plus, we'll talk to nebraska republican senator ben sasse about his new book. all that have and plenty of political analysis all ahead on "face the nation." good morning and welcome to "face the nation." president trump sat down on thursday with lesley stahl for an interview that will air tonight. with u.n. ambassador nikki haley announcing her departure, stall asked if the president has any more changes in store for his admini t leave? >> i don't know. he hasn't told me that. i have a very good relationship with him. it could be that he is, i think he's sort of a democrat if you want to know the truth. general mattis is a good guy, we're getting along very well. at some point, everybody leaves. everybody. people leave. that's washington. >> dickerson: for more that have interview tune in tonight to "60 minutes" in their conversation president trump told less see stall that he plans severe punishment if saudi arabia is proven responsible for the death of journalist jamal khashoggi, though he's reluctant to cut off arms sales to the saudi kingdom. a member of bo

republican senator ben sasse says the saudis have a lot they need to explain. sasse is a frequent critic of president trump and he's just published a new book "them -- why we hate each other and how to heal." in it senator sasse wrestles with the anger kicked up by america's deeply divided political scene. he's joining me now from washington. senator, welcome to the program. >> thank you for having me. >> your book comes at a very opportune time because this tribalism is sucking up all the oxygen, and it also comes at a time when some of that tribalism seems to be spilling out into this current case. i want to know first and

looking into glenn simpson. >> he has made it clear for many years -- >> i want to give senator ben sasse the last word on all this. >> sen. sasse: we will have cyber challenges with china for decades and decades. decades matter because china is running's scout team defense on all that russia is doing against us right now and we need to modernize our national security apparatus. a lot of these important debates will cause for decades into the future and we are behind the eight ball. >> president trump and senator elizabeth warren. and war of words, after warren released she threw a dva trust a test. plus democrats reportedly have a big advantage when it comes to fund-raising in some key house races. but will it be enough to help them take control of the house? stay close. >> harris: at democratic candidates reportedly holding a major advantage over republicans when it comes to fund-raising in key house races and that is according to "the new york times." the democratic party needs to gain 23 seats to take control of the house. here are the fund-raising totals for the 32 most closely conte

. >> nebraska senator ben sasse expected to vote for kavanaugh. in an emotional speech from the senate floor, he criticized the president for his tone toward women. >> we all know the president cannot lead us through this time. we know he is dispositionally unable to restrain his impulse to divide us. >> and senator lindsey graham a kavanaugh backer would simply say, knock it off. you're not helping. >>> a classified proposal is drawn up by the navy for the aggression of the chinese military. on sunday, a chinese war ship came within yards of "the uss decatur" in the south china sea. that near collision is one of many troubling developments in the south china sea. and let's bring in will ripley in hong kong. trade is part of the relationship with china, but so is national security. the president sees it as one issue. >> reporter: i can recall, christine, conversations in the asia pacific with the trump appointed diplomats, even at the height of the korean crisis, china is the long-term concern. that is expected to play out in the speech by the vic

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listening to ben sasse, i see that more in sorrow than anger. i mocking that.aughter] i feel things much more deeply than you, you shall a person. >> melissa: yeah, because i'm busy! >> tucker: we don't have the emotional nerve endings then bands a ben sasse does. probably not helpful to say that, but whacked the rest of us saying it? where republicans in the new u.s. senate asking that? if you think christine ford is sincere, which i do, doesn't mean she's not an adult, which he clearly is. she's making an allegation of felony, so it's a base question. why did you member this customer and nobody asked that question pray she didn't tell a single person by her own account for 30 years about an event she says to find her entire life. she said she realized the significance during a psychotherapy session. ask any shrink. the question is, is a recovered memory or not customer gets been said at great length. it's about as reliable as a dream. that's the question everybody has asked her day one, nobody did. we need to know more from her, and that point is right. >> ha

joining me now republican senator ben sasse.new book "them: why we hate each other and how to heal." your book talks about why the country is so divided right now. i was reading this while this happened. listen to what president trump had to say at a recent rally and he mentioned that congressman who pleaded guilty to physically assaulting a journalist whose crime was trying to ask him about health care. take a listen. >> any guy that can do a body slam, he's my kind. and i said oh, this is terrible. he's going to lose the election. then i said, wait a minute. i know montana pretty well. i think it might help him. and it did. >> senator, you write compelling in the book the need for all of us in america to see the humanity of each other. and i have to say, i've been surprised at how quiet republicans have been about the president of the united states joking about a criminal assault on a reporter. what was your reaction to that? >> i got to admit i don't follow the rallies closely, but i believe the first amendment is the beating

ben sasse told me and he's told many others he's not sure if he's going to run for re-election in 2020ver really seem happy in the senate. so they have to figure that part out of how to recruit newer, younger people and how to retain them and get them elected. >> marc, is there any constituency in the republican party anymore for civility because it seems like they all want donald trump's brand of in your face politics. >> i mean, i would say the same place on the democratic side where you have -- >> i want to focus on the republicans here. these people do not -- to paul the point have a constituency in their party anymore. >> there's a lot of civility we see. we have to remember and senator mcconnell said while all of this debate was going on and all the media attention rightfully so was on this attention they in a large bipartisan fashion passed one of the largest opioid bills. 90% of what the senate and the house does is very procedural, very formatic and very -- >> spending money is easy. >> but it's the handful of things that go along partisan lines where they get all the attentio

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>> i have the greatest respect for senator ben sasse but boy is he naive.me in nebraska and work on the corn if that is what you're interested in but this country it is not just about relitigating the past. it is making sure the highest echelons of the fbi are not deploying their assets inappropriately. that is why we do oversight in this country. if we were provided the and if we were provided documents had the support of ben sasse demanding this administration provide the documents, the witnesses and the information, this would've been done along time ago. just because it has to do a 2016 doesn't mean we just let it go because the election was had here that's not the message you want to send. >> congressman jason chaffetz, thank you. >> if you're feeling lucky or not. i'm not sure if that works. we have a new mega millions record set tonight payable to you the amount of money that could be melissa is coming up next. ♪ >> the powerball jack pot winners can cash in on more than $1 billion in money up for grabs between the mega millions in the powerball. a b

corporate funding is provided by... >> my guest today is ben sasse, the junior senator from nebraska, a historian, a former college president, bush administration alumnus, and, sometimes, uber driver. having studied at harvard, oxford, and yale, sasse is known, among other things, for his dust-ups with president trump, who, much to the senator's delight, has taken to calling him "the gym rat." those trump run-ins have endeared the senator to the never trump crowd but also caused considerable consternation among his nebraska constituents, who voted for trump by a margin of 25%. his new book, "them: why we hate each other -- and how to heal," claims america's greatest problem, loneliness, cannot be cured by politics. so, what does it mean that a sitting senator says our problems cannot be solved in congress? critics and admirers alike want to know what the future holds for the intellectual from nebraska. does he have what it takes to put his ideas into action, whether it's filling the leadership void among never trump conservatives or helping to wrest power from both democrats and repub

. >> nebraska senator ben sasse expected to vote for kavanaugh. in a speech from the floor, he criticized the president for his tone toward women. >> we all know the president cannot lead us through this time. we know he is dispositionally unable to guide us. >> and senator lindsey graham would say knock it off. you're not helping. >>> and the u.s. navy to respond to the chinese aggression. officials describe it as a global show of force. the war ship came within 45 yards of the american ship in the south china sea. the near collision is one of many troubling developments with china. let's bring in will ripley live from hong kong with the latest. will, where are we headed? >> reporter: we just don't know, dave. first of all, the u.s. navy has yet to decide if they will go through with the show of force which would occur on one week in november with the freedom of navigation patrols. the u.s. flying planes and has ships near the spratley islands. the u.s. does this on a regular basis. that is why there was a near collision over the weekend on sunda

we got ben sasse. sasse is a maybe. ( cheers and applause ) and then we got -- let's see, lisa murkowski, susan collins, jeff flake, but on the other hand joe manchin, and heidi heitkamp... okay, that leaves us with the possibility of -- ( laughter ) yeah, 51-49. okay. ( applause ) ( piano riff ) one thing that has changed things is the f.b.i. investigation. before the f.b.i. investigation, both sides were confused and angry. but now they're confused and furious. ( laughter ) last night, the white house released a statement saying the f.b.i. had completed its report and that it represented an unprecedented look at a nominee. that statement was released around 2:30 a.m. 2:30 a.m. isn't typically a time you release critical materials that exonerate a supreme court nominee, it's typically when you release your drunkest tweets. ( laughter ) sh h hhh! shhhhhhh! i can't hear the typing! ( laughter ) "honestly, in a fight i think dumbledore could beat robocop, hashtag kony-2012. send." ( laughter ) only senat

[laughter] but then last night, someone ant me this, ben sasse, republican senator? he read my piece on the senate floor. they sent me the link. it was a little odd to see this man reading my words, and he tears up and says isn't this so heartbreaking that happened to mrs. flanagan? that's my mother. i'm not mrs. flanagan. [laughter] i'm sure it happened to her, too. i thought, oh, good, he is going to change his vote. doesn't change his vote, i'm driving to nebraska. because, what the hell? you get up there -- [laughter] [applause] i will really feel that he used to me. --eally will feel that he and maybe he will change his vote and then i will be, like, yeah, nebraska. [laughter] >> you've got to call him and make the case. to readt felt for him that and to tear up about mrs. -- igan and change a vote would feel exploited by that, i don't know. we all feel exploited. >> what is interesting to me is the direction you took the essay, which is to explore forgiveness and redemption, and -- shoulds a question something a 17-year-old boy did prevent him from being confir

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ben sasse will be a yes vote on kavanaugh as he has been on every other issue. >> as likely will flake. the enthusiasm gap is moving. they haven't seen the same movement on the ballot. at the end of the day, that's what matters. >> we will talk about that later in the show. senators are getting a look at that super secret fbi report. what does this investigation actually entail? we will talk to experts on that, next. this place isn't for me. that last place was pretty nice. i don't like this whole thing. i think we can do better. change is hard. try to keep an open mind. come on, dad. this is for me, son? principal. we can help you plan for that. stop fearing your alarm clock... with new*! zzzquil pure zzzs. a drug-free blend of botanicals with melatonin ...that supports your natural sleep cycle... ...so you can seize the morning. new! zzzquil pure zzzs. hi, my name is sam davis and i'm going to tell you about exciting plans available to anyone with medicare. many plans provide broad coverage and still may save you money on monthly premiums and prescription drugs. these are affordable,

ben sasse said he urged president trump earlier this year to nominate someone other than kavanaugh. >he president back in june and early july to make a different choice before he announced this nomination. i urged him to nominate a different individual. i urged the president to nominate a woman. part of my argument then was the very important me too movement was also very new and this senate is not at all well prepared to handle potential allegations of sexual harassment and assault that might come forward. this was absent knowing a particular nominee. >> sasse did not elaborate on who he urged the president to nominate. >>> the battle over the confirmation appears to have fired up republican voters. according to a poll, the large advantage democrats held in terms of enthusiasm has all but evapora evaporated. 80% of republicans now say the elections in november are very important, a more than 10-point jump since july. the gop figure is just two points shy of the democrats, who saw their enthusiasm tick up only slightly. >>> new fox news polling shows republicans making gains in a coup

joining us now is senator ben sasse, republican from the great state of nebraska.ould ask you to comment on the president's reaction to this. has he said the words that you want the president of your party to say following the series of attempted attacks now, cnn just one of them, several other lawmakers, current and former, the other targets. has he said what you want to hear? >> so i haven't heard all of the tweets this morning. i haven't heard the details of those. i was glad to hear him explicitly condemn the violence yesterday, but the bigger picture problem you're flagging here is obviously a core problem, right? we don't refer to the press as the enemy of the people in america. this is a first amendment society and the beating heart of our first amendment society is freedom of religion, of speech, assembly, and the right to protest. we need the president and all other public officials to be reaffirming that basic idea about what unites us as americans. so i haven't heard again what he said this morning, but we need to stop with all this nonsense language abo

we always talk about jeff flake and ben sasse, and they talk and do nothing. they never vote against the president. they never actually take a stand. they're always very concerned. they're troubled, but then it's like this comment. you have to parse it very carefully and know the history to know that it's critical. it's not very critical. and nikki haley has said she's going to be campaigning for the president in two years. >> some of the point of criticism comes from outgoing lawmaker whose have nothing to lose politically. >> exactly. ben sasse is the only one who is sticking around, but he's, you know, voted with the president down the line. flake is leaving, corker is leaving. >> flake has said as much. if he were running again, he couldn't be so critical. >> there you are. >> thank you both. >> new this morning, turkey is announcing it will share to the entire world the results of its probe into the apparent murder of jamal khashoggi. cnn also learned turkish officials had suspected within hours of his disappearance that he had likely been murdered. let's

senators lindsey graham, john cornyn, orrin hatch, mike lee, ted cruz, ben sasse, jeff flake, mike crapom tillis, and john kennedy. [applause] pres. trump: thank you also to rob portman, sitting right here. [applause] pres. trump: and finally, we are indebted to senator susan collins, for her brave and eloquent speech, and her declaration that when passions are most inflamed, fairness is most in jeopardy. how true, how true. how true. [applause] pres. trump: brett kavanaugh is a man of outstanding intellect, a brilliant scholar, and his credentials are unsurpassed. a graduate of both yale college and yale law school, he has taught at harvard, at yale and georgetown. he spent 26 years of public service, and just like justice gorsuch, he clerked for justice kennedy. for the last 12 years, brett was a judge on the d.c. circuit court of appeals, widely regarded as our nations -- as our nation's second-highest court. during his tenure, he authored over 300 opinions, distinguished by their masterful and impartial reasoning. known as a judge's judge, he is a fair-minded, unbiased, and evenhande

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ben sass has a story about what the problem is and how we can make it better. elizab warren took a dna test to prove her heritage. did she clear anything up? did she help her chances in 2020? the white house says nope. it's junk science. and speaking of junk, another big hole blown in the bs that is the government saying it's trying to do right by those kids on the border. 5-year persuaded to do someth you will not believe. there is plenty to test, my friend let's after it. >> cnn has multiple sources saying that saudi arabia is prepar to acknowledge that jamal khashoggi was killed during a botched interrogatio they will further claim that his interr was only supposed to lead to his abduction from turkey and that those involved will be held responsible. let's discuss this with nebraska republ senator ben sass. good to have you here. author of a new book "them: why we hate each other and how to heal." this is something that has to be discus not just tonight. my pledge, there is a lot in this book. can't get to it all. matter in a continuatio conver come back sen

on that front, eli, when we hear ben sass say it shouldn't surprise us that trump attacked dr.ator wanting to have it both ways, wanting us to react with surprise that he's so up front in his criticism of the president, even though he's a consistent and anticipatable yes? >> yes, it is. and he's -- ben sass is sort of the poster child for that behavior. but he's certainly not alone. i think the interesting thing about trump's behavior and mocking dr. ford on stage at a rally earlier this week, you know, if the goal is to rile up the base, then it's a smart strategy. if the goal is to get kavanaugh through the senate, probably less so because as you are exciting a lot of these conservative voters, you are potentially alienating the swing votes here and making it all the more difficult for kavanaugh to get through. and adding to the pressure really felt by senator murkowski for sure, by senator collins, by those women who are hearing from their own constituents and then being confronted by this deluge of news and being seen. at the end of the day, if they support kavanaugh of sup

we have republican senator ben sass here. a book about what the problem really is. and how we can make it better. it's another senator in the news as well. elizabeth warren took a dna test to prove her heritage. did she clear anything up? did she help her chances in 2020? the white house says nope it's junk science. another big hole blown in the bs the government saying it's trying to do right by the kids on the border. a five year-old persuaded to do something you will not believe. there's plenty to test. let's get after it. >>> all right. cnn has multiple sources say saudi arabia is preparing to acknowledge jamal khashoggi was killed. during a botched interrogation. they will further claim khashoggi interrogation was only supposed to lead to his abduction from turkey and those involved will be held responsible. let's discuss. with nebraska republican senator ben sass. good to have you. author of a new book, them. why we hate each other. and how to heal. this is something that has to be discussed. not just tonight. my pleasure. there's a lot in the book. can't get

ben sasse is sort of the poster child for that behavior. but he's certainly not alone. i think the interesting thing about trump's behavior and mocking dr. ford on stage at a rally earlier this week, you know, if the goal is to rile up the base, then it's a smart strategy. if the goal is to get kavanaugh through the senate, probably less so because as you are exciting a lot of these conservative voters, you are potentially alienating the swing votes here and making it all the more difficult for kavanaugh to get through. and adding to the pressure really felt by senator murkowski for sure, by senator collins, by those women who are hearing from their own constituents and then being confronted by this deluge of news and being seen. at the end of the day, if they support kavanaugh of supporting a president who really has such -- so little regard for women. >> as we say to all of journalists on our broadcast, we realize we're getting you at the end of your workday. can't thank you both enough for coming back on. nancy cook, eli stokols. really appreciate it. >>> coming up,

republican senator ben sasse says the saudis have a lot they need to explain. sasse is a frequent critic of president trump and he's just published a new book "them -- why we hate each other and how to heal." in it senator sasse wrestles with the anger kicked up by america's deeply divided political scene. he's joining me now from washington. senator, welcome to the program. >> thank you for having me. >> your book comes at a very opportune time because this tribalism is sucking up all the oxygen, and it also comes at a time when some of that tribalism seems to be spilling out into this current case. i want to know first and foremost what you make of president trump's response to the khashoggi case, particularly since last night he sort of seemed to indicate that, here we go again, just like judge kavanaugh, the saudis are being held guilty until proven innocent. >> i think the president's comments to date have been a little bit perplexing. i hope he is listening deeply to the intelligence community in this country. obviously there are a number of things that ar

senator ben sasse of nebraska, thank you very much. >> thank you, judy. >> woodruff: now to the latest battle oveobamacare, or the federal healthcare law formally called the affordable care act. the trump administration announced yesterday it will grant new waivers to states to promote the sale of cheaper and skimpier health insurance plans. but some of these do not have to cover pre-existing conditions and, as william brangham tells us, that could play right into a major election fight over that issue. >> brangham: yesterday the trumi stration gave states new flexibility in designing healtht plans ould be cheaper and come with fewer required benefits. ipr example, the plans don't have to cover preson drugs or mental health or maternity care-- all things that the edaffordable care act requ and these plans could also deny coverage to people we- existing conditions, as long as consumers still had access to another, more comphensive plan that guarantees that coverage. these sound like small changes, but they're not. and they will take effect in 2020. president trump and many republicans c

check out ben sasse's comments. i found them extraordinary. seems like he was pulling away from the president. urging him to take a second look. saying he had hoped back in june the president would nominate a woman. i've got my eye on ben sasse. >>> up next, chaos in carolina, south carolina as a search warrant turned into a deadly shootout. >>> people still reacting to president trump's mocking. yet, that's what he does. i don't care what sarah sanders tells you. mocking of dr. christine ford at a rally for not mentioning details of the night of her assault. a number of republicans criticized the president. while the president secretary defended his statement as saying he was just stating facts. stephen colbert, he defended ford, stating some of his own facts. >> listen, donny, trauma survivors don't remember every detail. for instance, on election night, i don't remember the color tie i was wearing. i just remember trying to tighten it until the blood stopped flowing to my brain. and we've grown substantially. so i switched to the spark cash

. >>> coming up on "cbs this morning," ben sasse tells us about his new book on the loss of communityalled them, why we hate each other and how to heal. >>> and the we take a look at a nasa mission 1500 feet over antarctica. that's the cbs morning news for this monday, i'm anne-marie green, have a great day. news for this monday, i'm anne-marie green, have a great day. >>> monday as we begin the new work week from salesforce terror camera looking south, clear conditions to start. it is monday, october 15. thank you for waking up with us. >> it is monday. haven't seen you for a couple of days. >> yes. and you didn't win the lottery. >> i didn't. >> i didn't play. >> well, we have a big day. >> we do. >> we are talking about a warm day ahead. also looking at high fire danger. look at our camera, looking east at the clear skies and check out these temperatures. mild. we are looking at 62 concord, 6 to 7 oakland costing some gusty winds. 60 in san francisco. and 58 for santa rosa. and warm this afternoon above average temperatures. that means extreme fire danger. i will talk more about th

we are left with ben sass in that crowd. lindsey graham might be the judiciary chairman. >> it's a very different senate look at the current of the two powerful committees senator john mccain arm services and corker with foreign relations not only were they more independent figures and were not afraid to speak out against the president but they also have the extra credibility to hold the chairmanship a lot of times republicans did clash over issues of foreign policy and national security were even the helsinki comment between the president and vladimir putin. not only they were senators but the chairmanship so they theoretically have power to do something but look who is succeeding both men jam in half one of the most conservative members is expected to continue and jim who was also equally conservative from the foreign relations committee chairman there is some speculation rubio may trade on - - try to move over but he said he will not do that he is happy in his position and those that are far more outspoken so if there is

how much different is the senate going to be without those leading voices so we are left with ben sass and that crowd lindsey graham could be the judiciary chairman. >> it will be a very different senate. look at the chairman of the used to powerful committees senator john - - john mccain and corker on foreign relations not only were they more independence who were not afraid to speak out against the presidents action and rhetoric but also have that credibility to hold the chairmanship that i think if there are issues of foreign policy and national security we would see that most acutely over the summer between president trump and vladimir putin. they held that extra level of credibility as senators to hold that chairmanship and theoretically had power to do something about it. but look who is succeeding both of them in their respective committees one of the most conservative members has already taken over as chairman and then jim rish from idaho is a conservative the foreign relations committee chairman who was right behind corker there was some speculation of rubio may try to hop ove

outside, the saudi story and turkey story are so divergent someone needs to come forward, senator ben sassody. >> john bolton, pulling out of decades of the nuclear arms treaty, what do you make of this? >> an important step the administration is taking. i understand the criticism, senator rand paul said a major achievement of ronald reagan's legacy, this is 1987, decades ago, very different time in national security, between the soviet union and the united states, on the edge of nuclear brinkmanship for a long time, negotiated in good faith, haven't had that for a long time, russia violating the treaty as early as 2008-2007, he didn't think the treaty -- they expanded nato, that would be incredibly insecure and the missile defense systems and to publicly come forward and show this out of the treaty. what is true, the russians violating this for quite some time. they were violating this during the second term of the administration if not the entire time. the obama administration has a lot to answer for -- >> they were violating it. we appreciate it in the international scene. >> donald tru

bob corker and ben sasse in moments. plus, politics of fear.to what's worked. fear. and the border. claiming democrats are opening the gates for a migrant caravan full of criminals. >>

all that aside, ben sasse, i'm curious about this as well.a college that is one of the most stored football programs in the history of this country and watching the suffering and it's got to be even tougher because the guy who is your coach is a bit of an idol around lincoln. so you got have a lot of torn feelings right now, split feelings. >> let's talk again in 2019, 20, 2021. we're a winning team. time is a creation inside the physical universe. alabama is a blip on the radar. >> just a fleck. just a fleck. little fleck of dust floating through the milky way. >> they are good. my bride, i sleep with a woman who is so arrogant about football right now. >> his dumb country lawyer voice. >> i'm not a dumb country lawyer. >> yes, you are. i'm a country lawyer. >> back to business. >> i'm not finished here. so, you're standing by the coach for now, right? >> everybody in nebraska is. he's doing a great job. we're changing a culture. >> i will just say this and mika then we'll go on to news. >> thank you. >> when we had our coach come in, nick s

i'm looking at you, ben sass.oking at you marco rubio again, ted cruz again. they will not challenge him. republicans know history shows very little chance against an incumbent president. but someone who maybe wants to run from the outside, i can see doing it to the boost their name recognition. it would be a start to something else. >> mike allen on this first day of hockey season, we thank you for spending your morning with us here. we will be reading axios am. >> so that does it for us on this wednesday morning. "morning joe," everyone, starts right now. >> sure, i'd like to thank you. my wife thinks i'm one of the greatest investors in the world. and two years ago, she thought i was a total loser. we need the truth. you how dare you treat a woman like that. we need more time. for the fbi. the fbi has to do a more thorough search. abide, i hear biden would like to take me to the back of the barn. he would be in trouble. i would have been president 15 years ago if i had his accent. >> president trump did plenty

senators lindsay graham, john cornyn, orrin hatch, mike lee, ted cruz, ben sasse, jeff flake, mike crapo, thom tillis and john kennedy. [applause] >> thank you also to rob portman, sitting right here. thank you, rob portman. [applause] >> and finally we are indebted to senator susan collins, for her brave and eloquent speech and her declaration that when passions are most inflamed, fairness is most in jeopardy. how true, how true. [applause] >> brett kavanaugh is a man of outstanding intellect, a brilliant scholar, and his credentials are unsurpassed. a graduate of both yale college and yale law school, he has taught at harvard, yale, and georgetown. when he's not working or with his family, he's giving back to his community. he spent 26 years in public service, and just like justice gorsuch, he clerked for justice kennedy. for the past 12 years, brett was a judge on the d.c. circuit court of appeals, widely regarded as our nation's second highest court. during his tenure, he authored over 300 opinions, distinguished by their masterful and impartial reasoning. known as a judge's judge, h

because you mentioned ben sasse. he does, he does tend to be outspoken but he doesn't talk directly to the press all too often on capitol hill. jeff flake, very outspoken, will talk us to on almost anything. but he's gone next year. so it will be, it will just be a different dynamic. and how that affects kind of the rest of the party and the rest of the conference. because as you know, mcconnell also likes, on certain issues, to defer to his chairman and what they say. and that really matters, who the chairman are and what they say really matters to the rest of the conversation. >> we have a question from twitter and i am going to direct this to amy because i think you're the best expert on this. jessy from twitter asks, what races are you watching for election night to indicate the blue wave, a blue puddle -- >> a blue puddle or whatever it is. >> and let's sort of think of this. we're at 7:00 p.m. there are some polls that will close. we will start seeing the country come in. what are you looking for? >> the good n

it does seem that, at least, people like ben sasse are saying enough of this.with you. i don't care if you're on the right or the left. >> when it comes to paul ryan he's getting roasted for these comments because there has been as a leader so many moments throughout this presidency beginning with charlottesville, going through the fights between this president and the nfl when there were moments to speak out and, joe, according to my reporting in speaking to people close to paul ryan he always thought, you know, his strategy was he could be more effective on the inside. that there was this quiet campaign of diplomacy and persuasion to try and check this president. my question to you, mark, two years in now we're getting ready for paul ryan to leave congress what's the evidence that campaign existed at all and that it was effective? >> you know, that's sort of the classic question he gets. his answer all the time is look i do a lot behind-the-scenes. trust me. i can talk now because my conversations with the president is confidential. great black hole -- if the

ben sasse and bob corker among them. >>> fear, the president going back to what's worked, fear and theant caravan full of criminals. >> democrats want

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senators lindsey graham, john corneren, orrin hatch, mike lee, ted cruz, ben sass, jeff flake, mike crapo, tom tillis and john kennedy. [ crowd applauds ] >> thank you also to rob portman sitting right here. thank you, rob. and finally, we are indebted to senator susan collins for her brave and eloquent speech and her declaration that when passions are most inflamed, fairness is most in jeopardy. how true? how true? brett kavanaugh is a man of outstanding intellect, a brilliant scholar, and his credentials are unsurpassed. a graduate of both yale college and yale law school, he's taught at harvard, yale and georgetown. when he's not working or with his family, he's giving back to his community. he spent 26 years in public service. and just like justice gorsuch, he clerked for justice kennedy. for the last 12 years, brett was a judge on the d.c. circuit court of appeals. widely regarded as our nation's second highest court. during his tenure, he authored over 300 opinions, distinguished by their masterful and impartial reasoning. known as a judge's judge, he is a fair minded, unbiased and