john thune, john cornyn, john barrasso, potential republican leaders here. we'll see if they run.s are secret ballot elections so they very hard to handicap. but you've covered the hill for a long time and the white house and you see the way they operate. how much different would it be if mcconnell were not to be there, one of the three replaced him. >> i think mitch mcconnell is a much more disciplined leader than any of the other three. this is someone who is very focused on saying and doing what only he wants to say. i think with any of the other guys, we've all been able to push them into various answers and with our questions in the h hallways. but i want to point out another critical point about mitch mcconnell, is that just how the biden white house sees them as a partner this this time. liberals abhor mitch mcconnell and they see him as complete a anti-thesis, but they see him as a critical partner with ukraine funding so white house officials are wapping mcconnell's health but as someone who could kind of be this bulwark against a conservative right-wing house republican

texas republican senator john cornyn. senator, this is iran's money, it's been held frozen in accounts in south korea. it will now be transferred to qatar where the treasury department, according to our state department, will have a good oversight, again, according to our state department, over how it's spent. what do you think of this deal and what do you think of assertions by the state department that we'll keep an eye on the money? >> well, unfortunately, you know, we have sanctions in place to try to discourage the number one state sponsor of terrorism, which is iran, from developing a nuclear weapon. but it doesn't do much good when the biden administration decides to write them a $6 billion check and of course the money can be used for any purpose, offset other expenses and the like. and i don't think of one single thing that they could do that would actually encourage more hostage taking than to pay off the iranians for these five hostages. i'm glad for the families, but unfortunately this virtually guarantees the

among them is john cornyn, or publican of texas he said this on the hill in interview. it really comes to how we prioritize the time. i don't know anyone who believes chuck schumer will take it up and actually have a trial and convicted sitting president said senator cornyn. noted that house republicans could investigate without launching a formal impeachment inquiry because they control the local chamber. they got the chairman of the various committees, they can do that without a formal inquiry. members of the house don't care what i think but it's unlikely in the senate. that's from one of the members of the senate, john cornyn of texas when it comes to impeachment. chuck schumer on the floor yesterday talking about the potential shutdown and his message to republicans. here's a portion of that. [video clip] >> this week the appropriations process continues in the senate. tomorrow we will take the first procedural vote on the package of three appropriation bills. military construction, veterans affairs, agriculture and earlier this year democrats and republicans reach

senator john cornyn talked about the consequences of the government shutdown and senate majority leader chuck schumer's role in the debate over government spending. mr. president, by my watch,

senator john cornyn talked about the consequences of the government shutdown and senate majority leader chuck schumer's role in the debate over government spending. mr. president, by my watch, today is september 20th. the fiscal year for the united states senate and the united states government and in ten days. congress, which is required to fund thet government bypassing appropriations bills has not passed a single appropriation bill. ten days before the end of the fiscal year. so the obvious point is unless congress acts to fund the government in the next ten days, the government will be without funds and large portions of the federal government will shut down. notwithstanding the fact some people think maybe that's a good idea that we are spending too much money here so let's just shut it down. well, tell that to members of the united states military and their families. tell that to the men and women who serve briefly as members of the border patrol, customs and border protection that are responsible for processing the goods that enter into our country from our trading partners that

among them is john cornyn, the republican of texas. he said this on the hill in an interview, it comes to how you prioritize your time, i don't know of anybody who believes chuck schumer will take it up and actually have a trial and convict a sitting president. he noted that house republicans could investigate the bidens without launching a formal impeachment grade because they controlled the lower chamber since they, the majority, members of the house don't really care what i think. all i can tell you is it is unlikely he will be successful in the senate. that is from one of the members of the senate, john cornyn of texas on impeachment when it comes to the potential shutdown. it was the senate majority leader, chuck schumer on the floor yesterday talking about the potential shutdown and his message to republicans. there's a portion of that from yesterday. >> this week the bipartisan appropriations process continues here in the senate. tomorrow we will take the first procedural vote on the package of three appropriation bills, militar

senator, john cornyn saying, let this process play out as it does.me, out and he had been the texas attorney general. and he had the courage to come out -- and that is alarming. it is absolutely alarming, and you are seeing a political shift. 71% of texas house republicans have the courage and the strength to vote to send this evidence to the senate. 11% of texas republican senators only show that courage, and it was not enough. you are seeing a divide within the republican party and texas, and you are seeing a divide of extremism, and, frankly dirty money. adding that texas monthly reported that tweets that are in favor of paxton, that people get paid 50 bucks to tweet. and we are not even talking about that. there is an onslaught of funding from two billionaires in the state, they've made it clear that they have no problem trying to pay off, and by, texas republicans. senator, or lieutenant governor dan patrick. he's got $3 million before he presided over this trial, and i think it was excessively clear when the verdict came out of what side, and h

john cornyn now supports the impeachment inquiry.ng lots of in-fighting. let's get to senior congressional correspondent chad pergram on capitol hill with the latest. >> reporter: liz, good afternoon. this is unprecedented, for a presidential family member. that's why there are so many questions about how this impacts the 2024 presidential campaign. it's possible questions about hunter biden would dog the president on the campaign trail. >> i think folkses may want to politicize it, but if anything, an indictment is, is a demonstration that our judicial process is proceeding under its current structureses. >> reporter: this comes as house speaker kevin mccarthy is facing an uprising from conservatives who may want to show him the door. impeachment fails to impress those members. they're mad that mccarthy wants to pass a stopgap spending bill to avert a government shutdown without immediate cuts. mccarthy hammered his opponents behind closed doors. >> i am frustrated with the committee. i'm frustrated with some people in the conferenc

i followed up with a trip with john cornyn, because they care. people down there, senator blackburn would talk to them, she knew them. women would tell us their stories and they are brutalizing. and if you are not telling it that's on you. when a woman sits there and tells you not just about being raped but how many times a day she's raped. when she tells you about having to lay in that bed while they come in and out and in and out it's disgusting and it's despicable. folks, you look at the number of people that have died at the border because joe biden has made it more and more enticing to come here. make no mistake, this is a result of failed policies. we could fix this. we can't throw money at this and fix it. we have to actually change the policies. i looked in the eyes of cbp agents who said we are exhausted. we are not only having to be paper pushers, we are also trying to do what we took an oath of office to do, protect the border. when they tell you about finding small children who have drown in that river or pulling a lifeless body of a

. >> john: texas republican senator john cornyn. when you take a look at the extraordinary pictures that bill is bringing us with his team from eagle pass, texas and there you see relationship shot, i don't know if you can see it, but you see under the bridge, 4,000 or some odd migrants, most venezuelan, who entered the country illegally, and then the port of entry on the top of the bridge, what's going on, senator, on the border today? >> it's chaos, and you know, i asked myself what's it going to take for the biden administration to pay attention. 108,000 dead americans dead from fentanyl and other illegal drugs smuggled across the border, 300,000 children, some in forced labor like the "new york times" has reported. others simply, they have lost and they can't locate. we don't know whether they are going to school, abused, neglected or the like. and you know, you have to ask yourself at some point is it that they are so incompetent that this is the result? and unfortunately, i've had to conclude, no, this is intentional and i can

including his top leadership, allies who would be in line to replace him should he leave the senate, john cornyn, john thune, all saying they trust leader mcconnell and the trustee is in good health and cited this doctor's note that the attending physician released yesterday which said mcconnell is not suffering from a disorder among other things. there are couple other dissenting voices in the gop conference, rand paul was one member i spoke to yesterday, he has a doctor ophthalmologist and said he does not by the judicial expo nation by the doctor. he said to cite these episodes as dehydration is not about diagnosis, he thinks it is a neurological event. we heard josh hawley, another conservative republican saying the fitness and health of the leader is important. he has concerns as well as tommy tuberville, another conservatives senate republican saying he is concerned about the health. host: this was one of the things we talked about and it fell by the wayside a little bit but as far as senator tuberville's hold on military appointments, is that stone place? guest: it is very much in place a

learned mcconnell worked the phones to reassure colleagues, including a call to texas republican john cornyn. >> we know he's had a fall and a concussion, and i think, you know, this may be just part of the recovery process from that. >> reporter: allies pointed to his presence at a fund-raiser wednesday night for fellow republican jim banks, an effort to show mcconnell is fit to lead. >> they're going to do that when they come back into session as well to quell any dissension. they know right now that people are talking privately. they want to make sure that remains private and not public. >> reporter: yesterday's was the second such public freeze-up by mcconnell in just over a month. this was july at the capitol. >> do you want to say anything else to the press? >> reporter: late today president biden said he has no doubts mcconnell can continue. >> i spoke to him today, and, you know, he was his old self only the telephone. >> reporter: but in a narrowly divided senate where the average age is now 65 years old with four members over 80, including mcconnell, every absence is pivotal, and h

support including from the lee republicans who could potentially succeed him, senators john thune, john cornyn, john barrasso, all telling me thus eveuesday eveni they continue to support senator mcconnell. so at the moment no threat to his leadership. but the question remains whether he will stay not just beyond this congress but in the next congress which begins in 2025. manu raju, cnn, capitol hill. >>> u.s. first lady jill biden will continue to be monitored by the white house medical team after she tested positive for covid-19 on monday. she is currently isolating at the biden home in delaware with mild symptoms. meanwhile president biden tested negative again tuesday but will continue to wear a mask. experts say the first lady should be doing well despite a positive test. >> i think that she should be doing really quite well for a number of reasons. one, she's fundamentally a healthy woman. she has been vaccinated. she's been boosted. and she has had a prior infection as you can recall last summer. which means that she has a hybrid immunity, a good amount of immunity, which didn't preven

learned mcconnell worked the phones to reassure colleagues, including a call to texas republican john cornyn concussion, and i think this may be just part of the recovery process from that. >> reporter: allies pointed to his presence at a fundraiser wednesday night for fellow republican jim banks, an effort to show mcconnell is fit to lead. >> they are going to do that when we come back to session to quell any dissension. they know right now people are talking privately. they want to make sure that remains private and not public. >> reporter: yesterday's was the second such public freeze up by mcconnell in just over a month. this was july at the capitol. >> do you want to say anything else to the press? >> reporter: late today, president biden said he has no doubts mcconnell can continue. >> i spoke to him today, and, you know, he was his old self on the telephone. >> reporter: but in a narrowly divided senate, where the average age is now 65 years old, with four members over 80, including mcconnell, every absence is pivotal. and he has already missed more votes this year than all but a few

>> well, he seems to have a pretty good cadre of lieutenants there, john cornyn or john thune who would be suited to take up the mantle. look, this is a hard choice. these are really plum jobs. he's worked hard, worked his entire adult life to get there, has done a good job since he's been there. he's not the only old political leader in the united states. we have joe biden, who i think at the moment, is not in the kind of shape you would want for senate leader, but is in the most demanding job on the planet. and we're urging mcconnell and republicans to be realistic but the entire democratic party has their heads in the sand about joe biden who is declining in front of our eyes and they want us to believe he can carry out the most demanding job in the up states for another five and a half years or whatever the it is until age 86 and that's a risk for the democrats and for the country. >> rich, i want to play something former governor nikki haley said. i want to ask you to follow up on that point. is part of this concern given what we've seen undercut the political argument against pres

remain in the job in 2025, potentially opening up a leadership race between senators john thune, john cornynjuly, gop senators supported him staying as leader, but many would not say if they'd back him in the future. >> do you think senator mcconnell should run for leader in the new congress? >> i mean, the new congress is 18 months away. >> if he ran for leader, do you think he would get the job in the next congress? >> that's speculation that's not necessary right now. >> reporter: after his wednesday even in covington, kentucky, mcconnell called key allies including thune and cornyn and attending a fundraiser for senate candidate jim banks, who told cnn the senate leader was sharp and engaging. the question about mcconnell's health is bound to intensify when he faces his 48 colleagues next week for the first time since the summer recess. >> he should tell us if something bigger is going on. whatever he tells me, i'll trust to be true. >> reporter: some republicans fear the impact of mcconnell's fall in march could be worse than he has let on. >> obviously the fall he had was more damaging

safer communities act, which is first time in 30 years we've done anything on gun violence that john cornyn helped lead. it's culture wars and stunts, and texans are embarrassed and tired of it. >> i would also say he likes pretending to be super macho. good luck. texas congressman collin allred, thanks for joining me. please don't try to ram me when this is all over. that is our show for this evening. "way too early" with jonathan lemire is coming up next. >>> donald trump's defense team floats a new strategy in his georgia election interference case, trying to move it to federal court. we'll get expert legal analysis on this development in just a moment, and it comes as the fulton county district attorney issues a scathing response to republican congressman and trump ally jim jordan, accusing the ohio lawmaker of trying to obstruct her case. >>> plus we'll dig into some disappointing new pole numbers for president biden and

john berasso of wyoming and john cornyn of texas and john thune of south dakota, all around leadership donald trump which could come into play if a race for leader. this is a dog fight. and mitch mcconnell has been in that role since 2007. the longest serving party leader in senate history. so it is a seismic shift inside of the gop whenever he does decide to step aside, jake. >> berasso, the trumpist of the three. >> yes. >> thank you so much. >>> and coming up next, the new principle sentences rolling in for members of the so-called proud boys after their violent attack on police officers. and others at the u.s. capitol. >>> plus the origins of the far right group and the ownthers on the radar of the fbi. ♪ ♪ wherever you go. wherever you stay. all you need is one key. earn and use rewards across expedia, hotels.com, and vrbo. my a1c was up here; now, it's down with rybelsus®. his a1c? it's down with rybelsus®. my doctor told me rybelsus® lowered a1c better than a leading branded pill and that people taking rybelsus® lost more weight. i got to my a1c goal and lost some weight too. ry

host: senator john cornyn, republican of texas. your turn to tell washington what you think of this back and forth and the potential shutdown. jim in north carolina, republican. caller: good morning. i really do not care about the back and forth. if we cannot cut this deficit, it is going to be devastating for the country and i think a lot of simpleminded people do not understand that. my theory is shut it down. if we cannot get a big chunk of biden's fantasy world cut out of their, that is what we need to do. host: markhost: in new york, democratic caller. caller: thank you for c-span. i think republicans cannot govern and i think they have to play these games to get what they want, which means we are not going to fund the government unless you give us this and these cuts. meanwhile, wasn't it trump that ran up the deficit trillions of dollars so he could give tax cuts to billionaires? it is pathetic. i do not understand how people could vote for republicans who do not like government, who only care about billionaires, who are cli

. >> he also earlier this year invited republican senators ted cruz and john cornyn to his inaugurations spoke highly of him. is there anything wrong with having bipartisan relationships? or do you think that this was a deception to the voters who elected him, basically as a progressive, as a democrat, although in dallas there's a technicality, they don't technically have party affiliation. >> sure. >> he was elected as a progressive. >> he was elected as a democrat, and there is absolutely nothing wrong with having bipartisan relationships, being able to get things done across the aisle. specifically in texas. we know in the texas house, which he served, democrats are in the minority. so there has to be a bipartisan effort and a way to get things done. however, we must be real and transparent about who we are as candidates, who we are as elected officials. >> do you think he was not transparent? >> i do believe he was not transparent. he was just elected less than four months, unopposed, actually. he ran on democratic values. i believe the voters trusted him and thought he would uphold

arthel: senator john cornyn a fellow texan said you do not put the federal budget on the table as a bargaining chip. he says that is not good policy, what do you say to that? >> i say why do you even fund a federal government that cannot do its first and most important job? why would we spend taxpayers money on all of these woke policies and programs? this radical agenda this leverage of power by the government targeted on parents and people who are pro life advocates the list is long of the abuses and we cannot sit idly by we've got the power of subpoena and the power of the purse. we have to use it to rain all of this in and refocus the people's government on what it ought to be focused on. arthel: why is it always delay congressman and not diplomacy? >> look, let me speak to the senate. the senate a bipartisan infrastructure built was about 90 cents of every dollar on climate and not core infrastructure. america lost on that. there is chinese industrial policy for chip manufacturers. that was supposedly bipartisan. the senate funding bill is nothing more than status quo. it is a rubber stam

republicans like texas senator john cornyn agree it's a challenge but say it should not be solved at the federal level. i don't think the federal government should come in and private homeowners i think that something up to the home owner jerry an insurance policy director with the r street institute stresses the federal government has a poor track record of helping with insurance, the push to establish some sort introduce some sort federal backstop or support, however, well intentioned. >> would backfire. >> and according to noaa, just since the beginning of this year, the u.s. has experienced 15 weather disasters of some sort that have each resulted in losses of more than 1 billion dollars live in washington. i'm jessi white house and congress are working on more money for disaster relief to know where those negotiations stand. >> yeah. right now president biden is even asking for more money than his initial request just because of the disasters that we've been seeing here just in the recent months. and now that's at 6, 16 billion. >> and he's warning lawmakers to pass this with uk

senator john cornyn after having a small meeting with a couple of his republican colleagues on the potential change came out and told reporters that what they are focused on is who is basically let into the u.s. a lot of immigrants are come up to the southern border, they will be processed and then they are allowed to go into the u.s. some of them to await trials and court dates to see if they can be granted asylum. that is would not big area that republicans think that is of concern to them.not big area th republicans think that is of concern to them. but it has to get democratic buy-in. that is one thing that senators were are very clear about. they don't want to have a government shutdown. they want to be able to move their bill through the senate and through the house. and at this point it is just not clear if that is going to be happening. but it is certainly something that is now being considered. >> we'll see how it moves the needle across the hall if at all. emily, thanks. >>> we're just getting started. coming up next, jenny johnson will join us and we'll talk about her outlook for

republicans like texas senator john cornyn agree it's a challenge but say it should not be solved at the federal level. i don't think the federal government should come in and private homeowners i think that something up to the home owner jerry an insurance policy director with the r street institute stresses the federal government has a poor track record of helping with insurance, the push to establish some sort introduce some sort of federal backstop or support, however, well intentioned. >> would backfire. >> and according to noaa, just since the beginning of this year, the u.s. has experienced 15 weather disasters. each totaling losses of more than 1 billion dollars live in washington. i'm jessi tenure. jesse, thank you. the city of hayward has launched a new program aimed at helping local residents attend east bay colleges. the learn to earn tuition assistance program. >> aims to help the local business community and displaced workers by providing tuition support certain colleges. this includes cal state east bay chabot college and others to support students through their studie

joining us for "common ground" segment peter welch and texas republican senator john cornyn. good to be with you. >> bret: i want to talk about your bill, the bipartisan effort. i want to deal with something that's come up in recent days and that is the health of your colleague, senator mcconnell who talked today at the stakeout, take a listen. >> i'm going to finish my term as leader and i'm going to finish my senate term. >> bret: senator mcconnell didn't talk about it much the freezing specifics, he pointed to the physician's letter. how is he, number one and are you concerned about leadership going down the rude. he seems fine now and i'm glad that dr. monahan, the attending physician released a letter yesterday saying that all the tests that had been conducted, neurological tests and others ended up negative. so in his view, this was maybe just a little bit of a rocky recovery. >> bret: from that concussion? >> from a concussion. you probably know this but the older you get, the little harder it is to come back. none of us are 25 years old anymore. >> bret: you know, thi

more and more republican senators said yes including john cornyn. speaker mccarthy now says he'll separated from hinter biden getting bank records in and former house speaker nancy pelosi lawn that had impeachment inquiry into pump without a floor vote and no floor vote and multiple irs whistle blowers and donald trump jr. was subpoenaed multiple times. why not subpoena hunter biden is people at university of delaware where joe biden's records are kept. why not subpoena people at the uk and subpoena everybody that may know about what went on, john. >> yeah, the hunter biden subpoena is a white whale of the entire probe. you know, congresswoman elise stephonic promised me before midterms they'd subpoena hunter biden is they took the house and it's been nine months and there's not been a hunter biden subpoena. the clock is ticking. the white house and democrats made it very, very clear their goal it to run out the clock and get to 2024 and hopefully retake the house and shut down the probe. if you don't subpoena hunter and get him on the record under

john berasso and john thune and john cornyn. it is still early in the discussions.arting to be a glimpse inside of the gop of what a post mcconnell gop would eventually look like, alex. >> but no one wants to talk about it publicly just yet. melanie on capitol hill, thank you very much. >>> let's get more on this now with scott jennings and bakari sellers. thank you both for joining me this evening. scott, i want to start with you. you were with the senator earlier this week in kentucky and i understand that you spoke with him earlier today. first of all, how is he doing? and then what did he tell you about the increasing concerns about his ability to lead republicans in the senate? >> well, first of all, he's doing fine. i've spoken to him multiple times and seen him numerous times this week and i saw him give a speech and answer a bunch of questions and right after when he headlined a fundraiser for jim banks who came over to have an event. and it was business as usual. if you haven't known something had occurred up in northern kentucky, you would not have known a

. >> texas senator john cornyn getting censured by the texas gop for his work on that bill. thanks for joining us. we know it's a hard day, but appreciate you coming on and sharing your memory of her and what you've learned. >> thank you. >>> coming up next, from our military to child care and travel and so much in between, the government shutdown will affect all of us. we're going the break down what will happen. >>> plus, another budget bill just failed in the house. what does speaker mccarthy do next? what happens if democrats do end up coming to his rescue? we're back in 06 seconds. onds no. you're replacing me? customize and save with liberty bibberty. he doesn't even have a mustache. only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪ ♪ tourists tourists that turn into scientists. tourists taking photos that are analyzed by ai. so researchers can help life underwater flourish. ♪ ah, these bills are crazy. she has no idea she's sitting on a goldmine. well she doesn't know that if she owns a life insurance policy of $100,000 or more she can sell all or pa

virtually every progressive member in the whole democratic caucus, and even folks like senator john cornyngovernment. we are ready to move forward with a compromise that has already been struck between republicans and the president. but the small number of republicans that are holding kevin mccarthy hostage, and instead of showing leadership, he's setting us into a delivery shut down. because they want to score political points. that is just not right. the american people need to know it. >> congressman, greg casar, like you so much sir. appreciate it. we are following some breaking news, everybody. with the indictment of senator bob menendez. new jersey congressman andy kim, who was one of the first longer -- he is announced he will challenge him for the senate seat. kim saying this, we cannot jeopardize the senate or compromise our integrity. menendez has insisted he will not step down. meanwhile, senator john fetterman has become the first democratic senator to join the cause for menendez to resign. i want to turn now to the race for the gop presidential nomination. things are starting

among them is john cornyn, or publican of texas he said this on the hill in interview.t really comes to how we prioritize the time. i don't know anyone who believes chuck schumer will take it up and actually have a trial and convicted sitting president said senator cornyn. noted that house republicans could investigate without launching a formal impeachment inquiry because they control the local chamber. they got the chairman of the various committees, they can do that without a formal inquiry. members of the house don't care what i think but it's unlikely in the senate. that's from one of the members of the senate, john cornyn of texas when it comes to impeachment. chuck schumer on the floor yesterday talking about the potential shutdown and his message to republicans. here's a portion of that. [video clip] >> this week the appropriations process continues in the senate. tomorrow we will take the first procedural vote on the package of three appropriation bills. military construction, veterans affairs, agriculture and earlier this year democrats and republicans reach a

chairman of the senate republican conference since 2019 come and the picture below the headline, john cornynthe head of the national republican senatorial committee, the senate gop campaign arm before becoming mitch mcconnell's number two in 2012. the three john's are the trio of allies of mitch mcconnell seen as who could be next in line to lead senate republicans. alexandria, virginia. good morning. caller: thank you for taking my call. i think there should be an age limit for being president. not because the old cannot rule. how about the practical need for being in leadership at such senior age. there are tests to indicate that as we get old there's so much degeneration. apart from that -- i think american leaders or the president -- host: dianne feinstein turns 90 this summer. chuck grassley turns 90 this month. that it is bernie sanders and mitch mcconnell. then ben cardin from maryland, 79. the average age of a member of the senate is 64 years old. the average age of a member of the house of representatives is 57 years old. the data from fiscalnote.com is where you can see their break

including his top leadership, allies who would be in line to replace him should he leave the senate, john cornynhn thune, all saying they trust leader mcconnell and the trustee is in good health and cited this doctor's note that the attending physician released yesterday which said mcconnell is not suffering from a disorder among other things. there are couple other dissenting voices in the gop conference, rand paul was one member i spoke to yesterday, he has a doctor ophthalmologist and said he does not by the judicial expo nation by the doctor. he said to cite these episodes as dehydration is not about diagnosis, he thinks it is a neurological event. we heard josh hawley, another conservative republican saying the fitness and health of the leader is important. he has concerns as well as tommy tuberville, another conservatives senate republican saying he is concerned about the health. host: this was one of the things we talked about and it fell by the wayside a little bit but as far as senator tuberville's hold on military appointments, is that stone place? guest: it is very much in place and h

but in a positive sign for mcconnell, his three potential successors -- senators john thune, cornyn,till support mcconnell staying on as leader. >> manu raju, thanks from capitol hill. scott jennings, what's your reaction to what we heard from senators paul and tuberville today? >> they're going to get a chance to talk to mitch mcconnell at the senate republican lunch. they have it every week. i'm sure, as you heard, mcconnell's going to talk to the conference and answer questions. i know he's talked to a number of the conference on the telephone over the last few days. the vast majority of people who have made comments about it publicly said he sounds great, looks forward to getting back to work, and they support him. so i actually think the letter that came out from the senate physician today talking about the tests that mcconnell had undergone, the neurologists that had seen mcconnell, tells the whole story. i texted with him today, he was feeling good, glad to be back in washington. i expect when he speaks to his conference tomorrow u. you'll see a big vote of conference out of m

already there's discussion about potentially senators john thune, cornyn, or very ras sew all vying forig focus. for now, mitch mcconnell hanging on at least for another year. >> manu raju, thank you for that reporting. perspective from cnn political commentator and former biden white house communications director kate bedingfield, also scott jennings. scott, of course you were also mitch mcconnell's senior adviser. i know you saw him yesterday. you've known him your whole life. how was he when you saw him yesterday? >> you know, honestly i saw him last night after it happened and he was perfectly fine. he had come back to louisville from northern kentucky to participate in a fund-raiser for jim banks. he made remarks to questions, and we met for a few minutes. i talked to him for about 15 minutes on the phone this afternoon. and, you know, he sounded great this afternoon as well and was kind of taken through a bunch of different issues that were on his mind today. so, it's interesting. if you hadn't seen the video or you weren't aware that something had happened, you would never have k

i talked to senator john cornyn from texas and he was telling us they passed all of their appropriationsills in the senate prior to them leaving for the august recess. chuck schumer just sat on it for a couple of months and he is saying now he is back to regular order and this is the gold standard of governance. the only gold standard is the gold standard of political posturing and showmanship. they easily could have done better on that side. nobody wants a shutdown, particularly the republican conference. we are trying to get our house in order. we just climbed over $33 trillion in debt. that is a colossal figure. we need to get our financial house in order or we will face dire consequences very soon. host: how do you get the republican conference in order? headlines, house punts on a key vote as rebellion ranges. mccarthy once vote soon but conservatives are chasing. guest: if i knew the answer to that i might be the speaker. it is challenging. when i go home and i explained to people the republican mindset , i say it is like herding cats. we might be big cats, but at the same time eve

senator john cornyn told us yesterday he and others aring look at limiting migrants who could enter theat's the final proposal or if it would get democratic support. democrats will be really critical for mccarthy as it is looking more and more certain that he'll be facing a challenge to his speakership from congressman matt gaetz. mccarthy is likely going to need some members from the opposite party to help keep him in power. there is still a lot of unknowns at the house of government is going to be funded, but it seems almost a guarantee that we will be shutting down starting october 1st. andrew? >> okay. emily, thank you for that. right now we want to get over to house minority leader, new york congressman hakeem jeffries. good morning to you. we're all trying to understand the state of play here and what it would take to avoid a government shutdown. do you have any hope? >> well, good morning, great to be with you. my hope is that there is a bipartisan spending agreement that continues to work its way through the senate, that earlier this week senate democrats and senate republicans

what we heard from senator flume, who is a top contender in the -- excuse me, senator john cornyn, andmitch mcconnell wants to address and be more print -- transparent about. he had a meeting behind closed doors with his colleagues and will be more transparent about what is going on with his health. we only got a step into that window. -- do not -- jonathan: do not believe your lying eyes. who are these doctors that say these presidents have clean bills of health when we can all see there is something wrong. not just republicans, but democrats too. dianne feinstein. who is giving the clean bills of health when we can see something is not right? annmarie: it is the top physician, brian moynihan. i do not know him personally. i think senator mcconnell >> team -- senator mcconnell's team will be as transparent as they can. it did not have to release the doctor's note but they did. the point you are bringing up is, obviously everyone is witnessing these moments. whether it was diana einstein being to vote yea, after she was confused. public sees this and they want more answers. there is al

chairman of the senate republican conference since 2019 come and the picture below the headline, john cornyn, the head of the national republican senatorial committee, the senate gop campaign arm before becoming mitch mcconnell's number two in 2012. the three john's are the trio of allies of mitch mcconnell seen as who could be next in line to lead senate republicans. alexandria, virginia. good morning. caller: thank you for taking my call. i think there should be an age limit for being president. not because the old cannot rule. how about the practical need for being in leadership at such senior age. there are tests to indicate that as we get old there's so much degeneration. apart from that -- i think american leaders or the president -- host: dianne feinstein turns 90 this summer. chuck grassley turns 90 this month. that it is bernie sanders and mitch mcconnell. then ben cardin from maryland, 79. the average age of a member of the senate is 64 years old. the average age of a member of the house of representatives is 57 years old. the data from fiscalnote.com is where you can see their bre

critics call it a way to appease john federman known for wearing hoodies and gym shorts to the senate. senators can choose what they wear. cornynle standard since others entering the senate chamber must comply with the dress code. coats and ties for men. business attire for women. guy benson calling it the federman rule. >> so there is a few things going on here. it is all about john federman, number one. if you want to campaign and the people of pennsylvania want to put him in office unable to put together sadly because of his stroke, couldn't debate, couldn't do a speech. we have no idea what he stands for. if we have to look back at old videotapes to find out what he will be like as a senator it looks like he is getting better now. why would you bend the rules for one senator? what sense is that? do you have any sense of tradition? it's the whole sloppiness we're seeing everywhere you go. if you go to the airports especially. what are people wearing when they are going out? i'm just saying why can't somebody who is 78 years old like senator schumer understand there is a bit of a tradition him and hold him to a high standard