Thanks to all of you, too, for coming. Im sorry. Can you hear me now . Its nice to be here. A few years ago the Atlantic Monthly began our career in the washington that was bad enough. Now i discovered the bar which also flourished our carrier along the way. Last year i went to dinner but it wasnt the riffs ritz. They said you meant the taj. Thank god of the boston public library. Are the acoustics working now . We worked on eight books together. Up to this point it is described we talked some more and the book that we looked for emerged. The scholar looking at the manuscript some isnt that we destroyed the evidence. There is no evidence. We havent left a paper trail. The marks i made on the pages are useless and in any case i prefer the spoken word over the 40 years we learn about writing and editing nonfiction and we try to write them down with the collaboration of meaning this time i had to do some work. All books pose a problem for the writer the end of this one had to do with the
Country . If you ask newt gingrich, it boils down to two words. I think two words are going to define the 2018 election in the next three weeks. One is kavanaugh. The other is caravan. If you ask the president , its all about one word. Trump. A vote for morrisey is a vote for me. A vote for marsha is a vote for me. A vote for cindy is a vote for me. A vote for steve is a vote for me. As the Washington Post puts it, through force of personality and bold pronouncepronouncement has placed himself at the center of the november ballot. It py quote, Research Indicates the determining factor this this election is how voters feel about President Trump. The big question were asking today is this, are the 2018 midterms about anything other than donald trump . Joining me senior election analyst sean trendy, Ashley Parker and jonathan lemier. Ashley, let me start with you. The president obviously making the case that, hey, you got to vote for your local republican candidate because that means your
A final vote tomorrow. A vote that could resonate through washington for decades. It sounds like senator flakes mind is already made up. You plan to vote yes tomorrow . Unless Something Big changed, i dont see what would. The outcome did spark outrage by protesters. These in the office of the Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell. Manu raju is up on cap toil hill. Is there a chance that anyone changes his or her vote tomorrow . Nobody knows the answer to that question yet. That makes for such a dramatic moment over a consequential vote here on capitol hill. Susan collins of maine after voting to advance the nomination to a final vote said she will make her announcement on how she will vote on confirmation at 3 00 p. M. Today. Its uncertain if she will stick with her decision to advance the nomination or if she will join her fellow republican colleague Lisa Murkowski and told reporters afterwards that kavanaugh is not the right man for the court at this time. This comes after senator j
Will spend the rest of his life in a u. S. Prison. No other cartel has been special for bringing in more drugs than the u. S. He amassed over 14 billion of personal wealth. Today 12 americans, four men and eight women after 34 hours of deliberations found him guilty. The most important count was count one, continuing in a criminal enterprise. El chapo stared at the jury during the entire time the verdict was read. Staring at them. He did not smile as he had throughout the entire trial. He blew a kiss to his wife, emma, who has been arriving and being at court every day throughout the trial. Moments ago, the prosecution talked about the significance of this case. A fence from which theres a escape or no return, this is a victory for the American People who have suffered so long and so much while guzman made billions, pouring poison over our southern border. Again, the jury took six days which surprised some given the avalanche of witnesses. 16 witnesses testified, people that knew el ch