rick tyler, former cruz campaign spokesman and msnbc political analyst. thank you all for being with me. so, joe, beyond neil gorsuch, this tax bill, are there any other major accomplishments you can attribute to this administration that president trump is so proud of? >> well, we have a long, long way to go. this has been a tough year. a large opportunity was missed because they could work with democrats to create bipartisan legislation. they could have had hearings. it was certainly a missed opportunity. but this has been a difficult year. i think a difficult first year. the president does get a chance to say that he got a landmark legislation passed. the democrats and republicans have a long, long way to go with regards to working together and learning to have regard for each other and to listen to each other. there should have been hearings on this bill. this bill, according to the -- the hill said it well. they said this is not a one size fits all policy. and they're right about that. a huge opportunity missed to work with democrats. >> we saw presid

i'm joined now by rick tyler, msnbc political analyst and republican strategist, and mack mclarty, former white house chief of staff for president clinton. rick, let me start with you, white house legislative direct yormark short talking about what's next for the administration. >> i think the president will roll out infrastructure plan in january and the president invited leader mcconnell and speaker ryan to camp david to make sure we're all on the same page. i'm not getting out in front of the president saying we're out in january. we've had conversations with democr democrats. the question remains will politics prevent it? >> that's the question, rick tyler. will politics prevent it? >> well, look, when the president -- i think they could get an infrastructure plan, probably what they should have started with it. the idea the president tweets on health care would have had a collective groan on capitol hill pretty audible. health care has done terrible things for both parties and right now the republicans are on the losing end of that battle. >> mack, just some preliminary details about

and we have my good friend rick tyler. let's start with matt if i can. matt, after the president's tweet about the fbi, you tweeted out, oh, my god. he just admitted to obstruction of justice. really not mincing your words here. the white house is saying that it actually wasn't the president who tweeted that out. it was his attorney john dowd who dictated that tweet. do you buy that explanation? >> it's possible. i think we've seen the last few months that he's a competent lawyer. there's no reason we should take the white house at its word. look at the number of times they have been caught lying about the russia investigation and when their lies unravel they cover them with new lies. there's no reason to take them at their word. the reason the president's tweet is so problematic, if it's true, it would show that when he committed that important act of asking james comey to back off the flynn investigation and followed that up with firing comey when he didn't do what he wanted that he had a corrupt purpose at heart. he knew that mike flynn had broken the

and rick tyler was alluding to the future of the party. does that trouble you that he could really hurt republicans nationally even control of the senate? >> yes, it does. it does. but i'll say this, the republican party has hurt themselves nationally, as well. when they got involved in the primary to begin with, majority leader mitch mcconnell's senate leadership fund had a lot to do with outcome of this race with the nominee we have now. back then the polls showed mo brooks if he could win the primary, that he would -- wouldn't have problems being the nominee for the republican party. but the polls then also showed that if roy moore or luther strange became the nominee, that there would be problems with them beating the democrat especially roy moore. it was more discontinuing with roy moore. here we are. mitch mcconnell had a lot to do with getting us here. because his money smeared congressman mo brooks and there was some untruthful ads out there and there were some ads taken out of context and i believe if he hadn't have entered the ra

rick tyler, daniel strauss, kevin cirilli, great conversation. thanks for bringing it. >> thank you, guys. merry christmas, happy holidays. >> straight ahead, invasive security checks. privacy complaints soar over the search of cell phones and laptops. >>> in the new investigation, "the new york times" obtained more than 200 privacy complaints from travelers crossing the u.s. border since 2011. they say their cell phones and laptops were searched without a warrant and their privacy was violated. the accounts detail border agents allegedly searching e-mails, text messages and photographs without cause or consent. let's bring back msnbc contributor charlie savage from "the new york times." charlie, take us through your reporting on this topic. >> sure. this is an interesting issue about 21st-century technology and how that's changing longstanding balances between individual rights and national security and law enforcement power. so, it's always been the case since the beginning of this country that courts have allowed government agents to protect t

joining us now is senator rick tyler for 2016 campaign and involving al franken. a democratic houseworker, i'm not sure of her exact id because she's anonymous, telling politico that he tried to kiss her in. this allegation is category not true. the idea that i would claim this as a right as an entertainer is preposterous. i look forward to fully cooperating with the ongoing ethics department. kirsten gillenbrand, although it seems like it was a coordinated effort from the women on the democratic side, looks like it has really taken off. we're seeing a fire storm on this. >> well. it will be up to voters of alabama if they want to send roy moore or it will also be up to the governors of minnesota, the kwefl is, -- the question is, the individual either has to resign or the voters have to throw him out of office. what's troubling me is that the voters of alabama would send someone like roy moore to the u.s. senate, and that the voters of minnesota would reelect -- but that's the process that we're in. i don't know how to reconcile it any other way. neither one is a

joining me for a trip through the looking glass is rick tyler, co-founder of foundry strategies and ansnbc political analyst. and doug thornel, former senior adviser to democratic national committee during the 2016 campaign. we've got the end of the yearsies here so we had fun with that graphic and "star wars." moving on. let's start looking back at the year that was. we asked both of you guys to tell us what you thought was the most underreported story of 2017. doug, you said it was obamacare's resilience. >> yeah, that's right. i think if you remember a year ago today, people were saying that the aca or obamacare, was going to be done. and we're here today. it's still the law of the land. trump had -- was able to take away the individual mandate, but it's growing in popularity. sign-ups for the exchanges have been pretty high. florida had record numbers of sign-ups. it's actually the same amount of sign-ups around the same amount of sign-ups as this year as last year. and that's after a year of uncertainty about the law and the trump administration doing so many things to try to unde

rick tyler is an msnbc political analyst who was the communications director for the cruz campaign, kimberly atkins is the chief washington reporter for the "boston herald" and an msnbc contributor and steve mcman is a democratic strategist. guy, welcome. let's start with the politics of this and leave russia to the second beat. politics of this. tom davis was talking about, rick, some republicans should run towards the president, others should run away from him. is that sound advice? >> yeah, it's good advice but i'm not sure what the application is. as he said, if you're in a strong republican district, you would probably keep your seat anyway. the problem is, republicans need to hold seats that are vulnerable and in swing states and those are the districts that are going to run from donald trump and you don't want to be seen with trump, especially the suburban areas, urban areas and areas that have lots of women voters. so i think the republicans are go in a very precarious situation in 2018. >> should democrats run on impeachment, steve? >> i think -- i don't think democrats do run on im

and ken vogel and rick tyler. thank all of you. >>> setting our sights forward now. 2018 figures to be a monumental year for president trump. he's heading into it with the legislative win in his pocket. that tax bill victory gives him some momentum. let's not forget ruby red alabama just elected a democrat to the senate and the midterms in november could turn out to be a disaster for the president. that's the subject of a brand-new piece in "the washington post." white house looks to make internal changes amid worries of a tough year ahead. here's how they lay out the stakes. the president has been informed by aides and friends that if he loses the house in 2018, not only would democrats almost certainly begin impeachment proceedings against him but an entire legislative agenda would be in peril making any 2020 election bid far more challenging. let's talk to the journalist behind this one. ashley parker for "the washington post." good afternoon to you, ashley. >> hey, how are you? >> let's talk about this. what k

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bush, and former cruz campaign spokesman rick tyler and political analyst. the saturday trio is what i would like to call you guys. good morning to you all. the president giving roy moore his full support for tuesday's election in alabama. here's what he is saying about the candidate. take a listen. >> we want people coming into our country who love our people, support our economy, and embrace our values. it's time to get our priorities straight. >> this guy is screaming we want roy moore. he's right. >> all right, joe. to you first. is roy moore a good example of your party, as the president said, is he getting its priorities straight? >> no. he's not the example i want held for my party. i think the importance of not harassing women is what all republicans want. i'm a big fan of course of congressman john lewis, one of the great icons of the civil rights movement. when i was a teacher years ago at a college in alabama, i purchased is sclc in the civil rights marches to protest against bigotry and racism. so i think the hope of many balanced republicans is

zelena with sirius xm, joe watkins and rick tyler, msnbc political analyst. thank you, everyone, for joining us. i want to start with you. are we too far out to start taking comfort in these numbers we're seeing? >> i think anything positive in polling at this moment is something that tells us, look, you need to organize and work with the grassroots, with organizations who have had in skrebl success in the last year most recently in the governors races in virginia. so i think what we are looking to is more women have signed up to run for office. it's really about the organizing. you don't look at a poll and say we have it in the bag and we don't have to do anything. you have to put the boots on the ground and neighbors talking to neighbors so democrats can come away with the house next year or maybe even win back the senate. >> joe is, what are republicans blaming and how do you think that will play into next year's campaign strategies? >> well, i saw it as not having been too together. members of the house, represent members of the house who doesn't support

rick tyler. former fbi special agent and msnbc contributor clint watts.cal reporter carol lee. good morning, everybody. welcome. >> good morning. >> that was not the start i wanted. >> let's dive into it, guys. this month the president of the united states has described the fbi as tainted and very dishonest and said its reputation is in tatters. at the same time a group supporting retired and current fbi worker has seen a surge in donations. the fbi agents' association said yesterday it received more than $140,000 from donations from more than 2,000 donors in december alone. this money will send the children of deceased agents to college and help fbi families in need, the association said on social media. over the weekend ben wittis, the editor of the news website "law fair" call for donations in the names of mccabe and baker after congressional republicans and the president kris sized them. john brennan tweeted he personally donate it. this as some republicans continue attacks on the fbi. in this exchange yesterday with hallie jackson on msnbc yesterday

we have sam stine, rick tyler, author of the book "a world in disarray," richard haass.ood morning, everybody. >> good morning. >> we have an addendum to your book? >> 5,000 word focusing on the factor of the year, the foreign policy of donald trump. >> one line take away out of the those 5,000 words. >> he is a disrupter, not a preserver. as a result, the united states that has been the foundation of the world no longer is. >> the world is still in disarray. >> greater disarray. >> greater disarray. >> we are going talk about tillerson

with us sam stein, republican communications strategist rick tyler. publican strategist and political commentator susan dell purse owe, and richard haas in boots and jeans. and joining the conversation jonathan lameer. >> i'm wearing a full suit. >> you have jeans on too, rick. just you and me, man. >> and the chucks? that's amazing. it is a holiday week. isn't it? >> let's begin with jonathan's great piece for the associated press. the trump white house us crucible look back at a pivotal 13 days in july for the trump administration. they write events in the second half of july unfolded at breakneck speed. they encapsulated both the promise and peril of donald trump's first year in office. the two-week span layed bare the splintering of donald trump's relationships with cabinet probe. the dramatic last minute defeat of a signature campaign promise and featured a senior staff shakeup that privriveted the presidency. lessons learn that yielded legislative victories. but the president himself remains unchanged. jonathan, let's take these in order or howev

bush, elise jordan, we have rick tyler, former fbi special agent and contributor clint watts and national contributor carol lee. good morning, everybody, welcome. >> good morning, sam. >> all right. this month the president of the united states described the fbi as tainted and dishonest and said its reputation is in tatters. at the same time current and fbi workers has seen a surge if do nations t. association said yesterday it's received more than $140,000 in donations from more than 2,000 donors in dece

mack mcclarty, rick tyler. i want to go now to ambassador rick burns. he's the secretary of state to political affairs, ambassador to nato. we are talking about the general assembly which had open debate against the recent u.s. decision to recognize jerusalem as israel's capital. is it correct that debate is over, the vote has begun? is that correct? we're going to have a lot more on that after the break. stay with us. hey! yeah!? i switched to geico and got more! more savings on car insurance!? they helped with homeowners, too! ok! plus motorcycle, boat and rv insurance! geico's got you covered! like a blanket! houston? you seeing this? geico. expect great savings and a whole lot more. (avo) but you also have a higher risk of heart attack or stroke. geico. non-insulin victoza® lowers a1c, and now reduces cardiovascular risk. victoza® lowers my a1c and blood sugar better than the leading branded pill. (avo) and for people with type 2 diabetes treating cardiovascular disease, victoza® is now approved to lower the risk of major cardiovascular events such

me now malcolm nance, author of "the plot to hack america," katie fang, msnbc legal analyst, and rick tyler, msnbc political analyst and republican strategist with foundry strategies. great to have all of you with us on this new year's eve. malcolm, let me begin with you, if i may. how does this latest reporting from the "times" change the narrative that we've been hearing coming out of gop circles for the better part of the last several months? >> well, the narrative from gop circles is completely different from what we knew even as early as july of 2016. you know, when i wrote "plot to hack america," there was a section in there. in april 2016, judge napolitano, a contributor to another newschannel, had made mention on television that there was an internal debate where russia was arguing whether they should release all of hillary clinton's e-mails. that report went away and then cropped up with donald trump's statement on july 27th asking russia to release 30,000 hillary clinton e-mails. and we've always wondered, how did that arc go from judge napolitano to donald trump? clearly, there w

hi, rick >> hi, tyler had so many central banks meetings, as the dust settles, look at two-day chartedr and bun basis point lower, 30s, yields higher, flattening you need to notice after the fed meeting the dynamic of the day on the left side was a big drop at 8:30 eastern after cpi. could never manage to get above that still haven't. that's significant look at year-to-date, 30s. toying with this 272 area significant. you see on the charts. long end losing it, getting a bid losing yield and after the bank of england and the european central banks, currency markets giving clues one week of the euro, you see it's virtually unchanged up a smidge on the week. i think that's significant especially when you consider some of the activity like what's going on in german stock market. seems political and currency is waiting to see how things pan out in 2018. mario draghi may buy less but still more than issuance finally today, etf for high yield. looks like it's losing its bid even though the spread is based on barclays is doing okay. usually seeing rallies in the treasury complex you see it fir

bob pisani is at the new york stock exchange rick santelli tracking it all at the cme. bob, you first. >> i think tylertake a look at the s&p. we're up and we're up for a good reason because the market and the market friendly answered the three questions that they care most about the market does number one, on future rate hikes, that's number one we had three back in september and it looks like for 2018 and it looks like we've got three now. that's the most important thing the market wanted to hear. number two, the economic projections. we got a bump up in 2018 and 3.9% unemployment and 3.5% gdp and the whole inflation debate here declined outright and staying below 2% and acknowledging that once again and that's certainly market friendly overall, and you've got the core cpi this morning that was a below expectation, and you put that all together, generally those are market friendly and we are up probably three points on the s&p over where we were before we started. as for the press conference, everyone wants to hear from yellen about her grade and i want to hear her grade for managing the end of qe an

tyler moore, don rickles. glen campbell and tom petty. in hollywood, adam housley, fox news. >> rick infrastructure to entitlement reform president trump is looking ahead to working with congress in 2018. how he plans to win bipartisan support for his agenda. >> after christmas, it is complete chaos at my home, but one tradition that i have that i especially love, taking pictures, but i want to show yo you. kristin and greg petrie, a married couple. they have this amazing company on long island, storybook experiences. it is not really about me and my husband, it is about the kids. they have this business, storybook experiences, will you take norman rockwell type of pictures. they add these magical effect to the photographs. those are all three of my kids. i can't believe they are all mine. it is is 1, 7, 5. these pictures are taken, then the kids wearing the belt, and santa creeps up behind them. magical. is that how santa came into your home as well? that is wonderful. "happening now" starts right no now. ♪ >> jon: we start at the white house in florida as president trump spend the