Minnesota. While in alabama, Republican Senate candidate roy moore returning to the campaign trail tonight after an 11day disappearing act. And President Trump now saying the access Hollywood Tape he acknowledged during the campaign is a fake. Whos the boss . A tug of war over just whos in charge of the Consumer Watchdog Agency as the acting director sues to keep control but President Trumps budget director arrives early to take the reins of an agency he has vowed to eliminate. Do you believe you have legitimate authority over this bureau. Yes, yes, i do. And when harry met meghan, prince harry says he is over the moon announcing his engagement to american actress megan markle as the couple stepped out to show off the ring which includes stones from harrys mother princess di. Was it romantic . Very first time we met. And happy monday. Im Andrea Mitchell in washington as we kick off a wild week in politics. First on capitol hill, embattled democratic senator al franken and 27term democr
As president of the United States, i will always put America First. But America First does not mean america alone. And back flip after ignoring or even covering up Larry Nassars abuse of young decades, the board of usa gymnastics is told youre fired. They put medals, reputation and money over the safety of athletes. Good day, everyone, im Andrea Mitchell in washington. President trumps outrage over Robert Muellers investigation reaching a boiling point back in june. Ordering don mcgann to have his Justice Department fire the special council. Mcgann refused. Joining me now, kristen welker, Nbc National Security and intelligence reporter ken dilanian, ari mel better, and former Obama White House council bob bower and Axios National political reporter jonathan swan. Kristen, set the table, you were reporting on this last night. A source familiar with the matter confirmed the report that this past june, President Trump ordered the firing of Robert Mueller, and that his council don mcgann r
Unexpectedly overturn negotiations like a flimsey coffee table. The vacillateliing positions on immigration, in a piece titled, quote, the a president not sure of what he wants complicates the shutdown impasse. Quote, one thing was clear to both sides of the negotiations to end it. The president was either unwilling or unable to articulate the immigration policy he wanted. Much less, understand the nuances of what it would involve. Heres the enduring image of the president during the shutdown. No notes, no details, no staff, hat on. All of this said, the white house took a victory lap this afternoon. Democrats realized that the position that they had taken frankly was indefensible and that they had to focus on first funding our military, protecting Border Patrol agents, funding Vulnerable Children through the c. H. I. P. Program. These were things that they didnt disagree with. They agreed with everything that was in the c. R. The president stayed firm. Republicans stayed firm. And dem
We begin overseas where opposition activists in a groups say at least 40 people were killed in a suspected chemical attack over the weekend. It happened late saturday near the capital damascus. Video shows people being hosed off with water. Local activists say they saw dozens of dead bodies many of whom were children in underground shelters across the city. According to a statement of the civil defense, the reported symptoms indicate that the victims suffocated from the exposure to toxic chemicals. The Syrian Government denies involvement. The Syrian Government called the allegations fabrications. Today the Security Council is expected to hold a meeting in response to the attack. The president writing quote, many dead including women and children in mindless chemical attack in syria. A area of atrocity making it completely inaccessible to outside world. President trump, russia and iran are responsible for backing animal assad. Big price to pay. Another humanitarian disaster for no reas
Lets get to it. Good monday afternoon from the fox news deck. Benjamin netanyahu says the iranian government is lying about their Nuclear Weapons program and claims he has the evidence to prove it. President trump has to decide by may 12 whether or not to pull out of the nuclear deal. President netanyahu making the News Conference in tel aviv today. From the outside, this was an innocentlooking compound. Looks like a dilapidated warehouse. From the inside, it contained irans secret atomic archives locked in massive files. Theyre bigger than this. Okay . A few weeks ago in a great intelligence achievement, israel obtained half a ton of the materials inside these vaults. Shepard and has shared it with the United States. Iran has repeatedly denied it was developing a Nuclear Weapons program. It has allowed International Inspectors to verify as required by the deal and those inspectors insist iran is complying with the agreement. And now irans leaders are firing back at the israeli report.