Low. Lets get to it. A very busy news day. First from the fox news deck this monday afternoon, about six hours from now, the president says he will announce his pick for the next Supreme Court justice. Its a decision that could of course americans legal system for decades to come. The president said hes not made a final choice but all the candidates would be excellent. Remember, the president didnt make the list of the possibles. The Federalist Society compiled it. That is an organization of conservatives and libertarians that advocate for an originalist of the constitution. The four finalists came from that list. Here they are. Judge Barrett Kavanaugh is on the d. C. Circuit court. He worked for president bush 43. Analysts call him the establishment choice. And then judge Amy Coney Barrett. She was from indiana. A favorite among social conservatives. In her appeals confirmation, she says she takes her catholic faith seriously but wont let it affect her decisions as a judge. Shes been
He went to pyongyang in 2011. It would be the first between the United States president and socalled dear leader of the hermit nation. Met last week in finland to discuss the parameters of this possible would be historic summit. This as we watch the markets roller coaster on a looming trade war with china and rally in recent sessions on the possibility that china might be coming to the table to potentially renegotiate some of their deals. Today, the president was on the phone with Prime Minister Angela Merkel of germany and president macron of france. He was urging these two allies to join forces in pressing china for better terms and to halt the theft of intellectual property. All of this as russia continues to react, somewhat mutedly to the largest expulsion of intelligence operatives in the u. S. And around the globe in history. All of that with a back drop the president s approval numbers have been inching upward to their highest approval numbers in months. The latest fox news poll
When it was removed. This is we have contained this question thats provided data thats necessary for the department of justice to protect voters. And specifically, to help us better comply. Julie White House Correspondent kevin corke is live with the story. Kevin, with a dozen states so far now suing over the Citizenship Question, is there any reason to believe the white house will reconsider having that question in the 2020 census . Its a pretty good question actually, julie. Let me put it to you this way. Without saying its out of their hands the white house is saying look, this is out of their hands. Something decided at the department level. Specifically the commerce department. I think its fair to point this out as well. White house officials have said as much both on the record and offtherecord. This is about more than just counting people. The census is about counting citizens. Which in term determines Political Representation and federal funding levels, among other things. Howe
Calling attention to it . But then if you can turn it into a 2020 issue that you were attacked and they are trying to take this presidency away from you unfairly can you garner support and sympathy from your base that energizes them the way were seeing the democrats energize. I think thats what the president and his campaign will turn this. William barr and what hes doing is a little bit confusing for everybody. I think people want to hear more from him but he doesnt appear to want to come back to congress to talk. Abby, you say the attorney general is doing this you think because he has to. Yeah, i think President Trump has made it very clear what he wants to happen over at the Justice Department. He wanted an attorney general who looked further into where this investigation came from. The president has been repeating ad nauseam that he believes that the real crimes were committed by the democrats and i think that given that he fired his former attorney general Jeff Sessions and hired
Theyre right. Weve got to apportion it, remember its not pollyanna to say theres good and bad. Dont tell nobody, during the day i want to be informed, so ill watch the news in the morning and theres a big chunk of my day that i spend watching me tv, you know what that is . Clips of yourself . That would be you, that was good though. That was good. You didnt even have a drink in your hand. Usually you come up with that stuff when you have a cocktail. Ill watch the rifle men and wagon train and bonanza and ponderosa and i dream of genie and charlies angels. Youve got to take a breather once in a while. I understand what theyre saying. Its good for you to do it. Not me. Youre obsessed. 24 7 365. Have a great weekend, see you on sunday. Best to mama. This is cnn tonight, im don lemon, what a week it has been, frankly a week of chaos. So many outrages from this administration its hard to focus on just one of them. Today its been really one headline after the other, if you dont believe me, i