matching 9 margin of error following a debate performance wondering if the democrat was up to the task. the gubernatorial race there is not that close according to our poll with democrat josh shapiro holding a 16-point advantage over doug mastriano. herschel walker chip away at the lead of incumbent senator raphael warnock while brian kemp is maintaining a 6 pointed a van damage. we have fox team coverage tonight. asia has any in atlanta. begin with rich edson in lancaster, pennsylvania tonight. good evening, rich. good evening, bret. a burst of new polling numbers has hit the pennsylvania senate race. the specifics vary but the general idea this race is close, within the margin of error as democrat john fetterman and republican mehmet oz campaign across the commonwealth. my promise, the bargain that i m giving to each and every one of you, you send me to washington, d.c. to be that 51st vote. i want to go to washington and bring balance so you actually have the partisa
a debate coming up. john: begin with the supreme court hearing arguments today on what could be one of the most consequential rulings for higher education in decades. hello, john roberts in washington and hello to you this afternoon. gillian: good to be with you, john, on this spooky halloween. john: good to be with you as well. gillian: i m gillian turner. whether to end affirmative action policies in a pair of cases. john: opponents argue the criteria has harmed millions of students, particularly asian-americans. david spunt starts us off live outside the supreme court. did justice brown jackson recuse herself. that s right, because of her position on the harvard board of overseers, and her connections to harvard university. she thought it was best she sits out. there are two separate cases, overall affirmative action affects millions of students across the country and the justices began hearing two arguments three hours ago. started with the case out of the uni
rules helped murkowski survived, at least for now liz cheney never had a chance and she knew it. two years ago i won this primary with 73% of the vote. i could easily have done the same again. the path was clear. but it would have required that i go along with president trump s lie about the 2020 election. it would have required that i enable his ongoing efforts to unravel our democratic system and attack the foundations of our republic. that was a path i could not and would not take. [ cheers and applause ] against the backdrop of the teton mountains at sunset, cheney, whose father served five terms, gave her concession speech to just 150 people, an invite-only event where i.d.s were checked before entering. i think can you guess why. her father sitting off to the right of the stage watched as his daughter ended the family dynasty. let as resolve that we will stand together, republicans, democrats and independents against those who would destroy our republic. they are
tonight, we begin with breaking news. the senate is in a rare, saturday night session, as democrats work to advance their sweeping health care, and climate bill, towards final passage. passage that could come as soon as this weekend. the bill, and the inflation reduction act, the i.r.a., would represent the largest climate investment in u.s. history. it will make major health policy by giving medicare the power, for the first time ever, to negotiate the prices of certain prescription drugs. the package is the product of painstaking negotiations, and it would give democrats a chance to achieve major policy objectives. ones that they sought for decades. they could get them ahead of the midterms. vice president, kamala harris, casting the tie breaking vote on the motion to proceed. the senate has, officially, begun debating the legislation. joining me now, norman ornstein, who is an emerita scholar in american enterprise institute. he is also a contributing editor from the atlan
to the senate s efforts for the association bill. plus, the ripple effects of the kansas bill to protect abortion rights. what it could signal for the midterms. and, what goes around, comes around. alex jones has been ordered to pay more than $49 million to the parents of a sandy hook shooting victim. let s get started. tonight, we begin with breaking news. the senate is in a rare, saturday night session, as democrats work to advance their sweeping health care, and climate bill, towards final passage. passage that could come as soon as this weekend. the bill, and the inflation reduction act, the i. r. a., would represent the largest climate investment in u.s. history. it will make major health policy by giving medicare the power, for the first time ever, to negotiate the prices of certain prescription drugs. the package is the product of painstaking negotiations, and it would give democrats a chance to achieve major policy objectives. ones that they sought for decades. they c