles by chris faulkner a republican strategist who has worked on past national campaigns welcome to you chris thank you chris i like to begin first with what trump has reportedly said in the past twenty four hours basically questioning why the u.s. would accept more immigrants from what he calls asshole countries i mean i'm for of course paraphrasing there he used an expletive language aside why not. i think the. president would absolutely because those words again all right stupid rule and it takes away from the mid focus what's really going on here which is contrary to the immigration united states is no different than any other developed nation in that we've struggled with immigration and the flows out deal with new numerous united states right now for the first time in probably close to twenty years we're closer than we ever have been to a comprehensive immigration reform so going to start interacting there but i just i just really want to get to the meat of what the president said and the overall message you know l

chris: you don't have your own house in order. only 46 republicans. >> where are the democrats, chris, who say back home that they want to work in bipartisan fashion, they want to work with republicans, reach across the aisle, where were those folks last week, only five democrats voted for a bill that they like. list not lose sight of that. the like the chip program, they like the obamacare cadillac tax program, they like funding the government, they always have, they do not oppose the bill, this is pure politics on their part, where are the democrats who say one thing back home and do another, that's what we are focusing on. chris: you only had 46 republicans. >> if you had 10 or 15 democrats, i think your point is fair, until you have nine democrats, we cannot open the government. chris: well, you don't have 46 republicans either, you don't have 51 republicans either. >> right, again, with short of nine, what difference does it make? without nine democrats this government is not opening. chris: back in 2013 when republicans insisted on shutting dow

that's what we are focusing on. >> chris: but you only have 40 republicans. >> director mulvaney: if u have ten or 15 democrats and still failed i think the point is fair. but we cannot open the government with at least nine democrats. >> chris: you don't have 51 republicans either. >> director mulvaney: short of nine, what difference does it make? without nine democrats this government is not opening. >> chris: back in 2131 republicans insisted on shutting down the government because they wanted to move all funding of obamacare and they did it for 16 days, private citizen trump placed the responsibility squarely. here he is. >> problems start from the top and have to get solved from the top and the president is the leader and he's got to get everybody in a room and he's got to leave. >> chris: question, if president obama was responsible then, get everybody in the room and lead, isn't president trump responsible now? >> director mulvaney: a couple of different things. the shutdown of 2016 was not about getting rid of -- 2013, excuse me. it was about delaying the individual mandate, w

congressmen chris collins republican of new york. as we continue on in statuary hall this one from brooklyn new york. good evening. >> i'm proud to be from new york where i think the governor along with my former colleagues are doing a tremendous job and i am proud to be from brooklyn to represent a district filled with one misrepresentation after another. it's a reality as it relates to the economy and job creation, barack obama created 14 million plus private-sector jobs and the notion that this economic turnaround has begun in the last year is fiction. >> h >> he called it a new american moment. what does that mean to you? >> we have seen one divisive moment after another. he hasn't brought people together, he's tearing us apart. it seems like he wants to turn back the clock and that is unfortunate. it isn't clear to me that he really means it and so the proof is in the pudding as my grandmother would say and we will see what happens over the next few weeks and months. what do you make of the pillars that he spoke about tonight? >

and to discuss a little bit more about that i'm joined now from los angeles by chris faulkner a republican strategist who has worked on past national campaigns welcome to you chris. chris i'd like to begin first with what trump has reportedly said in the past twenty four hours basically questioning why the u.s. would accept more immigrants from what he calls asshole countries i mean i'm for of course paraphrasing there he used an expletive language aside why not. i think the. president would absolutely not use those words again stupid or radical and it takes away from the main focus of what's really going on here which is contrary to the immigration united states is no different than any other developed nation in that we've struggled with immigration in the flows out deal with new numerous the united states right now for the first time in probably close to twenty years we're closer than we ever have been to a comprehensive immigration reform so going to talk interacting there but i just i just really want to get to the need of what the president said and the overall message you know let's

chris: you're quite right, there's backlash from democrats and also backlash from republicans and onee biggest issues is something that the president said this week. take a look. >> whatever they are doing, they are doing a great job. it's a nice thing to have ib -- incentive that after period of years becoming citizen. >> when president trump issued executive order in 2012 he did not give dreamers a path to citizenship, he simply said they could renew their status in a sense and this is what some conservatives are saying, isn't what you're offering or the president offering isn't it more softer than what it gives dreamers than what president obama was willing to give. >> if we can help to fix this problem once and for all which is the other parts of the proposal the president has put forth. the second in the meeting that you televised at the white house when the president had 20 members of congress over, he said, i will provide cover from our side on this issue, the question is, are chuck schumer and nancy pelosi willing to provide cover from left-winger and radical base, so far they

republicans. >> if you had nine, 10, 12 where are the democrats chris who say back home they want to work in a bipartisan fashion they want to work with republicans they want the reach across the i'll where were do haves folks last week only five democrats voted for a bill they like that is not loose sighting democrats have voted they like the chip program voted they like dlaig obamacare tax program like funding government always have do not o oppose the bill pure politics where are democrats say one thing back home do another what we are focusing on. >> you only had 46 republicans. >> if you had 10 or 15 democrats still failed i think your point is fair but right now until you have at least nine we cannot open the government. >> you don't have 46 republicans, either. >> you don't have 51 republicans either. >> right but, again, short of nine what difference does it make without nine democrats this government is not opening. >> back in 2013, whether republicans insisted on shutting down the government because they wanted to remove all funding of -- obamacare, and they did it 16 days privately since trump

national security card so what's going on here let me pull in chris faulkner he's a republican strategist with majority strategies in los angeles which describes itself as america's premier influence marketing services firm chris good to have you on the show welcome to the date let me ask you about north and south korea first of all they're talking again but they're talking right now about the olympics not about north korea's nuclear weapons is this eight true sign of trump's foreign policy leadership but up front the progress there is is more than just you know it's actually one of the most emotional issues emotional issues for most koreans is reunification between sam's will obviously a lot of families were separated during the. separation of the two koreas indecent motional ice to live it so about three half years and these emotional reunions between the separated families are usually reported to crimp oculus and so that in addition to you know this i think is these are the beginning steps that will give us a more substantive policy disagreements this week two koreas so you don't think

and you have senator cotton in particular saying this is a good solid framework. >> chris: two republicanally strong hardliners on immigration issues. >> it puts the ball squarely back in the democrats court and we will see if they can pass it out of the senate. i don't know that i can pass in the house quite a smoothly but if all the democrats get behind it in the house that i think there are enough in the house on the republican side of the isle that they could actually pass it. >> chris: on the other hand, you talk about the democrats, they are saying the president is caving to the right wing of his party. take a look. >> the white house, unfortunately, has proven unreliable and wildly unpredictable. within the course of hours they say different things. every time the president moves forward on one thing his staff pulls him back and on does what he says. >> chris: juan, isn't citizenship for 2 million, not only dreamers but people eligible, isn't that a huge concession? >> that would be terrific. the first point to say is as you pointed out your interview with marc short, people like t

chris? republicans certainly want to label this the schumer shutdown. are they right? >> well, the american people i don't think are going to see it that way and you see the early polls don't see it that way. this is the first time in this country's history that a party that control tess white house, the senate and the house can't keep government working. the irony here is, to your question whether this is politics or policy, this is 100% politics. the republicans are facing, in november, a democratic wave. you're seeing all the signs. they need a base that's energized. they have chosen an issue that even though there are members of their own party, like senator graham and others or senator flake in terms of immigration and daca where there's a deal on the table, they don't want to do it because they want to energize their base. anyone who thinks the democrats just woke up and have nothing better to do so let's shut down the government over immigration are missing the the point that republicans wanted this to happen. >> speaking of waking up, we have evidence the presi

and to discuss a little bit more about that i'm joined now from los angeles by chris faulkner a republican strategist who has worked on past national campaigns welcome to you chris. chris i'd like to begin first with what trump has reportedly said in the past twenty four hours basically questioning why the u.s. would accept more immigrants from what he calls asshole countries i mean i'm for of course paraphrasing mary used an expletive. language aside why not.

we're going to debate what happens after i talk one on one with republican congressman chris collins.ecause there's more news. there's word out about what kind of continuing resolution, how to fund the government, what the proposal is from the republicans. we'll test it with chris collins from western new york, next. you won't see these folks at the post office. they have businesses to run. they have passions to pursue. how do they avoid trips to the post office? stamps.com mail letters, ship packages, all the services of the post office right on your computer. get a 4 week trial, plus $100 in extras including postage and a digital scale. go to stamps.com/tv and never go to the post office again. >>> more breaking news tonight. house republicans moving to pass a short-term spending bill to fund the government through february 16th. they're going to avoid a government shutdown but they're kicking the can down the road just a short time once again. but for democrats they do sweeten the pot. in there they have funding for chip, the children's health insurance program, and it's a long one

chris stewart, republican congressman from utah, has been watching this with me. he sits on the house intelligence committee. and i know you have to run, so let me ask you about one of those things that he said, which was pretty startling, there may have been malfeasance at the fbi? >> yeah, no question about that. that's why we feel it is so important to release this information to the american people. and it doesn't matter who they're targeting, a political figure, private citizen, we all have those -- the expectation of privacy and our civil rights would be defended and, again, that's why we want to share this with the american people. >> what is this malfeasance? >> well, we see the memo, i think it will give you some insight into that. by the way, this memo isn't the last you're going to hear about this. we're going to have to report to the american people more broadly as well. i think this is the first installment of us being able to say to the american people, these are our concerns, these are the individuals that we're concerned with, and this is how we th

we're going to debate what happens after i talk one-on-one with republican congressman chris collins cause there's more news. there's word out about what kind of continuing resolution, how to fund the government, what the proposal is from the republicans. we'll test it with chris collins from western new york next. years running. r 17 but some people still like cable. just like some people like pre-shaken sodas. having their seat kicked on an airplane. being rammed by a shopping cart. sitting in gum. and walking into a glass door. but for everyone else, there's directv. for #1 rated customer satisfaction over cable, switch to directv and get a $200 reward card. call 1-800-directv. when you have a cold, stuff happens. ♪ { sneezing ] shut down cold symptoms fast [ coughing ] with maximum strength alka seltzer plus liquid gels. get ready for centrum micro-workouts. the bottle curl. the twist n' turn. the stretch n' grab. the gummy squish. centrum micronutrients fuel your body from the inside out. grab a centrum and join in. repeat daily. >>> more breaking news tonight. house republicans

we finished very strong. >> chris: president trump laying out republican plans for 2018 after meetingcamp david. it's time now for our sunday group. g.o.p. strategist karl rove. it rachael bade, who covers congress for politico. julie chief for the associated press, and guy benson of townhall.com. karl, i gather you, like i, ripping through the book. i stayed up until 11:00 on friday night. it what you make of the book and what does it tell you about president trump and his team in the white house? >> if you didn't like drum, you are not going to like him any better and if you like trump you will dismiss a lot of the book. but not since that vietnamese monk poured gasoline on himself in an intersection in saigon in 1963 and lit a match that we seen someone immolate themselves as steve bannon did in this book. it is clear that this book was based on a large number of interviews taped with steve bannon by michael wolff, including chapter 20, or all of these ugly things he says about terms family are at a dinner with wolff in his apartment in arlington and there's clearly a tape recorder

chris just said about the political blowback. this is a president who can stand with republicans. maybe we will just make a deal on his own with democrats. we have no idea. he's rewriting the rules. and i have to believe whether you're lindsey graham or chuck schumer, you're sitting there thinking i know we're in a horrible place but we could still got a big deal, not just on d.r.e.a.m.ers but something bigger. a deal that has alluded washington for a long time. >> 87 of american people say they want somhing done to keep the d.r.e.a.m.ers. >> if there's one issue that should be dealable, it's this one. david gregory, chris cillizza, thank you very much. >>> senate democrats standing by protecting d.r.e.a.m.ers. one tells us why he is voting no and risking a government shutdown. >>> plus, i sit down with a panel of women to get their take on what their life is like one year into the trump presidency. you'll hear from die hards and the resistance. >> do you welcome conservative women? >> no. that's crazy. >> i'm for liberal. it's in the name. liberal women. . >> i'm not trying to. >

republicans thought this is what the democrats would die on. the sense i'm getting this and maybe they can put it off and deal with it later in march. >> chris: there's a split within the republican party. house speaker ryan pushes for welfare reform the reports are that the president senate leader mcconnell have cooled on the i want to lead with infrastructure. to have any sense of the order and priorities. what are the chances for any serious legislation this year? >> a better chance for democrats to hop on board the spending reformer welfare reform. when i was talking to top republican sources there's an were doing the tax cut and that we need fiscal discipline. i was skeptical saying the president's appetite for the seems limited. he came out on the campaign trail hard against reform. will he really follow-up a tax bill with welfare reform. he's backing off of that with mitch mcconnell being his conduit talking about infrastructure spending. >> chris: the first midterm election for the party with the president in office is always tough with the exception of you in 2002 with george w. bush, how much trouble are republicans and as they head toward

joining me now is republican congressman chris stewart, who represents the state of utah. man, thank you very much for being here. >> hi, katy, good to be with you. >> work with me here. i want to -- i know the republican talking points about why you guys have released the memo or decided to release the memo, despite a warning from the doj that it would be extraordinarily reckless. so let me just start with this. is the republican-led house intelligence committee helping president trump obstruct justice? >> no, no, no, of course not. let's take the first thing that you said. s the doj said it was extraordinarily reckless. katy, they have not seen the memo. they have no idea what was in it. and how could they say it's extraordinarily reckless when they have not read it? and then we had director wray come down with two aides, by the way, who are the most knowledgeable on fisa courts and also on the facts of this case. the three of them read the memo. we asked them, are there any factual inaccuracies. they said, no. we asked them, is there anything in there that would endanger

to perhaps spending money to try to dictate the outcome of a republican primary that's here in a way that would help the democrats? sen. chris van hollen: in this cycle? republicans are doing a very good job themselves of beating each other up in these republican primaries. so i don't anticipate us getting involved in those republican primaries. obviously, that's, you know, a decision for people in the states going forward. but, you know, there is clearly a situation on the republican side, a very anti-establishment mood, which is complicating things for for the race. >> do you think that presents any opportunity that anti-establishment mood in republican primaries? do you think there are case where is democrats are going to be facing weak erkan dates than hey might otherwise? >> all i know is as of right now, you have a whole pile of republican primaries in a lot of these states. how they will resolve themselves, i don't know. and i do make it a point never to get in the middle of a republican civil war. but it clear is a factor. we've heard republicans talk about this battle between mcconnell forces and the trump forces an

controversial enough that even the republicans don't like the idea. >> reporter: that's right, chris. it has been rejected by republican leadership. the main question today is where has the president been in all of this? as you know, during the campaign, he fashioned himself as this deal maker in chief. but he has been largely absent and keeping a low profile over the weekend as these negotiations between democrats and republicans over on capitol hill were ongoing. but his aides were out in full force over the weekend blaming this shutdown, squarely putting the blame on the shoulders of democrats. and that blame trickled down to the white house comment line. and this is the message that people were getting when they phoned in. >> thank you for calling the white house. unfortunately, we cannot answer your call today because congressional democrats are holding government funding, including funding for our troops and other national security priorities, hostage to an unrelated immigration debate. due to this obstruction, the government is shut down. >> reporter: now there's that message.

republican chris christie is out and democratic governor murphy is in.ay he spent the day with families at adventure aquarium in camden. no one nen's lauren mayk asked him about a unique plan for taxes. >> the governor-elect making a stop here in camden today and making a promise to this city. on his preinauguration tour, bill murphy and his family at the edge of a shark tank, prompting a joke about what he's about to get into. >> it's going to be -- >> reporter: set to replace governor chris christie this week, murphy and touring the state and meeting hopeful constituents like liz thomas. >> my confidence is about 50/50 because politicians in general don't seem to tell the truth about what they're going to do. i'm hopeful, though. >> reporter: we asked about one policy issue he is pushing for, finding restrictions around the new tax bill by allowing residents to make charitable contribution so they can write them off. >> how quickly can you get that done? folks are looking at their taxes right now. >> so it is a creative idea borne out of the fact that

he will succeed two-term governor chris christie. the republican is credited with shrinking state government, holding the line on taxes, and leading the public campaign against opioid addiction. he got mixed reviews on his handling of sandy, teacher issues, and the bridgegate scandal. as he leaves offs hiss are the lowest ever for a new jersey governor ever. >>> unless you're quick on the computer this morning you missed your dance dhoons buy tickets for this sunday's nfc championship game between the eagles and vikings. we're hearing ticket master sold out of those tickets in just 30 seconds this morning. we checked and the website says no tickets are available. now we also checked stub hub and snound seats between $300 and $400 a piece. so what's the weather going to be like on game day? meers mogt crystal has a look at the forecast. it's going to be very different from the last two eagles home games, right? >> that's right. i want to compare the game pr this past saturday to the game this sunday because it's a big difference. in the yellow this

republicans. democrats had senator durbin and others had plenty of time. chris, you know, van knows, i know, and everybody who works here knows this is just a waiting game. everyone is waiting until they got to the end of the fiscal year so they could have the spending bill to shut down the government. everybody in washington knew this, that daca was going to be held as leverage for that. so here we are now. this president has said, look, give me some money for the wall. give me some money for border security so we can have a secure border. and i will sign daca. chris, listen -- again, van, you're laughing. "the washington post," the jeff bezos-owned "washington post" opined on its editorial page, the democrats should take this deal. it's a very good deal. they should take it and run. as you know, van, very well, comprehensive immigration reform will never get done. >> first of all, that was the phrase that the president used. he took it out of president bush's mouth and he said he wants comprehensive immigration reform. but, van, the fundamental proposition for

. >> and phil murphy will succeed two-term governor chris christie. the republican is credited with leading the republican campaign against the opioid addiction. christie got mixed reviews for his handling of hurricane sandy, teacher pension issues and the bridge gate scandal. >>> today a philadelphia jury selection begins in the corruption trial of pow lousky. prosecutors accused him of taking more than $100 in campaign contributions in exchange for city business. the four-term mayor has pleaded not guilty. >>> today in washington house members investigating russia's possible meddling in the 2016 election will hear from former trump advisor steve bannon. he'll testify in a closed door hearing of the intelligence committee. in a new book "fire and fury" bannon described the meeting between the president's son and a group of russians during the 2016 campaign as quote, treasonous and unpatriotic. bannon took over operation of the campaign from paul manafort just three months before the election. bannon was president trump's senior advisor until his firing in august. >

in spite of all of this, chris, many republicans and democrats we have been in contact over the weekendmiddle ground, that compromise. >> what does it look like right now? >> look, this was obama's executive construction, okay? period. but president trump is the one who started the clock ticking on this. that was his choice to push you guys to get a deal. now you are bumping up against the deadline. you have the spending deadline this friday. not the daca deadline. they are becoming intertwined. what are you hearing from democratic colleagues about what they are willing to agree to? >> well, chris, my position is the same. if we don't have any measurable progress towards a daca deal, i am not going to vote for a stopgap measure. and i'm asking republicans and democrats to take that position. we're in congress. and regrettably, congress is an institution that only acts when it's forced to. the president has pushed congress to act on this issue. >> the silver lining, assuming you guys get it done. >> that's right. >> if the court hadn't decided that and the administration hadn't decided t

to perhaps spending money to try to dictate the outcome of a republican primary that's here in a way that would help the democrats? sen. chris van hollen: in this cycle? republicans are doing a very good job themselves of beating each other up in these republican primaries. don't anticipate us getting involved in those republican primaries. obviously, that's, you know, a decision for people in those going forward. clearly know, there is a situation on the republican side, anti-republican mood that is complicating things for those senate races. >> live now here on c-span, we ead to the american foreign service association in washington, d.c. for a discussion about how cities the world can fight terrorism recruitment with state department advisor michael duffen. >> good afternoon, welcome to the first monday, the first working monday in january. this is a partnership of three organizations. my name is adam powell, i am the director of washington

the base, by a lot of republicans on capitol hill and the white house which is we substantively belief these people should be deported. >> yeah. >> that would be an improvement, chris, if republicans actually on the other hand honestly that position as opposed to pretending to not hold that position which so many of them hold. >> well, i think the problem is, this chris. which is the polling is so much against them. i think the nbc poller of the weekend found 87% of americans support giving relief to daca. the challenge for democrats is when daca gets attached to keeping the government open, it conflates the message a little bit. so let's see what the next 17 days do and whether we can have an open debate and try to resolve this. certainly the american people want a resolution for the 700,000 kids. >> chris lu and michael steele, great to have you both. >>> next, should democrats actually trust mitch mcconnell to keep his word on daca? i'll talk to one of the senators who voted to do just that, in two minutes. (vo) make her day with just one touch. with fancy feast creamy delights, she can have just the right touch of real milk. easily digestible, it makes her favo

community, those republicans would have embraced that message and said, look, listen to president obama, he said putin is trying to interfere in the elections, you really think, chris, senior republicans would have said, oh, he has a point, let's ban together? >> weren't they saying don't? >> i don't think we have seen an evidence of a rally around the flag around election interference, and that saddens me because whoever you want to vote for, one thing we all should agree on is americans get to choice. >> what do you make about the question about president trump's fitness? >> on the base of my twitter feed, they seem like worthy questions. >> do you think it's about mental health or behavior? >> i don't have insight into that anymore than you do. >> this documentary will be in theaters, what do you think people will take from it? >> i hope they do not see it as an exercise down memory lane to make them feel better about their day-to-day and i hope it's not a time warp. it's the first documentary, i think, that opens up government and shows behind the scenes how decisions are made, and the arguments, the heartbreak, sometimes, and the mistakes as well as the succes

i'm joy reid in for chris hayes. republicans did not want the public to see secret testimony related to the infamous trump dossier. but today democratic senator dianne feinstein went ahead and released the testimony anyway. now that we've seen it, it's clear why the republicans didn't want it to get out. because this testimony destroys the conspiracy theory being peddled on the right. to undermine special counsel robert mueller's russia investigation. according to that theory, the dossier was coopted by the fbi in 2016 as part of a democratic plot to tarnish donald trump. >> the clinton campaign and the dnc, now we know those were one and the same, paid the law firms on paid fusion gps who paid christopher steele who paid russia to give him this dossier that was, we think, taken to -- >> the clinton campaign -- >> i will get to this, i will get to this -- >> the testimony released today blows those claims out of the water. and the two republican senators blocking its release, chuck grassley and lindsey graham character new that.

happening today, democrat phil murphy will be sworn in as new jersey's 56th governor replacing republican chrisistie. murphy takes the oath at the war memorial in trenton at 11:00 this morning. he promises to raise taxes on millionaires and legalize recreational marijuana. the long time goldman sachs exec also plans to increase pension payments and school aid. murphy, the former u.s. ambassador to germany has never held elected office. >> a shutdown of the federal government is looming and a sticking point being the fate of almost a million immigrants. all of this as the firestorm continues to go on over remarks attributed to the president. abc's stephanie ramos has more on all of this. >> reporter: today president trump is back at the white house after spending martin luther king day at his private golf club in mar-a-lago but the potential for a government shutdown and the controversy over his racially charged comments said in private followed him. >> no, no, no, i'm not a racist. i am the least racist person you have ever interviewed. that i can tell you. >> reporter: the only democratic sena

i want to discuss we have a lisa as well as chris, a republican strategist and back as well with the ag of d.c. and also we have josh dubois, a contributor who worked on faith, race, and community partnerships under the obama administration. first to you as you listen to that event. what was your reaction? >> my reaction was that dr. king worked and advocated and changed this country was not the dr. king reflected in these remarks. dr. king would have matched on people and advocating against this white house. you don't have to believe me. you can listen to the words of his own daughter, someone who spent as much time with him as anyone. the only people in the country haunted by white supremacy, would a sitting president feel comfortable degrading africa and haiti while praising norway. dr. king said trump is perhaps one of the greatest threats to civil rights he has ever seen. we heard one thing in the nice presentation from today. what i read about with people who love and knew him would have a lot to say about donald trump. >> i don't have a lot of time left so i want to get your r

one fact he's a democrat, of course, former new jersey governor chris christie republican who left trentonh. the alabama christie is also pulling the seniority card. citing lucy that he was born three years before the new jersey governor so he in fact is the og he's the original. stay tune. >> all right. thank very much, thomas. >>> so perhaps are you using an older iphone that slows down. i know i am. if you haven't yet replaced the battery apple has another fix it's rolling out a new operating system for iphone six and older. customers a lot of folks have been fuming since apple admitted to slowing down older phones when the new ones came out. the release will add features to show battery health and recommend if a battery actually needs to be look at. so you can look for that update in the spring. >>> speaking of spring, wouldn't it be nice if it was spring right about now? scott williams? >> absolutely, lucy. temperatures right now are below freezing. but we do have a spring feel ahead for the upcoming weekend. we're timing some rain and also pronounce you married. >> your eyes are not