And allies were in full force over the weekend, defending the president from what was written about him, insisting they have no doubts whatsoever about trumps fitness for office. We welcome in kevin cirilli, our chief washington correspondent. Is washington still consumed with this book . Kevin a little bit. Here, virtually no the book,lking about despite its playing out over cable news and of course the president himself being behind the scenes, still trying to negotiate the january 19 government to deadline to avoid the shutdown. Publicly, the government is still very engaged in this backandforth. Steve bannon, the former chief strategist and architect really of the coalition of the ultraconservative wing of the conservative party now done. The apology he issued over the weekend was not accepted, according to reporting that my colleagues at bloomberg have done over the weekend. Talking with several folks who say that the president has drawn a line in the sand. Saying it is bannon or
Freely u. N. Trade more and u. N. Falls against the dollar. An interesting shift in the market. David they dont have to worry out it like they did. Breaking news. Continental is in talks with advisers saying it is going to explore a possible holding structure. This could be the biggest overhaul ever for this very large Auto Component maker. Tos appears to be an attempt break it up so the individual parts of the company could trade separately. They be some of the tire manufacturer could rise on the news and it is tied perhaps to the move to Autonomous Vehicles and the electric vehicles. Ag will be exploring a holding structure. Alix those are the super fancy tires. David they are very nice tires. Time for the morning brief. At 10 00 this morning Minneapolis Federal reserve chair Neel Kashkari ways in from minnesota. President trump meets with bipartisan members of the senate on immigration issues. At 1 00 tonight states auctions 24 billion in threeyear notes. Alix heres emma chandra. Th
Not one inch on the serious bipartisan negotiations that will take to solve issues such as immigration and Border Security, healthcare, defense spending, and many other matters , so im glad we can finally get back to work here. Admit that political gainsman ship the past three days have highlighted many of my colleagues commitment to honest and bipartisan work. Id like to particularly thank senator graham, senator collins, senator flake and several democratics who worked tireless ly to bring this impasse to a conclusion. Soon federal operations will be getting back to normal for the American People. We all know what comes next, the challenging negotiations on a host of serious issues. The weeks ahead will require the best for all of us. I hope we can remember some lessons from this regrettable incident. Hostagetaking do not work and they make bipartisan progress harder, not easier to achievement senators must focus on the common good of the American People, not the warped priorities, t
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