deeply troubling to me. he s calling foul. he brings up some other examples. what can they do about it if democrats are towing this line? well, look, call him out on it. that s you actually saw that senator blumenthal during a hearing with the attorney general jeff sessions really press him on one of the points he made there on the president of the united states being involved in the selection of u.s. attorneys. it s not, as you would say, illegal. there s nothing criminal about it. important to point that out. something that president the don t usually do when you have a president coming from the private sector, where some things may come up before as u.s. attorneys office. a lot of businesses in the jurisdiction. in new york. and elsewhere where he has properties. yes, it is incredibly unusual. but i do think to go back what jeffrey was saying about that we re talking about what the republicans want us to talk about, you know, you have a point. we are.
third go at this. why a third go at this? what is really different this time, jessica? the administration says that this was their plan all along, and really, kate, this is a permanent ban to replace the temporary one that we saw over the summer. so it begins on october 18th and does affect eight countries this time around, chad, iran, libya, north korea, sew pal ya, syria, venezuela, and yemen, and in countries like north korea and syria, it is an all-out ban. in others, only certain categories of travellers are restricted. out of venezuela certain government officials and their families are banned. homeland security acting secretary elaine duke has called this version of the ban tailored to protect the united states. president trump tweeting in part overnight saying, we will not admit those into our country that we cannot vet safely. but many civil rights groups are calling foul, one going so far to say this is part of the
grandchildren, aunts and uncles, nieces and nephews, cousins, and a big list of what many people consider family. immigration rights groups are calling foul, saying that the state department is single-handedly redrawing the definition of family. and there s also a lot of concern for refugees who typically do not have family ties here. as for the department of homeland security, they say when all of this takes effect at 8:00 p.m., they re expecting business as usual. since they already have valid visas. it shouldn t be a problem entering the country. many problems for what exactly constitutes a family member, brooshg. this rolls into effect at 8:00 tonight. we remember initially, the protests playing out at the airports across the country, are they anticipating that? or you said, no, business as usual? right. department of homeland security is saying business as usual. at this point if you already
mark. it was not sympathetic and apologetic, he coddle the myth that all passengers are donald trump extensiv disruptive. if it is over booked, lawmakers are calling foul. krmeanwhile, members of congress are calling for the department of transportation to launch an investigation. right now the agency is only reviewing the incident. the video reached and trending on china s version of twitter generating more than 100 million views. china is a huge growth market
administration has been scandal-free. the president prides himself on the fact that his administration hasn t had a scandal and he hasn t done anything to embarass himself. but that is not because he is being someone other than who he is. that is who he is, that is who they are. that is what really resonates with the american people. clayton: so no scandals. the executive director of judicial watch, calling foul, saying the obama administration has a scandal rap sheet longer than my arm. benghazi, hillary clinton scandals. this administration was even more corrupt than nixon s. ouch. heather: now to a fox news alert that is breaking overnight. isis just claiming responsibility for the nightclub bloodbath in istanbul that left dozens dead. clayton: the desperate manhunt for that man wearing a santa hat now intensifying by the hour. let s get to kelly wright for the very latest in washington. reporter: good morning, to you and heather as well.