cathy mcmorris rodgers helps lead the republican caucus in congress. at this private fund-raiser for congresswoman morris rodgers last week, congressman nunes spelled out in quite blunt terms how he sees his role in the russian investigation and how he sees the responsibility of all in congress as to the russian investigation and specifically why he sees it so important they keep the majority to keep control of congress in the elections this fall. this is the last clip here, one more piece of tape from this fund-raiser. here we go. >> so therein lies, so it's like your classic catch-22 situation, where we were at a -- this puts us in such a tough spot. if sessions won't unrecuse, mueller won't clear the president, we're the only ones, which is really the danger. that's why i keep -- thank you for saying that, by the way -- we have to keep all these, we have to keep the majority. we do not keep the majority, all of this goes away. >> we're the only one, that's the danger. put up the transcript of that again. thank you. if sessions won't unrecuse and muel

that gets to what i was saying, i guess preemptively about cathy mcmorris rodgers. she's not providing a check on the president. and, so, she barely made the top spot. in washington state they had the so-called jungle primaries. the top two vote getters go on to november. she's the number four person in the republican conference. so now she might not be there. if that holds out, if that poll number holds out to be true, she could be out. you know, back during watergate, back during the clinton era when congress viewed itself as an equal to the executive, an equal to the president. the president was one branch, they, the members of congress, viewed themselves as someone who was supposed to, no matter the party, keep the executive in check because the framers of the constitution set this government up so that the people, through their representatives, could ensure that the executive would not run over the people and over the constitution. and the republicans have shown time and time again, particularly when it comes to donald trump, that they couldn't care less about

and now we have cathy mcmorris rodgers, the number four person, who is sitting there like a lump in the log as this guy goes on waxing about his primary job is to protect the president, not to do his job. these people look like stooges. they look like they have indulged a character like devin nunes and they haven't done their job. if there isn't a better reason to get rid of paul ryan's party because of this. it is always about the party, always about protecting the president, never about doing their constitutional obligation. my take-away is primarily political, that these people really are ir ree deemable. >> well, that is exactly what they seem to be saying. i want to play one more part of this. it sounds to me he says you have got to elect republicans or we will have an impeachment of the president. let's listen to this. >> so therein lies, so it's like your classic catch-22 situation where we were at a -- this puts us in such a tough spot. if sessions won't unrekus and mueller won't clear the president, we're the only ones. which is really the danger. that's why i keep and thank yo

cathy mcmorris rodgers, you heard right there on the tape with him, really interesting to hear what she has to say on that. manu, great to see you. thank you so much. >>> coming up, refusing stepdown and still running for re-election. republican congressman, chris collins, remains defiant after being arrested for insider trading. so what happens now? >>> plus, a stunning development in the manafort trial. the judge admitting he made a mistake. details on that, ahead. come away with me barnabas! but i am a simple farmer. my life is here... [telephone ring] ahoy-hoy. alexander graham bell here... no, no, my number is one, you must want two! two, i say!! like my father before... [telephone ring] like my father before... ahoy-hoy! as long as people talk too loudly on the phone, you can count on geico saving folks money. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. >>> i'm innocent and not going anywhere. that's the message from republican congressman, chris collins, today as he's facing several charges of insider trading, offering what he says are his first and l

so we have got to take that into consideration but the fact that cathy mcmorris rodgers in particularcan leadership barely got through, you know a very low number for a republican incumbent is very significant. it's going to be interesting, frankly, to look at the exit polls and determine whether or not this was actually an antiestablishment vote or if this true solid a situation where that district, in particular, is shifting. and, of course, it's also important to remember, dana that washington douse have a jumbled primary top two go getter goes onto the general. >> and dana, a third is mai mail: they haven't been counted yet. you will see those numbers go up. >> dana: especially when they come from overseas with the troops. let me ask you about this, matt. ted cruz, we talk a little bit about this race. beto o'rourke challenging the ted cruz in texas. said texas is fool's gold for democrats. here is a quote from senator ted cruz telling the houston chronicle i would certainly welcome president trump's support and i hope to see anymore texas. i think we are likely to seat president

you can see it in some of the primary results and washington state with cathy mcmorris-rodgers, jamiess the country. i see the wave coming. >> david, we're talking about the seat that belongs for the number one guy in the leadership are on the battlegrounds. >> it's a not a trump thing. if it's trump tweets we would see leakage across the republican base. we don't see it. we see it as a specific demographic. >> the same people. >> these are men and women who work in i.t. they're one, diverse. they benefit from the global economy. they like free trade and immigration. this is the entire republican party leaving behind a major part of the base. >> does the white house know this? the white house political staff knows this. >> right. >> does the president? >> the president doesn't know it, chuck, because he's prepared to go out on the campaign trail and based on my conversations he's going to be out at least 40 days after election day. but here's the reality, when you talk to his political team they say look, we'll be smart about this. not every event is going to be a rally. there may be

night that involved some audio recorded as a republican fund raiser where devin nunes and cathy mcmorris rodgers in the house leadership on the republican side were talking about the potential impeachment of rod rosenstein and the need to shut down the mueller investigation. they seemed to be talking about timing that in relation to the cab anyhow confirmation. the story was controversial and we believe news worthy because of the linkage of those two issues among these influential members of congress on republican side. what do you think is going to happen in terms of timing of the confirmation? republicans seem to be making it clear in different terms in public and behind closed doors that they want to get this done very fast definitely before the election. >> first, understand that very few of us are ever going to cast a more important vote. i will never cast a more important vote than this one on this nomination. and it's one that is going to live with us for history. it's the one that our grandchildren are going to say, how did you vote on the cab anyhow nomination and we need to approach it

the washington post also notes that in washington state, cathy mcmorris rodgers, the fourth ringing memberthe republican party appeared to win less than 50% against the field challengers, the top two vote getters in the open primary will face off in november. washington contacts its elections entirely by mail and had only accounted two thirds of its votes because other ballots had not been received. in southwest ohio, and 11 term incumbent faces a challenge from a democratic challenger. raised 333,000 while his opponent has 1.6 million. is aeadline on that story elections hold warning signs for the wall street journal. tommy, in massachusetts on the independent line, good morning. caller: good morning greta, you are my favorable -- my favorite liberal loonies c-span host. i want to talk about the elections, i think the democrats are doomed, their imminent -- their anti-american probe and illegal immigrant stance is not going to help them. they are doomed. i want to let you know, i was a regular caller to howard stern and he censored me, unlike c-span, the greatest channel on tv. host: madi

we also are seeing cathy mcmorris rodgers, the highest-ranking republican woman on the republican sidef the hill, in the third district. we also see jaime herrera butler running and getting less votes than we expected initially going in. host: also, if you go to rollcall yesterday, an interesting note. two changes you made when it comes to republican seats and shifting the tossups. guest: we moved both texas sessions andete kentucky congressman andy barr to tossups. this is a case where the primaries were crowded and competitive democratic primaries. sessions and kentucky congressman andythe cog shape in these suburban district , texas 32nd were sessions is running is more suburban, but in kentucky, you have the lexington area districts that trumpcare it, but a democratic candidate, amy mcgrath, who was a marine, combat pilot, helicopter pilot, and she won a competitive democratic primary against mayor jim gray, and coming out of that primary she has high name recognition, high favorables, a lot more than other democratic challengers across the country. i think bar is in trouble he jus

functionally a democrat versus republican race, and candidates like incoumbent representative cathy mcmorris rodgers got barely ahead of her democratic opponent, 4/10 point at this point and the fourth ranking republican in congress. very little, look at results of last night and say republicans had a very good night. they squeaked out something of a victory in ohio, you could call it a victory but it's a very pureic one. >> historic night for candidates and the numbers are only going to go higher. laura kelley, nomination for governor. in michigan, former democratic leader of the state senate gretchen witmer handedly won her party's gubernatorial nomination, women, now the major party nominees for governor in 11 states breaking the record of 10 set in 1994, and that number is almost certain to grow with the remaining primaries. and at least 20 more women nominated for the u.s. house last night, that total is now at 182. a record number of major party nominations with still more to come and one more milestone last night as michigan's rasheda talib likely will become the first muslim woman in serve i