that said, so are kevin mccarthy and steve scalise. you should keep an eye on steve scalise.is someone when you look at the caucus and if the mid-term elections go toward democrats. we will have a smaller, whiter and southern male conference. steve scalise is the man who would be the representative of a caucus that looked like that conference. >> and it wasn't the beautiful tax reform that he dreamed of since he was 5 years old. he did get the tax cuts.deficit. he cannot say he didn't get the tax cuts as a signature achievement. let's talk about steve bannon and the plan in "the washington post." he is pitching the strategy to basically crush the mueller investigation. is steve bannon back? >> i don't think steve bannon ever left. i don't think anyone leaves the trump orbit. they always have a foot in if the president liked you to begin with. steve bannon had a spectacular fall because of the michael wolf book and the president called him insane or something. i think to think steve bannon was ever that far away from the white house is not realizing how president trump works.

. >> you talk about kevin mccarthy and possibly steve scalise being replacements for paul ryan.ans of both those men. could we see him weighing in on who will be the next speak centre. >> that's the interesting thing. this is a situation that trump revels in, he loves the fights, he loves the drama. if it came down to it and he had to step in, we could expect that. kevin mccarthy would have a difficult time getting republicans on board, they think steve scalise is more ideologically in line with them. they don't feel the same about kevin mccarthy. trump loves kevin mccarthy. if it came down to it where he needed to intervene and stump for him or show his explicit support for kevin mccarthy, know egg might not win otherwise, we could fully expect trump to do that. >> what do you think the likelihood is that steve scalise will throw his hat in the ring, is it only if kevin mccarthy doesn't get the support he needs? >> that's what we're hearing. if kevin mccarthy looks like he's not going to be able to lock up the speakership, then steve scalise would more than likely throw his hat

next two behind him in leadership are the house majority leader kevin mccarthy and majority whip steve scalise. neither has said yet they would want to be the speaker. the attention will shift to who then becomes the third most powerful in the united states government between president trump and vice president pence? >> sandra: peter doocy on that breaking news. >> bill: immediate reaction now senator john thune the republican live from the hill. good morning to you, senator. quick notice here the news is breaking. what do you have to add on paul ryan's future? >> well, i think that, you know, it's something that has been talked about for a long time and obviously he has a young family. i think probably wants to spend more time with them. i'm sure the speaker of the house, which i have think is the hardest job probably in the world, is eventually sort of wears on you. but he is a great talent.

steve scalise is still recovering and four others were wounded.kers made the emotional journey back to the field. >> this baseball field i think it minimizes what makes america great. >> senior congressional chad pogrom was there to be with them today. >> this was unfinished business. baseball practice started last june on a sweltering morning, finished actually missed in april. this was more than just a practice. it was a therapy session for members of congress who hadn't been on the field in 10 months. chuck fleishman of tennessee and rodney davis of illinois came to the field in alexandria, virginia to loosen the muscles ahead of the season, and recall last june's or where they spread for their lives. >> fred he was on third base, the shooter pointed the gun right at him and missed which larry and i went and laid down over here somewhere, might have been a little further up over here and when it didn't stop, the barrage continued, i made a run for the dugout and i knew there were people in the dugout and all i could think of, i didn't know the

steve scalise, a busy guy. hear from you soon. >> bill: breaking news now from one of the more popular tourist destinations for americans. violence south of the border is on the rise and so is the amount of money mexico spending the try to counter that violence. that's next. ♪ with expedia you could book a flight, hotel, car and activity all in one place. ♪ >> bill: long time rivalry yanks and red sox wrote a new chapter. check it out from yesterday afternoon. >> there it is. and austin does not like it. now he will head toward the mound. now this is a brawl. >> bill: tyler austin hit by the pitch charges the pitcher. fights breaking out twice in that game. >> sandra: come on. >> bill: bam. not the only game getting physical. denver, rockies batter hit with a fastball. there we go. that was an afternoon game. they were at it. five people ejected from that game. you have boxing mixed up with baseball. a great time of year, by the way. >> sandra: do you cover the eyes of the kids sitting next to you? >> bill: i t

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at that point in time, whether it is steve scalise, kevin mccarthy, or a third party individual thathe might be a dark horse, unlike -- similar to what paul ryan did. that is a decision will make in december, for those of us coming back in the elections. i will be happy with both kevin or steve. typically if there is a challenge, the individuals will make a pitch to all of our conference to about what the agenda will be in the next two years and how it will conduct business. regular order and the like. we also know, presuming we keep the majority, it is likely to be left in the 241 members we have today. let's say it is 228 or 230, you need to hundred 18 votes to be speaker. the last time when boehner with our freedom caucus, not backing kevin mccarthy at that time. in fact, they do have veto power. if 20 members get together and say we are not going to support someone, than it. is impossible for the person to get the votes. hopefully that what happened. we do get the majority, but all that will play out as we get into the midterms in mid-december. as usual is business and paul ryan

steve scalise, still recovering, four others were wounded.ers made the emotional journey back to the field. >> this baseball field... i think it epitomizes what makes america great. >> shannon: faulkner's senior congressional producer chad pergram was there today to be with them. what can you tell us? >> this was unfinished business. a baseball practice which started last june on a sweltering morning, finished in the chilly mist in april. more than just a practice. it was a therapy session for members of congress who hadn't been to the field and ten months. chuck fleischman of tennessee and rodney davis of illinois came back out to the field in alexandria, virginia, to loosen their muscles ahead of the season and recall last june's horror where they sprinted for their lives. >> trent kelley was on third base because trent told me later that the shooter pointed the gun right at him and missed. larry and i, i believe, went and laid down over here somewhere. it might have been even a little further up. and then when they didn't stop, the barrage

their first congressional practice since last year's shooting that wounded house majority whip steve scalise texas congressman joe barton reading a statement from congressman scalise. >> the whole country is watching with pride as we come together and prove that one act of madness will not deter the spirit of camaraderie and philanthropy that made this such a strong tradition in congress. play ball. >> cheryl: many of the participants who were on the field during last year's shooting are attending today's practice. a gunman opened fire june 14th at simpson field last year. that man was killed by police at that scene. well, let's get back to 2014. that data breach at yahoo, it's now going to cost the company big money. the sec fined yahoo $35 million for waiting more than two years before disclosing the breach. russian hackers are blamed for stealing personal information from at least 50 500 million us. shares of the company now called are down 1% this year. staying with e-mail, g-mail is rolling out another new future. disappearing messages, google is bringing in a confidential tool to its 1

all eyes are on ryan's number two, kevin mccarthy, and the majority whip, steve scalise. >> well, i think everybody will start jockeying for position immediately. they won't wait for nine months. >> so, let's get to mary bruce, she's live on the hill tonight. and mary, house speaker paul ryan, we've learned, is at the white house right now having dinner with the president? >> reporter: david, republican leaders have just arrived for that dinner with the president, including speaker ryan and his rumored replacements, kevin mccarthy and steve scalise. now, the president is wishing paul ryan well, but he has not yet said who he would like to see as the next speaker of the house. david? >> we'll stay tuned for that. mary bruce, as always, thank you. >>> also on capitol hill tonight, members of congress turning up the heat on facebook's mark zuckerberg in his second day of testimony, challenging him today on the company's handling of the cambridge analytica scandal. the alleged misuse of some 87 million users private information. including, as we learned today, his own. >> was your data includ

steve scalise is a growing star in the party. he went from getting shot to being he's back and he's really popular. he was -- he's known as a conservative and also gets along well with the president. the president likes him. scalise has said that if mccarthy wants it, he won't challenge him. so right now we're waiting to see what kevin mccarthy will do. >> shepard: caitlin owens for action yes. i have to with you two questions. john boehner. >> i am -- i bet he's not regretting his decision to retire. >> shepard: i meant now he's going to work for the weed industry. >> oh, right. >> shepard: he says he's never puff puff passed but sounds like the money was calling. >> it does sound like that. seems like -- it's an interesting turn of event. >> shepard: his position on marijuana has evolved. >> yes. >> shepard: half passed the hour. president trump says attorney client privilege is dead after the raid on his office. ahead, we'll seek with the lawyer who says the president is 100% wrong and why the privilege only goes so far. like

well, yes, steve scalise has raised a lot of money for republicans going into the this election yearryan affiliated superpacs are poised to spend more than any republican outside group in the 2018 elections. now, should they lose the house or should the house become smaller? it's going to be conservative. it's going to be more southern and white. when with you look at that dynamic and if paul ryan steps aside, steve scalise fits that conference a lot better than say kevin mccarthy. >> a lot of eyes on november and what happens. do they keep the house or lose it? we'll see. that's it for "inside politics" today. thanks for being with us. john is going to be back in the anchor chair tomorrow at noon and up next, former v.a. secretary david shulkin and senator bernie sanders on cnn's state of the union. stay tuned. [ doorbell rings ] janice, mom told me you bought a house. okay. [ buttons clicking ] [ camera shutter clicks ] so, now that you have a house, you can use homequote explorer. quiet. i'm blasting my quads. janice, look. i'm in a meeting. -janice, look. -[ chuckles ] -look, loo

an emotional day, but it's also as minnesota pointed out, a rebirth and renewal. >> reporter: steve scalisenable to attend the practice. u.s. capitol police have beefed up security for the practices. >> last year was an eye opener for many people, and it made the members of congress feel the vulnerability that exists, and the threats are heal. >> reporter: this it the first base dugout where many of the players sought shelter during the attack, and this is one of the bullet holes, and not so subtle he minder of that morning. >>> beyonce will be the focus of a special mass tonight at grace cathedral church. >> reporter: mike, it's certainly unique. we know a lot of people worship beyonce, and now an entire service is dedicated to the queen bee, and it will happen here at grace cathedral in san francisco, and the church is expecting it to be a packed house. snows snows -- house. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: you can bet a lot of church goers will put their hands up tonight. many of her hit songs will be woven into the service. reverend yolanda norton will use the music to connect with people who feel marg

steve scalise is connected to the heart of the country. he understands trump voters and the issues they're concerned about. he's a valued and principled man. he has a good relationship with a lot of people on capitol hill. more conservative. he's not part of the establishment, although he's been in leadership. i think he would be a great choice. >> and a strong advocate of the president's policies. >> and mccarthy has been lobbying for this. he has been actively -- >> that might be the problem. >> exactly. that could be a problem. he's been really working hard with the president to show he's a team player. it will be very interesting to see how this plays out. >> it will be interesting to see what paul ryan himself has to say this afternoon. he will be sitting down the dana perino today. this will be his first one-on-one interview since making this big announcement this morning that he will not run nor re-election. that's at 2:00 p.m. eastern time on "the daily briefing" here hahn the fox news channel. so keep it here. all eyes on capitol

i should note that steve scalise, the majority whip, is not going to be here. week and still recovering from surgery. matt mike carks the former aid, now a lobbyist who helps coach the team, he was out on the field with a broom and rake getting the field ready for this morning's practice, guys. steve: that is amazing. first practice and, of course, chad, thank you very much for the report. it all leads to the big congressional baseball game coming up, i believe, in june. pete: yep. ainsley: let's bring in fox news contributor tomi lahren. good morning, how are you? >> i'm good. how are you guys? ainsley: we are great. thank you. just up-to-the-minuted to go over some of the news today and get your opinion. the first one we want to talk to you about is that immigrant caravan it has finally arrived at the california, mexico border. several bus loads arrived there. and you have this news anchor for univision his name is enrique a osvedo. he says this about the caravan. >> the caravan was never going to cross into the u.s. from the beginning. of the plan was to rea

several people were injured, including, of course, house majority whip steve scalise who just went inr another surgery recently and came out his recovery continues. the gop team was back on the field this morning for their first practice and it was the same place where the attack happened. congressman mo brooks joins us now. good to see you well. good to see you back on the show. >> good morning, chris and alisyn. >> great to have you. >> what was it like to be back out on the field? >> it was wet. if you play baseball those aren't ideal conditions, but on a more serious note it was mixed emotions. on the one hand it was good to be with our come raids as we try to put together a baseball team to compete, hopefully with the testimonies. democrats have a better team but hopefully under dogs do win as we did two years ago and we raised over $1 million for local charities. that's the positive side. the adverse side was remembering on this same field, the last time we were there, five of our colleagues got shot, one congressman and four other individuals, including capital police and assai

steve scalise already said today i will never run against kevin for speaker.e people picked up the for speaker part and thought maybe he would run against him for something else. you think it will be clear who the likely heir apparent is going to be in a couple of weeks? >> well, i think it could be. i don't necessarily believe it will be. but i do think it could be. here's the reason why i say. that even with you dissecting steve scalise's words today, you know, everybody is putting a big emphasis on may, shall, and little teeny word that normally don't have a meaning, but today they do. >> yeah. >> and i can tell you that whether it's the two individuals there or whether it's someone else that throws their hat into the ring, those discussions are already happening. if someone is willing to come on today and say they are not, they are not telling the truth. so they are happening. and at that point you know when you believe that you can get to 218 votes, i think that the decision becomes very different. now here's the interesting thing. everybody is talking ab

you could have steve scalise the whip or kevin mccarthy run but internal election for majority leader is probably going to be kevin mccarthy because he is leader now. paul ryan will still be the speaker. what might he try to do? will he try to move daca or something like that? a source close to the speaker indicated would like to address that i spoke with ilana ros-lehtinen, congressman from florida, would like the speaker to address daca. he will not be a rogue speaker. he will not do a bunch of things not popular with republicans. david: talk about what he has done, some people see success or biggest failure. the suck soes is the tax cut. that changed the economy since it was instituted. i can't think after single thing that changed the economy. the biggest failure was the failure to get an obamacare repeal and his insistence it had to be done before a tax cut which took up eight months of the trump administration. what would you say? >> well a lot of people would argue about health care being a failure. some might say the biggest failure by paul ryan was the fact that he was suppos

david: gunman wounded 5 people, including house majority win steve scalise, before the gunman was shotd by capital police, steve scalise has made a remarkable recovery, he might be the next speaker of the house if the republicans holding on to it. melissa: great to see that. david: wonderful. melissa: here is "risk & reward." >> we have 128 companies out of 500 reporting so far. their revenue up 10.1% over last year. we've seen a clear acceleration in economic growth, i think earnings would be up 15 to 20% this year, stock market still at this time, it has been undervalued for 9 years. my bullish stance is still in place. liz: your money in focus, stocks on the move, dow surging over 300 points off of the lows of the day, closing up 59. boeing soaring on

he is the nuts and bolts of the floor operation with steve scalise.with the conference. he is a dark horse if things fall apart between those two kevin mccarthy and steve scalise patrick mchenry could be a guy who rises to the top. and has a shot at the speakership. >> sandra: i have to leave it there. do you think it's important to make that change prior to january? or have paul ryan ride out his term all the way to the end? >> paul ryan is great at this job. we have a lot of policy ahead of us. i want to see him ride this out until the first of january and raise money to go up against nancy pelosi and be successful in november. i want to say paul stay. >> sandra: congressman duffy, thank you for your time this morning. >> bill: nikki haley talking at the u.n. about syria and monitoring the federal courthouse in lower manhattan. stormy daniels attorney has arrived and focus on the f.b.i. raids on michael cohen. he wants a restraining order on the material seized on monday. will the judge agree? >> sandra: ambassador nikki haley speaking at the u.n. s

all eyes are on ryan's number two kevin mac carthy and the majority whip steve scalise. >> i think everyoneill start jockeying for the position immediately. they won't wait nine months. >> reporter: last month they had dinner with the president last month including speaker ryan and his rumored replacements kevin mccarthy and steve scalise. mary bruce, abc news, capitol hill. >> in a statement nancy pelosi said despite our differences i kmepd his steadfast commitment to our country. during the final months democrats are hopeful he joins us to work constructively to advance better futures for all americans. >>> we'll move on now to the investigation of president trump's personal lawyer, michael cohen. there is new information that the fbi who raided his home and office were looking for information about that notorious "access hollywood" vio. here's abc news reporter kiera philips. >> reporter: the tape many believed could destroy donald trump presidential hopes. today they're looking into it. >> and when you're a star they let you do it. you can do anything. >> whatever you want. >> grab them

and they disagree with him, steve scalise has become a beloved american figure after his recovery, hishe congressional baseball game where he was shot and an interesting wildcard with someone from the freedom caucus jumping in, mark meadows, to make this a fiscal debate. this will be interesting. it will ensue the base. >> any names to throw? >> the base against the more conservative, and a strong stable party. >> stale bread, yesterday's bread, we like to have a turnover in power. >> thank you for joining us. the time -- trouble in toyland. how drug smugglers managed to hide $2 million in the disney choice. a little boy's dream come true, how deputies given the surprise of a lifetime. don't want to miss it. ♪ mother...nature! nothing smells greater than the great outdoors... especially when you're in accounts receivable. only one detergent can give you a sniff like this... try gain botanicals laundry detergent. one of the many irresistible scents from gain. . . best service. sears hometown stores have been independently owned and operated for over 23 years. we don't work for sears. we

among the contenders are kevin mccarthy and steve scalise. they both appeared an alongside ryan with this photo tweeted out by president trump. >> you can't see too well. >> in the president trump style. >>> cnn has learned the president's national security team will hammer out a strategy on syria. it is not clear if the president will attend the meeting. on wednesday, when president trump tweeted this, get ready, russia, syria. it was bluster. there was no plan in place for a response. here is press secretary sarah sanders. >> options and all of the options are still on the table. >> the president says get ready, russia, they will be coming. how is that anything but an announcement of pending air stri strike? >> that is not the only option. >> cnn's arwa damon is tracking the latest from istanbul. we understand that donald trump and recep tayyip erdogan have spoken about the syrian crisis. >> reporter: they did, christine. we don't know a lot of what took place during the conversation. both sides very closed mouthed about the details. just s

this bill steve scalise, will a want to pay more than required to simply check a box on their tax return and donate as much money to the treasury as they'd ike. our bill would add to the 1040 tax form a tax box and line stating by checking here i signify that in addition to my tax liability, i would like to donate the included payment to be used exclusively for the purpose of paying down the national debt. before there was no simple or obvious way to accomplish this. this makes it easy and obvious in how to do so. this way anyone who feels that the need to pay more in taxes has an easy way to do so. for millions of other hardworking americans and business owners who suffered under our previous tax code and tax law, they will not be forced to do so under that code any longer. bill, indeed, someone of those rare win-wins. bill gates and warren buffett or anyone who feels they are not paying enough can donate as much money to the treasury as they like. everyday american business also thrive in a pro business and pro growth climate. all this without congress demanding more or people harangui

then you have steve scalise who is more conservative and went through that national nightmare of being shot, recovering from that, and having that personal narrative of overcoming his injuries and being supported in a way that both his personal story and his political story come together as a time when the more conservative side could be what carries the moment. but paul ryan in these remaining months can also try to manage his successorship as he can, try to hold that group together. it will be organic. ryan will have no control over who succeeds him. but i think tim made a smart point that it might be better for kevin mccarthy if democrats were to win, although wouldn't be speaker, his ability to remain as a top leader of the party, the majority leader of the republicans in the house might be easier under those circumstances although no one would ever concede they want their party to lose control. hallie. >> thanks. nbc's kasie hunt is inside that news conference with speaker ryan. casey bring us into the room. what was it like? s had staffers are lining the hallway there are are the

kevin mccarthy and steve scalise are considered the top contenders to replace him. >>> former aide steveto fire deputy attorney general rod rosenstein. he wants him to stop cooperating with robert mueller and exert executive privilege. but the president is said to be still angry with bannon. so it's unclear if he'll be open to those suggestions. meanwhile, a bipartisan effort is under way in the senate aimed at protecting mueller's job. >>> that notorious "access hollywood" tape that emerged weeks before the election is back in the spotlight. fbi agents who raided the home and office of the president's personal attorney were looking for information about the tape, including records tied to possible secret deals. >> reporter: it was the tape that many people believed could destroy donald trump's presidential hopes. federal authorities are digging deeper into it. >> it's like a magnet. and when you're a star, they let you do it. you can do anything. >> whatever you want? >> grab them by the [ bleep ]. you can do anything. >> reporter: the "access hollywood" video first surfaced just a mont

i was encouraged that steve scalise this morning also thinks after the election that kevin -- that kevin mccarthy ought to be the person to replace me after the elections. that's encouraging because what it shows you is we have an intact leadership team that supports each other, that's heading in the right direction. with respect to fundraising, look, you all know i came into this job as a policy guy, not a political guy, not a fundraiser. i have shattered every fundraising record any speaker's ever set. i came in this job with the speaker -- with the goal of the speaker to raise $20 million. i doubled it to $40 million. not only did i hit that goal, i hit it eight months early. so there is nobody who's come close to being able to raise the kind of funds i have and still can raise for this majority. so it's obviously in our interest to keeping our majority that every player is on the field fighting for this majority, raising for this majority and it makes no sense to take the biggest fundraiser off the field. i think all of our members see it that way as well. who are you with? reporter:

also, would he hear about house majority whip steve scalise as a potential successor? >> steve scalise has made it very clear here he will not run against kevin and he never has and never will. in terms of kevin mccarthy, he's got a great relationship with the president. paul ryan and donald trump do not have the best record going in whenever the president won the white house. kevin mccarthy and the president are very close. in terms of legislative agenda, if the house is lost, we are not going to the legislation progressively more so than right now. very likely more of the same. but a tighter bond between perhaps the next speaker of the house where the next minority leader in the white house. >> i will get to that later if i can. right now something you just mentioned. i want to find out if you think the gop has a collect his weary and as speaker ryan white flag is indicative of a disintegrating party. >> with the speaker will say it's obviously it's not a white flag of surrender. it's not a disappearing majority. he has a fund-raising juggernaut of tens of millions o

. >> reporter: it opens the door for new leadership with representative kevin mccarthy and steve scalise seen as front-runner. in a statement speaker ryan said he will serving out his full term, run through the tape and retire in january. angelica alvarez, cbs news, washington. >>> a live look outside now. >> rain is showing up on hi- def doppler to the north of san francisco. right now, near eureka. snow at mount shasta. a sign of what's to come. here's a look just started popping up through south lake tahoe. this is a view from the homewood mountain resorts camera. we are seeing storm clouds building. for the bay area it's been a gray day for most of us. some sun has been popping itself out. but cooler temperatures this afternoon, well below average, windy as the cold front comes in. we could get a quarter to a half inch of rain with the north bay in fact getting the most by what's to come. we'll have more coming up. >>> the sanctuary city debate taking center stage in a san francisco courtroom now. anne makovec is there for the legal battle between the federal government and two bay a

catch mccarthy i would say more so than steve scalise. and savannah, that's what i'm going to be most curious about. how involved does the president get in the leadership race? does he put a finger on the scale? does he let the freedom caucus know? does he let his people know that he guy he wants to work with is either scalise or mccarthy? does he let that know? and does one of them think kevin mccarthy has to owe their position to the president, i think that's something to watch for. >> we're going to watch for speaker paul ryan to address the microphone. >> good morning, i wanted to share with you a little of of what i just told my colleagues a few minutes ago. you realize something when you take this job. it's a big job with a lot riding on you and you feel it. but you also know that this is a job that does not last forever. you realize that you hold the office for just a small part of our history. so you better make the most of it. it's fleeting. and that inspires you to do big things. and on that score, i think we have achieved a hec

five people injured in the attack including house majority whip steve scalise. itol police. scalise wasn't at today's practice because of a planned surgery related to injuries. as he continues to recover from that shooting. senator jeff flake helped treat him and get him into an ambulance spoke this morning. >> it's great to be back, you know, to come, change into your cleats in the dugout where a lot of us were piled in just a year ago. >> the politicians are getting ready for the annual congressional baseball game against democrats to take place one year, the one year anniversary of the shooting at nationals park on june 14th. flag day. >>> that does it for this edition of "andrea mitchell reports." follow us online and on facebook @andreamitchellreports. chris jansing is up next. >> good afternoon from msnbc world headquarters in new york. i'm if nor craig melvin. candy man, nickname around the white house for president trump's pick to run the veterans affairs administration. a tip handing out prescription drugs as white house doctor, and doesn't containing th

one possibility, majority whip steve scalise. >> i think what's most important is that we stay focusedn working with president trump to get the economy back on track and we are doing that. >> another possibility is majority leader kevin mccarthy. >> we've got a lot of work to do and focus on keeping the majority. >> that's why republicans don't see a speaker's race impacting novembers contest with one exception. >> the one place might have some impact is if people are speculating that nancy pelosi might be speaker. might motivate the base. >> democrats insist they have got the motivated base and that of ryan thought republicans would still be in the majority this time next year, he wouldn't be leaving. but republicans believe the retirement is a one-day story. bret. >> bret: we will see. peter come alive on the hill. thanks. more on this with the panel. almost four dozen republicans resigning tiring from the house. three republican senators. what do you think of ryan's decision? what do you think it will mean potentially for the midterms if anything? let me know on twitter @bretbaier.

. >> steve scalise? it's your understanding that kevin should be at the start.e weinstein and podcast of the national review online and then a partner at strategy company. is that the way it is? >> well, i think it's a little early to start talking about will be the next speaker because it's unclear yet whether the rebel principle even have a next speaker. if you believe the conventional wisdom and all the polls it seems that the democrats have more energy and they may very well take the house of representatives in the november midterm election and then we'll talk about minority leader not speaker of the house. that is a much easier bar for kevin to cross. he only needs a majority of the inside to win minority leader the republican of the house. the speaker he needs a majority of the full focus meaning almost all the republicans if they were able to keep the house. i think it's early to talk about who will be the next leader of the republican spirit of uber was back up then. are you surprised at his retirement and how big loss is this for the party? >> it's not

california congressman kevin mccarthy and steve scalise of louisiana are among the front- runner to replace ryan as speaker of the house if republicans retain control of the house. ryan and president trump often butted heads but today the president said: >>> let's talk about this with our political analyst brian sobel. there are about 50 members of the house. so what does that tell you about the climate now in washington? >> well, at this time, and usually in the first term of a new president, there's some big things in a happen at midterm and we are seeing here. republicans are retiring and are moving away from congress. this gives the democrats a real shot at possibly getting control of the house. >> why do you think so many republicans are opting not to run for re-election including congressman ryan? >> i think it's maybe the atmosphere in washington, dc. it may be what they're hearing from their constituents at home. a lot of these seats are in precincts -- district, i should say, that are even and they don't want to lose and maybe the optimal thing is to move on tore to retire especial

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the fact that steve scalise is on the radar now tells you a lot.s should be locked up for mccarthy. steve scalise literally took a bullet for the team on the baseball practice field last june in alexandria, virginia. that is why his name is in the mix. he said he would like to move up in leadership if that opportunity avails itself. keep in mind the president trump may have a very important role in this and there could be some dark courses. there are some republicans who don't like the current leadership structure, regardless who is there, that is why we are hearing about mark walker, the chair of the republicans study committee, the largest bloc in the conservatives, and the former speaker of the utah legislature, rob bishop. the chairman of the resources committee, shannon. >> shannon: chad, a busy day tracking all of the testimony of liquor bird, as well for facebook. thank you very much, chad. >> thank you. >> shannon: my next guest was one of the lawmakers who had some tough questions for mark zuckerberg today, including wanted to know more ab

you'll remember it was one year ago that a gunman very nearly killed the house majority whip steve scaliseunded three others at the practice of this team. they are back on the field today. joe johns is there. joe? >> reporter: it's rainy out here, obviously, not a typical or very good day for practice, but this was the first scheduled practice for the republican baseball team and a very unusual atmosphere compared with last year. last year, of course, was the day when it all happened, when we had a shooter come out and gun three people down who were injured, the shooter taking down himself by u.s. capitol police who were present, only present because they were there guarding the house majority whip steve scalise who was the most seriously injured of the people on the field. now, it's all changed, of course. security comes every time we're told when this baseball team gets to practice. congressman barry was here last year. he was wearing the very same uniform he was wearing when the shooting occurred. listen. >> most of the people that you see up here today would not be here today if it was

however, ryan claimed today that the more populist steve scalise has conceded the speakership to the establishment favorite, kevin mccarthy. that's not exactly what steve scalise said this morning. >> you are in the room next to your colleague kevin mccarthy. you are seen as the front runners for this role. would you run up against him? >> no, and i've said that befor before. i've never run against kevin and i wouldn't. >> laura: why not? is kevin mccarthy untouchable? come on, steve. that leaves a lot of wiggle room. let's discuss this with someone who one chaired the g.o.p. party in ryan's home state of wisconsin. former white house chief of staff reince priebus joins us for an inclusive interview on "the angle." i thought you were going to be in studio. i am so bummed. where are you? why aren't you here question! i have an early flight in the morning. thank you for having me. i appreciate you letting me do it remote. >> laura: no problem. great to see you. we are going to get into the comey nonsense and a second, the comey book. now we are just howling because it's like, his ties

i know kevin mccarthy, steve scalise, jim jordan.hink in all of that we need to be more focused on what we get done. then the speakership will take care of itself. it's all about making sure that every voice is heard. >> neil: do you think this should be settled before next january? the republicans to make a statement? >> i think it could be. and, yet, the speaker is not going to leave. i talked to him today. >> neil: right. >> he is planning to deliver on these promises. >> neil: do you think that's a mistake. >> i don't think it's a mistake. he announced it he is giving enough time to pass the baton. >> neil: do you think a conservative should be in that group you? are the chairman of the caucus? 40 votes right there you could get. >> there is 40 votes. that's a long way from the majority of our conference. but i do believe that the conservative voice needs to be heard. and whether it's -- >> neil: would you want to be the republican leader -- >> -- you know you are a good journalist and you keep hitting at this. >> neil: not sayin

steve scalise. we are not sure about their interpersonal relationship. don't know if it's the same. but donald trump could decide which one of those guys becomes the next house republican leader if he wants to. it is an opportunity to shape the party. >> yeah, absolutely. i think for paul ryan it wasn't fun. now it looked a lot less fun head down the road and they are of the not going to get -- >> they would have a smaller majority no matter what. >> if the majority is not fun the minority is definitely not fun. for president trump, totally it's absolutely an opportunity of i think that's how they see it. he likes to work with people that he feels are his allies who are loyal to him. to the extent he can put his thumb on the scale in terms of leadership of the house he absolutely is he going to do try to do that. maybe not publicly. >> phil cline in the washington examiners this afternoon notes that paul ryan is sort of leaving with his legacy unfulfilled. when you think about why he came here and what he wanted, he wanted to be the guy who solved our en

i asked majority whip steve scalise about this specifically. i said, "does the president have worry about the fact that republicans might be retiring?" he said, "we're facing a very tough political climate, "and that they're hoping to recruit more people. so he did not-- he didn't push back at all on the idea that republicans are very worried about what paul ryan's decision might mean for their party. >> woodruff: so, lisa, what about on the hill? what are they saying there about-- we know there are what already, 24 or so, retiermses? what are they say about possibly more? >> reporter: in all, there are more than 40 republicans in the white house are leaving that chamber for various reasons -- some running for other offices like the senate or governor. so that, judy, is a sixth to a fifth of the entire conference. you ask them, "does this mean that the election is doomed for you? is this a bad sign?" they almost said today, judy, "election? what election? no, this isn't about paul ryan." but clearly this is a conference that is very nervous abo

and that will be a change. >> it sure will. >> look, all the possibilities are trump guys, even steve scalise who is now the number three is very much a trump guy. they have a good relationship. trump, i am told, really likes scalise as he does mark meadows and kevin mccarthy so it will change the dynamic in a big way regardless of what happens in november, whether the republicans are in the majority or in the minority. having said that, paul ryan has got a lot of criticism from people who are in the anti-trump wing of the republican party that he has not done enough to stand up given how they know he feels in private about donald trump. he hasn't done enough to stand up to the president in a way that they know that he wants to. we'll see if he addresses that and more importantly, john, we'll see if that changes now that he is a lame duck speaker and has the sort of re-election shackles off of him whether he is more outspoken about the things he disagrees with, that the president does. >> you get the sense he will only do that if he thinks it will help the republicans in congress. that seems

house leader are the majority leader kevin mccarthy of california and the house majority whip steve scalise of louisiana. we will have more on paul ryan's retirement from congress later in the broadcast. home,ents who raided the hotel room, and offices of president trump's personal attorney michael cohen were seeking clues about how cohen worked with the trump campaign in 2016 to suppress negative information. that is according to "the new york times," which reports the agents were seeking documents related to the 2005 access hollywood tape in which trump is recorded openly boasting about sexually assaulting women. the latest revelations come as trump's former chief strategist steve bannon urged the president to fire deputy attorney general rod rosenstein and to stop cooperating with special counsel robert mueller's investigation into alleged ties between trump's campaign in russia. in algeria, the government has declared three days of national mourning after a military passenger jet crashed outside the capital algiers on wednesday, killing 257 people on board. it was algeria's worst-ever a

house leader are the majority leader kevin mccarthy of california and the house majority whip steve scalise of louisiana. we will have more on paul ryan's retirement from congress later in the broadcast. home,ents who raided the hotel room, and offices of president trump's personal attorney michael cohen were seeking clues about how cohen worked with the trump campaign in 2016 to suppress negative information. that is according to "the new york times," which reports the agents were seeking documents related to the 2005 access hollywood tape in which trump is recorded openly boasting about sexually assaulting women. the latest revelations come as trump's former chief strategist steve bannon urged the president to fire deputy attorney general rod rosenstein and to stop cooperating with special counsel robert mueller's investigation into alleged ties between trump's campaign in russia. in algeria, the government has declared three days of national mourning after a military passenger jet crashed outside the capital algiers on wednesday, killing 257 people on board. it was algeria's worst-ever a

donald trump likes steve scalise. donald trump loves kevin mccarthy. i was told by one source today the two of them speak the same language. you know as we have reported and as i have talked with folks about close to this white house, the president in the perpetual revolving door of who's in and who's out inside the west wing talked about mccarthy as a potential for chief of staff were john kelly to vacate the west wing. the two have a very close relationship. to be a fly on the wall would be real interesting. it may be partly social. i imagine it might be. donald trump has increasingly worked on his relationship with people like ryan, the men that are standing there. but the other part of it is the backdrop to all of this. he has been venting to allies about the special counsel investigation and about his justice department. you don't need me to tell you that because he's been venting openly in front of cameras unsolicited about all of this, as well. the other piece of this is not just the special counsel investigation and everything that happened wit

steve scalise on the road to recovery joins me now from his first interview since completing his last round of medical procedures. congressman, wonderful to see you this morning. these final surgeries are over. >> yes, good morning. the final surgery that was planned as part of my recovery and felt really good to get it done. it was successful. my doctors felt good about it and i feel good about it and i can focus back on recovering my physical therapy to learn how to run and walk again. >> sandra: hard to believe what you have been through. a long road to recovery. i know that i'm sure you wish you were out on the baseball field for practice yesterday. >> i really did. i was flying back from new orleans yesterday and, you know, knew my colleagues would be on the ball field. missed being with them. i sent a statement to encourage them. i'm glad they went back. we aren't going to let one act of madness stop a tradition and we need to keep going. i'll be back out there soon enough and i'm glad they went and they aren't going to be deterred, either. >> sandra: the congressional baseball

if he is unable or unwilling to carry out the job, steve scalise is a great replacement.hy mcmorris rodgers will be a part of that conversation and patrick mchenry of north carolina will continue to play an important role. >> you just heard paul ryan say that retirement would not impact the midterms, michael steele. do you buy that? >> yeah. i think he's built a tremendous machine raising money recruiting candidates. i think that if anything the whiff there could be a contested eleshgsz to replace him will incentivize anyone who wants a seen your role in the republican leadership in the next congress to work harder, raise more money, to help candidates campaign. i think a little competition is not a bad thing and i think that while this is a sad day for the country and a happy day for the speaker, it probably doesn't affect house republicans chances of keeping majority in november. >> while i have you here, michael steele. i want to ask about this article i read earlier about your old boss' new gig. john boehner apparently decided to start working for the weed industry, e