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I keep thinking about the last man to sit through this, now justice neil gorsuch. they went to high school together and clerked for justice kennedy together and theyre close. you have to wonder whether he is getting pointers how to wade through this. justice kagan possibly offering advice. the dean of harvard law school and hired judge kavanaugh to be an instructor there. he has a lot of connections to the court and knows how it works. he has been prepped one of the sleeper issues, he clerked fo...

Oroarke was neck and neck with cruz in the polls, took a question while at a campaign stop in houston and said, quote, theres nothing more american, end quote, than the protest. come partd them to the civil rights movement of the 1960s. a hot button issue that divides fans. but that didnt stop hollywood elites from gloating in admiration of the defense of the players. senator cruz shot back, quote, most texans stand for the flag. but hollywood liberals are so excited that hes siding with players...

Is devoided of color. >> there is this new poll out, 83% of republicans approved of the president handling issues and only 10% of democrats do. do you think from the presidents perspective is all good because hes keeping his base happy. what do you think is behind this? >> i think the first notion for this president is to keep his base happy. i dont think race has ever been an agenda point for this administration. i think he sees it as an opportunity. as i said yesterday to play fast and lose wi...

Propelled trump forward. to joshs point, if cultural issues like immigration are hot button issues, immigration takes us back to jobs and the jobs issue and the wage issue doesnt get resolved by cracking down on immigration. there are jobs available in this country, and americans dont want them because they dont pay enough. there are small businesses having to shut down because they cannot get foreign workers because they cant get the approva approvals. how does immigration remain a hot button i...

Are bold. >> reporter: republicans called net roots a formerly fringe far left progressive movement that has become a key force in moving the democratic party further left. >> you think the democratic party has moved to the left or is this just a more open tent these days? >> i think its moving more and more left. i dont think that progressivism or liberalism is a far-out idea anymore. >> reporter: one other hot button issue. abolish i.c.e. some dp democrats jumped on th. others say better to re...

Saying we have the worst immigration laws in this country, in part due to what he put in place and the separation between the parents and the children. it is unbelievable to me that there would be this threat now two months ahead of -- possibly ahead of the midterm elections. >> shutdowns not popular. guess what? immigration may not be popular because of what is happening at the border. we may be seeing a paradigm shift here where this issue, which was jet fuel for the presidents campaign and fo...

Button issue for midterm elections. we thought tax cuts would be a hot button. seems thats not a big topic for the midterm election. possibly the economy because weve seen growth there and the president wanting to tout his presidency for that. what else to we see as a hot button issue when it comes to mid terms that the gop will grab hold of? >> reporter: the gop were supposed to grab hold of the tax issue. that was supposed to be their saving grace. there was in absolute panic to try to get the...

To consider a shutdown if we dont get proper border security. >> sandra: the president doubling down and betting congress will deliver on the hot-button issue before november, but will it backfire? and just ahead, it looks like mr. trump will not sit down with special counsel robert mueller, at least for now. andrew mccarthy, former u.s. attorney is coming up on the legal strategy. >> no sit down until we get until we get ironed out exactly what they want to do. right now im telling them no way....

Messaged him after donald trump was elected and said im awaiting further orders. it sounds like its out of a bad spy novel. >> absolutely. i mean, its sexy stuff. i use that word intentionally because she was using her sex appeal to have a relationship with a republican operative. based on my reading of the materials, not only was she trying to solicit sex for a position in another organization, but it doesnt sound like its the nra. it sounds like its probably another conservative organization. ...

>> a strong commitment to nato. thats not a surprise if you have been following the presidents tone. what he has been saying is effectively this. burden-sharing is what we are all about, right? you cant expect the u.s. to do everything. i also found it interesting as he prepares to make his way here to london. the president spent a little time talking about immigration. that has been a hot button issue all across europe. listen to how he described what that meant not just to his election but how...