i want to thank you for joining us on this countdown to the 2018 midterm elections. just 12 days to go. one thing that democrats and republicans can agree on is that the stakes are high. november 6 could see a change in control of congress. what happens on election day will set the national agenda for the next two years and likely beyond. today we have a terrific lineup of speakers who will analyze the 2018 contests and help make sense of their future implications. they ll break down the numbers. and explore the issues, motivating voters across the country. we ll hear from former house speaker newt gingrich, who is the architect of the 1994 republican takeover of the house of representatives. as you may recall that year, the republicans gained a stunning 54 seats and took control of the chamber from the democrats for the first time in 40 years. we ll also be joined by maryland senator chris van hollen, who is chairman of the democratic senatorial campaign committee. and he
reporter steven brill discussing journalism and fake news. political polarization in the united states. host: good morning on his friday, october 26th. 11 days to go before election day and we are talking to seniors only. the influential voting block with a turnout of 71% in 2016 and 53% voting for donald trump. seniors are motivated to vote in this midterm election. we want to know which party you plan to vote for. if your a senior in the eastern central part of the country, dial in at 202-748-8000. mountain, pacific, 202-748-8001. you can join us on twitter as well at @cspanwj or go to facebook.com/cspan. good morning to you. start dialing in now. let me show you a morning consult poll. whose number one issues are medicare and social security say they would vote for a democratic candidate while 33% picked a republican. 17% prioritize seniors issues and the second highest priority after the economy. the washington post said yesterday president donald trump s focus and the
er?discernible chatt ] this is my husband, steve. this is secretary castro. and looks like an enthusiastic gathering. a lot of folks. [indiscernible chatter] mr. castro: i m going to be in san antonio for a few days. that will be good. mr. castro: i will give her your regards. [indiscernible chatter] mr. secretary, nice to see you again. can we get a picture? mr. castro: sure. sure. i can feel the energy. mr. castro: i m excited to be here. it s always a pleasure to be here. [indiscernible chatter] picked the cowboys, so i had to pick another team. the eagles are my team. did we get it? when the american president says the media and press is the enemy of the people, people hear those words, and it s a very small step to what happened. what the american president says means something. mr. castro: although he is debasing that. thank you. i spent 30 years in uniform and enjoyed every minute of it. it was never a burden. mr. castro: when did you retire? 2002. then i
threat to terminate a cold war nuclear arms agreement with russia a preview of the racist watch battle for the control of congress, could political how senator joint is. washington journal is next. october 23 2018. a3-hour washington journal ahead. we discuss early voting in 2018 and the battleground house races with two weeks to go. we talk about president trump s new promise to terminate a decades-old arms agreement with russia. we begin discussing the caravan foronduran migrants bound the u.s. border. president trump threatened to shut off foreign aid to countries for failing to stop the caravan and called it a national emergency for the u.s. we are asking whether you agree with the president. if you do, give us a call at 202-748-8000. if you don t, 202-748-8001 is the number for you. you can catch up with us on social media. facebook.com/ c-span. now.an start calling in migrants had north, trump steps up threats. the reporter joins us on the phone now. talk about the
their first debate. from pbs mountlake, this is an election special. am thomlock: hello, i hallock. new york 21 covers 12 counties north of the capital district all the way to the canadian border and spanning across the north country from lake champlain to lake ontario. let us begin by introducing our three candidates from left to right. elise stefanik from wellsboro. dr. lynn kahn from back lake. and ms. tedra cobb. the candidates will have 90 seconds for opening and closing statements in 90 seconds to answer questions. there may be follow-up questions from the panel. candidates will get 30 seconds to answer those and 30 seconds for rebuttals. we drew names to decide the order. rep. stefanik: thank you and thank you to mountain lake for hosting the debate. my name is only stefanik and i m honored to serve as your congresswoman. since my first day in office i have worked tirelessly delivering results to the hard-working families across the district. i am proud to be in th