welcome, john. >> thanks for having me, s.e. >> sure.p gap spending measure to move money around in places like the pentagon, dhs and state to mitigate some of those cuts and locks in some of those appropriations at much lower rates. speaker boehner said he'd like to pass something like thursday. where do you think this goes from here? >> well, i think the tension moves the senate. they'll pass it through the house. and then it becomes sort of a messaging war within washington and as the political article by long-time congressional observer david rogers observed, i think it was published last night, this is going to be a hard argument for democrats in the senate and the white house to push back on, this idea that as long as there's flexibility for the agencies within the federal government to disperse these cuts, what is the alternative is the line from the right and i think because there's not an immediate crisis that does give the republicans some leverage. i think there's some danger for republicans, though, if they stick -- if they v

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think of it as the book of s.e. >> everyone out. and with that the election of the 266th pope has begun. only in "the cycle," does the nonbeliever lead our coverage. the 115 cardinals are now enjoying dinner after the first day of the papal conclave. they've already voted once but the smoke was black meaning no new pope and back at it tomorrow morning. with the rainy weather expected to last a few days, there is concern it might be hard to make out the smoke's color. so just in case, the vatican will also toll bells when the pope is selected. there will be four votes tomorrow and every day following until a new pope is in place. he will need a super majority of 77 votes. he'll then pick his new name, change into the traditional white vestment, of course, pray for a ploem and then be introduced over the balcony on st. peter's scare to call habemus papam. how long will we wait? the shortest was only a few hours in 1503. steve remembers that. the longest took nearly three years. that was back in the 12th century. >> toure remembers tha

. >> did you just get a shot of s.e. dancing? go back to that. >> that happened once.anyone at this table, in this building to go on a mission to north korea. >> north korea? >> i'll go. i'll talk. but i have to imagine if you're watching this story unfold what you'd find is the weirder image. the image of dennis rodman zitting at a basketball game with kim jong-un or the image of dennis rodman sitting down and talking to george stephanopoulos? i can't wrap my head around which is weirder. it might be the domestic one. >> you know what in that jacket is money. hah! >> oh! >> on that note, dennis rodman isn't the only one clocking sky miles. bo is a common fixture aboard air force one. what do you think is going through bo's mind right now. totally unprompted. dan katz suggested bo was thinking, so, are you going to call dennis rodman or snot make sure you like us on facebook so you don't miss tomorrow's episode of s.e.'s tweet bag. check that out. that's pretty fun nir. i won't say the famous friend joining her. you have to log on and find out. >>> up next, the exclusi

and when i think continuing resolution i think, what does s.e. cupp think of this?> oh my. >> america wants to know. >> i want to start with today and the press conference and the sort of theater of today with the meetings that didn't actually do anything and then the boehner comments and then the president. who came out clearly agitated. he is not a happy camper today. he was really feisty with roertds. he was like, ah. what? what do you want me to say? what do you want me to do? i think he's clearly agitated that this campaign of hysteria did not stop the sequester. used to the campaigns being effective an winning the campaigns and i think he didn't really want to be here. at this moment. with the sequester happening talking about the cr, how to strategize a government shutdown or against a government shutdown. not a happy guy and it's rare that we see -- i'm not -- i'm not gloating. >> nothing to gloat about. >> this is a loser for everyone. it's just rare to see a strategy that was clearly implemented from the white house not really pan out the way he wanted it.

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this week david burstein, author of "fast future" sits down with host s.e. cupp. and we conclude tonight's prime time programming at 11 eastern with sandra day o'connor. her book is "out of order." visit booktv.org for more on this weekend's television schedule. >> here's a look at some books that are being published this week. bioethicist ezekiel emanuel recounts his upprescriptioning and how his immigrant parents produced three successful children including his brother rahm emanuel and ari emanuel, a hollywood agent, in "brothers emanuel." in "those angry days: roose svelte, lindbergh and america's fight over world war ii, lynne olson recounts world war ii. jeff chu presents his thoughts on religion and gay rights in "does jesus really love me: a gay christian's pilgrimage in search of god in america." in "forecast: what physics, meetology and science can teach us," mark buchanan explains how the ebb and flow of markets and the economy can relate to numerous fields of science. look for these titles in bookstores this coming week and watch for the authors in the

. >> s.e., i'm glad you noticed absurdity in the gun control conversation. >> it is everywhere. actual absurdity, it is full of absurdity but almost on the gun control side which is filling all these lies, telling all these lies to america and locating the conversation around this lie that what do you do when a criminal walks in with a gun? when studies show that is a once in a lifetime or less likelihood. >>> you're right. it never happens. >> what is actually likely is for us to get shot by people we know and love. especially for women, twice as likely or more to get shot and killed by people they love fch we locate the discussion around that, we have a much more reasonable and less absurd conversation. if we're telling women to arm themselves against people they know and love, that would be absurd. what is really absurd is that not only 26 people die in sandy hook and all the people who died in aurora and the gabby giffords shooting, on and on, we have one mass shooting per month since 2009 and yet we can do nothing to create common sense reform that will make america safer.

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. >> joining me for sound off is s.e. kupp co-host of the cycle.the big talkers out of cpac is the straw poll that will take place. senators rubio and rand paul on the speaking list. both have gotten 2016 buzz. one off the poland springs water bottle gate, the other off the epic filibuster. who has the best chance of taking the straw poll? >> that's what's great about cpac, we're a diverse tent. you have someone like rand paul with libertarian bend and marco rubio, who i would put somewhere more toward the middle. it's such a great celebration of diversity. also on the straw poll, chris christie who was not invited as you mow to cpac. we get it wrong there. trying to shun certain members out of the big tent when we should be celebrated just how diverse and interesting we are. >> you called it the purity test, the cpac purity test. which is different than the -- bob mcdonnell is great, two governors not invited. but they don't pass the cpac theory. >> we have to stop judging conservatives on a sliding scale of conservativeness. who is getting a righ

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s.e. is out today but you can facebook her. update your status because you're watching "the cycle." >>> senator rand paul's talking or filibustering is over and john brennan will soon be the nation's director of the cia. the senate will vote this hour. this comes with a backdrop of the president's din we are 12 senate republicans and lunch today with the two top budget guys in the house. we'll have more on that a bit later. but back to the paul show and we are not talking about ryan here. the filibuster started at noon on wednesday and ended 13 hours later. shortly before 1:00 a.m. today. the topic -- drones. it came after attorney general eric holder said, yes, he can envision a drone strike against an american citizen on u.s. soil without the target in this hypothetical case charged or standing trial. >> i frankly don't think he will be killing people in restaurants tonight or in their house tonight. but this is about the rule of law. it isn't so much about him. it isn't so much about john brennan. it's about having rules so

[applause] >> up next, after words with guest host, s.e. cupp. this week, david burstein, and his book, "fast future: how the millenial generation is shaping our world. "o'he argues those between 18 and 30 years of age are more ethnically diverse and digitally tuned in an others and millenials are more influence shall and a fast moving, more integrated world. the program lasts about an hour. >> david, you're a millenial, writing about millenials. how old are you? >> guest: i'm 24. >> host: give me your background. where kid did you grow up? >> guest: i grew up in western connecticut, an hour out of new york city, and as a student in high school i started the film festival for high school students in which we saw great films about young people, issues about bullying and teen south s, this is in 2003, way before being part of the national conversation, and seeing the power of film impacting my generation, and from that decided to make a film about the election in 2008, and went around the country interviewing members of congress about why they thou

. >>> s.e., thank you. good afternoon. it's tuesday march the 19th. today marks an anniversary a lot may want to forget. and a region marked biesque lating violence. ♪ >> in just a matter of hours the president will board air force one for a trip that could be pivotal. >> president obama will leave for his first trip to israel as president. >> obviously this is a historic visit for president obama. >> now's the time for the iranian government to take immediate and meaningful steps to reduce tensions. >> taxing more, borrowing more, and spending more is not a path to prosperity. >> republican budget is same baby with a new diaper. >> the republicans are just totally bamboozled. >> we do not have an immediate debt crisis. >> we do have an immediate problem. >> they think they got landslided and they didn't. >> more than half of our members have never dealt with the issue of immigration reform. >>> we start today with all eyes on one of the most volatile regions of the world. as the president prepares to fly to israel just a few short hours from now. and

not because s.e. is not here. we miss her.et numbers are on track to set another record today! >> whoo! >> just an hour before the closing bell after a week of records on the jobs front, today's first friday of the month numbers blew away expectations. can i gate bomb? no? okay. 236,000 jobs were added in february. the unemployment rate now stands at 7.7%. that's the lowest since, like, 2008 or something. never mind 7.7% still too part and part of the reason it is at 7.7% and not 10% is a low, low labor participation rate. we have mccain and graham supporting the president. instead of fellow republican rand paul and the drones. we have paul ryan lunching with the president. and sequester seems to have as krystal said on this program, sped up talk of a grand bargain to save the country, the world and the milky way as we know it. now, even though it's snowing, let's get back to the numbers. that's the good news. if it is the first friday of the month, that means bernstein and marici are here to sell more copiers. jared, first to

. >> again, that was s.e. cupp talking about what you mentioned from cpac.you quickly, i want to end with something about the sequester. are we starting to see at this point some signs that congressional gridlock may be easing with this. maybe we think that this may be it? no, rich? >> no. >> i take the speaker at his word. he's been saying this right straight through. this isn't a new position with him that they spent the revenue part in january on the grounds that we would deal with the spending side as we got closer to the continuing resolution, and i don't think it's going to change his mind. >> karen, what do you think? >> i don't disagree, but look, in the same way that outside public pressure has changed where we are as a country when it comes to issues like marriage equality and it will take that kind of public outside pressure to get congress to recognize not just on the sequester, but more broadly. this is not a way to function as a government. >> i agree. >> this is not the way it's meant to be. it's got to stop and i think it's only going to stop

the chair lays before the house s.e following personal request the clerk: absence of mr. collins for georgia for yesterday and today, mr. engel of new york for today and the balance of the week and mr. harper of mississippi for today. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the requests are granted. under the speaker's announced policy of january 5, 2011, -- under the speaker's announced policy of january 3, 2013, mr. garamendi is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the minority leader. mr. garamendi: mr. speaker, i thank you for the opportunity to address an empty house but perhaps a few are watching c-span. we've just heard a fascinating five-hour discussion -- four-hour discussion on economic policy. the fundamental part of our work here in congress is to set the economic policy for the united states. and as we listen to that four-hour debate and discussion, there were a lot of charts and a lot of economic theory on both sides, small government versus an active and investing government, the growth of taxes or the lack thereof, a discussion about jobs and t