people like lindsey. >> you okay? >> sure.es. >> the first thing i noticed about her is that her hands shake profusely. >> this is super informal, you know. we're just chatting. >> lindsey has social anxiety. sitting down for this interview is especially hard. is it possible to describe what is it like to live in that state of anxiousness >> it can be kind of difficult at times. normal things like going to the grocery store is really stressful for me. it's really a fear like, i'm in danger but, obviously, i'm not. >> the second thing i can't help but notice, is there are dogs every where. in the china cabinet. on the table. on the fridge. this love for dogs is what inspired lindsey to become a veterinary technician. >> does your leg hurt? just going take a little photo. >> on the job she cares for her furry patients. but there was a time in her life when dogs saved her. as a child lindsey was extremely shy and had trouble making friends. >> i was definitely awkward. i just remember being really, really nervous in new situation

lindsey graham says the investigation is safe.ead to a shutdown of the government. this morning i'll talk to south carolina republican senator lindsey graham. >>> plus the cia determines that sai crown prince mohammed bin salman ordered the murder of journalist jamal

lindsey graham says the investigation is safe. could a showdown over mueller lead to a shutdown of the government. this morning i'll talk to south carolina republican senator lindsey graham. >>> plus the cia determines that saudi crown prince mohammed bin salman ordered the murder of journalist jamal khashoggi. but will president trump accept that conclusion. >> we also have a great ally in saudi arabia. >>> also, the democrats ohio hope. >> let them hear what we say. let them see what we do. >> is sherrod brown the democrat who can win back ohio and working class voters in the midwest? >> that is the blueprint for america for 2020. >> he sounds like he's running for president. is he? my interview this morning with senator sherrod brown of ohio. >>> and mapquest, why both parties can find encouraging signs and danger signals for 2020. joining me are nbc news white house correspondent hallie jackson, rich lowry, editor of "national review." yamiche alcindor, and cnbc editor at large, john harwood. welcome to sunday. it's "meet the

i want to react a little bit to lindsey graham. john harwood, there was a bit of a theme in the various questions, whether it is the mueller protection bill, up to mitch mcconnell, criminal justice reform bill, up to mitch mcconnell. you saw the passion of lindsey graham. he is ready to fight on one. and not fight as much on the other. >> i was fascinated by his vehemence on the prison reform bill. and mitch mcconnell reflects some resistance in the republican base but if we look at the results of the midterm election, we can see the country moving toward the spirit of criminal justice reform. in florida, when ron desantis was elected governor and it appears that rick scott was elected senator, more than 60% of floridians voted to restore voting rights for felons. 1.5 million people. that is to the detriment of the republican party. yet republican and democratic voters came together to do it. i think whether or not this criminal justice reform bill happens in this lame dumb -- lame duck or some point down the road, we're headed dow

charles: lindsey, what else matters here? considering all the current economic data we've seen, putting it all together how do we look going into 2019? >> you're right. we don't have the press conference to see further details. we have the fed minutes just a couple weeks from now. we'll see more of the discussion which should be fruitful at the very least. we had a strong october employment report. wages ticked up a little bit. but at the same time we're starting to see idea of disinflation filtering into the economy. headline inflation. we saw in latest gdp report, it is falling to 1.6%. it is all -- charles: lindsey is, so we're clear with the audience, those are gauges of inflation, right? >> exactly. that is the fed's primary concern maintaining inflation at near 2% level, not allowing the economy overheat per rapid rising inflation. the fed is seeing a lost different variables. they're moving in different directions. today's statement suggest that the fed is recognizing knot all cylinders of the economy are operating at

rosalynn let's move on because on the flip side you've got senator lindsey graham republican senator lindsey graham who are nine times out of ten would back president donald trump and believe what he said very much the opposite. very much the opposite and it could be argued that lindsey graham the south carolina republican is speaking for many on capitol hill and he expresses his frustration that the that so far the crown prince has not been held personally accountable by the u.s. for jamaal murder this is what he had to say on the sunday public affairs shows they're an important ally but when it comes to their crown prince he's irrational he's on hand and i think he's done a lot of damage to the relationship between the united states and saudi arabia and i have no intention of working with him ever again i'm going to do whatever i can to place blame where i believe it lies put it at the feet of the crown prince who has been a destructive force in the mideast embargoed or without telling anybody of this war and humans got completely out of control who put the prime minister of lebano

lindsey graham is sort of the tip of the spear on this. he was out saying absolutely you cannot interfere. and we've seen him sort of shift back toward president trump over the course of the last few months. i think all of our viewers have seen that shift happen. >> let me ask you this, kasie. >> in realtime as it's played out. >> lots of people are wondering, is that because lindsey graham may wanting to become attorney general or may be being considered to become attorney general? >> so people familiar with lindsey graham's thinking insist that he doesn't want to be attorney general. there certainly has been speculation that that may be something that he would be into. you know, who knows. the president could tap him for that job and sometimes you never know what your answer is going to be until you're actually asked. my sense is that lindsey graham prefers the role that he has in the senate. he has a lot more freedom. he potentially has a much longer tenure than going into an administration that could be replaced with democrats come two

in the clip, you met lindsey.interviewing her, i'm telling you, she could not stop moving. she was shaking had profusely. once she put that costume on, she just came alive and became animated with everyone. it was really a remarkable transformation that happened. >> so you said this is really, you know, a massive kind of activity or really way of life. you actually went to a furry convention in seattle. is that when it was so eye opening to you, to realize that, wait a minute, this is no small thing, this is a big deal? >> oh, yeah. they took over the entire hotel. it was a little strange to see adults in furry costumes in the elevators and in the restaurants. but it is a really kind of unique community. there's a reason why comic-cons and star trek conventions are so popular. it's a means of escapism. what's different with furries, though, is that this is a massive group of very creative people because they create their own identities. and for them, just being able to be animated in ways that they are unable to b

know lindsey graham very, very well. you know, he's always been afraid of his shadow somewhat.ys in campaign mode. he's always afraid of that challenge from the right. and people used to look at lindsey graham as being the sane senator we have from south carolina when we had jim demint there, someone you could go to to get things done. i think he's the prime example of when donald trump breaks an individual. now lindsey graham is very weak-kneed, no longer putting the country first, putting his party first. and there are a lot of us who have known lindsey graham for a long time, even republican friends you talk to who say i have no idea who this man is. >> on the other hand, you know matt whitaker, the acting attorney general. what can you tell us about him? he's got a whole trail of tweets expressing a lot of skepticism about how bob mueller has been doing his job. >> matt is a conservative guy, believes in god and country kind of guy, right? the president likes him, has a lot of faith in him. and, look, i think he's very intelligent, obviously. political, ran for senate in th

senator lindsey graham has always taken a strident tone when it comes to the death of. the fact that he believes there is more to the story then is being let on by saudi arabia but these comments now going much further and given a lot of weight considering that lindsey graham is a senior republican and very influential foreign policy hot he frequently advises the president as recently as last week we did spot him going into the white house even though that meeting was not on the official white house schedule now in terms of action and response to the death of jim by this administration it appears to in the eyes of many on capitol hill be dragging its heels it has rescinded the visas of almost two dozen saudi nationals but it has not say it at the highest levels of the saudi government something that many are looking for on capitol hill now in terms of the pressure by lindsey graham he certainly has not only called mohammed bin solomon unstable and unreliable but he also doesn't see the situation being fixed as long as the crown prince is still in charge and as a result

still very much hedging its bets and let's turn to senator lindsey graham someone who broadly speaking is that supporting the republican senator reason support of the president on the issue of saudi arabia he will not do that. no lindsey graham has said on the sunday public affairs shows that he is not supporting the president's reluctance to blame mohammed and solemn on the saudi crown prince for the murder of. in fact he was quite adamant as have been a number of other u.s. senators and house representatives that much tougher stance needs to be taken against the saudi crown prince in particular and against the saudi government in general this is senator lindsey graham speaking on sunday they're an important ally but when it comes to their crown prince he's irrational he's on hand and i think he's done a lot of damage to the relationship between the united states and saudi arabia and i have no intention of working with him ever again i'm going to do whatever i can to place blame where i believe it lies put it at the feet of the crown prince who has been a destructive force in the midd

republican senator lindsey graham has described saudi arabia's crown prince mohammed bin saudi man as unstable and unreliable he says he and other senators are discussing sanctions against riyadh's in the wake of the saudi journalists killing . a vote on a resolution to cut off all assistance to riyadh for the war in yemen could also happen in weeks kimberly halkett is following the story joining us from washington so it's really not the first time that lindsey graham has spoken out against saudi arabia crown prince mohammed bin some talk that talk us through the significance of his latest comments. yeah you know what there's no question lindsey graham as a republican senator has been very strident very critical of mohammed bin salma but these comments by the senior senator seem to go even further and we know that the president listens to lindsey graham he was in fact meeting with lindsey graham at the white house wasn't even on the schedule the official white house schedule but we spotted him reporters spotted him going into the white house late last week so we know these consultatio

i'm not sure if lindsey graham is telling the truth here. i'm going to hope that he is, and i would hope that whitaker would know that lying to him to his face would be at his peril. but i think it's hard to tell given what we know about trump's intent, which trump made clear in terms of his efforts to try to obstruct and end this investigation that surrounds him. >> matt miller, if there was some interference going on already with the special prosecutor's investigation, would you expect to hear something? would there be some kind of leaked reaction to that? some kind of public resignation? rod rosenstein -- some signal from rod rosenstein? what do you think would be the first indicator that something -- that matthew whitaker's interfering? >> i think it would depend on the level of interference. if say malthue whitaker was willing to do something that was a complete inappropriate interference. let's say there were indictments returned under seal and ordered with no cause at all, i think you would see resignations over that. if it's more sub

lindsey graham, we'll investigate that. >> sean: let me ask you this.e, all the reports that there are going to be written answers only on russia, not on any obstruction -- the president can fire anybody he wants. jerry nadler saying he wants to investigate what the president said -- it's meaningless if he said something, didn't do it. is this the beginning of the end if, in fact, there is not going to be a subpoena, written answers are going to be handed in? it seems the airplane is heading for a landing, sara. >> it is. every source i've spoken to tonight that mueller is going to wrap up this investigation. we are not going to see anything happen to trump. what we might see is some indictments, roger stone, jerome corsi who is his is his assistant, one thing that so important, there is never any evidence -- never, from the very beginning of this investigation by the fbi, that there was any kind of collusion, which isn't a crime anyway, but there was never any evidence -- >> sean: only on hillary's side of. >> on the on hillary by suicide. absolutely.

lindsey, thank you lindsey. thank you. thank you, lindsey.. he really did, that was very special.all here tonight to support an amazing leader and a tremendous champion for this great state, a woman -- >> sean: as the president goes through his introductions, and i assume that he will next be introducing cindy hyde-smith, we go really quickly -- we will get back to that in a second as he gets back to substance. the author of a brand-new book by the way, "trump's enemies," how the deep state is undermining the presidency," former trump campaign manager corey lewandowski, former deputy trump campaign manager david bossie. by the way, i want to get into the substance of your book. it's really well written, a little scary. let's talk a little about -- i'm sorry? dave bossi -- they are talking in my ear. dave bossi, this race tomorrow is very important as the president goes here, 53-47, 52-48, in the senate, a big difference. >> this race has to go our way. we have to have the senator get reelected. senator hyde-smith must get reelected tomorrow. it's important for the president's agen

senators lindsey graham, mike lee, tim scott, rand paul, and doug collins, fantastic people who have worked so hard and we appreciate very much what you done. we really do. thank you all very much. working together with my administration over the last two years, these members have reached a bipartisan agreement -- did i hear the word bipartisan? [laughter] [applause] did i hear that word? that's a nice word. bipartisan agreement on prison reform legislation known as the first step. that's what it is. the first step. it's a very big first step. today i'm thrilled to announce my support for this bipartisan bill that will make our community safer and give former inmates a second chance at life after they have served their time. so important. and i have to tell you i was called when i announced and when we all announced together this news conference by some of the toughest, strongest law enforcement people including politicians, by the way, who are so in favor of it. i was actually surprised by some, like as an example, mike lee. and rand paul and others. now it's got tremendous support

well there was outrage comment as close allies senator lindsey graham says america should not. voice. my headquarters and. also ahead. a suicide attack on a gathering of kills more than fifty people. look at the human toll behind the war and yemen especially for children and. trying to reach the. u.s. president donald trump has appeared to side with saudi arabia's crown prince mom of the murder of journalist jamal khashoggi despite a cia report concluding that the crown prince ordered the killing trump says the u.s. intends to remain steadfast part of saudi she held her tongue she has more from washington d.c. . i hereby you. are the white house thanksgiving tradition of the president of turkey to go to groom significance this year a short time donald trump made it clear he was giving the saudi crown prince a pass in the killing of saudi journalist jamal khashoggi in an eight paragraph statement filled with the rhetorical flourishes the exclamation marks and slogans characteristic of the president's tweets made his argument. king solomon and crown prince mohammed bin salman vig

here's abc's lindsey davis. >> how could a seemingly normal husband and father annihilate his entire family? for what? >> reporter: it's the ultimate question. why chris watts, an outwardly loving spouse and father, murdered his pregnant wife and two little girls. >> i have no idea who gave you the right to take their lives. >> reporter: after pleading guilty to murder charges, watts faced his wife's parents during an emotional sentencing hearing. >> this is the heartless one, the evil monster who dare you take the lives of my daughter, shannan, bella, celeste and niko. i trusted you to take care of them, not kill them. >> reporter: watts remained stoically silent. >> would you like to make a statement? >> reporter: as the judge sentenced him to five consecutive life sentences with no possibility for parole. >> this is perhaps the most inhumane and vicious crime that i have handled out of the thousands of cases that i have seen. >> reporter: now suggestions of a secret life are emerging. he was having an affair. the woman, speaking out to the denver post, calling him a liar. she says

republican senator lindsey graham has described as crown prince mohammed bin as unstable and unreliable he says he and other senators are discussing sanctions against riyadh in the wake of the saudi journalist killing on a resolution to cut off all assistance to riyadh for the war in yemen could also happen in weeks the senate has asked the secretary of state mike pompei of the defense secretary jim mattis and the cia director to give a briefing this month about yemen and about the murder of jamal khashoggi and her simmons with more now from istanbul. the political dimension to this crisis has never been bigger and tape heard one the turkish president is looking to the united states for the next move not just the president donald trump who has said that he would form a strong opinion that hasn't been delivered yet what it will mean but to congress particularly people like the republican senate certain lindsey graham who's said that that mohammed bin solomon is unstable and unreliable in his latest comments he said he doesn't see a situation where the u.s. can do business with such a man

republican senator lindsey graham has described saudi arabia's crown prince mohammed bin unstable and unreliable he says he and other senators are discussing sanctions against riyadh in the wake of the journalist killing. the u.k. prime minister to resign may issue. with government colleagues a little later today as she looks for support for the latest proposals several of her cabinet ministers are reported to have quote deep reservations crucially she also needs the support of the d.p. in belfast they have issues with the so-called backstop for the border between northern ireland and the irish republic their leader already saying today they can't vote for this humiliation and as paul brennan. the prime minister needs all the support she can get at the moment and a selected group of her government ministers were brought to downing street on tuesday night to read the text of the negotiated breck's a divorce deal for themselves to date six government ministers have already quit over the way bracks it has been negotiated how many of the current cabinet will choose to follow suit once the

to end its support for the yemen war and their very hard words being spoken or for lindsey graham to call the crown prince unreliable unstable this is unprecedented never ever as an american politician and a senior politician and that spoken so publicly and in such a harsh way about a member of the saudi willing family so can donald trump ride this out i'm not sure that he can given his vulnerability and of course he's also you know killing he's still king the man is sulking sitting in the white house and sulking he didn't he didn't turn up and in trance he cited rain and then sort of build on are american veterans in the first world war he is he is golmaal itself will support for my home been some on damage him further that's the that's the thing he's got to weigh up and yes moments i'm on is useful in in terms of iraq and the peace plan and managing the price of oil but to how much longer can even a thought of mine heading south ride this out as his position in jeopardy even though the the spokesman for the prosecutor just a few moments ago quickly it pointed out rather he denied t

>> lindsey graham would do it next one job. he knows the department of justice extremely well. he was an air force lawyer, air force prosecutor for a number of years, he certainly did a tremendous job during the brett cavanagh hearings and been supportive of the president after starting out with a not so great relationship with the president when he first took office. i think his fellow south carolinian, trey gowdy, federal and state prosecutor, will get a serious look and other people will be looked at seriously as well. heather: lindsey graham released donald trump's telephone number on twitter but now they are buddies. what about the acting attorney general, matt whitaker, taking over? >> he has a lot of experience as well. the senate confirmed united states attorney from iowa and served with distinction in that position for the last year. he has been the chief of staff to jeff sessions, certainly familiar with jeff sessions's thinking and all the political appointees at the department and have a relationship of sorts with the president. he accompanied jeff sessions to the w

i talked to lindsey graham last week about this. he said perhaps there's a deal for the dreamers and funding for the wall. however, they tried that already in the past congress and it's already been rejected so it will be difficult to g done. it will come downo funding. jake: and could nancy pelosi be part of any of these deals and my read is probably not. she's about to come p intoer, facing an uncertain bid for the speakership. can she have her hands on any deal that results in a border wall built? robert: are moderates pressurini her the house? jake: yes, but i think anything on the cus of power, anything outside the bounds of the democratic platform, so to speak, will be difficult for her to pull off. >> and one factor that may help a shutdown happen is the stakes are lower. th will be a smaller shutdown, affecting a few agencies -- homeland security, agriculture, ste department but n the defense department or the majority of the federal government. big ones but not the whole thing. people could try to ride that out a few days.

like lindsey graham a republican senate supporter president don't trump but absolutely outspoken on the issue of jamal khashoggi in relations with saudi arabia back to patty on capitol hill just to wrap up what we heard. from the i guess the most important thing saying he. if i can read my writing yes he's not going to be denied the right to be briefed by the cia the absence of gina house was huge today. this is a huge development so let me walk you through this let's think about who this is this is senator lindsey graham who's an outspoken critic of president donald trump but has since become one of his closest advisers he is often his first offender when the president does something that goes against conventional norms this is lindsey graham saying to the president nice try and here's his leverage he's basically just said basically a couple of weeks they have to pass spending bills of the government partially shut down he is basically putting that on the table he's saying to the president you know get my vote to pass these spending bills until i see gee they have here briefing members

senator lindsey graham, likely the chair of the judiciary committee and the senate. manu: yes, the senate republicans have been like the house republicans in the past two years. they've protected the president for the most p there have been some bipartisan vestigations, senate intelligence committee investigation -- mostly behind closed doors -- the russia investigation. robert: will they try to protect robert mueller, senate republicans? manu: no. right now there are a hanreul of blicans who want to go that way but not enough to actually force the issue. you'll see democrats try to force the issue le that and pressure republicans to join them. you'll see republicans try defend the president in many ways and lindsey graham who wilh r the judiciary committee told me he wants to look into the f.b.i.'s handling of the russia investigation. robert: i want to explain the laugh a littleit. you're really saying the president has so much capital still with his party, people don't want to break ranks? manu: no question about it. one of the lessons senate republicans have draw

south carolina senator, lindsey graham with a reaction.hey are saying that they are scaring people before the election. it's real. half the people in tijuana say that they feel like they have been invaded. but it now here it i want to get your reaction. how do we handle this? >> number one, if it weren't for a fox news you would know that people in tijuana have had a problem with us. the people there are pushing back hard. under our law, if we come here illegally you can still seek asylum and once you make an asylum application, it takes months for it to get through. we wind up releasing you into the country. this is nuts. i'm going to introduce legislation early in the next congress to make sure that if you come here illegally you can never apply for asylum. president trump's right to change his policy and we will see what happens. >> sean: it right. i have your statement on saudi arabia. i don't think there has been anyone in the media more critical more regularly for more years and then saudi arabia. how they treat women, christians and

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hasn't been delivered yet mean but to congress particularly people like the republican senate certain lindsey graham who's said that that mohammed bin salomon is unstable and unreliable in his latest comments he said he doesn't see a situation where the u.s.

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know who lindsey is any more.his is the same guy said there would be hell to pay and then there's not. i think back to those from election day when we saw americans and exit polls saying they want a check on trump. and this is the sort of behavior, understanding why they want a check on trump. and to all of those once upon a time red suburbs that went blue, this is the sort of angst that's out there about a president being under control, i mean out of control. we can read too much into being a pro-democrat way, but it was an anti-trump way all parts of the country. >> better way of describing it. susan, mueller isn't supposed to pay attention to polls and all of this stuff, but how much political capital does he have? we ask this, throw up a poll. 46% is familiar to a lot of us, we know what his basis, 46%. 46% republican number. 46% job rating. but it is 41%. an indictment of roger stone, is that going to cut it as far as credibility for bob mueller? >> you know where bob mueller has high credibility? that would

this is -- lindsey is going to be the chairman of the judiciary committee. i think -- i know matt whitaker. i know him well enough. he's ngoing to do the job and nt inject himself into the mueller probe. >> this president, he's so transparent. he lies all the time, but his own thoughts and feelings, i admire how he's so wide open. the daily caller asked him about chris christie permanently replacing whitaker, what did trump say? he started talking about mueller. he talked about the legal opinion that said he could appoint whitaker, and he said, i'm concerned this is an investigation that should have never been brought or had. it's an illegal investigation. he asked him about matt whitaker and says the investigation is illegal. he's de facto ordering whitaker to shut it down. >> that's what he's talking about. of course -- [ overlapping speakers ] >> kirsten? >> i don't understand why what matt whitaker says as a pundit isn't relevant. you're asking about there's some magic wall between what happens here and -- >> there is. you take an oath of office -- >> bu

it's very important when we talk about lindsey graham for example because lindsey graham is a republican senior senator on capitol hill he has a lot of power in fact he was here at the white house meeting with the president as he often does he had is a very strong voice add to that adam schiff who is a democratic member of congress in the house of representatives who will soon be the ranking member of the house intelligence committee both of these men will tremendous amount of power and both of these men are not satisfied with the explanations coming out of saudi arabia that are pressuring this white house in fact adam schiff saying that trust needs to listen to intelligence officials and not become part of a any sort of saudi cover up of the other senior republican voice bob corker although he is heading out says that everything points to the crown prince of saudi arabia and ordering about how shows use killick i think these are very strong statements that show that this congress is going to pressure the white house to act further even as the white house says it is already doing enough

lindsey, what do you make of that? >> well kevin we say, the company will be bigger and stronger in 5 years. it the cause other company to come to queens and long island city, set uproots, there will be restaurants, and -- there there already are. >> there will be more. >> there are tons, one big condo long island city. >> the history of this type of intervention is mal-investment, you think you know ethanol boom and bust under bush sr. or student loans, milto mill -- cre town. that not practical and moral. david: there is a difference between federal government getting involved in the city. the closer you get to home the better they are, cities know better than federal government. >> depending on the deal if the deal got crazy, i'll talk about wisconsin and foxconn that was closer do home, but deal of outrageous, scott walker thought it would get him reelection, woops. that did not work. david: some people say it may have prevented him from getting reelected. >> that is right. this something you have to watch. >> pres

in order to even qualify, lindsey had to be selected for the pennsylvania all-state chorus. and placed near the top of her section. i applaud lindsey for her hard work and exceptional talent and we're also proud to recognize the music department chair for his commitment and his dedication to our community. and for his service to north penn high school school district as well. on behalf of our entire community, we all look forward to seeing what lindsey will accomplish in the future. we know they will be great things. mr. speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentleman from arkansas, mr. hill, for five minutes. mr. hill: i thank the speaker. this week speaker ryan, leader pelosi welcomed members of the churchill family to the united states capitol and the distinguished ambassador from the united kingdom, in honor of the 144th anniversary of the birthday of the right honorable winston churchill. it's always a touching and fitting ceremony here in the people's capitol. i recall well one of the most fateful assignments of our predecessor body,

with former top officials saying he's given a green light to commit murder senator lindsey graham who's an ally of trump said there is strong support in congress to serious sanctions against saudi arabia the u.s. has blacklisted russian and iranian companies the shipping millions of barrels of world violation of u.s. sanctions that accuse them of using the revenues to fund groups fighting alongside the syrian government. now a new report by amnesty international has accused saudi arabia of torturing and sexually assaulting women's rights activists held in detention they were violated by men wearing face masks other detainees were flogged and electrocuted amnesties middle east research directors has only. a few weeks after the ruthless killing of jamal khashoggi the shocking reports of torture sexual harassment and other forms of treatment of verified expose further outrageous human violence violations by saudi authorities. i'm gonna start has declared a day of national mourning after at least fifteen people were killed in a suicide attack in the capital kabul an interior ministry spokes

for the war in yemen could also happen in weeks kimberly hockett has more from washington senator lindsey graham has always taken a strident tone when it comes to the death. and the fact that he believes there is more to the story then is being let on by saudi arabia but these comments now going much further and given a lot of weight considering that lindsey graham is a senior republican and very influential foreign policy hot he frequently advises the president as recently as last week we did spot him going into the white house even though that meeting was not on the official white house schedule now in terms of action and response to the death of jim by this administration it appears to in the eyes of many on capitol hill be dragging its heels it has rescinded the visas of almost two dozen saudi nationals but it has not say it at the highest levels of the saudi government something that many are looking for on capitol hill now in terms of the pressure by lindsey graham he certainly has not only called mohammed bin solomon unstable and unreliable but he also doesn't see the situation bei

senator lindsey graham was especially angry. are you surprised by that?administration really overplayed its hand and what they did i think was at a minimum tactically disastrous in sending the secretary of state mike pompeo and secretary of defense jim mattis up to senators who demanded to hear from the cia because the cia director had personally heard this terrifying tape of khashoggi. that the turks supposedly have. they refused apparently directly on the orders of the white house to let her come. the senators were offended that they weren't being given their due as a separate branch of government. also, pompeo seems to have gone in hard. he publish add op-ed "the wall street journal" accusing them of cater walling up on capitol hill. you know, senators are very prickly about their own prerogatives. they don't like to be insulted in that manner especially when you're asking for their vote. i thought it was a dramatic flip. you just had chris murphy working for the last three years trying to get this through. a few months ago, the last time they had a vo