amy barrett does not. brett kavanaugh does so i think it's a tossup at this point. >> with regard to roe v. wade i want to listen to what the president said when queried about whether it will be a deciding factor on whom he chooses. >> >> are you going to ask your nominees beforehand how they might vote on roe v. wade? >> well, that's a big one and probably not. they're all saying don't do that, you don't do that, you shouldn't do that. i'm putting conservative people on but i don't think i'm going to be so specific. >> i'm going to go with what the hill is reporting which is one of the president's evangelical advisers says america's evangelical christians are more confident than ever that the landmark abortion case roe v. wade could be overturned under trump's presidency. does that square with you what you just heard or are you harkening back to his campaign rhetoric and the promises he made there and how do you square them? >> number one, there's no reason to believe what you just heard. it makes no sens

amy -- bret cavanaugh, amy barrett and tom hardiman, a judge from pennsylvania. ray ketledge from michigan. joan larson is out from women. allison another ives -- allison ives. they understand that the court has a duty to enforce the limits on government power and to interpret the constitution according to the text and the original meaning. they really believe in the rule of law. and this is a tremendous opportunity for the president to pick another justice like neil gorsuch who is extraordinarily well-qualified. very courageous and independent. and who wants to interpret the constitution the way the framers meant it to be. >> tucker: can democrats stop this? can you imagine a scenario where they could? >> i think if the president has a process like he had the first time, engages in a lot of advice and picks a great nominee like neil gorsuch. if he uses the gorsuch model i

tell me what do we know about amy barrett?barrett is a judge on the 7th circuit in the midwest in chicago. she is from indiana. very distinguished law professor from notre dame law school. clerked for antonin scalia. one of the most articulate and intelligent originalists in the country. very talented woman. >> tucker: bret cavanaugh? >> a very respected judge in washington, d.c. on the u.s. court of appeals. he has been on the court for a decade. he is respected on all side of the political spectrum as one of the best lawyers in the country. spent a lot of time in washington serving in government, arguing before the supreme court. he has written a lot of opinions. very deep believer on the idea that if you want to protect freedom and human dignity, you have to preserve the structural limits on government power and the constitution. a lot like neil gorsuch, tucker. >> tucker: so if you are following this at home, who else should you be looking up on wikipedia right now? >> well, look, the president came up with this great idea

amy barrett, i hope she's on the list.rbor, the top five, your favorite analysts named, i like all of those people. >> they're all terrific. let me finish up by talking about vice president pence. he gave a commencement address not long after he was blister erred by george will, a long-time friend of yours. i wonder about the conservative movement and whether it will come back together again. >> so, first of all, the conservative movement is new theory of these grand movements is in american history, social and religious movements become political movements and they become political parties and they effect the government. so the temperance and the anti-slavery movement became the republican party, for example. and so is the conservative moment like that? in some ways, sure. but its story is not told yet. it is a pretty new thing, since the 1950s. so where does it stand on the fundamental constitutional questions that prevail today? and, remember, those questions are huge. and there's more than one side to them. i'm for the

and finally a woman named amy koenig barrett. she is somebody trump just nominated. and during her confirmation hearing things got heated with dianne feinstein and some of the judge's supporters said feinstein was going after her on her religious as sort of a litmus test. so that right now is the working list. but last week it seemed like cavanaugh was at the top of the list for now. and he is a former kennedy clerk. >> thank you. let me put those names back over to jeff toobin. what did you make of those three judges? sound about right to you? >> that does sound about right. i think on the screen i couldn't tell if she mentioned a new 2ru6r trump nominee to i believe the 6th circuit court of appeals. who was a procetege of mitch mcconnell also in his late 40s. amy barrett i think is a very likely possibility particularly if the president has the chance to fill ruth bader ginsberg's sloth. she has been very active in issues relating to catholicism, legal issues relating to catholici catholicism. you know, all these justices, all these potential justices are all very

amy barrette. one thing that we should no about all of these candidates is they are in their late 40s and early 50s. so checking boxes for this president who has said during the campaign, he said on air force one he doesn't want to ask them about this. keep in mind, they are very mindful of the fact they want a justice and the president said in the campaign, he wants justices that will overturn roe v wade and this selection process may bring the country closer to a generation that it will overturn that decision. >> i believe it will. jim, a wide ranging press availability, what else did they talk about. >> reporter: renewed conversation that john kelly is on his way out. coming up on one year. he was not very conclusive on this question when he was asked about it. >> are you looking for a new chief of staff? >> no. we are getting along very well. at some point, things happen. but i will tell you -- you see that -- a very good relationship. a wonderful man. john kelly, four star. wonderful man. and

so we have amy barrett who is extremely conservative and also by herin legal g, very catholicie tendencs interesting. we have melissa par who's an indiana american judge who is extremely tough on crime. fitsith the president in a lot of ways. that will track more towards,mi sir in some ways to the way gorsuch is wrien but actually more conservative in oth ways. >> we know that back during the campaign, the president put out a list of many potential appointees to the supreme court they weren't surehat kind of justice he might put forth, obviously we knew he had one going into it with the seat that garland was appointed to but never voted upon. hange thed the minority, the balance of the court >> it will be very interesting. kenn was an interedesting judge. he was a reagan appointee, he's gey tracked conservative. ople like to predict him as this his swing vote. he had a senseidf somenight say justice about him that he would like to reach s.result his opinions would kind of track in random directions. he was poetic in a lot of ways. in many ways i don't see the composition chang that much

amy barrett, that is a woman who had been a law professor at notre dame who he put on the seventh circuit. she has a very strong following among religious she had a little bit of a controversial hearing in the senate because senator feinstein challenged her in a way that trump liked, t president liked how she and her people fought back. that is one person. one man, brettavanaugh and helped vet john roberts. he is on the dks circuit court of appeals. another former kennedy clerk that we believe is on the list, ray ketledge on theixth court of appeals. favorite of mitch mcconnell,irst outh indian, asian-american nominee and he was put on the court. robert: anyone you t want add? >> thomas hardiman. these are allrt appeals c judges and there is a reason for that. e republican mantra is n re david suiters. they want to make sure these are rock solidnd appeals court judges writea t of opinions. >> they have been through the grinder already and havete g a pretty good look. but they are hoping these people if from are no secrets that are going to pop up, all the democrats have goi for the is the

you look at people like amy barrett or joe larson, both from the seventh circuit who were on the list who are younger, more moderate women. >> harris: how does that pander? speak to your same because it's a younger more moderate women that's how she's going to vote and putting this person out there but she still to the writer center with strict constructionist. >> thomas: i would say is not pandering because those two candidates are supremely qualified on the supreme court. i can find other women who people would say she's only being put out there because she's a woman but in these cases, those people, absolutely not. those would be terrific nominees and frankly pretty much everyone on the president's list. >> melissa: does it solve more problems? >> thomas: from a political calculus i could see it because certainly to the extent you're going to get attacked on a roe vs. wade and that sort of thing, i can see the value of having a female nominee but at the end of the day when he used to drive this is choosing the best justice. >> trish: amy barrett was question pretty aggressively by

a couple other choices that i would point to, amy barrett who is a notre dame law professor who's now a circuit judge as well as brett kavanaugh and we know he would seem like a logical choice to come from kennedy. >> we're going to wait and see what happens here. i think we are all confident this won't be an easy road ahead. >> one of the points made yesterday was interesting in his letter that he announced the date he was going to resign july 31st as opposed to supreme court justices saying i will resign when a replacement has been confirmed. >> which begs the question why he was so specific about that date in announcing that. thank you. good seeing you. >> thank you. >>> and president trump was in fargo, north dakota to rally for the opponent of democratic senator. as usual the president did not restrain himself from continuing his streak of invoking republican senator john mccain's vote to repeal obamacare and adding new and personal attacks against democrats. >> now they have a new leader. who's the new leader? maxine waters is their new leader. maxine waters. i think she's takin

. >> reporter: on the short list, all appeals court judges including amy barrett of indiana, brett kavanaugh of maryland. whoever is confirmed is sure to be more g onservative than requirstice anthony kennedy. in wisconsin the president boasting about a 10 billion investment witan ectronics giant. >> this is the eighth wonder of the world. >> reporter: the company pledging to create 13,000 new jo but taxpayers will be on the hook for $4 billion in state and local incentives. if paid out the mo a foreign company in u.s. history. >> this is 20 million plus. this will be one of the largt jobs build in the world. >> reporter: tension ignited by mr. trump's tariffs and a looming trade war could cost american jobs. here on harley rfdavidson's home tu after criticizing the company's plans move some production overseas to avoid stiff new european tariffs. >> build those beautiful motorcycles in the usa, please, okay? w don't get cuh us. >> reporter: the jury is out whether the economic policies will pay off. lester? >> all right, peter and republicansplre ning to rush push through the confirmation p

amy coney barrett of indiana, the u.s. kofrtd appeals from the seventh circuit. keith blackwell of georgia, supreme court of georgia. raymond deathe ledge, from the 6th circuit. this is a group of 25 names, men and women. this list, though, was put together by the heritage foundation as well as the federalist society, two conservative groups. it is underscores the fact that the president not surprisingly is going to pick someone who is conservative, shares his values on a range of issues. of course this could have a number of implications for fierce fights that this country is engaged in, everybody from abortion rights to religious little bit erttle to a range of other national security issues. this is significant. it is a chance for president trump to put a big stamp on the supreme court, what could shape up to be, steve, one of the most significant pieces of his legacy. this will be two supreme court justices he will get to pick. >> jon meacham we have been talking this hour about the political fight, a massive political fight that may be shaping up in the back

amy barrett would be a good one. brett cavanaugh.f he picks from that stable of vetted traditionalist journalists, i don't know what the left is going to do. we are look for another kneel gorsuch. >> i hear jeanine pirro has it wrapped up. charles: democrats are railing against our constitutional system. they are saying president trump wouldn't same amount of votes, there have been democrats with the same number of total votes. it sounds like the democrats are ready to attack the constitution as a way of saying -- really ultimately it can be a 6-3 court. >> there is no question. i don't think that's the case with most of democrats. i think where you will see upset with the democrats is the mcconnell rule which isn't a rule which he applied on merit garland. saying in an election year you shouldn't be doing that. >> it's obvious. it's totally obvious it's always an election year. for congressmen it's always an election year. >> the constitution never said presidential or any other election year. what's going to happen this year is the

some are being touted at frontrunner judges bret cavanaugh and amy barrett.enator mitch mcconnell says he want to vote to confirm them this fall and setting up the stage guys for a very, very contentious battle. brian: you think so? we finally get some tension in washington for a change it will be good just to diffuse things. ainsley: his brother is also on the list two. lees are on the list. steve: holy cow. meanwhile we have got as you can see right there judge andrew napolitano strategic analyst. brian: supposed to be on vacation. brian: the way the cards fall. steve: the republican does have a one vote majority in the senate. john mccain is out. up on comil capitol hill, they are going why don't we follow the biden rule because it's an election year wait until after the election. didn't that only apply to presidential election year? >> yes. it did only apply presidential elections. and these rules are just precedence. they are not rules. basically what the parties in power decided to do at the time. steve: right. judge: but, what mitch mcconnell did thoug

amy barrett. raymond kethledge. amul thapar. you got utah senator, mike lee.appeals, judge thomas hornman. i got him in there last. he was a close runner up to gosh such last time. there's six women on the original list. will he actually chose a woman? i want to bring in leonard leo, the representative of the federalist society. you'll hear a lot about the federalist society good and bad. so, leonard, defend the process a little bit. you heard jeffrey toobin there saying, you will know what these judges would do on roe v. wade, but we will not in the public because they will be coached up to say nothing just like we see in every confirmation process. fair criticism? >> people have been saying for 36 years, going all the way back to 1982, with the nomination of sandra o'connor that roe v. wade would be overturned. so -- 36 years later one of out of nine justices on the court said he would over turn row v wade. thomas. >> clarence thomas who during his confirmation years basically saying, i never really thought about roe v. wade before, then got on the bench and

skb >> reporter: i can only say my conversations with white house aid, right now, amy barrett of indianaal less court judges, and the republican mantra h mantra as you know, ever since the bush has been no more daft suitor. thomas ha thomas hardman, present cavanaugh of maryland. and the additional advantage of being from the senate majority leader's home state. >> you have been reporting that the timing of this is significant. because it could actually push the whole confirmation process once it gets under way do happen a little bit faster? >> reporter: on the one hand yes, justices say when they announce their retirement, their retirement will be official when the next justice is named. if the president and the senate want to have nine justices here when the new term begins on the first're going to have to get it done then. but there's some feeling on the floor of the senate, that they're going to drag this out as long as possible, it will be a live election issue all the way up to the november election. the white house they want to get the full nine justices here, but the senate repub

amy barrett a former professor. raymond kethledge.other court of appeals judge who was a clerk to anthony kennedy. and amul thapar who was a protege from mitch mcconnell. who was confirmed to the sixth circuit. and he would be the first south asian on the court. there is not a hint of moderation in any of their records, stone cold conservative which is a grand tradition in american law. but it is definitely not anthony kennedy's tradition and it is a tradition that will allow for an expansion of second amendment rights so you can have a bazooka as well as a hand gun. end affirmative action for african american students. if you are a religious person, you can ban gay people from your store, restaurants. these are the issues that are going to come up. and that is why these people, as mike pence pointed out. that's what they want on the court. >> another name pointed out is from utah. he wouldn't say no to being considered. would that be a strategic effort to block a vote if their nominees is one of their own? >> i don't think it would r

amy barrett. raymond kethledge. amule thoper. you got utah senator, mike lee.appeals, judge thomas hornman. he was a close runner up to gosh such last time. will he actually chose a woman? i want to bring in leonard leo, the representative of the federalist society. you'll hear a lot about the federalist society good and bad. so, leonard, defend the process a little bit. you heard jeffrey toobin there saying, you will know what these judges would do on roe v. wade, but we will not in the public because they will be coached up to say nothing just like we see in every confirmation process. fair criticism? >> people have been saying for 36 years, going all the way back to 1982, with the nomination of sandra o'connor that roe v. wade would be overturned. so -- >> clarence thomas who during his confirmation years basically saying, i never really thought about roe vchl wade before, then got on the bench and had definite ideas. continue. >> people thought sarah other connor would overturn roe vchl wade and she didn't. i think there's a little bit of hysteria right now

. >> and amy barrett. >> amy barrett is thengest of the four i'm suggesting and i mention that becauseay he's looking for somebody for 40 years, 45 years. right. >> she cou b possiblye on the court in 40 or5 years. law professor at noe d, she clerked for justiceca sa and in her tim as a professor, known as very conservative scholar, verrv cative theorist and some people will remember her from her confirmation hearings for the seventh circuit court of appeals in chicago where she sits now. she was examined by senator feinstein from california who asked whether she mht be too catholic in her views might keip her fromng on the court. concerned abo that.very she was confirmed b the sen now sits on the seventh circuit. >> fredt's the timeline here? what can we e see.to relatively quickly.his to happen i would expect the president makes a nomination win the next month and maybe even weeks aen i think theate majority leader expects to schedule this. i think there's a good chance that you have a confirmed ninth justice by the first monday in october which is the next supreme court term begins.

circuit court of appeals judge, amy barrett, right? >> that's correct.y confirmed, and she -- during the committee hearings some of the democrats asked her questions that implied that because she was a religious catholic, she couldn't do the job as a judge. and i think the public reaction to that, the backlash to that was quite appropriate. neil: yeah, i remember that. thank you very much. we'll know in the next couple of weeks. >>> all right. mean while, the whole issue of these court picks and how they enter into a midterm election and then mixed with a trade war, then what? how does it play out? mane less than you think. -- maybe less than you think. after this. ♪ ♪ so to breathe better, i go with anoro. ♪ go your own way copd tries to say, "go this way." i say, "i'll go my own way, with anoro." ♪ go your own way once-daily anoro contains two medicines called bronchodilators that work together to significantly improve lung function all day and all night. anoro is not for asthma. it contains a type of medicine that increases risk of death in people wit

maybe not as conservative as some of the federalist site people and then amy barrett put on the second circuit and she was at notre dame and what is interesting about her is that the junior confirmation hearing, she had strong writings in the past on religion and that bothered feinstein. so that could end up being a fight. and then the two last ones, amul thapaar is the favorite of mcconnell and that would be an interesting pick. and then mike lee is a wild card. he's not a judge. he's a senator. would it help in this kind of environment to have a senator be put forward. >>> >> so that is the list. it will change. as of this morning, they thought brett kavanaugh was at the top. >> and mike lee would consider it and let's see if the president going forward on that front. but as you point out, justice kennedy was the key vote on abortion right, same-sex marriage, affirmative action. if a new more conservative justice sits on the court, what happens to those critically important issues? >> the death penalty is another. making it easier to execute people. limiting or prohibiting universiti

a lot of people keep skl about this woman, amy barrett, from the secircuit. how seriously do you thin he's consid her or any of the indivi sns. i don't think he'se pick awoman. i know frank disagrees. she's very inexperienced. she's been on the circuit court for like eight months. she wa not a judge before that. >> there's already two women on the co >> thr >> sor yes. >> kee on it. you're right. she's not that experienced he has many appoin that experience is not his biggest thing. she got into the back and forth at a senate confirmation h with d feinstein and it was all about her religion and she wa her kai thol cz thol, can can you interpret the law. she became a real hero to religi conservatives and trump has shown he likes to make religi conservatives happy. >> i assume this was an abortion conver >> she's also 46. they w get someone on the court for three decades or more. >> the know where she stands on a lot of things. >> now but what happened he sa that the whole bed thing. can i remind peopl not of donaldtrump, the apprentice host, but that's what th

and i also thirk there's a problem with a couple of democrats, i personally think that judge amy coney barrett is going to be the choice. in part because she is from indiana. which would put a lot of pressure on senator joe donnelly, who is running for reelection, a democrat running for reelection in indiana. he's got a very tough race. that's a pro-turn state. he voted for gorsuch. they not only have to get collins and/or murkowski, they have to hold the democrats so this is a difficult tactical challenge for democrats. they mostly need to also expand the argument, and the best new argument, which senator cory booker put on the table last night, is to say that there should be no appointment, no confirmation process until after mueller completes his investigation because it's a total conflict of interest since so many issues related to this investigation might come before the court. you can't have a trump appointee. you can bet that he's going to ask these people for their loyalty. that's what he's done with everybody else he's appointed, so that would immediately knock that person out of the

amy barrett. >> bill: yes. >> dagen: put on the court by trump. and joe doablely of indiana, tim kaine and joe manchin, she won support of those. >> melissa: can you respond to that? what do you think of those who were mentioned? does it make sense for him to pick particularly a woman? >> bill: it would help on that score specifically when you talk about heidi heitkamp and others running. it makes it harder for them to vote. and susan collins as was mentioned. it's really hard to compare credential of the two women for example. they are both excellent. look, i'm playing favorites here because this lady wrote my speech about western civilization at stanford. i defended western civilization and stanford wasn't sure. >> melissa: right! [laughter] >> bill: maybe yes, maybe no. i'll forever be grateful to allison. yeah. anyway. >> lisa: picking a woman mitigates -- we are already seeing attacks on the roe v. wade, abortion issue and the war on women. this is where the democrats want to take this heading in the midterm elections. so if you pick a female

he was a lawyer for ken starr's team, but others have zeroed ed in on amy barrett, confirmed to the federalbench in chicago. she was a former law clerk to justice scalia and law professor at notre dame before taking the the federal bench but tangled with senator feinstein during her confirmation hearings. we've also heard the name raymond catlidge. a former clerk who now sits on sixth circuit. and you may see park come up. a favorite of mitch mcconnell. someone who's served in both government and private practice and finally, thomas hardeman. he has a fascinating back story. he drove a cab for some time. first in his family to go to college and he used to sit on the same court as the president's sister. >> thank you so much. laura jarrett. five big names to know. and now to our chief legal analyst, jeffrey toobin. kennedy of course, republican appointee. conservative. but you know, he was the key swing vote going the other way on same-sex marriage, abortion, roe v. wade, is everyone on this list more reliable to be a guaranteed conservative vote on all issues than kennedy? >> every single o

if the president decides to go for a woman, amy barrett of the seventh circuit court of appeals wouldikely be the frontrunner. she's in her mid 40s. whomever the president picks, you look at the list, he will pick a relatively young justice that will serve on a long time to come. shep. >> shepard: thanks. mitch mcconnell says a vote will happen this fall, meaning before the mid-term elections on the president's pick to replace justice kennedy. mitch mcconnell said not to base their partisan politics. listen here. >> the pick should be fairly and not subjected to personal attacks. judges must apply the law even-handedly. judicial decisions must not flow from judges' personal philosophies or preferences but from an honest assessment of the words and actual meaning of the law. >> shepard: still some democrats are accusing the majority leader of hypocrisy for moving so quickly in this election year. let's turn to chad pergram. seems like the simplest phrase is, the winners make the decisions. that i won the house, the senate and the white house. now they decide. that's it. >> that's part

probably second amy barrett. a former law professor at notre dame.er woman, has seven children. there was a lot of controversy in her court of appeals hearing about her catholicism. judge hard iman who came in second place last time. he no doubt will be back in play and a judge named ray kethledge. basically what you see is a lot of people from outside d.c. well known conservative kmodscommodi between the ages of 47 and 53. >> interesting. sam, the question might be, we've heard the statement being made he prefers an ivy league pedi debr pedigree. >> that's right. i mean i suspect what he most wants is someone who is going to please his base, especially the legal kw leg legal conservative movement. it could be helpful. >> who would you say, again, given your experience would be equivalent of justice kennedy of those potentials. nbc has eight. we don't know who the final five is. who would you select? >> i'm a former law clerk for justice kennedy so i'd say no one. but. >> close to -- >> right. i don't think he's going to nominate anyone who's close t

another one, amy barrett, she was at notre dame.uring her confirmationearing, you could see that the democrats were really trying to get at her views of abortion. and she even got into a little bit of a spat with senator diane feinstein on religion. some people said that feinstein was looking for a litmus test there. another issue, the second amendment. tom hardiman is on this list. he's not one of the favorites of the federalist society, but donald trump really liked meeting him when he was a runnerup for the gorsuch seat. he has these opinions on second amendment, so that could come up in his hearings. another former kennedy clerk is ray kethledge. he wrote a digit privacy case that just got over turned. and the last one is interesting because he's very close to mitch mcconnell. that might get him over. and if indeed things get really heated in the senate during this contentious time the president could turn to a senator mike lee. it's always easier to get senators through, although mike lee is solidly conservative. all these peo

to support the affordable care act and one of the main nominees or potential nominees, a woman amy barrett from indiana, notre dame lawsuit, took a very strong position against the supreme court's decisions upholding the constitutionality of the aca so that might create an interesting possibility where the pressure could be on those two republican women and it would be intense i think from within maine and even in alaska. >> and norm points to something interesting there. the way these confirmation battles the, there's almost a science to them at this point in terms of the precision of how the nominees are picked. the considerations about age, longevity but it's that lack of a paper trail that will cause problems. robert bourque a generation ago he'd written all these inflammatory things. it sunk him. now you have these folks who are groomed for years. if the nominee is presented who folks suspect is conservative, folks suspect is the kind democrats want to sink but on paper you don't have that record, does it make it harder for democrats like manchin to make a move? >> it does. what will

we also have a woman by the name of amy barrett, a former notre dame professor on the seventh and circuit circle back to my idea of connections, a man who mitch mcconnell really favored and got donald trump to put on the sixth circuit, judge thapar. he could potentially the first asian american justice on the court. and those are just a few of the names. but i would say that donald trump is put on a list of more than 20 names and neil gorsuch, when he was chosen, he was not chosen from the first list. his name came later. so there could be a dark horse here. but i still think that they will confine it to the names we have. but maybe not these four necessarily. although i think they are leading contenders and i think they're surrogates are doing work right now to try to get their profiles raised higher with the president and with key people who will influence this choice. >> interesting. and joan, looking back, were there signs that this was coming today from kennedy? >> you know, i have to say, jake, at noon on the john king show, i said i don't think it will happen. but i'll tell you why

who's sometimes mentioned as a pocket who does not get the first look because he does not have amy barrett, t, raymond kethledge. and another circuit judge, who has the advantage of being from kentucky, which happens to be the home state of senator mitch mcconnell, the senator majority leader. enter thank y >> what me now is our panel. john meecham, i didn't mention your book because i have mentioned it on the air 12 times. >> there's nothing wrong with a 13th. as my colleagues will tell you. >> the president's been in office less than two years. >> is that all? >> america held hostage. >> his second supreme court pick, he might get a mising tha will, put this in prospeck tifr for us. >> nixon had four, he gave us chief justice warren burger and scruggs powell, and that created a generational court. also, though, one of the things that has changed in recent years, you used to get appointed to the supreme court about the average age of 60, clarence thunderstor thomas was in his 40s, gorsuch is 40. so the stakes are high. and i think that our -- the conversations we have all been having abou

amy coney barrett has now served for basically any time at all. she was just confirmed to the circuit court of appeals. she has a somewhat contentious confirmation pr confirmation process where she was challenged by senator feinstein of california for her involvement with catholic legal organizations. senator feinstein wound up having the worst of that exchange. a lot of people perceived her remarks as somewhat anti-catholic. although, of course, she denied it. they have very little public record, but both are known to be very conservative. both members of the federal society, which is the conservative leader organization. but beyond that, just down the line conservative nominees, if they are nominees. >> so maggie, you never stop reporting and you've been doing reporting even as you're sitting here waiting to on tv with me. and you're hearing the judge wants a justice who eight of nine went to harvard or yale. >> it would apply most to bret c kavanaugh. trump is kind of paranoid when it comes to the bush family. however, on the question of roe v.

. >> i think it will be amy barrett and i think they have it figured out already. >> but i don't knowt that will be their first run. they may this of this in the long term. the other issue is this and barrett qualifies and there will be some surprise people. they'll pick somebody who's like 15 minutes out of law school. 45 years. >>> anyway, a surprise appearance on the "late show" with stephen colbert. jon stewart called on democrats to fight. here he is, the cheerleader for the right side. let's watch. >> i just want to say if there's one hallmark to your presidency that i think we're finding the most difficult is that no matter what you do it always comes with an extra layer of gleeful cruelty. donald, you could have made a more stringent border policy that would have made your point about enforcement but it wouldn't have felt right without a dick kensian level of cruelty. he wants us not only to fear, not to call it wrong but to call it right. this we cannot do. [ cheers and applause ] and by not yielding -- and by not yielding -- and i say, by not yielding we will prevail! unless

don't forget they looked for neil gorsuch's spot and some of the names include brett kavanaugh, amy barretta 45-year-old attorney recently appointed to one of the u.s. circuit courts. mother of seven. by the way. amal tharpin, a list of 25 that one could go through right now. here with me, misty marris. i jumped on it because i'm a mother. i looked at that, a mother of seven, she's a professor at notre dame, and she recently was appointed as a judge. she was one of the president's appointments. i just, let me -- humor me, i think it would be interesting given the backlash he has seen about his, well, so many on the left, their concerns and some of it is justified, some of it isn't, about his, how shall we say, interaction with women. he appoints a mother to the supreme court? i mean i just think it's interesting. maybe because she's the only female on the list. >> already appointed to a prestigious position, a federal court judge. the ultimate test of work-life balance, i would say. trish: anyway, give us some insight, misty, in terms of what you think he might do? which direction is he goi

at the top of the list are amy kony barrett, a judge from the seventh circuit and brett kavanaugh.hese are theront-runners right now. >> judge barrett has in the past expressed ber catholielief and her belief that life begins at conception. we have brett kavanaugh who was a top kdeputy to independent counsel starr during the clinton inveson. what was at the crux of this. seems they are trying to avoid a situation where george h.w. bush nominated someone who was more liberal than conservatives wanted. >> that's true. they want someone who will be a reliable vote on key issuehey believe will come before the court in coming years. >> what are your hop and concerns about the next nomination and nomination process? >> my biggest hope would be that whoever is the next member tries to find a way to build consensus on the ort. the court is in an increasinglyw positionhere it is more polarized and divided than ever before andd they nee to stride to build consensus. it is difficult to see how that will happen. my greatest fear is the opposite l continue at it w to be more and more polarized

and amy coney barrett, a 46-year-old who the president ercently appointed to the seventh circuit in chicagoesident is also considering amul thapar, a 49-year-old circuit court judge in cincinnati, and he would be the first indian american to serve on the supreme court. ane president says he's planning to announce his nominee in just ten days on july 9, and said he would probably meet with the candidates this weekend at his golf club in new jersey, adding he would not ask them if they would overturn "roe v. wade" or about l.g.b.t. rights. jeff. >> glor: weijia jiang is at the white house. weijia, thanks. we do know more tonight about the five lives lost when a gunman opened fire yesterday in the "capital gazette" newsroom in annapolis, maryland. gerald fischman was the editorial page editor. coworkers described him as quirky and smart, making sure everything was just right. john mcnamara was a sports writer and copy editor who could talk fluently about everything from politics to literature. wendi winters, the special publications editor, was a mother of four and mentor to young journalists.

. >> and amy kony barrett. >> the court of appeals, the target of some nasty anti-catholic bias goingough the confirmation hearing and conservative justice who believes in the constitution being applied as it was written. >> he was recently added. and then another top name to par. >> the list the president came up with is an amazing list and these were all folks who would fulfill what the president wants. he wants somebody like justice scalia, like neil gorsuch proved in his first year, who is not going to vote the wrong way on some issues the way justice kennedy has in the past. heather: he ended up being the swing vote even though he was brought in by reagan, and now it is 4-4. very important, who donald trump brings in, implications for generations. >> the supreme court, and great decisions, holding up the travel ban, a 5-4 decision in the union case with a 5-4 decision and the fifth vote justice kennedy represented. jillian: what are the chances that the vote is confirmed in october before the midterms. >> they don't want to 4-4 court with major cases. elena kagan was nominated by

and judge amy coney barrett of chicago, 46, a former clerk to the late justice antonin scalia. she's criticized roe versus wade and is a mom of seven children, including a special needs child and two children adopted from haiti. democrats, outnumbered, are already trying to stop any vote, echoing the argument republicans used when they blocked president obama's nominee, merrick garland, in an election year. senator tammy duckworth of illinois tweeting, "the american people should have a voice in the selection of their next supreme court justice." but there's a big difference. republicans had the votes to block garland. democrats are in the minority now. >> we will vote to confirm justice kennedy's successor this fall. >> reporter: but for every senator, this will be a monumental vote. perhaps the biggest issue, the right to choose abortion. president trump in 2016 became the first republican nominee to explicitly promise the end of roe versus wade. >> well, if we put another two or perhaps three justices on, that's really what's going to be -- that will happen. and that will ha

judge cavanaugh and -- there are other justices currently being considered, judge amy barrett is one talking about. but again, the president said he will be interviewing about five or six individuals and he will be making a decision it looks like one week from monday. >> we will see minimansion -- w see the names, thank you misha . >>> immigration, tax cuts and many other issues tomorrow in an exclusive sitdown with maria bartiromo on "sunday morning futures" right here on fox news channel. meanwhile a wildfire in colorado, wade is causing thousand people to evacuate could also look at other wildfires across the nation. a very serious story. the efforts going on right not to put them out. plus, opening less than 24 hours. how the presidential election could change relations between u.s. and mexico. and not on just immigration but trade as well. >> we need a very strong -- thanks to new tena intimates overnight with proskin technology for two times faster absorption so you can have worry free nights, and wake up feeling fresh and free for a free sample visit tena.us not in this house.

leading contenders, brett kavanaugh, a 53-year-old circuit judge in washington, and 46-year-old amy coney barrett, who the president recently appointed to the 7th circuit in chicago. also up for consideration is amul thapar, a 49-year-old circuit court judge in cincinnati who would be the first indian american to serve on the supreme court. the president has been expressing excitement about nominating a second scream court justice. earlier this week mr. trump highlighted his vision to reshape the high court for decades and remind supporters his judicial nominees only survive if republicans keep control of the senate. >> we will vote to confirm justice kennedy's successor this fall. >> republican senate leader mitch mcconnell wants to make use of his party's razor thin majority now because democrats might win back control of the upper claim beafter the midterm elections. courting key votes, the president hosted six senators at the white house thursday, inclauding three vulnerable democrats. >> are you ready to fight? >> this week democratic efforts to push off confirmation votes until next year we

bush white house and judge amy coney barrett, former clerk to justice scalia, she criticized roe versuse and mother of seven, including a special needs child and two adopted from haiti. and president trump, his white house staff and outside legal activists, they have been preparing for this moment since well before the inauguration. he knows these nominees. he's talked to a couple of them and he and the republicans in the senate want to get this done fast so i'd expect a nominee very soon. robin. >> terry, as you know, there are so many questions. one concerning the timing. do we know any reason why that justice kennedy decided now is the time for him to retire? >> reporter: you know, robin, he had been sending signals for a couple of years. he is 81 years old. we hear that his family was okay with him staying on if he wanted to, but he didn't. and there is this, i think. justice kennedy has demonstrated over the course of his career, a man with a profound confidence and faith in the american people and american democracy. he thinks that whatever the choice will be, and whatever this co

. >> among those on the short list, brett kavanaugh of washington, d.c., thomas hardiman and amy barrettand raymond keith lidge and amul pa thar of kentucky. they put pressure to get the next justice on the court by the first monday in october when the court's new term begins. willie, savannah. >> pete williams starting us off, thank you. >>> president trump had plenty to say about the future of the supreme court at an overnight rally in north dakota. a potential fight over if future nominee under way. correspondent kristen welker has that part of the story for us, kristen, good morning. >> reporter: willie, good morning to you. allf washington is poised for a bruising battle with democrats arguing the process should be delayed beyond the mid-terms, but republicans who don't technically need any democratic vote want quick action. overnight, president trump saying he's ready for the senate battle ahead. >> justice kennedy's retirement makes the issue of senate control one of the vital issues of our time. democrats want judges who will rewrite the constitution anyway they want to do it and

: so in that exchange with reporters, you hear a reporter ask what about amy, a reference to amy coney barrettf justice antonin scalia. the president didn't answer her question, but a source from the white house tells us that coney barrett is one of the frontrunners for the position. they were not clear who the second woman on the short list is. but we do know another frontrunner is brett kavanaugh who was a clerk for justice kennedy who announced his retirement this week. further, there is a dark horse candidate that the president talked about, that is utah senator mike lee who has publicly expressed interest in the role and the president acknowledged hearing about that interest yesterday though a spokesperson for the senator told cnn that he has not spoken directly to president trump about this. again the president said that he would be potentially interviewing with possible nominees this weekend here in bedminster. i asked the white house whether hose meetings had already taken place if there was any information that he could offer, they have yet to response. >> keep us posted. thank you. w

her name is amy coney barrett of indiana u.s. court of appeals seventh circuit. >> yes. she's a former professor at notre dame law school. the one thing about her is she doesn't have a ton of legal experience. she's deeply respected, well known, but you haven't seen her decide a lot of cases. >> only been on the bench a few months. >> exactly. she's a trump appointee. she's younger than 50, which is actually a good thing. it might end up she needs a little more seasoning before they have enough confidence to say she's the one, but she's a rising star no question. >> a federal judge known to mitch mcconnell, amul thapar of kentucky, u.s. court of appeals, sixth circuit. >> yeah, and that's probably helped him no doubt given senator mcconnell's important role in all of this process. again, someone who doesn't have a lot of court of appeals experience. he was a district judge, recently elevated. he was interviewed the last time around, so he's clearly a serious candidate. the second asian-american, indian-american judge on the u.s. courts of appeal. so a significant jurist,

amy coney-barrett 46, raymond ketledge, 51, amul thapar, 49. mike lee, 47, thomas hardiman, 52.ill be a conversation not only in the supreme court, but in both courts. >> they are very quiet behind the scenes that we're not even privy to, although my colleagues pointed out some of them in today's paper. this administration has been laying the groundwork for another nomination and confirmation site. they've made steps to try to persuade anthony kennedy that now would be the time to retire. and when that happened they were very much prepared for a quick process to try to get this person through. no matter who it is, whether it's someone on that list or somebody not on that list, there's no question it's going to change the koccomplexion of court in the way president trump has talked about wanting to do. >>> we'll take a break while we wait for the president of the united states. this is about the tax reform that the president signed six months ago and he'll also talk about the maryland shooting. let's listen to the president. >> thank you very much, everybody. [ applause ] >> than