a figure in the trump administration formally. and on monday, former trump administration sam nunberg told me that mueller questioned him about cohen. >> my relationship with michael, which i consider most of it, and as i said to him, it's privileged because he's a lawyer and i'm a lawyer, so i can't disclose things like that to them. >> cohen we also know is talking about deals -- they discussed those infamous plan to try to build a trump tower in moscow several times and that does contradict donald trump's repeated previous denials of russia business dealings. >> i'm all over the world, but we're not involved in russia. i have nothing to do with russia, folks, okay? i have no dealings in russia, i have no deals in russia, i have no deals that could happen in russia, because we have stayed away. and i have no loans with russia. i have nothing to do with russia, i have no investments in russia. none whatsoever. i don't have property in russia. i promise you i never made, i don't have any deals with russia. >> tonight's news proves

what do you think about the shakeups in the trump administration? well, i think that we should all, we all should expect the shakeups. that is what he said he was going to do. agree that is -- it is all in the trump administration, but more government. i just want to point out here be, under the obama administration, our government, reallyith the fbi have got a lot of power for themselves. there was a whole bunch of incidences where the fbi was caught setting up terror plots within our country so they could, in turn, go and bust the ed up to doey groom the terror plots. these are things they were engaged with and were doing, and they were worded. -- were not get reported. they did not get much press time , andid not get any trouble this was in the obama administration. i think we look at how the government has seized power and control in the people -- from people over time in the past couple of administrations, there is going to be quite a reeling back here. mccabe the firing of before he gets is very generous government pension hopefully will send

him and the trump administration are in agreement there. could gary cohn be feeling at this moment -- how bad could gary cohn be feeling? matt: i wouldn't suggest he would be, he could take credit in saint that the republican partyparty and the trump administration -- the tax cuts. he did say i had a big part of that if not the most important part. vonnie: he could do anything now, he got very far along that route, and he went and had time in the administration and could take credit for public policy that has been made. and there are plenty of people who have left goldman sachs and haven't gotten to administration and have done else.ine somewhere max: i can't help but think back to that ad that was donald trump's closing else. ad. i'm a big it was donald trump doing the voice over, but there sayingominous voiceover there is corporate criminals robbing your wallet -- and there's this long tradition of lloyd blankfein going to the administration, but if he joins the trump, my mind will be gone. is there any possibility that it is not a coinci

jonathan: you asked me about the trump administration, not donald trump. they were two separateat entity s require different analysis. hasn the trump administrat given the good housekeeping seal ofl appro to the mueller indictments? yes. but does donald trump accept mueller's investigation as legitimate? no, of course he doesn't. anyone who's spoken to him prively will tell you wil that. it's this dual track system senior officials who think it's completely credible. i was wit mike conowac morning. on the house intelligence committee. he won't say a bad word about mueller. trump doesn't think that. trump thinks it's a witch-hunt. pete: we had their preliminary t report outir sort of initial take on.hr they'regh doing the interviews. does the trump administration mostly agree about what we heard this week, that t russians weren't trying to help trump? no, mike conway regrets the language used in that first talking point. the talkingyoint basica said utat they don't agree with the assessments that wanted trump to beat hillary. what he's saying is more nuance

administration wanted to make, in general, a lot of proposed education cuts the trump administration wanted to make were wildly unpopular with congress, they wanted to zero out federal funds for after-school programs, they wanted to zero out federal funds for teacher training and professional development and the same time they wanted to make massive investment in expanding access to charter schools and private schools. there is little appetite in congress for that. it's hard for moderate republican from rural state to turn around and say, hey, what we're doing, when they do not have charter schools or private schools. pedro: school choice and federal money under this administration our topic in this your money segment, we've divided the lines differently. for teachers who want to give your input, 202-748-8000. for parents, it is 202-748-8000. for teachers, 202-748-8001. all others, 202-748-8002. when it comes to teachers, how do they generally, what is their response to these type of programs? caitlin: well, it varies depending on the community. school choice can prove to be wildly b

finally the trump administration says that sb-54, the values act, violates federal law. that's not true either. the 10th amendment provides california with the right to decline to participate in civil immigration enforcement. in adopting sb-54, the values act, california has exercised its rights to define the circumstances where state and local law enforcement may participate in immigration enforcement. and once again, california is in the business of public safety. we're not in the business of deportations. i believe it is a low blow -- i believe it is a low blow for the trump administration to deny our men and women who wear the badge the funding they need to keep us all safe by coercing us to try to do what they want us to do. this is not a good public safety technique, to try to coerce us to try to do what they want us to do. in california, we don't confuse coercion with cooperation. neither should the trump administration. i look forward to making these arguments in court. and we will continue to stand up for our police and our sheriffs whose funding has been threat

trump administration's first openly gay nominee. there are a number of positions that have not been nominated yet but confirmed, 127. career holdovers. nominated 18 and vacant without nominees, 44. the investor for germany position is not one of them. >> i think it is absurd to say that rick grenell is facing trouble because of tweets. i don't take anybody believes that. it's a larger strategy to keep trump from having the people he needs in positions that are key. bureaucrats can continue to wield the power in those seats. it's really dangerous when you have situations like the investor to germany, a key post. particularly if the new national security advisor john bolton moves forward and getting out of the iran deal. you need somebody in germany. germany is becoming a more important place. it is something where the trump administration and united states in general could use a strong advocate such as rick mollie. the delay is getting to the point of absurdity. >> we don't have ambassadors and three dozen countries. this is the foca

and of course it's something that the trump administration will welcome. so i think the calculation that the qataris have made, and when you take a step back and think about it, it's not all that unwise, is that they will be better served by staying mum. they will make clear, as they have for this nbc news report, that they decided not to cooperate with the mueller probe. and that in itself will be seen as a huge gift on the part of kuwa qatar to the trump administration. the issue we have to be watching for is how will the trump administration repay qatar for this? i think we're going to see a quid pro quo in the coming days. it's just not clear yet what it is. >> president trump has said all along no collusion, no collusion. and the trump administration kind of laughs and smiles when you mention conflict of interest. but if we now know that julia ainsley has this reporting and we remember, in june 2017, trump clearly backed the decision to blockade qatar. doesn't that clearly show, man, this guy is mixing business with politics? i don't see country first

almost on a dime, basically with no warning, the trump administration decided they were going to take a remarkably hostile turn against this country where we've got this giant base. they were going to take this sudden, dramatic, non-previewed, surprise turn against qatar. >> we turn to the diplomatic crisis erupting in the middle east. five nations cutting ties with qatar, accusing that country of supporting terror. qatar is a key ally in the fight against isis. today president trump decided to side with its accusers. we get more from andrea mitchell. >> reporter: tonight, only weeks after the president heralded his success at uniting the arab world in saudi arabia. a growing diplomatic crisis against the leaders. back then the president lavishing praising the premier of qatar. >> we've been friends for a long time. >> reporter: but today the president turning against him, praising the saudis who in a sudden move are leading an area coalition, cutting off qatar by air and sea. they claim that qatar sides with extremists which they deny. it's home to a key u.s. base with 8,000 u.s. ser

seems disinterested. —— the trump administration. administration seems disinterested. -- the trump administration. the issueis -- the trump administration. the issue is that many things... in the us, we do not build things. we do sustainable growth and programmes that you may not see but you will fill the fact. for example, girls education. we have now 66% of girls now in africa ago through primary school education. we are up to 34% at the secondary level. translates in fewer girls marrying below the 18, which is a problem in creating insecurity and lack of economic growth. we are now giving opportunities and hope for the people of africa. this is something that they asked for. 8% of our system that they asked for. 8% of our syste m goes that they asked for. 8% of our system goes to healthcare. we have 12 countries now that will epidemic controlled in hiv/aids. so now we see growth and support in addressing the demographic problems. but to return to one point, looking at the next 30 years. forget about 100. right now in africa, they are part of the population. they are going to .2 billion. that m

himself and the trump administration. trump, himself, has been .eticent to criticize putin but his administration has done a lot to bolster nato, has done a lot to financially punish russia for a variety of things, including the war in ukraine. voted, in atself rare glimmer of bipartisanship, to push sanctions on russia last year. host: one more call. carol in rochester, new york, independent line. caller: good morning. if the president for up the agreement with the round, how can he make an agreement with korea, and they sign an agreement in good faith with him? thank you. guest: i think that is an excellent question. it is one a lot of proponents of the iran deal are putting work right now, saying, look, we worked for years, both with iran and our allies, to corral everyone around this deal. and we committed to it. now, if we are going back on it, what is north korea going to say? that is a question that will become increasingly prescient, especially if trump does, in fact, meet with kim jong-un. host: how do you think

and the trump administration doesn't like that. but we're not trying to get into their business, they're trying to get into our business." governor jerry brown desribed the lawsuit as "going to war against california".gov. jerry brown "yeah this is a very aggressive act on the part of the trump administration. it's not right, it won't stand and as i say, this lawsuit has more longevity than the trump administration, itself." (kody) at one point -- the governor even seemed to taunt the white house over the russia investigation. saying mueller is closing in...and there are more indictments to come. live in sacramento, kody leibowitz, kron4 news. (vick) (vick) here to talk about the lawsuit announcement today is san francisco mayor mark farrell. (grant) mayor farrell... what was your initial reaction to the lawsuit? california gov. jerry brown has denounced u.s. attorney general jeff sessions for speaking in the state about a lawsuit over policies that limit cooperation with federal immigration authorities.brown told reporters shortly

the law requires the trump administration to impose sanctions and the trump administration announced they wouldn't do it. just the existence of this law itself was of such great value no sanctions would be necessary. the problem is those sanctions required by law were not about detouring anything but punishing russia for something they already did. trump administration opted out of that, decided not to do it. one of the other requirements is the trump administration was supposed to draw a list of ol' ga oligarchs that required wealth from vladimir putin's government and believed to be personally close to or linked to putin. people who are involved to be -- who are thought to be involved in pursuing the cekremlin's goa in russia or around the world. the idea of an oligarch's list for sanctions of hitting putin and the crow knones he controls hitting them in the wallet is required by the sanctions law and it's considered to be a particular lly potent way of pushing back for what putin did. weird thing happened. our reporting indicates a real list of the kind described in the law was ma

the trump administration files a lawsuit against california. attorney general jeff sessions made the announcement in sacramento today and slammed the bay area mayor in the process. good afternoon, i'm kenny choi. >> and i'm michelle griego. we have team coverage this afternoon. let's begin with kpix 5's anne makovec live in sacramento where attorney general jeff sessions sent a message to oakland mayor libby schaaf. >> reporter: the u.s. attorney general saying that he is trying to put a stop to an open border policy in california put in place by a radical few. >> california, we have a problem. a series of actions and events has occurred here that directly and adversely impacts the work of our federal officers. >> reporter: a federal lawsuit now seeks to undo california's sanctuary laws which bar local law enforcement from asking people about their immigration status or participating in federal i.c.e. activities, another offering immigrants protections against workplace raids. >> it cannot be the policy of a great nation to up and reward those

the trump administration announced they wouldn't do it. they said in their estimation, just the existence of this law itself was of such great value of deterrence against russia that no new sanctions would be necessary. the problem is those sanctions required by law were not about detouring anything but punishing russia for something they already did. trump administration opted out of that, decided not to do it. one of the other requirements is the trump administration was supposed to draw a list of ol' oligarchs that required wealth from vladimir putin's government and believed to be personally close to or linked to putin. people who are involved to be -- who are thought to be involved in pursuing the kremlin's goals in russia or around the world. the idea of an oligarch's list for sanctions of hitting putin and the cronies thee controls, hitting them in the wallet is required by the sanctions law and it's considered to be a particularly potent way of pushing back at putin for what he did. a weird thing happened on the way to the oligarch

pete: just 14 months into office, president trump reshapes s administration. president trump: i'm at a pint where we're getting very close to having the cabinet and othert things tha i want. pete: this week he fired the secretary of state and chose the c.i.a. director to take over. he's also reportedly preparing to name his third national security advisor in less than a year.sc dals have other issues have put other cabinet members on ice, including questions over spending and hudson over a $31,000 dining table prosecutor if his office. also,he trump administration slapped new sanctions on russif its atlantic election meddling and attempt to man niche lit the u.s. power grid. wel discuss it th jonathan swan of 25 axios. abby philip of cnn. peter peter of "the new york times," and susan glasser of politico. >> this is "washington week." funding is provided by -- t >>heir leadership is instinctive. u nderstand the challenges of today and research the techlogies of tomorrow. some call them verans. we call them part of our team. >> on an american cruise lines journ

these are all countries where the trump administration has not got around to appointing an ambassador. yes. the ambassador is important but the other aspect too is as we continue with our programmes and projects — particularly in the drc with the elections in december. somalia, stabilisations on the assistance level and really transitioning that government onto a firm footing so in those areas, we are making continued progress. progress is one way of putting it. you are the top man in the state department, in many ways, the point man for africa. you're only acting. you won't get the job on a permanent basis but if i may put it this way, you're an interim guy. this is my 10th year actually, in the front office for the african bureau, so given my experience in the region, i'm pretty much the most senior person dealing on africa. what do you think african nations, their top diplomats, their politicians, make of the fact, and i don't mean to be disrespectful, you are serving time until donald trump gets around to appointing a permanent assistant secretary for african affairs, and also h

the obama administration won and the supreme court and i think in the end, the trump administration is on solid ground with this one. >> bill: we had a little taste of trump as i think from jerry brown. this is the tweet that he sent out earlier today. it reads "at a time of unprecedented political turmoil, jeff sessions has come to california to further divide and polarize america. these political stones may be the norm in washington, but they don't work here. sad." to borrow a word or a phrase from the white house. to put a fine point on this, california is really where the rubber meets the road on this issue. just want to show you some numbers we got from a bed earlier today. 2.5 million illegals live in california. that is a quarter of a total unauthorized immigrant population in the u.s. 70% of california's unauthorized population is from mexico. 42% have been in the u.s. for 15 plus years. 16% of i.c.e. apprehension occur in california. this is where you go when you want to fight this issue now. >> it is. we've seen california officials be more openly defiant of the federal gover

almost on a dime, basically with no warning, the trump administration decided they were going to take a remarkably hostile turn against this country where we've got this giant base. they were going to take this sudden, non-previewed turn against qatar. >> five nations cutting ties with qatar, accusing that country of supporting terror. qatar is a key ally in the fight against isis. today president trump decided to side with its accusers. we get more from andrea mitchell. >> reporter: tonight, only weeks after the president heralded his success at uniting the arab world in saudi arabia. the president lavishly praising the premier of qatar. but today the president turning against him, praising the saudis, who in a sudden move are leading an area coalition, cutting off qatar by air and sea. they claim that qatar sides with extremists which they deny. it's home to a key u.s. base with 8,000 u.s. service members, flying airstrikes against isis and missions in afghanistan. >> what was not just unexpected but a little weird about that hard turn by the president against qatar was that it sort

has gone ahead, the trump administration with these sanctions. let me get your thoughts on another development that's unfolding. just in, the former deputy director, andrew mccabe, we're told he's at the justice department making his case why he should not be fired. he's retiring at the end of this week but there's some suggestion the attorney general jeff sessions might fire him days away from his retirement. he would lose his pension because of misleading others in the justice department in the course of the schick investigation. what's your reaction to this? >> it just -- it's a case of first impressions but it seems retaliatory. at the end of the day the man is going to retire. he had served as i understand honorably for a long period of time and it's retaliatory to fire him days before that retirement would take place so this is the type of circumstances that have been going on in this administration where you speak out against him or fact a way in accordance with the law but that's not satisfactory to the president that you end up with a re

. >>> and to set up a back channel with the trump administration and kremlin. these allegations coming from george nader. nader has testified he set up a secret meeting in the seychelles days before the inauguration to discuss the relationship with the u.s. and russia. >> this contradicts the statements from erik prince. congressional democrats believe prince may have misled them by not announcing nader's attendance at the meeting. prince furiously denied the seychelles meeting was an effort to set up communications with the white house and kremlin. >>> the video game summit at the white house. critics believe the games have made kids more violent. the president has suggested violence in video games is partly to blame for real-life violence. >>> the senate judiciary committee committee will hold a hearing on the gun violence measures which is defying measures from the nra. more from athena jones in florida. >> reporter: good morning, christine and dave. the school safety bill passed and it is headed to the governor's desk. it would raise the age to purchase a f

what the trump frustration is -- whating at is a less the trump administration is looking at is a less -- requests from many companies, and block deals as they see fit. investor andes an other countries sort out what is saber rattling as far as negotiation from actual action. without we were going to negotiate something? an investor be concerned about what the administration is doing because they have not been clear about whether this is exactly a negotiating tactic or something they actually time to do. adjusted it isas a negotiating tactic. he said he is talking to the chinese of resolving these issues so for example, the tariffs announced a week ago never going to affect. are right to be a little frustrated with the trump administration. it is not clear what the game is. david: alex wayne, thank you. staying on the subject of trade, germany and france is taking a different position with making concessions, and france wants to hang tough. yellen fromridgette berlin. what is germany doing that is different from france? a interest in getting an agreement with the u.s. because trump has

, agrees to ash trump administration, there's no way donald trump can do those things without informed consent, without knowing what's in the piece of paper. so i don't know how michael cohen plans to win this lawsuit at this point. frankly they're going to try to delay it as long as possible. but in the end they have a difficult road to hoe. >> we also saw another development in it, which was a ruling by a federal court judge where stormy daniels' attorney asked for a speeded up process that would allow him to conduct the deposition of the president in a much faster way, expedited. the judge said, no, we can't expedite this, but there is a process for doing that and basically said what you're asking for now is premature. what does that tell us about the future of the case? >> it suggested to me that in the future stormy daniels would get the discovery she's looking at. if i'm in the president's camp, i would be telling trump, look, you're going to get deposed if this lawsuit continues, so will michael cohen, that has down sides, paula jones' lawyer deposed clinton and that had downsid

these are countries where the trump administration has not got around to appointing an ambassador. the ambassador is important but the other aspect as well as we continue with our programmes and projects particularly in the drc with the elections in december. somalia, stabilisations on the assistance level and transitioning that government onto a firm footing so in those areas, we are making continued progress. progress is one way of putting it. you are the top man in the state department, in many ways, the point man for africa. you are only acting. you won't get the job on a permanent basis but if i may put it this way, you are an interim guy. this is my 10th year in the front office for the african bureau so given my experience in the region, i'm pretty much the most senior person dealing on africa. what do you think african nations, their politicians and diplomats make of the fact, and i don't mean to be disrespectful, you are serving time until donald trump gets around to appointing a permanent assistant secretary for african affairs, and he has appointed a new secretary of sta

we sued the trump administration because the trump administration doesn't have the legal authority to build the wall that he's proposing nor does he have the money, by the way. we're prepared to go to court and make the case that we believe that the institutions of our government, the courts will once again show that the president has acted outside the law. >> dana: we'll let the court know what happened there. on this other issue on sanctuary cities and the like, the administration says and ice, the authority says, that they're trying to deport criminals and california is trying to get in the way of that. you're the chief law enforcement officer. how do you respond to them when they say they're trying to enforce immigration law and california is trying to block it and it's a public safety issue from a federal perspective and from a local one? >> well, they're half right, half right. they're trying to deport criminals in some cases. we support their effort to deport anyone trying to commit crimes. they're wrong saying we're getting in the way. we're telling them that they have the rig

i wonder what backing you're getting from the trump administration. they have not wanted to talk to the taliban even though the taliban has reached out directly to them. >> the secretary is right. we have to show an end to a war. we've had full support and backing from the trump administration and it's actually the new south asia strategy of the trump administration that has created the enabling environment to both have the strength to move forward with security reforms and consolidation of security and also to put the ultimate political solution clearly. we want to thank the trump administration for bringing all instruments of american power and particularly its diplomatic, full weight so that the region and afghanistan and the international community can move forward. >> what about your neighbor pakistan which you have called the center of the taliban which the trump administration has censured and removed a hefty, many, many hundreds of millions of dollars of security aid for their activities in this regard. you know, without their support it's not

most people assume the trump administration will impose ta riffs trump administration will impose tariffs on imports of chinese electronics, toys and apparel. these are the biggest industries that led to the $375 billion trade deficit that the us had with china in 2017. already, us companies in those industries have spoken out against the proposed measures, saying there are better ways to deal with the prospect of chinese intellectual property theft. this could compensate matters for president trump as he tries to fix what he has called an unfair trade relationship with china. now let's brief you some other business stories: the us federal reserve has raised its benchmark interest rate by 0.25%, to between 1.5% and 1.75%, citing a strengthened economic outlook. it was the first meeting in charge for new fed chairjerome powell, who took over from janet yellen last month. he also signalled at least two more rate hikes this year, but sounded a warning about rising trade tensions. tesla shareholders have approved a $2.6 billion pay dealfor boss elon musk, believed to be the biggest share—ba

himself and the trump administration. trump, himself, has been .eticent to criticize putin but his administration has done a lot to bolster nato, has done a lot to financially punish russia for a variety of things, including the war in ukraine. voted, in atself rare glimmer of bipartisanship, to push sanctions on russia last year. host: one more call. carol in rochester, new york, independent line. caller: good morning. if the president for up the agreement with the round, how can he make an agreement with korea, and they sign an agreement in good faith with him? thank you. guest: i think that is an excellent question. it is one a lot of proponents of the iran deal are putting work right now, saying, look, we worked for years, both with iran and our allies, to corral everyone around this deal. and we committed to it. now, if we are going back on it, what is north korea going to say? that is a question that will become increasingly prescient, especially if trump does, in fact, meet with kim jong-un. host: how do you think

the trump administration is causing democrats to lose their minds again. announcing plans to ask, at 2020 census, how dare they, plus, a beloved figure on the left is revealing what we already know and what we know liberals think about guns and the second amendment, and the pc mob puts one of america's most important historical figures at the top of its target list. but first, the all but forgotten american tragedy, that is the focus of tonight's "angle" ." when donald trump announced his candidacy, the media reacted with horror to this statement. >> when mexico sends its people, they are not sending their best. they are sending people that have lots of problems, and they are bringing those problems with us. they are bringing drugs. they are bringing crime. they are rapists. and some, i assume, are good people. >> laura: while many, some, at least, quibble with the formulation, they knew what he basically meant. maybe he should have singled out mexico, people from a lot of places are doing us harm. i'll tell you tonight there is continuous and sad evidence

and un security council, trump administration sanctions, needs sanctions release, and the other thing, and the chinese ruler once to show still in charge, donald from relegated him to the sidelines. and cutting the chinese out and cutting the chinese out is a good thing and he wants to insert himself into the process. it is not good and the reason is the united states can muscle north korea. we can push them around but if they got china at their back it is more difficult. during the 6 party talks which started in august 2003 china was generally a malign influence, in the international community, more than pressuring the north koreans and during that process china was supplying them with components, equipment and materials for the nuclear weapons program, this was not good so important for the united states to push china to the sidelines again. >> they will talk about north korea denuclearize in and whether they would legitimately do that but if this thing ever did turn ugly between north korea and the united states do you imagine china would back north korea in a situation like this?

the trump administration is causing democrats to lose their minds again. announcing its plans to ask, wait for it---- a citizenship question on the 2020 census. how dare they. plus a de beloved figure on the left is revealing what we already know and we know liberals think deep down about guns and the 2 nd amendment. and the pc mob puts one of america's most important historic figures at the top of its target list. but first the all but forgotten american t tragedies. that's the focus of "tonight's angle." >> laura: when donald trump announced his candidatesy the media reacted with horror to this statement. >> president trump: when mexico sends its people. they're not sending their best they are sending people that have lots of problems. they're bringing their problems with us. they're bringing drugs. they're bringing crime. they're b rapists and some, i assume are good people. >> laura: whilean many, some at least quibbled with the formulation the president made there, they knew what he basically meant. maybe he shouldn't singled out mexico people are can

the trump administration said it's willing to talk, cooperate with russia. that was the idea when the trump administration came in to work on certain areas where they could find mutual places of agreement. they tried deconfliction zones in syria, but the united states rejects to russia's support of the assad regime there. election interference around the world. so the u.s. has objected to that in this relationship. state department officials are saying, we're beginning to reach the end of our rope here when it comes to working with russia. we're really going to need to see a change of behavior to work with them in the future. the u.s. just a couple weeks ago enacted more sanctions on russia. this is a relationship that's been really deteriorating, and it didn't start off from a great point to begin with, harris. >> rich at the state department, thank you very much. i bring in my first guest who says he believes the trump administration is taking the right action here. you're the director of defense studies at the center for the national interest. great to se

his push back is why we're seeing this more than a year into the trump administration. so i think this creates a lot of uncertainty. >> so let's talk tariffs here. what do you think the likelihood is that congressional republicans are going to be able to persuade the president towards sort of a more surgical plan instead of what he has prents presented? >> i think they have to be careful about how they approach the president on this issue. if president trump feels like the establishment, the so-called elites are trying to drag him away from a position that he has held whether you agree with it or not for decades, then that may not be an effective approach. one thing gary cohn was doing this week before he announced his departure was convening a group of executives from companies that use steel and aluminum in their manufacturing that would have been harmed by the tariffs. that was one way gary cohn because trying to convince president trump to move off of his tariffs. certainly republicans are confident that they can get him to back away sort of the way that they did wi

the trump administration has been in battle over sb 54, the california values act that took effect january 1. it's as local law enforcement can cooperate with ice agents on criminal matters but not deportation actions. in the past few weeks they made 230 arrest in california and oakland mayor, libby schaaf, was blasted by officials for warming immigrants about the rates. >> there are serious arguments on both sides. >> reporter: uc berkeley law professor, amanda tyler, says the u.s. supreme court has ruled there are limits to federal powers. >> they cannot use state and local officials to carry out the implementation of federal policy, in doing so the court has said is the equivalent of commandeering state officials and making them federal officials and that is problematic from the state sovereignty standpoint. >> reporter: former sacramento sheriff, john mcginnis, who will be and see at this beach on wednesday says the conflict between state and federal laws has many stuck in the middle. >> law enforcement officers are caught in the conflict on this, it is also employers and landlords tha

but who fundamentally disagree with the protest the trump administration is taking. rishaad: we also heard from the new pboc governor. he has a message for business leaders. what was it? tom: the pboc governor talking yesterday, saying there would be further measures rolled out to open up the markets. he said also they would be stepping out there measures to make the yuan a more convertible currency, though we were not given time frames or specifics on those measures. he has also talked about monetary policy remaining neutral and prudent and was asked whether the chinese economy was able to weather the storm if the external environment deteriorates. take a listen. ] if anyslated external risks are in china, i think the current baking system and controls in place leave china well-placed to mitigate those risks. tom: we also heard over the weekend reports from the new york times that the head of the merged banking and insurance regulator has taken on a powerful role at the pboc, party secretary. this man is seen as a reformer. very aggressive tackling shadow banking in

so you can call it a temporary victory for the trump administration. shannon? spirit all right, trace gallagher, thank you very much. reaction now to this late-breaking move tonight by the trump administration, cracking down on california as a sanctuary state, let's bring in harvey harmeet dhillon, a civil rights attorney who regularly argues before the ninth circuit, and nevada republican attorney general adam laxalt who has been challenging california sanctuary city policy from across the state line. welcome to you both. >> good to be here, shannon. >> thank you. sue and i want to start by reading a little from the lawsuit. i know you've had time to read from it. the united states has undoubted preeminent authority to regulate immigration matters. this authority derives from the united states constitution and numerous acts of congress. california has no authority to enforce laws that help make obstruct or otherwise conflict with or discriminate against federal efforts. essentially this goes after three straight laws, . >> as you mentioned, shannon, it points

not everyone in california opposes the trump administration's crackdowns. we'll hear from the california bar maker chosen elected lawmaker of the year, at melissa melendez. plus, a signing ceremony on aluminum and steel tariffs tomorrow. she corresponded ed henry investigates what is in the final package and how critics a. ♪ hello, and welcome to "fox news @ night," i'm shannon bream, tonight in los angeles. breaking news on trade with a planned announcement on tariffs now apparently up in the air. this is the showdown with california deepens tonight. the mayor of oakland asking attorney general jeff sessions, how dare you? the trump administration's lawsuit against california over its immigration policies and the push on tariffs part of a 2-pronged offenses amid russian investigations and alleged turmoil in the white house. team coverage tonight. chief national corresponded ed henry standby with breaking news on tariffs paid first, trace gallagher breaks down a world whirlwind week for jeff sessions, our exclusive interview with him minutes away. stick a

that's because the trump administration has declared an end to temporary protected status for her and more than 500,000 immigrants from el salvador, nicaragua, haiti, incident. who were allowed to stay in the u.s. due to natural disasters or armed conflicts in their native country. >> the essential problem we've identified is that nobody in the administration out about the fact that there are 100,000 american and who are now facing this really horrible choice. >> reporter: the lawsuit says that violates the children's constitutional rights to do right. -- due process. uca law professor says the lawsuit also argued that the trump administration violated the procedure act. >> it directs how administrative agencies can change roles, change regulations. and the core of it here would be the argument that the administrative has not given sufficient reasons for changing the interpretation of this statute. >> reporter: the lawsuit comes when the before president trump is due to arrive in san diego. he's expected to view eight prototypes of the border wall. rallies are expected when the presid

that is the question the trump administration wants to add to the 2020 census. now california is suing, saying it would intimidate minorities. >> given the way that this administration has attacked immigrants, you could understand why immigrant families would be afraid to fill out the census questionnaire. >> reporter: the state of california is suing the federal government to block plans to ask respondents in the 2020 census if they are citizens. other states like new york and massachusetts say they hope to go to court as well.

california fully aligning itself with the lunatic left as the trump administration insifts on rationale in federal government policy. california's radical attorney general announcing he's suing the administration for adding a question about citizenship to the next census. why should he care at all let alone so much. we examine the bizarre reasons tonight. also the state government out of control. but in a growing number of cities and one county in california, there is hope for america. orange county is a hotbed of common sense and patriotism. and officials of the third most of populist county in california are take an admirable stand against the state's sanctuary law. orange county supervisors voted to condemn the sanctuary law and join the trump administration's lawsuit against the state's dangerous sanctuary policies. the orange county sheriff publicly posting release dates for all inmates including illegal immigrants federal authorities may want to detain for deportation. they will have a list in front of them from now on. las vegas authorities cracking down on the most of dangerous

a huge checkup today in the heart of the trump administration. rex tillerson is out and mike pompeo is on his way and secretary of state. president trump fired former ceo thet they did not agree on hireduclear deal, and he the first woman to head the cia. energy andus tremendous intellect. we are always on the same wavelength. the relationship has been very good and that is what i need as secretary of state. emily: from our reaction i want to get the washington, with the founder of the former chief counsel and senior adviser to senate foreign license committees. you want to talk about what this means for business and what is your reaction here? >> the president and rex tillerson did not get along and see i tie on international relations, were partly the iran deal. u.s.have to represent the and show they have president's backing so it looks at mike pompeo has a great relation with the president. emily: earlier this month former cia director tweeted this about president trump. he said you show an amazing albeit unsurprising ignorance of how technol

why is the trump administration suddenly getting tougher with the kremlin and why isn't president trump talking about it? >>> and surprise visit. there's intense speculation tonight that kim jong-un may have psychly left north korea for china. we're digging on what would be an unprecedented trip if confirmed. is there any connection to plans for kim jong-un to meet with president trump? >>> we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in the situation room. >>> breaking tonight, stormy daniels is suing the president's personal lawyer michael cohen for defamation, escalating the legal battle over her alleged affair with mr. trump and a hush money deal to keep her quiet. this as the white house is denying her

that is the question he trump administration has added to the 2020 u.s. census, despite widespread criticism. we will speak to ari berman of mother jones about how donald trump is reading the census. then to louisiana. the state has just announced two white police officers will not face charges for the 2016 killing of alton sterling, an african-american father of five. >> the way they killed him was in cold blood. you know it. i know it. yes, the system has failed us. amy: as we continue our exclusive conversation with army whistleblower and u.s. senate candidate chelsea manning. >> ben cardin has been in politics in maryland for 40 years. he is been behind a desk that whole time. what experience can he bring to the table? i mean, i have life experience. i have been out there. i have been homeless. i have been to prison. i have been to war. these are what i consider experience. amy: all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. in a historic surprise that was kept under wraps for days

so in some sense, john bolton's statements strengthen the leverage that the trump administration has been seeking in order to set the table for seeking some resolution to this crisis. >> so let me challenge you a little bit on that last part. i spoke to the south korean president's national security adviser or his key adviser in that regard who said that actually he didn't think it was president trump's bellicose record, but it was president trump's backing of south korea's desire for diplomacy with north korea and allowing south korea to see whether this might produce something. remember, famously, president trump called the south korean president an appeaser in this regard. and i just want to ask you, because it's a bit concerning, chris whily, who as you know is the whistleblower on cambridge analytical, that john bolton had this super pac and one of the first to work with cambridge analyta he said that bolton wanted to do this. let me play it and then we'll talk about it. >> the thesis of the pac was that america and americans have become too limp wristed as it were. and in order

the budget has been cut for years by the republican congress and the trump administration. it is using internet technology for the first time, so it is asking basically everyone to respond online as opposed to on a paper form. suddenly now, everyone is going to get a postcard telling them to respond online in an era of internet hacks and there will be a question of u.s. citizenship on the form. that is what a freak out a lot of people. a lot of citizens who might not care about the citizenship question are not going to want to respond online because of the fear of russian hats and other things like that in this day and age. there is no leadership at the census bureau. there has been no permanent replacement. underneath the director of the census bureau, there are a bunch of republican appointees with very conservative backgrounds. a senior advisor, for example, is the former director of research for kellyannene conwa's pulling -- hole in form, one of the presidents leading advisors. even before the citizenship question, there's a question about whether the census was an acc

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, agrees to ash trump administration, there's no way donald trump can do those things without informed consent, without knowing what's in the piece of paper. so i don't know how michael cohen plans to win this lawsuit at this point. frankly they're going to try to delay it as long as possible. but in the end they have a difficult road to hoe. >> we also saw another development in it, which was a ruling by a federal court judge where stormy daniels' attorney asked for a speeded up process that would allow him to conduct the deposition of the president in a much faster way, expedited. the judge said, no, we can't expedite this, but there is a process for doing that and basically said what you're asking for now is premature. what does that tell us about the future of the case? >> it suggested to me that in the future stormy daniels would get the discovery she's looking at. if i'm in the president's camp, i would be telling trump, look, you're going to get deposed if this law enforcemesuit continue michael cohen, that has down sides, paula jones' lawyer deposed clinton and that had downsid