Latest in National Politics Including Immigration, Mueller Investigation & Rep. Frelinghuysen to Retire
Edward-Isaac Dovere, chief Washington correspondent for POLITICO, reports on the latest political news from inside the Beltway, including the latest on the immigration showdown between the Trump administration and Congress, the Mueller investigation and a preview of President Trump's first State of the Union. Plus: New Jersey Public Radio's managing editor Nancy Solomon joins us to discuss the breaking news that New Jersey Congressman Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-11) is retiring.
Brian: Are they getting close to yes [on a DACA/immigration deal]? @IsaacDovere: "Maybe..." Says the president's shifting positions on policy are making it hard; Senate trying to make a deal but getting it through the House will be another story.
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) January 29, 2018
@NancySolomon2 says his district changed a little bit in 2012 + brought some very blue parts of West Orange + Montclair into his district. Trump's election "enraged" ppl in those areas + @USRepRodney became the "touchstone" of their activism.
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) January 29, 2018
@NancySolomon2 says his retirement makes it "very unlikely" Republicans will hold onto that seat. Cites facts that now there is no power of incumbency + the divided Republican Party in NJ.
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) January 29, 2018
