time legislatively for the president. when everyone is back in washington for september. there are some big-ticket must-do items like raising the debt limit and passing appropriations. and the president needs to have some stability in order to try to get that done. alex. >> all right, kelly o'donnell, thank you so much from new jersey for us. we appreciate that. let's get more on the day's top political headlines. we bring in bruce labell. bruce, welcome back to the newscast. >> welcome, alex. welcome to atlanta. happy sunday. >> let's talk about steve bannon's departure from the white house. a concession by the president to the gop establishment, steve, do you see it that way? is this any sign that he's moving away from the far right? >> no, i don't see that. thanks for having me. i think -- you know, i can judge steve bannon because i know him. i see a lot of guests on various shows try to articulate him that don't know him. i will tell you during the campaign, he was a catalyst in