joining me now, reporter for the "washington post," eugene scott, eugene despite the deep divisions in washington right now, with all that is going on, there was an overwhelming amount of support across the aisle, both republicans and democrats, as we just saw there, honoring the life of congressman cummings. talk us through that. >> indeed. representative cummings was known for his ability to lead other lawmakers in bipartisanship. you heard mark meadows speak. he had very positive interactions, to many people's surprises, with trey gowdy, something the former lawmaker actually wrote about in the "washington post." and this is in part because many of the issues he championed most, he recognized that constituents in his urban baltimore area had the same concerns and desire for governments to fix some of the problems that americans in rural more conservative areas valued. issues related to health care afford ability and concerns about housing, and even issues related to drugs and opioid epidemics and even police violence. these aren't always topics that people realize that people on the

. >>> joining us now, a reporter for the "washington post," eugene scott, eugene, good morning to you. >> good morning. >> let's talk about some of these polls that amin and i were just ticking through. one of the more obvious ones i think we need to talk about, which is this increase in support for the impeachment inquiry, along with the removal of the president from office. over 50% of those polled, the latest fox news poll there, what do you make of it? and what do you think of the strategy of the white house will be, going forward? we are seeing some of it already. but how do they combat this? >> i think this is just a reminder that many of the swing voters, the independent voters, who helped trump win in 2016, are really interested in seeing someone new go to the oval office. these voters have previously been called trump triers, they wanted to give trump a try and wanted to see someone new and someone different at the top level in government and now they're over him and they're over him in part because they're tired of the scandals and these questions, and these concerns, and so

hill, congresswoman eleanor holmes norton and here with me, "washington post" political reporter eugene scottcongresswoman norton, the elijah cummings you knew, the kind, gentle man, tell us about him, as well as the fiery son of preachers. >> what you just showed, andrea, was the commanding presence that those in the public saw in elijah cummings. those of us who worked with him, and i must say i believe i speak for republicans and democrats alike, saw in him a gentle spirit. and we saw in him rare bipartisanship in one of the most partisan congresses in united states history. i must say, his passing would always grieve members and of course his family, maya and those whom we feel strongly for. but this is not a time when we can afford to lose elijah cummings. we are in the midst of impeachment hearings. sadly, i have here, and just received today, a summary of his views on what we've heard so far in the impeachment inquiry along with two other committee chairs. our committee was one of three committees who have been most involved in the inquiry. i have just come here from discussions we're

we have our people here, hans nichols, eugene scott, john harwood, and former federal prosecutor glenn kershner. >> john, i want to go to you first, the president keeps on saying he'll do it at cost or free. it is a sunk cost at the doral resort is opened in the month of june. it is a money losing month because people don't hold conferences in june in florida. he said that the doral was making more money than ever, the net operating income dropped 69% from 2015 to 2017. he said he would do it for a cost or free. we should note he does not say what that encompasses. as "the new york times" reported last night, something like the g-7 could bring in as many as 7,000 people. that's hundreds of millions of dollars. when the president says they did not want me to do it because it was just about getting free advertisements, at worst, that's a straight out lie. at best, it is disingenuous. what do you say? >> i say it is nonsense. to be honest, steph, we just heard 20 minutes of nonsense from the president. it was very sad actually, he looked to me like somebody who understands his white house

pray and hope that happens sooner rather than later. >> michael steel, congressman joe crowley, eugene scottm "the washington post," thank you all. >>> coming up, diplomatic disunity. one veteran ambassador explaining why he resigned from the foreign service because of the president's policies. >>> and former president jimmy carter back with us to talk about his philanthropic work for habitat with humanity and the state of the white house, ahead. g electric could lead to way cleaner teeth. she said, get the one inspired by dentists, with a round brush head. go pro with oral-b. oral-b's gentle rounded brush head removes more plaque along the gum line. for cleaner teeth and healthier gums. and unlike sonicare, oral-b is the first electric toothbrush brand accepted by the ada for its effectiveness and safety. what an amazing clean! i'll only use an oral-b! oral-b. brush like a pro. at humana, we believe your healthcare should evolve with you. and part of that evolution means choosing the right medicare plan for you. humana can help. with original medicare, you're covered for hospital stays and

joining me now is kelly o'donell and eugene scott. mr. scott, let's go to you, senate erlor lindsey graham, on the president's ally sent this tweet earlier. i hope president trump is right in his belief that turkey's invasion of syria is in no concern to us, abandoning the kurds won't come back to haunt us and isis won't reemerge and iran will not fill the vak cup created by this decision. if president trump helicopters to make such statements, this will be a disaster, worst than president obama's decision to leave iraq. president trump responded to this right there basically saying what does lindsey graham know. that guy would tylike for us to stay in the middle east for the next 1000 years. what kind of a risk is the president taking making a statement like that. >> he has not suffered significant conflict for criticizing graham. one of the reasons graham has said that he tried to get close to trump so he could influence him on foreign policy. something that graham has pride himself being an expert on throughout his career. that's somet

eugene scott, thank you as well, sir. >>> filling in the blanks. as democrats expand their investigation into rudy giuliani, we go to the ukraine where we're learning more about three of mr. giuliani's associates. ates with a round brush head. go pro with oral-b. oral-b's gentle rounded brush head removes more plaque along the gum line. for cleaner teeth and healthier gums. and unlike sonicare, oral-b is the first electric toothbrush brand accepted by the ada for its effectiveness and safety. what an amazing clean! i'll only use an oral-b! oral-b. brush like a pro. doprevagen is the number oneild mempharmacist-recommendeding? memory support brand. you can find it in the vitamin aisle in stores everywhere. prevagen. healthier brain. better life. >>> right now house democrats are digging up everything they can on the people in ukraine tied to the president's personal lawyer, rudy giuliani. nbc foreign correspondent matt bradley made his way to the ukrainian capital kiev. good to see you, my friend. what can you tell us about this three ukrainian asso

and joining us from d.c., "washington post" colleague eugene scott. on fox news, white house acting chief of staff -- oh. i actually am a little ahead. sorry about that. >> it's my face. >> it's not you, it's me. you are there in the d.c. bureau. bring us up to speed if you can on the impact of mick mulvaney and that press conference and his standing in washington overall at the white house in general. >> that press conference was a defining moment for mulvaney in terms of his leading the president's staff. we have reporting that supports that while president trump encouraged him to go out there and do the briefing, a briefing that has not happened in perhaps months, the president was very disappointed with how mulvaney handled things ultimately, especially since he polledly and clearly went off message. and there is some concern among some supporters of the president and mulvaney that he could be leaving soon at some point because he's on thin ice and the president cannot afford to have these types of things said and done as he is having his destiny

eugene scott, adrian, michael steele. -- as we wrote in first read this morning, mark murray basically said we walked in thinking we were covering two front-runners and came out wondering is th wondering is there just one? and at least the field for now has decided there's one because joe biden seemed to be an afterthought last night. >> absolutely. it was fascinating watching people step up and attack elizabeth warren who you didn't see take that approach previously. like amy klobuchar. like, pete buttigieg was very vocal towards warren. i think it's because these candidates realize they may have a chance at moving themselves up if they go after warren. maybe there was some thought at some point that biden was so far ahead that he wasn't within reach. but i think they think they can really compete with the people that have flipped to warren. >> well, it's is it -- there's two theories to this case, and i'm sure you've heard the other theory, eugene and adrian, which is that some of these democrats are going after warren

joining us now, eugene scott and jim vandehei. jim, i'll groit et to you in a moment. gene, are you enjoying free subscriptions with "the washington post" these days? >> we are. we have people who are engaged as well as the washington nationals and people are concerned about what's happening in government, the national level, globally, also state level as well. and so people have come to "the washington post" trusting that our reporting ultimately ends up being confirmed even when the president disputes it and pushes back on it. and they've come to realize that this is where they need to be if they really do -- are concerned about what's happening in our country right now. >> "new york times" as well, just to clarify in the president's point. so, jim, let me go to you on your exclusive look at axios. it's what's many this upcoming back from the anonymous senior white house official. i guess you got your hands on some of the reporting. what'd you find? >> one, that the anonymous before actually the book comes out they're going to do an interview. they're calling on othe

and eugene scott the political reporter for the washington post. welcome to you.of reporting that we're hearing from "the washington post"? how tenable is this strategy? >> i mean, i'm not sure, but i don't think it's enough for those republicans to be concerned about this privately, but not do anything publicly. if they're so concerned about donald trump's behavior, kendis, i would argue they're not going to get a better opportunity than this moment right now to get rid of donald trump. if the hope is to reset the party and redirect the party on a better course, you're not going to get a better opportunity than now. why not take that action? i know a lot of republicans are thinking about this politically as a political guy i've worked on a lot of campaigns. i understand that strategy. but at some point kendis, you have to begin to ask yourself, each of the republicans, what about the morality and the ethics here? what type of precedent are we setting in our republic? if we do nothing, do we allow it to continue. >> you talk with many republicans as well. you're l

eugene scott also a political reporter for cross town rival "washington post".ills democracyish. we wait to talk to kelly o'donnell about this whistle-blower. you talked to folks in the orbit of joe biden, about the level of concerns about how he and his campaign have responded that have been cast upon him. >> so this is an extraordinarily high stakes moment for joe biden. his advantage that he has seen in the polls for months has really started to slip as elizabeth warren rises in the polls. we saw his fund-raising numbers, they trailed elizabeth warren and bernie sanders. with the conflict and controversy involving president president trump does offer a snapshot into what a general election might look like. there is a lot of focus on how joe biden is responding and disagreement among his allies and the best way to do it. are you out there every day forcefully pushing back. do you pivot to policy. we are seeing both play out. folks have been concerned about not seeing them enough. >> we have all talked about that relationship, who is calling the shots on a poli

. >> wbur's kimberly atkinson, "the boston globe's" james pendle and "the washington post" eugene scottl for being on this morning. coming up, whether it's paul manafort, hunter biden, or donald trump, ukraine keeps popping up in the news. gq correspondent julia joins us ahead to explain why. plus, the new yorkers david remnick and former national security adviser and u.n. ambassador, susan rice. "morning joe" is back in a moment. ador, susan rice. "morning joe" is back in a moment. humira patients, you inspire us. the way you triumph over adversity. and live your lives. that's why we redesigned humira. we wanted to make the experience better for you. now there's less pain immediately following injection. we've reduced the size of the needle and removed the citrate buffers. and it has the same effectiveness you know and trust. humira citrate-free is here. a little change can make a big difference. humira can lower your ability to fight infections. serious and sometimes fatal infections, including tuberculosis, and cancers, including lymphoma, have happened, as have blood, liver, and ner