At t says its preparing a response to the rare legal challenge. Is the 85 billion merger in jeopardy . And speaking out. As an accuser goes public with her allegation that Republican Senate candidate roy moore sexually abused her as a teenager, the white house says the president wants senators who support his agenda. Whats the administrations message . Wolf blitzer is off. Im jim acosta. Youre in the situation room. This is cnn breaking news. Breaking news. The Justice Department is set to sue to block at ts takeover of time warner, the Parent Company of cnn. The lawsuit is an unusual challenge to the 85 billion merger which was announced a year ago. At t calls it, quote, a radical and inexplicable departure from decades of antitrust precedent. Were standing by for a News Conference by the two companies. Meanwhile, another major headline tonight. President trump steps up the pressure on north korea, putting it back on the u. S. List of countries that sponsor terrorism. The president sa
President he is not a target of the Michael Cohen investigation. That cohen is the only target of that investigation. You will remember a week ago monday cohens office, home and hotel room were raided by the fbi and taking everything in there. Cohen had 3 clients, the major one was the president. Rod rosenstein telling the president he is not a target. Which raises a question how does he know that to be a fact if prosecutors have not had an opportunity to look at the materials that were seized in cohens home because they were tied up in litigation the president and cohen to have a special master look at those to determine which ones are subject to attorneyclient privilege. And the revelation that Rudy Giuliani is joining the team. The president said rude segreat. Hes been my friend for a long time and wants to get this matter quickly resolved for the good of the country. Back to the assurance from Rod Rosenstein that the president was not a target of the cohen investigation, should inf
Northam cruises to win as dems sweep top spots. Blue surge and northam has surprisingly easy win. Heres how tom perez celebrated. You have sent a message across the globe to south korea. Donald trump, you dont stand for our values. I think hes happy. Heres how donald trump responded to the thumping on twitter. Ed gillespie worked hard but did not embrace me or what i stand for. Dont forget, republicans won four out of four house seats and with the economy doing better. Eli stokels and robert costa. All three of msnbc analysts. And with me at the table, msnbc contributor charlie, i told you so, sykes, author of how the right lost its mind. Republican strategist and i also told you so, steve schmidt, former Senior Adviser to the dnc and Bloomberg Business week editor megan murphy. Let me start with you, peter baker. Lots s and lots of stuff about gillespie and Virginia State politics. And lots and lots about how seismic this sort of turn of not just sentiment but of an electoral reality
And yet when asked the white house still not sure if they are friend or foe. Now with special counsel mueller subpoenaing Trump Organization files, is something going to give . Ill ask Michael Isikoff, coauthor of russia roulette. And toys are no longer us. The latest american retail giant to shutter its stores. And who is to blame . Toys on amazon. Now im out of a job. But 5amazon is just one of te booming Big Tech Companies along with apple, facebook and google. Youll meet the man who advocates breaking them up like ma bell. And new steps to keep silent. Can they prevent 60 minutes from airing her interview . First attorney general Jeff Sessions fired former fbi Deputy Director Andrew Mccabe late friday less than two days shy of his retirement, this stems from an internal review conducted by the inspect tor general. The report said to have found that mccabe misled investigators about his role directing other officials to speak to media about the investigation into the Clinton Emails
Im Michel Smerconish in philadelphia. Welcome to you in the United States and around the world. Former Deputy Director Andrew Mccabe fired friday night at so clock p. M. , little more than 24 hours shy of his retirement. Was this justified or political revenge . Plus, russia continues to meddle in our news cycle poisoning a former spy in the uk, infiltrating our power grid and yet when asked the white house still not sure if theyre a friend or foe. Now with special counsel mueller subpoenaing the trump files is something going to give . Ill ask Michael Isikoff. And toys are no longer us. The retail giant to shudder the stores and whos to blame . You bought toys on amazon and im out of a job. But amazon is just one of the booming Big Tech Companies along with apple, facebook and google. Youll meet the man who advocates breaking them up like ma bell with the railroads. And President Trumps lawyers taking new steps to keep adult film actress Stormy Daniels silent saying she owes 20 millio