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Trumps. they are solid, true blue republican conservatives. and they will have to ask themselves whether they in good conscience can vote for someone against whom there is a credible allegation of sexual assault. it may come down to the decisions of only a handful of people. >> mm-hmm. >> if they should decide that they cannot endorse judge kavanaugh, then well have the situation we had in 1991, when clarence thomas nomination was passed to the full senate without a recommendation from the judic...

The late senator arlin specter. i dont think that can happen today in the #metoo era. she cant be treated as aggressively as senator specer treated professor hill. it is an entirely different era. she may well be a victim, a liar, a dupe. here is my questions. what happens at 5:00 monday afternoon its a draw? there are no rules. this is not a court of law where she has to prove her case by more evidence or he has to disprove her case by more evidence. it is a question of impression. who more lik...

Senator mccain wanted to bring that conflict to a halt. also wanted to make sure the united states was able to demonstrate its great influence and might, and do what we could to try to bring that conflict to an end. >> you reference that senator mccain did sometimes pay a political price for being a straight talker. does that sound familiar to you, as somebody who sometimes paid a political price for being a straight talker? with mccain gone, who replaces him, someone who can serve as a check on...

Rush s russia did interfere with the elections. joining us are the two sponsors of the house version of the legislation, republican congressman leonard lance of new jersey and democratic congressman krishna. thank you for spending time with us. today is the last day or day out from your one-month recess. lets get right into this. congressman lance, why is your resolution necessary? >> i think we have to reaffirm here on capitol hill that we support our intelligence agencies. dan coats is doing a...

Bad dude for doing that, so stop it. im paraphrasing what experts are telling me but that is generally the idea, that the tone starts from the president. thats why its important. its not to satisfy democrats or the presidents critics who say he needs to be tougher, he needs to be tougher. there is a deterrent effect when the president of the united states makes remarks like that. >> garrett, youre at capitol hill. youve talked to senators flake and senators graham. not everybody -- not all repub...

>> we saw last week when the president was separating mothers prom babies that we werent helpless, that we could call our members of congress,we could call our senators and move them to talk directly to the president and get him to do the right thing. when you look at senators flake and corker and heller and others who are in pivotal seats, in very close seats i think people being loud and making sure their voices are heard, i wouldnt give up on it just yet, don. >> but heres it reality, you don...

President trump says he will pick a replacement for justice anthony kennedy as far as possible. and there may not be anything democrats can do about it. joining me now democratic congressman eric swalwell. you probably dont want to hear that, do you? >> well, i dont agree. >> oh, you dont. why not? >> we saw last week when the president was separating mothers prom babies that we werent helpless, that we could call our members of congress,we could call our senators and move them to talk directly ...

Publishing it. the way that that story ultimately came out. i want to ask before i let you go weve been seeing if the fake news awards are going to happen. apparently theres some debate within the white house whether or not this whole thing is a good idea given the climate. what do you think? >> the elusive awards. i think the president has accomplished his goal, which is gotten all of to us talk about it and hes put the spot light on what he calls fake news. some news organizations may want to ...

Years later. he came to this country at 10 years old from mexico. hes now 39 years old, has a wife and children, and has been living and working in detroit until he got deported today. president trump first said he wants to end daca and now says he wants to continue it. some democrats said they will not vote for any bill that does not include daca legislation to fund the government. >> were ready willing and able to make a deal on daca, but i dont think the democrats want to make a deal. and the...

Presidents closest and most important adviser on immigration matters. the reporting that this might be the only policy issue that he weighs in on with real force and, of course, hes weighing in on as a very hard line immigration tough guy. >> yeah and i would say you just showed the video of donald trump saying last night that hes for a daca deal. he was presented with a bipartisan deal on thursday. a deal that -- i didnt present it to him. it wasnt just dick durbin, it was dick durbin and linds...