It took me a while to understand the acronyms. Theyre not as well known as. N. C. Chairman or d. N. C. Chairman. But these are members of congress who have been elected by their colleagues to basically get the gavel whether that means protect it or take it. And so it is a difficult job. They manage millions of dollars. They decide who gets that money in ad spending and it can be a brutal process if your side is not doing well in the election year. I had one former chairman describe to me what its like during the house floor and tell a colleague im so sorry, i just cut off your Television Ads and youre going to lose reelection. Yall might have heard of a man named rahm emanuel. He leveraged that job to very high levels of the american government. And so i find the job fascinating. But i would like to start off and ill start with congressman bustos. Can you describe to me what this job is . Sure. Hello, everybody. First of all, thanks for being here. I want to thank the texas tribune. Im
Partner Mitch Roschelle and jessica and chief strategist david, welcome one and all. Good morning. Jeff, already on the way to the polls. [laughter] dagen we got another poll the quinnipiac comes out. Fantastic, bring it on. Dagen we talk about polls because its interesting, thats why. Also on deck attorney general from the state of North Carolina jack to talk about the states concerns over vaping and what North Carolina is doing, partner to talk china, pennsylvania congressman and member of house labor to veteran affairs and chief of staff to Vice President mike pence marc short on trade and former fed official wrote the resistance among former fed officials, i will leave it at that. Lets look at futures, 44point gain, gains across at the moment amid more uncertainty of any trade deal between United States and china, the Chinese Foreign ministry not aware of any weekend phone calls between china and u. S. Trade representatives, President Trump said there were two calls at the g7 summi
Okay, great. All right. Well, i want to thank our great, great speaker, nancy pelosi, and all of our friends from the house for joining we Senate Democrats here on the steps and we are gathered because this is a critical day for the future of healthcare in america. Today in new orleans, republican attorneys general supported by President Trump and his department of justice will argue in court that millions of americans should lose their healthcare and all of the protections included in the aca. The stakes cannot be higher. Imagine youre a parent and your child has cancer, a deadly form. Theres a treatment available but the Insurance Company says no. You cant have that treatment. Or were cutting you off. What is donald trump . What are our republican friends telling that family . That you cant get healthcare and we have nothing to put in its place . Shame on them. Shame on them. The stakes cant be higher. The faces you see behind us are faces of americans, millions of americans who will
Welcome back to the weekend. We start the hour with possibilities for donald trump. Just hours after posting a 91 million bond that does allow the defamation of e. Jean carroll. He may have defamed e. Jean carroll again. Too listen to what he just said said. I just posted a 91 million on a fake story, totally made up story. Think of it. none million. I could say things about what it would cost normally. 91 million. Based on accusations made about me about a woman, i didnt know. I knew nothing of her. She wrote a book. And when i denied it, i said, its so crazy, its false. I got sued for defamation. It is remarkable. Lisa ruben is here. It is remarkable because donald trump is donald trump. I want to start with this 91 million, which i think is pretty interesting. Andrew weisman, or friend noted in a tweet. 90 million down, 400 million to go, and the public has no idea who may have put up the money or provided a guarantee to support the bond. But one thing is sure. Trump is beholden to
Hernandez with simone thompson. Fresh off his interview with joe biden, our colleague Jonathan Capehart is here with more on the discussion from gaza. And donald trump may have done it again for everyone to see. The former white house Chief Of Staff is at the table of the Biden Campaigns upcoming swing state blitz. Grab your coffee and settle in. Welcome to the weekend. President biden is in full Campaign Mode taking his message to battleground states. He will make stops in wisconsin, new hampshire, and michigan. He called out Donald Trumps embrace of authoritarian leaders. The president also sat down with our own Jonathan Capehart for an exclusive interview. We will hear what he said about trumps romance with far right Prime Minister of hungary,f victor orban. Was that a mistake . He doesnt believe in democracy. The guys i host in nato have Great Respect for one another. Look, when you have a president who in the midst of a carnage going on as a consequence of russian attack on ukrain