NORTHERN MINNESOTA TOUR.

AND OF COURSE WE WILL HAVE PLENTY OF POLITICS FOR YOU.

>> CATHY: POLITICS IS WHERE WE START TONIGHT.

ANOTHER BUSY WEEK IN D.C. AS THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION IS PUSHING BACK AT COURT DECISIONS AGAINST EXECUTIVE ORDERS, AND THE SUPREME COURT HAS AGREED TO HEAR THE CASE TO END BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP.

FOR NEARLY A YEAR NOW, WE HAVE BEEN CHECKING IN WITH NATIONAL POLITICAL JOURNALISTS WHO HAVE MINNESOTA ROOTS.

TONIGHT WE ARE PLEASED TO HAVE BLOOMBERG GOVERNMENT NEWS DIRECTOR ANGELA GREILING KEANE HERE WITH US IN STUDIO INSTEAD OF VIA WEBCAM.

WELCOME BACK TO STUDIO "B."

WOW, OKAY, I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHERE TO START.

I GUESS I'LL START WITH, EVIDENTLY, THE WHITE HOUSE IS NOT GOING TO GET THE MARYLAND MAN BACK FROM THE EL SALVADOR PRISON.

WHITE HOUSE SOCIAL MEDIA POST WAS INTERESTING, DIDN'T YOU THINK?

>> IT SURE WAS.

YES, THEY CORRECTED A "NEW YORK TIMES" FACTUAL HEADLINE ON SOCIAL MEDIA, EFFECTIVELY SENDING A MESSAGE THAT THEY HAVE NO PLANS TO SEND THIS MAN WHO LEGALLY LIVES IN THE UNITED STATES BACK TO HIS HOME IN MARYLAND.

WE ACTUALLY HAD ONE OF OUR REPORTERS AT THE AIRPORT THIS EVENING.

AFTER GOING TO VISIT HIS CONSTITUENT IN MARYLAND.

AND SO WE LEARNED A BIT MORE THERE.

AND APPEARS HE WAS MOVED TO A LESS HARSH DETENTION FACILITY IN EL SALVADOR BUT WE DON'T KNOW IF THAT WAS FOR SHOW WHILE THE SENATOR WAS THERE.

>> Eric: DO WE KNOW IF THE ADMINISTRATION IS GOING TO FOLLOW COURT RULINGS?

>> WE DO NOT.

WE ARE WATCHING THAT VERY, VERY CLOSELY.

THERE'S TWO RULINGS RIGHT NOW, BOTH INVOLVING IMMIGRATION THAT COULD BE TEST CASES FOR WHAT HAPPENS NEXT IF THE ADMINISTRATION DOES NOT FOLLOW COURT RULINGS, OBVIOUSLY THAT WOULD BE UNPRECEDENTED BECAUSE OUR COUNTRY KA BUILT UPON THREE SEPARATE AND EQUAL BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT.

SO IF THE ADMINISTRATIVE BRANCH DOES NOT FOLLOW THE LEGAL BRANCH, WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS NEXT.

BUT IT IS AN OPEN QUESTION.

>> Cathy: AND WHAT ARE THE EXPERTS YOU'RE TALKING TO, WHAT DO THEY SAY ABOUT WHAT WOULD BE THE ACTUAL REPERCUSSIONS, THE APPEALS COURT JUDGE WAS TALKING ABOUT THE HOLDING ADMINISTRATION IN CRIMINAL CONTEMPT.

WHAT DOES THAT ACTUALLY MEAN?

>> THERE'S CRIMINAL CONTEMPT AND CIVIL CONTEMPT.

I AM NOT A LAWYER, BUT EFFECTIVELY, CRIMINAL CONTEMPT WOULD BE A PENALTY, A PUNISHMENT, FOR OT FOLLOWING A COURT ORDER, CIVIL CONTEMPT IS BASICALLY MAKING YOU DO IT, WHEREAS CRIMINAL IS A PENALTY, CRIMINAL CONTEMPT FOR MOST PEOPLE COULD MEAN FINES, IT COULD MEAN GOING TO JAIL.

I DON'T THINK WE'RE GOING TO SEE A CABINET SECRETARY IN JAIL IF CRIMINAL CONTEMPT IS LEVIED.

BUT IT REALLY IS UNCHARTED TERRITORY.

WE DO NOT KNOW.

>> Eric: CURIOUS ABOUT THE ROLE OF CONGRESS.

I SEE LISA MURKOWSKI FROM ALASKA SAY EVERYBODY'S AFRAID.

RETALIATION IS REAL.

WHAT GOING FORWARD, WHAT'S CONGRESS GOING TO BE UP TO?

>> YEAH, THOSE COMMENTS FROM SENATOR MURKOWSKI WERE REALLY INTERESTING.

THEY REVERB RATED AROUND WASHINGTON.

EVERYONE WAS TALKING ABOUT THAT NECESSITY, BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T SEEN THAT LEVEL OF CANDOR FROM A REPUBLICAN SENATOR UNTIL NOW.

SHE'S NOT UP FOR REELECTION NEXT YEAR.

SHE'S NOT UP UNTIL 2028.

SO SHE'S NOT TRYING TO SAVE HER SEAT.

THIS IS PROBABLY WHAT SHE REALLY THINKS.

BUT IN TERMS OF WHAT CONGRESS IS GOING TO DO.

THEY COME BACK ON APRIL 28TH.

SO I DON'T KNOW IF THINGS WILL BE ANY DIFFERENT WHEN THEY COME BACK.

I'M CERTAINLY OT EXPECTING RADICAL CHANGE.

REPUBLICANS ARE GOING TO WANT TO MOVE ALONG WITH FEDERAL SPENDING AND DEMOCRATS ARE GOING TO WANT GET WHAT THEY CAN.

RIGHT NOW, THOUGH, THEY'RE AT HOME TALKING WITH THEIR CONSTITUENTS.

SO PART OF THE ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION ABOUT WHAT THEY ARE GOING TO DO DEPENDS ON WHAT THEY HEAR FROM CONSTITUENTS, HOW ANY PROTESTORS ARE OUT THERE.

DO THEY HOLD TOWN HALLS.

WHAT KIND OF AUDIENCES ARE THEY HEARING FROM?

>> Cathy: I'M CURIOUS ABOUT WHERE BLOOMBERG IS, AND MANY PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND THE POOL COVERAGE CONCEPT.

THE A.P.

IS STILL NOT IN THE WHITE HOUSE POOL, RIGHT?

I MEAN, THEY'RE STILL ON THE OUTSIDE, EVEN THOUGH JUDGE SAID THAT THAT WAS NOT CONSTITUTIONAL.

WHERE IS BLOOMBERG?

HOW ARE YOU GUYS DOING WHEN IT COMES TO COVERAGE OF THE WHITE HOUSE?

>> YEAH, SO THIS WEEK, THE WHITE HOUSE ABOLISHED WHAT HAS BEEN THE LONG-STANDING WIRE POOL, AND THAT HAS BEEN IN MORE RECENT TIMES, BLOOMBERG NEWS WRITERS AND THE ASSOCIATE PRESS.

SO WE AT BLOOMBERG GOVERNMENT ARE IN THE IN TOWN POOL.

THAT'S A DIFFERENT POOL.

BUT THE WIRE POOL, BECAUSE THE ADMINISTRATION DID NOT WANT TO COMPLY ITH THE COURT RULING SAYING THAT THE A.P.

HAD TO BE ALLOWED ACCESS, THEY JUST DID AWAY THIS WEEK WITH THE ENTIRE WIRE POOL.

>> Cathy: AND WE SHOULD SAY THAT THE WIRE SERVICES, BLESS YOU, FOR ALL THE WORK YOU DO.

I MEAN, YOU ARE THE HARDEST WORKING PEOPLE IN THE WHOLE PRESS CORPS.

AND YOUR STUFF GOES OUT ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

SO I WAS A REPORTER WITH BLOOMBERG NEWS IN A PREVIOUS JOB COVERING THE WHITE HOUSE BEAT.

SO I'VE BEEN A MEMBER OF THE WHITE HOUSE TRAVEL POOL, COVERING PRESIDENT OBAMA, AND IT'S AN IMPORTANT JOB, BECAUSE IT'S NOT ABOUT THE JOURNALIST GETTING ACCESS TO INFORMATION.

IT'S ABOUT THE PUBLIC, THE READERS, THE VIEWERS, THE LISTENERS OF ALL OF THESE MEDIA OUTLETS HAVING ACCESS TO INFORMATION.

THAT'S WHY THE REPORTERS ARE THERE.

IT'S NOT FOR THEIR OWN EDIFICATION, IT'S FOR HAVING TIMELY ACCURATE, FACT-BASED INFORMATION FOR EVERYBODY.

>> Eric: WELL, IT'S CHALLENGING TIMES FOR THE