anita kumar, white house correspondent and associate editor for politico. jonathan swan, national political reporter from axios. robert costa, reporter for "washington post" and moderator of "washington week" on pbs. robert, i'd like to begin with you. you and phil rucker, 6:00 a.m. dropped this story on the growing concern, the sickening feeling especially among republicans in the senate, especially among the vulnerable republicans in the senate. well, look at what's going to happen tomorrow. a guy who the president would be fond of calling central casting. a lieutenant colonel, active duty, u.s. army, decorated veteran, specialist within the nsc. >> brian, the political moves by house republicans over the past week have gotten the headlines. storming in the impeachment hearing room. you have matt getz, the congressman from florida, mark meadows from north carolina all rallying to the president's side. yet when phil rucker and i were reporting on the senate gop over the past week, a totally different scene. that's alarming to this white house. each senator

it was an astonishing thing to watch. >> anita kumar, why do you think a guy like mick mulvaney would walk into that briefing room and in effect light himself on fire on live television? >> well, obviously he was sent out there with a specific message about the g7 being at trump doral next year. he knew he would get questions about ukraine. he was briefed and ready for those questions and he was supposed to stick to that message, the message we have been hearing for weeks. but he had a lot of questions and a lot of relentless questioning and eventually said this. and of course we saw him quickly backtrack on that. and, you know, i think that initially i had heard that from a lot of people that trump was initially pleased with how he had done. he liked his attitude. he was sparring with reporters, talking back, saying it doesn't matter, who cares. get over it is the line you used. but when he saw the publicity this was getting and realized what had happened, obviously he was the one that said he had to get back there and fix this and clean this up. but the damage is done and members of

so, anita kumar, let's talk about those senate republicans for a moment. a lot of them are in a box. some of them are in a vice. again, this is a tellable story. mueller came and went. no one reads the report, but give people a phone call with understandable white hats and black hats and language and this is a story the democrats hope they can tell. >> right. they're very uncomfortable with this as you said. and, you know, the resolution that jonathan mentioned that even though it was watered down, you had some people onboard with that and they're say, well, there's no need for that now because the house is going to vote and it was all about the vote for them. so, yes, i mean, they have to s sort of figure out what to do. they're trying to keep their heads down but the president really won't let them. he is pushing them to support him even though he's come out and said exactly what the democrats are saying which is he made this call, we've heard, seen at least a partial transcript. we've heard from the acting chief of staff and so all of it's sort of been

a brief time ago i spoke to anita kumar, white house correspoent for h politico. the president is clearly very angrth how much o is related to the fact that the white house is facing a subpoena for documents by the end of this week? anita: i think it is everything. i think he is getting more and more angry as this goes on and he sees how serious it is. there are people close to the white house who say he does notz rehow serious this would be an all that it would entail. every day there is a new request for doments and requests for people to come forward and talk to congress, and that is upsetting to him. laura: you have covered the president closely. you were with him at the united nations last week. how did you see his mood change? anita: i was struck at it was onhe seven days and last wee was subdued and monotone and quiet and very different than we usually see. he is usually what we see. but today it was completely diffent. not even like himself. he is very angry, mu more angry, and using curse words. we don't usually see that. very blu language. he is always b

and anita kumar, white house correspondent and associate editor for politico. good evening and welcome to you all. carol, for these two phone calls to have been made, it almost means by definition the president would have cast off the rigor and the expertise and the advice of the people on the payroll who are supposed to be around him to counsel him in these areas. looking at what this has touched off, remembering this is the issue mattis resigned over, can you find anyone in the administration willing to talk this up with a straight face? >> nobody on the record, brian. and i'm so glad you brought up that this is not the first time that expert advice has been rejected by this president on this exact issue. the withdrawal or the threat of withdrawal of u.s. forces in december of 2018, which the president made precipitously, basically broke general mattis' heart, the defense secretary, and was the reason that he resigned his post. and it was so outrageous to many of the people who had worked alongside the allies, the kurds, or the sdf, who had as the president h

david jolly, and maria teresa kumar. let me come to you guys for your thoughts on the debate so far. karine, this was a more contentious debates than some of the previous ones for elizabeth warren. >> the last three debates before this one, elizabeth warren was really unscathed. she had three great debates. no one came for her, and she is clearly now the front-runner because they came for her. >> yeah. >> and it was kind of -- i think she was even surprised. she had those really interesting looks on her face like, oh, okay. wait. let me get in there. so i think that's what we saw. that was the big difference from all of the four debates thus far. i have to say, joy, i don't think this is going to change anything. i don't think it's going to move any of the -- at least the top three that we have right now. i don't think that does that. also 12, 12 people. >> yeah, it's a lot of people. >> that's a lot of people. >> yeah. >> and i think, you know, i think it also does a disservice to the voters because there are so many pe

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and anita kumar, associate editor at politico. walter, let me start with you.ney says the president won't profit from this. therefore, not a conflict. assess that claim. >> well, that's a ridiculous thing for mulvaney to say. essentially it boils down to this, the president of the united states participated in a contract award to his own business. >> this is the figurative equivalent if he reaches into the treasury, grabs a chunk of money and says don't worry, i'm not taking more than i'm spending. that's no defense at all. and certainly if it had been mick mulvaney who owned this property he'd be prosecuted and convicted of a felony and wouldn't be able to say oh, i broke even. >> anita, that comment we played from adam kinzinger, republican from illinois, he said he's not happy about this, but then he said, why? why not just given all the questions this raises, all the grief this causes the white house, why not just have it somewhere else? what is the answer to that? >> that is great question and one i was wondering yesterday because as you mentioned the hous

and probably deep kumar from new zealand have a question for us about stuff. is it possible to create sperm artificial with. the reproductive cells are complicated for one purpose in life is to fertilize an egg cell and father a child but sometimes they fall short of expectations. men in the western world have a sperm count. just half that of 40 years ago if that trend were to continue by 2050 they'd be sterile. a range of culprits are being blamed for moans and water supplies to chemicals in plastic all can disrupt the body's hormones but is help at hand from the lab. researchers in china the u.s. and britain have created artificial sperm in mice at least. the technique involves converting embryonic stem cells into immature sperm cells. the mice produced using lab grown sperm were later able to produce offspring of their own. but they had a shorter lifespan and ordinary mice were also more prone to disease. and the root of the problem is and how sperm are created during the cell division process called meiosis chromosomes are duplicated and recombined. when t

laura: anita kumar from umartico, thanks for.eing with anita: thanks for having me. laura: in other news from around the world, in iraq, security lashing with tigovernment protesters for a second day in baghdad and other citid an two people have been killed in the south. demonsators are gry at the lack of jobs and public services and widespread corruption. u.s. presidential candidate berniendidders is recovering fr surgery. he had two stents inserted for a blocked artery. he was taken to hosp aal on tuesdaft s sfering chest pains in las vegas. he is said to be chatting and in good spirits. former dallas cop amber guyr has been sentenced to 10 years ininrison foratally shooting her black neighbor in his unpleasant she's -- in his home. she said she mrmistook botham jean's apartment for her own. britain's prime minister has presented the eu with a new plan designed to end the brexit deadlock. the question is willrit work. johnson wark.to ditch the idea of northern ireland stayinu in the custoon temporarily and has called for compromise. but the initial response from br

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anita kumar, are you there? guest: i am. host: thank you for joining us. what is the strategy from the white house concerning impeachment? guest: that is a great question. we have not seen a lot of strategy. the president is kind of doing his own thing, and staff is trying to figure out what to do. there have been several meetings where they have talked about this to come up with a plan. mostly what we are seeing at this point is the president is coming out multiple times a day, giving his account of what happened, why it is ok, somewhat changing his reasons for doing it here and there. this week, he will travel to minneapolis to give his first campaign rally since the impeachment great started. this is -- inquiry started. this is a democratic city. it will be interesting. host: we saw the present call put anaker policing to official houseboat on record. who is behind that move? who is advising him on this? has saide president that and members of the republican party have said that. i think the republicans feel they want to go ahead and have the houseboat

. >> anita kumar, thank you, jack quin, always good to have you. >> she will not be blocked. just a few days ago the witness blocked by the white house. that could be significant in this investigation. >> and the second only official witness in all of this. still to come a top advisor to secretary of state mike pompeo quits reportedly furious how administration officials stayed silent as aides attacked and ultimately removed the ambassador to ukraine marie yovanovitch. >>> plus a marked silence from most sitting republican makers when it comes to president trump's recruitment of ukraine to investigate joe biden. but could these flurry of new details change that? >>> and we're getting some breaking news now. an appeals court is ruling against the president in the fight for his tax returns. we'll bring you that update. you'll want to hear it right after this break. (classical music playing throughout) ( ♪ ) only tylenol® rapid release gels have laser drilled holes. they release medicine fast, for fast pain relief. tylenol®. for fast pain relief. ♪ head in now for applebee's new

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also with me, anita kumar, associate editor at politico. good to see both of you. >> thanks for having us. >> so julian, you first. this federal judge sending a very strong message and decision that this probe is legit. you've got a president who campaigned on law and order. then he's sending, is he not? a very different message in the kind of defiant posturing that we see from him. >> well, that's why the court ruling is important. not only does it hand over information, but at least in the public square, this is more legitimizing that it is a legal process, a constitutional process, and the president is the one defying the law and order by raising questions about the legitimacy of what congress is doing. >> so will this judge's decision, you know, hurt the president's approach? his strategy that it is a witch hunt. that all of this is a home. >> it has really undercut his legal argument that he put out a few weeks ago. you have a lot of people in the white house and close to the white house and the campaign saying he does need to switch i

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. >> anita kumar, thank you. >>> a chaotic situation getting worse by the hour now. the latest on the ground near the syrian border after a series of huge developments there, including the full withdrawal of u.s. troops and our allies turning to an old foe. >>> also, 2020 candidates gearing up for their next high stakes debate tomorrow, and for some it might mean facing some uncomfortable topics. as we head to break, several of them are on the trail this weekend where they had a lot to say about president trump and syria. >> this is a disaster. an absolute disaster. >> the president of the united states is willing to sell out allies who put their lives on the line for the united states. we're going to continue down this path until we get a new and better president. >> sends a message to the entire world, you cannot trust the united states of america anymore. with the freestyle libre 14 day system just scan the sensor with your reader, iphone or android and manage your diabetes. with the freestyle libre 14 day system, a continuous glucose monitor, you can check your g

for more i'm joined by a couple of experts, dave odd jolly, former republican and anita kumar. you both. first of all, do you keep contact with any republican congress people? you say you're not a republican so therefore are they mad at you or do they talk to you? >> they're very bad at me because i feel like i've been speaking the truth while they remain silent and what you saw from marco ubrow today was the type of shamelessness we saw from republicans in the last two or three years. they lost all compunction to feel humiliation from wrongdoing. if you're acting politically in this moment, there's no good answer for republicans, none. and so you see them flailing. you see mccarthy throw this balloons out. what we're seeing from republicans is no one will act on conviction. the president on different days admits it. this isn't a mystery story. this isn't culumbo, he tells you what's going on. >> i've been talking to a lot of people close to him and he said it again he would ask china because he does not think he did anything wrong so why not say it again? >> listen, i talked t

>> okay, anita kumar from politico. >> a couple of things at the talk about legislation, i could not quite hear what you were saying regarding that. i am wondering what happened to, for the lack of a better term, jared kushner's proposal on merit-based immigration. we keep hearing every couple of weeks it is going to come out. i have not seen the language. so is -- that do you support that? has that gone away now? i don't really, quick sense you mentioned the campaign, are you going to campaign for president trump? >> i can't. >> i'm volunteer time you can. >> well, i am caesar's wife on the stuff, so my understanding of the edges is that we are more hatch than other people. i am new, as you know, i needed, to the federal government. it was a different world in virginia, and i approach all that extremely cautiously. my understanding is that i cannot do that. and to your earlier question, that was our second question, tell me first again. >> jared kushner's merit-based plan. >> so i have been involved in the discussions they've put that together. i cannot speak to timing, but to your

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. >> any nick kumar from politico, >> a couple of things at the top about legislation, i couldn't quite hear what you know staying regarding that. i wondered what happened to or the lack of better terms, the questioners proposal merit-based immigration. we keep hearing every couple of weeks is going to come out. haven't seen a language. is that where do you support that. is i got away now. the really quick since you mentioned the campaigning, are you going to give had came for present trouble. >> spak i volunteer time you can. >> i can't. i'm caesar's pipe on the stuff. my understanding of dhs, is that we are more hatched than the other people. so i am new is you know in the federal government, there's a different world in virginia. and i approach all of that extremely cautiously. my understanding is that i cannot do that. and to your earlier that was your second question, tony first again. >> hoosiers merit-based plan. >> i have been involved in the discussions is they put that together. i cannot speak to timing. but to your question about both of i support what they are doing there, i

for more i'm joined by anita kumar, and guy snaudgrass, and author of "holding the line inside trump's secretary mattis." first, this weird -- well, there's no chain of command. there's just the president now. >> we call it a presidency of one. more and more its him making decisions without concementing other people, without having his advisers around. and all the people you know, the people that pushed back and really debated things with him told him what they thought, they're all gone. >> so you know in the loop we all know that expression. i always ask people who's in the room when the boss is in trouble? who does he or she bring into the room while on the phone, help me? >> he does call people and talk to people but a lot of these people are outside the white house. they are his friends, and so he calls them up and talks to them. but i don't know that he says i need help, so he does consult people but not in the usual way. not in the room, not in the oval office where they're all sitting around having a discussion about things. >> when you work for somebody you hope the boss has so

. >> anita kumar from politico. >> you mentioned a couple things at the top about legislation. i couldn't quite hear what you were saying regarding that. i'm wondering what happened to, for lack of a better term, jared kushner's proposal on merit-based immigration. we keep hearing every couple of weeks it's going to come out. i haven't seen language. do you support that? is that gone away now? are you going to campaign for president trump? >> i can't. >> on volunteer time you can. >> i'm cesar's wife on this stuff. my understanding of dhs is we're more hatched than other people. i'm new. the federal government was a different world in virginia. and i approach all that extremely cautiously. my understanding is i cannot do that. and to your earlier -- that was your second question. tell me your first again. >> jared kushner's merit-based plan. >> you have been involved in the discussions. i cannot speak to timing but your question about whether i support what they're doing there, i very much do. and i'm looking forward to seeing that final product come out. i think it is easy and

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birkbeck university. —— thoughts of dr ashok kumar.ing in that light is tweety is not doing that at all. what do you think? -- in that latest tweet he is not doing that at all, what do you think you are he is full of bluster, erdogan was on the phone with him and he folded like origami. that's probably not a single thing he has said recently that was accurate. it was trump, not obama, that financed and armed the kurds macro, it was 11,000 kurds and sdf allied forces that your cracker, the isis capital, not a single american diet. two months ago, trump asked the kurds to ta ke months ago, trump asked the kurds to take down their fought —— their fortification, they complied, and now they are pulling out so that you can have their way. it is sinister, and it is a betrayal, and as your reporter suggested, it will destabilise the region once again, reinvigorate a civil war, increase the refugee crisis, and give strength to some of the most reactionary and chauvinistic forces in the region. when you say turkey will have its way, explain what

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. >> maria teresa kumar, what do you make of the distinctions there between the republicans unable todemn this, even in the way they used the word? they're saying it's not the choice of words that i would have used, trying to kind of soft-pedal around this conversation. >> first of all, i just want to know what happened to lindsey graham? he would be one of the first ones that would actually say -- >> nobody knows. >> it's absolutely shocking. and what lindsey graham, what mitch mcconnell, what trump, what all they do very effecti effectively is they know how to peel the scabs of hurt, of pain. and one of the most notoriously dark ages of our country's history, instead of using the ability of leadership and saying, look, america is changing, and that is good, and this is where our strength is. when we keep talking about this idea of, you know, the united states and people of color, we say the minorities. we're talk being 135 million americans. when you start talking about disenfranchisement, words matter, consequences matter. we only need to look at what happened in el paso, texas, ju

government pension funds joining us now, kumar. you didn't know any of this stuffs with wg to happen. you thought there were structural issues globally in the economy and maybe some of the things we did here were keynesian and wouldn't last. you didn't know we were going to have a trade war you didn't know that inflation was going to stay low necessarily, did you, or -- and you still feel the same way. 1.5, where we should be on the ten-year >> to begin with, joe, you are absolutely right when i started calling for lower yields, say 2 2 1/2 years ago, i didn't know there would be a trade war it was more a case of growth expectations not being met and the ten year old very low inflation rates continuing and the fed not being successful on raising the inflation rate the trade war commenced in summer of 2018, and then it became a very important factor to me in terms of why the ease continues to go down and this week in terms of what we are seeing with the trade talks to resume on thursday in washington, d.c., i don't have much of a --

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