that now let's get reaction to the white house from denis mcdonough. welcome back to "fox news what's the significance of the capture? what is it going to help us do in terms of stopping future isis terror attacks. >> it's important because it sends a very strong message that our allies and we in support of them are not going to stop until we get all the facts of this case figured out. and now i know there will be an intensive process to figure out what he knows an what he did and what he knows about what others may be doing. and that's why it's important that we dig very hard into this case and why the president called the french president and the about belgium prime minister on friday. >> what have we heard from european authorities? we know that he is said some stuff to belgium prosecutors. but do we know whether or not in fact he is cooperating, the degree to his cooperation? and what about an electronic trail that he may have left? >> i don't know much about. that. >> whaar from this and the prior investigation over the last four months about the

we're joined now by the white house chief of staff, denis mcdonough. mr.cdonough, thank you for joining us this morning. the president has made his choice for the supreme court. have you seen anything this week that makes you think the senate will give judge garland a hearing and a vote? >> we're happy to see the resounding support for judge garland. unbelievably strong, unquestioned excellence as a judge for the last 18 years. on the second highest court in the land. somebody who has dedicated his life to the law. we have seen good progress. good forward momentum. we have about 12 republican senators who have indicated that they'll meet with him. as you know, before we announced him, they said they would not meet with him. we're aware that early in the week when congress comes back, senator collins, a republican from maine, has agreed to meet with judge garland up in the senate. we think this is a very good progress, good momentum. we think it's consistent with a long -- decades-long practice and precedent of handling supreme court nominations this way. s

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>> it was interesting to hear denis mcdonough say it's not a election year issue. they think it is an effective issue. they'll need to do two things in the fall, rally their base and pull over independents. to do both. it's a strong emote vat he motivator for base democrats. they also think if trump is at the top of the republican ticket, they may be able to pull over some moderate republicans who may not like the idea of donald trump next -- picking the next supreme court justice, particularly as democrats like to point out, he said that his sister would be an excellent justice and she has a record of being very pro abortion rights. so they think this is an area where they can make a really strong political argument. complicated once you get into a lame duck session. because quite frankly, merrick garland is not the nominee that i think hillary clinton would like to choose. >> she would pick someone more liberal. zbh a lot of the liberal groups feel that way. that's why you see them focusing on the need for a vote and not really talking all that much about the nom

you heard denis mcdonough quoting you. any chance of a vote on judge garland this year? >> the senate has been very much at work in the last 15 months. staff knows we're very much at work. the way supreme court jus sis tices have been handled in presidential election years is clear. it's been 80 years since a vacancy in a presidential election year was filled. you have to go back to 1888. grover cleveland was this the white house the last time a vacancy created in a presidential year on the supreme court was confirmed bay senate controlled by the party different from the president. we know what the tradition is. joe biden, 1992, chairman of the judiciary committee laid down the biden rule. when the campaign is under way, no supreme court judge would be confirmed. 19 -- in 2005, harry reid said under the constitution, this senate doesn't have an obligation to give a vote to a nominee. and chuck schumer, who will be the democratic leader next year, said 18 months before the 2008 court vacancy. so the tradition has been in a presidential election year, that the next preside

we'll have a live report from europe and we'll ask the white house chief of staff denis mcdonough what it means on the u.s. war on terror. then the showdown of the president's supreme court nominee. >> i fulfilled my constitutional duty. now is the time for the senate to do theirs. >> this nominee is not going to be considered. >> senate majority leader mitch mcconnell says judge merrick garland won't get a hearing or a vote. the white house argues the senate should do its job, not wait until after the election. today mcconnell and mcdonough face off. on "fox news sunday." plus, governor john kasich wins his home state of ohio and vows to press on in his campaign for president. >> you better believe it's about america. it's about pulling us together, not pulling us apart. >> we'll ask the gop candidate what's his path to the nomination? amist talk of a con tegs. amidst talk of a convention. plus we'll ask about the plan to stop trump. and our power players of the week, baby bald eagles steal the spotlight, all right now on "fox news sunday." hello again from fox news in washington. we

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we'll have a live report from europe and we'll ask the white house chief of staff denis mcdonough whatt means on the war on terror. then the showdown of the president's supreme court nominee. >> i fulfilled my constitutional duty. now is the time for the senate to do theirs. >> this nominee is not going to be considered. >> mitch mcconnell says judge merrick garland won't get a hearing or a vote. the white house argues the senate should do its job, not wait until after the election. today mcconnell and m

we'll have a live report from europe and we'll ask the white house chief of staff denis mcdonough what it means on the war on terror. then the showdown of the president's supreme court nominee. >> i fulfilled my constitutional duty. now is the time for the senate to do theirs.

we'll have a live report from europe and we'll ask the white house chief of staff denis mcdonough what it means on the war on terror. then the showdown of the president's supreme court nominee. >> i fulfilled my constitutional duty. now is the time for the senate to do theirs. >> this nominee is not going to be considered. >> mitch mcconnell says judge merrick garland won't get a hearing or a vote.

we'll have a live report from europe and we'll ask the white house chief of staff denis mcdonough what terror. then the showdown of the president's supreme court nominee. >> i fulfilled my constitutional duty. now is the time for the senate to do theirs. >> this nominee is not going to be considered. >> senate majority leader mitch mcconnell says judge merrick garland won't get a hearing or a vote. the white house argues the senate should do its job, no

(denis mcdonough/white house chief of staff) "the president has submitted a nominee with unquestioned qualifications, experience and excellence. he's done his job pursuant to his responsibilities under the constitution, now the senate should do its." its."mcdonough is also rejecting an argument made by some republicans that democrats have blocked conservative supreme court nominees in similar circumstances in the past. meantime -- president obama announced plans today to visit cuba.the first lady and both his daughters will join him for the historic trip.the first family will be gone for four days, starting monday, and also visit argentina.the president is expected to visit historical sites in havana and be part of a meeting at havana cathedral with the cardinal there. genocide. that's what the u-s is now calling the ongoing terrorist attacks in syria and iraq. iraq. secretary of state john kerry says isis attacks on christian groups and other ethnic and religious wake up call: john kerry | secretary of state: "we know for example that in august of 2014, daesh killed hundreds of yazid

we'll have a live report from europe and we'll ask the white house chief of staff denis mcdonough whaton the u.s. war on terror. then the showdown of the president's supreme court nominee. >> i fulfilled my constitutional duty. now is the time for the senate to do theirs. >> this nominee is not going to be considered. >> senate majority leader mitch mcconnell says judge merrick garland won't get a hearing or a vote. the white house argues the

we'll have a live report from europe and we'll ask the white house chief of staff denis mcdonough what it means on the war on terror. then the showdown of the president's supreme court nominee. >> i fulfilled my constitutional duty. now is the time for the senate to do theirs.

we'll have a live report from europe and we'll ask the white house chief of staff denis mcdonough whatlled my constitutional duty. now is the time for the senate to do theirs. >> this nominee is not going to be considered. >> mitch mcconnell says judge merrick garland won't get a hearing or a vote. the white house argues the senate should do its job, not wait until after the election. today mcconnell and mcdonough

we'll have a live report from europe and we'll ask the white house chief of staff denis mcdonough what it means on the war on terror. then the showdown of the president's supreme court nominee. >> i fulfilled my constitutional duty. now is the time for the senate to do theirs. >> this nominee is not going to be considered.

let's discuss this with the white house chief of staff, denis mcdonough. >> happy st.. and looking at somebody to fill the vacancy of antonin scalia. judge garland well respected and sits atop the second highest court in the land, the d.c. circuit. you are hearing from your gop brothers and sisters, and it's not about garland, don't waste the pick, and let the people decide. what is your rebuttal? >> the people have decided. obviously the president was elected to serve four years and senators are elected to serve six so we should get this done, the president submitted a nominee without question the experience and excellence. now the senate should do its job. >> and then senator barack obama in 2006 argued against election year appointments, against then alitos when he was being nominated, and chuck schumer and joe biden are arguing the same perspective the republicans are now, and are you trying to have it both ways? >> no, we are trying to do what the constitution says, and give him a hearing and get him on into the court. i don't remember the president making the arg

we'll have a live report from europe and we'll ask the white house chief of staff denis mcdonough whatconstitutional duty. now is the time for the senate to do theirs. >> this nominee is not going to be considered. >> mitch mcconnell says judge merrick garland won't get a hearing or a vote. the white house argues the senate should do its job, not