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To have a bipartisan selection, but also for the senate itself to show that it can work in a bipartisan way. and i want to tip of the hat to lindsey graham, people are amazed he and i work together, we do, we disagree on so many things, but i think hes really struck the right cord here, if the right person comes along, and he can support that person and make this a bipartisan process, it will be a stronger process. now, i noticed his golfing partner has been critical of those statements. and, of...

Immediately. transgender athletes will be required though record testosterone levels four weeks before selections. >> todd: merveille ndockyt to sue the australian government for being sued in an immigration hotel. hes suing for $4 million, including prize money he may have won had he defended the open. the australian federal courtle reporting that they deported novak djokovic because high refused to be vaccinated and they feel he would encourage aint a vaccine sentiment among his supporters. co...

Conversation about court reform? >> yeah. i would use this conversation to extrapolate and talk about larger themes. i would use this as an opportunity to talk about the commitment that joe biden made not just to bring racial diversity to the court with his pick, but also what has been the other hallmark of his judicial selections. professional diversity. not just looking towards corporate lawyers and prosecutors that dominate the ranks of federal judges, but getting people who have represented ...

There are profound and deep racial components to the polarization, but yet at the same time, it doesnt feel that unrecognizable from the ways that americans reacted 20 years ago, is that naive? >> it is naive. whats different today is our democracy is weaker then it was 20 years ago. a lot weaker. the executive branch has become an increasingly strong, its now significantly stronger than any other branch. arthur selections or years ago already called it in an imperial presidency. partisan politi...

Do you expect there to be a major battle over his nomination? >> i hope not. i know that the president will select a woman who will be highly qualified and who will be able to serve as a justice in a fair and impartial way which is more that i can say about the former presidents selections. so it will be somebody who is very highly qualified. i look forward to the process and we know that the senators will have plenty of time to meet with her and to engage in the appropriate advice and consent o...

Selections perhaps or give us some tea leaves to read, he hasnt done that yet. >> if theres anyone that will give it the old college try, i know its you, out there on the lawn. leigh ann, we know now this meeting between the president and these senators has wrapped up. reactions so far from the hill, did we learn anything new? >> well, we got a statement from one of the people at that meeting, senator dick durbin, and he said that in the meeting they talked about how senator durbin wants the pro...

Friend, dick durbin, who is chair, democrat of illinois, to try to emphasize more of the collegiality at the start, when weve seen that in our modern politics supreme court nominations often go to the far ends of our politics and can be a part of the screeching debate that can take place, to at least begin in a sober, thoughtful, pleasant beginning. and thats where the president started with this. he has not yet taken any questions related to his selections process. weve seen him speak a bit abo...

He does, the entire circumstance for russia changes worldwide. changes overnight. the cost to russia both in terms of reputational cost and economic cost would be profound. >> reporter: of course, jim, as the white house acknowledges and other nato leaders acknowledge, they simply dont know what vladimir putin is decided to do. he may not even have decided himself. >> this as there have been no inroads on the diplomatic front as well. the minsk talks ended there with no resolution. at home, cnn ...

To start conducting face-to-face interviews with potential supreme court nominees as soon as this week. >> white house officials say the president while in camp david this weekend was expected to delve deeply into the resumés, writings and opinions of several potential selections, at least four, in fact. while we await the final selection, some lawmakers in congress are pushing for a bipartisan nominee. one that both parties can get behind. my good buddy cnns daniella diaz is there for us on ca...

>> bret: the senate has narrowly combined joe bidens pick to lead the food and drug administration the fda 50-46 vote means dr. will lead the powerful regulatory agency which he briefly led during the end of barack obamas administration. senate democrats under joe manchin urged rejection he bears a great deal of responsibility for many of the drug overdose deaths in the years since his first stent as fda chief. ♪ the top republican in the senate says president bidens nominees for the federal r...