Hundreds of thousands of government workers with families and debts and needs will again miss their paychecks on friday. The hope for this week comes thursday. These two measures i was telling you about. One which is the president s offer on the wall largely in an exchange some relief for daca and some temporary relief for other workers. Now both measures appear to be dead on arrival. Democrats have the votes to block the president s proposal and vice versa on the democrat one. But tim cain of virginia says one it is a win that its ever happening at all and he says theres a chance. Thank you for joining us. Absolutely, chris. So whats the chance that the government reopens this week . Today the door opened a little bit. We have a path. Well have two votes thursday afternoon. The first vote will be on the president s proposal that he put on the table saturday. That will not help in the form that its in unless it goes to committee and we have a chance to discuss it and approve it by amen
Trump incompetent. Ross perot is dead at 89. The texas businessman twice ran as a thirdparty candidate for president , warning that jobs being lost to mexico and the threat of ballooning federal red in ink. Im the only guy that talks numbers. Nobody else will talk about it. Its like a crazy aunt in the basement. Everybody knows shes there but nobody talks about her. Im talking about it. Back to that a bit later. The president meeting with the emir of qatar about rewarding the emir, a serial violator, with an oval office visit. Well keep an eye on that to see if reporters ask the president about the middle east and about his labor secretary, whose past life as a prosecutor is creating present questions about if he should keep his job. The top two democrats in congress, nancy pelosi and the Democratic Senate leader Chuck Schumer say alex acosta must resign. Schumer heading to the senate floor to make that demand this morning. I am calling on secretary acosta to resign. It is now impossib
A warning about President Trump, making news. Joe klein will join me. Plus brandnew reporting about msnbcs biggest star challenging nbc management. All of that coming up on this jampacked hour. First, the u. S. Militarys successful overnight raid in syria showcases the highs and lows of the shock cycle, the highs and lows of the Trump Presidency taken to a new extreme. Obviously the president is celebrating the death of isis leader al bagdadi, describing the violence of the raid, then taking questions from reporters, assailing leaks, claiming this moment is bigger than the killing of osama bin laden. It is a significant moment, it is of course wall to wall on television, but at the same time, on the very same week, trumps impeachment in the house appears inevitable. Many reporters, many commentators coming to the same conclusion right here after another week of damning depositions. There are two thoughts to hold in our heads at the same time. The significant military victory, what the
Sent to capitol hill to meet points phil just made, and this with republicans in the house. The president brining people in outreach to republicans in congress from the white house. The situation room including do you think this is a sign of trump and the white house trying staunchest critics related to to mend the fences, sal hall we the syrian action they understand stood more needed to be down assuage the concerns at say . With its party . A time they dont need they have to be concerned republicans upset about anything. Where republicans stand on this. Whether impeachment or syria. A band of House Republicans that element of it now. Very, very loyal to the president and questioning the recognizing they need to do more process whats going on in the to reach out and the idea of the impeachment probe. We saw that play out in a very messaging factor. Ive talked to a lot of dramatic way yesterday when you republicans over the week. Had about 40 of them go and march into a secure facility
Their sacrifice and knowing how long they have lived and how much history they have seen. They got the squeen standing for an ovation there. Thats incredible. While the president is overseas hes facing a revolt at home, but not from the democrats. For the first time snarenators his party appear to be banding together against one of the president s proposals. The issue that got the caucus to crack tariffs on mexico. Joining us from england is abby philip, cnn white house correspondent, and David Gregory and susan glasser, Global Affairs analyst and staff writer at the new yorker. David gregory, give us a lay of the land and the significance overseas jux potaposed to what happening here. You expect criticism to stop at the waters edge. We have seen it discarded in the Trump Presidency going both ways obviously with the president in the middle of the night attacking his political opponents and celebrities as well. Anybody who comes his way. You know, you have the pageantry of the presiden