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bring us into that room, if you can, ron brownstein.ke pompeo who we're told when he met with the crown prince, he was very direct in private. in private, he said listen, this looks bad. something happened here. you have to own it. you have a president who has been, shall we say, reluctant to call out the saudis in public. how does this end up? >> look, i don't think we know how this ends up. except that we know that almost every, i think, western government will -- is moving toward a position. i think the only possible position, of viewing this as a premeditated act by saudi leadership. and the question is whether the u.s. is part of that consensus or whether the u.s. is isolated. i don't think there is any chance that the president's position over the last few days will end up being the dominant response of the world to this premeditated murder. so in some ways that is the question. i mean, the question is less what the u.s. does in some ways than whether the u.s. is isolated or not, and i am struck again as we often talk about the qu

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ron brownstein with us, also senior editor at the atlantic and cnn political reporter rebecca berg. good to see both. ron, you're first. senator mcconnell, is he right, is the party energized as a result of democrats opposing kavanaugh? >> first thing is in modern politics, four weeks is an eternity. we don't know if this is still going to be top of mind for voters in november. but to the extent it is, i think it is going to have the same effect as almost everything else in the trump presidency, which is to widen the divide. there is it no question there is evidence of a rally around the flag kind of reaction among republicans. and that will affect democrats at kind of the outer edge of where they were hoping to contest in the more republican leaning house districts and more rural and more blue collar and will probably affect them in some of the red states they are hoping to defend. on the other hand, if you look at the polling over the last week, it is very clear that there is overwhelming opposition to confirming kavanaugh and support for dr. ford's testimony among college educated

ron brownstein is here. he's the senior editor at the atlantic.publican strategist alice stewart and april ryan, the author of under fire, reporting from the front lines of the trump white house. good evening, everyone. never a dull moment. so we did not have this when we knew you were coming on earlier, but here it is at the last second. april, let's start with you because mitch mcconnell is moving forward. >> yeah. >> before senators have even read the report. how is that going to play out? how is that going to go down? >> well, it's so interesting. it just kind of goes with the conversation i had with steve bannon today, the president's former adviser. some would call him the de facto president. but steve bannon basically said that this is about the presidency. it's not about brett kavanaugh. this is like the referendum on the president before the midterms or before even the next election, presidential election. so much is riding on this. he says that if, indeed, they do not get brett kavanaugh, this could spell impeachment for the president be

ron brownstein, alice stewart, april ryan, they're here. and we've got a lot more to talk about including our breaking news. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell taking a key step, advancing brett kavanaugh's nomination tonight. we'll be right back. take prilosec otc and take control of heartburn. so you don't have to stash antacids here... here... or, here. kick your antacid habit with prilosec otc. one pill a day, 24 hours, zero heartburn. (thomas) nice choices! you see, now verizon lets you mix and match your family unlimited plans like you mix and match your flavors. so you get what you want, without paying for things you don't. number 6. i know. where do i put it? in my belly. (vo) one family. different unlimited plans. starting at $40 per line on the network you deserve. >>> we're back now with our breaking news, and that's senate majority leader mitch mcconnell taking a key step to advance brett kavanaugh's nomination to the supreme court. a final vote could take place on saturday. there's a procedural vote on friday. that final vo

thank you very much, ron brownstein. >> go red sox. >> wow, you snuck it in. >> he's in los angeles.he dodgers are playing the red sox. i said go red sox. there's context. >> thank you. >>> trump proposal could be the biggest rollback yet of lgbt rights in this country. if you can believe it tlaerks more. cnn reality check next. we've transformed this home to show the new keurig k-cafÉ brewer makes any house a coffee house. just pop that in for a coffee or brew a shot and froth milk for a latte or cappuccino. easy peasy. now she's a barista! it's so frothy. a little piece of heaven. thank you. but how's the coffee? to severe rheumatoid arthritis was intense. a lmy mom's pain from moderate i wondered if she could do the stuff she does for us, which is kind of, a lot. and if that pain could mean something worse? joint pain could mean joint damage. enbrel helps relieve joint pain, and helps stop irreversible joint damage. enbrel may lower your ability to fight infections. serious sometimes fatal events including infections, tuberculosis, lymphoma, other cancers, nervous system and blood

joining us now, or cnn senior political analyst david gergen, and ron brownstein, senior editor tot "ic." good to have you with us. is the goal for democrats to find someone who can match trump's charisma, or is it better to go opposite and say this is a serious job for a serious person? >> first of all, i think the goal of the democrats is to win the midterm elections. that's going to shape a lot of other things including the way the country is governed over the next two years. if the democrats can win the house, they can have a serious voice in the government, and that will be a run-up to the 2020 election. i've always believed when you're not out party, the first thing you want to be doing is what are your main goals, what are your policy goals, what's your message? and then find the candidate who best fits that message, rather than sort of turning one way or another to see how kamala harris fits, is she ready yet, is cory booker too hot or convince and go all the rest of it. what you need to do and what's been central for people who have won what party has come out of the wilderne

. >> you know, it is significant, you know, ron brownstein, he must have been really worried when hent into the saudi consulate in istanbul. he had his i watch, and it was supposedly according to this turkish newspaper recording. he left his iphone outside with his fiance who was listening and monitoring all of these developments according to this report we just heard from nic robertson. it is an indication of how scared he was. >> it is an incredible report from nic and one that certainly shows, taking all of the precautions you could, being in such a difficult situation. you know, i think -- you know, to rebecca's point about the ambivalence of the trump administration, what is really unusual about this is that this entire debate about the trump response is unfolding along two levels. i mean normally you would have the debate, kind of the first tier foreign policy debate, about realistic considerations against standing up against something as egregious as this, murdering a columnist for a major american media outlet because they have been critical of you. that debate would normally