About to begin. What are we expecting tonight from the president . And from Brett Kavanaugh . I think the big question for whats going to happen here is whether or not were going to see fence spending or more fire and fury. We expect the president to speak for about 20 minutes or so. Were expecting Brett Kavanaugh to speak. After we heard the president earlier today talk about the Democratic Forces aligned against kavanaugh as being evil, whether or not hes going to dial down that rhetoric. We know that Brett Kavanaugh put that op ed in the wall street journal, you can see people coming into the room right now. Supreme Court Justices okayingen, sotomayor, ginsburg, roberts, breyer and so on. Kavanaugh seemed to dial back a lot of that rhetoric that we saw during his hearing. Some of the other notables we should mention in the room right now is Justice Kavanaughs wife and children. Also one thing i want to note, Mitch Mcconnell came into the room, i thought that was interesting because
Consulate and never coming out. And now an investigation into whether he was killed inside. And wheres the body . This is cnn breaking news. We begin today with breaking news in the politics lead. The resignation of u. N. Ambassador, nikki haley, surprising trump cabinet officials and disappointing both trump friends and foe. President trump just spoke about the major exit and speculation about who might replace haley. Were going to bring the tape in just moments. Earlier, the president appraised haley as a fantastic person and was describing her decision as something he said was a long time coming. Haley said it was simply time to step aside. And she preempted questions from the president , insisting shes not going to run for president in 2020. Lets get right to cnns jeff zeleny in council bluffs, iowa, where the president is holding a rally tonight. Jeff, the president just spoke on his way to the rally where you are, moments ago, and spoke about the speculation that his daughter, iv
Anthony kennedy on the Supreme Court. That was underlined of of julye ninth. Now he will introduce the nation to associate Justice Kavanaugh who will be sworn in by Justice Kennedy. Justice kennedy also a year ago april swore in judge neil gorsuch. Some interesting color in the room. We have all the room numbers mike members of the Supreme Court here, and when Mitch Mcconnell walked into the east room, martha, i received a standing ovation because this was a long and rocky road that at some points looked like it was going to and at the edge of a cliff. But the president tonight with a victory lap. As we listen to the applause for the justices who have taken their seats to watch the newest member of that is a very elite club be sworn in. As you said by Justice Kennedy, this has been an incredible process to watch. Bret baier joins me as we watched this get underway. And here comes the kavanaugh family. An extraordinary experience this has been for them. Think about how hard that had to
Just 29 days and counting until the midterm elections, voters will get a chance soon to make their voices heard at the ballot box. Im joined by neera tanden, president and ceo for the center for american progress. Eugene and National Political reporter for the washington post. Robert, how does trump gin jin this righteous indignation . Republicans were worried if this whole kavanaugh election process was going to alarm suburban voters. Theyre running on grievance. Theyre looking at the process and the protests outside the capitol as the confirmation vote went down and they think they can run against what Mitch Mcconnell is calling the mob. Its something going back to Richard Nixon in 68, running on this law and order message. Right. Against the trump resistance movement. Were looking at Ruth Bader Ginsburg there, the justice of the Supreme Court. John roberts, of course, there and a couple of other justices. Theyre all coming in now to join in the celebration. They look very happy, gen
Prosecutors now subpoena eight years of President Trumps tax returns. The move is part of the states criminal investigation into hush money payments paid to former porn star, stormy daniels. This hour, ill talk with democratic senator richard blumenthal. Hes a member of both the Armed Services and Judiciary Committees. And our correspondent and analysts are also standing by. First, lets go to our white house correspondent, kaitlan collins. Shes in new mexico for us right now, where the president has a rally later tonight. Kaitlan, the president suggests hes almost sure that iran was behind the attack in saudi arabia, but he says he wants more information. Reporter yeah, wolf, he pointed the finger in their direction, but stopped short of definitively confirming it. But he also said he wants to avoid military conflict, if possible. But then moments later, he touted u. S. Military capabilities and said hes prepared to go to war if it comes to that. Reporter tonight, President Trump is wa