places like afghanistan and syria and we heard it from the president in his own words just in the last week he said of john bolton, remember he pushed for regime change in iran before joining the white house last year, he said he tempers bolden, it s the president himself. he makes the decision. sarah sanders trying to emphasize that point this morning. the president wants a diplomatic strategy to resolve these tensions. he said i would like to see the president of iran call me. president iran, call me. now i must take you to alabama where kerry sanders is standing by. the governor there called into law essentially banning abortion in the state. this is the story filling most of our social media feeds. what happens next? well, the law is now the law here in alabama. .gov signing really without much fanfare. she didn t even invite the media
inquirer, paid him $30,000 to prevent him from telling that story publicly. the extraordinary story filling out a picture of the relationship between donald trump and one of his most ardent supporters, the national inquirer. the raid on the president s personal attorney cohen s home and offices, unearth his involvement with the hush money and timing of payment to people in organizations working to clean up donald trump s alleged transgressions before the election. the new york times reports today that, quote, since the early stages of his campaign in 2015, mr. trump, his lawyer michael cohen and mr. pecker have strategized about protecting him and lashing out at his political enemies. the federal inquiry could pose serious legal implications for the president and his campaign committee. joining us now from the washington post, white house bureau chief phil rucker. at the table nick, political reporter for the new york