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everyone, please welcome the very talented carrie brownstein!k about "portlandia," and don't get weepy and sad, because i am a a little bit. but i also want to talk about, before we talk about "portlandia." i heard you're a fan of "the bachelor." and are you? [ laughter ] >> i wish you hadn't exposed me as that. [ light laughter ] right off the bat. but -- no, it's fine. >> jimmy: sorry, i should have asked. >> i mean, i'm a proud viewer of "the bachelor." i go -- [ cheers ] >> jimmy: all right, that's good, we are -- i really am. >> no, i know. and i don't think they've done any long-term -- like studies of long-term effects of "bachelor" watching, but i've been watching for a while and i seem to still be doing okay. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: yeah, yeah, you're doing fine. what's your take on this season so far? we're very -- we're only in three episodes. >> three episodes. >> jimmy: i'm not sure if i'm in to -- the bachelor. >> really? >> jimmy: ar -- arlie? arty? what's his name? [ laughter ] >> arie. arie. >> jimmy: arie, yeah, yeah, yeah. yeah

from "portlandia" actress and comedian carrie brownstein. music from glen hansard.eaturing the 8g band with john stanier. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] ladies and gentlemen, seth meyers. >> seth: good evening, everybody. i'm seth meyers. this is "late night." how is everybody doing tonight? [ cheers and applause ] that's fantastic to hear. in that case, let's get to the news. president trump yesterday bragged about his cognitive test scores, claiming that he scored the highest out of all his predecessors. for context, here is the test he is so proud he passed. [ laughter ] good job, don, you aced a denny's placemat. [ laughter and applause ] that's right. president trump claimed that he scored higher on his cognitive test than all his predecessors. psychological test could use a little work, though. "hillary clinton in prison." [ laughter ] "hillary clinton in prison. a butterfly talking to hillary clinton in prison." [ light laughter ] following several postponements, vice president mike pence will finally begin his trip to the middle east tomorrow. apparently, it took

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the second book, by elizabeth smith brownstein, an experienced washington journalists, talks about what is today called president lincoln's cottage. it was the other white house for lincoln and mary lincoln during three of the summers that they were occupying the white house the rest of the year. a third is carl adams, who has just moved to the washington, d.c. area from illinois, where he did landmark research on the case of a young slave named nance or nancy, who was freed as the result of a lawsuit filed by abraham lincoln on her behalf, and his book is written for the young reader. so without further ado, let me introduce david kent, who is one of the vice presidents of the lincoln group of d.c., who is a former scientist who has turned to writing, and is well-known for his biographies of scientists. especially, nikola tesla, but also on edison, thomas edison. so let's hear from david kent. [applause] david: thank you, john. and thanks for everybody being here. this is a great crowd. like john said, my name is david j. kent. and my book is called "lincoln: the man who saved america.

tonight, join jimmy and his guests -- chris hemsworth, carrie brownstein, musical t

let's bring in ron brownstein, he is live in los angeles tonight. and washington examiner commentary writer in washington. good night. good morning, you guys are -- no one is sleeping. >> exactly. >> let's start, let's get both of your instant reactions and your headline from the speech, ron? >> well, i guess my headline is that it is unlikely to have much impact on his presidency. i thought it was a subdued and well written speech that was only loosely connect to the main dynamics that are shaping the public reaction to donald trump and the republican prospects in 291 -- in 2018. he highlighted the strong economy in the sense of many americans that it is improving. on the other hand, there's democrats that believe that at the obama struggled to convince americans that the economy was getting better and that running on a program that all is fine is a problem in a lot of communities. but the big issues that kind of shape, i think, the way that the president is perceived, his temperment and his approach to the job, his volatility and beligerence, he w

andrew johnson, and ron brownstein covers that. on the issue of steve bannon and the russia investigation, and there's a response drafted on air force one, and steve bannon was really mad about this and called hicks furious and blamed the leaks on her, and he came to see her, 28 years old, and nothing more than a hapless presidential enable lure and poor-fish flunky. you take that quote for what it is here, but on the larger issue of steve bannon commenting on the issues, which may be part of the robert mueller investigation, does he become a potentially important witness, susan? >> he's talking about hearsay things, and whether or not mueller feels like he's going to need to get bannon's personal statement, who knows? what it does raise the issue of and is bread crumbs for mueller's team, the divergence between statements being made to the public and the reality. it's not a crime for the president to lie to the american people or to a "new york times" reporter but it's a crime for the president or his staff to lie to the fbi or co

. >> joining me now, ron brownstein, senior political analyst a analyst. funny or fail here.ook, "fire and fury" is not without controversy. it quotes steve bannon. that had great effect. but there are things in the book that are simply not true. >> i mean, that's all true, but the book and its, you know, the response it has gotten, that's all over the place. he's president. she isn't. he won, she lost. i thought it was pretty funny, actually. and she's reading about that he likes to eat at mcdonald's. i didn't see the -- there are a lot of things to take umbrage from, but if you were the trump administration last night, but i don't think this was one of them. >> it is interesting, doug, i have seen responses from republicans and conservatives going as far as saying this is why hillary lost. thinking that what she said was of that magnitude. and then also what nikki haley said, the former governor of south carolina, ambassador to the united nations, who said i've always loved the grammys, but to have artists read the fire and fury book killed it, don't ruin great music with t

"elizabeth brownstein promises new material and perspectives beyond the familiar and she delivers." now, i have my mentor, william , whoiller, whom i adored was very helpful to me throughout my writing career. this is what he wrote. he referred to the book as containing "many surprise treasures." and he says "this valuable, book ise, and unusual loaded with anecdotes, characters, poems, episodes, parodies, humorous facts one did not know." can you imagine him saying that? "a lively presentation of the domestic lincoln and of the place he spent 13 months of his presidency. i read it with profit and pleasure and recommend it highly." p.s., "all true -- true." here is new content that i don't think other writers deal with at all. a realas a contest -- contest during the civil war for a new national anthem. the star-spangled banner was thought to be difficult in a variety of ways, so one of these ones that lincoln loved was a parody on the search for a new national anthem. if you remember studies of longfellow and aldrich and so on, and these are parodies on how all of these gentlemen w

. >> ron brownstein. >> thank you. this white house controversy is right in the front and center of the white house. we are live in the "newsroom" don't go away. >>> top republicans putting on a united front at cam david today touting their 2017 win and looking ahead for the new year. >> we got a lot of work done. we are excited of the progress that's already been made and we are excited for what we have in store for us in 2018. >> mr. president, thanks for the opportunity for being here, we are excited to get ready to work. >> the bomb shell book, "fire and fury" is raising a lot of questions in the white house. joining us now, cnn commentator, republican strategist, doug heye. thank you for spending part of your saturday with us. i know you are the communication director for the rnc. are we seeing that again with the president today? >> sure. we are seeing two messages. one, the republican leadership with the house and senate with the president trying to talk about what their accomplishments are. donald trump going d

. >> alex, ron brownstein has a new column today on cnn.com and he says the one question that will likelyecide the 2018 midterms as they are finally this year, and we have been talking about them for a long time, is this, will americans voted to constrain trump by electing a democratic-led congress that will restrict him, or empower republicans that work with him? >> so far the pattern and the entirety of the period that all of us have been alive is voters in the mid first term vote to check the president and the question is how forcefully do they vote that way. >> maybe his low approval rating won't have the same impact? >> well, we have never seen an exception to the pattern except immediately after 9/11, and when you talk about developing the climate for the mid-term elections, and they say they expect republicans to get whipped unless there's a 9/11-type of event, which nobody hopes for. those are still the really big questions here, and i think there's no question republicans are going to take losses. the president will be a drag on them. >> so to that point, to alex's point, how can

let's bring in cnn political analysts ron brownstein and karl. it might create a wedge between the u.s. and south korea, and it might help de-escalate kim jong-un. how do you see it? >> well, look, you know, i think the experience is clear that most foreign policy problems are managed, not solved. they kind of wax and wane in the intensity of the dilemma or the threat at any given moment, and this is a positive development. south korea has always had a tilt further towards negotiation and discussion as opposed to the more confrontational rhetoric out of washington under president trump so there is the risk of more space opening between the two, and we have seen that at various points over the past year, but certainly anybody would welcome any kind of opening while understanding in the end it's unlikely to produce a denuclearization of the peninsula on its own. >> it is interesting to watch because of the last 24 hours we have seen the president talk about pakistan and iran, and his only response to what is going on in north korea and south korea

. >>> ron brownstein, amanda turkel and walter schabb, thank you so much for being with us. good morning, everybody. ron, i want to come to you. when we talk about steve win and what's happening, so many people coming out and saying the gop has to return this money. we know he gave $100,000 to the senatorial committee, he gave money to senators dean hiller, jeff flake, karen handle, a representative there in georgia. then we had alec andrea labb and this tweet. she said since he's financial chairman, shouldn't they have to give all the money back they've raised since he's been there? we have not heard anything from any goppier, nobody from the rnc yet. do you believe they can fix this by giving money to charity, that they've gotten from win? >> look, ordinarily, you would -- anyone in this situation you would see the party leadership cutting ties with them very quickly. i don't know if they would give back all the money that he was involved in raising, but certainly there will be enormous pressure to give back the contributions and unquestionably, to remove him from the high

ron brownstein is a cnn political analyst. we have our cnn historian, and our commanding general for the u.s. army. good to see all of you. a lot has transpired today. ron, you first. to hear lindsey graham to say, somebody has got to lead and then being very critical of white house staff and then singling out steven miller. take a listen to lindsey graham earlier today. >> i have talked with the president, and his heart is right on this issue. i think he has a good understanding of what will sell, and any time we have a proposal it is only yanked back by staff members. as long as steve miller is in charge of negotiation, we are going nowhere. he has been an outlier for years. there is a deal to be had. >> so both the criticism of the white house leadership, and at the same time, senator graham was trying to sound optimistic that it looks like senate leadership can come to terms, can get government up and running again even if it means a commitment about dealing with immigration later. >> there are a couple of points worth men

let's bring in cnn political analyst ron brownstein and david gregory. david, is a deal in the works? we heard rumors last night through jack kingston, we all know who he is, maybe the democrats will cut a deal not to give 60 votes but like a band-aid to create a window for more negotiation. maybe something like five days. >> well, it would, i think, be a good idea for democrats who have to believe there is still an opportunity for a kind of deal they want on immigration. there's a lot of pressure. you see in the in the polling shown moments ago. to fight to use the leverage on d.r.e.a.m.e d.r.e.a.m.ers to drive a negotiation. we have an extremely unpredictable president who held himself out as the art of the deal himself. it is not like doing awe big real estate deal when you're dealing with government and different interests. but i think the thinking is nobody benefits from a shutdown. democrats can say the republicans own it. and they will have to eat it during an election year. and that would be bad for them. if you're a democrat, you think you have

i'm guessing he will talk more about the economy, ron brownstein, given that the economy is doing really well. he has a lot to celebrate. has his tax plan. rave reviews when he went to switzerland. is this a chance for trum top take a victory lap? >> he is going to i think on the economy. this is the biggest selling part for 2018 for republicans. the argument that the economy is doing well. it is doing well. on the other hand the job growth in 2017 was less than in any year of president obama's second term. and the total economic growth was below what the president was touting was also less than it was in 2015 and 2014. there are qualifications there. the big question is where you started. can he expand his support beyond his base both politically and legislatively. a guy with 46% of the vote in 2016. approval stuck in high 30s. down particularly along the college educated white voters. he poses the greatest threat to republicans in 2018. one of the most striking aspects of 2017 was that republicans essentially had to do everything on their own. they were unable to create any pressure on

. >> ron brownstein, very significant revelations and could add to the potential case of obstructionjustice. what are you hearing from republicans? how are they reacting? >> i think it's a really striking pattern. if you look at this year as the questions about president trump's fitness for office have solidified for many voters and legal questions about his role on obstruction questions have mounted, republicans in congress are lashing themselves more tightly to his presidency and less skeptical of him than they were at the beginning. there's less distance and more of a reflexive kind of attempt to defend, not only in the house where we've seen kind of most pronounced but today with lindsey graham and senator grassley, pushing for a an investigation of the author of the dossier. and this is -- this is just -- you can't underestimate or understate what a political gamble this is because the biggest single risk to republicans in this mid-term election are voters who are uneasy about president trump at best if not actively hostile and want there to be more of a check on him and yet des

joining me, cnn's senior political analyst, ron brownstein, "the washington post" and from "usa today" susan paige. we have this remarkable, remark debate now and i'm putting debate in quotation marks. you have senators tom cotton now and purdue all of a sudden coming out and saying, oh, they didn't hear the president say those words. you know who could clear this up is senator lindsey graham the republican senator who allegedly confronted the president inside that room and this is no small thing now, ron. >> right. look, the accusations from senator cotton and perdue against their colleague senator durbin is just a reminder of how the geneva conventions of politics have been torn up. sitting senators accusing another senator of lying of what the president of the united states said. lindsey graham basically confirmed the remarks to tim scott, according to tim scott. jeff flake the remarks were confirmed to him by a participant in the meeting. both of them republican senators but lindsey graham has a clear obligation to explain exactly what it was that the president said that provoked

. >> so patrick healy our friend rod brownstein looks beyond hillary clinton. let me read you what ron wrote about this. easy to scorn celebrities including hillary clinton but republicans are kidding themselves if they believe it doesn't reflect a broader problem with rising generations that grammy artists voice in a nearly universal conviction that the president is racist or nativist. he is stamping the party. ron saying here look at the bigger picture of what this message is. >> and the cultural left has been very angry at trump and you've seen this particularly at award show after award show. you have women calling out men who have abused or mistreated or sexualized in unfair ways women and they see donald trump as enemy number one in this. with hillary clinton, this is a pretty thin skinned reaction by republicans. donald trump understands good tv. he knows good tv. having hillary clinton up there reading from fire and fury, if you have a sense of humor and you can go with it, it's a pretty funny moment. instead they've decided to attack her. it's interest

. >> you know, ron brownstein is with us as well. listen to the president last summer speaking about steve bannon. listen to this. >> look, i like mr. bannon. he's a friend of mine. but mr. bannon came on very late, you know that. i went through 17 senators, governors and i won all the primaries. mr. bannon came on very much later than that. and i like him. he's a good man. he is not a racist. i can tell you that. he's a good person. he actually gets a very unfair press in that regard. but we'll see what happens with mr. bannon, but he's a good person and i think the press treats him, frankly, very unfairly. >> that's quite a contrast between what he said then about steve bannon and what he said in his formal statement today. he not open lost his job when he was fired, he also lost his mind. go ahead. >> well, look, it's absurd to distance -- for president trump to distance himself from steve bannon. yes, it's true he had won the primary by the time that he came in, but in the general election he was drifting and losing when he broug

tara is a cnn political commentator, and ron brownstein is a senior political analyst and editor for "the atlantic." good morning, good to see you all. thanks for joining me. ron, let me start with you. the president has made lots of controversial comments during the campaign and even in his presidency. is this another bump or is it possibly a turning point? >> look, i think it's the cumulative weight that's very real, you know, if you look at polling that's been done, i was looking at this last night from quinnipiac university and others, personal assessments of president trump have radically declined during his time in office. the percentage that says he is a strong leader, he's intelligent, shares my values, have all significantly declined just s s since he took office, and republicans looking at 2018 have to consider that nearly three-fourths of millennials and nearly three-fourths of people 35 to 49 said he did not share my values. two-thirds of college-educated whites, who are critical in suburban districts said he did not share my values. and the broad personal verdict that he

and mitch mcconnell, now policy director brownstein hyatt and congressional reporter from npr and msnbc contributor charlie savidge. we are also working to get garrett haik. you might have seen the side shot profile of garrett as he was asking questions. it was interesting from senator collins there. she wants mitch mcconnell to be clearer and sharper about intention related to immigration ahead of this noon vote. will he be? will mitch mcconnell take that advice? >> i think he is doing what he needs to do right now, highlight that chuck schumer is engaged in a filibuster of a spending bill. that's why we are in this mess. i want to hear from chuck schumer and he is not here right few. >> we want it to be sharper and clearer. that what we seems to want, what his intention is. that doesn't seem hard for mcconnell, is it? >> mcconnell is being a lot more flexible than republicans were when democrats were in this issue five years ago. remember, obama said, we won't negotiate with terrorists. so now they are saying we're not ne goesh ya negotiating immigration. chuck schumer, five years ago

from "portlandia" actress and comedian carrie brownstein. music from glen hansard.president trump yesterday bragged about his cognitive test scores, claiming that he scored the highest out of all his predecessors. for context, here is the test he is so proud he passed.

from brownstein hyatt. you mentioned sophius earlier. we have two reform bills that are picking up steam. to what extent do you believe that investment in our high tech firms poses a national security threat that should be subject to review? >> i think when it comes to the sophius review we have to be able to do a deeper dive and know the person who is getting involved. so in any deal, due diligence matters. i don't care what kind of deal it is. so i think the due diligence part we need to be a little bit more aggressive. and so that would be, you know, and i don't care what the industry is. i think yes, we focus -- it's primarily focused around high tech. but you can get into the back door a number of different ways. you can do things when it comes to commercial real estate and start building a presence. this is -- we should be thinking about all of those kinds of investments. we should be making sure we have the due diligence. and when the government plays a role, i think we can streamline and improve the due diligence that we do on so