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this is from today's washington journal. washington journal continues. host: joining us to talk about the pic of brett kavanaugh to the supreme court, president of -- what is anthony your organization has interest in that? guest: we care about the courts are we been involved in elections for some time. 2014 was a big year. we are a pro-life organization collecting pro-life senators. 2014de great gains in which led to a great win in the trump presidency. this led to the nomination of gorsuch, now the nomination of kavanaugh. we need the senate to confirm along with perhaps a democrat or two to confirm this nominee. host: what are your initial thoughts? guest: i think he is highly confirmable. iny much like neil gorsuch background and philosophy. the senate has confirmed neil gorsuch. i think we have 49 solid program life vote from that angle in the senate. we have collins and makowski on record voting for gorsuch before. i mean by the content of his intellect and background but i also mean because this senate has a record of confirming someone just like h

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now from washington journal, a look at the senate confirmation process for supreme court nominees. senate leaders plan to vote on the nomination of judge brett kavanaugh by the fall. for details, we spoke to a former general counsel and staff director for the senate judiciary committee. this is half an hour. at the supreme court nomination and confirmation process, joining us is jeff peck. good morning. thank you for being here. you assisted senator joe biden in those days. in several separate confirmation processes. tell us what you learn from those experiences on the committee as things progressed and apply that to the current situation. guest: a nominee should be asked answerc questions and those specific questions, with exception of pending cases. everything else is fair game. people look at the bark hearings. justice answer was kennedy. he answered specific questions and was confirmed 97-0. extraordinary. not a single senator voted against him. host: you write about the right questions, asking the right questions. what are the right questions these days for this nominee? guest

. >> next, the week ahead in washington dc from today's washington journal. our monday roundtable with stephen dinan. he covers politics in congress for the "washington times." and chris cadelago, who covers the white house for politico. regardless of who the president nominates tonight, the white house will hit the ground running. how so? guest: the white house has been preparing for this for quite some time. there was obviously talk of justice kennedy potentially retiring at the end of the term. i think we have seen them really withit into gear, starting this list they have of 25 potential justices. now, they have -- they are modey moving in to the pr of this, distributing bios of potential nominees. to the audience that really matters, the folks on capitol hill. and then all of the outside activist groups that they will be activating. really scores of groups across the country that will be spending big money on tv to really push this across the finish line. host: your piece is titled "the super bowl of politics." the neil gorsuch playbook that you write abo

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watch washington journal this morning. join the discussion. nominatednt trump judge brett kavanaugh it to anthonyretiring justice kennedy. himwife and parents joined for the announcement. [applause] pres. trump: my fellow americans, tonight i speak to you from the east room of the white house regarding one of the most profound responsibilities of the president of the united states, and that is the selection of a supreme court justice. i have often heard that, other than matters of war and peace, this is the most important decision a president will make. the supreme court is entrusted with the safeguarding of the crown jewel of our republic, the constitution of the united states. twelve days ago, justice anthony kennedy informed me of his decision to take senior status on the supreme court, opening a new vacancy. for more than four decades, justice kennedy served our nation with incredible passion and devotion. i would like to thank justice kennedy for a lifetime of distinguished service. [applause] pres. trump: in a few moments i will announce

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accordingly the house stands adjourned until >> "washington journal" continues. delegatening us now is stacey plaskett, member of versight and government reform committee. thank you for joining us. your committee, the judiciary called e in the house, peter strzok to testify. the big hearing tomorrow, live 10 a.m. on c-span3. us of who peter strzok is, why you've called him and for.you're looking guest: well, peter strzok, as you may recall, was involved in of secretary ion hillary clinton's e-mails. agent, nother f.b.i. lisa page, had been involved in the ationship and in investigation of that investigation, it was discovered number of ad quite a text messages using government phones between them, which talks dislike of president -- then candidate, now the dent trump, as well as investigation. host: so what are you looking to hear? actually not 'm clear what we're going to be looking to hear from him specifically. we conducted two weeks ago, an of our hearing, deposition peter strzok by members of the ouse judiciary and oversight committee, in which time he reall

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next on c-span, it is washington journal. eastern chris cadelago and stephen dinan look at the week ahead. at nine eastern john donnelly looks at what is being done to be safe -- to save our nuclear materials. first we take your phone calls, tweets, and comments. washington journal is next. he♪ >> good morning. all eyes on president trump's announcement, 14 hours from now his choice for replacing retiring supreme court justice anthony kennedy. the list andad speculation continues. it is monday morning july 9. we will have live coverage at 9:00 p.m. eastern time as the president makes it official, his take to replace the outgoing supreme court justice who will retire at the end of the month. tomorrow the president heads to brussels for the nato summit and .hen london congress is back in session. a busy week ahead. with begin discussing the the supreme court pick, who is your ideal choice to be the next associate justice on the u.s. supreme court? 202 is the area code. for democrats (202) 748-8000. republicans (202) 748-8001. (

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journal,'s washington live every day with news and policy issues that impact you. coming up saturday morning, national farmers union president roger johnson discusses the impact the trump administration tariffs are having on american farmers. senior research fellow christine mcdaniels talks about ongoing u.s. trade disputes, and the impact of tariffs. ben austin, a contributor for the new republic, on his recent battling innovative approaches for policing. be sure to watch "washington journal," saturday morning at 7:00 eastern. join the discussion. afterwards,, on former white house secretary sean spicer discusses his book "the briefing politics, the press, and the president." he is interviewed by michael steele. >> ronald reagan and donald trump are about 180 degrees apart from each other. yet, here we are in this space. how did you navigate that? we are both reagan conservatives in that regard. was it a little bit of a dance every once in a while? how did you do it? >> with respect to the president, there is no question. he is not traditional, in terms of how he

"washington journal" continues.t: chris stewart is at our the housember of select intelligence committee joining us ahead of the hearing you have to get to at 8:30. what is that about? china and china's interference. it is actually not about the election. this is about china's interference in our business community and how they steal and the theft of intellectual property. throughl come in business entities, and some cases very important national entities, and take that information back home. host: the house select intelligence committee, many of your meetings are behind closed doors. this one is not. why? guest: this is an open hearing. the second one we have done this year. by intention, we did not bring in an essay or cia -- did not br ing in nsa or cia. we wanted to inform the american people. host: you have to leave to get to that meeting. but we want to ask about one of the stories that prop -- cropped up. the white house reviewing the --uest allowing here is the headline from the wall street journal about it.

be sure to watch c-span's washington journal, live at 7:00 eastern thursday morning. join the discussion. bus is traveling across the country on our 50 capitals tour. alaska,ed in anchorage, asking folks what's the most important issue in alaska. >> the economy is really the heart of all of the struggles we are having. the state of alaska has been in a hole for several years. we experience, just like most of the west coast, a homelessness issue like has not been seen before. we have poverty reaching out, people camping in our parks, people struggling. neighbors trying to figure out to coexist. are note and the feds investing in a critical public resources we need to ensure those among us are taken care of. >> the most important issue to me is protecting the arctic national wildlife refuge. i was there last week with friends. it is an unbelievably beautiful place that is iconic in the same way that yellowstone national park and the grand canyon are. ofortunately, the tax law 2017 snuck in a position to allow drilling on the coastal plain of the refuge. we are doing eve

on today's washington journal, goldman, executive director for the center of law and social policy talked her group's report on how the trump administration's immigration policies are impacting immigrant children and families. c-span2's booktv. formerur guest is the health and human services director, olivia golden. thank you for joining us. nonprofit are a advocacy organization. we've been around almost 50 years, and we focus on reducing party, improving the lives -- reducing poverty, improving the lives of low income people, and tearing down the barriers that keep people from economic security. host: a lot in the recent days about immigration because of what is going on at the border. at -- guest: we focus a lot on children, families and we focus on low income people. we started about a year ago being really worried about the consequences for children, including u.s. citizen children and immigrant families. we've been really working a lot on the consequences on children and what we should do to fix that. host: the pc but i yesterday in light of independence day, "celebrate independence

she joined us on mondays "washington journal." your cable or satellite provider. >> washington journal continues. host: each >> each week, we like to look at how your money is at work carried we will focus on the irs with the help of national taxpayer advocate nina olson joining us. olson joining us once again. -- irs national taxpayer advocate nina olson joining us once again. i had an organization, the taxpayer advocate service that is inside the irs but also independent. we help taxpayer solve their problems with the irs. it could be something the irs is doing or not doing creates economic harm to them or because they have been trying to get their issues resolved and they haven't been able to do it through normal channels. they can come to one of my 79 offices around the country. host: you are independent of the irs. who do you report to? guest: i report to the commissioner of the irs by law. i and my employees are inside the irs so we can see the data and find out what's really going on. i am appointed by the secretary of the

c-span'so watch washington journal saturday morning. kkoin the discussion. >> sunday night on afterwards, former white house press secretary sean spicer discusses his book. he is interviewed by former republican national committee chairman michael steele. >> ronald reagan and donald trump are about 180 degrees from each other. yet here we are in this space. how did you navigate that? we are both reagan conservatives in that regard. was it a little dance every once in a while? >> with respect to the president himself, there is no question he is nontraditional in terms of how he speaks. he also connects with people in a way most politicians never have. he talks very bluntly in his own style. i don't think he would have won if it weren't for that style. there is this balance with elected officials. they say all the right things and never get anything done. gets all of these things done and people don't like his tweet. i am a result oriented person. is the country safer? i think most people wouldn't generally a great if we -- agree if we ca

atch washington journal live 7:00 on saturday morning. join the discussion. on q and a, at constitutional lawyer, david stewart, on his book, the trial president andrew johnson. >> it is a scandal. the chapter on johnson, i won't speak beyond that. chapter on johnson should be expunged from every library in the country. ross cast the single vote. heroic moment.he i think it was purchased. saving johnson was not a heroic moment. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on q and a. this weekend on oral histories, the first of our eight part series on women in congress. eastern, a former u.s. congressman. and imade me a fighter was forced to be tough. secret, att of the least it was back then. we were consomme being underestimated and so sometimes that is a good thing. you have the element of surprise. our member of a lot of debates for the people i was debating did not take me seriously until i got there that it was too late. the same thing happens when you are negotiating. we'llthe weeks ahead, hear from others. watch oral history on american history tv on c-span3. at

policy in afghanistan from this weekend's washington journal. we will show as much as we can until the start of the forum. continues -- "washington journal" continues. welcome ourt to guest from the rand corporation. we appreciate you being with us. 17 years in afghanistan. what is our mission there? missionur original there was to deal with the , whichfrom al qaeda attacks from afghanistan, and then to establish a stable government in afghanistan that its ownke care of security eventually. but the mission has changed over .he years this when senior u.s. officials are questioned on the points. you don't get very clear answers. is unwinnable war, and is it still a war? war.: it is still a the afghan government is engaged in a counterinsurgency against the taliban. government is undertaking some of its own counterterrorism missions in the country. but the war against the taliban is not unwinnable war on the battlefield. it is a war that is stalemated. stalemated for some years with an ebb and flow and who has the relative advantage, but it is part

be sure to watch c-span's "washington journal" live at 7:00 eastern friday morning. join the discussion. >> sunday night on afterwords. cnn political commentator iscusses her book. she's interviewed by new york daily news columnist. >> and then suspense. you create suspense. all the time. i have investigators going to hawaii. there's a report coming soon. he suggested there was a videotape coming and so that generates more media interest. well, let's see what he has to say. let's see if something comes up. guess what. spoiler. it never comes out. it never comes out. and then he selects a detractor to attack. he finds someone, at this point people start to come out and say, we think donald trump is lying. well, i'm not lying. other people are just talking about this. i'm just looking into it. d so anybody that pops up, loser, crazy, hack. and so if he can find a target to start scapegoating and have it us vs. them fight, that's when it creates that dynamic. >> then finally, he declares victory. >> yes. like he did with the press conference at the trump hotel in d.c. e

be sure to watch c-span's washington journal live at seven eastern thursday morning. join the discussion. >> the former chief of the fbi's counterespionage section is on capitol hill in the morning. he is scheduled to testify on the clinton email investigation and russian

research watch "washington journal" live tuesday morning. join the discussion.hursday we will hear from the fbi's former senior official for the counterintelligence division. he will testify on department of justice actions surrounding the 2016 presidential election and the clinton email investigation. online coverage begins at 10:00 eastern on c-span3. at can tune in online c-span.org or use the free radio app. steve: are there any names that have been

be sure to watch c-span's "washington journal" live at 7:00 eastern. this morning, join the discussion. >> here's a look at what's live on wednesday. the house continues work on the 2019 interior and financial spending package. that's 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. on c-span two, the senate debates a judicial nomination for the u.s. district court. on c-span3, federal reserve chair jerome powell is on capitol hill. he will testify before the house financial services committee about monetary policy and economy. that's a 10:00 a.m. eastern. in the afternoon, the head of the national institute of allergies and infectious diseases discusses this past year's flu season, which the government says was one of the most severe in the past decade. nationalks at the press club begin at 1:00 p.m. eastern. at 2:00 p.m., a hearing on the impact of tariffs on u.s. agriculture. >> next, the european union's negotiator talks about the impact of britain's exit from the eu. he sat down for a discussion at an

be sure to watch c-span's washington journal live at seven eastern thursday morning. join the discussion. >> the former chief of the fbi's counterespionage section is on capitol hill in the morning. he is scheduled to testify on the clinton email investigation and russian interference from the 2016 presidential election. live coverage beginning at 10 eastern right here on cspan 3 and as always, you can stream it live on our website cspan.org and on the free cspan radio app. >> now we take you to the washington institute to hear from lieutenant general michael. he direct strategic operational planning at the national counterterrorism center which runs an hour and 35 minutes.

be sure to watch washington journal live on tuesday morning. join the discussion. trump: tonight, it is my honor and privilege to announce that i will nominate judge brett kavanaugh to the united states supreme court. >> mr. president, i am grateful to you and humbled by your confidence in me. , of the kavanaugh united states court of appeals for the district of columbia circuit, is president trump's nominee. >> after talking to him tomorrow morning, i look forward to supporting his nomination and do whatever i can to secure his bipartisan nomination. judge kavanagh is confirmed, reforms to our health care system, equality to our air and water, and much more will be at risk. >> i cannot think of anybody who is more qualified to serve as the next associate justice of the supreme court. >> follow the process on c-span through congress as judge kavanagh meets with senators comedy senate hearings, and the vote. and listenspan.org with the free c-span radio app. >> president trump left finland earlier today after more than a week long trip in europe. it included the nat

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from washington journal, this is one hour. allen, what was the most notable thing about the summit this week? trump, for a start. allies were somewhat shocked by the tone he took at the start. the outright demands to pay more. people in europe very nervous. because he didn't seem to commit to nato in the way that the u.s. has in the past. whenost notable thing is he said they didn't go to 2% gdp funding, he would be prepared to go it alone and that was a discrepancy over the wording he used. but that was taken by some as an implicit threat. calling nato obsolete during the election, repeatedly. it sent shivers down the spines of his allies in europe. reinbold, what was the reaction in europe? to some of the statements trump made? did he blow up the alliance? germany, it was shock and disbelief. although the relationship has been rocky over the last 1.5 week thatwas in this many germans woke up to the fact that trump is specifically targeting germany and the german government. and we had a poll that came out on friday that has

and i say this to the washington journal. washington journal, you see what the real america is.ause you see people call in and hear the things they say. lawrence o'donnell is about the truth. i had been involved when we had a national black police convention. 1972.e founded in policet is the time when were shooting people and all of this stuff. i commend lawrence o'donnell. truth, thes truth, the opposite of the truth is a lie. the natural enemy of the truth is a lie. the president, you can't deny that the president lies. that is wrong. you talk about the bible and that kind of stuff. it says tell the truth. host: lawrence o'donnell give you the last 60 seconds or so. guest: you are hearing from an experienced former police officer who is telling you the way things were. he talked about what the police used to call throwdown knife throwdown gun. evidence they could plant in these situations where an unarmed suspect was killed. that is the story i tell in my book, 1975 killing in boston. a very dramatic story and unfortunately it's a story that is still with us. what happened to

"washington journal" continues. california democrat karen bass is a member of the foreign affairs committee. what is your reaction to yesterday's summit? guest: i was watching live and was shocked, as i think many people were around the world. it made me sad end and embarrassed to see our president on the world stage standing next to the man responsible for attacking our democracy and to essentially see him wilt on the world stage was a moment in history i will always remember. host: what was a moment that shocked you? from: it was shocking beginning to and. when he was directly asked whether or not he would confront putin, acknowledge the fact that the russians attacked our democracy, he essentially held the united states at equal responsibility. the thing that made me sad is that he sees things strictly through his lens. he talks about america first. first.ay we saw trump when he is asked questions about the election, he only referenced his campaign, the fact that he won, hillary's emails. that was not even the is

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