Conversation with Radio Host Bill press. They took part at an event at the hill center in washington, d. C. Looking at key house and senate races in the upcoming elections. Good evening, good evening. Thank you, john. It is great to see you all and it is great to welcome our friends from cspan around the world tonight to the hill center. We know we have some stiff competition tonight because it is a playoff game for the nats. Yes, go, nats. Not start me does until 8 00 p. M. So we promise, at least for the locals, to have you out in time to get home and watch the game. Andens isi want you to know that charlie cook made the ultimate sacrifice tonight. He has tickets to the game. He gave them to his son so he could join us. [applause] small price to pay. [laughter] we thank you doubly for that. Also wantsed to mention that we have a couple of exciting programs coming up. Two more exciting programs coming up. Senator Sherrod Brown joins us november 19 and susan rice, former National Secur
I want you to know that charlie cook made the ultimate sacrifice tonight. He has tickets to the game. He gave them to his son so he could join us. [applause] to his son so he could join us. [applause] small price to pay. [laughter] we thank you doubly for that. Also wantsed to mention that we have a couple of exciting programs coming up. Two more exciting programs coming up. Senator Sherrod Brown joins us november 19 and susan rice, former National Security adviser on january 14. As john mentioned, there is no better place for political junkies to go to know whats going on in american politics than the Cook Political Report. Charlie cook, the editor, the founder, publisher, and theyve been very good to the hill center, by the way. Charlie was here a few years ago. Jennifer duffy and david wasserman, who cover the senate and the house for charlie have been here with us. And coming into 2020, we are already in the middle of it, we thought it was a good time to have charlie took back and
Im going to read a statement which i typically dont do at these but i want to make sure you full will you understand fully understand what i have to say on the issue that i think is mostly on our minds this morning. Obviously, any foreign breach of our cybercurt measures is serving, and i strongly condemn any such efforts. Prior to the election the director of National Intelligence released a statement saying that the russian government directed the recent compromises of emails from u. S. Persons and institutions. Including from u. S. Political organizations. That is what the Intelligence Community believes can be said in had unclassified remarks without risking sources and methods. Anything else, anything else is irresponsible likely illegal, and potentially for partisan political gain. I agree with senator schumer, chairman mccain, burr, and others simply cannot be a partisan issue. Let me remind all of you that the Senate Intelligence committee on which i and chairman of the Arm Ser
Citizenship. Wait until you see the details. A Hollywood Mega star split. Angelina jolie filing for divorce against brad pitt. Is there more to the story . Its all ahead. First from the fox news desk at 3 00 in the east. The fbi opened a file on ahmed rami that his son may have been trying to obtain explosives but the officials never interviewed that son close to a Law Enforcement source close to the investigation. That dad said he warned the fbi two years ago. Two years ago i called but they checked and [ inaudible ] hes not a terrorist, i said okay. I say okay. Thats like a whole field of red flags. Apparently just one of many that they missed over the months and years leading up to the terror attacks in new york and new jersey they say he launched. Investigators say theyre looking into how he went to a seemingly regular guy working at his familys chicken restaurant to a bomber and his travels to pakistan and afghanistan may provide the biggest clues. The suspect made several trips b
broadly. but not just about news coverage. you had columnists, you know, who ve been around a long time like kathleen parker actually encouraging this, and erectors should go rogue, which you know, if this had been a serious thing, which it was not, would essentially overturn the results of the election. right. and it fits into that pattern of the media trying to affect a particular change rather than just report on a given issue. and it s not healthy. but the end game whoa talk further about the electoral college. and whether we still need the troll college. and that coverage is going to die going forward. we should actually talk about that again, before the next election. some media are entitled to try and encourage an outcome. they re called columnists. they re allowed to have their point of view. and they re allowed to say, purposely allowed to say what he wants to say about the electoral college. number one. number two to pick up on erin s point to the extent that