Justice in america . At the pentagon, the president picks a new top gun to deal with global threats. If confirmed in this job, i pledge to use my most candid, strategic advice. Gwen it looks like the white house may need it. Because on capitol hill, republicans are spoiling for a fight. The president s unilateral actions to bypass congress undermine the constitution and threaten our democracy. Gwen we examine the role all three branches of government are playing at a critical time. With Pete Williams of nbc news. Nancy youssef of mcclatchy newspapers. And Ashley Parker of the new york times. Awardwinning reporting and analysis, covering history as it happens. From our nations capital, this is Washington Week with gwen ifill. Corporate funding for Washington Week is provided by how much money do you have in your pocket right now . I have 40. 21. Could something that small make an impact on something as big as your retirement . Well, if you start putting that money toward your retirement
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With me and not at me. Dope the sitcom of the 80s. I love you guys were such a set of warm humor. They listen to the rap music which gives them a brain damage. I think there is a real yearning for another type of humor. We were able to spoof fatherhood which at the time and i stress at the time was bill cosby as the shiny example. Stuff that got away with because it is a cartoon. We are going to keep on trying to strengthen the American Families to make American Families like the waltons and less like the simont simpson. The sitting president is raging against sitcoms. They dealt with politics and Popular Culture and all kinds of issues of racism and sexism. Dont ask me, i am just a girl. Right on, say it sister. It is not funny, bart. Millions of girls thinking this is the right way to act. They have found a way to talk about everything thats going on through our lives through the filter of the simpsons. They did not bother to learn the language. Yes, thats mine. What happens with the
Cnns Boris Sanchez joins us now from the white house. Boris, were starting to see some pushback from some rank and file republicans who do not support these efforts by their gop colleagues. What else can you tell us . Reporter thats right, we are at a fork in the road for the Republican Party moving forward with these dozen senators going against the wishes of the republican leadership. For weeks, Mitch Mcconnell lobbied senators, republican senators, to avoid getting into this scenario. These dozen republicans not opting for that, largely for their own political expediency. I very quickly wanted to point out, the president tweeted. After seeing the facts, plenty more to come. Our country will love them to objecting to the Electoral College. The president finally weigh in today. Of course, the facts he is talking about, we havent seen them. We are two months after campaign day and the Trump Campaign has nothing to show for widespread electoral fraud except for a Staggering Number of lo