partisan reasons, they filibuster into the credit of mitch mcconnell, both on merrick garland and holding the line and on using the constitutional option, he did his job. i give kudos and praise to the senate today. >> i think this was great. mitch mcconnell, the senate majority leader return to the constitution to its proper foundations as it is written which simply requires a majority of the nine states senate. we now have a justice who is confirmed for the supreme court of the united states, neil gorsuch, i'll tell you it's somewhat it litigates the supreme court up at cases on the the way up now. having it is not good for anybody you end up with ties and you don't get decisions. this was a positive move. >> sean: from 1789 to 1970 we had a simple majority in the senate, that's interesting historical aspect of this. >> you're right. >> sean: ed henry let me bring you in here, i know democrats try to said republicans change things here, it was really there filibuster the fourth republicans. >> this door was cracked open by harry reid, the last sent democrats leader. don't forget

how radical that person would've been. but second, let's be fair. mitch mcconnell really deserves a lot of credit. while the house republicans were floundering, he very aggressively, very calmly said over and over again, judge neil gorsuch is going to becomeer justice gorsuch. it's going to happen. he changed history. very courageous thing to do. the right thing to do. so mitch mcconnell deserves i think a lot of credit for that. >> sean: i agree. >> and president trump deserve a lot of credit. and remember. judge gorsuch was on the original list during the campaign when people wondered how conservative trump would be in working with the federalist society, he produced a remarkable list. he might have to have 50 morey, justices on that list before his presidency is over. so there was a big day for him. also today, toyota announced a billion dollar plus investment to the united states. another example of where trump is going to make a real difference. i do think you see some very positive things. i'm very encouraged by it. >> sean: what do you think about the palace intrigue, you've

gorsuch's confirmation, but majority leader mitch mcconnell has vowed to push him through by friday. republicans might an active nuclear option requiring only a simple majority instead of 60 votes. white house officials meeting with members of the house freedom caucus monday night. it appears they are trying to bring new life into the failed health care bill. by winning support from conservatives who helped derail. one participant says the white house offered up some changes to the plan. and at the north carolina tar heels clinching the ncaa title. they begin zagat, 71-65 in a challenging game. this is not going to six national champ end. >> sean: welcome back to "hannity." mitch mcconnell said that judge neil gorsuch will be confirmed this week but many senate democrats are vowing to block this from happening by any means necessary. this can lead to very bitter ani unprecedented confirmations showdown. that's tonight's mini monologue. way back in 2013 when democrats were out of control of the senate, then senate majority leader harry reid changed long-standing senate presidents and

about congress but i think mitch mcconnell was a masterful leader in the senate. >> sean: neil gorsuch. yeah, all those people that said -- >> he and paul ryan will get major legislation through this year. >> sean: from your lips, i am hoping. and neil gorsuch, a huge promise. an originalist on the court. up next on this busy newsnight, on this busy "newsweek," tonight here on "hannity." >> people at the big banks write their own rules. unchain wall street. they are going to put y'all back in chains.ey >> sean: a deeper dive when we get back. the left, smearing republicans and conservatives. we will get reaction from michelle malkin and also tonight... >> the status quo in north korea is also unacceptable. the council must be prepared to impose additional and stronger sanctions on a north korean nuclear and ballistic missile programs. >> sean: president trump continuing to show what leading from the front looks like.ct michelle malkin, monica crowley, robert o'neill -- the guy who killed bin laden -- will be here with reaction. plus, a one on one with my good friend geraldo rivera. str

electorate will assure that. paul ryan -- his fate is in the wind. mitch mcconnell has delivered on what the president has asked. they have delivered. you talk about republicans, i do as well. every night on my broadcast. when we talk about republicans, it is a coalition. it is not at loose as the coalition that makes up the democratic party but it is a coalition. paul ryan is not a conservative and has never has been. his leadership team is a mixed bag of conservatives, moderates. the freedom caucus are traditional conservatives and a great americans. >> sean: i agree. here's the fascinating thing. i can report with absolute authority, the people that had the urgency and were working behind the scenes, i know you know this -- i tell you all my secrets -- you know how hard guys like mark meadows and jim jordan and all those freedom caucus guys, when the bill didn't get voted on that friday, they started that next saturday to try to help the president to get this over the finish line. they compromised. they worked with the varyingue coalitions within the republicans. the tuesday grou

i have for you, my brother. i think that mitch mcconnell how he behaved, thousand republicans behaved during oba obama's eight years in office. this is activity for at that. they were the republicans were the party of obstruction and now the democrats are. >> geraldo, wait a minute -- >>>> one sekulow. i would like to say chuck and president trump put on haz met suits, try to find common ground for the good of the american people. >> the geraldo has mat suit, maybe jewel have to broker it: larry, the important part here, is weog never had for partisan reasons had a supreme court justice that wasn't given an up or downr vote. the democrats did that. republicans, they play fair. >> maker garland. >> well chuck shupeer said don't so he had in a final year of presidency. are we going to sing to each other. >> republicans opposed obama, geraldo, for policy reasons. you didn't find republicans, for example, calling top obama advisors a nausea se nszi. you haven't seen this kind of attack against obama personally like this. homo phob. >> you have a very short memory. >> this is insan

"hannity." mitch mcconnell said that judge neil gorsuch will be confirmed this week but many senate democrats are vowing to block this from happening by any means necessary. this can lead to very bitter and unprecedented confirmations showdown. that's tonight's mini monologue. way back in 2013 when democrats were out of control of the senate, then senate majority leader harry reid changed long-standing senate presidents and eliminated the 60 vote threshold that is needed for the confirmation of obama nominees. for three years after that, many senate democrats argued that this precedent of an up or down vote should be applied to all appointments including obama's supreme court nomination of merrick garland. you may remember this. >> we would much prefer the risk of up or down votes in majority rule than the risk of continued total obstruction. that is the bottom line. no matter who is in power. >> we need to co-opt these filibusters for what they are. make it attempt to nullify the results of the last presidentia. if republicans continue to filibuster these highly qualified nominees

, legitimate gripes about congress but i think mitch mcconnell was a masterful leader in the senate. >> sean: neil gorsuch. yeah, all those people that said -- >> he and paul ryan will get major legislation through this year. i >> sean: from your lips, i am hoping. and neil gorsuch, a huge promise. an originalist on the court. up next on this busy newsnight, on this busy "newsweek," tonight here on "hannity" ." >> people at the big banks write their own rules. unchain wall street. they are going to put y'all back in chains. >> sean: a deeper dive when we get back. smearing republicans and conservatives. >> the status quo in north korea is also unacceptable. we must impose additional and stronger sanctions on north korea's ballistic missile program. >> sean: president trump continuing to show what leading from the front looks like. plus, a one on one with my good friend geraldo rivera. straight ahead. ♪ i'm dr. kelsey mcneely and some day you might be calling me an energy farmer. ♪ energy lives here. atmore than one flavor, oruch texture, or color.ing. a good clean salad is so mu

mcconnell, how he bhad, how the republicans behaved during obama's 8 years in office. you see a direct parallel. this is tit-for-tat. the republicans were the party of obstruction. >> now the democrats are the party of obstruction. what i would like to see. >> sean: geraldo, wait a minute though in all fairness. >> one second. i would like to see chuck schumer and president trump put on hazmat suits if they have, to meet privately if they have to. and try to find common ground for the good of the american people. >> sean: got call geraldo hazmat suit beer summit. maybe you will will have to broker it we will send you and larry in together. we have never had for partisan reasons a supreme court justice that wasn't given an up or down vote. the democrats did that you know, republicans they play fair. elena kagan vote, society so he mayor vote. >> merrick garland. tit-for-tat. >> chuck schumer sad don't vote in the final year of a presidency. okay. we going to sing to each other now? larry? >> well, republicans opposed obama, geraldo for policy reasons. you didn't find republicans, for ex

missing is speaker. you called out ryan. >> sean: and mcconnell. >> that's right. where is the leadership come from the republicans? they have begged the american people for a long time to give them the roins of power so they could reverse 8 years of obama policies and that agenda. they ran and won on that. the american people said we had enough with that far left agenda. we want to restore america. we want to bring america back. then they wonder why, number one, their job approval ratings are so low. and then they wonder by donald trump got elected. well, you know what? if we wanted a third bush term we would have voted for jeb. if we wanted a more conventional politician we would have vogted for somebody else. we wanted donald trump, sean u because he promised to smash out existing system. he is doing that but he needs help. >> sean: the american people they deserve lower premiums. they deserve competition. they deserve better care. a better bang for their buck. and theist guys 90 guys in have not done their job. >> and, remember, this very. >> sean: my patience has run out.

please join me for "fox news sunday" where in addition to senator mitch mcconnell i will also talk with e.p.a. director scott pruitt about the roll back of obama climb weekend.licies. >> sean: welcome to this busy friday news night here on. we will have newt gingrich, kellyanne conway, jay sekulow, monica crowley. it is time to end this gop's circular firing squad and that is tonight's opening monologue. sometimes in life when things don't go exactly the way we want, people get frustrated, annoyed. and there is no more frustrating place on earth than washington, d.c. i get why the president is upset that republicans cannot hammer out this deal on health care last week. the president to his credit has a big bold aggressive agenda. see that list there? he is checking out his promises one after another. i say he is moving at the speed of trump. on this program we have promised to hold washington accountable and that means everybody. while it is understandable the president is frustrated over the gfp health care bill, i am too. but i see it a little bit different than he does. after se