Alert. Lawmakers are optimistic about a budget deal to avert a government shut down at the end of the week. Welcome to the second hour of happening now. Im jon scott. And im jenna lee. The stage is a bipartisan deal on the 1 trillion spending bill. Well hear more about the White House Press briefing starting in an hour. Lets check in with mike emanuel on capitol hill. Good afternoon. With President Trump and the top advisingers expressing a willingness to take the border wall off the negotiating table for now, capitol hill sources are expressing confidence they will get a deal to continue funding the government. Mitch mcconnell spoke about the negotiations. The talks have been part of a bipartisan process from the start with appropriators continuing negotiations. I look forward to more productive conversations with senators, house colleagues at the white house to get this important work down soon. The Top Democrats here on capitol hill praise the president for taking the border wall of
Our two hour show. This judge is judge William Orrick. But first, an argument among friends. It is a trade war brewing with our neighbors to the north, and what the latest moves between u. S. And canada potentially mean for you and for the u. S. Economy. President trump is imposing a major tax on canadian lumber and threatening that tariffs on Dairy Products could be next page when it comes to protecting u. S. Companies dealing with global competition, this president is signaling he is not playing around, adding this happen to reporters, we dont want to be taken advantage of by other countries, and that is stopping. That is stop and fast. Thinking that President Trump is being unfair and punitive. Here to tell us what the tariff tussle is all about from sheboygan, wisconsin. Calling it a bad week for u. S. Canada relations as he outlined a new tariff on lumber imported from canada to the u. S. The duty ranges, costing canada 1 billion as estimated by the department of commerce. Not a q
Than give President Trump money page tonight commits praise the president and his administration have backed down, at least this time. That is not, however, the way he sees it. Chief White House Correspondent john roberts starts us off. It was the centerpiece of President Trumps election campaign. His supporters knew it so well that he could, at campaign rallies, engage in a call and response over who would get pay for his vaunted border wall. Today it became clear, for the moment, no one is going to pay for it. We love our farmers. At a roundtable with american farmers. I dont know what people are talking. I watch these shows and the pundits in the morning dont know what they are talking about. The wall gets built. Despite the president s admonition that the pundits dont know what theyre talking about, the white house off its demand that money for the wall be included in the spending bill. Instead, the president is asking for money to repair and replace some existing border fences and
Through the New York Times. A former attorney to the president saying, this isnt some game. Youre screwing with the president of the United States. Rosenstein facing potential impeachment. The department of justice is not going to be extorted. I just dont have anything to say about documents like that that nobody has the courage to put their name on. Lets bring in chief national correspondent. He knows whats up. You know better than anyone. It means this showdown could go to the supreme court. Mueller raised the possibility to use the subpoena compelling the president to testify. He said to mueller, this is not a game. Youre screwing with the work of the president of the United States. Since this story, like the New York Times report you mentioned last night about muellers prepping four dozen questions for the president , cast out in a very heroic life, as if he put it out there. There are others saying maybe the president himself wants these leaks out there. But also it allows the pre
Court over the Second Amendment. Breaking news tonight, the Mueller Probe reaching a new state with talk of a president ial subpoena and questions allegedly for the president leaking out through the New York Times. Former attorney telling the special counsel this isnt some game, you are screwing with the president of the United States. A key doj official, Deputy Attorney general Rod Rosenstein facing potential impeachment driven by a group of gop lawmakers, rosenstein signals bring it on. That affirmative justice, i dont have anything to say about documents like that the leak in that way. Shannon more on that leak, we bring in it henry, he knows what is it. Theres a lot tonight. It means the showdown could now go to the supreme court. Washington post reporting Robert Mueller raised the possibility of using a subpoena to compel donald trump to testify. Fox confirming john down, the pres. s lead attorneys said this is not a game, you are screwing with the president of the United States.