buzz feed, john stanton, thanks for being here. >> good to be here. >> describe for us, what are the dangers to people who wind up being pushed back on the other side of the border. >> particularly places like tijuana and juarez, pretty much every possible facet of their life is a difficulty. they don't have id or other kinds of identification. it's very difficult for them to get a job. they can't secure housing. the state doesn't do much to help them get back on their feet. so they are preyed upon by gangs, by the cartels to use them as drug mules, prostitutes. they can't find places to live. in tehuano many end up in an area that's a giant sewage ditch. they even have difficulties getting money from their family because they don't have identification. if they are trying to get, say, money wired to them to take a bus someplace, they have to find someone who has id to go into a bank and get money. oftentimes people take the money or charge exorbitant finders' fees. every part of their life is essential lay danger. >> john, yet the political imperatives seem to be on border security.

joining me now is john stanton, washington bureau chief for buzz feed. so let's get into a few things here. first of all, what the congresswoman just said. i think this is a perfect study in how washington works. the 1.3, i think it's 1.3 million unemployed, who are going to get their benefits for now three days after christmas. they're out of luck. republicans wouldn't include in the bill. but quietly behind closed doors, republicans did slip into this bill a fix for doctors so they would not see their reimbursement rates on medicare go down dramatically, right? this is known as the doc fix. so doctors who are generally fairly well congressmen compensated individuals, they get what they need. the unemployed, out of luck. >> the republicans have not felt enough blowback, frankly, particularly in the house, from their constituents. i think in large part because of the way districts are drawn. they'll say, we will extend it if it's totally paid for, but we are not going to agree to it. and you know, that's what they forced in the last iteration of this thi

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john stanton, so great to have you at the table. we always enjoy it. and up next, republicans saving kids, fake sign language and the golden globes. how do we get it all in one spin? this is jeopardy. actually, it's "the cycle," and it rolls on for thursday, december 12th. before using her new bank of america credit card, which rewards her for responsibly managing her card balance. before receiving $25 toward her balance each quarter for making more than her minimum payment on time each month. tracey got the bankamericard better balance rewards credit card, which fits nicely with everything else in life she has to balance. that's the benefit of responsibility. apply online or visit a bank of america near you. >>> in the spin cycle today, let's try something a little different. alex, what are our categories? >> sports joes. >> stop right there. we will take potpourri. first up, this group is holding a hearing that could affect millions of travelers. >> what is the fcc? >> that's it, krystal. boom goes the dynamite. they held their first of several mi me

john stanton, 200. very close, very competitive game so far and it moves us as soon as i can sort these cards out. it moves us to the 200 point round. we'll put 100 second on the clock. when we see those 100 seconds, we will begin with this. for 200 points, this company, the largest u.s. defense contractor announced it will no longer give money to the boyscouts of america because of that policy on gays. john. >> incorrect. >> jerry. >> honeywell. >> incorrect. norm. >> lockheed martin. >> effect c. 200 points for norm. 200 point toss up. even many republican senators skip down before a series of confirmation votes on friday this senator remained behind, keeping intact his streak of over 6,800 consecutive votes the longest streak in the senate. time. it's chuck grassley. chuck grassley. 200 point question. in an interview with the "wall street journal" published wednesday, representative paul ryan said he will seek to become the chairman of what? >> ways and means committee. >> correct. 200 point questio

joining is now is john stanton, washington bureau chief for buzz. do you get excited? >> it is hard to get super excited about a bunch of old guys saying they're going to stand there for three days. rich old guys don't generally stay up late not without a lot of blue pills. i'm a little suspect if it goes to saturday. but the significant thing is there are a lot of other ways they could go about with blocking through the senate. the two-hour rule, which is a very arcane part of the rules, stopping the confirmation hearing of one of president obama's nominees. >> stalled it. >> stalled it. nobody really cared. rolling out the cots and staying up all night, they found out with rand paul and ted cruz, that does get a lot of publicity. people can fundraise on it -- >> i find mitch mcconnell to be the most amazing political animal of all. it is when rand paul did the drones thing, what that got attention to was drones policy. which was awkward for him because he didn't understand very well what he was talking about. it was a bad thing for him but got a lot of attention for

jennifer steinour of the "new york times" and buzzfeed's washington bureau chief, john stanton. easy for me to say. all right. maybe i'm a sucker but i actually want to believe what those senators said, that things are going to get better in 2014. you guys are hill rats. you cover congress, you walk around the halls like i do. what do you think? are you going to poke a hole in the bubble? >> well, i thought one of the most interesting things that happened at the end of the year, really one of the most interesting things that's happened since republicans took the house in 2010, was john boehner standing up as you remember, you were there, and denouncing some of the right-leaning outside groups that have been pressuring members to vote certain ways to bring down bills, to bring down compromise bills that a lot of people even in the party had been supporting. i think that could presage a different era. at the same time, we saw over at the senate, the right-leaning senators, particularly those up for re-election, really pushing back against for example, the budget deal. i think that

a president because going to college to admit has been beaten this is clear where appearances mean john affairs arsalan conscious and they're not even hiding more so this is something that's should be unacceptable. about mike stanton widely seen as a clear breach of diplomatic conduct it also raised questions in moscow. but i can imagine how our german partners would have felt if russia's foreign minister decided to attend a rally that was being held against german room i don't think they would consider it a friendly step out of a meeting with opposition members is one thing you know for taking part in rallies that's interference and domestic a fat commission of the private mission early in the week the government survived a no confidence vote in the ukrainian parliament was to be. defeated by the great process opposition m.p.'s went home to block the stage and stalling parliament. outside protest leaders called on people to take over as many civic offices as possible what should have been a public debate on the pros and cons of the e.u. friendship has descended into a foreign fueled. t