so you have bret cavanaugh, he's sort of the establishment choice, highly credentials, bush administration official, yale undergrad and law school, and then amy coney barrett. she had a great of success in her senate confirmation. she's catholic, mother of seven children. from her you get the sense the religious right is rallying around her, and raymond kethledge, from michigan, they represent different paths to the court. they're all serving in some capacity in federal district or appellate court right now. the decision that the president will have to make may come down to feel. at the same time there's a lot of back-and-forth here in washington. it seems believe cavanaugh does have in enemies, if not enemies, some adver searses, ted cruz and rand paul, so some conservative senators are trying to suggest that maybe bret cavanaugh isn't an conservative as some supporters may suggest. >> fair to say after the fireworks outside last night, the real pyrotechnics are about to heat up. hans, thank you. >>> with us matt miller, he is now an msnbc justice and security analyst. political reporter

bret michael cavanaugh. you can't spell supreme without an and add an f to bret and you have bret michaels. leader of poison, first and middle name of cavanaugh who one celebrity apprentice in 2010, the host, mr. donald trump who come after. [inaudible] is it no longer that bret cavanaugh is simply unqualified, but that he is evil. you be the judge. were just asking questions. [applause] all we do here is ask questions. i don't know. he might not be evil but after looking at that, i wouldn't let him near my family. i don't even have a family. but if i had a family, he's not coming near. all right. joe, does bret cavanaugh frighten you? >> ms comfortable with him as when i go into a jacuzzi with my shirt still on. [laughter] all the dirt they dug up on this guy is pretty lame. the washington nationals fan, expect him to recuse himself. he's the treasurer of the k club, that's good. he's a responsible guy in the k club. >> it's true. [laughter] without him you wouldn't have the keg club. you know what's good ab

believe is an excellent choice that president trump made on monday and that's in selecting judge bret cavanaugh to fill a vacancy on the supreme court. judge cavanaugh. credentials are those of a person very well suited for the supreme court. he excelled as an undergraduate and a law student at yell and he has clerked for justice anthony kennedy that is retiring, the man he would replace. along with being a clerk for two appeal court judges. he served in a critical position and w bush resignation. judge cavanaugh is highly regarded and that says a lot about his potential and character to become a supreme court justice. we saw wonderful family monday night. you can tell the very proud of their dad and mom and i was honored to have the opportunity to meet all of them along with judge cavanaugh's parents. he has been very effective. as a matter of fact the supreme court, the supreme court has adopted his reasoning in their opinion on 11 separate occasions and the 300 opinions that he has written are frequently cited by federal judges all across the country. perhaps judge cavanaugh's most well-defi

supreme court nominee bret cavanaugh continues to meet with senators on capitol hill. follow the confirmation process on c-span leading up to the senate confirmation hearings in the vote. c-span.org,pan, on or listen with the c-span radio app. >> secretary of state mike pompeo testified at a senate hearing about president trump's meetings with vladimir putin and north korean leader kim jong-il. he also discussed -- kim jong-un. he also discussed the nato alliance and relations with the european union. the hearing is three hours.

army heritage center army history event featuring french world war >> supreme court nominee bret cavanaugh, has been meeting with senators on capitol hill in making the case for his confirmation. some of them came to the senate floor to discuss judge cavanaugh's qualifications. e presiding officer: majority leader. mr. mcconnell: yesterday i had an opportunity to theesterday, i had opportunity to meet with judge brett cavanaugh. impossible not to come away impressed. has an all-star legal resume, topflight academic credentials. his extensive judicial record is defined by fairness, thoroughness and analytical precision. i was already confident the pred had made -- the president had made an outstanding choice. now i'm even more confident that my colleagues here and americans around the country won't have to take my word for it. just look at one of judge kavanaugh's former professors at yale law school. here's what professor akhil amar wrote in "the new york times." it is hard to name anyone with judicial credentials as strong as judge kavanaugh. current faculty at yale law describe him as a,

you're a big fan of bret cavanaugh, taking fire from conservatives. >> i think of george patton standingfront of the american flag, except with cavanaugh i think of the constitution he's been fighting on the bench on a liberal court, fighting for principles like the second amendment, illegal immigration, and executive power. i think although all of the candidates on president trump's list are conservatives, when i see judge cavanaugh's record, i think of a real president trump conservative, especially president trump, if you're watching, i encourage you, read the opinion by judge cavanaugh about not allowing illegal immigrants to vote in union elections. judge cavanaugh has never gone wobbly. i know the man. he doesn't have a wobbly bone in his body. >> interesting. david, you said that you think the president can't go wrong, that basically everybody in the final four is strong. >> yes, the four of them are. personally i like hardiman, comes from the third circuit locally here. he was confirmed unanimously through the senate last time, and comes through blue collar roots. he was the firs

the current front runners include amy coney barrett, bret cavanaugh. >> we're going to give you a great one likejustice gorsuch. we had a home run there, and we're going to hit a home run here. >> reporter: one potential nominee is hitting some push back from top republicans, field judge brett cavanaugh. he worked in the white house under president george w. bush. >> he'll be a good umpire and a good judge. don't be a jerk. >> reporter: he's also said judges should be willing to change. >> it means having an open mind, a willingness to change your mind. that's something that judges have to do. >> reporter: some republicans are worried he won't be a reliable conservative vote. abc news has learned gop senators rand paul, tom cotton and ted cruz called the president to express concerns. sources tell abc news the anti-abortion rights groups are pushing for judge amy coney barrett, a devout mother and catholic. that formal announcement will in a prime time event on monday night. >>> breaking news now regarding the trump administration. the associated press is reporting that a federal judge

he tells nbc news the three morse certificates contenders are bret cavanaugh, raymond c h cathledge andt's going to be who the president feels is most on his side. not who he's most comfortable with, but who he thinking will be more with him verse doing their actual duty to the court. >> i know we've been talking a lot about the impact on roe versus wade, but there are so many other issues. >> was in southern california, in west hollywood, lbgq, and what can folks on that side do? >> the problem is it will be heart to take away a nominee from the president. generally they get. >> angry democrats will say the republicans did it to barack obama. >> and hopefully maybe we can flip a couple senators on roe versus wade, but we can have an impact on the lower courts. >> you thought he might go outside the box? >> it seems like he would stick with the list, but it's still donald trump. you still never know. >>> appreciate it. thank you both. >>> coming up, that race against time in thailand. 12 kids and their soccer coach still trapped, as rescueser frantically dig -- and now a new plan -- tra

bret cavanaugh, amy conybeareet; at judge cavanaugh's appointment, he said he would consider roe v. wade as law. >> and barrett defended her catholic faith in her confirmation hearing. >> my religious belief would not bear on my discharge of duties. >> press secretary sarah sanders reitit reiterated that the president is not going to make his decision based on a specific case, like roe v. wade. >> he'd like somebody with a right judicial temperament and somebody who will be focused on upholding the constitution. >> reporter: republicans only have a slim majority in the senate. so president trump's pick to replace retiring justice kennedy will need the support of both gop conservatives and moderates to be confirmed. >> reporter: senator lisa murkowski is a republican who supports abortion rights. >> i think we recognize that justice kennedy played a pivotal role as one of those swing votes. i would sergeant -- certainly like to see a name go forward that is in the mold of justice kennedy. >> president trump said he will announce his decision monday. the white house is not releasing a

in the next couple weeks, a lot of attention will be paid to you and when it comes to the bret cavanaugh nomination. you've had this before but what is that like to have that attention? >> i like to say that but, every one of us in the senate all 100 of us have exactly the same vote and i have one vote as does my junior senator from alaska as does the most senior member of the united states senate. i know there is a great deal of attention that has been trained on me because primarily of the issue of roe versus wade and what will happen when kennedy, who was the swing viewed as that swing member on the supreme court, when he leaves and judge cavanaugh were to replace them what that will happen to the balance and it's not just the balance but on women's we productive issue but there are so many other issues that are a concern for alaskans constituents. restate the believes very strongly in ensuring that we are respecting second amendment rights, for instance. but trying to identify or to say that there is one issue that for me will divide my determination on this nomination or any future

. >> [applause] >> supreme court nominee bret cavanaugh continues to meet with senators on capitol hill the confirmation process on c-span leading up to the senate confirmation hearings and a vote. watch live on c-span. watch anytime on c-span.org. on c-span next week in primetime, monday, former presidents george w. bush and bill clinton on lessons from a life in politics. tuesday, nasa administrator on president trump's proposal to create a military space force. wednesday, the 2018 national governors association meeting on transformation of the workforce by artificial intelligence. thursday at 10:00 p.m., the conference from new orleans with new jersey senator cory booker and pennsylvania lieutenant gubernatorial candidate john federman. from was born and kamala harris. next week in primetime on c-span. >> at the white house, president trump announced a new economic figure, touting an anngd

. >> [applause] >> supreme court nominee bret cavanaugh continues to meet with senators on capitol hill pileated follow the confirmation process on c-span leading up to the senate confirmation hearings and a vote. watch live on c-span. watch anytime on c-span.org. on c-span next week in primetime, monday, former presidents george w. bush and bill clinton on lessons from a life in politics. ronald reagan and the cold war, with highlights of the president in 1987 trip to west berlin. tuesday night, oral history interviews with female members of congress with susan molinari schroeder. wednesday night, former speech writer for bill clinton and george w. bush talk about how they communicated policy ideas from the president's point of view. friday night, world war ii d-day films, featuring the 20th anniversary of the movie, "saving private ryan." and, a conference on the future of heritage monuments and the battle flag. watch american history tv next week in prime time on c-span3. the bipartisan policy center in washington dc, that you head of u.s. customs and border protection discussed bord

army heritage center army history event featuring french world war >> supreme court nominee bret cavanaugh, has been meeting with senators on capitol hill in making the case for his confirmation. some of them came to the senate floor to discuss judge cavanaugh's qualifications. e presiding officer: majority leader. mr. mcconnell: yesterday i had an opportunity to >>

bret cavanaugh appears to meet all president trump's promises on how they were ruled specific issues. it indicates that if confirmed he would be among the most conservative justices in supreme court history. his views are outside the mainstream and there's every reason to believe he would overturn roe versus wade. it would set back women's freedoms and limit access to comprehensive healthcare. the reality is it would impact all americans because we all have a stake in the principles observed. it upholds our personal liberty and privacy rights like the ability to marry whomever you love and the right to use contraception in deciding when and if to have a family. because the issue of gun safety is so important to me, i want to mention how extreme his views are on this area. even though five circuit courts have upheld bands against assault weapons he argued against washington d.c.'s because weapons like ar-15's are in common use. when you combine the repeated promises about his pro-life and pro nominees and cavanaugh's record, there is every reason to believe that this nominee will fulfi

miss grant is a support for bret cavanaugh and on president trump's list to replace retiring justice anthony kennedy. a vote is set for 5:30 p.m. eastern. live coverage of the senate here on c-span2. . >> american history tv on c-span3 is in prime time this week starting at 8:00 p.m. eastern. tonight ronald reagan and the cold war with highlights of the president's 1987 trip to west berlin. tuesday night oral histories interviews with former women members of congress with susan malanari and pat schroeder. wednesday night former speech writers talk about how they communicated policy ideas from the president's point of view. thursday night, world war ii d day films featuring the 20 year anniversary of the movie saving private ryan. and friday night the confederate icon's conference on the history on future history of battle flag. watch american history tv this week in prime time on c-span3. >> this august on american history tv on c-span3, watch our nine part series 1968. america in turmoil. where each night we'll look back 50 years to that tumultuous year and the rise of the political

bret cavanaugh, the united states court of appeals for the district of columbia is president trump's nominee for the supreme court. follow the confirmation process on c-span as the judge meet with key senators on capitol hill followed by senate confirmation hearings and the vote. watch live on c-span. watch anytime on c-span.org or listen with the free c-span radio app sunday night on "after words", cnn political commentator amanda carpenter discusses her book gas lighting america, why we love it when trump lies to us. she is interviewed by new york daily news at the cup. >> and then suspends. he hates suspense. >> i have investigators going to hawaii. there's a report coming soon. he suggested that the videotape coming. let's see what he has to say. spoiler alert, and never comes out. >> then he selected the tractor to attack. >> yes productive.people come out to say we think implying. i'm not lying. other people are just talking about this but i'm just looking into it. he starts zoning in on anybody who pops up, loser, crazy, if you can find a target to start scapegoating and have

the mainstream conservative is judge bret cavanaugh, often a farm team for the supreme court, a formerlerk for justice kennedy, whose shoes he might fill. he once worked for ken starr and opined a president's words can be used against him in a case obstruction of justice might be an impediment. given the investigation that trump faces from rob muter. the religious fundamentalalist choice, amy coney barrett a law professor, who now sits on the 7th court of appeals in chicago, said to be the choice of social conservatives from outside the bellway. this mother of seven, two children adopted from haiti, from the charismatic group people of praise, she once clerked for antonin scalia. there might be 'path for a compromise candidate, like cavanaugh, he too clerked for kennedy. or maybe thomas hard i man. circuit court of appeals in philadelphia. those are the reported four finalists. although, with president trump, one never knows who will be the last to be voted off the island. here are the most important stats about these potential justices, at least according to me. calf a -- there appear

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newly to supreme court nominee, bret cavanaugh beginning his pr offenses on capitol hill. then there's the disgraceful news that the trump administration blue a court order deadline to reunite parents with their children under the age of 5, children taken from them at the border. 102 of those children have been ordered return to their mothers and fathers. as of a few hours ago, just 38 were back with their families. the state of our union feels fractured and contenscious tonight. there's a new part of illinois being alleged -- with a puerto rican flag saying it was unamerican, and apparently completely failing to comprehend that puerto ricans are american citizens. >>> then there's the story of the 90-year-old man, a return of this country who was beaten with a brick and told to quote, go back to mexico. sadly there are more and more stories like these, we'll talk about them all in just a moment. stay with us throughout the hour here. i want to bring in scott jennings. ki kirsten powers. kirsten, on the evening of this sum, the president is taking a harder stance with our

. >> i want to ask you about bret cavanaugh who was a clerk to justice kennedy. he has some very strongly held views against any kind of investigation of a president of the united states. that would be fair game during contirmation hearings, especially considering the mueller investigation. >> sure, absolutely. he's written about this. he's talked about this. his view is it's a distraction that the president -- this is exactly the position that bill clinton's lawyers took during the starr investigation and the monica lewinsky lawsuit. his position, which is held by some conservatives, too, is that the constitution provides the answer here and that is, if you don't like what the president is doing, impeach him, but don't subject him to the indignities of the civilian courts. >> and what do we know about amy coney barrett. obviously, he could perhaps deflect some of the women going against any nominee by choosing a woman. >> yes. noted former notre dame professor. she had a somewhat famous confirmation hearing because she has states that learn -- lean more socially

courthouse in d.c., bret cavanaugh spotted leaving in a black sedan accompanied by four suvs presumed to be secret service. there's a lot of this. we don't know what that means, whether it means it's him or not. >> you don't know and as you mentioned, the president is all about putting on a show. he loves the suspense. he wants to have the surprise, so who knows. there has been a lot of folks following judge kavanaugh aroun around. they brought him in on a military transport plane. there's a lot of cloak and dagger that happens before they get here. i have gotten emails from people close to this thing over the last four or five days in each time he's picked kavanaugh, he's picked barrett. if maybe the president was still making up his mind but i think until that person is standing next to the president we really don't know. >> bret: not a done deal. a lot of the left has tried to galvanize to try to say we need to stop whoever the nominee is. if you the attacks on leonard leo, who left the federalist to kind of try to get this off the ground for this administration. >> he's been very

the leading contenders are said to be appellate court judges amy kelly barrett, bret cavanaugh, joe larsonraymond h-uppercase-letter and thomas hardeman. the white house has what is bound to be a bruising fight in congress. it white house counsel don magana will lead the selection and process. justin clark of the office of public liaison will do outreach to support groups. the president is optimistic he can have a nominee confirmed before the midterm break. >> i think it's going to go very quickly. i think we will have a lot of support. i think we will have support from democrats. >> is the president steals for a supreme court battle, his former longtime attorney michael cohen has broken his silence in a 45 minute off-camera interview with abc's george stephanopoulos. he once that he would take a bullet to protect president trump, now he seems to have backed off telling abc my wife, my daughter and my son would have my first loyalty and always will. i put family and country first. his world was much more than simply an attorney. he was president trump's fixer, at one point making $130,000

thomas hardman, raymond keth lej, amy coney barrett and bret cavanaugh who people have been talking about forever. you have david suter, sandra day o'connor, anthony kennedy, all three appointed by republicans, all three voting to uphold the core holding roe. if that happened, if donald trump were to appoint a justice who would uphold the holding of roe work conservatives feel angry and betrayed? >> i think you only have to look back to 1992. i think that was one of the key elements that led to george h.w. bush being defeated, that and the tax hike. i think those are the to things that as a republican president you cannot do, which is number one raise taxes and number two appoint a liberal justice to the supreme court. in previous years yeah but it's become such a people on both sides of this great ditch throwing lava at each other that any more i don't think that that's going to happen. p and i would say it's not just republicans who are concerned -- >> just to -- hold on a second. when you say not going to happen, what do you mean won't happen? >> well, i mean, i just think if he does i

supreme court appointee neil gorsuch but voting to replace antonin scalia would different than bret cavanaugh tip the supreme court towards conservatives. so this will definitely be a fight. >> one for next couple of months. many red states saying thanks, but no thanks. they'll fight it out. janai, thank you. >>> we will turn to our other lead story. that rescue in thailand, officials are hoping for a third day of success to get those eight soccer members under the cave. >> so far eight are rescued, four others are still trapped underneath that cave there along with the coach. the rescued kids are expected to remain in the hospital for another seven days. officials say they are in high spirits and happy to be out. >> reporter: thai health officials just held a conference. he says two of the eight boys have suffered from some sort of a lung infection. he says all eight boys are being eval waited from their physical and mental well being. he says they are able to eat real food, nothing too spicy, all of the boys have to spend eight days in the hospital. he says their immune system seems to be b

miss grant was a clerk for the current nominee bret cavanaugh.she was also on president trump's list to replace anthony kennedy. a vote to limit debate and announce her nomination has been scheduled for 5:30 eastern time. and in the house, members continue their work period. they'll be holding brief pro for ma sessions friday. you can watch the house live on c-span and the senate live here on c-span2. tonight at 8:30 p.m. eastern, testimony on oil prices and leaders on the energy industry and experts on u.s. energy policy before the senate energy and national resource committee. we'll show the hearing tonight here on c-span2. tonight on the communicators, british conservative party member syed kamall is interviewed by telecom reporter david sheperson. >> so do you see any concerns from the brexit. >> one of the concerns is actually, once again, immigration. and one of the things the tech companies complain before brexit is access to the best global talent. look at silicon valley. they have the best tech in the world. london is leader in tech glob

bret cavanaugh of the united states court of appeals for the district of columbia's president trump's nominee for the supreme court took follow the confirmation process on c-span as he meets with key senators this week on capitol hill followed by senate confirmation hearings on the votes. watch live on c-span. watch anytime on c-span.org or listen with the free c-span radio app. fbi agent peter strzok who was removed from special counsel investigation of russian involvement in the 2016 us elections testified for most of the day yesterday before a joint hearing of the house for

the first one is bret cavanaugh. what can you tell us about judge cavanaugh?circuit of appeals which is an incrediblably important court that hears a lot of cases about regulation and the role of government. and especially when we think about potential big issues that could relate to the president and get before the supreme court swn has ruled -- he comes from a court that has dealt with issues about whether presidents can be subpoenaed or not. that could be a big deal. ainsley: what about judge raymond kethledge. >> judge kethledge is on the sixth. courtney: of appeals. he was a short lister last time. i think one of the things we can know about him and all of these other candidates on the short list is that president trump no, ma'am pricepromisedpromised in his can someone who would overturn roe v. wade. even though they don't have a strong record on issue that, that was one of his arguably most important campaign promises that follow through. ainsley: we will see. they could be the swings. the fourth one is amul thapar. >> trump appointed him. he was one of

minority leader chuck schumer laid out a path to block the confirmation of supreme court nominee bret cavanaugho convince voters that his confirmation would undo abortion rights and obamacare. joining us now rnc chair ronna mcdonald. >> it's wonderful to be here. >> i think, i'm going to say publicly that i think there is a red wave coming to the senate because, if you have a vote before the november elections, you will force five threaten senate democrats because they've got to vote for him. there on the screen right now. >> all these democrats who are hugging president trump and telling their voters we will support the president, they are going to be put to the test because if they will not support a mainstream conservative jurist, they will show their voters they are lying. they're saying one thing and doing another. john tester took out a full-page ad when president trump came thing i support him on all these issues, all work with him so heitkamp, donnelly, mansion, tester, nelson, they're all going to be put to the test. this will be a dividing line for them with their voters. >> it's the

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bret cavanaugh of the united states court of appeals for the district of columbia's president trump's nominee for the supreme court took follow the confirmation process on c-span as he meets with key senators this week on capitol hill followed by senate confirmation hearings on the votes. watch live on c-span. watch anytime on c-span.org or listen with the free c-span radio app. fbi agent peter strzok who was removed from special counsel investigation of russian involvement in the 2016 us elections testified for most of the day yesterday before a joint hearing of the house for justice oversight. it's about a three-hour portion of the testimony during the afternoon. [inaudible conversations] >> the committee will reconvene. the chair recognizes the gentleman from california, mr. isis for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. mr. strzok, you are part of the hillary clinton e-mail investigation; correct? >> yes. >> in that investigation you are part of the decision for her and her lawyers to go through e-mails that were produced during exclusively used, if you will, during her time a

supreme court nominee bret cavanaugh continues to meet with senators on capitol hill. follow the confirmation process on c-span leading up to the senate confirmation hearings in the vote. c-span.org,pan, on or listen with the c-span radio app. >> secretary of state mike pompeo testified at a senate hearing about president trump's meetings with vladimir putin and north korean leader kim jong-il. he also discussed -- kim jong-un. he also discussed the nato alliance and relations with the european union. the hearing is three hours. >> the foreign relations committee will come to rder. >> the foreign relations committee will come to order. i know that sometimes these hearings with generate a little emotion. we've been very generous on the committee. in the past when people have been arrested, when you're hauled out of here and you're arrested, i've gone down and caused people to be unrested. -- unarrested. that can't happen anymore. if you would, please respect others who are here. this is what great democracies do. we're glad to have our outstanding witness here. if you w

bret strip us of our bodily rights. stephen colbert also doing some mudslinging. >> i don't know much about cavanaugh but i am skeptical name is bret. sounds less like a supreme court justice and more like a waiter at ruby tuesday's. >> dana: this is all they have? >> jesse: i guess so. he likes likes baseball and lio drink. >> dana: you have felt like a guy who goes into credit card debt to get nationals tickets. it's worth it. >> juan: mrs. williams, you didn't hear that. i'm a big nationals fan and i season tickets. >> dana: he has been a government employee for all his adult career. >> juan: he lives in a better neighborhood than i do. he lives in a great neighborhood. this is so much fun. at this point, they are just having fun because the real thing is can the democrats stop him? delay or stop it? it's is frivolity. by the way, the nationals this year are not worth the money. >> jedediah: why do democrats do this? it reminds me of mitt romney and they are running articles about how mitt romney bullied kid in prep school. seems like democrats do this often. talk about this guy's record. i have issue with one of the

urt nominee bret kpix tells us how lawmakers are reacting to the presidents pic of brett cavanaugh. >> he shook hands with chuck grassley on capitol hill today. vice president mike pence escorted the 53-year-old yale grad, and they met with some key republican senators today. confirmation process to unfold over the next few weeks. democrats on the judiciary committee are vowing to fight his nomination. but they don't have enough votes to stop the nomination on their own. democrats are going to need help from moderate republicans like senator. susan collins of maine. she says it is a little too early to decide whether to support kavanaugh. >> i'm going to apply a very rigorous test, i do not apply an ideological litmus test on their personal views. >> senate democrats are already making their case to potential swing voters. they say kavanaugh is an extreme choice to fill justice anthony kennedy's seat. >> when you combine president trumps repeated promises about his pro-life and nominees, there is every reason to believe this nominee will fulfill those promises. >> democratic senator.

we remain confident that before the fall is out, judge bret kavanaugh will about justice brett cavanaugh. >> sandra: judge andrew napolitano joining us. good monday morning to you. administration, the vice president sounding very optimistic about the confirmation process. should they be? >> yes, i think they should be. it seems that the republicans are supporting judge kavanaugh. look, there is a little bit of concern on the part of senators collins and murcowski about his attitude about roe versus wade and then on the other end there is concern by senators lee and paul about his attitude about -- i've spoken with them about domestic spying. i think he has overcome their concerns so the only real republican concerns are senators murcowski and collins. if they come along no democratic votes are needed. that makes it easy for senator manchin, senator heitkamp, senator mccaskill. these are democrats running against strong republicans for reelection in states that the president carried handily two years ago to vote in favor of judge kavanaugh there by removing the kavanaugh issue from their

bret kavanagh from the d.c. circuit, rimming cat ledge, and amy kony barrett of the seventh circuit. cavanaugh's kind of the steady washington insider, the 53-year-old sits on the powerful court that served as a stepping stone for three current supreme court justices as well as anthony's glia. for kennedy and he has deep ties to his former boss george w. bush. another former kennedy clerk judge raymond kutch ledge, the 51-year-old is known for being a little bit of a loner, less profile, and has less of a judicial record, but he is also a lot less controversial which could help him get confirmed and through the senate and then there is amy connie barrett, the only female finalist. she has seven children, and worked for the late justice, and she is a devout catholic, but her writings on overturning judicial precedent have raised a red flag with a critical republican senator who fears that she might overturn roe v. wade. president trump says he hopes to make a decision by sunday, then on monday a big primetime announcement at the white house, something thaten he made officil during that rally toni

cavanaugh in the end. >> we will see whether or not there are three, four less or more. >> welcome bret baier, you've beenl the tea leaves we are getting, that maybe it will be brett kavanaugh. i spoke to someone by text 2 minutes ago was that the president was saying, hardiman is amazing. i could be a smoke signal or maybe there is a surprise. >> kudos to the president for keeping this going. i've talked to two sources and different folks who have circled the wagon who say it is kavanaugh. the biggest tea leaf today was this opinion that came out of the d.c. circuit, which was released on a monday. kavanaugh was in the majority and they don't release opinions from the d.c. circuit on a monday unless it's an emergent . once the nominee is chosen he or she re-accuses himself or herself from opinions. one thing is perhaps the d.c. circuit was getting it ahead of time. so i think if you've dealt with this on the show, the interesting thing about this when this happens, seconds later, both sides will deploy millions of dollars of ads in specific states to go after specific senators and that will be the battle

. >> bill: senate majority leader mitch mcconnell vows to keep the brett cavanaugh nomination on track. we talk to bretuple of minutes. >> julie: a war of words erupting after ron desantis calls out a rising democratic stars on her socialist views. we'll hear from the congressman next. >> we have to get money out of politics and have medicare for all. [applause] the battle is long, the movement is courageous and is the righteous thing to do. hawaii?! nice! yeah i'm excited. finally earned enough rewards points. so jealous. yeah i can't wait to get that shave-ice! what's shave-ice? it's like a hawaiian snow-cone. why not just say snow-cone? i don't know, they call it shave-ice. you fly to hawaii for this? i don't go there for the ice. you saved up your rewards points for ice? ...that's a lot of ice. go rewards® credit card from navy federal credit union... our members are the mission. pepsoriasis does that. it was tough getting out there on stage. i wanted to be clear. i wanted it to last. so i kept on fighting. i found something that worked. and keeps on working. now? they see me. see me. see if cosent

cavanaugh. they seem to be the finalists. that may be barrett is stronger in their estimation on being antiabortion and anti-obamacare. and that's bretight be more centralist. true or false? >> my former boss, rand paul has stated publicly some concerns about bret kavanaugh. i understand he has some fourth amendment concerns. likely would be someone who is an out of the box pick. he serves in the senate. he has been a clerk, not supreme court justices but those who went on to be that. he would be a pretty good pick. all of them would. the bottom line, this is a war of wills between republicans and democrats. republicans have the vote, they can get this to protect whatever they want if they have the willingness to stick together. spewing the president is to have the one of these rallies in montana. the white house is putting pressure on these democrats. >> oh, yes, jon tester is one of the targets. he will get a lot of pressure from this white house. they would like to see republicans win that seat. they have a pretty good rookie . >> ed: darling, thank you for being here. >> thank you. two britons are in critical condition after bein

bret kavanaugh. you have said that you will not vote for him. democrats are obviously pushing back, do you believe democrats can stop the cavanaugh confirmation?senator menendez: i think the american people understand judge kavanaugh's record. they will rise up and stop his nomination. here is a judge that has written that in fact the president is above the law, that he can decide what laws -- which i always believed was reserved for the supreme court under our system of government and therefore not obey a lot if, in fact, he believes it's unconstitutional. he believes the president cannot be investigated while in office. this is someone who spent four years with ken starr investigating the clinton administration. it's amazing to me that he has the view that a president cannot be -- >> bret: where are the votes going to come on the pushback? >> senator menendez: he has a series of challenges. i think when the people in the country know, they will raise their concerns with their members of the senate, including republicans. our colleagues dean heller in nevada, susan collins, lisa murkowski will care about women's health and others i think will

army heritage center army history event featuring french world war >> supreme court nominee bret cavanaugh, has been meeting with senators on capitol hill in making the case for his confirmation. some of them came to the senate floor to discuss judge cavanaugh's qualifications. e presiding officer: majority leader. mr. mcconnell: yesterday i had an opportunity to >>

there's a number of senate floor speeches about the president's nomination of bret cavanaugh to the u.s. supreme court. mitch mcconnell leads off the comment. >> president trump has made a superb selection to serve as associate justice of the supreme court of the united states. judge cavanaugh of the d.c. circuit possesses an impressive resume, an outstanding legal mind and an exemplary judicial temperament. he served 12 years nominations most consequential circuitt court. he has proven to be one a most thorough and thoughtful in the country. that demonstrates an understanding of the proper role in our constitutional republic..r constitutional judges are not super legislators and we select with their personal views or policies and preferences. a judge's duty is to interpret the plain meaning of our law and our constitution according to how they are written. judges need to be unbiased for the need to treat all parties fairly. they need to approach every case with open ears and an open mind. the decisions must turn on the facts of each case and be based on the text that it is their job to

there's a number of senate floor speeches about the president's nomination of bret cavanaugh to the u.s. supreme court. mitch mcconnell leads off the comment. >> president trump has made a superb selection to serve as associate justi