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Pennsylvania and ohio. today, he heads to florida for an event honoring police chiefs. so hopefully we'll have a chance to ask him about all of this when he departs, ayman. >> kristen welker live at the white house for us. nbc's justice correspondent pete williams. covers the supreme court. as we mentioned, kavanaugh now a member of that, set to sit on the bench tomorrow. can you give us a preview of what kind of cases kavanaugh will be hearing when he starts his new job on tuesday? >> yes, no big blockbuster cases. the first ones he'll hear when he takes to the bench tomorrow involve a federa...

Kennedy. that means abortion, affirmative action, second amendment. a source told me yesterday that kavanaugh was optimistic. he had already started reading the briefs, because he's going to be on the bench tuesday. we don't have any blockbuster cases, but percolating below are big issues -- daca, aca, sang wear cities. those will make their ways up to this court, which is now solidly conservative. >> this has been a fight for over a generation in conservative circles, to do exactly what we're seeing now. starting with the lower federal courts, but this is the cherry on top, to get not just th...

Maintain control of the house, they need to keep those districts, and this plays directly against them on that. two different worlds, but it is going to have -- >> you know, dana, 51 senators, 50 republicans, one democrat, joe manchin, will vote in favor tomorrow when the final vote comes on the senate floor. 49 -- 48 democrats and one republican, lisa murkowski of alaska, will vote against confirmation. 51-49. he will be on the united states supreme court. >> yeah. and as ariane was saying, this could press a sea change in the court. and maybe ariane can help us with what's on the docket. i w...

Solicitor title in this country and been a lead prosecutor in multiple injures dikceds serving in the another -- jurisdictions, serving in most of the blockbuster cases. she has an impeccable reputation and life-long reputation and nothing to be messed with. totally unassuming. she was 74 years old, when she suddenly became a state attorney general, they were like, we don't have any pictures of this person. she stepped in that role in the state of crisis and she did not miss a step. i know what you're thinking, this is fascinating, i have an interesting biographical sketch, and if it ever come...

Amy barrett meanwhile is no stranger to confirmation hearings for the 46-year-old mother seven is a staunch catholic and has been outspoken in her belief that life begins at conception. democratic senators really went after her for the last year during her confirmation hearings to the seventh circuit court of appeals in chicago. and the question how her views would impact her ruling on issues such as abortion. she will likely face a lot of the same questions if she is picked for the high court and sources tell fox news that republican senator susan collins of maine has already voiced the same ...