Weve been talking about it overnight in our breaking News Coverage. John mccain, 60 years of service including his military time, his time in the u. S. House, the u. S. Senate, of course, a president ial candidate nominee twice, in 2008. But his father and grandfather were also navy admirals. He was a navy fighter pilot, obviously, a p. O. W. In vietnam for five and a half years. Just a remarkable legacy of service he leaves behind. Griff it is a morning to wake up and be grateful that we had such a patriot and the remarkable things he did that embody and personify the american spirit. Tucker carlson did an obit package, and he looks back on the legacy of senator john mccain. John Sidney Mccain iii was born on a military base in the panama canal zone. Mccains grandfather accepted the Imperial Japanese surrender in tokyo bay in 1945. His father, also a fourstar general, later commanded all American Naval forces in the pacific. After graduating from Episcopal High School in virginia, mcc
Angry protesters and a Senate Speech that sealed the deal. I will vote to confirm judge kavanaugh. What effect will this nasty battle have on the court, the senate and the november elections . Joining me this morning, republican senator, Lamar Alexander of tennessee and from delaware. The me too founder, and actor and activist, melissa, whose tweet started it. Kasie hunt and the American Enterprise institute and nbc news president ial historian, michael beshloss. Welcome to sunday, its meet the press. From nbc news in washington, the longest running show in television history, this is meet the press with chuck todd. Good sunday morning. In the end a closely divided country elected a closely divided senate which took a closely divided vote that has left the country, you guessed it, closely divided. Brett kavanaugh was confirmed by the senate, 5048 yesterday after the closest vote since stanley matthews, you remember him, confirmed in 1891. It pitted republicans against democrats, men ag
History, now 55 members. Tonight its worth noting that while donald trump ran on banning muslims and issued a travel ban limiting immigrants from several muslim majority countries, voters responded by electing the first Muslim American ever to the United States congress. And while trump continues to bait Elizabeth Warren over native american issues, voters also elected the first native American Woman to ever serve in the u. S. Congress. You look at this, and you look at whats happening, you look at a historic day for america, and i can add that sometime we may reach a point where this type of diversity is not worth noting. Someday the people in power may so thoroughly reflect the people of this nation that we dont even think to note it. But tonight we do note it, and as someone reporting the news, i can tell you people in both parties today gave the requisite and merited props to a legislator who made history as the first woman ever to be speaker of the house and the second woman to ev
A look at the response from his critics also coming up another devastating revelation from the Catholic Church pope francis admits that some priests and bishops have breached nuns and that the abuse of the still going on why has it taken him so long to come clean plus the young nigerian boy whose artistic talent has taken his local community by storm now hes hoping to go global lets find out why trying to help secure his family. Im sorry welcome to the program u. S. President donald trump has given a wide ranging state of the Union Address calling on americans to unite on and on politicians to start working together across party lines outlining his political priorities he announced a new summit in three weeks time with north Korean Leader kim jong un his speech was due to be delivered last month but was delayed amid a dispute over government funding for his Controversial Border wall. But the president of the United States. Fighting for his Second Annual address a high temple of america
But first the subpoena war hitting home for President Trump. A short time ago the democratic head of the Senate Intelligence committee spoke for the First Time Since the revelation that his committee issued a subpoena for donald trump jr. Republicans unhappy with the subpoena. And with the republican head of that committee senator richard burr, and his counter part marc warren careful with his words about the subpoena. Not so much though on his opinion of the guilt of President Trump. Whether it is trying to sometime any tstymy the congressional investigati investigation let us begin with our nbc reporters. Kelly odonnell on capitol hill, hans nichols at the white house. The with me, harry litman. Mr. Nichols, well start with you. This all seemed to catch the white house a bit off guard. It did. And this is something that the white house would like to get a heads up on precisely so they can answer questions about what their response will be. Now, they would point out that he is a priva