And I want to bring in now Democratic Senator Patty Murray from Washington State. She serves on the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committees. Senator, I had your colleague Senator Warren on here yesterday and she was among those saying that this shutdown is not likely to end until the president tells Republicans what they can and can't negotiate.But it was clear yesterday that Trump is not yet interested in talks on healthcare until after the government reopens. So where does that leave us. Well, it it l ...

Meanwhile, new reporting is raising serious questions about the Trump administration's push to rapidly expand the ICE workforce. According to The Atlantic, more than a third of new recruits are failing basic fitness tests, push-ups, sit-ups, even a short run with senior ICE officials using words like pathetic and disaster to describe the process. The agency is under pressure to add 10,000 new officers by January.But insiders say that rush may be compromising safety standards and the credibility of ICE itsel ...

I was a very young age from Mara Lago and entrapped in a world that I didn't understand and I've been fighting that very world to this day and I won't stop fighting. I will never be silenced until these people are brought to justice. That was Jeffrey Epstein's accuser, Virginia Roberts Juprey, speaking outside a federal courtroom in Manhattan back in 2019, reiterating her allegation that the financier ordered her to have sex with Britain's Prince Andrew when she was just 17 years old.Virginia emerged as a c ...

And our top story this hour, President Trump's pick to lead the Office of Special Counsel has withdrawn from consideration after his offensive text messages were made public. Faright former podcaster Paul Ingracia was set to appear for a confirmation hearing this week, but after several Republicans signaled their opposition, it became clear he did not have the votes to be confirmed. He came under scrutiny after Politico citing three administration officials reported a colleague had accused him of sexual har ...

I want to bring in now Congressman Jim Klyber of South Carolina Carolina, the longtime Democratic whip. Congressman, it's great to see you. You've seen shutdowns like this before, but does this one feel different to you.Because it does to me covering it. >> Well, thank you very much for having me. This one feels different because it is different.We've never had a shutdown, at least since I've been in the Congress 30 plus years, when people refuse to even allow uh the climate to exist for negotiations. When ...

Turn to Dave Wigle's new piece about that race up in Maine, the Senate race. A Democratic candidate there putting the party's interest in younger and fresher candidates through a stress test after his controversial social media comments have surfaced lately along with images of a tattoo. Nearly 10 years ago on Reddit, Graham Platner wrote about how as he's gotten older, he's become quote a communist.He also made disparaging comments about police and minimized challenges faced by military members in reportin ...

Uh, some other news. A January 6th rier who was pardoned by President Trump has been arrested and charged with making a credible death threat against Democratic House Minority Leader Hakee Jeff. According to court documents, the FBI alerted New York State Police over the weekend that 34year-old Christopher Moahan allegedly sent text messages stating he planned to target Jeff at an event in New York City, writing, quote, "I cannot allow this terrorist to live." and quote, "I will kill him for the future." Th ...

Allegations and Investigations - Congressman Jim Jordan requests the Justice Department to take legal action against former CIA Director John Brennan for allegedly lying to Congress back in 2023 [1] - The allegation is that Brennan knowingly made false statements about the CIA's use of the steel dossier, which is a largely discredited collection of memos alleging ties between President Trump and Russia [1] - John Brennan is reportedly under investigation by the DOJ related to the Russia probe and has denied any wrongdoing [2] Political Retribution - The report suggests that these investigations may be driven by Donald Trump's desire to retaliate against his perceived political enemies [2][4][5] - It is suggested that the aim might be to "torture" perceived enemies through expensive and torturous legal processes [4][5] Dossier Narrative - A source interviewed John Brennan weeks before the 2016 election and Brennan advised caution regarding allegations against both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, including the dossier [7][8][9] - The source indicates that many news organizations, including Reuters, had the dossier but did not report on it before the 2016 election, suggesting the narrative of Brennan "peddling" the dossier is inaccurate [9][10][12]

Let's start with the one you mentioned. President Trump reportedly seeking up to $230 million from his own justice department in compensation for past investigations into him. That's according to the New York Times, citing people familiar with the matter.The Times reports Trump filed two administrative claims which are often precursors to lawsuits. The first filed in 2023 seeks damages related to the Russia investigation into the 2016 election. The second filed the next year focuses on the classified docume ...

because we've reached day 22 of the government shutdown. Yesterday, President Trump hosted a private lunch meeting with Senate Republicans at the White House to thank them for their unity on this issue while criticizing Democrats for refusing to extend government funding. >> And I want to just say from the beginning, our message has been very simple.We will not be extorted on this crazy plot of theirs. They've never done this before. Nobody has.You always vote for an extension. Chuck Schumer and the Senate ...