Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche faces a Senate confirmation hearing today.
Democrats accuse him of weaponizing the Justice Department for President Trump.
A few Republicans have concerns about his track record.
Does Blanche have the numbers?
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Now President Trump has ordered a blockade.
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I'm surprised you even had me on.
Comedian Bill Maher on his Mark Twain Award and the lost art of political debate.
Just engage with the argument.
Tell me if I'm wrong about something and then we're going to be cool.
But that's not what either extreme does in this country anymore.
Bill Maher on this week's Newsmakers.