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>> welcome to the journal committed to real report paul incident the plastic supreme court term, and winds on the justices on thursday, unanimously rejected a bit to restrict access to medication used in nearly two thirds of all abortions in the united states, in the courts first ruling thomas is overturning roe v. wade, two years ago. the biden administration is not celebrating that nine — zero opinion is it looks to give the issue front and center in the 2024 campaign heres vice pr...

Not involved in the nitty-gritty that a lot of the lawmakers care about. because of that, mike pence, the vice-president, had more juice. when he was on hill, he was as a policy man. the one thing that trump according to aides seems to be passionate about is deregulation. that goes back to real estate days where his health care policy -- he cares about tax reform more than that and sees this as a hurdle to get to what he wants to do. >> he needs one to get to the other. theres a lot of issues wi...

>> do you believe what happened was an act of war? >> in the broadest context its an act of war. we respond differently to different acts of war. spying is an act of war. you dont go over war over it. it fits the definition of an act of war, but it doesnt mean you can all of a sudden start shooting. >> an act of war. thats a very serious thing to say. the chairman of the armed services committee and a war hero himself, a noted hawk, no doubt. but his assessment is accurate, period. spying is an ...

>> which is a reason why hes had a hard time making this decision, i guess. you lose a huge leader in tax policy, running the house ways and means committee. >> he doesnt want the job. you dont have to be a republican or even in the house to be the house speaker. why not one of the kardashians? >> oh, my god. >> could be anybody. >> oh, alan. >> they could get pelosi. you know, doesnt have to be a republican to do it. no republican wants the job. >> donald trump does. let trump do it. see what i...

Ability to get along with people. has that been -- it is one thing to be able to get along with people. but is that a detriment, something thats bad for someone like kevin mccarthy? >> well, i think they are certainly using that against him. but if you think about his role as whip, the purpose and the job of a whip is to collect votes and to make sure legislation passes. so you are not often working on your own legislation. now i have worked with mccarthy on legislation. we worked together on le...

Conservative concessions in a lifting of the debt ceiling, which will be done in a few weeks, otherwise the u.s. will default on its debt for the first time ever. the next is, is the ingoing speaker going to want to do that? the same problem that has torn the republican party apart mostly in this presidential campaign is being played out now on capitol hill. its just very difficult to see how eastern if paul ryan can make a short-term -- with these lawmakers, its hard too learn how he can sustai...

Support i supporting kevin mccarthy, and one of the people there did tell me that he could support paul ryan, and that is one example of why he is under pressure to run. but he has not said anything to us, but he said he is going home the talk to his family. >> and manu, he has repeatedly said that he is not wanting the job, and he se a young m nd nd years ole and he does not see himself in the house of representatives forever, and what are you hearing? >> that is it, wolf. this is a man with ma...

Because he is a deeply conservative policy man who happens to have charisma and who happens to be able to communicate and have a national base. he could also raise a boatload of money for the national republican congressional committee. everyone would be happy with paul ryan. the country would be well served as well. >> real quickly, donald trump is taking credit for this. do we have a sound bite by donald trump? can we play that? >> i want to just start by saying, you know, kevin mccarthy is ou...

>> he was a policy man, wasnt he? >> through and through. >> he saw himself as a party man. >> he saw himself as a party man and, in fact, because i was on the anc during madibas term, this is my second term in this job. madiba was -- no matter how much he believed on an issue on the table, no matter his viewpoint but he would be guided by the viewpoint of the coelellective. of course he will have some views. hell try to convince that this is the right thing to do. this is the right thing.

Convention? >> i do think thats true. and im reminded of something grover norquist said which is pick a republican with enough working digits to handle a pen. thats all they see mitt romney as. they never thought of him as the ideas guy, the one to push the party forward and lead them in terms of policy. they always thought he would be the one to sign the ryan budget and the other ideas into law. clearly also paul ryan is the one who generates the most enthusiasm amongst the base. hes the one th...