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Conservative icon. hes written an ipad to hold the republican blueprint to steal the 2024 election. he actually advised mike pence about the january 6th certification of biden. in any scenario, at any point in history, an op-ed like this should be a big, big deal. we saw similar letters, op-eds, warnings from other op-eds and warnings from the entire trump presidency. it didnt change anything. so will this? >> i sure hope so. i cant emphasize this enough, judge ludwig is as conservative as it ge...

Look at this. the jihad squad. [ cheers and applause ] >> so funny. so great. by the way, remember in the new version of that story, there was a police officer running for the elevator and she is just embellishing as she goes along. conservative icon barry goldwater once took criticism for saying extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. makes you wonder what he would have to say today. joining us now, cnn chief political correspondent, dana bash. and cnn senior political analyst, kirsten ...

>> one of my staffers, on his first day with me, got into an elevator in the capitol. and in the -- in the elevator, we are joined by ilhan omar. well, it was just us three in there. i looked over and i said, well, look at this. the jihad squad. [ cheers and applause ] >> so funny. so great. by the way, remember in the new version of that story, there was a police officer running for the elevator and she is just embellishing as she goes along. conservative icon barry goldwater once took criticis...

Pressure. schumer is taking a gamble, trying to move that forward. theres a number of key priorities in the senate that theyre working on, trying to get to the floor. not a lot of time left. back half of july, most of the senate will be out for the majority of august. in order to move all these key priorities forward, this will be an incredibly consequential week for both priorities as they start to talk and debate more fully. >> consequential week. amanda golden, thank you. when we return, of...

Yesterday, of where some of these key senators, where their heads are, what theyre really interested in by way of these questions. we saw it and heard it from senator collins, senator murkowski and the others whose eyes we are keeping locked on as we see the last -- what could be the last 24 hours of this incredibly historic event. >> dana bash, thanks so much. lets chat about this while we wait for chief justice roberts to gavel the proceedings into session. nia, one of the things thats very in...

>> were excited about who hes going to pick. >> reporter: abc news has learned the president has spoken to eight candidates, at least one of whom was not on his original list of 25. >> they are really incredible people in so many different ways. academically, in every other way. >> reporter: several candidates have come for white house interviews, including judge brett kavanaugh, who sits on the court of appeals d.c. circuit. hes a former clerk of retiring justice anthony kennedy. there are two ...

We can learn about the mind-set of the actual trump team. you read "the washington post" hannity offers the media driven president a sympathetic ear and shared grievances. and he basically has, quote, a desk in the place. "the washington post" report. >> this should really give chills to every american the way shawn hannity is going about this. basically if you think 40 years ago we had a conservative icon who went to nixon and said you have to go. and now 40 years later we have his reported ide...

>> sandra: fleetwood mac saying buckingham will not be on their new tour replaced by the late tom petty and the heartbreakers. no official reason given for the split. >> bill: it was one year ago today neil gorsuch was sworn into the u.s. supreme court succeeding a conservative icon the late antonin scalia. a closer look at one year on the bench. good morning. >> many conservatives had hopes that neil gorsuch would be -- the record shows he is closer perhaps to justice clarence thomas. his votes...

But it reminded people that the president has the ability to laugh at himself and that can come in handy for a lot of presidents in the past who have utilized that unique skill to improve their public image. the former presidential candidate and noted historian conservative icon pat buchanan on all of the above. pat what did you think of that? >> i thought it was open lent. i think when the president uses that humor, its very very effective whenever he can get folks to laugh with you, i think th...

But its hardiman from the third circuit that has a curious advantage, that is support of donald trumps sister. she can give a personal account and reportedly favors him a great deal. we do know president trump relies on close advisers for these types of decisions. whats important is that all three of these justices would give trump another promise that he could fulfill. this would not move the needle much on the court in terms of the center of gravity. they will be swapping out a conservative fo...