i'm robert costa. inside the president's high-stakes diplomatic gamble. tonight onin "washon week." >> i explained to president trump that his ldership and his maximum pressure policy together with international solidarity moved us to this juncture.ro rt: president trump prepares for an historic face-to-face meeting with norther korean kim jong-un can he ask the dictator to dismantle his nuclear program? tweetrites in a tweet, great progress being made but sanctions will be made until an agreement is needed. meeting being planned. plus, the long-standing rules of global trailed are being upended as mr. trump signoff on new tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. ignoring calls from republicans and allies. the president remains defiant. president trump: the actions we're taking today are not a matter ofhoice. they're a matter of necessity for our security. robert: we discuss it all with kayla tausche of cnbc, peter baker of "the new york times." kimberly atkins of the "boston herald"nd manu raju of cnn.

robert costa. what it means for u.s. foreignc po plus the president's lead attorney in the russia probe resigns. tonight on "washington week." president trump: i say to congrs i wil never sign another bill like this again. robert: a defiant president trump pushes back against signing a budget bill. the threat of a government shutdown capped off a wild week of staff shakeups and surprise resignidions. the prent continues to reshuffle his foreign policy be , n john bolton t his third national security advisor. does the appointmentfolton, a hardliner who supports a preemptive strike agait nor korea and iran, signal a cad -- radical shift in foreign policy? and theepture of john dowd, the president's lead attorney in the russia probe and t addition of the hard-charging federal prosecutor joseph digeno. we discuss it allith geoff bennett of nbc news. nancy youssef of "the wall street journal" journal. jackie calmes of the los angeles times and dan balz of the ton post." >> this is "washington week." rpo

i'm robert costa. inside the latest diplotic showdown and changes at the department of veterans, affai tonight on "washington week." >> russia is responsible for that horror risk attack on the britishitizen and his daughter. once again they have broken the kem cal weapon. convent robert: days after the trump administration announced it would kick out 0 rushes --ss ns, moscow kicks back, telling the same number of u.s. diplomats to leave and shutting down a consulates and as the community you highlights in to hold russia accountable forer his agent attacks, the russians announce a new sbontal ballistic mitchell.t presidump gives veterans affairs director david shulkin the pink slip. t wi president's personal physician, rear admiral ronny rm told take over the secondest -- second last re-- largest department in the fshman department? plus, did president trump's legal team consider pardons for formerampaign dividors. we discuss it all with mark mazzetti ofthe new york mes." shawna thomas of vials news. an

pete williams in for robert costa. we discuss the chu inside the white house as robert mueller's russia investigation looks at the trump organization's business practices. tonight on "washington week." president trump: but there'll alys be change. pete: just 14 months into office, president truha rs his administration. president trump: i'm at ain p where we're getting very close to having the cabinet and other things that i want. pete: this week he fired the tesecretary of stand chose the c.i.a. director to take over. he's also reportedly preparing to name his thir national security advisor in less than a year. scandals have other issues have put other cabinet members on ice, including questions over spending and hudson over a $31,000 diningtoable prosecu if his office. also, the trump administration slapped new sanctions on russia for its atlantic election meddling and attempt to man niche lit the u.s. power grid. we discuss it all with jonathan swan of 25 axios. abby philip of cnn. peter peter of "the new york ustimes

they're stuck with him. >> robert costa -- >> they made that decision. >> robert costa, you're up there on capitol hill and i'm always following your twitter feed. i saw this tweet earlier today. you're describing the disruption on capitol hill. the mueller probe continues popping up like a submarine each week with no one in the white house quite sure what's coming next. knowing the president's ire extends to them and their bill. so, give me -- just give me a little window into the collective mind of the congressional republican caucus at this moment. >> well, for example, i just had a revealing interview with senator lindsey graham of south carolina, republican, he said he was here in the '90s when president bill clinton was dealing with his own controversies and special counsel and he said he's worried about president trump who he called an ally. he said he's worried about the president's focus on the actual presidency, the job. he needs to bolster this legal team, bring in some lawyers to help him focus on the presidency, not on countering the mueller investigation because the presid

thank you. >> once again, fromashington, moderator robert costa. robert: good evening. president trump vowed he would shake up washington h and always embrace it would idea that unpredictability has power. that approach was tested this week whensihe pnt rattled global markets with his surprise decision toaise tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, stepped up his public feud with attorney general jeff sessions, engaged the national rifle association over guns and faced challengesith two of his closest advisors. son-in-law gerald customer in and white house director of communications,ikes -- hurricanes. scrutiny on kushner continues to grow. his white house meetings with executives from two lending companies that issued more than $500 million in loans to his family's real estate business have also drn attention. and home hicks, one of the president's most loyal confidants resigned just one day after she testified before the house intelligence committee, which is investigating russian election meddlin hallie, welcome to "washington week." hallie: thanks for having me. robe

once again, from washiteton, mode oimp robert costa. robert: good evening. president trump is rebootingis foreign policy team as he prepares for talks with nor korea and iran over their nuclear programs. replace e will national security advisor h. mcmaster, a three-star general with hardline hawk john bolton, a former u.s.f mbassadore united nations. won't has ban an outspoken advocate of preemptive military strikes. he wro a controversial piece in the "new york times" to stop iraq's bomb, bomb iran. he wrote in the "wall street journal" "the legal case for striking north korea first." senators chuck schumer responded bsh -- mr. bolton's tendency to try to solve every geopolitical problem with american military first is a problematic one. geoff, when you look at h.r. mcmaster, the national security advisor, was he let go because of a personalities clash with the president, because of a policy difference or was it because of that leak earlier in the week of the c presidentl with russian president vladimir putin? geoff: mcmaster's deparchaur has more to do wit

we can be sure robert mueller is getting this information through other channels. >> mr. costa, you get the last word tonight because tomorrow morning everyone in a hilton garden inn and mariott will look down and there will be "usa today" and they'll have this story about mr. rosenstein giving a rare interview. in it he in effect says everything's fine here. we're chugging along. this case takes up no more than 5% of my energy but nobody should consider mueller an unguided missile. what do you make of his decision to speak at all? >> brian, as a reporter, i'm not a big believer in coincidences in politics. you saw rod rosenstein having dinner with attorney general jeff sessions, at michelle richa richaud's restaurant in d.c., a sign perhaps many reporters think of solidarity as this investigation faces security any from the white house and today rod rosenstein talks to "usa today" knowing they will becoming out with no collusion. he's trying to protect the probe and protect mueller. >> our great thanks to our lead off panel tonight. julia ainsley to robert costa who spoke iris

for insights into what led the s president ke up his national security team, we are joined by robert costa, host of pbs' "shington week" and national political reporter for the "washington post." and josh lederman, who covers the state department for the associated press. robert, to you first, we have been hearing for monthshat rex tillerson either might be forced out or might resign on his own. what led to this right now? >> there was not an event that led directly to this decision, judy. it was aong-simmering frustration by the president with his secretary of state. they saw the wor in different ways. and the president really wanted to assert himself more on foreign policy. he did not like delegating decisions to tillerson, a lotime executive at exxon-mobil. he wanted to move in a new direction where foreign policys reated inside of the white house. >> woodruff: josh leaderman, what would you add to that? >> i think tt over time the fact that tillerson and trump were not going to beo a god pair, a good partnership became more and more apparent until it was just impossible to overlook. it

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i am joined by the aforementioned robert costa, "washington post."ator of "washington week" on pbs. and jeremy peters is back with us, political reporter for "the new york times." both msnbc analysts. robert, we'll start with you. mr. olsen is a fairly well-known attorney in this country, he was part of the legal dream team along with david boies that argued the landmark gay marriage case. he lost his wife barbara olsen, a frequent guest on this network work, during the 9/11 attacks. he is a man of repute in the legal community. why ted olson, then why did ted olson say no? >> such a revealing moment for this president, brian. he is reaching for the hard-charging personalities. some of them he sees on television to join his legal team. but he knows he also needs gravitas. he had his legal team reach out to mr. olsen and say, could you maybe come on? could you be the heavyweight here to help us go after the russia investigation, to counter this flurry of news and legal developments that seem to happen by the hour? you have a president struggling with

. >> joining me now, nbc white house correspondent kristen welker, msnbc political analyst robert costa, national political reporter at "the washington post," and of course mod rerato of "washington week," and ruth marcus, and boston herald chief washington reporter kimberly adkins. kristen, first to you. obviously a tumultuous day. the president still silent, at least specifically about stormy daniels. >> reporter: that's right. he put out a tweet earlier today, andrea, saying simply, so much fake news, and he has been tweeting about the economy. you see there, but through it all our country is doing great. so it was sort of a broad statement amidst all of these headlines. we're going to hear from the deputy press secretary later today. that will be the first official white house response to the stormy daniels interview. look, the white house has continued to insist that the allegations are false. they're undoubtedly bracing for tough questions again today. the question a lot of people have, did the president watch, did the first lady watch? no indication about that, but i can tell you

robert costa. statue tensions, proposed tariffs and stadied gun talks. tonight on "washington week." as stream weather batters both coasts, a storm of controversy and conflicts are creating disturbs inside the white house, from power struggles and dent tigations of pre trump's family to trump's ongoing attacks against attorney general jeff sessions. the president finds himself isolated and angry. this week he took aim at the national rifle association and his own party over guns. >> we didn't address i mr. president. >> because you're afraid of the n.r.a. robert: but changed course the next day after meeting with the n.r.a. he surpris many with his plan to impose heavy tariffs on global exports of steel and aluminum. >> workers in our country haven't been appropriatelyd. represen robert: but the announcements sent stocks plummeting and stoked fears o a trade war. what's the cost of president trump's disruptivend unpredictable tact six? we'll discuss it all with hallie jackson of nbc news. michael c

joining me is msnbc political analyst robert costa, political analyst robert costa, national politicalfor "the washington post." nbc white house correspondent kristen welker in california. about to see the president when he arrived. his first trip to california. and jeff mason, white house correspondent for reuters. robert, first, what are you hearing about the president and whether or not other changes, which seem to be telegraphed, we don't know what's going to happen with mcmaster or if larry kudlow is going to replace gary co goen, what's going on there? >> it's a wild day, talking to officials inside of west wing. they say he's looking at everybody and everyone, trying to restart his presidency. under siege in a way with what's going on in the pennsylvania special election. but he's open to making major changes this week beyond just making the change of secretary of state. >> and kristen welker, he's about to arrive in the next couple of hours in california. it's his first visit there. the visit to the border promoting the wall would have been -- that would have been enough develo

panel still here and joining us is robert costa, national political reporter for the washington post,o an msnbc analyst and on pbs. talk to us about the departure of hope hicks who isn't just beloved by the president but also an important witness in the mueller probe, she may not be leaving washington in the rearview mirror just yet. >> sheepz not leaving just yet. today was her formal last day, but she is expected to still come by the white house in the coming weeks and months to wrap up loose ends with her job. but what you're seeing with the departure of ms. hicks is a c-change inside the west wing for people who report on the daily. it's not just her departure. rob porter leaving, johnny mcentee, the body man, shiller long time body guard for the president. he left in the past year. it really changes the people who are around the president of the united states minute by minute, hour by hour. >> robert costa, let me read you something from new york magazine today. inside the cut throat battle to be the next hope hicks. the race to fill hicks' voitd is a clandestine parade of all th

. >> we have convinced two very good guys, robert costa and jeremy peters to continue our conversationto the evening. robert, we know the access he has to trump and the years long friendship. when he said something, it's usually fresh from farm to table and you can lay a cash wage or it being true. is it trul, i think, going to come true? >> calling around the white house asking about the comments, i said is he a direct surrogate for president trump? they said yes and no. he wants his cabinet members to twist in the wind and feel uncomfortable about their positions and doesn't like their conduct and their decisions. when he said the president may be making changes and the president did not give his blessing to go out there and say shull kin. he was careful with his damage. different source, not the president. unrest is everywhere in this west wing inside of the cabinet. >> a little bit of cruelty like pulling the wings off flies and it's instantly traceable. when you look at the last three officials we showed, all have one thing in common. at some point before they were fired or depart

once again, from washington, moderateor robert costa. robert: good evening. the fricti between russia and the west is escalating. after the trump administration and a number of u.s. allies moved to expell russians over a nerve agent attack on a former rushingen satisfy inside the united kingdom. russia announced it would expel 60 u.s. dip lo malts and close the u.s. consula in st. pierce. burg in retaliation for a similar move b washington. so far more than 20 countries have kicked out more than 00 russian intelligence officers in solidarity with the.k. the back story, the kremlin is believed to be behind a chemical poison attack on a former russian spy and his daughte who are living in england. both are now recovering. yet tensions flare on friday when rusha tested its new missile. p presidenin claims the new mitchell is capable of reaching any point on the match. and remarks we've been studying the president and reportsing on him i russi for over a year now. and now this new chip. what toof makt? andrea: the president is sendsing mixed messages. first of al

robert costa, national political reporter for "the washington post" and moderator of "washington week" on pbs. ashley parker for "the washington post." jonathan lemire, "washington post" reporter. all three are msnbc political analysts and it's a good thing, because we need analysis tonight. ashley, starting with you, it's been written many times on social media since first word of this came out, charlottesville was not enough to propel gary cohn from the west wing, but tariffs on steel and aluminum were. your comment on that, and also on what the president just said about applicants figuratively lining up for every job? >> that's certainly true, that's a criticism we're hearing about gary, that he -- you know, he was obviously -- according to what he said publicly and expressed privately to the president at the time, upset about charlottesville, it was not enough to make him leave. it was these tariffs. that were sort of the most immediate catalyst. i will say that sort of since charlottesville, he fell out of favor with the president, but had worked his way back, but there was a sen

i'm joined by robert costa, from the "washington post," susan page, "usa today" and our big guest tom perez, chairman of the democratic national committee. susan del%io, republican strategist. the two reporters up top, robert you first, this victory last night. it turned out going into it that if saccone, the republican candidate, had won it would have been an upset. i know we're calling it an upset. it looked so bad for the republicans. if he squeaked a victory, that would have been considered a big one. >> republican lawmakers are very troubled today. they say if you can't win, if a republican can't have a clean win in a district trump won by 20 percentage points in 2016, that doesn't bode well. this is trump country, are, a land of steel mills and coal mines. it's not the suburbs. it's western pennsylvania. >>ful democrats run marines and always a marine, not axe marine, if they run guys run and clean with no record to run against and they look attractive and everything else going for them, that's the right message. will the democrats get that message? you can't just run candidates

joining me now, nbc white house correspondent kristen welker and msnbc political analyst robert costa, national political reporter "the washington post" and moderator of "washington week." kristen, first to you. the president very strongly today pushing back against those reports, yet some of his hints of more turnovers to come only reinforces the narrative that there is chaos at the white house. >> reporter: the language is really striking. if you take a look at that tweet, president trump indicating with that tweet that he may be, in fact, making some moves soon. he says that he wants people to be doing their best work possible. there's always room for improvement, to kind of summarize the broader point that he's making. so it's really fascinating. of course it comes against the backdrop revelations that hope hicks was resigning last week, the fact that jared kushner, his son-in-law, had his security clearance downgraded. we know gary cohn has been quite vocal about his opposition to the president threatening to slap new tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, by some accounts maybe

pete williams in for robert costa. we discuss the chu inside the white house as robert mueller's russia investigation looks at the trump organization's business practices. tonight on "washington week." president trump: but there'll alys be change. pete: just 14 months into office, president truha rs his administration. president trump: i'm at ain p where we're getting very close to having the cabinet and other things that i want. pete: this week he fired the tesecretary of stand chose the c.i.a. director to take over. he's also reportedly preparing to name his thir national security advisor in less than a year. scandals have other issues

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thank you, peter baker, robert costa and mika, you were great tonight. come up, as if the chaos inside the white house wasn't enough, trump's feeling heat from two big sources right now. nbc news is reporting tonight the special counsel robert mueller is zeroing in on whether trump knew about that stolen democratic e-mail cache before they were released by wikileaks and reports mueller is he digging into trump's business dealings with russia right now. on the home front, trump's also under pressure on guns. today he seems ready to get behind a bill that strengthens background checks and raising the minimum age to buy an assault rifle. he's got to do something in the wake of the deadly shooting in florida with all the young people coming to washington in march. >>> another stein he's under pressure, he's back at war with jeff sessions. he called him disgraceful today. his own attorney general after the attorney general opened an investigation into surveilance abuse and now sessions is hitting back. finally, i'll finish with trump watch. he won't like this

i'm robert costa. statue tensions, proposed tariffs and stadied gun talks.onight on "washington week." as stream weather batters both coasts, a storm of controversy and conflicts are creating disturbs inside the white house, from power struggles and dent tigations of pre trump's family to trump's ongoing attacks against attorney general jeff sessions. the president finds himself isolated and angry. this week he took aim at the national rifle association and his own party over guns. >> we didn't address i mr. president. >> because you're afraid of the n.r.a. robert: but changed course the next day after meeting with the n.r.a. he surpris many

i'm robert costa. inside the president's high-stakes diplomatic gamble. tonight on "washington week." >> i explained to president leadership and his maximum pressure policy together with international solidarity moved us to thisur tn robert: presidentrump prepares for an historic face-to-face eting with north kean leader kim jong-un. can ask the dictator to dismantle his nuclear program? tweet writes in a tweet, great progress being made but sanctions will be made until a

on msnbc, and robert costa. welcome, all.u two takes on john bolton both from conservatives. george will writes this. because john bolton is five things president trump is not, and because of bolton's west wing proximity to a president responsive to the most recent thought he has heard emanating from cable television or a tv, bolton will soon be the second most dangerous american. david french, a nuclear armed iran is far more dangerous than john bolton. the foreign policy debate is frequently between hawks and doves. in the last administration the doves repeatedly failed. it's time to give a hawk a chance. kasie hunt, john bolton, everybody has an opinion. >> everybody does have an opinion. and i think that this is -- you combine this choice and what you may think about john bolton the man and his history with this president's chaotic management style and you have a lot of people who say let's give john bolton a chance really worried about the impact he may have inside the administration. >> bob, bolton doesn't see eye to ey

i'm robert costa. inside the latest diplotic showdown and changes at the department of veterans, affai tonight on "washington week." >> russia is responsible for that horror risk attack on the britishitizen and his daughter. once again they have broken the kem cal weapon. convent robert: days after the trump administration announced it would kick out 0 rushes --ss ns, moscow kicks back, telling the same number of u.s. diplomats to leave and shutting down a consulates and as the community you highlights in to hold russia accountable forer his agent attacks, the russians announce a new

i'm robert costa. what it means for u.s.eign policy, plus the president's ad attorney in the russia probe resigns. tonight onon "washineek." president trump: i say to congress i will never sign another bill like this again. robert: a defiant president trump pushes back against signing a budget bill. the threat of anm govt shutdown capped off a wild week of staffkeups and surprise resignations the president continues to reshuffle his foreign policy team, naming john bolton to be his thi

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. >> we have convinced two very good guys, robert costa and jeremy peters to stick around and continue conversation late into the evening. so robert, chris ruddy usually, i mean, we know the access he has to trump, we know about their years-long friendship. when he says something, it's usually fresh from farm to table and you can lay a cash wager on it being true. is it still, you think, going to come true? >> yes and no, brian. calling around the white house today asking about ruddy's comments, is he a direct surrogate of president trump? they say yes and know. he wants his cabinet members to twist in the wind, to feel uncomfortable about their positions, he doesn't like their conduct and decisions. so when ruddy goes out there and says the president may be making changes, the president liked it. he said different sources are on the chopping block. unrest is everywhere. >> a little bit of cruelty, like pulling the wings off flies. it's instantly traceable. when you look at those last three officials we just showed, all of them have one thing in common and that is before they were fire

and robert costa is preparing r "washington week," whi airs later tonight. robert, what's on tap?moment of truth on trade for the president. we'll explain why the new tariffs on imported steel and aluminum may be about winning a political war, as well as a tradwar. plus, after months of threats, that potential breakthrough with north kore tonight on "washington week," >> woodrf: and we'll be watching. and that is the newshour for tonight. i'm judy woodruff. have a great weekend. thank you, and good night. >> major funding for t h pbs newshour been provided by: >> bnsf railway. >> consumer cellular. >> supporting social entrepreneurs and their solutions to the world's most pressing problems-- aollfoundation.org. >> the willi flora hewlett foundation. for more than 50 years, advancing ideas and supporting institutions to promote a better world. at www.hewlett.org. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and friends of the newshour. >> this program was possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. pd by contributions to yo station from viewers like you. thank you

the "washington post" robert costa joins us with this new reporting. be right back. >>> federal, state, and local authorities have been protecting those prototypes with fences, concrete barriers and security cameras in that order coming straight the trump administration. >> okay, now [ bleep ] has gone too far. trump's now building a wall to protect his wall? that doesn't even make sense. the wall is the protection. that's like having a bodyguard for the secret service like no, mr. president, no, gary! like what a time to be alive. the wall has its own wall and the president has his own president. this is insane. [ laughter ] >> wow. welcome back to "morning joe." it's the top of the hour on this thursday, march 15. with us we have former treasury official steve rattner, white house reporter for the associated press jonathan lemire, nbc news national political reporter heidi przybyla, and joining the conversation, political reporter for the "washington post" and msnbc political analyst robert costa, he is the moderator of "washington week" on pbs. >> w

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i want to show you a clip of robert costa with regard to the president said this.ne person close to the white house says that pa-18 is on the president's mind and that western wants to see more entry to the trade. do you think he has an eye towards this district? >> i think it's a bit of a stretch, michael, because while u.s. steel and alcoa are still headquartered in pittsburgh and incidentally pittsburgh isn't part of the district, the whole economy has shifted over to meds and health care and away from the heavy metals economy. i don't think there's a working steel mill in the 18th congressional district. >> tell me about the peculiarities of this district and this race. >> this district, michael, is very diverse. and donald trump remains very popular there. it's still registered democrat, a historic footnote in some ways much like i think it's a historic footnote to call it a heavy metal's district. for a long time registered democrat. still about a 25 to 30,000 democratic advantage. but donald trump carried the district by 20 points and that was no aberration.