Christies latest eruption. But until that time, sit down and shut up. The shadow boxing for 2016 is already under way. Decision time, fox newss digital politics editor on making those difficult calls on Election Night. Plus, a wash in attack ads. Why Fact Checking all those negative spots is sometimes a frustrating failure. Im howard kurtz and this is a special edition of media buzz. There are plenty of tight as a tick races in the battle for control of the senate. That means lots of anchors and correspondents, some of them standing in front of a color coded mess. President obama already battling with the republicans. Will he soon face a Republican Senate . When its all said and done, we could be looking at a very different balance of power in this country. If the election was held today, republicans are poised to pick up alaska, montana, south dakota, iowa. The senate hinges on eight or nine senate races that are in a dead heat. West virginia looks comfortable for republicans. So, too
Senate Democrats Holding power in blue and yellow states before the election, now watch the transformation to red, as states switch allegiances to republican candidates. It may even be more striking in the governor races. Here is yesterdays colorcoded breakdown based on the 2012 elections. And youre going to see the changeover to red, i hope, sometime soon. President obama awakens to a hostile congress, a disenchanted public, and the threat of a lame duck presidency stifling his last two years in office. Were covering all the results and all the angles. Lets begin with the big picture and chief Political Correspondent candy crowley. Reporter it was both quicker and broader than they dared hope, so the grand old party was bigtime giddy over their bigold victory. We are fixin to retake the senate and to retire harry reid as majority leader i heard a rumor that there was a capitol Maintenance Man headed to harry reids office now a screwdriver and a new sign for the door. Reporter from the
Until that time, sit down and shut up. The shadow boxing for 2016 is underway. Decision time, fox news digital politics editor on making the difficult calls on election night. Plus, a watch and attack ad checking the negative spots is frustrating failure. This is special media buzz. There are plenty of we tight as a tick races in the battle for the senate so a lot of anchors are correspondents are standing in front of the maps. President obama already battling with the Republican House of representatives. Will he face a Republican Senate . When it is done we could be looking at a very different balance of power in this country. If the election is held today, republicans are poised to pick up alaska, montana, south dakota, iowa. Criminal the senate hinges on eight or nine races that are dead heats. West virginia is comfortable for republicans. So is south dakota and montana. Now you are at 48. In new york to examine this is andrea, cohost of the the five, and a democratic strategy and F
Businesses including his own. One giant white house challenge, even the president s own budget director worries the plan explodes the federal deficit. We need more upward mobility in the country again. Thats whats this tax bill is designed to do. If it does lead to deficits as a conservative, that bothers me a little bit. And stunning Administration Language after another setback in the courts. The white house says leaders of sanctuary cities will have blood on their hands and a federal court is ridiculed as ridiculous and ba ma nas. It is as outrageous overreach by an unelected judge that simply doesnt understand the law, which is frankly sad that hes a judge i guess if you dont understand the law, maybe you shouldnt be making judicial decisions. With us to share their insights julie hirschfield, Jacqui Kucinich the daily beast and perry bacon. The president looks to add to his 100day portfolio including the tax cut outline and congress looks for a deal before a friday deadline to ave
Hallie jackson is at the white house, msnbc chief Legal Correspondent ari melvin joins us. Pete, what does that mean . Well it has the biggest impact on refugees because clearly most people seeking Refugee Status dont have what the court called today a close familial relationship with someone in the ug. S. Thats where the biggest impact is going to be felt. As for the other ban, the 90day ban on people wanting visas to come to the u. S. , clearly it means that nobody can come here on a tourist visa. But people who wanted to come here to visit relatives or perhaps begin immigration to the u. S. , theyll still be able to come. Thats where the travel ban will not apply. If they have a relative in the u. S. Or if theyre coming here to be a student or perhaps to teach or accept a job offer, theyll still be able to come. Everybody else, the 90day clock begins. The government will not be issuing visa from the u. S. To those country. This executive order says if you already have a valid visa a