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it was like, oh what mess is mitch mcconnell responsible for today. whether it's the supreme court and abortion or campaign finance or voting rights or climate change or holding up critical appropriations or primary election results so much can be traced back to what is the so-called grim reaper? but with your indulgence, let me focus on the fact that through the lens of mitch mcconnell irish apero raises a foundational question. what should we expect of the motivations behind elected officials in our republic? should we simply expect them to be driven by nothing more than the quest for unbridled power employing cynical tactics in the name of amassing control and influence as james madison warned us about in the federalist papers. or maybe just maybe we should expect something more of our leaders that they that they be able to at the very least. sometimes rise above petty and selfish desires to amass power that they serve the greater good put community and country and posterity before themselves and their tribes. at the very least that they not incite

how many people who voted for mitch mcconnell in kentucky are supportive of this? 20%?t that may be high. but yesterday just a few hours after this gun confiscation bill was released the senate voted on it. few hours. why? john cornyn said there was no time to let people read before voting on it or understand what was in it. the reporter last night overheard john cornyn a republican from texas say it's only 80 pages long, how long do you need to read it. then john cornyn appeared in front have cameras saying the senate cannot pass this bill soon enough. watch. >> i don't want us to pass the bill for the purpose of checking a box. i want to make sure we actually do something useful. something that is capable of becoming a law. something that will have the potential to save lives. i'm happy to report, as a result of the hard work of a number of senators in this chamber, that we've made some serious progress. so soon, very soon, not soon enough for me, but very soon, we will see the text of bipartisan legislation that will help keep our children and our communities safer.

we have heard from mitch mcconnell _ breath. we have heard from mitch mcconnell who - breath.mitch mcconnell who seems breath. we have heard from i mitch mcconnell who seems to have changed his tune a little bit in terms of the republicans, do you think there is an appetite among republicans now for more gun control? i republicans now for more gun control? ., �* _ republicans now for more gun control? ., �* ., control? i wouldn't say more nun control? i wouldn't say more gun control _ control? i wouldn't say more gun control or— control? i wouldn't say more gun control or at _ control? i wouldn't say more gun control or at least - gun control or at least adequate, commonsense gun safety measures but instead they will probably misdirect and focus on, i don't know, maybe offering minor concessions for things that many other comparable oecd nations have been taking for granted like mental evaluations and character, any kind of control that allows you to basically speak for your character and allows you to demonstrate competence with a weapon is impossible to push for here in this

not some right-wing politicians that donald trump and mitch mcconnell packed the court with. while republicans seek to punish and control women, democrats will keep fighting ferociously to enshrine roe v. wade into the law of the land. this cruel ruling is outrageous and heart wrenching but make no mistake, it's all on the ballot in november. the supreme court has ended a constitutional right. this is 50 years proclaimed a constitutional right. what happened today was historic in many respects. historic in that it had not granted recognized a constitutional right and then reverse it. this is a first. and again, just before it imposed a constitutional right to allow for concealed weapons. how about those justices coming before the senators and saying they respected, stare decisis, the court, that they respected the rights to privacy in the institution of -- constitution of the united states. did you hear that? were they not telling the truth then? again, just getting to the gun issue because really, in preparation for this morning, i was really in an exhausted state about what

mitch mcconnell making clear in the | mitch mcconnell making clear in the weeks just gone he would likeparty at the right, if you like, to move forward. in terms of the action, i thinkjoe biden is quite significant. he said while this does not do everything that is needed, he said it reflects an important step in at the right direction and would be the most important and safety legislation to pass congress in decades. as i say, these are modest proposals, but given how reading with political differences the party atmosphere here is, this is quite significant indeed. i here is, this is quite significant indeed. ., �* ., here is, this is quite significant indeed. ., ., , ., indeed. i don't want to run before i can walk on — indeed. i don't want to run before i can walk on this, _ indeed. i don't want to run before i can walk on this, but _ indeed. i don't want to run before i can walk on this, but ultimately - indeed. i don't want to run before i can walk on this, but ultimately ifi can walk on this, but ultimately if it gets through the senate, also getting through the house of represent

here's mitch mcconnell. senator cornyn who is you know, to be the point person on our side to see if we could come to an outcome after these horrible school shootings for myself, i'm comfortable with the flower mark. and if the legislation ends up reflecting what the framework indicates, i'll be supportive. i'll be supportive. how many people who voted for mitch mcconnell in kentucky are supportive of this 20 percent that may be high, but yesterday, just a few hours after the text of this gun confiscation bill was released, the senate voted on just a few hours. why? well, john cornyn said there was simply no time to allow anyone to read the bill even people voting on it or to try to understand what was in it. reporter last night overheard john cornyn again, a senator from texas, a republican say this and we're quoting it's only 80 pages long. how long do you need to read it? then john cornyn appeared in front of cameras to explain the senate cannot pass this bill soon enough. watch. i don't want us to pass a

she voted against amy coney barrett because mitch mcconnell didn't need her vote. but he really needed her vote on brett kavanaugh. so i don't know if susan collins was really believing brett kavanaugh or she was just giving herself a fig leaf to do mitch mcconnell's bidding, as she frequently does in tight circumstances. as for the justices themselves. you know, they were playing a game to get on the supreme court. all three of them are lawyers. so if you parse their words carefully, the way lawyers know how to speak, they did not explicitly promise to uphold roe v. wade. they left the impression they would uphold roe v. wade, which was enough for susan collins. this was a game they were playing, but those of us who s studies the reports of amy coney barrett, neil gorsuch, biden campaign, knew this day was coming. and susan collins hknew it to because anyone with any sense had to know it was coming. but it did and here we are. >> we have to mention that the president was asked about some of these issues, in particular this idea of expanding the supreme court that

because of donald trump, mitch mcconnell and the republican party their super majority in the supreme court, american women today have less freedom than their mothers. with roe and their attempt to destroy it, republicans are charging had with their crusade to criminalize health freedom. in the congress be aware of this, the republicans are plotting a nationwide abortion ban. they cannot the allowed to have majority in the congress to do that, but that's their goal. and if you read, and again where all studying all this, but if you read, very clear, one of the justices had his own statement, it's about contraception, in vitro fertilization, family planning. that is all what will spring from their decision that they made today. such a contradiction. yesterday, the states cannot make laws governing the constitutional right to bear arms. and today, they are saying the exact reverse, that the states can overturn a constitutional right for 50 years a constitutional right for women having the right to choose. the hypocrisy is raging, but the harm is endless. what this means to women is such

mitch mcconnell today, and i will note the attorney general says they are going to investigate.ll see how it goes rick mitch mcconnell today in response to the fact that a man showed up armed to justice kavanaugh's house which should not happen, let's just be clear, no one should be threatened with gun violence, including justice kavanaugh, he was mitch mcconnell's response in the urgency he feels about protecting the precious, the supreme court majority. here's the whole purpose of his career to have a right wing majority. here's mitch mcconnell. >> they, actly, exactly why the senate passed legislation shortly after the leak to enhance the police protection for justices and their families. house democrats must pass this bill, and they need to do it today. no matter fiddling around with this. they need to pass it today? brandon, as a survivor of a mass shooting yourself, i just want to left you comment on the fact that mitch mcconnell, the act to support the supreme court justices is precious, must take place today, no more fiddling around, today, but i guess when it comes to f

as mitch mcconnell said, ukraine is the most important thing in the world. ukraine and january 6th and red flag laws. why? why are those things so important but not you? chip roy is a member of congress from texas, lucan bok texas, by the way. is that true? >> yeah, i represent it, it's god's country out there, you need to come visit. >> tucker: country music fans everywhere make the pilgrimage. tell us why when the problems surround us, they are focused on ukraine in january 6th? >> there's no real excuse for it, tucker. you got the democratic party, who has basically declared war on the american people, our way of life. you just had a number of segments talking about energy policies we are now paying $5 for gas and we can't even have energy, electricity being created in texas of all places where we sit on an entire ocean

mitch mcconnell is not gonna do us a favor. the republicans in the senate are not going to do us a favor. but what we do know, what mitch mcconnell and the republicans knew when they pursue some amount of political threat. when they think. oh, if i don't back down, i'm going to suffer politically. and, so what's our job is in this moment, i'm not talking about democratic senators, i'm not talking about the president, i'm talking about all of us, all of us watching at this moment. our job is to change the political calculus of those republicans. that means, join up with march for our lives on june 11th, on protests all across the country. and it means taking a cue from the folks in indivisible houston, who found had crews in a restaurant and said, hey, why are you against common sense gun violence prevention laws? get behind us in this. we need everybody. if you've got a democrat or republican, getting involved in this moment, and changing what is politically possible. >> so, you mentioned, ezra, the ted cruz incident. we have t

was repugnance, it's fair to say or at least they expressed that in mcconnell mitch mcconnell's case. it seemed to be very visceral. yeah in mccarthy's case, who knows but but they both expressed themselves to their to their caucuses and to their leadership on this that very quickly and mccarthy's case later in and more subtly mcconnell's case dissipated and i thought one of the most telling quotes in the book was when mcconnell was sort of explaining why he didn't go along with the impeachment. i think it was impeachment

mitch mcconnell a number one. great to see you tonight. not tonight we've got another sneak peek of my new fox nation series. this episode took me to philly where one artist found beauty in some unlikely items. cardboard boxes. never taken a r class, he self-taught. he seems to be diagnosed with autism. he hasn't let on don't like either one of those things deter him. >> alex, tell me about the first time you saw his work. >> well, it was in 2019. i was totally blown away. i found out he was from philadelphia and i was like come on! i don't even know this guy's work and they should. if it was fantastic. it was building, based on iconic philly architecture and there was the divine lorraine hotel, the philadelphia museum of art, the betsy ross house. it was just unbelievable. the attention to detail, but the rawness at the same time. if you look closely, you can really see the materials that he uses. witches found objects like cardboard, all kinds of different paints, spray paints, glues. but when you stand back it looks perfect. >> laura: i

mitch mcconnell, eric greitens goes out hard on mitch mcconnell to get rid of him as majority leader. without mitch mcconnell, donald trump would not have the trump administration nominees, his supreme court would not have 20+ percent of the federal circuit are trump appointees. the president liked to crow about how many judges he put on the bench. none of that would've been possible without mitch mcconnell. the president can have it both ways. you can have a legislative horse like mitch mcconnell shepherding your judges through incredibly complex system, and attacking the guy. >> thanks very much for the time tonight, good to have you. >> thanks for having me. >>> outfront next, barricaded, the supreme court behind security fencing as officials brace for a decision on abortion rights that could, soon as tomorrow. plus, three americans missing in ukraine. i will speak with the fiancee of one of them. russia now claims they committed crimes and should be held responsible. >>> a incredible story of a priest in russia risking it all to help ukrainians believe that deadly conflict. (emu s

and we saw there with senator mitch mcconnell.n, he's had a long career of obstructing and upholding gun control efforts. what would you state time tonight, as somebody who wields that kind of power over his party, and you know these, he's not at least, in my estimation, a good negotiator about this issue when it comes to gun control? >> i don't think there's anything to say to mitch mcconnell. to borrow a line from him, words would fail me, because he's not interested in rational debate about this issue. i could tell that the only time that were deregulate appeared in the united states constitution is to describe how we should approach guns in this nation. but he knows that. he is beholden to the nra. he is beholden to their corrupt interests. and i think it's gonna obstruct any common sense legislation going forward. this is why i have increasingly come to believe that this country, to achieve with the majority of americans want, we have to dismember the nra itself. we have to go after that organization, which focuses on extremi

i think also mitch mcconnell is talking -- you know, we as reporters getting word about mitch mcconnell's private thoughts to decode that for the people at home, this is exactly what he did when it came to the impeachment of former president trump. privately, he said that he supported impeachment, but publicly he was willing to do absolutely nothing, and it's because he knows that there's not support in his conference to do much and certainly not to raise the age from 18 to 21, and so it's a little bit of a kind of public relations cover that he's kind of seeking on this issue, and it's not going to be followed with any sort of action. but i think by democrats basically saying it's up to you to tell us what you're willing to accept, that really puts the spotlight where it ought to be. there's only -- i mean, the reality is in this debate, there's one side of the debate that wants to talk about everything but one issue. everything but one issue. as a factual matter, that is where we are in washington, but that is not where the american public is, and that's certainly not where gun owners a

>> well, democrats should make very clear that mitch mcconnell said if he becomes majority leader, hes not going to help seat a democratic appointed nominee for the court in 2024, an election year, when asked about next year, which is not an election year, he demured, shep. i think the democrats have to make it clear that they are at risk of not getting a replacement should there be a vacancy next year. they also need to make it clear to their voters that state legislatures really matter here. where all of these trigger laws will be coming into place and new things will be on the ballot, the makeup of the legislatures is key to the future of fighting back for some kind of codification of roe. so if democratic voters are motivated, that does make a difference in november >> you mentioned mitch mcconnell. it was mitch mcconnell who made it his goal and was successful in not allowing president obama to appoint a supreme court justice. this was a 5-4 ruling. you know, chances are had there been an obama appointee, it would have been 5-4 in the other direction. >> it's amazing what mitch m

is mitch mcconnell now considering supporting raising the age of ar-15-style rifles to 21? he's not said so publicly, but what we're learning tonight. abc's rachel scott on the hill l tonight with late reporting. >> reporter: tonight, an impassioned plea from the white house briefing room. >> i would like to bring up matthew. >> reporter: from academy award-winning actor and uvalde native matthew mcconaughey. >> uvalde, texas, is what i was born. it's where my -- my mom taught kindergarten less than a mile from robb elementary. uvalde is where i learned to master a daisy bb gun. uvalde is where i learned responsible gun ownership. >> reporter: the actor now calling for concrete steps. >> we need background checks. we need to raise the minimum age to purchase an ar-15 rifle to 21. these are reasonable, practical, tactical regulations. >> reporter: his family traveled to uvalde days after the school shooting. today, one by one, he honored the 21 lives lost too soon. >> now alithia, her dream was to go to art school in paris and one day share her art with the world. >> reporte

the senate republican leader mitch mcconnell says he hopes for a deal addressing mental health and schoolity. in regard to the ongoing issue about violence, the senator is representing our side in discussions with senator murphy and we are hoping to actually get an outcome that will make a difference in areas of mental health, school safety and things that are related to the incidents that occurred in texas and buffalo. so what are the proposals on gun control that congress is looking at? the potential measures being discussed include: further incentives for states to introduce their own red flag laws. more investment in school security, and access to mental health support. there is a proposal to change the background checks for people younger than 21. and an idea which looks something like a cooling—off period for 18—year—olds who want to buy a semi automatic weapon, the kind that were used by 18—year—old shooters in buffalo and uvalde. we've heard many people speak out in the aftermath of the shooting. the latest person is the actor matthew mcconaughey who is also a former resident of u

am i saying we need mitch mcconnell to do usd a favor? no. the republicans in the senate are not going to do us a gave. but what we do know is mitch mcconnell and the republicans move when they perceive some amount of political threat. when they think, oh, if i don't back down, i am going to suffer politically. so what our job is in this moment -- i'm not talking about democratic senators, i'm talking about all of uscr watching at ts moment. our job is to change the political calculus of the republican sentence. that means joining up for "march for our lives" on june 11th. it means taking a cue from the people in houston. ted cruz. get behind us in this. we need everybody. whether democrat or republican, getting involved in this moment and changing what's politically possible. >> so you mentioned, ezra, the ted cruz incident. we have tape of that. that waswe an activist from you group confronting senator ted cruz right after he attended the nra convention that took place three days after the shooting in uvalde. i'll get your reaction on the o

life. >> congressman kennedy, kentucky's louisville newspaper reports that biden cut a deal with mitch mcconnell to appoint an anti-abortion rights judge in kentucky in exchange for mcconnell agreeing to let biden's future judicial nominations through the senate. there isn't a judicial position open in kentucky right now, but what do you make of this? >> look, i don't know the details of it, jake. i saw the reporting. there i think both sides obviously understand the importance at the moment of federal judges. and the extent to which republicans are going to try to impede that process to get selections by joe biden on this court, obviously that's deeply concerning. i would come back to say, i would hope that a democratic majority here would be able to get those people in place. but, again, we saw the challenges, the news breaking this afternoon of senator leahy having hip surgery, so he'll be out for some period of time. this is what happens when you've got very tight margins. you work with imperfect results. hopefully we'll get as many judges confirmed as quickly as possible. >> thanks to both

because of donald trump, mitch mcconnell, a republican party, their super majority in supreme court. american women today have less freedom than their mothers with ro in their attempt to destroy it. radical republicans are charging ahead with their crusade to criminalize health freedom in the congress. be aware of this, the republicans are plotting a nation wide abortion ban. they cannot be allowed to have a majority in the congress to do that. but that's our goal. and if you read and again, we're all studying all this. but if you read what is in a very clear, one of the justices had his own statement, it's about contraception. in vitro fertilization, emily planning that is all levels spring from their decision that they made to day such a contradiction. yesterday the said the states and cannot make laws governing the constitutional right to bear arms. and to day they're saying the exact reverse that the states can overturn a constitutional right for 50 years. a constitutional right for want having the right to choose. that policy is raging, but the harm is endless. what this means t

we talked a little bit about mitch mcconnell, obviously. i'm thinking about kevin mccarthy.well. even some of the former governor ron desantis. do you feel this is the kind of wait and see moments for any of these republicans watching how these hearings play out and see how the public is reacting? so that they don't go on the record denying things or defending the former president. is it beginning to sway public opinion? >> i think for those who have not been going out there and spreading election lies willy-nilly, like a lot of trump supporters allies and congress, i think that it's with they're hoping to do is one, wait and watch how it plays out. there's a lot of great reporting and other news organizations across the country about what this committee is looking into. they may have found. there's a lot of things that we don't know a, lot of things that we don't know that they may have. i think people are waiting to see which she was made drop. because you don't want to get ahead of something like this, first of all. you said they were waiting to see how republican voters,

he is closest to mitch mcconnell.omething across the finish line, as meaningless as it might turn out to be, that is better for the republicans to take this issue off the table for the fall. so i don't think they're going to touch a lot of the stuff that matters. i'm not saying that chris murphy is not right. we need to get something. and background checks, including juvenile records, for people wh are buying guns at a young age, is, in fact, an accomplishment. but make no mistake about it, mitch mcconnell wants something to that we're not talking about this front and center all the way to november. he knows what the polling says. and i think he's afraid of that polling in some of these states like wisconsin, ohio, florida, pennsylvania, nevada, arizona. i think he knows that he's on really shaky ground if they don't get something across the finish line. >> well, it's such a great point, claire. i'm sorry, willie. i was just going to say, it's really a great point. you look what mitch mcconnell has been saying. he's b

mitch mcconnell also said this week that he had a couple of press conferences in kentucky. he said that he was willing to support what he considered a package that included mental health and school safety, period. this was not a situation in which mitch mcconnell was saying that he had two ideas that he wanted to support a larger package. he was saying that from his perspective this would have to be the package. and because of the procedural hurdles with mandatory filibusters on everything of significance, they would need to see a bill that could get at least ten votes from the republican side. even with these investigations underway, for five republicans involved, even if there were compromise and all 45 of those republicans were on board, they still need to find additional votes in order to clear that filibuster hurdle. i'm skeptical of those votes will be there. >> republicans tend to want to talk about both mental health issues and school security issues. neither of which are relevant to the discussion. the issue is the weight that gets put on those things versus manufa

mitch mcconnell says this is an issue of school safety and mental illness.even though you have some lawmakers talking, the question really remains. is this time going to finally be different? >> our thanks to mary bruce. >>> we turn now to an historic celebration in the united kingdom and around the world for queen elizabeth ii. the platinum jubilee marks 70 years on the throne for the 96-year-old monarch. here's abc's deborah roberts reporting from london. >> reporter: it was a magnificent display of might and majesty. the british royal family out in full force, celebrating the queen's platinum jubilee, marking seven decades on the throne. >> she's a special lady. and i think she's done a lot for this country and for its people. >> the fact that she's maintained that role steadfastly, dutifully, has been the ultimate servant to the crown and to her people, is unprecedented. it's a remarkable achievement. >> reporter: prince charles and prince william on horseback. the duchesses camilla and kate and the cambridge children in a carriage waving to the crowd. t

. >> mitch mcconnell knows that republicans are out of step with most americans on this issue, and wethat mitch mcconnell cares about one thing, winning elections, and that's why he's pushing cornyn and other republican senators, cut a deal with democrats let's do something meaningful here, take this issue off the table ahead of the november elections. >> do you think that's what we're seeing here? many people are saying, this is just mitch mcconnell, just talk talk talk, the running the clock and nothing will happen. or will something? can republicans finally be coming to the table and can violence? >> i think that's a fair assessment, and whatever measure that this ultimately ends up, with mitch mcconnell's gonna have to give his blessing in term in order to get the bill to get the 60 votes and needs, to get beyond the filibuster, and ultimately end up at the presidents desk. when you hear chris murphy, who by the way came to congress representing the sandy hook community, when you talk about how democrats and republicans are working together on this framework. one of the reasons th

mitch mcconnell is not on this bill. have we heard what he could bring if he joins this legislation? guest: if he does, it will be huge. mitch mcconnell is the leader of the senate republicans and a lot of people are looking at him to see what he does. he offered a statement yesterday after the negotiations and the group released the framework. he did not go as far as endorsing it. that is really important to see. whether mcconnell weighs in is a big deal. i am told he supports the new negotiations. he encouraged john cornyn, the key leader to get involved in these talks but he hasn't wholeheartedly embraced this. how he navigates whether he is going to endorse this or not, is not only the necessary 10 republicans, we will have to see. as of now, he is a fantastic support. host: diane -- from the white house perspective. president biden put out a statement yesterday saying this doesn't do everything he thinks is needed but he is encouraging congress to put this on his desk for a signature. is there going to be a renewed

that being, said nothing will pass the senate without the support of mitch mcconnell. so he is being very clear that while he is back in this, he wants to see more. that is why the timing of this, the momentum of this, and the details, alex, are so critical. here it is interesting that he says he hopes that something comes to fruition. that there is actually a bill here. and again, i have to just underscore, as someone who is covered only mass shootings around this country, including in sandy hook elementary school, we saw those small children murdered. we did not hear this kind of talk after that. we did not hear lawmakers being able to put out press releases saying here are the things that we can change when it comes to access to assault warrants and access to guns in this country. so mitch mcconnell is clearly being cautious in his statement, it is also telling me still that his party, the republicans, are willing to work with democrats on an issue that they've not wanted to work with them on for decades. yeah, okay yamiche thank you so much for all of that. this fi

what mitch mcconnell is not doing even in private is getting ahead of his conference.ly be assessing where his republican conference is and right now, that's not even a majority position. i think it's probably a super majority position in the conference right now. not to raise the age limit so i don't think you'll see mitch mcconnell go out on a limb and argue for that publicly. i think the president there is just trying to again, bolster him a little bit to say there is still space and room here to try to accomplish something. >> let's talk about roe versus w wade. polls have always shown the american public doesn't want it overturned but there is a poll that shows that it would -- if it were to be overturned, it would not be a big motivator in terms of the midterms. it would be 54, 57% of responding say it would make no difference. how do you swear that. >> what is driving that alison is 73% of republicans in that poll say it would make no difference. okay? 55 perz of democrats say they would be would be more motivated. they said it wouldn't make a difference but tha

cnn learned senate republican leader mitch mcconnell privately expressed openness to raising the age limit to 21 for buying semiautomatic rifles. they'll be back to meet and negotiate again this hour. let's start with cnn's lauren fox live on the hill watching this hearing and seeing this emotional testimony happen. lauren, it was going to be hard to hear a child speak like this no matter what. it was very painful to watch. >> reporter: yeah, kate, there are always experts that come up to capitol hill and testify but it is so hard to watch and see a fourth grader be an expert on gun violence and carnage in this country and i think that that testimony and the testimony of parents of lexi rubio really made such an impact in that room. you heard at the beginning of this hearing that the chairwoman said that what she wanted was for republicans to be listening with an open heart. the reason for that is the kind of testimony that you heard from lexi rubio's parents, where they describe the fact that they went to this honor roll ceremony, took a last photograph of their daughter, and they l

encouraging mitch mcconnell and john cornyn to engage democrats.can bring the country together on that issue. that will be very powerful. and it will be consistent with who he said he wanted to be. a lot of democrats have wanted joe biden to be the enthusiastic champion of the most liberal policy agenda advance by democrats in a generation. i understand why, but that's just not who joe biden has been his whole life. and it's not the way he campaigned. he was going to be different than trump, he was going to heal the country. this gun issue has the potential to change the narrative and be powerful for biden, if they get it right. >> really interesting point, david. i want to share a headline from political tonight. quote, the white house has one problem that rules them all: gas prices. here's the thing david, no matter what the president does, he does not control the price of gas. and we are having to pay more for gas, not just here, all around the world's. because of the war in ukraine. does the american consumer know or care? because i remind our

mitch mcconnell, then the majority leader said, we're not going to give you a hearing. it is an election year. they never put that justice on the court. then in 2017, what happens? that same vacancy was there, and they used something called the nuclear option. now this is something that the democrats invented in the senate where they were able to lower the bar to confirm a supreme court justice, so would not be subject to a filibuster. never before had there been a filibuster of a supreme court justice. abe fortis faced a filibuster to be elevated to chief justice but he was already on the court. historically that had had not been a trend so they lowered that bar to 51 votes otherwise neil gorsuch would have faced a filibuster and never gotten on the court. then we went through the epic saga with brett kavanaugh in the fall of 2018 so that's two and then just before the election, just days before the 2020 election, you had the death of ruth bader ginsberg, and they confirmed amy coney barrett to the high court completely flying in the face of what mitch mcconnell had sa

but is it fair to say more than anyone else this is mitch mcconnell's day because if merrick garland was on the supreme court. if mitch mccomdid not block merrick garland you would not have 5-3. >> mitch mcconnell blocked garland and sped up amy coney barrett. that is what's so consequential here. and chief justice roberts for so long has been at the height of his power controlling things, he just doesn't have it. and the five justices on the far left who control this three of them are in their 50s. john roberts in that concurrence, he concured used that word measured. and he's so concerned about this court lurching to the right. the court informy bears his name but this is a whole new court and it really is not the john roberts court precisely for that reason. clarence thomas, i want to reinforce what justin and steve were getting about. clarence thomas had this battle cry the right to contraceptive is not deeply rooted. they should be challenged. >> to be clear this is not just about three justices on the supreme court. the final two years of president obama's term no or almost no a

doug: mitch mcconnell was so keen on getting the gun deal done.had said, we have a problem with suburban voters. this is the way we can address it. . but clearly there will be a lot of money raised on this, a lot of voter enthusiasm that is impacted by this. what we don't know is democrats will be more excited, republicans will be more excited, at least some, and what impact that has. as these laws are being enacted state after state, there is a real risk of political backlash, especially as we are talking about things like that obergefell decision and griswold, were issues of privacy could be further drawn into this. david: thank you so much, doug always a treat to have you with us. republican strategist and former rnc communications director. coming up, more coverage of that supreme court decision. this is a special edition of "balance of power" on bloomberg television and on radio. ♪ another crazy day? of course—you're a cio in 2022. but you're ready. because you've got the next generation in global secure networking from comcast business. with

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host: senate minority leader mitch mcconnell yesterday on the senate floor. from the washington times reporting, the man arrested, nicholas john rothkey of california, arrived with a nine millimeter, a knife, tools including a crowbar. it is reported he was upset with a recent leak draft opinion showing the court is poised to overrule roe v. wade. that according to the detectives and police in that incident. more about that coming up in half an hour. raymond in denver, colorado, good morning. you are next. independent. caller: good morning, america. we are a republic but we spend wars spreading democracy, so my question to my republican friends, what happens if yellowstone goes away to all of our bickering amongst each other and not reaching out to help our fellow americans? so i would say that the republicans are drinking the kool-aid and when mitch mcconnell and all the republicans got up a day after january 6 to say how bad it was and now they are changing their minds, tells us how hypocrites and hypocrisy we are. host: brandy, millington, michigan, good m

john cornyn is seen as mitch mcconnell's under study, he will do whatever mcconnell wants.rnyn as simply, he's never going to broker a deal unless mcconnell himself supports it. >> yeah, i think that's actually very crucial to actually getting something done. the last thing you want as a negotiator at the table who doesn't have the ability to get the votes at the end of the day. what they're looking for as much as 60 but something even more than that. but coming up next for us, she has become a pariah in her party and now liz cheney is fighting back. >> i say this to my republican colleagues who are defending the indefensible. there will come a day went on all trump is gone but your dishonor will remain. frank is a f fan of pepcid. it worksks in minutes. nenexium 24 hour and prilosec otc can take one to four days to fully work. pepcid. ststrong relief for fans of fast. ready to style in just one step? introducing new tresemme one step stylers. five professional benefits. one simple step. totally effortless. styling has never been easie tresemme. do it withtyle. right now, w

today mitch mcconnell said he is comfortable with the outline of a deal that he'll back if the measure's final draft turns out how he's expecting it too. mcconnell's support would greatly increase the chance the legislation passes the senate that's split 50/50. it has resources for states to implement so-called red flag laws that allow police or family members to petition courts to keep guns away from people considered a risk to themselves or others. california has had a red flag law for six years now. tonight there's a new study that shows it has made a difference. the violence prevention research program at uc davis found since 2016, the california law has disarmed 58 people who were threatening a gun massacre. researchers reviewed 202 cases in which the law was used and found that in more than half the days, the person threatened to harm others, and in nearly 30% of the cases, the person had threatened a mass shooting, including six students who talked about violence at school. >>> tech and climate change. a meeting of the minds is happening on the uc berkeley campus. the tech crunch