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The most disturbing and most offensive thing that was said. but i also want to -- you asked early -- youre saying what the solicitor-general of mississippi said, too. and one thing i want to point out he said the people should decide. and actually one of the great ironies is when an abortion ban was put on the ballot in the state of mississippi, the voters overwhelmingly defeated it. so it is important that the people have their say, but, unfortunately, i think the republicans now want this to b...

The most disturbing and most offensive thing that was said. but i also want to -- you asked early -- youre saying what the solicitor-general of mississippi said, too. and one thing i want to point out he said the people should decide. and actually one of the great ironies, which he may not even know, when an abortion ban was put on the ballot in the state of mississippi, the voters overwhelmingly defeated it. so it is important that the people have their say, but, unfortunately, i think the repu...

Base does not believe in that and theyre the ones driving the nomination process. you see it in a guy like donald trump. he used to be pro-choice. he used to believe in abox rights. that was the one thing he changed in 2016 to win the nomination and then the presidency. >> harry enten, thank you very much. i appreciate it. this isnt just about politics, it is about religion. and there is an interesting dynamic to this meeting between the pope and the president, and heres why. clergy back in the ...

That theyre playing to a minority position on this. its not where the country is, its not even where most religious people are, is it, harry? >> no, its not. what theyre really playing to is republicans. thats who theyre playing to. theres still about a third of the republican base who believe in abortion rights in one way or another but two-thirds of that base does not believe in that and theyre the ones driving the nomination process. you see it in a guy like donald trump. each used to believe...

Kelly is popular and shows frankly what senator sinema should have been doing, get age. you can have your suggestions and point of view but at the end of the day you need a quarterback and leader and you have to have times we follow that leader. we elected president biden to a democratic process through a nomination process. hes the only one who beat donald trump. hes likely the only one who may have to beat donald trump again and at some point, we have to ask as a party, are we going to come to...

Its an awful, awful situation. the says it will announce your replacement before you depart, and there is a chance at the start of next year there could be no fda commissioner, no one confirmed to fill your role at nih. are you concerned about the potential leadership void? >> im not really that e conc concerned. it takes a weil to nominate that person and have them go through the senate nomination process which as you know can sometimes take longer than you would like, but we have a very capabl...

Abortion, religious freedom, and discrimination. all while the institution is facing a crisis of legitimacy. justices alito, barrett, and breyer have said recently the court isnt political or partisan, but it seems to be they doth protest too much. what should we expect from the court in this term? and is there any fix for its tarnished reputation among many americans? >> yeah, the justices might say its not political or partisan, but it is certainly idealogical. what we have seen in the last 20...

>> bret: thomas says judges venturing into areas that should not be entered into is part of the reason why the nomination process is so contentious nowadays. tonight virginia voter are considering what they saw last night during the first debate of the governors race. correspondent alexandria hoff takes a look at some of the highlights from the spirited session. >> debate night in virginias governors race. >> my opponent wants to be the abortion governor and i want to be the jobs governor. >> he...

The nomination process well i say usually when you ask me about that and people do, i say its like asking for the recipe for chicken ala king from the point of view of the chicken. [laughter] >> and i must say -- thats a glib joke. but the truth of the joke is, thats the political environment. now, you may disaprove of it. i may disapprove of it. and if enough people in the public want it to change or be modified one way or the other, it will be. chris: i interviewed your colleague, the late jus...