here to talk about what is next is amy walter of the cook political report with amy walter and tameraime for politics monday. you just listened to laura's report. a really interesting report about what is going on this season. is this working? reporter: we have been watching this dynamic develop through numerous primaries as this year has gone along. democrats are getting the opponents they want largely. but be careful what you wish for. there were a lot of hillary clinton supporters that wanted donald trump as an opponent and they got him as a president. what is truly striking is that this is happening at a time when democrats, most notably president biden, are shouting from the rooftops about the risk these candidates posed to american democracy. the idea that people will deny election outcomes that is a dang to america at the same time that some democratic outside groups are boosting these candidates. the argument they would make is we are defining our opponents and they were going to win anyway and it is possible they would win the primaries anyway. judy: possible but there is an

report with amy walter, and tamara keith of npr. oth of you on this monday. so much to talk about. let's start, amy, with those january 6 hearings. what are you learning about how these hearings are affecting the way voters think about all of this, if they have any effect? and the fact that this wednesday, we are getting six weeks -- amy: six weeks before the election. people are starting to vote. early voting has started. we don't know yet if before the election, the committee is going to come out with its recommendations. and if so, what are those going to be and how much attention ar those going to get? i think there is still a lot of questions swirling about, whether something will beat -- will come before the election. if you look at what our opinions about the president? have they changed? about the former president. have they changed over the course over the last year and a half since the january 6? we have had a lot of things happen. we have had hearings, we have had new information come to light, and of course, we have what

me for insight and analysis are former democrat senator claire mccaskill, yamiche alcindor, and amy walter. welcome to sunday. it's "meet the press." >>> from nbc news in washington, the longest running show in television history, this is "meet the press" with chuck todd. >>> and a good sunday morning. there's been no shortage of unkind things said about the vice president. the first may have come from john adams. i am vice president he said. in this i am nothing but i may be everything. the number one job of the vice president is to be a good number two, to help make progress without making waves. after 20 months, kamala harris is familiar with the position's unique challenges. she was seen as a new symbol of a racially diverse country, but as president biden's approval ratings fell, so did hers. she's been tasked with some intractable assignments, from enacting national voting reform to solving the immigration crisis at the border. some of her supporters saying she's being set up to fail. she's also well positioned to become president one day. why? 15 vice presidents have, including our

matt foreman and amy walter editor in chief of the cook political report welcome to sunday, it's "meet the press. >> announcer: from nbc news in washington, the longest running show in television history, this is "meet the press" with chuck todd. >>> and a good sunday morning. there's been no shortage of unkind things said about the job of vice president of the united states and many of those things have been said by vice presidents the most famous may have come from the first, john adams i am vice president, he said, in this i am nothing but i may be everything the number one job of the vice president is to be a good number two, to help make progress without making waves, and after 20 months kamala harris is familiar with the position's unique challenges. she was seen as a new symbol of a racially diverse country, but as president biden's approval ratings fell, so did hear's. she's been tasked with some intractable assignments from enacting national voting reform to solving the immigration crisis at the border some of her supporters and there are quite a few, argue she's been set up t

republicans do that on abortion. >> publisher and editor in chief of the cook political report, amy waltercoming on this morning. >> thanks a lot, amy. >> tell us -- at the end of the day, are you sensing with the new funding blitz for republicans, are you sensing the belief by dr. oz's campaign, by the ohio candidate, by masters in arizona, are you sensing growing confidence that those races are going to tighten up and we may actually have sort of a return to normalcy in those states where, you know, in ohio that's a plus eight republican state. it shouldn't be this close. are they feeling a bit of a lift from this money coming in? >> tighten up, absolutely, joe. the idea that pennsylvania, which is such a close competitive state could be double digits as it is in some polls for john fetterman does not pass the smell test. everyone expects that race to tighten up, including in pennsylvania as well as arizona where mark kelly has a significant lead. to your point, i would call it more a hope than a confidence among these republican candidates that this money coming in from the senate leade

still to come on the newshour, tamara keith and amy walter break down the latest political headlines also how jackson, mississippi's water crisis is indicative of larger racial inequities. and benjamin franklin's literary legacy lives on in the country's longest-running lending library. and much more. >> this is the pbs newshour from wetatudios in washington and in the west from the walter cronkite school of journalism at arizona state university. judy: the start of this new school year is bringing an important change for many students in k-12 schools. the end of universal free meals. back in 2020, congress gave schools waivers to provide free breakfast and lunches regardless of family income. that was after many schools went virtual and both political parties agreed to prioritize reducing hunger and economic hardship. but those waivers came to an end at the start of september. lisa desjardins looks at what that means for students and their families. >> judy, at one point, about 30 million children were getting those free meals. but republicans blocked another extension of the progra

report with amy walter and tamra keith of npr.you on this monday. let's start the january 6 hearings. what are you learning about how these hearings are affecting the way voters think, if they have any effect? and this week, we are at six weeks. amy: six weeks before the election. people are starting to vote. early voting has started in many states. we don't know yet if before the election the committee is going to come out with recommendations and if so, what are those going to be? how much attention will those get? there are a lot of questions swirling about, whether somebody -- whether something will come out before the election. if you look at what are opinions about the president? have they changed, about the former president, have they changed over the course of the last year and a half since january 6? we have had a lot of things happen. we have had hearings, we have had a new information come to light. we have what happened in mar-a-lago, the fbi finding, what looks to be classified documents. the washington post has been

here to discuss it all: amy walter of the cook political report with amy walt.khalid of npr. tamara kth is away. hello to both of you on this so much. i do want to start with the rally that former president trump had or the weekend in ohio, where he was making a number of statements and at one point, or during the rally, there was music laying, which has been compared to the theme song of the extremist group -- beliefs with an extreme set of beliefs called qanon. let's listen. >> we are a nation that has weaponized its law enforcement against the opposing political party like never, ever before. we have got a federal bureau of investigation that won't allow bad election-changing facts to be presented to the public. judy: so, people holding up their hands in a symbol that -- again, that seems to suggest qanon. but what -- where does this leave the former president as he goes out and tries to appeal to voters for the candidates he's campaigning for? amy: that's exactly the right question. and it's one that many republican strategists, especially strategist for can

and amy walter's, publisher and editor in chief. love to say your name twice so thank you for being here. devlin, you have the striking reporting of this nuclear documents retrieved of foreign national capabilities. what more can you tell us about what was retrieved and the scope of all of this. devlin: obviously, there was a lot of classified information and a lot of levels but part of our reporting showed some of this stuff was incredibly sensitive. one of the sets of materials recovered involved a foreign governments military defenses. up to not just their conventional defenses but the nuclear capabilities as well. that is a big concern. that is not the kind of thing anyone wants roaming around in the wild. the other piece of the reporting this week is that some of this stuff was so tightly held that only a small numbe of cabinet level officials or near cabinet level officials were authorized to even tell anyone about it. meaning this stuff was so closely held, dozens of people in the government, that it's among the most closely

. >> amy walter says they are winning it over, keeping them on their side is a bigger and more unprecedented challenge. so what about that? >> i am surprised. but as jim jordan likes to say, how come it's not working? six times, two years, it's a pretty pathetic number, they don't have much to tell. when you have a doubling of the price of gas and then it comes down a few cents, i mean, systematically turning off the energy production in the country and they are shocked that it went high. >> the pragmatist approach and what he brings to the approach. >> you know, a very moderate position in the ultraleft estate, very popular. there are some things to learn in his approach. i think it matters in utah, and matters in massachusetts and many can take a lesson from t that. >> the ability to serve as a senator, none of this excuses this, which decides that it will drag the race deeper and deeper. >> you saw him out there just yesterday, and this is a key pickup opportunity, firing on all cylinders and we are both new jersey guys. doctor oz just moved up there and i think john federman could win th

here to discuss it all is andy walter of the cook political report with amy walter.ello to both of you. i want to start with a rally that former president trump had over the weekend. in ohio, he was making a number of statements and at one point during the rally, there was music played compared to the theme song of the extremist group with an extreme set of beliefs called qanon. >> we are a nion that has weaponized its law-enforcement against the opposing political party like never ever before. we've got a federal bureau of investigation that won't allow bad election changing facts to be presented to the public. >> people holding up their hands and a symbol that to suggest qanon. where does this leave the former president as he goes out and tries to appeal to voters? >> it is a question many republican strategists in so many of these swing states, arizona, georgia, nevada, new hampshire, would like the former president to stick to a script that focuses less on 20/20 and a lot more on joe biden and the economy. but how many times have we heard that from republican str

amy walter, casey hunt and presp priscilla alvarez. it might seem like a small thing but they're fairly large northbounds. how does it compare to what's going on at the border? >> the biden administration is grappling with large nuk of migrants coming to the border they track 1.8 million encount ores including people crossing more than once. migrants they move about the country as they go through the immigration proceedings so these are migrants bussed to the cities and they have less government custody. i have talked to some who came to washington, d.c. and knew they were coming to washington, d.c. and hoped to move to other parts of the country and so this is a costly endeavor for the states. texas spent already $12 million to take migrants to washington, d.c. and new york city and then chicago. but again to take a step back and these are migrants processed and released as they go through the immigration process in the united states. >> it is astounding to me. it is a lot of money to spend to do this but obvious that they do it for p

you have public support crumbling like that for republicans, there's a fascinating statistic that amy walter not so pleased with joe biden are saying that they will vote more democrat this time than they would vote republican. and that just doesn't happen. that's not something that we've seen before, and it shows the level of frustration with the republican party and why, really, there are alarm bells ringing there. >> jeremy, i want to ask you about hillary clinton's comments yesterday on trump's refusal to accept the 2020 election results. let's listen. >> i would not be honest if i didn't say i think there was a seditious conspiracy against the government of the united states and that's a crime. >> led by donald trump? >> led by donald trump. encouraged by donald trump. was i happy when i beat donald trump by nearly 3 million votes but lost the electoral college? no, i was not happy. did i even for a nano second think i'm going to claim victory and try to get the democrats to refuse to certify the election. no! >> some are going to say she's waiting in here, she's answering a question pos

tamara keith and amy walter break down the latest political headlines.sh island adored by tourists militarizes in the face of russian threats plus much more. >> this is the pbs newshour, from w eta studios in washington, and in the west, from the walter cronkite school of journalism at arizona state university. william: as we reported, liz truss will take over the united kingdom tomorrow as the united kingdom's new prime minister after she won the support of her conservative party. as laura barron-lopez reports, the shift in leadership comes as the country is bracing for an acute economic and cost of living crisis. >> i give notice that liz truss is elected as the leader of the conservative and unionist party. laura: foreign secretary liz truss has won the battle for britain's prime minister seat beating former treasury chief rishi sunak in the 2-month leadership contest following the forced exit of prime minister boris johnson. >> we've got two years until a likely next general election. and i want to deliver for people. i want to deliver lower taxes. i

following this all closely is jessica taylor of the cook political report, with amy walter.welcome back to the newshour. we looked at the house yesterday and we will look at the senate now. two months out, what does the senate look like? exit looks better for democrats then democrats ever thought. historically, when presidents have a first midterm election, their party loses an average of two seats each midterm cycle. what we have seen, i would put republican chances at taking back the senate, because they only need one seat, at 60-60 5% chance this spring when you have rising gas prices and inflation and biden approval rating in the mid-30's. this felt like it would be a tsunami, and the question is how high could republicans go? could they pick up four or five seats? we have seen a tightening of the national landscape reflected in the house, but especially in the senate. with gas prices getting better, the biden white house and democrats passing the inflation reduction act, semiconductor bill. also, the key decision that came down at the end of june that sent roe v. wade t

joining me now to dig deeper, from the cook political report, amy walter. grateful you are here.his poll and had no knowledge of the last six months having the experience that we have in midterm elections, you would say the democrats are in deep trouble. president's numbers are low. if you look at views on the economy. however, if you understand the past six months and you look at this poll, you think the trajectory is going good for democrats. so let's start at the congressional ballot. who you vote for for congress. democrats get 46%, 44% for the republicans. so two point advantage. not enough at that rate to keep the house. is that fair? >> i think that is fair. i was talking to a democratic strategist the other day who said we went from being relatively hopeless in may to actually competitive now. and i think that is a very good way to think about where the battle for congress sits. in may, the kinds of numbers we were seeing especially honk democratic enthusiasm, which is that they are much more engaged, they feel better about the president, there has been improvement among

following this all closely is jessica taylor of the cook political report, with amy walter. jessica, welcome back to the newshour. yesterday we looked at the house, now we are going to look at the senate. what does it look like? jessica: it looks much better for democrats than many democrats i talked to ever thought. historically, the incumbent president, their party lsoe ss -- loses an average of two seats per cycle. republicans only need one seat. i would have put it at a 60% to 65% chance the spring when you had rising gas, biden's will ratings were in the mid 30's. all of us felt it was going to be a tsunami perhaps. the question was how high could republicans go. but now, what we have seen is a tightening overall of the national landscape that is reflected in the house but especially the senate. again, gas prices have gotten better, the biden white house and congressional democrats pass to the inflation reduction act, semiconductor bill. and also that key decision that came down at the end of june that sent roe v. wade back to the states. that has animated a lot of wome

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