is alayna treene and lisa mascaro, from the ap. thank you for joining us. immigration was a big topic last week, especially in the house. some voted and some did not. lisa mascaro, where are we in this? guest: a big week for immigration in the house. the house republicans have been trying to pass this bill on their own without democratic input. onpresent something immigration that trump could sign into law. of course, they got close last week. two were set to vote on bills. one was a more conservative measure favored by conservatives. and they were supposed to do, also, a compromise measure, something negotiated between the house conservatives and the more moderate republicans. is whatpened last week often happens on immigration measures amongst republicans. they just can't get to it on their own. they have been struggling with immigration for years and last week was no different. so they voted in the house on the conservative measure and failed which was it. it didn't receive the majority threshold which was needed. this was hanging in the balance. they wa

also joining us is lisa mascaro, the chief congressional correspondent. thank you for joining us. topic last was a big week, especially in the house. there was some bills voted on and some did not. where are we in the result part of this? bighis is going to be a week for immigration in the house. house republicans have been trying to craft a bill on their own pretty much without democratic input to present something on immigration that president trump could sign into law. they got a little close last week, they voted on, they were set to vote on two bills. one was a more conservative measure and it was supposed to do a compromise measure, something that has been negotiated between the house conservatives and the more moderate republicans. what happened last week is what often happens on this immigration measures among republicans and they cannot get to it on their own. struggling with immigration for years and last week was no different. they voted in the house on the conservative measure and it failed and did not receive the majority threshold needed and they punted on this compr

>> lisa mascaro? >> well, yeah. i think that's a good point and i don't have the numbers in front of me. obviously the issue of folks living in the u.s. illegally comes from a lot of different places. it's not just people crossing the border. i think something like 40% of the people who are in the country living without legal status are folks who stayed on their visas, so a number of those people, you know, flew in from other countries and stayed, so there certainly is that. i think what we ear seeing on the border right now is this crisis situation because of this, you know, in part because of this new policy that the administration put in where they are duke this clampdown, this zero tolerance that's now quickly, you know, instead of having it being a civil proceeding,ing this those folks charged criminally which starts the whole process of the family separation and that makes it may be different than the traditional immigration issues that we see with folks coming in from other countries and simply staying beyond

host: our guests joining us this anding is alayna treene u lisa mascaro. have spent a half-hour on immigration and it would like to talk about spending. this week, the house and the senate continue working on issues. set up the broad contours of the debate this week. what will be in the space for the defense spending? there will be defense bills. broad policy, they are setting pay raises for the troops. they set the levels of spending for different branches of the military. a lot of the spending is predetermined by the budget agreement reached earlier this year. in congress. one of the key issues in the defense bill has nothing to do with -- well, i shouldn't say nothing but much less to do with traditional defense but it has to do with the broader trade issue that trump has embarked upon. and there is a provision in the senate bill that would really ability to slap let me see if i can or how this works -- the president reopen the chinese telecom country -- telecom continueo allow them buying component parts from the united states. that company had been sl

train and alina associated press lisa mascaro discussed the week ahead at the white house. todd harrison of the center for strategic and international studies will talk about president trump's call for a 's -- space force. be sure to watch washington journal live at seven eastern on monday morning. tonight on c-span, q&a is next with law professor any racks. followed by theresa may answering questions from the house of commons. andersen brower talks about her new book on the relationship between presidents and vice presidents. ♪ >> this week, university of pennsylvania law professor amy whacks. she talks about -- amy wax. on talks about free speech university campuses in the united states. brian: before i ask you questions about why we asked you to come here, i want to go through your background. where are you from? in: i was born and raised new york, in a small city near al

up monday morning, associate news editor evan entering and associated press chief correspondent lisa mascarouss the week ahead on capitol hill and the white house. todd harrison will talk about president trump's call for a creation of us is force is any military branch. be sure to watch c-span's washington journal live at 7:00 eastern monday morning. joined the discussion. bus is traveling across the country on our 50 capitals tour. it is on its 30 if stop in a juneau, alaska, asking folks what the most important issue is. >> the most important issue facing alaska is that we are in the middle of a budget crisis. we are used to having a lot of oil money come in, but as a result of lower oil prices, we aren't getting the revenue that we are used to. there are other revenue streams that need to happen, but it doesn't seem to be happening very fast. i think there are political reasons why people are worried about implementing taxes. but without additional revenue coming in, the alaskans are facing a lot of crises in a lot of areas. one is a opioid and substance abuse crisis. the more the economy

is alayna treene and lisa mascaro, from the ap. thank you for joining us.