host: jonathan allen.est: i think she could be easily defeated in a general election, after eight years of barack obama. there are a lot of people who will want to move in a different direction. one of the challenges for her will be to define how she is different from president obama, presuming his approval numbers don't skyrocket between now and then. any open seat presidential contest will be competitive. about how she is the field of democrats. just because 30% of people aren't for her now, doesn't mean they won't vote for her in a general election. in terms of democrats, i think most of them would. but there is a lot of race to be run. we don't knew who the republican nominee is, we don't know who the democratic nominee is. someright, this is not summer election to a half years out. host: coming out on tuesday, hillary clinton's memoir hard choices. you wrote the book hrc, are there any excerpts you have seen that you wished you had known for your book? guest: the big one is the awkward first date, the

washington examiner," fox news contributor byron york and bloomberg chief new york city chief, jonathan allen. jonathan, to you first. we went from the president saying he was outraged when he first heard of irs targettings of conservative groups to him telling bill o'reilly there was not a smidgen of corruption at irs. the public does not seem to agree. >> i don't think there is any evidence so far of wrongdoing with these missing documents but what you can tell from the "fox news poll" that just came out what you would intuit. that the american public is having a hard time swallowing the idea that irs just lost all these documents. i don't think will change. this is huge political perception problem, not just for the irs but for the obama administration as mr. mccarthy suggest ad few minutes ago, as far as a political issue goes. the democrats are not going to want to defend the irs, if it becomes about that fight, basically the democrats defending irs against republicans i can tell you who is on safe political ground. jon: those fox news polls he was referring to, byron, you probably saw t

joining us to talk about that is jonathan allen, co-author of the new york times best-selling book secrets and the rebirth of heller clinton. , and the rebirth of hillary clinton. we know hillary clinton has been contemplating a potential presidential bid. how does this book fit into that process? guest: it is a big milestone on her path to running for president. she has been running all along, but the question is whether she will stop not whether she will start. this is her take on the four years she had at the state department, a little bit of her take on the 2008 presidential campaign and what wrong there. withhat the relationship president obama was like. i think it is an effort by her to move past that as well, to start pivoting towards the future. hopefully being able talk about what her vision for 2016 is. rather than talking about the past. unfortunately for her, people like to talk about the past. , a is given 600 plus pages reason for people to ask questions about the book, about what she said in that, about what she didn't say in it. for a little while, it will be hard to move o

>>> police had to consider the possibility that allen southern hired jonathan binney to kill his wife. >> one of her co-workers was quoted as saying that she expected something to happen to her, and she expected the culprit to be allen. >> police checked everywhere, but couldn't establish a connection between jonathan binney and allen southern. >> there was no phone records or anything to indicate any type of relationship between the two. allen actually took a polygraph test and was able to pass that. >> because of the evidence against him, jonathan binney was in jail. after several days, he told police he wanted to talk without his lawyer present. >> he wanted the death penalty. he was wanting to plea to the death penalty. he told us everything we asked. he told us, and even that and more. >> what binney proceeded to tell investigators ranks among the most bizarre confessions any of them can recall. >> he is the most sexually deviant, screwed up in the head defendant that i have prosecuted in my 15 years as a prosecutor. >> binney admitted to the rape of his 3-month-old daughter. he

jonathan allen happens to be here in new york city. great to have you here.one, we have any trask. she is an analyst for cbs sports. cohost for the hour. amy, we have to begin with you. this is not the first time native americans have won a victory against the redskins's name. it does feel important. >> it is a significant decision. it is a significant moment. look,vernment has said, we agree with the dictionary. the dictionary defines this word as a derogatory slur. we agree with that definition and we will not protect the marks and logos anymore. that meanes practically speaking, for a team like the skins? >> there will be a appellate rights and the legal work has not been exhausted yet. i am not a patent or trademark lawyer. what it means is when all of the appellate rights are exhausted, the federal government will no longer be affording its protection to the marks and logos, which means, initially, others can go out and use those marks and logos for commercial gain and the team in the league will not be able to stop that. you may also see fans starting t

i am joined by jonathan allen, who is with me here in new york. also with me is white house correspondent phil mattingly. is a friend to wall street and technology companies, is that right? >> absolutely. he is kind of a friend to everybody. mccarthy,likes kevin that is his success in politics. it is not like he has a discernible ideological viewpoint in the republican party. very big on promoting small business, was a small business owner himself. done well on wall street, not like eric cantor money, but he has done well over the years. >> why is that? >> he is basically your typical pro-business republican. not an answer beyond that. he is comfortable in board rooms and space filling which i people like kevin mccarthy. -- speaks the language and people like kevin mccarthy. >> what is the impact of kevin mccarthy becoming leader? >> on the business side i don't think you will see a huge change between he and eric cantor. kevin mccarthy is externally close to silicon valley. he is fascinated by what they do, he hangs out with them regularly. at on

we will bring back kiki, crystal ball, jonathan allen, washington bureau chief of bloomberg news. congressman, walk us through. you have been in the meetings where you have the secret votes. walk us through what happens if eric cantor doesn't launch a write in candidacy, difficult, if he did lose and end his congressional campaign tonight, when does jockeying start, who may replace him as the number two house republican. >> one of the cruelest things in washington is people, begin jockeying for position before the body is cold. i wouldn't be surprised if there are tweets, e-mails, faxes, secret meetings going on all over the capitol as we are speaking tonight for people to fill the void. the natural answer is kevin mccarthy is the whip. as days pass, you elevate into the leadership. eric cantor thought he would be speaker when boehner is finished. when newt gingrich had problems they threw out john boehner, j.c. watts, made a run at dick armey, i'm not sure there isn't going to be an attitude that will throw out the entire bunch and see an insurgent, jim jordan, of ohio, mulvaney,

we will bring back kiki, crystal ball, jonathan allen, washington bureau chief of bloomberg news.sman, walk us through. you have been in the meetings where you have the secret votes. walk us through what happens if eric cantor doesn't launch a write in candidacy, difficult, if he did lose and end his congressional campaign tonight, when does jockeying start, who may replace him as the number two house republican. >> one of the cruelest things in washington is people, begin jockeying for position before the body is cold. i wouldn't be surprised if there are tweets, e-mails, faxes, secret meetings going on all over the capitol as we are speaking tonight for people to fill the void. the natural answer is kevin mccarthy is the whip. as days pass, you elevate into the leadership. eric cantor thought he would be speaker when boehner is finished. when newt gingrich had problems they threw out john boehner, j.c. watts, made a run at dick armey, i'm not sure there isn't going to be an attitude that will throw out the entire bunch and see an insurgent, jim jordan, of ohio, mulvaney, sort of

okay, well goldie, steve, perry, back with us and jonathan allen joins us, co-author of the "new yorkbest seller, "hrc." appropriate to this conversation. so i'm going to start with you, jonathan. playing politics here? really? she's playing politics. we just heard these two guys with the same talking points. >> yeah. the idea that senator cruz is above politics in this is a little marred to take. obviously he's being just as political as everybody else in the republican party is in terms of trying to make this an issue for her in 2016. i do think that there are some legitimate questions about american foreign policy and the extent to which we do expeditionary sploemcy and whether the state department was heeding warningings from libya how much more dangerous benghazi was becoming. i think some people in the republican party have been serious about trying to talk about those things. >> who are those people? i'm kidding. >> well, a congressman from utah brought up some of the more global issues. but the truth is most of what's going on from the republican party right now is trying to d

then jonathan allen talks about hillary clinton's new memwoir hard choices. and then the status of prisoners at guantanamo bay after the release of five prisoners in exchange for captured sergeant bowe bergdahl. and we'll take your calls and you can join the conversation. "washington journal" is next. ♪ good morning. it is june 8, 2014 on the sunday morning on capitol hill. we have a three-hour washington journal program for you where we will discuss the 2014 senate races, hillary clinton's new book, and the prison camp at guantÁnamo bay cuba. we are focusing on the department of veterans affairs in the out wake of veterans seeking treatment. members of the house have announced plans for overhauling the be -- overhauling the v.a.. we are asking viewers if you have lost trust in the vap it up if the answer is yes, what can the v.a. due to restore that trust? phone lines are open -- you can also catch up with us on all of your favorite social media pages, on twitter, facebook, or e-mail us at journal@c-span.org. of a very good sunday morning to you. from "the g

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up next, jonathan allen will >> the headline in "the post and in the," a clash showdown as challengersaccuse the senator of compromising on immigration and declaring his time in the senate too long. next, a debate from charleston courtesy of the south carolina educational television network. it ran for one hour. the state, the green balloon, the island of paca, myrtle beach, the herald of rock history, and the items from sumter, presenting a debate. tonight, republican candidates for u.s. senate. and now your moderator, charles beer bauer. joining me tonight to ask -- bill conner, orangeburg, lindsey graham, seneca, nancy grace, charleston, richard cash, anderson, spartanburg, dead bowers, and benjamin done. somee we begin tonight, brief ground rules. each candidate will have one minute to respond to the uighur names when the candidates arrived for the order in which we will start. that first question will do to mr. connor and then all of the rest of you in turn. this has been a contentious race by most assessments. we have a two-term incumbent and six aspirants to replace him. what i