A look at the days top news and headlines. The nation outline the Trump Interference in upcoming mid terms voicing concerns about threats and saying our democracy is in the crosshairs. Election infrastructure is not a destination. It requires aggressive and ongoing vigilance. Everyone must play their role to ensure that every vote is counted. Dana unprecedented briefing from all of those intelligence officials at the highest level coming to the briefing room, making a show of United Support and coordination at the highest levels of our government with Sarah Sanders explaining that the goal of this is to protect the 2018 elections, the 2020 elections and those in the future. They have their work cut out for them. We are less than 100 days away from the 2018 election. And joining me now is chief White House Correspondent john roberts live with more. Im just going to turn it over to you, john there was a lot there. I have a couple of questions that i want to talk about aside from the elec
A look at Breaking News, politics and reports from around the world. White house correspondent jim acosta. The white house wants to show the Administration Takes Election Interference very seriously despite doubt the president continues to cast. Update our viewers. Reporter thats right. The white house tried to show The World Today that its serious about stopping russian interference in u. S. Elections. But the Top Administration officials on display today insisting they are on the case had to grapple with one very key question, whether the president himself takes the threat to american democracy seriously. The president has made it clear reporter it was a show of force as the white house and Top Administration officials from the director of National Intelligence to the National Security advisor to the fbi director to assure the American People they are determined to combat russian interference in the u. S. Elections. We continue to see a pervasive messaging campaign by russia to try t
Brian Williams examines the days top political stories and current politicalcampaign news. Washington post also reports tonight the white house is preparing an Executive Order that authorizes the president to punish foreign interference in u. S. Elections. The post writes, quote, the eightpage draft order appears to be an effort to stave off aggressive legislation, including a bill introduced in congress this month and to quell criticism that trump seems to give more credence to russian president Vladimir Putins denials of interference than to u. S. Intelligence agencies conclusion to the kremlin sought to undermine the 2016 election. That comes to us as Florida Democratic senator bill nelson, whose running in a tough reelection fight, tells the tampa bay times, quote, russian operatives have penetrated some of floridas Election Systems ahead of the 2018 mid terms. He said any further information is classified. Today the white house actually did impose new sanctions on
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Wolf Blitzer looks at politics, breaking news and international stories. Undoubtedly, hes going to confirm all the suspicions mounting for the past year that hes been using his chairmanship to protect the president. We recall last year when he viewed some things he viewed as problematic in those intelligence reports. He rushed to the white house, briefed the president about it before even briefing his committee. He was forced to step aside from the Russia Investigation on his Committee Last year, but he still wielded considerable influence from the outside. He stopped democratic attempts to subpoena witnesses, to get more records, to schedule witness interviews. Behind the scenes, he mounted his own investigation to try to sew doubt on the fbi, the Russia Investigation, the mueller probe. That led to the release of the nunes memo from earlier this year, criticizing how that fisa warrant was obtained to monitor carter page. Democrats say this is all part of this effort by devin nunes to
Elections. Even after top u. S. Security Officials Say this our adversaries are trying to undermine our country on a persistent and regular basis. Our democracy itself is in the cross hairs. President trump says this. Now, were being hindered by the russian hoax. So hoax or threat, what does the Trump Administration want us to believe . My guests this morning, republican senator roy blunt of missouri. Democratic senator Amy Klobuchar of minnesota and Nbc News National Security analyst clint watts. Also, the trump loyalty test. Hugging President Trump has become the republican goto strategy. Then mr. Trump said youre fired. I love that part. It works great in the primaries, but will candidates pay a price in november . Ill ask long time republican adman mike murphy. Joining me for insight and analysis are robert costa, moderator of Washington Week on pbs. Helene cooper, pentagon correspondent for the new york
a seriously low iq person. The fake news media. Democrats are obstructionists.