conaway. this investigation i think is of such critical importance that we need to get fully back on track. it is i think worth noting that the investigation never went into hiatus. we've been continuing to develop our witness lists, to work out some of the logistics in terms of how we bring people before the committee, what the process will be. we continue to go through the documents, as i understand it now, the materials that the chairman viewed at the white house that i subsequently viewed are now being made available to the full committee. i think that's a very positive step well. so i do want to say i look forward to continuing to work with the chairman on the whole range of other issues that our committee has to deal with. we have i think worked together very well on a range of other issues, and obviously the russia investigation is important, but there are a whole host of other issues the committee deals with on a daily basis, including of course some of the preeminent threats to the co

i also had a chance to talk to conaway about the next steps.isten to this. >> what is your biggest concern as you take over this russian intelligence probe? >> the scope is big. a lot of things going on, a lot of issues that you tried to get to the bottom of, so we will go at it. looking forward to working with my democratic colleagues in the other folks on the committee. i've got two terrific former prosecutors in trey gowdy and tom read that will be leading the questioning of witnesses and those kinds of things. this is going to take a while, but we are going to get it done as expeditious as we can, but we intend to get to the bottom of all these issues. >> in terms of potential witnesses, you heard some discussion about it there. i did ask congressman conaway, now chairman if he plans to call the susan rice into testify before the committee about her role in allegedly unmasking members of the trump transition team. he said that he does not want to basically come up with a witness list through their press, but that he will let us know when he

conaway and i thank you. reporter: when did he tell you e was going to recuse himself? [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2017] captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org >> weekly briefing, paul ryan talked about a health care amendment amente at lowering remiums. the speaker: good morning, everybody. everybody is just getting off the bus right now. [laughter] the speaker: this has been a very productive week in the house as we continue our efforts to repeal and replace obamacare thfment promise is just too important and the consequences of inaction are too dire for american families. that is why over the last couple of weeks, we have encouraged members from across the conference and you see them represented here today, we encouraged members to find consensus. want to thank kevin brady and representative walden. while we have work to do to get there, we have made real progress. that's why we are here today. we have come together on a new amendment that we believe

representative conaway will lead this investigation with respect to house republicans on the intelligence committee. he will follow the facts wherever they may lead. i don't think that's the case. chairman nunes wants to make sure this is not a distraction to an important investigation. and wants to clear himself without any kinds of distractions. reporter: given the fact that you say you have your support, reiterated your trust in him but it has been a distraction, does he -- do you still have

interests of the house intelligence committee and the congress for me to have representative mike conaway, with assistance from trey gowdy and rooney take charge of the russia investigation while the house ethics committee looks into the matter. kasie hunt joins me now. this has been wild in the way it's unfolded this morning. recount it for us. >> it has been wild indeed, ali. actually, i just was chasing -- i apologize if i'm a little out of breath. we did track down devin nunes. he is here in the capitol. he was in the cloak room. he was going into a meeting in the leaders office. leader mccarthy. he is in there now, we believe, at this point. he refused to comment at this point beyond that statement that he put out earlier today. he would not tell me -- i asked if he believed that he was in legal jeopardize because he ma have broke tennessn the laws ar providing classified informion. he wouldn't say. he asked me how i was doing. they're heading out on easter recess, so tempted levity if you see that video later. that's what's going on.

conaway this investigation is of such critical importance that we need to get back on track. it is worth noting

conaway. this investigation is of such critical importance that we need to get fully back on track. it is worth noting that the investigation never went into hiatus, we have been continuing to develop our witness list,

representative conaway will lead this investigation with respect to house republicans on the intelligence committee. he will follow the facts wherever they may lead. i don't think that's the case. chairman nunes wants to make sure this is not a distraction to an important investigation. and wants to clear himself without any kinds of distractions. reporter: given the fact that you say you have your support, reiterated your trust in him but it has been a distraction, does he -- do you still have confidence in him. >> last question. >> the freedom caucus wants an amendment. requirements that could undermine. can you commit to -- the speaker: i'm not going to get into the details, but we believe there are ideas that can doer both ideas, protect people's pre-existing and more insurers can come into the marketplace. insurers are leaving left and right. and some people are left with no choices. having a monopoly is not a choice, it's a monopoly. we are trying to find more insurers so people have more choices and more competition and with more competition, you have lower prices and we are dedica

. >> congresswoman, let's talk about the man replacing him, mike conaway of texas.onald trump last may, which was after the primary, so donald trump is the presumptive nominee. he's also the most pro congressional district in the country. i want to read this to you. he compared the russian hacking of the election to mexicans wanting hillary clinton. they wanted soap opera stars, singers and entertainers who had immense influence in those communities in las vegas to get out the vote and so forth. those are foreign actors, foreign people, influencing the vote in nevada. you don't hear the democrats screaming and saying one word about that. so congresswoman, with that statement, and with his opinion that democrats using mexican actors is the same as the foreign government hacking into our election, are you confident that congressman conaway is the best person to lead this investigation on the republican side? >> listen, i've been on the committee, like i said, for the last four years and i served with congressman conaway, and i really think the american people deserve

representative mike conaway, a senior member of the committee will now leave the investigation with respect to house republicans the intelligence committee. i am confident he will seek the answers and follow the fact wherever they may lead. >> did he make some mistakes here? >> i don't think that's the case but he wants to make sure this is not a distraction to a very important investigation. he wants to clear himself while this investigation continues without any distractions. fact be clear, given the that you say he has your support , you have reiterated your trust in him but the fact that this has been a distraction, does he still have -- do you still have confidence on him to lead the committee overall? >> i do, i do. >> [indiscernible] couldn't the states charge more? >> i want get into the details of the conversations but we believe there are additional reforms and ideas that can do both sayings, protect people with pre-existing conditions and continue to lower premiums and give states more flexibility so more players can come in to the marketplace. insurers are leaving left and right

texas republican mike conaway will take over for nunes with assistant from congressman trey gowdy andim rooney. adam schiff says it was, after all, the right thing to do. >> i think it is the best interest of the investigation. it will allow us to have a fresh start moving forward, this investigation is of such critical important that we need to get philippe back on track. it is, i think, worth noting that the investigation never went into hiatus, so we've been continuing to develop our witness list, work out logistics in terms of how we bring people before the committee, but the process will be. >> the white house says nunes' temporary recusal doesn't change the substance. president trump says he thinks nunes is a good and honorable person. cagey, there are whispers that nunes decided to step aside after speaking with paul ryan, paul ryan didn't answer that question when asked. >> it seems like there's something there, many people that felt nunes didn't do anything wrong, he received this information and there for was not transparent and disclosed it. it seems the main objection was

. >> reporter: the russia probe will now be led in the house brie republican mike conaway of texas. >we're going to conduct the investigation in an organized, efficient manner. >> reporter: but conaway himself has downplayed russia election interference on behalf of mr. trump. he likened it in january to mexican "soap opera star." the top democrat adam schiff says he's encouraged by today's turn of events. why do you think chairman nunes made this decision now? because for days he has been saying he would not step aside. >> i don't know the particular straw that broke the camel's back or whatnot, but i think he came to the right conclusion. >> reporter: schiff would not say whether he believed nunes improperly revealed classified information. he said that is now in the hands of the ethics committee. they will go ahead, scott, and review everything that nunes has said publicly about this issue, but we may not know what they decide under several months. >> pelley: nancy cordes on capitol hill. now, in addition to that house intelligence committee investigation, both the senate and the f

conaway and the others in the investigation going forward.admiration and respect for mr. conaway and look forward to our continued work on that together and i thank you. >> shannon: ok. no further comment there. we got a written statement from congressman adam schiff the ranking member on house intel and said we have a fresh opportunity to move forward in a unified and non-partisan way in the way the investigation demands. though the democrats may be happy they have devin nunes off the investigation for now maybe it will take away the criticism that it would get done in a partisan manner. bill. >> bill: thank you. that to work its way in the capitol. this is mitch mcconnell. moments ago he sent the following tweet despite the filibuster no one has ever voted to filibuster a supreme court nominee, ever, period. end tweet. judge neil gorsuch is on the line today. will they have the votes or republicans go nuclear? that is next here on "america's newsroom." mom let me know she'd always be there for me. and she was. it's really hard to even think

mike conaway is doing a good job. we're working together very well.the hearings. we've already invited witnesses to come before the committee. we are vex full speed ahead. exactly where we should have been if we hadn't had the whole white house blow things up. >> cnn reported that there's a witness list of 36, between 36 and 48 people. is that correct? and are all of these going to be invited witnesses? or are you going to have to subpoena anybody? >> i don't want to get into the specifics of how many witnesses or the names of people we've invited. we've certainly invited a considerable number to come be interviewed, deposed or appear before the committee in a hearing. we've also agreed to the process for this. how we'll request documents from these witnesses. so we'll seek to get the cooperation voluntarily but we are prepared to subpoena as necessary to get materials and information we need. so we've agreed to the process. we've begun in terms of our witness list, to actually invite those people before the committee. and i think it is important, we'

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conaway, too, had ties to the trump campaign.d get this the russians trying to tilt the election is the same asmar yachi singers performing at a hillary rally. they can't perform an independent investigation. >> i don't think that disqualifies him. >> an independent bipartisan investigation. >> there should be an independent -- >> get in professional investigators and prosecutors. >> fine. let's get to the bottom of the russian thing. there's no there there in my view. let's find out. get president obama, susan rice, ben rhodes, john brennan, director clapper, anybody who touched classified information in the obama administration in terms of this, get them in front of the committee. >> how about the people who tried to hack our election? the russians, we know the beneficiaries of the trump campaign. i'm trying to say something good. >> yes. for you. >> there is no conclusive proof they colluded. i want to know if there is any. the only way is to have an investigation. everybody is lying about their contacts with the russians, but

conaway would not confirm or he deny an invitation to rice.t want to be conducting committee business through the press. melissa. melissa: there you go. all right. we'll keep an eye on it, peter, thank you. david: a lot of people think he you should have stayed on. historic meeting between world leaders. will president trump and president xi leave this meeting on the same page? gillian turner, gordon chang are both here to weigh in next. melissa: plus ivanka in the spotlight in china! can the first daughter improve relations with china? you might be surprised. at fidelity, trades are now just $4.95. we cut the price of trades to give investors even more value. and at $4.95, you can trade with a clear advantage. fidelity, where smarter investors will always be. and at $4.95, you can trade with a clear advantage. why pause a spontaneous moment? cialis for daily use treats ed and the urinary symptoms of bph. tell your doctor about your medicines, and ask if your heart is healthy enough for sex. do not take cialis if you take nitrates for chest pa

so i wanted to make sure i go over there and tell them what i know.inhe house by republican mike conaway of texas. >> we're going to conduct the efficient manner. >> reporter: but conaway himself has downplayed russia's election interference on behalf of mr. he likened it in january to "mexican soap opera stars" who campaigned for democrats in las still, the intelligence scff, s today's turn of events. why do you think chairman nunes made this deci nbeen saying he would not step aside. >> you know, i donparticular, you know, strt broke the camel's back or whatnot, but i think he came to the right conclusion. say whether he believes nunes improperly revealed classified information. he said that's now in the hands of the ethics committee. review everything that nunes has said publicly about this issue, but we may not know what they decide for several months. >> nancy cordes on capitol hill. now, in addition to that house intelligence committee investigation, both the senate and the fbi are looking into the russian effort to sway the election.s beenollowing the investigation from the start.

conaway.k this investigation is of such critical importance that we need to get fully back on track. it is i think worth noting that the investigation never went into hiatus. we have been continuing to help our witness lists to work out some of the logistics in terms of how we bring people before the committee. what the process will be. we continue to go through the documents as i understand it now the materials that the chairman viewed at the white house that i subsequently viewed are being made available to the full committee. i think that's a very positive step as well. so i do want to say i look forward to continuing to work with the chairman on the whole range of other issues that our committee has to deal with. we have i think worked together very well on a range of other issues and obviously the russia investigation is important. but there are a whole host of other issues that the committee deals with on a daily basis including of course some of the preeminent threats to the country pos

those three are congress and mike conaway, congressman trey gowdy, and congressman tom rooney who are all going to work together to guide the investigation into russian meddling in the 2016 election. we caught gaudi getting on the elevators this morning. all he would say was have a nice weekend. the reason nunez said he is stepping down is "several left-wing activist groups outside have filed against me." the office of congressional ethics now says in a statement that the charges against nunes are of the improper handling of classified information. house speaker paul ryan came to the microphones to say that the investigation would be a distraction from the proceedings, but that nunes still has his trust. >> chairman nunes must make sure this is not a distraction to a very important investigation, so he wants to go clear himself while this investigation continues on without any kinds of distractions. >> just minutes after the speaker expressed confidence in nunes, the top democrat on the committee, adam schiff, stepped out of the intel committees meeting room and told us this. >> i jus

. >> anderson i can tell you that the documents are relevant ones and have expanded since mike conawayn over. >> the witness list is extensive, can you give us a better idea of exactly what that means, is it ten people, 20 people? >> it's going to be a long summer in washington, so even during recess weeks, members of the intelligence committee will be reviewing evidence and interviewing witnesses it's very important if we are not conveying to a witness classified information or we are not receiving classified information, i think it should be open, some witnesses will have classified information and that can be done in secret, but i think the american people benefitted when director comey and director rogers came forward, and the more we can do that, the more trust we can engender to the american people. >> to agree to share documents with your committee, that they were reticent to that do. >> my experience during the past few years is that intelligence agencies have expected and just through the custom have seen the intelligence committee work together in a bipartisan fashion so this

conaway says he will not comment about whether or not susan rice to be called to testify and he said that he has not talked to the white house about that yet. peter doocy just got the exclusive. just to kind of put that in there, the man who is about to take over the position is saying the man who has recused himself, doesn't look like he did anything wrong, but he's a distraction. >> brian: i just spoke 10 minutes ago on the radio with the chairman of intelligence, he said no offense to you, but i threw something at the television when i first saw my good f aside. wrong move, wrong message. he said you never should do tha that. >> harris: when you get called by a source, we're going to meet you on white house grounds and you don't call adam schiff, your counterpart across the aisle in the house and tell committee, that begins those questions, why not? it took us a long time to figure out why that meeting actually happened. >> meghan: i'm happy to hear that trey gowdy is taking a larger role because i think he's fantastic. >> harris: that was always apparently the plan. >> meghan: we

. >> there is a new republican in charge of the texas probe, mike conaway, who found out chairman devin nunes was going to step down when the phone rang last night. >> called me and asked me to do it, i said yes. >> the announcement that nunes was stepping aside can just minutes before the house ethics committee made an announcement of its own. "the committee is aware of public allegations that devin nunes may have made disclosures of information in violation of standards of conduct." a lawyer has already asked the ethics committee what evidence it has on him, but he has already narrowed down who he thinks complained. the california congressman says, "several left-wing activist groups have filed accusations against me with the office of congressional lx. they are entirely false and politically motivated and are being leveled just as the american people are beginning to learn the truth about the improper unmasking by the identities of u.s. citizens and other abuses of power. unions has been under scrutiny ever since he says a source showed him documents proving the obama administration s

mike conaway will now lead the investigation. >>> president trump and chinese president will meet today in florida. the two are expected to discuss several issues including trade policies at trump's mar-a-lago resort. they are set to arrive later on this afternoon. >>> and back at the white house the president spent time with wounded veterans and soldiers. and he thanked them for their service at the wounded warrior event. and praised the veterans for risking their lives for protecting our country. >> you earned our freedom with your sweat and your blood and your incredible sacrifice. we salute you, we salute your service and we salute the flag you have so courageously protected. >> the is of members are in washington are in washington for the four day soldier ride. >>> governor chris christie has withheld -- after another train derail many. it was the second in less than two weeks. now christie ordered new jersey transit to withhold funds from amtrak until they can confirm it's in good repair. >>> philadelphia native, dawn staly is getting a winner's welcome at her high school alma mat

he will now be replaced by mike conaway. >> i think it will allow us to have a fresh start moving forward forward to working with mr. conway. i think the investigation is of such critical importance that we need to get fully back on track. correspondent: the house of representatives is not the only body not on track. republican and democratic senators collided over the president nominee for the supreme court neil gorsuch. after the democrats successfully blocked a vote on conforming gorsuch, republicans went for the so-called nuclear option. it lists the requirement for a majority of 61 votes in the senate. from now on 51 will be enough to confirm a supreme court justice. >> the nuclear option into the end of a long history of consensus on supreme court nominations. it weakens the standing of the senate as a whole as a check on the president's ability to shape the judiciary. in a post nuclear world, if the senate and the presidency are in the hands of the same party, there is no incentive to even speak to the senate minority. that is a recipe for more conflict and bad blood between the pa

michael conaway. >> one conversation with him already. he has reported things we need to get to the root cause of and we'll do an investigation. >> adam schiff by the way says this is in the best interests of the investigation, which as he said had been going forward all along. they had been making a witness list, doing their due diligence the with the investigation. had at the same time the white house saying this was a decision made by the house. but there is no doubt about the fact this had become a distraction for everyone. that this had become a sittion where with so many other things on the president's plate, all of this swirling around. and questions about whether or not there could be a fair and impartial investigation, removing one more distraction from what is a very full list of things that the president has to do. not the least of which is this meeting he'll have with president xi. the situation in north korea, syria, and of course the domestic situation which includes continuing with health care, which as he has said most rec

devin nunes has been placed aside mike conaway from texas in. is that enough of a trade-up to make the ranking members sound optimistic? >> apparently. apparently what happened a couple weeks ago was this whole weird saga of devin nunes going to the white house to get documents which he then showed to the white house which was not just a distraction, it really undercut the ability of the house committee to investigate this matter to the point that nunes basically had to step aside. now we're in a position where the committee seems to be getting back on its feet. they're not exactly forthcoming about the status of the investigation for obvious reasons. but it does seem like they're clawing back into the game. they still are behind what seems to be much more competently run senate committee investigation. you listen to senator burr, senator warner who are running these things. they seem to actually be collaborating on this matter much more fruitfully than what's going on in the house, but even then, even then, when you talk to these people, you as

it will be texas congressman mike conaway today. he said he doesn't think nunes did anything wrong.also still isn't sure what nunes saw that made him so sure the obama administration inappropriately unmasks names of trump transition officials. >> have you seen the documents? you have not seen what it was? >> not since last night. >> do you know how much longer it is going to be until you see the documents that are basically the reason i chairman nunes had to step aside? >> again, we will conduct the investigation in a workmanlike manner, and pursue every leading into the bottom of all of this. it will take as long as it takes. i'm looking forward to working with my colleagues. >> president trump said on air force one he thinks nunes is a high-quality person and the intel committee's top democrat has long accused nunes of acting inappropriately applauded him today. >> i'm sure it was was a very difficult decision for him. as he mentioned, i think it is in the best interest of the investigation. >> part of the nunes controversy was that he took relevant intelligence and went to the pr

chairman conaway tells me that i will be ready. >> martha: there was some discussion that sally yatesed some of this evidence with regards to michael flynn to the president, that she may have made someone in the white house aware of it. is that a question you need answered? if it's not answered in a public forum, do you think the american people will feel like they have heard the whole story? >> at some point, the american people learn everything we have learned. it is just a question of win. having grown up in a courtroom, the judge tells the jury, you can decide the facts until the last witness has testified. she is one of the first witnesses. i would ask everyone to withhold judgment until every wetness that has relevant information has talked. i knew former general yates before she was the acting attorney general. i have a wonderful relationship with her. she was a very good prosecutor. to the extent she has information that committee would be interested in, i'm sure she will be forthcoming. >> martha: what about on the senate side? there has been speculation that they are slow wa

conaway and the other committee members as well in the investigation going forward. respect for mr. conaway, and i look forward to our continued work on that together, and i thank you. >> mr. schiff, when did -- [inaudible] stuart: that has all the hallmarks of a political victory for the democrats, and i think it was played that way by the ranking member of the house intelligence committee, congressman schiff, who you just saw there. slight smile on his face because the chair of the house intelligence committee, mr. nuÑes, devin nuÑes, has stepped aside from the russia investigation. democrats really want that russia investigation full screen, headlines every single day, and now they may well have it. no effect on the markets, we're still just fractionally higher. i don't think that really had any impact, nor really did speaker ryan's press conference that was held earlier this morning -- literally a few minutes ago. do we have senator ayotte still with us? yes, we do. >> yes. stuart: senator, i'm terribly sorry that we interrupted our conversation. >> no worries. [

congressman,my mike conaway, last year, the irs collected $2.5 trillion. now, $3 trillion. my proposed way of doing this is to bring $2.5 trillion a year -- that would make the existence of the irs unnecessary. because they only collect $2.5 billion a year. obama and trump as well. they printed $1 trillion a year. which was my way of collecting taxes. but they did not decrease the collection of taxes by the irs by $1 trillion which is why you three point $5 trillion instead of $2.5 trillion. you know? this is overtaxing of the people. the government is doing it. host: let's go to nick in illinois. on the republican line. go ahead. caller: figure for taking my call. there was a caller in the last segment, with the lady aggies then we had $19 trillion in debt but it is a fake number. but you put up the debt clock website. debt,is $19 trillion in yes. $60 trillion in total national deficit on that website. over $100 trillion in future bills that haven't even been built yet. have 119 million people who pay income taxes in our country right now out of over 300 million people. in

texas congressman mike conaway will now take over this comes of course in the middle of those ethics accusations that nunes made may have disclosed classified information. nunes claims that those charges are quote entirely false and politically motivated. >>> new jersey state officials are taking action to try and get people to stop driving while distracted they are now encouraging drivers to use the state's pound 77 alert system to report all kinds of dangerous driving whether somebody is texting, reading or even driving drunk. previously the alert system was used just for aggressive driving. attorney general christopher perino blames distracted driving for a spike in traffic deaths across new jersey last year. >> we are, um, taking a multi facetted approach to try and combat this dangerous problem. there's a lot that's been done up to this point both in new jersey and nationwide. i think it's clear that it's just not enough. >> the state will also be stepping up law enforcement on the roads all part of this initiative. >>> some confusion about whether you can bring pot on a plane.

he will stay on as chairman of the committee but mike conaway will now be in charge of the investigation with the assistance of two other republicans. >>> the former governor arnold schwarzenegger is accusing president trump of stealing from kids. that is the proposal to slash $9 billion in federal education spending. that would also eliminate more than $1 billion in grants for after-school programs and summer programs. >> president trump promised us that he wants to make america great again. that is not how he make america great. by taking $1.2 billion away from the children and robbing them blind. >> well the president and the former governor has already had their moments this year. but those issues have commonly centered around a tv show that schwarzenegger took over for mr. trump, the nbc celebrity apprentice. >>> don rickles tied do-- died today at the age of 90. [ laughter ] >> for more than 50 years he made insults an artform and his victims always laughed. he visited the "tonight" show with johnny carson over a hundred times and his final late knight night appearance with jimmy f

congressman mike conaway saying he will follow every lead in this investigation no matter how long it takes. lester? >> thank you. >>> tonight president trump's nominee for the supreme court appears all but certain for confirmation tomorrow after high drama on the senate floor and a historic change by republicans to overcome a democratic block aid. our justice correspondent pete williams has details. >> reporter: as the senate prepared for the historic showdown, emotions were raw over president trump's nominee neal gorsuch. >> the opposition to this particular nominee is more about the man that nominated him and the party he represents than the nominee himself. >> reporter: democrats were still fuming that president obama's nominee garland never got a hearing. >> they kept that position vacant so it could be filled by a republican president. that's exactly why we are here today. >> reporter: then after republicans failed to muster the 60 votes needed to end the filibuster on gorsuch, they moved to change the rules and eliminate filibusters for supreme court nominees. >> raise the poin

i will tell you that congressman conaway is widely respected. most of us even on the other side of the aisle believe that he is fair-minded. so we're all hoping that the investigation, which never really came to a close -- we've agreed on witness lists. we've agreed on how to proceed. that perhaps this investigation will now be able to proceed more the way the senate was proceeding, with a sense of, you know, both parties working together. so i hope that when we wake up tomorrow, that is reality. >> congressman, thank you. thank you for that point of information. you're absolutely right. jim himes, democrat of the state of connecticut. >>> we've got a number of other people joining us over the course of this hour. i do want to say -- i think we're going to be hearing from malcolm nance in just a moment, which is good in terms of the counterterrorism part of this. and also the possible response from russia here. i do think it's worth restating what we know. we are talking about u.s. tomahawk missiles that have been launched here. more than 50 of

. >> that job goes to texas congressman michael conaway. he's now promising to conduct a bipartisan investigation. also helping them though trey goudy, the person who chaired that select committee investigating benghazi. david. >> cecilia vega back at the white house. >>> now the showdown over the supreme court tonight and that historic move in the senate. republicans triggering the so-called nuclear option, that sets up a vote tomorrow. now to confirm supreme court nominee neil gorsuch by a simple majority. the republicans won't need any votes from democrats. abc's mary bruce on the fallout. >> reporter: the republican leader today emerged from the partisan battlefield with a thumps up. the top democrat, his head hung low in defeat. left behind, the casualties, a senate and a supreme court fundamentally altered. >> the yeas are 48 and the nayr are 52. >> reporter: with democrats blocking the president's nominee neil gorsuch, republicans making a controversial play, changing the senate rules to confirm supreme court nominees from now on wit

congressman conaway is confident this nunes will be cleared and return to lead the investigation. >> it's his call, i agree with it. he is our chairman, he is doing a great job of chairman. these charges are believe are unfounded and inappropriate. i have great confidence in his role as chair. look forward to continue to serve with him. lou: first guest said house republicans should never have allowed nunes recusal. joining us, christopher ferrell, good to have you with us. why, in your mind would nunes step down if he didn't have to. >> there is no good eplan nation, i guess she is trying to appear above it all or shut down any question of impro priority. he should have looked everyone in the eye, said, i've done nothing wrong. i have done nothing illegal, or unethical. and until you show up with some evidence, i have read all of the statements and the complain, it is garbage, you look them in the eye, and tell them to drop dead, and no, you are not going to play their game. lou: speaking of move on, we looked at confidential material, the house ethics committee is i supposed to be

mike conaway well now lead that probe. a conservative lady at -- radio host.s this the strategy of the democrats. on the side of the democrats to get them out. it's turned a little political. i think certainly. democrats are not unhappy today about this. there are a lot of republicans who aren't as well. devon -- devin nunes putting himself in a very precarious position. i don't know who knew i was in there. and then going to the administration first before informing and then clearly trying to create some sort of haze around donald trump's arrest -- initial accusation. there is a lot more to still find out. the bipartisan approach that the senate intelligence committehas been taking towards us. and hopefully we will have that as well now and hse committee. we are seen mixed opinions. some say it was the right thing to do because they were using him as a distraction but the real investigation do you agree with that. i think most people like to see classified information remain classified. i don't agree that he should have stepped out. i get really tired of seei

courtney: the probe without be run by republican mike conaway of texas.ssia, the kremlin is accusing president trump of rushing to judgment in regards to the apparent poison gas attack in syria. a kremlin spokesman told reporters him in a verified information is available about what happened and called mr. trump's remarks premature. president trump condemned the attacks tuesday saying it was " it cannot be tolerated." in other news in france, conservative presidential candidate france while does not want brexit full stop he is campaigning for tougher, more united europe that can defend itself against street must and unfair trade -- extremists and unfair trade. warning would lead to chaos in the death of the union. global news 24 hours a day powered by more than 2600 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. this is bloomberg. nejra: thank you. just got some headlines coming through from angela merkel, the german chancellor, speaking in berlin alongside the average prime minister. merkel saying germany and ireland are working very closely on the

the appointment of mike conaway while nunes recused himself will take the scrutiny off the committeeunes and interactions with the white house. i think we're back on track. we have witness lists. both parties put together a witness list. >> cyprsig cyprus? is that about paul manafort? >> the remarkable thing -- yes, it is partly about paul manafort. cyprus and cypriot banks keep coming up in the context of the administration's people. including folks that are not talked about within the russia investigation like the commerce secretary. on the board of the bank at cyprus. i think mike went over because cyprus keeps coming up

conaway.estigation i think is of such critical importance that, we need to get fully back on track. reporter: fully back on track. he did say they never really stopped the investigation. it continued to review documents and develop a witness list. as for the susan rice part of this story, there are still calls, as you were starting off with, neil, for her testify. mr. schiff added he would be happy to hear from her if it came to that. rough ard burr, chairman on the senate side of the senate intelligence committee, the her testimony might be of interest to us. no word officially from her camp whether or not she will testify about the so-called unmasking the names. certainly pressure building for her to do so. neil: connell i think this thing goes on forever of the i don't think it ever stops. reporter: literally forever. i will be there every step of the way, neil. neil: you will be my age and still reporting on this thank you very, very much, connell mcshane. stocks at session highs. there ar

he'll keep his position as chairman but hand over lead investigative duties to mike conaway. >> i'vedence in him being chairman and the charges are unfounded and the ethics committee will work it out. >> several complaints to the office of congressional ethics leading to a full probe of his conduct by the house ethics committee. democrats have said that as a member of the trump transition team, he's too close to the white house to remain impartial and they're applauding him for stepping aside claiming it will help move it territory. >> i think it's in the best interest of the investigation. it will allow us i think to have a fresh start moving forward. >> reporter: republicans, including nunes, say the complaints are a coordinated tactic by left wing groups designed to distract attention from the controversy surrounding susan rice and the unmasking of trump transition officials allegedly for political reasons. >> he wants to make sure this is not a distraction to a very important investigation, so he wants to clear himself while this investigation continues on. >> the white house tel

since chairman nunes has recused himself from the investigation, mike conaway has taken over that investigation back on track, we have agreed on witness lists, we're scheduling hearings so i do think we're back on track, it's important that i caught wind obviously of everything that was said over on the senate side. before you start interviewing witnesses you've got thousands of pages of documents to review, many of them have to happen in classified spaces, and you have to think very carefully about what order you interview witnesses in as well. this is not something that can happen in a one, or two-week period. this is something you would rather do right and comprehensively in a fashion to do it quickly. >>> up next, president trump insists a big beautiful border wall as he often calls it will be built, but the question is where is the funding for it on capitol hill, and will mexico really pay the bill for it? the new twists and turns next. not ink. printing doesn't have to be painful. now, during "hp savings month" at staples, get up to $180 off hp printers. try new flonase sensimistgies. ins