Incivility blocked president barack obama from filling a vacant sprooem court seat refusing to hold hearings on his nominee. Today mcconnell tweeted a picture of himself shaking the justices hand because he knew what was going on. Everyone did. With its decision on the travel ban today, the republican controlled Supreme Court gives an effective green light to the president S Immigration agenda which im sure he receives as more than just about this case. That i amgration agenda lets remember until last week including tearing Migrant Children away from their parents at the border as a kind of punishment and deterrence and reportedly holding those children as hostages to force families to drop their asylum claims. Family separation policy appears to have been halted after overwhelming public backlash but and this is important, the vast majority of those children right now as i speak you to have yet to be reunited with their parents. The president has been quite
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As he goes into it. However when you contrast it to what the president has said up to tonight. Here is how the administration has been describing its goal for the singapore talks. North korea has the opportunity to end decades of poverty and oppression by following the path of denuclearization. The conversation is going to be focused on denuclearization in the peninsula. The goal and the purpose of the conversations is to have denuclearization of the peninsula. The denuclearization of the korean peninsula. The president has laid out to what he wants to see as a commitment to denuclearization. I will be meeting with kim jongun in the coming weeks as we seek to denuclearize the area
and the entire korean peninsula. The stated goal and now, not so much. I think it is a gettingtoknowyou meeting plus. There is another one. Whatever else you might think of the summit, that sounds like a different agenda. Human rights might not be on the agenda either. Here is the president talking about toda
David Gura hosts coverage of national and international news, including breaking stories. Issue even after the league itself changed the policy to keep these protests from happening. Even when the league isnt even playing. When its in the off season. The president still seems to relish going after africanamerican athletes. Its something that he just seems to always jump at. Something he seems to prioritize. This is unusual. This is not typical behavior for a president. President s dont normally go after private citizens or people who participate in sports. But trump does it again and again. I think thats part of the reason, he gets so much criticism from people in the civil rights community. Theres a lot at play here. Hub ris is one part of it. I was talking to Congressman Ryan from the 13th District in ohio a few moments ago. As the president prepares to go to ohio, insulting one of its favorite athletes whos probably not the wisest thing for the president to do. Lets talk a bit about
Alex Witt hosts coverage of national and international news, including breaking stories. There. Its just bad weather, stay there, my friend. Rain, rain, rain. Thank you so much. Joining me now political reporter for the guardian and steph knight, reporter for axios. Ladies, thanks. Sabrina, is there any indication that were getting to the end, the final stretch of whether or not the president will submit to an interview with Robert Mueller . Weve been having the same conversation for months as to what the scope of that interview might look like and the ongoing negotiations with the president s legal team and an interview that would be partially done in person. And then there would perhaps be some questions in written format. So it doesnt really seem like much progress because its something is that we were talking about earlier this year. Whats quite clear is that, the president s legal team does not want him to sit down with the Special Counsel. And i think Rudy Giuliani himself has al
Chris Hayes discusses the days top news. Probes next target. One of his close allies, the Manhattan Madam, testifying before a grand jury in the investigation today, while another one of stones allies is being held in Contempt Of Court today for refusing to comply with the judges order to testify. Which means hes choosing potential jail time over cooperating with robert mueller. Here to help us understand all the days developments, joyce vance, former u. S. Attorney and law professor, frank figliuzzi. On set with Us White House reporter from the the Washington Post Ashley Parker and mike schmidt from sniemz. The new york times. Joyce, let me start with you and the machinations of this for a nonlawyer and someone outside this court, it seems like a bizarre, bizarre trial with a very interesting character as a judge. Tell us what it means that they were on pause for so long, do we know what they were doing and what are the scenarios for what could have been going on. He could know about