we're joined now by katrina vanden heuvel. e is editor and publisher of the nation, america's oldest weekly magazine. katrina vanden heuvel also is a columnist for thewashingtonpost.com. her latest column is titled, "on trump, the media's malpractice continues." >> let me just say about georgia, don't over read, don't be demoralized. the cook report, pretty claimed on entering of congressional seats, just the other day said currently, 71% of congressional districts are competitive. those good be won. you are at how tough the republicans had to win in ruby red district. i think this important to look down ballot at a kind of resistance and renewal politics where you are witnessing in the ninth assembly district in new york, someone you covered in jackson, mississippi, mary crafts and her is poised to be the next district attorney in philadelphia, progressive taking on the criminal justice system. i think we need to look down ballot. i think we need to understand how competitive the house races will be in light of the struggle of

. >> tucker: katrina vanden heuvel, thank you.treet"'s elmo has a new cause, teaching children to support refugee arrivals from syria. is that weird enough to be the days of stranger story quite >> tucker: time now for "top that," the segment where we try to make sense of covering the news in 2017, where everybody has gone insane. we will find the weirdest story of the week with the help of former white house national security council employee, gillian turner. and lisa boothe of the "washington examiner." great to see you both. lisa, you first. >> nice to see you, tucker. cnn has inarguably had a pretty tough week, with their fake news report, and they produced a russia story saying that is b.s. we knew that all along. now, they are also being accused of using elmo as a propaganda piece in the syrian debate. i think we have a clip for you. >> elmo, can i just start by asking you, because i know you went to visit a refugee camp in jordan, right? back in february? what was at my? >> it was very wonderful. we went to jordan together

i do agree with katrina vanden heuvel. >> jesse: have you ever said that before? >> dana: never.ey are ceding a lot of policy ground. i talk to someone in the senate today, that they can expect in the next six weeks, a w health care vote is in the senate. they will try to move on infrastructure and there will be iran sanctions and there is vote coming up on the debt ceiling. they're only talking about russia and not making your point for what you are for in thoseha arenas? you are giving all that ground to. >> jesse: greg. >> greg: i said this before but i think it's such a good point that i'm going to say it again. 30-40 years ago, the left had no interest in the ussr. they felt the cold war was a joke and they were hyper focused on american evil. now, it's 2017 and they are finally caught up. they are focusing on russia when the new threat is not russia, it's islamism. it's islamism. maybe in 2057, they will finally catch up and say what about this radical islam thing i am hearing about?t we will all be wearing burqas. >> juan: you think islam is as big a threat as russia? >> g

. >> tnk >> jonah goldberg and katrina vanden heuvel. >> i think there's more evidence that james comeyhe russians than the trump campaign, so far. he's the one who acted on -- acted on -- >> go on. >> acted on what he knew to be fake russian intelligence. i think this is going to be a big dustup for the trump administration. once again. it distracted from anything they try to accomplish. but as far as real evidence of any collusion on the campaign's part, we have yet to see any. >> so what do they do about it? >> in their unique and inimitable style, nothing. chaos. they take eat beating. the trump administration seems to run a very small family business. not a large u.s. government. and i makes it very difficult be small political threats. >> jen, you have been a white house communications director. is there anything they can do? >> this is a week where this is a big moment. democrats have to live up to that. or comey will have to live up to that in some ways. they can try to change the subject. people will pay very close attention to what comey says. this is the first time he's testi

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