Again . It keeps happening. In this case its kim jong un moving that football. And President Trump, not Charlie Brown, left swinging in the air. So many times before. As it has happened, sometimes before. North korea has done a 180. Pulling the plug on meetings with the south and threatening to scuttle a planned sitdown with President Trump. Welcome to morning joe, its wednesday, may 16, we have National Affairs analyst for nbc news and msnbc and executive producer and cohost of showtimes the circus jon heilemann. It seems a little unfair to compare kim jong un to lucy. I didnt really like lucy. And Heidi Przybilla and Nbc News National Security analyst jeremy bash. I think its not like they had history to look at, right . How would they know . Let us hope that something good comes out of this. But yesterday for anybody that has spent any time how north korea plays the United States and the west yesterday wasnt a surprise at all. Weve always been concerned here. That theres been a beli
4 00 a. M. On the u. S. East coast. In a few hours time, a Controversial Supreme Court candidate is likely to pass through a divided senate and on to the high court. A final vote is expected saturday on judge Brett Kavanaughs nomination to the u. S. Supreme court. As of right now, he has the votes to be confirmed, this after two previously undecided republicans and a single democratic senator announced that they would support him. Looking at live images now at washington, d. C. Democrats holding the senate floor open for debate tonight. Cnns manu raju has the latest now from capitol hill. Reporter after one of the most intensely fought confirmation battles in a generation, Brett Kavanaugh now headed to the Supreme Court. I will vote to confirm judge kavanaugh. Reporter a key republican senator Susan Collins announcing that she would vote to confirm kavanaugh for a lifetime seat. And handing President Trump a historic victory, amid furious protests over kavanaughs nomination and Sexual
Address to a crowd of conservative teens. 11 in a new poll favor the starting of this ridiculous impeachment hearings that are going on. No coclusion. No obstruction. Oh, thats not good enough. Lets go more. 40 million. Interview 500 people. Theyve got nothing and yet it goes on. And they think this is helping them. I personally think its hurting them. Trumps remarks come as lawmakers are less than 24 hours away from gaveling in one of the most highly anticipated hearings on modern day politics. At 8 30 a. M. Eastern time tomorrow, Robert Mueller will go before the House Judiciary Committee and then before the House Intel Committee at noon. For democrats who are seeking to build a public case against a second term for the trump presidency, the stakes couldnt be any higher. As nbc first read puts it, the testimony represents their last best chance at selling the middle of the electorate that muellers report contains damaging information about President Trump and his team. As few as 10 o
Court to the fbi to explain how plans to clean up the abuses end soon and we are just hours from the top vote on the impeachment articles against donald trump. The president fighting back turning the tables accusing democrats of abusing their congressional powers and saying history will prove him right. We will debate. We kick things off with trace gallagher, the public smacked him from the courts on those carter page warrants, now we find out based on faulty information. Reporter this court operates in almost total secrecy for this public order from the presiding judge of foreign Intelligence Surveillance is not only rare but could lead to sweeping changes in the relationship between the fisa court and the justice department. Does rosemary color call the fbi handling of the applications are surveilled former Trump Campaign advisor carter page, quote, troubling adding, quote, the frequency with which representations made by fbi personnel turned out to be unsupported or contradicted by
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