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Compromise, not polarize? on tuesday, mccain returned to washington after having undergone surgery to combat brain cancer. after reflecting on his 30 years in the senate, mccain saluted the statesmen with whom hes served and he noted that they come from both parties and various backgrounds and set aside disputes and ambition to work collectively to uphold their responsibilities. and then he lamented the partisan and tribal nature of todays senate and offered a prescription. >> stop listening to ...

Into the establishment but actually i think when they count the pounds and pence in their pockets from the friends they have thats not going to matter very much. thats going to undermine. >> with john kelly in the spot, given his military background, do you expect him to bring a new level of stablgt to the white house? >> its very difficult to say that because there are many people with military backgrounds which are close and appointed to this white house. general mattis, you look to find a ste...

If you want to leak something, he will be asked to resign something very shortly. he is a bleeping paranoid schizophrenic. he then goes after steve bannon, chief strategist. "im not steve bannon, im not trying to build my own brand off the bleeping strength of the president. im here to serve the country. ." in fairness to scaramucci, he says he uses colorful and which, but he will refrain in this area in the future. but not give up the passionate fight for the presidents agend agenda. you see th...

How to achieve actual substantive goals, and so i think we really saw congress turn on the president this week. i think its only going to get worse. they are starting to gain the confidence to stand up to his threats. because they realize, theyre pretty much -- >> they think -- >> its not all about policy and some was the president going after jeff sessions, has friends in congress. dont mess with your friends and the transgender group. a lot of people with military backgrounds saying thats not ...

The new yorkers ryan lizza, a cnn contributor, he says he believes kravchuk was -- believes reince priebus was behind the leaks which wasnt a leak because it was public record. sacramen saying, "reince is an expletive, paranoid, schizophrenic, a paranoic." >> lizza who originally protected his source said the communications director didnt ask for the conversation to be off the record or on backgrounds. the white house doing damage control while defending scaramucci who tweeted he sometimes uses ...

Constantly has to stop and say what will this look like to the country a month or two for now. how can we convey what the president said about ms-13? >> martha: i think that is what the job is. >> newt gingrich both possess these qualities that donald trump really appreciates. they are fighters and are passionate and articulate about the agenda and why theyre ther there. the fact is this president should be respected and regarded as someone who was always welcomed a diversity of viewpoints, idea...

Around, and has done a lot at the white house would be happy about. the past 48 hours has been about this fight that is going on between these two men. it does bring a question whether or not thats an effective communicator. >> look, again, i think sometimes we have a lot of passion. not just passion for the president and the agenda, but sometimes when you have the best people from around the country coming in with a variety of backgrounds, very different perspectives, you may not agree on every...

May not be a huge list of people who would be panting and eager to fire bob mueller. based on their backgrounds. the more interesting sopgs a recess appointment. a recess wh session is out of session for a few days, he fills va ka sis. and were on the cusp of a very long senate vacation. that sets up the question of if the senate does go into recess, will president trump oust jeff sessions and put in another attorney general for this purpose. or will they try to stop him by saying in session. >>...

Privileged souls who have been elected to this senate. ive been a member of the united states senate for 30 years. i had another long, if not as long, career before i arrived here, another profession that was profoundly rewarding, and in which i had experiences and friendships that i revere. but make no mistake. my service here is the most important job ive had in my life. and im so grateful, so grateful to the people of arizona for the privilege, for the honor of serving here and the opportunit...

For the protocols of this both and the other 99 privileged souls who have been elected to the united states senate. i have been in the senate for 30 years, i had a long, if not as long career before i arrived here, another profession which was just as rewarding, and i have made friendships which i reve revere, but make no mistake, this job i have here, is the most important job i have had in my life. i thank the people of the great state of arizona for allowing me to serve here, and it plays a s...