happen for biden here? >> you're right, kasie. time will tell. establishment candidates in our party don't always hold out and don't always hold their lead. i think what's different about this year, and this is what is important to keep in mind is when you poll voters no matter what state, some of the super tuesday states, the number one issue important to them in terms of who they're going to support as a candidate for the democratic nomination is electability. time and time again the person they cite as the most electable against donald trump is joe biden. that's something to watch. is there somebody else who after the first few debates might come forward as somebody who could -- in their eyes might be more electable? we'll see. that might be the difference here. the economy is going well, but people still want to see donald trump defeated for a litany of reasons in the democratic primary. >> rick tyler, what's your take on how durable this lead might be for joe biden? >> i think it's very durable. as adrienne has said, electability is the most important component. strategically jo

>>> welcome to "kasie dc." i'm kasie hunt. we're live every sunday from washington from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. eastern. tonight the resistance. the president resists as congress tries to pry information out of the white house and tests the cofoundatio of our constitution. and mitch mcconnell says case closed. democrats press for testimony from robert mueller. >>> plus nothing says mother's day like anthony scaramucci. the former white house communications director joins me after patching things up with john kelly. later, the calm before the trade war. >>> but first, remember infrastructure week? >> we're very excited about the conversation that we had with the president. >> that was a very constructive meeting. >> we think we can work with the president. >> there was goodwill in the meeting. >> the purpose of the meeting is not to criticize the president of the united states. >> that just 12 days ago. now, darkness has once again descended on washington. and the constitutional standoff between the president and congress has turned into an all out war. attorney general bill barr is bein

expedia. everything you need to go. >>> welcome to "kasie dc." i'm kasie hunt. we're live every sunday from washington from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. eastern. tonight brand new reporting about transactions tied to president trump that deutsch bank flagged as subpoenas. >>> plus democrats pour subpoenas on the white house, but so far little to see for it. will they have to impeach to get answers. >>> new laws on abortion send the nation to political corners once again but the court looks much different than it did before. >>> as president trump took in cable news coverage this weekend, he watched as new threats came barrelling toward him in real time. first there was joe biden the democratic front runner kicking off his campaign in philadelphia, casting himself as the party's best chance of defeating the president in november. new polling suggests for now that may be true. in pennsylvania where the president will hold a rally of his own tomorrow, shows biden leading by double digits. and then there was justin amash who became the first to call for president trump's treatment. and then de

you so much. and of course, our chief congressional correspondent, kasie hunt, up there and in the room when nancy pelosi and chuck schumer came in. do they have any concerns that the president has a bigger megaphone than they do, and he can say, i want to get stuff done, but they were just engaged in investigations and name calling, which is not polling very well. >> reporter: that's always a concern, andrea, and it's always one of the central challenges of being a leader here on capitol hill, instead of being in what we've long called the bully pulpit, even before what may be the quintessential embodiment of that afraid entered the white house. so that is a potential challenge for them. and i think you saw, when they first started, trying to get underway on this infrastructure package. you know, a pretty remarkable moment from schumer and pelosi, when they went to the white house and they said, hey, we really want to do this. i think that they know that showing the american people, you know, what their agenda is, that they are actually focused on being for something instead of ju

9:00 a.m. eastern. connect with our show at velshiruehl. we send you to washington where kasie hunt picks up coverage. >> thank you so much. enjoy your afternoon. i am kasie hunt in for katy tur. it's 11:00 a.m. out west and 2:00 p.m. in washington. where the drum beat for impeachment is growing louder among house democrats after former white house counsel don mcgahn didn't show up before the house judiciary committee. >> the president took it upon himself to intimidate a witness who has a legal obligation to be here today. this conduct is not remotely acceptable. mr. mcgahn did not appear today because the president prevented it, just as the president has said he would fight subpoenas by congress to cover up his misconduct. we will not allow the president to prevent the american people from hearing from this witness. we will not allow the president to block subpoenas, putting himself and his allies above the law. >> the white house encouraged mcgahn to defy the subpoena. contempt may not be enough any more. frustrated by repeated stonewalling by the trump white house. more democrat

hill correspondent kasie hunt. for more we've got peter baker of "the new york times," and to help navigate barr's testimony i've got two legal beagles here, barbara mcquade, former u.s. attorney and msnbc contributor and ben wittes, an msnbc legal analyst as well. well, kasie, let me start with you. the hearing itself, i have to say it was even more partisan than i expected. the reason i was semi surprised how partisan this was, this is the senate. i expect this partisanship, particularly on the republican side from the house. this was extraordinary coming from the united states senate. >> it was extraordinary, chuck. but i think lindsey graham set the tone for it. we have really watched his evolution over the course of the last few years from, you know, somebody who was running against donald trump in the 2016 primary and using words that i can't say on television in private conversations about what it would mean if donald trump won the presidency. and now, you know, you have him opening the hearing before it even started with the words, "it's over." and i think that set the tone

the breaking stories we're going to bring you. kasie hunt over on capitol hill and the house judiciary committee hearing set to begin any second after plenty of democrats had their say in a dramatic meeting overnight. i want to go to kasie hunt interviewing ocasio-cortez. >> some of these members are a part of her leadership team. >> absolutely. i think it depends on everyday americans. if you have a representative in a close seat and you think we should be upholding the rule of law, i think it's time to give your representative a call. it sounds like a cliche and sounds like your dentist telling you to floss but it's because we listen and it's important that we listen. >> thank you. i do apologize for throwing you guys at the top of the show, hallie. we were speaking with one of the members who has been focused on this from the beginning but joined, as we know, by an increasingly loud chorus of members of the democratic caucus who maybe don't fit that same liberal progressive profile. and that is really why, you know, the story has been unfolding and so urgent here on capito

things. you will be becoack at 9:00 a.m? >> indeed. check us out on social media. right now kasie hunt picks up our coverage. >> i am looking forward to that interview. thank you both very much. good afternoon. i am kasie hunt in for katy tur. it's 11:00 a.m. out west and 2:00 p.m. here in washington where it has been a day of high drama and unexpected news conferences. this afternoon during what was supposed be a meeting on infrastructure at the white house with democratic leadership the president suddenly summoned reporters to the rose garden to address this comment from house speaker nancy pelosi earlier in the day. >> it's important to follow the facts, believe that no one is above the law, including the president of the united states, and we believe that the president of the united states has engaged in a cover-up. >> instead of walking in happily into a meeting, i walk into look at people that have just said that i was doing a cover-up. i don't do cover-ups. after two years and 40 million or $35 million, it will end up being more than that by the time all the bills are paid. this

is right for you. covered by medicare and most major insurers. ♪ >>> welcome to "kasie dc." i'm kasie hunt we're live every sunday from washington from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. eastern. tonight the president handicaps the kentucky derby. also he says robert mueller shouldn't testify before congress. but as democrats work to find a date for that, that horse may already be out of the barn. >>> plus nancy pelosi tells me the attorney general lied, but can she hold the white house accountable, keep her parties on the rails and not disrupt their 2020 chances at the same time? >>> this week one of the president's lawyers go to prison while another refuses to go to the house. but the judiciary committee is angling for the attorney at the center of it all, robert mueller. for two years, he's been a sphinx like presence. then came a memo from the attorney general, a news conference from the attorney general. hundreds of pages from the report itself, a letter from special counsel to the attorney general, and hours of testimony from the attorney general. and yet, with renewed questions over what

here at 3:00 p.m. eastern. right now kasie hunt picks up the coverage. >> good afternoon. we of course will be watching for that speech as well and bring any news to folks here. good afternoon. i'm kasie hunt in for katy tur. we are watching some developing news this hour. president trump is reportedly considering a plan that would effectively block central american migrants from entering the u.s. that is according to politico which cites several briefed on the plan. the proposal would stop migrants from seeking asylum if they made their way through a country other than their own on the way to the border. and president trump teased a dramatic immigration proposal when he spoke with reporters earlier today. >> i'm also going to have probably today a major statement on the border. this is a big league statement. but we are going to do something very dramatic on the border. >> joining me now, anita kumar and also julia ainsley. thank you both for being here. and anita, let me start with you because this is your reporting right now, politico, and we should underscore that we here at nbc ne

and experts. kasie hunt, nbc's capitol hill correspondent, senior politics editor, john podwerts, and strategist and former executive director of new york state democratic party. tell me, it seems as if the democrats are -- how many different requests, subpoenas, investigations they want to open. there is a single lar decision by the white house not to cooperate with any of them. at what point is speaker of the house being the most likely person going to basically say white house, 60 days or we do this. 60 days, we do that. at some point, are democrats going to try to take control of the situation? >> chuck, you can be forgiven for not being able to keep track. there are potentially dozens of them. we keep worrying that we missed one. >> you probably have. >> trying to complete the list. exactly. the central challenge for the democrats has always been this, they know that ultimately if the white house stonewalls them, they have to go to the courts. as you know, if you do that the wrong way or with the wrong strategy or by relying on the wrong statutes, you can shoot yourself in t

gastroenterologist about humira. with humira, remission is possible. >>> welcome back to "kasie dc." i'm kasie hunt we're live every sunday from washington from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. eastern. tonight the president travels to japan and trashes joe biden while expressing confidence in kim jong-un. we're only using b roll with sumo wrestlers from here on out. >>> plus the speaker questions the president's mental fitness. it is going to be a long, hot summer. and later my conversations with three veterans. but first, with as -- as with many of the president's foreign trips, his visit to japan was quiet until it wasn't. there was golf with prime minister shinzu abe and a selfie. later the two sat ring side at a sumo wrestle tournament. the president bestowed a trophy on the champion. quote, north korea fired off some small weapons which disturbed some of my people, which is what he wrote later, but not me, i have confidence that chairman kim will keep his promise to me, and also smiled when he called swampman joe biden a low iq individual. and perhaps -- and worse perhaps that's sending me a signal. obvious

3:00 eastern many. >> i'll see you at 9:00 eastern. right now we hand you off toe kasie hunt who picks up coverage in d.c. >> thanks so much, good afternoon to all of you. i'm in for katy tur, it's 11:00 a.m. out west and 2:00 p.m. in washington. president trump is back at the white house following a whirlwind trip across japan. while he was there, he engaged openly in partisan politics, swiping at former vice president joe biden during a press conference with the japanese prime minister. abandoning longstanding bipartisan belief that domestic politics ends at the water's edge. >> does it give you pause at all to be appearing to side with a brutal dictator instead of the former vice president joe kbiden. >> well, kim jung eun made a statement that joe biden is a low iq individual. he probably is. i think i agree with him on that. >> the president went on to call biden a disaster. and he followed up his comments with a number of tweets from japan. taking biden to task for offering the controversial 1994 crime bill. moments ago, the biden campaign issuing a statement, writing, the

investigations are a do-over of the russia investigation was, quote, pre pos sper rouse. kasie hunt is on the hill. also joyce vance. kas kasie, you had a chance to catch up with jerry nadler. >> jerry nadler did speak with our colleague alex. i think the way he framed this conversation should underscore the way all of this is escalating between house democrats and the white house. quite frankly, after the initial barr summary letter, the chatter about impeachment got pretty quiet and democrats were making clear to us they didn't necessarily think it was going to be worth the political price. the speaker, nancy pelosi, has continued to be careful in how she's talked about it. she recently said she thinks the president is trying to goad them into holding impeachment hearings. the reality is they don't have that many tools left to try to force the white house to comply here. jerry nadler, who has similarly been careful in how he's chosen his words around impeachment seemed to take a step forward on this today. take a look. >> the president's posture now is making it impossible to rule out impea

welker and kasie hunt. and msnbc political analyst peter baker and msnbc legal analyst a former assistant u.s. attorney. welcome to all. kristen, first to you. the strategy from the white house to say no, just say no to everything. it's beginning to increase the tempers among the house democrats, and maybe that's exactly what the president wants? >> reporter: white house officials, andrea, if you talk to them, are not shying away from the "i" word effectively indicating that the president sees this as something that could be politically advantageous. we saw it on the campaign trail in 2018. he talked about impeachment repeatedly on the campaign trail. he saw that as a way to energize his base, and i think he'd use it similarly heading into the 2020 campaign in terms. latest back and forth between the president and democrats on capitol hill directing don mcgahn, the white house, directing him not to show up today for that subpoena and testimony because citing a justice department rule that goes back about four decades saying top advisers have immunity from testifying on capitol h

colleague kasie hunt in d.c. >> thank you, looking forward to that conversation. i'm kasie hunt in for katy tur. today president trump downplayed the escalation of his trade war with china, or as he called it a while earlier, speaking to reporters on the south lawn, a little squabble. >> we're having a little squabble with china because we've been treated unfairly for many decades. the relationship i have with president xi is extraordinary, it's really very good. but he's for china and i'm for the usa. it's very simple. they want to make a deal, it could absolutely happen. but in the meantime, a lot of money is being made by the united states. >> of course, the one estimate indicates this little squabble will cost americans about $500 per household. a new reporting suggests the president could be willing to gamble with further escalation. threatening to issue tariffs against another $300 billion worth of chinese goods. retaliation to china's newly announced tariff on 60 billion worth of u.s. goods. which, of course for china's response to the initial tariffs, announced last week. in ad

banning all abortions. i want to start with kasie hunt. lot more going on this hour expect to see the president head over from the white house to your neck of the woods. >> that's right, hallie. the president is here for an annual event honoring police officers. but, of course, the conversation up here on capitol hill over the last 24 hours has been all abou subpoena from the senate side, richard burr the republican chair sending that back in april but we just learned about it recently. sparked a lot of backlash. sources close to donald trump jr. said they agreed to a lim limited appearance. the number of hours, as well as the number of topicses. but we do know that there is a little bit of pushback from one source on the committee about the idea that it's going to be limited in scope. let's just say, i would be surprised if democrats would be willing to curtail their questioning of donald trump jr. now, that said, they're interested in a couple of specific things, including most importantly, that trump tower moscow meeting in 2016. or rather the trump tower meeting where they met wit

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. politics editor carrie dan, kasie hunt, and bloomburg news supporter. first, a quick look at the democratic field. in short, every candidate is looking up at one person, the front runner, joe biden. this is not what the conventional wisdom had in the cards at the beginning of campaign season. some thought biden was losing his perch as a cast of younger, progressive, feminine candidates flooded the field whiem he sat on the sidelines, facing criticism from past positions to treatment of anita hill to physical contact some women say made them uncomfortable. polling and fund-raising numbers make him a clear frontrunner. the campaign statement is to purge the country of president trump. now that he is ahead of rivals by double digits, the question is can anyone catch up? when donald trump broke through in summer of 2015, no one was able to catch him, even as everybody told you they would. here now are some candidates making their case on me"mtp daily." >> this is a talented group of people. let me tell you why me. because i have executive experience. i think people look for somebody with a trac

. eastern. right now, we hand it off to kasie hunt in d.c. >> such an important story right there at the end, guys. please do visit hidden heros.com. thanks so much. i'm kasie hunt. it is 11:00 a.m. out west and 2:00 p.m. here in washington where there is finger pointing and fresh debate over who will own a new age of gridlock. the white house and democrats remain at an impasse today over the president's refusal to legislate until congress ends their investigations. and one thing is clear, each side believes that they have the strategic advantage. at the white house, the president of course took to twitter. he called democrats the do nothing party. and again lashed out at their attempts of congressional oversight. a message echoed by his press secretary. >> does this mean the president is open to a shutdown because democrats continue to investigate? >> we want on continue to move forward and get things done. >> is the president putting his own job ahead of the best interests of the american people? >> he is actually putting the american people first. it is the democrats that don't wa

house correspondent kasie hunt, and also hallie jackson, and correspondent covering the doj, julia ainsley, and university of mad michigan law plofgts professor barbara mcquaid and also national security analyst frank fri sghchlt u sch ichlfri. >> the summer just got hotter. and nancy pelosi's statement didn't mention impeachment. but jerry nadler suggested that he wants to move forward. and we've been hearing rumblings of that behind the scenes that particularly the judiciary committee was really anxioiage for impeachment. so i'm interesting to see how far he goes when he talks to reporters in a couple minutes because i think that it will tell us a lot about where we stand here. i think we seem to be moving toward a place where impeachment may be inevitable. the dam really seems to be breaking wide open because miller i think to tmil mueller i think the message has really been mueller wants us to take action. >> and the language of his report today, hallie jackson, we just have a minutes, but the spoken word of robert mueller had a clarity to it which had been blurred in the writt

now kasie hunt, hallie jackson and phil rutker. it was your question to the house speaker. let's play that. >> did the attorney general commit a crime? >> he lied to congress. he lied to congress. anybody else did that, it would be considered a crime. nobody is above the law. >> should he go to jail for it? >> there's a process involved here and as i said, i'll say it again, the committee will act upon how we will proceed. >> i think you almost stumped her. there was quite a pause there. >> reporter: it was pretty remarkable. the house speaker has been very careful to be very measured in how she has approached these investigations and how she's approached this administration to try to make sure that the perception was not they were overreaching. clearly, attorney general barr has crossed some sort of line with her and there's been some reporting this is what she said in a private meeting about the exchange specifically that william barr had with charlie crist around questions around robert mueller had any problem with the way that barr has sort of released that summary before he ultim

you. >> pick it up there, where peter left off. what are the next moves for democrats? nbc news kasie hunt has been talking to sources on capitol hill. kasie what are they telling you? >> reporter: craig, good morning. all eyes on nancy pelosi and pressure is building on her to launch impeachment proceedings against president trump. there are already at least 40 democrats who say they're open to launching these proceedings, and robert mueller seems to be pretty direct, according to my sources in saying it was congress that really needed to take action. but so far, nancy pelosi is really holding the line. she says she wants an ironclad case against the president, and privately many more moderate members of her caucus are still worried that launching an impeachment inquiry could hand mr. trump re-election in 2020, lose democrats the house potentially as well. that said, the members who are thinking about changing their minds, reluctant for impeachment inquiry are thinking about history and how it's going to treat this moment. what are they going to tell their grandchildren about how the

republican telling kasie hunt i too restrictive. it's too restrictive. >> do you think that goes too far >> i believe, yes. >> reporter: while the alabama measure a political flash point, it almost certain the law would be struck down by lower courts and the supreme court uld choose not to weigh in. >>> we want to turn to iran and signs president trump wants to dial back escalating tensions. the president saying publicly today as well asehind closed doors to members of his administration he doesn't want a war nbs andrea mitchell has details. >> reporter: a change of tone at the white house today. president trump asked if we are going to war with iran. meeting with a swiss diplomat whose countryss passes u.s. mees to iran.on in the situatioom wednesday, mr. trump also telling his acting defense secretary he does not want war accoofing to three cials familiar with the conversation and believes his national security advisor john bolton is too hawkish saying pointedly thursday. >> i temper john, which is amazing, isn't it >> reporter: a signal last week. >> they should do, if o they do,

light impeachment, which she has resisted nbc's kasie hunt with one of the democrats calling for it, alexandria ocasio-cortez. >> will you satisfied with what leadership had to say? >> ni think i was satisfied with the openness of the conversation and the discourse we're ving as a caucus. >> reporter: the bitter back and forth betwprn the ident and pelosi escalating throughout the day. >> this president is obstructing justice, and he's engaged in a cover-up and that could be anmpeachable offense. >> i respect the courts. i respect congress i respect right here whe we're standing but what they've done is abuse >> reporter:no it't just infrastructure there are a lot of critical agenda items like the budget that require bipartisanship. a senior administration official signaling there may be some room for must-do deals. phillip? >> kristen, thank you. >>> now we turn to a wild police chase caught on camera a new jersey police officer is now facing charges after opening fire repeatedly on the driver. nbc's gabe gutierrez has the story, and a warning some may find the video disturbing [ s

it's trapped that it's got nothing to lose. he said it's come a kasi that it could make any gods at the most of us the film business came from an informer because you have the proof that. you need to be careful there really mad at you just your articles have made them very angry. you have to be much more careful than usual. their total scumbags. they wouldn't hesitate to detonate a bomb under your window or use a member of your family to seek revenge. yes. that meaning i'm having a rough time i'm afraid for my children. i have nightmares the air feels thick you know that they've completely lost their minds so i need to be extra careful and i need to find out what they would do if they decide to strike. it out that i just one private citizen against the whole mafia. despite the numerous attempts on his life paolo still visit sicily regularly. this time he's on his way to pull out so our three are no seventy kilometers from palermo. the entire town council had to step down when its ties to the mafia came to light. up a bit you can see here. traveling to sicily is always a major securi

growing pressure from her own party to green light impeachment, which she has resisted. c's kasie hunt with one of the democrats calling for it. alexandria ocasio-cortez. >> reporter: were you satisfied with what leadership had to say? >> you know, i think i was satisfied with theen opss of the conversation and the discourse tha we're having. >> reporter: the bitter back skp forth between the president and pelosi escalating throughout the day. >> this present is obstructing justice and engaged in a coverup, and that could be an impeachable offense. >> i respect the courts. i respect congress. i respect where we're standing but what they have done is abuse. s >> kristen joins u now. kristen, as you know, this is not a small matter. if the president is refusing to work with democrats, wre do they go from here? >> reporter: lester, it's not just infrastructure, there are a lot ritical agenda items like the budget. there may be room for must-do deals. >> krist welker at the white house, thank you. >>> one of the president's most vocal critics faces new troubles tonight. federal prosec

she has resisted nbc's kasie hunt today with one of the democrats calling for it, alexandria ocasio-cortez. tisfied with what leadership had to say? >> i was satisfied with the openness of the conversation and the discourse that we're having as a caucus >> reporter: the bitter back and forth between the president and pelosi escalating ve p. and that could be an impeachable offense. >> i respect the courts i respect congress i respect right here where we're standing but what they've done is abuse >> kristen joins us now. kristen, as you know, this is not a small matter if the president is refusing to work with democrats, where do they go from here? >> reporter: lester, it's not just infrastructure there are a lot of critical agenda items like the budget that require bipartisanship a senior administration official signaling there may be some room for must-do deals, lester >> kristen welker at the white house, thank you. >>> one of the president's most vocal critics faces new troubles tonight federal prosecutors charged attorney michael avenatti with stealing nearly $300,000 from his c

insurers. ♪ >>> welcome to "kasie dc." i'm kasie hunt we're live every sunday from washington from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. eastern. tonight the president handicaps the kentucky derby. also he says robert mueller shouldn't testify before congress. but as democrats work to find a date for that, that horse may already be out of the barn. >>> plus nancy pelosi tells me the attorney general lied, but can she hold the white house accountable, keep her parties on the rai

. we send you to washington where kasie hunt picks up coverage. >> thank you so much. enjoy your afternoon. i am kasie hunt in for katy tur. it's 11:00 a.m. out west and 2:00 p.m. in washington. where the drum beat for impeachment is growing louder among house democrats after former white house counsel don mcgahn didn't show up before the house judiciary committee. >> the president took it upon himself to intimidate a witness who has a legal obligation to be here today. this conduct is not remotely acceptable. mr. mcgahn did not appear today because the president prevented it, just as the president has said he would fight

can the subject but msnbc's kasie hunt knew a history-making comment by a speaker of the house when she heard one and two minutes later kasie hunt went back to the crime. >> madam speaker, did the attorney general commit a crime? >> elied to congress. elied to congress. and anybody else did that, it would be considered a crime. nobody is above the law, not the president of the united states, and not the attorney general. being the attorney general does not give you a bath to go say whatever you want. and it is the that because you are the attorney general. >> should he go to jail for it. >> there's a process involved here, and as i said, i'll say it again, and the committee will act upon how we will proceed. >> politico reported today in a closed-door session with the democratic members of the house of representatives this morning, speaker pelosi told florida congressman charlie crist we saw barr commit a crime when he answered your question. here is the moment the speaker was talking about. >> reports have emerged recently, general, that members of the special counsel's team are fr

ainsley outside as well. at the white house we have peter alexander, kasie hunt, matt miller and jeremy bash. pete, first to you. you've known robert mueller for a long time. you've covered him for a very long time. this was very dramatic. his statement appeared halting. you can understand the pressure he's under. your first impressions, your headlines? >> reporter: well, i think you've hit the high points. number one, he made it clear he doesn't want to testify before congress. he said there's no point of it. he's not going to go beyond what's in his testimony. i hope this is my late statement about it. quite clear he's laying a marker down. he doesn't want to testify before congress. the report speaks for itself. this was an important inflection point in the career of this special counsel investigation. it's now completely over. the report, largely ended it. he had some finishing up to do. now he's no longer or shortly will no longer be the special counsel. he goes back to private life. the second point i thought was interesting today is, and you touched on it as well. it seeme

watching. i'll see you back here at 3:00 p.m. eastern. right now kasie hunt picks up the coverage. >> good afternoon. we of course will be watching for that speech as well and bring any news to folks here. good afternoon. i'm kasie hunt in for katy tur. we are watching some developing news this hour. president trump is reportedly considering a plan that would effectively block central american migrants from entering the u.s. that is according to politico which cites several briefed on the plan. the proposal would stop migrants from seeking asylum if they made their way through a country ot

are the republicans on that committee. >> we'll see you at 4:00 eastern. kasie hunt is on the hill with some recording. >> reporter: it's the question after today's hearing. we still don't have a firm answer to it. although, there were no indications today from barr. he made a couple of references to mueller testifying in the future this was going to be put off. this would be in front of jerry nadler's committee on the house side. he said they are still talking about it and haven't reach add final agreement. the demand had been my may 23rd. that's what the clock is ticking down toward. interestingly, your panel was just touching on this very question about the phone call and note to self, i won't call you on speakerphone in the future. thank you for noting that. >> some people are into, some people don't. >> reporter: i hear you. that phone call is actually has cracked open the door to learning more from bob mueller here on the senate side. why is that important? you saw all day today lipndsaey graham declaring this whole thing over. focused on other issues. at one point saying bar

kasie hunt in d.c. >> such an important story right there at the end, guys. please do visit hidden heros.com. thanks so much. i'm kasie hunt. it is 11:00 a.m. out west and 2:00 p.m. here in washington where there is finger pointing and fresh debate over who will own a new age of gridlock. the white house and democrats remain at an impasse today over the president's refusal to legislate until congress ends their investigations. and one thing is clear, each side believes that they have the strategic advantage. at the white house, the president of course took to twitter. he called democrats the do nothing party. and again lashed out at their attempts of congressional oversight. a message echoed by his press secretary. >>

. connect with us. right now, i send you to the district of columbia where kasie hunt picks up coverage. >>> thank you so much. good afternoon, i'm kasie hunt. it's 11:00 a.m. out west. 2:00 p.m. here in washington. republican justin amash hasn't found any allies after becoming the first congressman to call the conduct of trump impeachable. he laid out his argument over the weekend after he finished reading the special counsel's report and explains his opinion in a twitter thread. days later he remains the only republican lawmaker to break ranks on impeachment and he has drawn the ire of his party's leadership. the president took to twitter to say he's never been a fan of amash. he labeled him a lightweight and a loser. and then there's the minority leader of the house who questioned whether he's a republican at all. >> he's got to understand justin a mash. he's only asked one question. he votes more with nancy pelosi than ever with me. it's a question whether he's even in our republican conference as a whole.

will be becoack at 9:00 a.m? >> indeed. check us out on social media. right now kasie hunt picks up our coverage. >> i am looking forward to that interview. thank you both very much. good afternoon. i am kasie hunt in for katy tur. it's 11:00 a.m. out west and 2:00 p.m. here in washington where it has been a day of high drama and unexpected news conferences. this afternoon during what was supposed be a meeting on infrastructure at the white house with democratic leadership the president suddenly summoned reporters to the rose garden to address this comment from house speaker nancy pelosi earlier in the day. >> it's important to follow

. >>> welcome to "kasie dc." i'm kasie hunt. we're live every sunday from washington from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. eastern. tonight brand new reporting about transactions tied to president trump that deutsch bank flagged as subpoenas. >>> plus democrats pour subpoenas on the white house, but so far little to see for it. will they have to impeach to get answers. >>> new laws on abortion send the nation to political corners

humira. with humira, remission is possible. >>> welcome back to "kasie dc." i'm kasie hunt we're live every sunday from washington from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. eastern. tonight the president travels to japan and trashes joe biden while expressing confidence in kim jong-un. we're only using b roll with sumo wrestlers from here on out. >>> plus the speaker questions the president's mental fitness. it is going to be a long, hot summer. and later my conversations with three

9:00 a.m. eastern. right now we hand off coverage to our friend and colleague kasie hunt in d.c. >> thank you, looking forward to that conversation. i'm kasie hunt in for katy tur. today president trump downplayed the escalation of his trade war with china, or as he called it a while earlier, speaking to reporters on the south lawn, a little squabble. >> we're having a little squabble with china because we've been treated unfairly for many decades. the relationship i have with president xi is extraordinary, it's really very good. but he's for china and i'm for the usa. it's very simple. they want to make a deal, it could absolutely happen.

attend after having what she called a respectful exchange of ideas with democrats. kasie hunt on the hill and kristen welker with our analysts and guests here with us. nancy pelosi gave what i think you would say is an expected read out of that meeting. calling it respectful and they talked about the oversight of the president and she got the question at the end if she could still have the face-to-face with president trump given where some of her members are on impeachment. >> that's right. she did present this in an upbeat way and i think you heard her hit what we know are the key points that leadership are trying to outline coming out of this meeting. members received a sort of handout on the way in. they want to emphasize a couple things. one that house democrats are following the facts to uncover the truth for the american people. underscoring the idea that no one is above the law. the administration must be held accountable and you heard nancy pelosi just say there that she thinks the president is engaged in a cover up. that, of course, is a pretty loaded term that harkens b

serious and it is a dilemma for all of us. >> all the breaking stories we're going to bring you. kasie hunt over on capitol hill and the house judiciary committee hearing set to begin any second after plenty of democrats had their say in a dramatic meeting overnight. i want to go to kasie hunt interviewing ocasio-cortez. >> some of these members are a part of her leadership

for pbs news hour. kasie, it's great to see you. what happens now? all these subpoenas. there doesn't have to be a crime. it can be all sorts of things. >> it's up to congress to decide. >> what happens next? they just continue with the flurry of isssubpoenas and gett success on some of the court cases? >> i think right now there's a lot of uncertainty among members of the democratic caucus who have moving toward being on the fence on this about what leadership really is going to do. i think it's going to take them all being back together in washington to really get a good answer to your question. the reality is, so far, nancy pelosi is really holding the line saying this will be our strategy and so far her leadership team has been with her. there were questions about whether jerry nadler was a little more aggressive than she was yesterday in talking about the mueller statement. there's a lot of pressure within the judiciary committee to launch impeachment proceedings. at this point, the majority of her caucus still doesn't really want the go down this road. they are still ner

two of us and you will get the one and only kasie hunt. >> but just one hour break. >> we'll pit you out you out of misery. >> to be a fly on the wall on the commercial breaks. >> last commercial break, we met your next guest. >> who by the way told us he is deliver to one thing today. >> the truth. anthony scar new economy scara you the truth. >> like a yankee in fenway park. >> it is opposite day here. >> 23450is nice to drop the mick out. >> all right. thank you both very much. good afternoon to all of you. i'm kasie hunt in for katy tur. it is 11:00 a.m. out west, 2:00 p.m. in washington where a flurry of battles over congressional oversight are reaching a fever pitch. first white house counsel just issued a sweeping rejection to the house judiciary committee's request for w40uhite house reco. he accused congressional democrats of trying to rer relitigate the mueller report. and

up, the democratic calls for impeachment are growing. kasie hunt spoke to a number of lawmakers on capitol hill yesterday. she'll join the conversation. and the vice chair of the house judiciary committee, mary gay scanlon, who supports an impeachment inquiry, will also be our guest. >>> plus, hud secretary ben carson confused a common real estate term for an oreo cookie during a congressional hearing yesterday. yes, he got that confused. we'll talk to the lawmaker doing the questioning, who was trying so hard just to get an answer. you're watching "morning joe." we'll be right back. what's going on up here? can't see what it is yet. what is that? that's a blazer? that's a chevy blazer? aww, this is dope. this thing is beautiful. i love the lights. oh man, it's got a mean face on it. it looks like a piece of candy. look at the interior. this is nice. this is my sexy mom car. i would feel like a cool dad. it's just really chic. i love this thing. it's gorgeous. i would pull up in this in a heartbeat. i want one of these. that is sharp. the all-new chevy blazer. speaks for itself. i

for this hour. remember to follow me on twitter and catch me every sunday night on kasie dc. ali picks things up. >>> thank you. have yourself an excellent afternoon. talks to begin impeachment are intensifying. chairman jerry nadler gavelled into hearing that was supposed to feature don mcgahn but for the second time this month for the committee, the witness chair was empty. that's because the president instructed mcgahn to defy the subpoena to testify complying with that instruction. mcgahn's lawyer wrote mcgahn must honor his ethical and legal obligations. in short, it's our view that the committ committee's dispute is not with mr. mcgahn but with the white house. that response didn't sit well with nadler. >> the president took it upon himself to intimidate a witness who has a legal obligation to be here today. this committee will hear mr. mcgahn's testimony even if we have to go to court to secure it. we will not allow the president to prevent the american people from hearing from this witness. we'll not allow the president to block congressional issue pea n -- subpoenas putt

supporting the way he's negotiating. they're saying, maybe there's a chance. >> leds go over to kasie hunt. >> i'm casey hurt in for katy tur. it's 2:00 p.m. here in washington. president trump is set to reveal his administration's new immigration plan this hour. the plan is expected to match the president's hard-line stance on immigration, so i wouldn't expect much compromise if any with congressional democrats. we're going to bring you all of that as it unfolds. but first, we want to get to today's other big story it's unfolding on capitol hill this morning. a group of key members known as the gang of eight are set to be briefed on the situation in iran and it's important to take a step back. the "new york times" is reporting that the escalating tensions with iran are a result of photographs of missiles on boats in the persian gulf. it's believed they were put there by the iranian military. but it's important to note that as of now, we don't have any context. with the "new york times" reporting, quote, other officials including europeans, iraqis, members of both parties in congress