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, mitch mcconnell's quite happy to have you not like them in that case. he alluded to that speech, but support sort of the paradox here. rihanna is, if we think about what donald trump's key bipartisan legislative achievement was, his criminal justice reform. that only happened because mitch mcconnell got that through the united states senate, got behind that effort. donald trump doesn't talk about that anymore for a myriad of reasons. but mcconnell has been skilled at blocking things he's been skilled at getting things through as well. >> he's very savvy, very skilled he also is someone who will he harnessed the energy behind donald trump. they were not always completely aligned. he actually provoked a lot of ire as did his wife of trump. and i wonder when it comes to republicans in congress who feel that they are the caretakers of conservatism, but not always fully aligned with donald trump if you're seeing that kind of scaffolding crumble with his departure from essentially so previously we talked a lot about what reagan conservatism is in means or mea
, mitch mcconnell's quite happy to have you not like them in that case. he alluded to that speech, but support sort of the paradox here. rihanna is, if we think about what donald trump's key bipartisan legislative achievement was, his criminal justice reform. that only happened because mitch mcconnell got that through the united states senate, got behind that effort. donald trump doesn't talk about that anymore for a myriad of reasons. but mcconnell has been skilled at blocking things he's been...
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you are of course a campaign adviser to mitch mcconnell. you have long been in the orbit of mitch mcconnell. what's your reaction to that? the news? >> well, i'm certainly sad for him because you can tell the emotion in his voice that this was a hard decision to make. but i'm also happy for him that he's making this decision on his own terms and that he's doing it for the reasons that he thinks all right for the country. and i was incredibly moved by his speech. i had a chance to talk to them on the phone a little earlier today and he's at peace with the decision looking forward, frankly to the next couple of years, when you're not in leadership, it often frees you up to do some things that are more issue-based and things you really care about is as opposed to having to run the whole conference. and i know he's looking forward to that. i think he's likely to have a senior role on the appropriations committee specifically dealing with defense appropriations. and one final note, i think he's very much looking forward to continuing to be the l
you are of course a campaign adviser to mitch mcconnell. you have long been in the orbit of mitch mcconnell. what's your reaction to that? the news? >> well, i'm certainly sad for him because you can tell the emotion in his voice that this was a hard decision to make. but i'm also happy for him that he's making this decision on his own terms and that he's doing it for the reasons that he thinks all right for the country. and i was incredibly moved by his speech. i had a chance to talk to...
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this after mitch mcconnell's dramatic announcement that he will step down in november, cnn's lauren fox is chasing it down on capitol hill. may him as they tried to figure out who will be the next leader there, laura. >> yeah. and they have some time, john, to figure this out because mcconnell is not stepping aside as the republican leader in till november, but this is going to be about a battle for the soul of the republican conference it's in the united states senate. you are already seeing that there's a lot of talk, a lot of speculation about who could fill mcconnell's shoes, but there's really a division among members as to what they think that person should embody, should this person look like? and follow donald trump? should this person have a close working really? mission trip with donald trump or is there a belief and some share this in the united states senate among republican members. is there a belief that someone in this role needs to be a counterbalance? to donald trump, ron johnson, who has been critical of mitch mcconnell over the course of the last several years, he sai
this after mitch mcconnell's dramatic announcement that he will step down in november, cnn's lauren fox is chasing it down on capitol hill. may him as they tried to figure out who will be the next leader there, laura. >> yeah. and they have some time, john, to figure this out because mcconnell is not stepping aside as the republican leader in till november, but this is going to be about a battle for the soul of the republican conference it's in the united states senate. you are already...
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the goal of mitch mcconnell was to put this on the floor right now, get this to the senate and try to get it somehow through the house, but house republican leadership has said this is dead on arrival. former president trump said that he would not accept it, and a lot of republicans are saying there is no point in moving forward on this larger bill now, given the resistance among the republicans and the former president. what's next? senate majority leader chuck schumer has indicated he will try to advance a bill that does include billions of dollars of funding. nearly $100 billion of funding for taiwan, israel, ukraine, other matters as well. the question will be, will he get the 60 votes he needs to advance that bill without the border provisions? at the moment, it appears that he might. republican leaders, including mitch mcconnell and other top republicans have indicated support for moving along on that measure. there is also big question here, though, even if it gets out of the senate, which is still an open question at this moment. will it get through the republican-led house? t
the goal of mitch mcconnell was to put this on the floor right now, get this to the senate and try to get it somehow through the house, but house republican leadership has said this is dead on arrival. former president trump said that he would not accept it, and a lot of republicans are saying there is no point in moving forward on this larger bill now, given the resistance among the republicans and the former president. what's next? senate majority leader chuck schumer has indicated he will...
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mitch mcconnell has repeatedly said he thinks this effort was done in good faith. he's been very supportive of republicans needing to consider this legislation. he, in fact, sent out a statement last night saying all his republican members needed to be prepared to act this week. it will be interesting to see where the votes land in the senate. you have have people like senator mike lee of utah tweeting last night that this bill was so bad, they think the republican in the senate needs new leadership. >> and of course mike johnson was saying this wasn't going anywhere, even before he saw the bill. what's he saying now? what are other republicans in the house saying now? >> reporter: yeah. a really notable tweet last night from majority leader steve scalise, who said this bill is not even going to get a vote on the floor of the house of representatives. you also have mike johnson saying that this bill is dead on arrival in the house. and the house gop's official accounts this morning tweeting "kill the bill" with statements from several house republican members who a
mitch mcconnell has repeatedly said he thinks this effort was done in good faith. he's been very supportive of republicans needing to consider this legislation. he, in fact, sent out a statement last night saying all his republican members needed to be prepared to act this week. it will be interesting to see where the votes land in the senate. you have have people like senator mike lee of utah tweeting last night that this bill was so bad, they think the republican in the senate needs new...
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in a closed-door meeting last night, senate gop leader mitch mcconnell told senators they should feel free to vote against moving the bill forward. it is a huge reversal from the minority leader, who just hours earlier gave a speech from the senate floor calling on senators to take action on immigration and foreign aid. mcconnell's messaging coupled with stiff opposition from donald trump and house republicans, painting a grim picture for the bill that took months to put together. cnn's lauren fox joins us from capitol hill. lauren, i don't know that we've seen this in a very long time, and especially since the republicans are starting to say the quiet part out loud, donald trump is in the mix, even though he's not an elected official at this point in time. where do things stand this morning? >> reporter: yeah, sara. it's really hard to deny trump's influence on the republican conference, not only in the house of representatives but also in the senate this morning. that is because, after less than 48 hours since the bill was released, it's very clear that this bill is on its way to co
in a closed-door meeting last night, senate gop leader mitch mcconnell told senators they should feel free to vote against moving the bill forward. it is a huge reversal from the minority leader, who just hours earlier gave a speech from the senate floor calling on senators to take action on immigration and foreign aid. mcconnell's messaging coupled with stiff opposition from donald trump and house republicans, painting a grim picture for the bill that took months to put together. cnn's lauren...
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senate minority leader mitch mcconnell is ending his history making tenure in the senate. announcing today that he is stepping down from his leadership position we spoke briefly on the floor about the discussion >> father time remains undefeated. no longer the young man sitting in the back hoping colleagues would remember my name. it's tom. the next generation of leadership >> and just a short time ago, president biden reacted to this decision. let's listen >> and with that, a high-stakes race for his successor begins. let's take you now live to capitol hill with cnn's lauren fox. lauren, what are you hearing from mcconnell's colleagues about this? >> yeah, a lot of republican colleagues keeping their powder dry right now, they want to hear from whoever may want to fill mcconnell's shoes. of course, all eyes are on those three republican johns, the johns who have been widely scott for a long time now about potentially taking the helm of that republican leadership spot. i'm talking about john barrasso, john thune, john cornyn. all of those members widely seen amongst their
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senate minority leader mitch mcconnell saying that there is no chance of it becoming law. numerous members of his own caucus will not support it. many republicans have been calling for it. that changed when donald trump came out against the legislation. president biden is lashing out at the republican party for flip lopping. >> if the bill fails, the american people will know why it failed. they are going to know. the only reason the border is not secured his donald trump and his republican friends. >> senator, thank you for sharing part of your afternoon with us. after mcconnell has said that this bill is dead and we will not see it in the house, is there anything that can resuscitate it? is it completely dead? >> i hope not, i have a sinking feeling that once again, donald trump has succeeded in killing any hope of real progress on securing our border and protecting our families from fentanyl, on making our country safer. look, senator mcconnell, the republican leader that asked one of the most conservative members here to take on the difficult task of negotiating this c
senate minority leader mitch mcconnell saying that there is no chance of it becoming law. numerous members of his own caucus will not support it. many republicans have been calling for it. that changed when donald trump came out against the legislation. president biden is lashing out at the republican party for flip lopping. >> if the bill fails, the american people will know why it failed. they are going to know. the only reason the border is not secured his donald trump and his...
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senate republicans, for a long time, mitch mcconnell did have some independence. it doesn't look like it anymore. >> there are no parts of the party in washington, d.c. that donald trump doesn't have his finger on, especially in public and especially when it comes to putting their name on the line and voting on these issues and the concern that many have is that we do acknowledge that there needs to be tighter security at the border and we do think there needs to be immigration reform and the fact that donald trump and many refused to even listen to the text of this bill before they made a decision, they want it to be a firm no on this, it's extremely automatic. donald trump says i want this to be perfect and you are letting the perfect the enemy of the good and making meaningful incremental immigration reform, and that is the problem. but it's not just republicans who have a problem with this. hispanic caucus in the senate has concerns that there are no protections for dreamers. there are people on both sides with concerns which is all the more reason to continue
senate republicans, for a long time, mitch mcconnell did have some independence. it doesn't look like it anymore. >> there are no parts of the party in washington, d.c. that donald trump doesn't have his finger on, especially in public and especially when it comes to putting their name on the line and voting on these issues and the concern that many have is that we do acknowledge that there needs to be tighter security at the border and we do think there needs to be immigration reform and...
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including senate republican leader, mitch mcconnell, number two senate republican, john soon. the potential future leader as well. one in three republican leadership -- 's voted against it. this plan will take some time to go through all of the hoops and the process here in the senate. one senator can slow down the process. that is senator rand paul of kentucky. he told me earlier today that he plans to drag this out, which could delay final passages until the middle of the week next week. that is continuing to keep the votes. some of the senators are noncommittal on voting forward on final passage is. we will see how that ultimately plays out as it goes through the process on the floor. here is also the big question, if it gets out of the senate, what happens in the republican- led house? the speaker of the house, mike johnson, has been noncommittal on moving on such a package. he has called for these issues to be dealt with separately. we could run into headwinds in the republican house, even if it gets over the senate. >> now, what are you hearing from residents where you a
including senate republican leader, mitch mcconnell, number two senate republican, john soon. the potential future leader as well. one in three republican leadership -- 's voted against it. this plan will take some time to go through all of the hoops and the process here in the senate. one senator can slow down the process. that is senator rand paul of kentucky. he told me earlier today that he plans to drag this out, which could delay final passages until the middle of the week next week. that...
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even the top republican mitch mcconnell has pushed or this deal has praised some of the elements and is demanding action on ukraine in particular at this moment, but can they get there given divisions within the ranks and opposition that could come from democrat to the border provisions as well. all huge questions to have these key votes next week. >> this is a huge step that we will be watching. thank you. >>> we are awaiting more testimony, actually waiting for it to resume in that michigan in the trial of jennifer crumbley, the mother of the oxford high school shooter. the trial is in a break right now. it's set to resume any moment. we will bring it to you when it does get started back up. >>> we are awaiting court to begin in pontiac, michigan, which is where jennifer crumbley is facing -- is on trial facing trial for involuntary manslaughter for her alleged role in her sons shooting at oxford high school in michigan in 2021. four students were killed and others including school officials were wounded as well. i want to bring back jean and areva martin. they have been following
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senate minority leader, mitch mcconnell, told reporters moments ago the immigration and foreign aid package will not become law due to speaker mike johnson's opposition, and concerns within the senate republican conference. this now, begs the question, brianna. it's just about opposing the policy itself? what's actually in the text of the bill? or, capitalizing on serious problem to win votes? >> that certainly is a big question here, boris. for joined now by a republican on the homeland security committee, congressman josh rakim of oklahoma. sir, thank you so much for taking the time to be with us. boris, just so clearly outlined what is in this compromise between senate republicans and democrats in the white house. i do want to look at the bill and see where the problem is for you and your opposition here. the crocs, of, course is the trigger that gives the president the authority to bar migrants, really not just this president, any president, to borrow migrants between ports of entry once crossings hits 4000 as a daily average in a week. and then it makes it required once it hits 5000 on
senate minority leader, mitch mcconnell, told reporters moments ago the immigration and foreign aid package will not become law due to speaker mike johnson's opposition, and concerns within the senate republican conference. this now, begs the question, brianna. it's just about opposing the policy itself? what's actually in the text of the bill? or, capitalizing on serious problem to win votes? >> that certainly is a big question here, boris. for joined now by a republican on the homeland...
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mcconnell, but also james lankford, who helped negotiate this deal. he was on inside politics a few moments ago, he was talking about his disappointment in republicans and their description of this bill. here's president biden, let's listen. >> it's long past time to fix it. that's why months ago i instructed my team to begin negotiations with a bipartisan group of senators. to seriously and finally fix our immigration system. for months now, that's what they've done. working round the clock through the holidays, over the weekends, it's been an extraordinary effort by senators lankford, murphy, and sinema. because of all this hard work, there's a bipartisan agreement that represents the most fair, humane, informs of our immigration system in a long time. and the toughest reforms to secure the border ever. now, all indications are this bill won't even move forward to the senate floor. why? a simple reason. donald trump. because donald trump thinks it's bad for him, politically. therefore he doesn't, even though it will help the country, he is not for i
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i remember standing in a line to meet mitch mcconnell at cpac. he used to be a star at that event. now he probably can't even get through the front doors before being turned away. but i've also seen this on college campuses and elsewhere in conversations with friends over the years, where this my way or the highway mentality was starting to take root within the conservative movement. >> donald trump >> tapped into that and gave these people a large segment, a majority of the republican base right now precisely what they wanted. >> and look, it almost i'm kinda make the connection here then when you look to south carolina in the south carolina primary, pete, because the primaries tomorrow, trump has remained far ahead in the polling there, and you're take something that's really interesting. you said that two things can be true at once. and to paraphrase, you, trump can be unhinged and haley can still have no path to the nomination. >> why is that? what does that say? >> yeah, this entire campaign is about two things being true at once. nikki haley is right, donald trump is unhinged
i remember standing in a line to meet mitch mcconnell at cpac. he used to be a star at that event. now he probably can't even get through the front doors before being turned away. but i've also seen this on college campuses and elsewhere in conversations with friends over the years, where this my way or the highway mentality was starting to take root within the conservative movement. >> donald trump >> tapped into that and gave these people a large segment, a majority of the...
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and mitch mcconnell like i'm paid him whatever you feel about it, he believes the integrity of the senate, as an institution, as a body. and it's important find somebody who can be republican leader to do that same job. >> more gillespie van jones. thank you to both of you. thanks, guys. >> a remarkable rescue to tell you about and caught on camera how authorities tracked down. were able to locate a five-year-old girl in the middle of swamp and a death row inmates final words? what he said moments before he was put to death for a double murder, that he fought against and insisted he did not do with thyroid disease. i hit from the camera and i wanted to hide from the world for years i thought my ted was beyond help, but then i asked my dr. about to pesa to pesa is the only medicine that treats ted at the source, not just the symptoms in a clinical study more than eight out of ten patients taking to pesa had less i bulging to pesa is an infusion and may cause and fusion reactions. tell your dr. right away, if you experience that's high blood pressure, fast heartbeat, shortness of breath, or
and mitch mcconnell like i'm paid him whatever you feel about it, he believes the integrity of the senate, as an institution, as a body. and it's important find somebody who can be republican leader to do that same job. >> more gillespie van jones. thank you to both of you. thanks, guys. >> a remarkable rescue to tell you about and caught on camera how authorities tracked down. were able to locate a five-year-old girl in the middle of swamp and a death row inmates final words? what...
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mcconnell himself, even as paul himself, found some fire, traded him as well. listen i don't support what he's doing here, and i'm very outspoken. he's made a mistake. he citing was schumer and biden. but after the election, you said there's a vote africa-russia. would you vote for bridge when we can, i can say right now he doesn't represent me or, or conservatives and kentucky orchid servers across the united states. he's doing the bidding of schumer and biden were only here because of just one and he decides that the rest of all of our schedules and our lives and holding up this bill to the getting to the house for all of this aid. it's incredibly frustrating and there's no work being done. it's just bad performance art >> and fetterman, of course, was referring to rand paul in that comment, paul had been one of those handful of republicans who have been outspoken in their criticism of this bill, although it did not achieve a majority support amongst senate republicans, it did have some significant support given that mecole supported some of his top deputies,
mcconnell himself, even as paul himself, found some fire, traded him as well. listen i don't support what he's doing here, and i'm very outspoken. he's made a mistake. he citing was schumer and biden. but after the election, you said there's a vote africa-russia. would you vote for bridge when we can, i can say right now he doesn't represent me or, or conservatives and kentucky orchid servers across the united states. he's doing the bidding of schumer and biden were only here because of just...
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now on the senate side, you have senate majority leader chuck schumer, and senate minority leader mitch mcconnell, who are really on the same page about trying to avert this government shutdown connell warning yesterday that it would be harmful for the country. but then on the house side, house speaker mike johnson is under incredible pressure from his right flank, who want him to push for? for more conservative priorities in these discussions. now the senate returned last evening, you heard those frustrations that were voiced by senators like senator jon tester. the house is now set to return until tomorrow. and even if they do reach an agreement, there are still the mechanics of getting this legislation written, getting it voted on really highlighting the time crunch that lawmakers are facing before friday. but on top of this partial government shutdown that that's looming right now, the biden administration also wants to press these congressional leaders on getting more aid to ukraine. biden has consistently for months now been calling for house republicans to get on board with that
now on the senate side, you have senate majority leader chuck schumer, and senate minority leader mitch mcconnell, who are really on the same page about trying to avert this government shutdown connell warning yesterday that it would be harmful for the country. but then on the house side, house speaker mike johnson is under incredible pressure from his right flank, who want him to push for? for more conservative priorities in these discussions. now the senate returned last evening, you heard...
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we did not see the senate minority leader alongside speaker johnson mitch mcconnell was not there. i understand that his responses in her email, i'm not gonna look at it right now. but what does it tell you about where the republican conference is? that they're not aligned in a way that they can't even stand at a podium together and put forward a basic agreement on what the country should do when it comes to pairing the border issues with funding for partners overseas. >> you know, the senate republicans and senate house members and brie, you remember this in your years on capitol hill, right? >> they the ones in the senate and the ones in the house they're republicans or they're democrats. but the fact is there's competing pressures for those two different houses in the house of representatives. there's almost more power given one when it's sizable enough in ideological enough, that can force the speaker of the house, depending on whatever the party is, to have to go a certain way in the senate, it only takes a few people to actually stop something. but at the same time, the senat
we did not see the senate minority leader alongside speaker johnson mitch mcconnell was not there. i understand that his responses in her email, i'm not gonna look at it right now. but what does it tell you about where the republican conference is? that they're not aligned in a way that they can't even stand at a podium together and put forward a basic agreement on what the country should do when it comes to pairing the border issues with funding for partners overseas. >> you know, the...
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mcconnell has sent warning shots saying that it is time to close this out, given the fact that senate democrats, house democrats are on the say, hey, it feels like this isn't really the fight now between republicans and democrats. this is a fight between the house of representatives and the republican leader there and everyone else, john, they're not just questions about whether mike johnson can lead, but who he can even lead at this point, arlette, let's go to you at the white house. what a white house official say about these talks today >> well, john, it's clear that this meeting is shaping up to be a consequential sit down with president biden and the top four congressional leaders over a host of issues. as lauren noted, the most pressing issue is that partial we'll government shutdown that is now looming on friday. look, white house officials say that they feel these types of meetings have been productive in the past, that they have been able to move for the ball forward on a host of different issues when the president is able to sit down in the room with congressional leadership
mcconnell has sent warning shots saying that it is time to close this out, given the fact that senate democrats, house democrats are on the say, hey, it feels like this isn't really the fight now between republicans and democrats. this is a fight between the house of representatives and the republican leader there and everyone else, john, they're not just questions about whether mike johnson can lead, but who he can even lead at this point, arlette, let's go to you at the white house. what a...