Bufr has denied engaging in Insider Trading. New unemployment numbers this morning showing nearly 3 million americans filed claims last week, bringing the total to a staggering 36 million americans over the past two months alone. Lets get right to Msnbc Garrett Haake and dr. Howard ko, who served under president obama. Garrett, give us a quick reminder what this is about today. Dr. Rick bright, who was he . What is he expected to say this morning . Bright is an expert in Biomedical Research and for a time the top official in that field at hhs. He was transferred to another role he contends as retaliation for pushing back against the administration on responses that he felt were not based in science, including the administrations cheerleading of the hydroxychloroquine drug. His testimony here today is likely a mix of backwardlooking at the decision to remove him from that role and what the administrations response has been to date and forwardlooking, focusing on his belief that the futu
One of those wrapping up this morning but another committee in session at this hour. Democrats are using tactics to delay the process of bringing up trump and the tax returns as well as debating tanning while republicans are trying to fast track the legislation. As opposition grows to the gop plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care act President Trump coming up with a back up plan. Sources inside an Oval Office Meeting say the president announced if the plan fails hell allow obamacare to fail and let democrats take the blame. Let it be a disaster because we can blame that on the dems in our room and the democrats and president obama but thats not the fair thing to do for the people. The president telling these skept car length right wing groups he is open to discussing some changes but the American Health care act like moving up the roll back of Medicaid Expansion to 2018 instead of 2020. The example also chastising them for their opposition according to sources. The president c
East. In an era of unbreakable political gridlock, theres one thing everyone, nearly everyone seems to be able to agree upon President Trumps degrading tweets, regardless of the target, must stop. This issue resurfacing at the top of the political agenda after the president attacked cable news hosts Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough. Brace yourself. There is what he said i heard poorly rated morning joe speaks badly of me. Dont watch anymore. How come lowi. Q. , crazy mika, along with psycho joe, came to maralago at new years eve and insisted on joining me. She was bleeding badly from a facelift. I said no. Despite the nature of the tweets, the president s backers lining up to defend him. Chief among them, First Lady Melania Trump who is said to be combating cyberbullying. Thats part of her white house platform. A statement from her office, as the first lady has stated publicly in the past, when her husband gets attacked, he will punch back ten times harder. The president s strategy
Holding reputation for being reasonable abandoned that reputation and went all the way. She suggested that Brett Kavanaugh isnt simply a bad nominee or a bad jurist, but hes a violent and dangerous person. Heres part of it. At the hearing last week, we saw a man filled with anger and aggression. Judge kavanaugh raised his voice, he interrupted senators, this behavior revealed a hostility and belligerence that is unbecoming of someone seeking to be elevated to the United States Supreme Court. Tucker lock that man up for much of the day, Brett Kavanaughs fate seemed uncertain. Pingpong to backandforth. Republican senator Lisa Murkowski of alaska wound up voting with the democrats. Then she issued a bizarre statement in which she said that kavanaugh is a good man, but should not be on the Supreme Court. In other words, Brett Kavanaughs was falsely accused of gang rape and that means he can be a Supreme Court justice. Keep in mind, that Lisa Murkowski is an actual u. S. Senator. Hard to be
U. S. Border agents firing tear gas after hundreds of migrants trying to push their way at the port of entry near san diego. Forcing the closures for hours at the nations busiest border crossing. President trump today tweeted this. Mexico should move the flagwaving migrants, many of whom are stone hold criminals, back to their country. They are not coming into the usa. We will close the border permanently if need be. Congress funded the wall on that side of the border is tijuana. Harris, the situation into you has gone down significantly by Border Patrol agents are on standby and ready to respond to Something Like yesterday were to happen again. Thats when a huge group of migrants from the tijuana side of things ended up breaking on from this margin demonstration, crossing over this canal where they rushed up to this exact border wall. And thats when things got out of hand. Take a look at some of this video, four Border Patrol agents reported being hit with rocks or large pieces of cem