good day from msnbc reports. welcome to alex reports. i m christine romans in for alex today. we begin at a live look at the beautiful snow scene in pittsburgh new hampshire. the big story today, of course, as the countdown to tuesdays first-in-the-nation primary. it is a busy day for republicans as well as democrats making closing arguments for voters. they re nikki haley and donald trump are holding in-person events this weekend and new hampshire while rhonda santas is putting more of his chips on south carolina. from the democratic side, president joe biden is not on the ballot. his supporters are staging a write in campaign. his challengers, congressman dean phillips and author mary and williams are stumping for votes ahead of the states unsanctioned democratic primary. nikki haley s camp just got some good news today. a new polls shows her as a republican favor in new hampshire a head to head general election match with president biden. trump is expected to win the repub
Accomplished attorney, joins us tonight with an overview. Justice kennedy gave us the ultimate head fake this morning. They had gaveled the term done and said we will see you back on the bench in october. We let our guard down just a little bit and suddenly before 2 00 p. M. Eastern, there was a shock wave. Kennedy is letting the president is going to step down. And, that obviously would have sent all of us into the rumor mill overdrive. And, quoting a privilege to seek how best to know and it defend the constitution and the law that must always confirmed to its mandates and promises. Kennedy was a conservative on some issues but left of center on abortion and lgbt rights. Tonight, the left is in full meltdown mode in some corners bowing to block any senate moves to try to fill some kennedys seat before the midterm. Here is the senates top democrat, chuck schumer. Americans should make it clear that they will not tolerate a nominee chosen from President Trumps preordained list selected
Overview of what this means. Justice kennedy gave us the ultimate head fake this morning. They had gaveled the term done and said we will see you back on the bench in october. We didnt get an announcement so we let our guard down just a little bit and suddenly before 2 00 p. M. Eastern, there was a shock wave. Kennedy is letting the president is going to step down. And, that obviously would have sent all of us into the rumor mill overdrive. Kennedys letter to the president was very simple, talking about the highest honor it was to serve on the court, calling it a privilege to seek and help us to know and defend the constitution and the law that must always confirm to its mandate and promises kennedy was a conservative on some issues but left of center on abortion and lgbt rights. Tonight, the left is in full meltdown mode in some corners bowing to block any senate moves to try to fill some kennedys seat before the midterm. Here is the senates top democrat, chuck schumer. Americans shou
Judicial temperament. Dana chief White House Correspondent john roberts is live on the north lawn. How far has the president gotten with the interview process so far . Well, if you believe that the president has got between sixth and seven nominees, then he has gotten a little more than halfway. The president had the president cleared this morning so there was lots of room in the president s schedule for more meetings today. Yesterday as you mentioned, dana, he met with four prospects to replace kennedy on the Supreme Court. We are told those people are Amy Connie Barrett an appellate judge from the seventh circuit of appeals, Brett Kavanaugh from the d. C. Circuit often referred to as the farm team for the Supreme Court. Raymond kethledge from the sixth circuit of appeals and melissa parr from the sixth circuit of appeals. In the oval Office Yesterday with the dutch Prime Minister the president said the Selection Process is moving ahead quickly. He has got to get it done quickly becau
don willet, same thing in the texas supreme court. you have people who had extremes that district courts as well like melissa parr, and then people who spent years at like brett cavanaugh in the d.c. circuit. lots of extremes and administrative law and one of the longer records of the judges. so these are some of the stars of the federal and state judiciaries. i think any one of them would be an amazing replacement for justice kennedy. tucker: brett cavanaugh is an impressive guy, for sure. one of the top democrats in the house of representatives, and fact that a man who many thought would succeed at nancy pelosi as speaker of the house should democrats win in the fall lost its primary last night. he is congressman joe crowley and he was widely expected to be house speaker and exterior of democrats retook the house. as we said, he was on his way out and he was toppled by a 28-year-old self identified socialists called alexandria ocasio-cortez. during the primary,