Results on in the coming weeks and months. What exactly that is is unclear. The president has said despite using executive action and lots of other areas this year, he hasnt really indicated he is willing to do something really big on that very i think we can expect to see something in addition to that. You will see some pushing from the white house, hoping that maybe they can get some love from john boehner and others in the house, or some kind of legislative package, which is really important to the president s legacy. The president has shown just enough skin. The white house has really not been after him. 2 what do not do so that you can actually achieve something on this issue this year without closing doors, but also showing that youre doing something that is serious . Host our next call comes from salt point, new york this morning. She is a democrat. I was calling in regards to this house vote on the unemployment extension. And a standard immigration is important, but i think tha
You can also reach out to us online. Im calling about john boehner. But him not bringing up the extension of our Unemployment Benefits before the twoweek recess for easter, i am appalled by that. Not bringame he did this up for the people who need the jobless benefits. I think is a shame that the president cannot do anything about it. Why do you think you didnt bring that bill up before lawmakers went for recess . Caller it is paid for, i dont know. What he wants. Im i just think he wants to hold all of us hostage and make everybody suffer. From theory now washington times. Oh he contends his reelection bid, quote wont even be close. This is quoting john boehner. Kaiser, west virginia, larry is on the line. Caller i think john boehner has done a very bad job and i think he should be replaced. Host who should he be replaced with . Caller im not really sure. Someone hi whos more conservative. They should cut back on the spending programs. Sundays the ington post lets go now and listen to
People who perpetrated are brought to justice. Host the latest round of charges from senator john mccain and other leading republicans on the attack in benghazi that resulted in the death of a u. S. Ambassador and three other americans. Now, nearly two years later, this issue isnt going away on capitol hill, in part because of the newly released email. Also, a congressional hearing yesterday in washington. Good morning, it is friday, may the second ver2. Mainly, we want to know if the investigation is important to you. Meanwhile, at the white house the president will be meeting with the german chancellor Angela Merkel. His issues likely to come up in a News Conference with reporters. The president is hosting the german chancellor for a working lunch and an oval office meeting. Those nsa phone taps the situation in ukraine are also subject to dominate the conversation. We want to begin with the issue of benghazi because it has come front and center yet again. This morning inside the the
More toxic, by the day. Our jim acosta is there. He did the reporting. Joins us now. So, i understand this involves the president s staff. Whats going on . Thats right, anderson. We saw, yesterday, the White House Communications director stepping down. And that, i think, raised some questions because, you will he rememb remember, a month ago, issued this threat to white house officials saying if you leave your job, if we catch you looking for a job, you are going to be fired. All of that is gone. Staffers, here, at the white house, from what we can tell doing our reporting, they are ignoring those threats from mcatee and others, and theyre starting to head for the exits. And i talked to a white house official, earlier today, who said, listen. The atmosphere inside this west wing inside the white house is getting toxic more toxic, by the day. That, people are turning on each other, and they are trying to settle scores. That is one reason staffers are leaving because this toxic environme
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