this case of robert bork in 1987. it is true. it s an art, but people say, lest just see what he says in the confirmation hearings. not much. no, but i ve been watching social conservatives and how they ve sort of been reacting to this pick. it s interesting. there s a bit of disappointment, of course, as a general feeling that of course it s from this list the federalist society developed. so kavanaugh will be good. but i think there s a lot of hope that amy coney barrett, who s been much more forward leaning on her views of abortion, would have been a better pick for those. i think that tracks with what s likely to happen if and when kavanaugh is on the court and this issue comes before the supreme court. i think you re more likely to see restrictions on abortion, something that narrows it down to, say, late-term abortions,
while you might say those senators that are keeping their powder dry aren t committing to anything, well, frankly, they shouldn t. there are more than 300 decisions that judge kavanaugh wrote. there s obviously a lengthy paper trail from his time in the bush administration that democrats are extremely interested in and republicans will have to go through as well. there s a lot of work to be done here, no question about it. there s also going to be a lot of pressure and a lot of fireworks over the course of the next couple weeks as everybody pushes toward that final vote. a lengthy paper trail, one that the senator majority leader was a bit concerned about. we ll talk about that and more. thank you so much for that reporting, phil. here at the table to share their reporting and their insights, cnn s abby phillip, michael warren with the weekly standard, and politico s rachel bate. i don t know about you all. it was like something went off. the minute kavanaugh walked out, my phone was
case. is a promise every nominee to the supreme court makes. an ideal that inevitably runs into partisan pushback. we have a lot of issues about presidential power. because he has weighed in these issues, the profound burden to show he will serve as a fair and independent check on the president. trump introduced brett kavanaugh. groups rallied and sounded the alarm. will undermine marriage equality. the supreme court may confront other divisive issues. whether a 40-foot latin cross entering world war i veterans violates the prohibition of the government endorsing religion. state regulations on surrogate pregnancy. medicaid funds used for abortion. the limits of executive power. ongoing challenges to
trump sat down for a private chat, and the president walked away convinced, though, that kavanaugh was the top choice. now, the moment last night the president uttered his name, there was a full-court opposition beginning. here s minority leader of the senate chuck schumer on cbs this morning. president trump with the nomination of judge kavanaugh has fulfilled or is fulfilling two of his campaign promises. first, to undo women s reproductive freedom. second, to undo aca. i will oppose him with everything i ve got. that didn t go over so well with senator schumer s republican counterpart, the majority leader. some of our democratic colleagues seem to me to be a little confused. a little confused. they seem to be confusing the nature of a political office with the nature of a judicial office.