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Unlike any weve seen certainly in a generation and perhaps in modern times over any possible replacement for justice kennedy. >> its to be presumed, right, that justice kennedy is thinking about that too. i mean, being mindful of if you were to step down and now, versus later, who would likely succeed him? >> this is the irony of chairman grassleys comments. the supreme court justices are quite aware not just of the timing of the confirmation process but really of their own legacies. when a just...

Being a tad obsequious? >> well, ill tell you and use it in a term that we all know and respect that george wills love for baseball and history, that even the best players in the game get more outs than they make hits. in this case i think he struck out because what hes not acknowledging is that the vice president and the president are pursuing the conservative policies that have got the economy moving, thats making our country safer again and its working. thats why the presidents approval polls...

California values senator dianne feinstein the white house dodging questions about president trumps attorney michael cohen as were learning more about how he allegedly aggressively pitched himself to potential clients promising access to the president. here to discuss cnn political commentators and republican strategist rick wilson. hello all. rick, i cant wait to hear from you. so give me your read what were learning about michael cohen and these payments. >> look, michael cohen clearly was a...

Him paid michael cohen after the election. that is according to a source familiar with the matter. what does this mean for president trump, if anything? less discuss. assistant editor at "the washington post" david swerdlick is here. and former trump campaign adviser steve cortes. all are cnn political commentators. good evening to all of you. welcome to the program. weve got east coast, west coast, and central all represented on this panel. david, you first. michael cohen received approximately...

Jong un want to have a good relationship with us because these three detainees came back in good health. contrast that to otto warmbier when he came back in a vegetative state. it is an indication of where kim is thinking. >> what does this tell you about how the president is influencing relations with north korea and also where kim jong un is willing to budge on any american demands. does this tell you anything about that? >> well, there are other things that tell us about that p. you know, wev...

But her willingness to be transparent and where transparency is an option. >> senator, as you know, many intelligence chiefs from democrat and republican administrations are supporting gina haspels nomination, including general james clapper, who worked under obama and john brennan who worked under obama. and mike morell who worked under obama. would you be opposing her if she had been nominated by president broi obama and i find it credible that he could have nominated her given the fact there ...

Her decorating to latest the best initiative. the american people seem to love their first lady. the new poll shows 57% approve of melania trump. and that is up 10 points from january. here to discuss this surging favorability is andy, the author of unusual for their time, on the road with americas first ladies. good morning to you, andy. thanks for being with us. >> good morning. nice to be back here with you. ainsley: why the surge? why 10 points since january? thats incredible? >> it is. i th...

I think treating trump as thest big nemesis and maybe you can take some of the mueller investigation under new york jurisdiction so he couldnt fire anybody. the left is still going crazy u about all of that tonight. >> the left is going crazy about it but the new attorney general is a career person. i dont think its possible for somebody to be as biased and frankly is psycho about trump as schneiderman was. i think that maybe they will take a step back.ru there are democrats who opposed trump ar...

But the cases against trump and i think treating trump as the big nemesis and maybe you can take some of the mueller investigation under new york jurisdiction so he couldnt fire anybody. the left is still going crazy about all of that tonight. >> the left is going crazy about it but the new attorney general is a career person. i dont think its possible for somebody to be as biased and frankly is psycho about trump as schneiderman was. i think that maybe they will take a step back. there are demo...

There is no relation to the trump administration and the trump aids even close to the administration or the iran nuclear deal and anyone who claims otherwise is misleading their readers. so that is british newspapers trying to tie it to trump. have you found anything that ties black cube to any associate of president trump? >> you know, we are very careful to only report what we have dead to write. and i think that it is clear from the documentation and the sourcing, jake, that this is political...