grimm. i'm going to spend my time giving some review of the -- of the approval of judges during lame duck sessions of presidential years. today, for only the fourth time in over 70 years, we will confirm a federal judge during a lame duck session in a presidential election year. according to the congressional research service, the senate has confirmed judicial nominees during a lame duck session in a presidential election year on only three occasions since 1940. it occurred in 1944, 1980 and 2004. so for those who say that we're treating this president differently, i would say that we have treated him far better than most presidents have been in regard to their judicial nominees. this year, we will have already confirmed 31 district judges and five circuit judges. that meets or exceeds the confirmations for presidential election years in recent memory. this is more confirmations than we did in 2008. it exceeds the district confirmations in 2004 and ties the circuit confirmations for that yea

. >> it is 200 years since the grimm brothers' first published stories that continue to bring trembling and joy into children's lives -- the grimm brothers first published stories that continue to bring trembling and joy into children's lives. the french president is in algeria to commemorate that country's 50th anniversary of independence from france following a bloody war that cost 1.5 million algerians and tens of thousands of french their lives. >> hollande praised algeria's steps toward democracy as paris looks to deepen economic ties with the oil-rich former french colony in north africa. >> enthusiastic crowds greeted the french president as he walked the streets of the capital algiers. despite his security, many onlookers even got a chance to shake hollande's hand, seemed unconcerned by the bitter history between algeria and france. hollande won repeated applause for his speech to the algerian parliament. he did not apologize for france's actions, but he did acknowledge the brutal nature of colonial rule. >> for over 133 years, algeria was subjected to a profoundly unjust and gl

we also have ryan grimm. yeah, you. there you are. >>> it looks like they're pointing -- >> and politicians, and so what we're sealing is -- for deficit reduction. and spend seg cuts off their shoulders, and make it inevitable, saying, you know what? it didn't just happen to them. they pass the sequester, which contained severe, rapid definite at this time reduction. it was almost inevitable, almost the moment they passed the sequester. >> to you, ryan, i was alluding to how both sides are saying different things. two members of the house said this last hour. we had one democrat and one republican. take a listen. >> i think there's still a chance to get something done. that's what happened in the budget deal, i think that's what will happen again. >> it seems like they could even say what will happen. at this point i'm going to side with pollsters saying it won't happen. boehner is at his weakest point ever. to push something through. doing that would weaken him even further. he still needs to be elected speaker on janu

joining me now is ryan grimm, washington bureau chief for the huffington post and molly bowl.th for being here tonight. >> thanks for having me. >> thanks, reverend. >> ryan, what's behind all of these ridiculous attacks on secretary clinton? >> part of it is just to have a primal hatred that a lot of republicans still have for the clintons. we kind of forget that because she now, you know, is bathed in this glow of this 60 plus percent approval ratings. she's helped turn kind of the world's opinion around about the united states, you know, more than 50% of people want her to run for president and actually would support her for president according to a new poll. so you kind of forget just the deep, deep hatred that republicans had for both clintons back in the '90s. and, you know, what you also forget, clinton is not one to shy from a fight. this is silly to think that she didn't want to go to that hearing and go toe-to-toe with these guys who are accusing her of all kinds of conspiracy of covering up things related to benghazi. the clintons are happiest when they're doing bat

. >> rue all, we have a stem bill and it's actually michael grimm, a republican from new york, and myself, who have put forward this in the house of representatives, who have had it. you guys have not allowed it to be passed. it actually adds more series saturday, 55,000 more visas for the very people that today you voted would be able to have documents. the problem with the bill you voted on today you said yes to it doesn't increase the amount of people coming to this country. it just takes away from one group and gives to another, and that's a divide and conquer strategy. >> you're doing the politics -- >> just don't believe the that. >> your solution today was to vote no on a bill that was actually going to advance the ball, and go to the senate. the senate -- you have the democratic lead -- leadership in the senate. instead you have a threat from the white house and all of the democrats, except for 27, locking arms and saying that they refuse to do anything on immigration unless they get everything they want. >> no, it was one bill -- >> it was one -- >> it was one bill. not about ste

. >> ryan grimm thank you for joining me. >> thank you for having me. >> coming up. biden got to work today reforming our gun laws and a republican gun opener will make the conservative case for an assault weapons ban. [ male announcer ] it's simple physics... a body at rest tends to stay at rest... while a body in motion tends to stay in motion. staying active can actually ease arthritis symptoms. but if you have arthritis, staying active can be difficult. prescription celebrex can help relieve arthritis pain so your body can stay in motion. because just one 200mg celebrex a day can provide 24 hour relief for many with arthritis pain and inflammation. plus, in clinical studies, celebrex is proven to improve daily physical function so moving is easier. celebrex can be taken with or without food. and it's not a narcotic. you and your doctor should balance the benefits with the risks. all prescription nsaids, like celebrex, ibuprofen, naproxen, and meloxicam have the same cardiovascular warning. they all may increase the chance of heart attack or stroke, which can lead

. >>> michael grimm and peter king, who have been working with their colleagues, the residence, becausearly this storm was not democrat other republican, it's a storm that hurt all of us. >> hurt all americans in of the northeast. >> absolutely. >> republicans are complaining of pork in this bill. you. >> 150 million for also as part of this, $20,000 for a new car for the department of justice's inspector general. a new car there. republicans who are criticizing the have a point? >> what's in this bill is a number of items that were damaged as a result of sandy. it's very similar to bills that have taken place in the kind of funding, whether it was tornadoes in the midwest or whether it was other hurricanes in florida or mississippi, other earthquakes, so, you know, we have this natural disasters when things are damaged. you try to replenish them and make sure certain things are in place in the event there's another storm, so you don't have to woirk about being efficient, so there's nothing that's included in this bill, not included in other -- it was devastating to the northeast, as yo

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as for the investigation we woke up to some grimm news earlier today yet again police confirming theher was shot four times in the head while she lay in bed friday morning still wearing her pajamas. nancy lanza age 52 the killer's mother dead on the scene there. we are told first responders perhaps saved many, many more lives. police believe that the sirens the first responders the police on scene alerted the shooter that got him to shop shooting and turn the gun on himself. they found hundreds of rounds of ammunition that were unused on his possession or nearby the elementary school behind us. as for the connecticut governor we found out last hour friday morning at 9:30 a.m. when the killing began. all of the churches across connecticut to peel the bells for the moment of center lines. he's asking the governor's association. it's quite possible we will have a national moment of center lines at 9:30 a.m. eastern time the moment we believe the killer gained access inside the school. >> bill hemmer who has been an amazingly reassuring voice of excellent reporting. thank you so much for

jon: well, grimm's fairy tales getting attention today after scaring children for 200 years.hter] the brothers, jacob and wilhelm grimm, publishing them for the first time in 1812. the children's stories lived up to their name and were rather grim. the web site google celebrating the anniversary today with a series of google doodles. jenna: doodles, huh?

congressman grimm, who someone who knows what happened on staten island, what's your take on that?viously, it's not helpful. i'm not that concerned about it, what i've been doing since literally the day this happened is work extensively with my congress to make sure i have the votes necessary to pass the bill. don't get me wrong, though, i'm concerned there's extraneous things in the bill. that's not needed. that just makes the lift heavier and i don't think we need to do that. i want to see a streamline bill, one that gives new york, new jersey, those affected by this superstorm that have been devastated, gives them what they need. but it should be what we need and what the confer has asked for. governor cuomo stepped. to the plate and kept it i do be fiscally responsible, and we've been saying that from day one. >> is the criticism that this is filled with pork, something that needs to be taken seriously? >> look, i think we can see happening here and what new york, new jersey, connecticut has been requested, is similar as to what has taken place with other areas of the country h

joining me now is ryan grimm, washington bureau chief of "the huffington post" who broke the warren newsphanie, president of emily's list, the progressive group that played a key role in miss warren's campaign. thanks to both of you for joining me. what does this news about miss warren's tell us about the democratic priorities in the new congress? >> just the fact of the announcement of the news is a win because there was a huge internal fight waged by bank lobbyists to keep her off this panel. just the mere fact that she's on it, that's a victory for starters. but secondly it shows that democrats are not going to be totally pushed over. it wasn't the biggest win it could be, if it was warren and tammy baldwin or warren and and hirono, or warren and both of those, then that's a huge win for progressives. warren and mansion might zero each other out. warren is much stronger than manchin is weaker. >> stephanie, have you an issue with your arm. i don't want people to think you're wearing that as a symbol of what some want to do to elizabeth warren. >> this is what happens when you're a mon

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. >> joining me now, msnbc's ari melber and "the huffington post's" ryan grimm.an't -- these guys can't just go quietly into the night there has to be a little zinger, a little fork in the eye to john bain attorney way out. i wonder what you make of demint's departure from the senate. is it better for democrats or for the republican party? >> well, it's certainly better for jim demint. his salary increased something like six-fold. plus, he can start making income on the side that would have been unseemly for a senator. and meanwhile, let's give jim demint serious credit. a lot of senators come to washington middle class or upper middle class. then they live in the $170,000 salary, and somehow 12 years later, they're worth $20 million. and you don't really know quite how that happened. jim demint didn't do that. his net worth was listed at something like $65,000, which has to make him one of the poorest people in the united states senate. 10 certainly he's better off. you know, he is an activist at heart. so going back into the movement purely is good. and you kno

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ryan grimm joins us. we would love a thursday afternoon like that one?> bill: back to our word pros prosprocessors prosprocessors. shooting stuff out there. let's start with susan rice. did president obama just decide, i've got a lot of battles in front of me. this is one i don't want to fight? >> i think it was some of that, but i think she percentage decided she didn't want to go forward with it from what i heard and what she said was that i think she started getting bothered by the trans-canada stuff. she had a million dollars worth of stock intrans canada which is, you know, even her defenders saw that and wait a minute. translate canada is the oil company basically that wants to pump tons of gunk up from the tar sands to southern louisiana so they can ship it out and try to sell it. >> the famous keystone pipeline which she, as secretary of state would have to rule on. right? >> exactly. so, you know, when a company's biggest decision rests in her hands and she owns millions of dorthworth of it, it was like, okay. she could have divested, put it in

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