Secretary blinken tries to find Common Ground but agrees to the pause for the first time. We have to ask. Indeed, it must be asked. Where is the outrage . Where is the revulsion . Where is the rejection . Where is the explicit condemnation of these horrors . No member of this council, no nation in this entire body could or would tolerate the slaughter of its people. Another trump codefendant takes a plea deal, Pleading Guilty in the Georgia Election interference case. I believe in and i alue election integrity. I look back on this whole experience with deep remorse. The former president comes face to face with former fixer Michael Cohen in civil court in new york. House republicans narrow their speaker search with no guarantee the next frontrunner will come close to the 217 votes needed, but now its head to head, just two men left standing. Good day, everyone. Im Andrea Mitchell In Washington. Lets get the latest on capitol hill where the House Republican conference is in its fifth vot
there was an interesting series of polls in the last couple months among very conservative house seats, safe seats for republicans, it shows in the 60% and above, people are supportive of the main ailment of this package among republican primary voters so what happens, they have the ability to magnify their voices with radio hosts, online or with these don ts to say motion to vacate which can give them a lot of attention but that doesn t necessarily translate that they are the majority voice of the party. they simply are not. paul: speaker johnson was an accidental speaker, got the job as a compromise choice after all the other people failed to get a majority after kevin mccarthy was deposed. he had a real baptism by fire. what s your assessment of his attempt to govern? he pulled off a major victory whether you agree or
targeted by some on the right. explain. brett kavanaugh is a favorite of don mcgahn, the white house counsel who is leading this process. there is some suspicion that mcgahn is trying to hard wire this. however, kavanaugh has been top of the list. the president had been leaning toward kavanaugh. second choice was amy coney barrett and a thirty was judge kethledge who was seen as a compromise choice. i think this president will change his mind 800 times before we get to a decision. kavanaugh was george w. bush s staff secretary which on its face for trump who has issues with the bush family, that will raise questions or suspicions. whether that is a disqualifier, we don t know but there is pushback from some pro-life activists about kavanaugh. they concerned he s insufficiently committed to certain issues and certain
be an amazing speaker. if paul ryan runs, clearly he would be somebody that i would support. the interview, presidential candidate ben carson weighs in on the chaos on capitol hill and what it means for the republican party ahead. i think it was a magnanimous gesture by representative mccarty to step aside, recognizing that there was a lot of turmoil. what do you think about paul ryan as a compromise choice? i like paul ryan. and protesting the president. the president flies to oregon today to console the families of those killed in that campus shooting but not everyone wants him in roseburg. it s a heart issue. it s not a gun issue. he is not wanted out here to push his agenda and using the families for that agenda is not just unacceptable, it s utterly
got to do this. no, we don t. they get to make the rules and they can decide exactly how long they want to take, and do it the right way and make sure that there is some harmony and a functional unit. now, what do you think about paul ryan as a compromise choice? i like paul ryan. he s a thoughtful individual and but the question is, you know, what do the other representatives think about him. and you know, hopefully he will decide that he wants to do this and will present his philosophy of leadership along with others, and they can make an intelligent decision. the debt limit needs to be raised by november 5th. this is a deadline. then there s the deadline to extend government funding or come up with a budget which they have never done in recent years. what would you do if you were president? well, if i was president, we wouldn t be in this situation. okay?