for all that, it's time for politics monday with tamara keith of npr and stu rothenberg, senior editorat "inside elections." welcome to both of you. so tam, i'm going to start with you on the supreme court ruling on the travel ban. it is a limited victory for the president. they did allow a reinstatement of a part of it. how much of a victory is it? >> well, it's a victory. and the president hasn't had a lot of victories on this travel ban. it's been blocked in various courts all the way up to the supreme court. he was 0-2 in the appeals courts before getting to the supreme court. now at least he will be heard in the supreme court. now it is not the 9-0 victory that the president declared. there's not a decision yet, there's only a decision to hear the case. >> woodruff: how do you see it, stu. >> yes. everything is a win or loss so it's a win for the president. i don't see it have dramatic political implications. there's a line drawn for the ban against the ban. the final decision has been kicked down the road, the can has been kicked down the road a bit. it's a win for the president

. >> woodruff: then, its politics monday-- tamara keith and stuart rothenberg look ahead to a busy week including tomorrow's congressional testimony from attorney general jeff sessions. all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> and the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better lives. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions: and individuals. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: the white house isn't saying tonight whether recordings do exist of president trump's conversations with former f.b.i. director james comey. over the weekend, several republican senators urged the president to answer that question, yes or no. at the white house today, reporters pressed press secretary sean spicer on the subject. >> i think the president made it very clear on friday that he would get b