Page 421 - Mid Terms News Today

Perhaps for democrats who want to get things done for their constituents but dont want to be seen as working with the president when they want to win elections. >> exactly. they believe that there is a way that will bring them the house. i think they would be in their private moments sort of skeptical about the probability or possibility of it bringing back the senate. they are defending twice as many senate seats as the republicans are. i think theyve got a tough challenge right there. but in t...

In the white house in charge of the office of personnel is going to be given an elevated position overseeing the political operation and several other offices. the idea here is to give a little bit more backbone to an office thats going to be critical to the white houses response to the mid-term elections in 2018. he is a capital hill veteran. there is an idea here that he might be able to help them work better with hill republicans going into these crucial mid-terms. >> we appreciate all of the...

It is 9:00 a.m. in the east. fact check, president trumps interview with the "new york times" under fresh scrutiny separating fact from fiction in the 30 minutes he spoke. >> when the president walked in, still in his golf clothe, he sort of introduced the "new york times" reporter to the president and sort of enabled this 30-minute sit-down with no aids that happened. shock when the aides learned the president was in an unscheduled chat with the "times" the party on the 2018 mid-terms, whethe...

Report showing overwhelming negative coverage of the president, does that equal big problems for the republican agenda in 2018? >> this young generation will pay for that if we dont get the hell out of the way. >> fighting word from howard dean directed at the liberal old guard. is that a sign that democratic chances in the mid-terms are not all they are cracked up to be? >> this is the fox news alert. the republican chairman of the house intelligent committee is drawing a line in the stand in t...

Happen in the mid-terms in 2018. >> oh, one way or the other, it will absolutely have an effect on the mid-terms. kaitlan collins, thanks for being with us. what has history taught us about what we might see in alabama today from voters? our senior political analyst mark preston is with us. i know this is unlike most things weve seen before, but still, what does history tell us? >> a couple things now, poppy. take a look at the state of alabama. very, very republican. its going to be very diff...

Ton of money off this. think of employees getting a thousand dollars next month. we request sit around the table and say how cynical it is, some of these companies want regulatory. im say it doesnt matter to voters. if you use that old ross perot, people judge, am i better off? we can go, its only $600 or $800 a year, thats a lot of money for people struggling to put food on their table and to pay bills. >> unforeign -- unless you were the 13 million that might lose some health care. if we go ba...

This is -- this is not going to be a great idea for them. >> you know, matt lewis, not only is the bill itself unpopular but the president is unpopular. historically unpopular. epically unpopular. 35% approval rating. in the short term do you think this gives him the opportunity to redirect the trajectory of his presidency. >> absolutely in the short term he has points on the board, goes from a horrible year, especially if you talk about tweets and chaos, to having a pretty good year if you look...

Have to reassess what you want to do next. but there was no plan apparently in ryan-world or in ryans head to leave after the mid-terms. this seemed leike a story that got some legs underneath it. to the ambitions of other people who would like to be speaker at some point sooner than later, pushing that out there a little bit. >> no way! >> i think there was a little capitol hill politics involved in this story. i know, that could never happen, right? >> so what kind of message is the white hous...

Their democrat senators. we talked about the christmas party and, of course, he is keen on keeping these majorities in 2018. we know the democrats are all about obstruction, resistance, even if its in the best interests of the american people. >> bill: how did he characterize the results in alabama tuesday night? >> similar to the things he has tweeted, which is listen, we have a slim majority in the senate. i had to fight for that seat but i respect the people of alabama. these allegations were...

Is it? then when hurricane harvey struck houston and you visited the shelter housing flood victims. that was powerful. if thats not what empathy, what is? i like seeing you out among the people. i like seeing you with children, the elderly, factory workers, volunteers. you can be really charming and warm in person. its time to let more americans see that. my radio listeners today offered their advice what you should do before the mid-terms. one suggested a twice monthly fireside chat where you e...