Will shut down the government. I am proud to shut down the government for Border Security, chuck. Because the people of this country dont want criminals and people that have lots of problems and drugs pouring into our country. Today marks the first time that chuck and nancy, as the president calls them, have met with trump since democrats seized control of the house in the november midterm elections. If their comments after that Oval Office Meeting are any indication, this is a scene we may be seeing more of. This trump shutdown, this temper tantrum he seems to throw will not get him his wall, and itll hurt a lot of people because hell cause a shutdown. So todays big question is, is todays white house clash a preview of the next two years of divided government . Joining me, nbc News White House correspondent jeff bennett, msnbc capitol Hill Reporter garrett hake, politico Senior Writer jake sherman. Thank you, all, for being with us. Jeff, let me start with you at the white house, wher
Those charges, those guilty charges 47 months which works out to three years and 11 months. Paul manafort made his appearance in court to hear that today and did not look well, according to our courtroom producers who were inside. He came in on a wheelchair, literally had to lift each leg out of the wheelchair to be seated in the courtroom. He also carried a cane. He said and the judge before the sentencing was handed down, quote. To say that i am humiliated and ashamed would be a gross understatement. He talked about the outpouring of love and support he has received. Having been separated from his family for the last several months has been hard. He said he told judge ellis that he appreciated the trial that the judge has conducted and he choked up over saying that. He said that being in solitary confinement has affected his health in a very serious way and it was plainly evident to all in the courtroom. Next stop the d. C. District court and judge Amy Burman Jackson who is inclined
Iowa where beto orourke is now blitzing the stage. Hi, mike. Hello, neil. Lots of excitement in burlington. A packed house as beto orourke made it official and started barnstorming iowa. He pushed back against the notion that that race that put him on the map, the one against ted cruz, he lost it, albeit narrowly. I come from a red state where we were spoken for, written off, it wasnt worth the competition or the effort and we put text in play and frankly for the next nominee, 38 electoral votes in play. I was able to show by going to every single county that we will leave no one behind, that no one will be forgotten. At every stop, orourke talked about Climate Change as a crisis. He talked about bridging the hyper partisan divide. Hes called no borders beto. He wants to decriminalize border crossings. The president criticizing him for his hand gestures. Neil . Thats a sign that hes a little worried. Well see. I read into those things. What is he up to . Mike tobin. This is an interest
Yearbook photo showing some truly offensive content surfaced. This page from a yearbook belonging to northam first surfaced on a rightwing news site but very quickly made its way to the mainstream press. Northam was a pediatric neurologist before he was a politician. In 1984 when Ralph Northam was 25 years old. It shows northam and a friend, one dressed in blackface, the other dressed as a member of the ku klux klan. The photo was posted late this afternoon on a rightwing website called big league politics. Its part news source, part political operation. The guys who run the site used to run roy moores senate campaign. After they posted the photo, it was quickly verified by the mainstream press. The Washington Post and the Virginian Pilot were the first news organizations to authenticate the yearbook. The medical school says, yes, this really is the 1984 yearbook, though i should tell you we still dont know which person in this photo is northam and which is his friend. Whether hes the
You just got the new reporting on the a. G. Barr deciding not to release the report today. Why . Whats going on . They didnt explain to congress exactly the rationale for not providing the principal conclusions to the key committee, thats the House Judiciary Committee and the Senate Judiciary committee, other than saying it is not coming today. There is an expectation it could very well land tomorrow. Bill barr himself said in his letter to congress, last night, that as soon as this weekend, they could get briefed, lawmakers could get briefed on the principal conclusions of the Mueller Report. Now, theres still a lot of questions about what that means. Will there be summarized anyway by the attorney general . How much detail . What do lawmakers get . But nevertheless, today, people are awaiting, in anticipation of learning what bob mueller found. It is not going to happen today, according to multiple congressional sources and a Justice Department official and perhaps because bill barr