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Saying thursday quote - jim jordan is one of the most outstanding people i have met since i have been washington. i believe in 100 percent. jordan currently cultures house freedom caucus. capitol hill insiders say accusations call into question whether the caucus can continue with jordan at the helm alongside mark meadows. until the issue is resolved one way or another, there is real concern that could distract from freedom caucus policy issues. >> thank you, gillian turner in washington. >> the...

Guard air station clearwater. howard: jeff glor seems like a good, solid pick, but whats striking is howin the era of superstar evening news anchors is over. tom brokaw, dan rather and peter jennings were succeeded by diane sawyer, brian williams, katie couric. this new crew of anchors is competent, workman-like, undoubtedly paid a lot less. the big three draw a combining 24 million viewers. glor. thats it for this edition of "media buzz." im howard kurtz. we hope youll like our facebook page, c...

Guard air station clearwater. howard: jeff glor seems like a good, solid pick, but whats striking is howin the era of superstar evening news anchors is over. tom brokaw, dan rather and peter jennings were succeeded by diane sawyer, brian williams, katie couric. this new crew of anchors is competent, workman-like, undoubtedly paid a lot less. the big three draw a combining 24 million viewers. glor. thats it for this edition of "media buzz." im howard kurtz. we hope youll like our facebook page, c...

This is a good day for the white house. you say douglas because this is general flynn was a birther. had tweeted some controversial themes. it appears this particular lieutenant general has none of them. >> thats right and time magazine in 2014 picked him as one of the most influential people going out there because hes rethinking the army. hes trying to bring it into the 21st century but somebody not afraid to speak truth to power. we saw that in his book "dereliction of duty." when he was able...

Duty, when he was able to go after the problems the u.s. army had during the vietnam war about this is a solid pick for donald trump. >> what -- big challenges. what are the biggest challenges for mcmaster that he faces in this new post. >> i would say the first thing that h.r. needs to do, he needs to sit down with the president and say, mr. president, lets determine what are the top three things the united states must accomplish over the course of your term in office, lets start with the three...

Both sides says itll take 60 votes for supreme court nominees. now you see niel gorsuch make his way in capitol hill. democrats are worried that the conservative solid pick is likely to sail through unless they launch a filibuster. so thats why president trump is suggesting go further now, this so-called thermal nuclear option where you would only need 51 votes, simple majority for even supreme court picks, changing decades of senate precedent. this occurred after democratic leader chuck schumer...

Me about your take of him as the new cia director? >> i think mike is a very bright guy. hes hard working. i think he understands agency very well. so hes a solid pick. now, mike can be very partisan as you saw in the benghazi hearings. hell have to set that aside. but im confident he can do that. i think he is a very capable choice. of the three that came out today, i think he was the most solid pick. >> what about mike flynn? >> mike flynn i have a lot of reservations about. this is someone in...

Director. he knows the agency and i think thats a good thing. hes clearly competent. >> i think mike is a very bright guy and hes hard-working. i think he understands the agency very well. so hes a solid pick. now, mike can be very partisan, as you saw on the benghazi hearings, and hell have to set that aside. but im confident that he can do that. and i think hes a very capable choice, so of the three that came out today, i think he was the most solid pick. >> donny, same question we asked a t a...