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the author is steve kornacki n.b.c. news and this is. horace upon it with great pleasure i welcome him from new york city and steve is a to rethink movie should be very proud larry that's that's really kind to say i appreciate it and i got to say my going back and researching this book about the politics of the one nine hundred ninety s. is a huge part of it not not just not just try to be nice to those here was larry king live you really were the that show in one nine hundred ninety s. was one of the prime movers of american politics back then thanks the we're going to the book in just a moment i want to your thoughts on donald trump's first term so far how do you assess it. it is more than any other presidency obviously that i've seen it's a presidency that is just a total continuation of the campaign. the campaign that preceded it you know there wasn't that obviously that that typical honeymoon period that you talk about but it wasn't even that it was just from from within days of the election in november two thousand and sixteen you h

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it's become very constructive for us to go over that again steve kornacki, good to see you, nbc newstional political correspondent. let's take a quick look at markets before trading wraps up for the day. actually all of that red is an improvement. it was down over 400 earlier today. dow looks doto be closing 230 points lower, a little less than 1% you're seeing a drop a little lower than that. about .8 of a percent on the s&p 500 but bigger drop on the nasdaq because nvidia is coming up with a poor outlook for the future caterpillar had a poor outlook for the future caterpillar is often a harbinger with global growth the world may be slowing down in anticipation, maybe, of a recession and that's what the markets are indicating let's end the hour with a quick update of the developing headlines from the white house the u.s. is issuing sanctions against venezuela's state-run oil company. the secretary treasury says america will see a very small impact on prices at u.s. gas stations nbc's andrea mitchell reports venezuela has the world's largest oil reserves but produces very heavy royal

. >> let me bring in now msnbc national political correspondent steve kornacki who knows a thing or twobout new jersey politics. which is why i'm thrilled to have you on to talk about this. i want to get your reaction to what you've heard from governor christie and that conversation and more broadly on this book tour palooza he's been on. >> it's so fascinating to me to listen to him talking about jared kushner, to read this book and all the ways he sees jared kushner undermining him. i have to tell you, this is one of the most bizarre twists of political fate i've seen. if you go back in time 15 years, i was covering new jersey at the time. chris christie was the united states attorney, jared kushner's father was a wealthy developer in one of the top democratic donors, not just in the state, but in the country. i actually say -- i saved this because it was the most bizarre, story. this was kushner's father. this is when chris christie took down jared kushner's father. at that moment 15 years ago, it's one of the stories that made chris christie politically in new jersey. the headlines.

this is a really complicated role that she socondu conducting very well indeed, steve kornacki. >> well, she has been there certainly. in 2007, she became the speaker for the first time, a wrend seeing something that is unusual here. it is not exactly unprecedented historically, but it is very unusual historically for a former speak over the house to remain her party's leader for a number of years when the party was in the minority and then to return to the speakership, and we have not seen it happen since sam raburn, the democrat in 1955, is the last time when a former speaker returned to the speakership, and it is a testament to the insider skills. you heard so much about this in the last few months as she tried to fight off the attempts to get her to step down from some of her fellow democrat, but it is something that she is mindful of. it is really for decades now, and in the house. this is somebody who got her spot in democratic leadership n for the first time back in the fall of 2001 and beat steny hoyer, her long-time rival and won the minority whip's job against him in 2001, and

who better to answer that question than msnbc national political correspondent steve kornacki. mr.of this town, south bend, indiana, about 100,000 people, as i understand it. what more do we know about him? >> it's interesting, 37 years old, i believe, millenial, veteran, would be one of the first openly gay candidates, there was one on the republican side in 2012 as well. normally somebody, a city of 100,000 people, would not be considered a serious presidential candidate. certainly this is an extremely long shot candidacy. but i think we're in a moment where a lot of folks look at the rise of donald trump in 2016 and they say, why not give it a shot, do we really know what the rules of politics are anymore? it's folks who look around and see this media atmosphere right now, just this incredible media cultural interest in politics, and they might figure, hey, even if i'm not going to win, this is a chance to be in the conversation, this is a chance to get my name out there. there's all sorts of opportunities with social media to get attention you couldn't get before, maybe. there'

nbc news national political correspondent steve kornacki joins me now we have the big board out here a look at where some of the early, declared contenders, and folks who are considering it, where they stand right now in terms of the race, and the look at what we know about polls like this. >> what the numbers mean this early. camila mkamala harris getting ie race the most recent national poll on the democratic side. kamala harris, the third place name there, 9% not bad for a first-term senator. the giant question mark hanging over the field, 42% of the total vote, the total support in the poll, is between biden and sanders. we don't know if either of them are going to run. >> if they don't run, where does the support go >> that's the question here. there's all sorts of formulations for what could happen here. huge question mark at least 4 out of 10 democratic votes would be totally up for grabs. probably up for grabs even if they're in it. what do the numbers mean that's the other question it a this early point last time out, we didn't know what the field would look like we didn't k

the author is steve kornacki n.b.c. news and this is. horace upon it with great pleasure i welcome him from new york city and steve is a to rethink what you should be very proud larry that's that's really kind to say i appreciate it and i got to say my going back and researching this book about the politics of the one nine hundred ninety s. a huge part of it not not just not just try to be nice to those here was larry king live you really were the that show in one nine hundred ninety s. was one of the prime movers of american power.

the author is steve kornacki n.b.c. news and this is. horace upon it with great pleasure i welcome him from new york city and steve is a to rethink the book you should be very proud larry that's that's really kind to say i appreciate it and i got to say by going back and researching this book about the politics of the one nine hundred ninety s. a huge part of it not not just not just try to be nice to those here was larry king life really were the that show in the.

the author is steve kornacki n.b.c. news and there's a. horse upon it with great pleasure i welcome him from new york city and steve is a to rethink but you should be very proud larry that's that's really kind to say i appreciate it and i got to say my going back and researching this book about the politics of the one nine hundred ninety s. is a huge part of it not not just not just try to be nice to those here was larry king live you really were the that show in one nine hundred ninety s. was one of the prime movers of american politics back then thanks they will get into the book in just a moment i want your thoughts on donald trump's first term so far how do you assess it it is more than any other presidency obviously that i've seen it's a presidency that is just a total continuation of the campaign. campaign that preceded it you know there wasn't that obviously that that typical honeymoon period that you talk about.

i'm steve kornacki in for chris matthews. as the partial government shutdown dragged into its 12th day today, president trump made it clear he is not down on his demand that congress fund wall. he opened the one and a half hour meeting claiming he would work with democrats before digging in on the issue of wall funding. >> is there a number below $5 billion that you might be willing to accept in order to reopen the government and get this thing moving forward? >> i would rather not say it. could we do it for a little bit less? it is so insignificant compared to what we're talking about. the $5.6 billion approved by the house is such a small amount compared to the level of the problem. >> how long will the government stay shut down? >> it could be a long time or move quickly. it could be a long time, as long as it takes. >> congress reiterating. he tweeted mexico is paying for the wall. while the president gave few details, he accused democrats of playing politics. >> we're in the shutdown because of the fact that the democrat

." >>> good evening, i'm steve kornacki in for chris matthews. house speaker nancy pelosi in the newly elected democratic leadership are currently speaking to reporters holding a press conference. we begin keeping an eye on that. we begin with the latest developments in what has already been a momentous day on capitol hill. tonight that newly democratic-led house of representatives is going to begin voting on a pair of short-term bills to end the partial government shutdown. a clear signal if he needed one to president trump that divided government has arrived in washington. it is the first major order of business for nancy pelosi who today reclaimed the speaker's gavel 12 years after she became the first woman ever to wield it. >> the honorable nancy pelosi of the state of california having received a majority of the votes cast is duly elected speaker of the house of representatives for the 116th congress. >> pelosi also becomes the first former speaker to return as speaker in 64 years. sam rayburn's comeback back in 1955 was the last time we sa

i'm steve kornacki in for chris matthews.partial government shutdown dragged into its 12th day today, president trump made it clear he is not down on his demand that congress fund wall. he opened the one and a half hour meeting claiming he would work with democrats before

i'm speaking, of course, about steve kornacki's board. >> there could be surprises.hings are going to really be picking up here in the next couple of minutes. >> put this together, you've got those two republican gains so far in democratic territory. >> then, as time passed, it looked like a more substantial victory. i had a moment where i realized what we were witnessing. it was, i think, after we got off the air and i got home, and the sun was threatening to come up the next morning. we worked a late shift. >> and you're a night owl. >> and i realized that in the kansas third congressional district, a district that includes a municipality i've always kind of defined as the center of america, oletha, kansas. >> if democrats wanted any chance of flipping congressional seats in a deep-red seat like kansas, they were going to need a fighter. they found one. >> they had elected a lesbian native american mma fighter with a cornell law school degree. those aren't four people, that's one person, congresswoman-elect, sharice davids. >> we know that everyone should have the

i'm steve kornacki in for brian williams, who will be back tomorrow. day 713 of the trump administration, and we are just hours away now from the dawn of a new day for this president. he's about to enter a brand new political reality, one that could prove rougher than what he's experienced over the past two years. tomorrow democrats will take control of the u.s. house. leader nancy pelosi is the presumptive speaker and there are clear signs when it comes to her party she is firmly in control. >> the plaque is not yet up but the furniture was moving this afternoon. >> this new era of divided government comes as we head into what will be day 13 of the partial government shutdown, affecting nearly 800,000 government workers. today the senate chaplain offered a prayer to end the stalemate. >> rise mercifully upon our darkened hearts and deliver us from the trench warfare of yet another government shutdown. >> president trump, though, is making it clear he is not backing down on his demand that congress fund a wall on the mexican border. >> is there a numbe

. >> joining me now, nbc news political correspondent steve kornacki is at the big board the early pollsere they are, they're early polls, but the field is getting interesting. >> this is the most reese not one we have here on the democratic side. this was in the last week or so. you see kamala harris announcing her candidacy yesterday running at 9% and the name recognition is a big part. it's not just name recognition it's not a bad place to be starting out when you're a first-term senator and the big question mark hanging over the democratic field at this stage of the races and you look at these, biden and bernie sanders, 26 for biden, 16 for sanders that's more than 40% you add those together 42%. we don't know if joe biden will run in this race we don't know if bernie sanders will run in this race. if one of them or both walk up to the starting line and say you know what? never mind, not interested that opens up a lot for these other candidates and the first big question becomes who is going to run? kamala harris, not a bad place to be starting out and what if biden and sanders are c

. >> and so as we start off the new year, the one nine day four, thanks to steve kornacki for filling in here and thanks to you for slipping away for a while. we're back. that is our broadcast for this thursday evening. thank you so very much for being here with us. good night from nbc news headquarters here in new york. >> thank you at home for joining us this hour. happy thursday. it is an historic day. today the 116th congress was officially sworn in two years after being exiled from power in a shocking election result that they did not expect, and the republicans did not expect, and pole roadsters did not expect. democrats have now come roaring back with their biggest midterm election victory in modern history, and they now, as of today, have the majority in the house of representatives. the 116th congress is the most diverse class of lawmakers in the history of our country. today, both the congressional hispanic caucus and the congressional black caucus swore in their largest numbers ever. the progressive caucus, members of congress who proudly identify them seflds as liberals or

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i'm steve kornacki in for chris matthews.nd congressional democrats are no closer to a deal to reopen the government as that partial shutdown barreled today into its 14th day, emerging from a nearly two-hour meeting from inside the white house this morning, minority leader chuck schumer called the talks contentious. president trump called them

and so as we start off the new year, the one nine day four, just minutes away, with thanks to steve kornacki for filling in here and thanks to all of you for allowing us to slip away for a while. good night from our nbc headquarters here in new york. >>> tonight on all in, live from washington, d.c. on a big day for democrats. >> to the speaker of the house, nancy pelosi, i extend to you this gavel. >> nancy pelosi and the democrats have taken power in the house. >> democrats are down with ndp. >> the new plan to check the president. >> we shouldn't be impeaching for a political reason and we shouldn't avoid impeachment for a political reason. >> two new committee chairs about to start exercising. a vote to

i'm steve kornacki. brian williams is under the weather. day 729 of the trump administration, day 28 of the shutdown, soon to be day 29. we begin with breaking news. special counsel robert mueller is disputing this buzzfeed report that broke late last night claiming that the president of the united states directed michael cohen to lie to congress about negotiations to build a trump tower in moscow. citing two law enforcement sources familiar with the investigation, buzzfeed reported that trump also endorsed a plan to visit russia during the campaign and to meet personally with putin to advance the deal, and that the president and two of his children, all received detailed and regular updates from cohen on the status of the project. buzzfeed also said that according to its sources, quote, the special counsel's office learned about trump's directive for cohen to lie to congress through interviews with multiple witnesses from the trump organization and internal company e-mails, text messages, and a cache of other documents. earlier today trump

she and the president call fake news, and that she was trashing jared kushner, reince priebus, steve kornackiunted private conversations she had with the president and talked about him like a child she had to set straight. we reached out to kellyanne conway for reaction for a statement, have not gotten a response. legendary reporter sam donaldson covered the white house for decades. he joins me now. sam, every white house has leaker, as you know better than almost anyone. how often is such a prolific leaker in such a high level position? >> well, i've not seen anything like kellyanne conway. i mean, she and the president are symbiotic in their relationship. they look in the mirror, they see each other. they're both narcissists. they both want media spotlight on them. they don't mind trashing anyone. she trashed him. morning joe for instance. he trashes people, and they both lie. what more do you want? in a leaker, though, do you want the straight stuff if you're going to publish it? you don't want to pass along something that's not right. so kellyanne has to be very careful. and when she cove

." >>> good evening, i'm steve kornacki in for chris matthews. nancy pelosi in the newly elected democratic leadership are currently speaking to reporters holding a press conference. we begin keeping an eye on that. we begin with the latest developments in what has already been a momentous day on capitol hill. tonight that newly democratic-led house of representatives is going to begin voting on a pair of short-term bills to end the partial government shutdown. a clear signal if he needed one to p

. >> and so as we start off the new year, the one nine day four, thanks to steve kornacki for fillingre and thanks to you for slipping away for a while. we're back. that is our broadcast for this thursday evening. thank you so very much for being here with us. good night from nbc news headquarters here in new york. >> thank you at home for joining us this hour. happy thursday. it is an historic day. today the 116th congress was officially sworn in two years after being exiled from power in a shocking election result that they did not expect, and the republicans did not expect, and pole roadsters did not expect. democrats have now come roaring back with their biggest midterm election victory in modern history, and they now, as of

i'm steve kornacki. brian will be back here on monday. thank you for being with us tonight and good night from nbc news headquarters in new york. this weekend will mark two years since the inauguration of this most unusual presidency. it turns out if you want to think of this as kind of a week-long celebration that we've been having, leading up to that two-year anniversary, it's been a pretty intense week. i mean, think about what has happened over the past week. "the new york times" reported a week ago that the fbi opened an inquiry into whether or not the president was secretly working on behalf of russia while he was president of the united states. son there after, cnn published excerpts from the closed-door congressional interview of the fbi general counsel. the interview that had apparently been part of the predicate for that "new york times" article and what cnn published was just as hair raising. fbi general counsel james baker telling the congressional committee, quote, if the president of the united states fired james comey at th

and so as we start off the new year, the one nine day four, just minutes away, with thanks to steve kornacki for filling in here and thanks to all of you for allowing us to slip away for a while. that is our broadcast for this thursday evening. thank you so very much for being here with us. good night from our nbc headquarters here in new york. ♪ >>> it's a any era of divided government on capitol hill. democrats have taken control of the house with nancy pelosi reclaiming the speaker's gavel. as we enter day 14 of the government shutdown, president trump is touting support for his border wall, but new polling doesn't seem to reflect his comments. >>> another rough day on wall street as apple becomes one of the casualties of trump's trade war with china. investors are hoping for a little relief. >>> good morning, everybody. it is friday, january 4th.

i'm steve kornacki in for chris matthews.nt trump and congressional democrats are no closer to a deal to reopen the government as that partial shutdown barreled today into its 14th day, emerging from a nearly two-hour meeting from inside the white house this morning, minority leader chuck schumer called the talks contentious. president trump called them productive. democrats saying president trump admitting that he told them he is ready to keep the government shut down as long as it takes to get money for a wall. >> we told the president we needed the government open. he resisted. in fact, he said he'd keep the government closed for a very long period of time, months or even years. >> he also said you said in the meeting, this is him quoting you, i just want to check, that the shutdown could go on for months or even a year or longer. did you say that. >> i did. i did. >> is that your -- >> absolutely i said that. i know they could will, but i am prepared. i hope it doesn't going on even beyond a few more days. it really could

i'm steve kornacki in for chris matthews.nd congressional democrats are no closer to a deal to reopen the government as that partial shutdown barreled today into its 14th day, emerging from a nearly two-hour meeting from t

and in breitbart who used to linked to steve kornacki this was, quote, three-year amnesty.'s apparent deal making is not working that well. take a look at how it play in "snl" roasting trump. >> nancy, how are you feeling tonight? >> oh, just normal. not like drunk on my own power or anything. >> let's see what's in your briefcase, nancy. >> okay. $1 billion and you say nancy's my mommy. >> it's not a 5 billion. i need 5 billion because that's the first random number i said. no deal. >> i'm joined by former senator barbara boxer. thanks for being here tonight. >> logistics for having me, ari. >> let's start with the joke that may be true. "snl" positing that donald trump came to this random round number with no real plan or logic and is pushing for it at the very time that he has less control of the congress. he could have done it in the last two years. what is your view of where we go from here, and explicitly, as i mentioned, your knowledge of your colleague speaker pelosi and how she is going to approach this. >> sure. well, "saturday night live" uses a sense of humor to

we have steve kornacki. happy new year. >> you, too. >> this is aartial shutdown, but still the second longest shutdown ever. e third week. the president says it could go for days or for years here. there are real-world impacts. three people rently dying i national parks. largely left opene and not staffed. immigration courts are shutdown. the backlog is significant. thsands of those cases canceled every day. perhaps most importantly for travelers, tsa, we understand, hundreds of screeners are calling in sick.lo of them are trying to find money elsewhere to pay their bills right now. i guess the simple question is how does this thing end when neither sides willing toack down? >> i think it is interesting the real-wor impact you are talking about. that is the question over the next couple days and potentially, if it goes that long. does that change the polics in washington? the dynamic is the democrats who control the house, they do not feel they want to change position. they feel they are in a strong positio

and joining me is barbara mcquade, and that is obviously steve can kornacki on "hardball" last night,nd what about that phone call? who is that phone call to, because it is a blocked number in trump tower. >> one of the great frustrations of adam schiff when they shutdown the investigation, they could not get that answer, and with a subpoena to the phone company they could get the answer to who belongs to that number. it would not tell us the content, but it would tell us if it is donald trump for example, and also to know if he had advanced knowledge of that meeting, and so that would be subpoena power to reopen the investigation, th investigation, that is an answer to which they can seek an answer to. >> and now, the fact that the democrats are leading the critical committees backstop orobert mueller so that he can work with them, and share information if you will and, you know, if something happens to his leadership given what is happening over at the justice department preserve some of his investigation. >> in a perfect world, it should not matter if it is republicans or democrats