love to find some of those senators i've years.iting about for i would love to have henry clay at the dinner, and i would love to have huey long at the dinner. i think the conversation would be very sparkling. there are a lot of other orators. alvin berkeley of kentucky, a famous storyteller, and many others whom i never had the opportunity to meet but i have read about. brian: richard baker. dr. baker: i would like to have daniel webster and i would like to have john quincy adams. not only because they are from my native massachusetts, but because they were people who really knew how the senate and house of representatives worked in the second quarter of the 19th century. the third person i would like to have is robert c. byrd. people often said about senator byrd that he would be as at home in the 20th and 21st century or in the 19th-century, and probably the 18th century, too. he had the demeanor, the air, and gravitas of a u.s. senator. i would like to hear the three of them sort of mix it all up. they would not believe what he had to tell them, i'm sure. brian: for "q&a" toni

about to limit debate and advanced that nomination set for 5:30 p.m. we expect senators to come to the floor and pay tribute to republican senator john mccain who passed away at his home in arizona saturday at the age of 81. live coverage now from the senate floor here on c-span2. the presiding officer: the senate will come to order. the chaplain dr. barry black will lead the senate in prayer. the chaplain: let us pray. eternal lord god, you have been our dwelling place throughout all generations, providing us with every good and splendid gift. today we thank you for the gift of senator john sidney mccain. we are grateful for his sacrificial willingness to take the road less traveled, to rise above partisanship, to provide a profile in courage, and to give his life in service to you and country. lord, he praise you for your aware naz, that humanity is wrapped in a blanket of mutuality, so we should not ask for whom the bell tolls. comfort his beloved cindy and all his loved ones. bring solace to the multitudes who mourn his death. may his consequential, patriotic, and heroic legacy

jeanine pirro. [♪] judge jeanine: breaking news. arizona senator, war hero and former presidential candidate, john mccain as diedt died. i'm jeanine pirro. mccain's death comes just a day after it was revealed he is no longer seeking treatment for brain cancer. he was diagnosed in july of last year. he was southern august 29, 1936, the son and grandson of four star admirals. he graduated from the naval academy in 1958 and later flight school in 1960. in the start of the vietnam war he volunteered for combat duty and during a bombing run his plane was shot down. he was captured and held as a prisoner of war until 1973. for his service mccain earned the silver star, bronze star, purple heart and distinguished flying cross. after his release he served as republican congressman then later senator from the state of arizona. he ran for president for the first time in 2000 but lost the heated primary to former president george w. bush. he eventually secured the nomination in 2008, but lost the general election to former president barack obama. fox chief congressional correspondents mike e

friday. you are seeing pictures from moments ago inside the nation's capitol, the rotunda where senator john mccain will soon take his place to be laid before all the public, before his fellow colleagues in congress, before those who love him here in america to pay their respects to the late senator. that ceremony set to get underway within the next hour. we will take you there live momentarily. we're also monitoring another great in america, the life and legacy of aretha franklin and her ceremony. a five-hour long ceremony is getting under way in chicago. that's where we have fredricka whitfield. >> you can hear the activity overhead and see the sea of people filing into the greater grace temple church where the funeral service for aretha franklin, the world's beloved queen of soul, will begin in just moments from now. what we have been able to see is besides the motorcade of pink cadillacs who have pulled up, a number of dignitaries and celebrities from the world of music, from sports, from the church, they have all been lining up to go inside the sanctuary there. 4,000 seat sanctuary

coverage of senator john mccain's memorial services. placee going to be taking throughout the week here in washington, d.c. and in arizona as well. now as promised we will take you to live coverage of the u.s. senate debates in nebraska between senator deb fischer who is running for a second term and democratic challenger jane labeled, a city councilwoman in lincoln. >> at 9:00 a.m. and 10 a clock easton, sitting u.s. republican senator deb fischer is preparing to debate the democratic challenger, lincoln city councilmember jane raybould and we take you to live coverage here on c-span. ♪ >> welcome to today's debate in the race for u.s. senate in nebraska. i am craig . >> we will be the moderators for your hour-long debate. off with deb fischer and democrat lincoln city councilmember jane raybould. rules before you start. we will give equal time to each candidate. we are asking you to keep your answers to 60 seconds each. when we ask you to move on, please do so. in addition we reserve the right to follow up. also want to give the candidates a time to respond if you are directly attacked

. senate is about to gavel in on this wednesday morning. senate lawmakers expected to wrap up work on four federal spending bills for 2019 and the defense programs and policy bill. a series of votes will get underway at 11 a.m. eastern this morning. and now to live coverage of the u.s. senate here on c-span2. the presiding officer: the senate will come to order. the chaplain, dr. barry black, will lead the senate in prayer. the chaplain: let us pray. eternal lord god, our refuge and strength, stay close to our senators. as they labor for liberty, give them the grace of your presence. assist them in their work, so that their thoughts, words, and deeds will be acceptable to you. give them pure hearts, devoted to you and ever seeking your glory. may they not tire in well-doing, knowing that a wonderful harvest is certain if they persevere. lord, inspire them to press on with today's duties with hope in their hearts. we pray in your great name. amen. the presiding officer: please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to our flag. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states

newsmakers is marilyn senator chris van hollen. he has the responsibility for the democrats, hoping to turn the senate lose this election cycle. democrats are suspending 26 seats. center, thanks for being here. let me introduce the two reporters who will be asking questions today. alexander covers the senate for the hill and nicholas covers congress for the new york times. senator, what battleground states are going to decide? control of the senate? what are your top priority races? >> i'm not going to talk about exactly where were going to put all our resources, but were going to be fighting in every state. obviously we are trying to defend 26 states, including many -- that's the first line of defense. and then we are on offense in many places. we don't have a lot of targets of opportunity, only eight republican senate seats that are open, but we have terrific candidates in places like nevada and arizona, tennessee, we got a big race going on in texas. i will say we have good candidates in the other states as well, and this is a cycle where anything can happen. if we've learned one thing i

. >> senator john mccain, the admiral son who chose captivity and torture rather than violate a principle of honor, the self-styled straight talking maverick. >> the truth is sometimes a hard pill to swallow. republican nominee for president, a man who did he have his opponents. >> he's an arab. no, ma'am, no ma'am, he's a decent family man. >> and demonstrate grace in loss. >> senator obama has achieved a great thing. join me in offering our next president our good will and earnest effort. >> above all, a flawed but principled lifelong public servant. >> i tried to deserve the privilege as best i can and i've been repaid a thousand times over with adventures and good company and with the satisfaction of serving something more important than myself. and i'm so greatful. >> his iconic american journey has reached its end. >> the state of our union is in morning. john sidney mccain the third, his remarkable life coming to an end at 81 years old after being diagnosed with brain cancer last year, facing such adversities was his trademark, torture at the hands of the north vietnam ea

life and legacy of arizona senator where he real and former president of candidate, john mccain. longtime senator died tonight at the age of 81 after a battle with brain cancer that lasted more than one year. president trump offering his deepest cities in respect to the mccain family tonight as a nation are members legendary figure in american politics. dirty me to talk about john mccain's life and legacy former arkansas governor mike huckabee, governor, thank you for being here. you competed against john mccain and you also campaigned with john mccain. tell us your fondest memory. >> the fondest memory was not when he beat me, john, i will tell you that. [laughter] it was never personal. in fact, john mccain was able to defeat me in south carolina and that was the turning point. i was getting momentum up until that time but he had decided that if he did not win south carolina he was pulling out because he was about out of gas and out of money and i was a critical moment. he and fred thompson had a great plan. the plan was fred would stay in the race, use ready to get out, fred

he was always tough. he was tough in the war and tough in the senate. he was a maverick. he was fighting to make this a more perfect union. he had sharp elbows. he wasn't going to win any hospitality contests in the senate. he didn't feel like he ever had any time to waste. he was just an extraordinary -- he was an extraordinary man. he would be the first to tell you that he was like the rest of us. he was not a perfect man. but somehow, with john mccain, it made you love him all the more. my hope is, i know, obviously, like everybody else, i'm saddened for the family and all of the friends that senator mccain had. and all he made through the years. but i am hopeful that, just knowing him, the little that i did over several decades. i think he would hope that others in his party would see his example. this is a guy who had the hell beaten out of him in captivity as a prisoner of war, who was given an opportunity to come home because of who his father was. and he refused to come home until it was his time to come home. until he -- his band of brothers who were in prison before hi

yesterday a number of senators came to the floor to talk about the life and career of john mccain who was a naval academy graduate and was held a as a prisoner of war during the vietnam war. >> on saturday evening, a great loss echoed throughout our country. six decades of patriotic service came to an end. we suspected for some time that we bid farewell to our colleague, the senior senator from arizona, john mccain. john took full advantage of the months since his diagnosis. his hard work continued, but happy reminiscing, fond farewells, final reflections and time with family actually came to the fore. i was -- share smalltime of that with john we sat on his back porch in sedona under the desert sky replaying old times. john did things his way these last months. for his colleagues here come the time confirmed is sad that obvious truth. the senate won't be the same without john mccain. i think it's fair to say that the passion that john brought to his work was unsurpassed in his body. in more than 30 years as a senator he never failed to marshall a razor-sharp wit, a big heart, and

vote: vote: vote: the presiding officer: are there any senators in the chamber wishing to vote or to change their vote? if not, the yeas are 87, the noes are ten. the conference report is agreed to. mr. cornyn: mr. president. the presiding officer: the majority whip. mr. cornyn: i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak therein for up to ten minutes. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. cornyn: mr. president, early this summer i was privileged to be at the white house when president trump announced his nominee to succeed justice anthony kennedy whose retirement from the u.s. supreme court became effective just a couple of days ago. judge kavanaugh's nomination continues the streak that we republicans in the senate have been on for the last 18 months under the trump administration. we have set new records. specifically, we set a record last year for the most circuit judges confirmed in a president's first year, and we set a new record this year with the recent confirmation of president trump's 23rd circ

[inaudible conversations] >> the u.s. senate about to confine on this wednesday morning. lawmakers continuing work today on amendments to a $857 billion federal spending package containing the two largest appropriations bill for 2019 funding defense, labor, hhs and education. the vote on possible amendments today and tomorrow and a final passage vote. they will take a break 3:30 for about an hour on elections security when national intelligence director dan coats, kirstjen nielsen and christopher wray. now live coverage of the senate on c-span2. the presiding officer : the senate will come to order. the chaplain, dr. barry black, will lead the senate in prayer. the chaplain: let us pray. eternal father, you lead us like a shepherd, for we desperately need your tender care. we thank you for life's clouds and storms that position us to receive your deliverance and assurance. thank you also for refusing to move our mountains, but instead giving us strength to climb them. today, bless our senators and each member of their staffs, who routinely deliver excellence in the midst of freneti

carrying the casket of the late senator john mccain about to enter the air space that the loved second to arizona washington, d.c. where the worked for 36 years with friends and colleagues as a congressman and senator and two-time candidate for the white house. the plane will land at joint base andrews in maryland where he will be received by armed forces body bearers. we'll take you there live for all of that as it unfolds this evening on "the story" and have one eye on evansville, indiana where the president is expected at a campaign rally part of his midterm push and endorse the republican looking to unseat the vulnerable democrat senator joe donnelly in november. we'll get you there live as well later in the hour as that gets underway. me meanwhile, earlier the memorial at the north phoenix baptist churn an array of -- churn -- church and the bible verse read by his daughter and many remembering the maverick lawmaker and war hero. >> what made senator mccain so special was he cared the substance of my heart more than where i came from. while some found our friendship unordin

as senate hearing looking at potential cyber attacks. we will be getting insights from government officials about what they know. this is live coverage here on c-span. as senate hearing looking at potential cyber >> we will get to justin a moment. have three panels, two will willing isand i the second and third panel a bit later. the chairman is here, senator grassley, which like to say anything? assley: first of all, it would be necessary to think the ranking member of the white house for this hearing can you have on a lot of hearings on the subject. you have led them, we thank you for doing that. this one is timely because we got word that a group affiliated with the russian government created phony versions of six websites, and some of them were even related to the united states senate. their goal was to hack into computers of people who visited the site. microsoft is disabled the sites, but it underscores the importance of this hearing. --ay, we are bogus and gone we are focusing gone massive security issues that have an enormous impact on the private sector. we have had a num

>>> top of the hour. you are watching cnn. i'm brooke baldwin. two days after his death, senator john mccain's final words have now been released to quote the association he treasured the most, his fellow americans. just a short time ago, his former campaign manager read a letter from the war hero, presidential nominee, father of seven. he died saturday from brain cancer at the age of 81. they are words of pride, power, and also the belief of a promise of better days ahead. >> these are john's words. my fellow americans whom i have gratefully served for 60 years and especially my fellow arizonians, thank you for the privilege of serving you and for the rewarding life, the service in uniform, and in public office, has allowed me to lead. i tried to serve our country honorably. i have made mistakes but i hope my love for america will be weighed favorably against them. i have often observed that i am the luckiest person on earth. i feel that way even now, as i prepare for the end of my life. i have loved my life, all of it. i have had experiences, adventures, friendships enough for

final farewell, we're learning new details about the funeral services for senator mccain. all this as politicians from both sides remember their former colleague. joining me now, chuck grassley. he served in the senate with john mccain for 32 years. that's quite a lot of time to spend with somebody and in some ways i feel like you're losing a family member. >> yes. what i've learned from him is an awful lot. maybe the word "independent voice" would be very appropriate and i'd say independent for three points of view. one regarding who was president. he would stand up for the principles that john mccain believes in regardless of what led -- whether we were republican majority or minority in the senate. he would speak up as a voice of conscious for our caucus. lastly, this doesn't speak to the word "independence" but he did a good job of representing the interest of arizona. and they were first in mind as it ought to be. >> dana: yes, he's adopted state. and he was a presidential candidate as well. he had the opportunity to go to iowa often. what did he tell you he learned in iowa? >> i

to go life to capitol hill as the senate banking committee is convening hearing on the effectiveness of u.s. sanctions against russia. this hearing just getting under way. >> include russia's standing military incursions in ukraine. abetting assad's atrocities in syria. conducting cyber-enabled information warfare activities and cyberattacks against the united states' critical infrastructure. including its malicious meddling in u.s. elections. and a host of other malign russian activities. the banking committee plays a leading role in developing any legislation that proposes the use of sanctions and financial pressure. more especially those measures involving financial institutions, sovereign debt and other financial instruments to address serious threats to the national security of the united states. just about one year on august 2, the president signed into law the countering america's adversaries through sanctions act of 2017. known as catsa. which is a authority for strengthening sanctions against russia and brand new authorities for secondary sanctions. it was this

morning he is being remembered around the world as a navy pilot, a war hero. senator mccain will be honored for five days in three cities this week. a schedule in a was planned by john mccain himself. he graduated from annapolis is five from the bottom by the way, something he always added. >>> and the white house made a statement calling john mccain a hero, but mr. trump did not want to release it. he posted a short tweet, but did not mention any service or sacrifice or his time in vietnam. josh is joining us now, did president trump not want to release an official white house statement on john mccain's service? >> the president's senior aides crafted a statement that called him a hero and went into the details of his life as a prisoner of war and his time in the senate, and there was a lot of accomplishments listed. and then on saturday afternoon and saturday evening, when john mccain died, the president nixed it and he said he would prefer to send a tweet instead. and then on sad evturday evenin tweeted condolences, but absent in the tweet was any sort of commendation towards mcc

mccain. senator, war hero, presidential candidate, husband, father, grandfather. his casket arriving in washington overnight. we are waiting now for the motorcade, the procession to the capital rotunda this morning. john mccain will be the 31st american to lie in state. 242 years of this republic. we have a team of correspondents, analysts, friends, all here this hour, as we watch poet of theboth of the. we want to begin in detroit, where the final good-bye to the queen of soul is just beginning. as you might imagine, it is a star-studded sendoff for aretha franklin. some of the biggest names in entertainment are attending the funeral in detroit. this is just beginning now. ron mott is there. ron, so far, seems like this is going to be a ceremony fit, fittingly, for a queen. >> reporter: it's unbelievable, the people who have come out here to pay their final respects to the queen. it is hard to remember that this is a funeral and hearts are heavy, hallie, obviously. this is a real celebration of this woman. detroit's own. she loved this city. they loved her right back. this

>>> looking at a picture there of senator mccain's desk on the senate floor, adorned in black, decorated with white roses. yet one more tribute to the fallen senator. our coverage continues now with wolf blitzer in the "situation room." >>> happening now, breaking news. mourning mccain. tributes pour in, funeral services are being planned for former senator john mccain. president trump is not invited and only under enormous pressure and after a scolding from the american legion does he issue a proclamation and order the white house flag lowered to half staff. replacing a maverick. the loss of senator mccain means arizona's governor will pick someone to fill the seat. who will be picked to hold it through 2020? >>> understanding. president trump invited the world to watch him on a clumsy conference call with the president of mexico to announce a new trade deal. mexico calls it an understanding and so far, canada is not in the mix. will congress sign off on a new deal? >>> video game killing. a video game competition in florida turns deadly when a competitor opens fire, killing

. often they arrive unbidden. >>> it is decision day for the republican-led senate. stakes shall so high. today an emotional return to capitol hill. senator john mccain coming back for a crucial healthcare vote. >> july 25th, 2017. for a 40-year senate veteran returning to washington to vote is standard stuff. but this day was anything but standard. >> tonight washington and the country united in prayers and well wushs for senator john mccain. >> it's april aggressive brain cancer. average survival rate is about 14 months. >> about two weeks earlier john mccain was diagnosed with brain cancer. >> it's crushing. it's crushing. >> confidant and former press secretary brooke buchanan. >> i was so shocked when he told me he was flying back to d.c. i was like, no. stop. you can't. like, you have to rest. and he's like, i feel fine, i'm going back. going back. >> mccain's dramatic entrance was straight out of one of the romantic hero novels he loves to read. a standing ovation from colleagues who gathered to greet him. >> it seemed to take him by surprise. >> he appreciated it, didn't exp

q&a and our conversation with congressional historians. that a senate hearing on the operations of the environmental protection agency. >> this week on q&a, discussion on american history and the u.s. congress. this program was recorded at the robert c byrd center in shepherdstown, west virginia. had to have a dinner people in history, say four or five people, who would you have at the table? i would want ben franklin there because he is a good friend of mine. [laughter] mr. smock: i would think i would like to have dinner with franklin roosevelt, and i would like to have at the same dinner ronald reagan. and then, to keep a little moderation in between, my old boss tip o'neill. >> don richie. mr. ritchie: i would love to have henry clay at the dinner, and i would love to have huey long at the dinner. i think the conversation would be very sparkling. there are a lot of other orators. alvin berkeley of kentucky, and many others whom i never had the opportunity to meet but i have read about. >> richard baker. mr. baker: i would like to have daniel webster and i would like to have joh

seeking asylum in the u.s. held by the senate judiciary committee, this is three hours and 20 minutes. >> i want to thank our government witnesses for being here today. everyone is welcome. i'm glad we have a lot of interest in this issue. there has been for several weeks, at least three months, i guess. originally, this was going to be our annual oversight of the u.s. immigration and customs enforcement, however, it quickly became evident more oversight of the administration's entire family separation and reunification .ffort was needed i expanded the hearing to provide oversight of that .pecific issue, as well as ice in april this year, attorney general sessions announced a zero-tolerance policy of the southwest border. federalected prosecutors to enforce our long-standing immigration laws and prosecute all individuals who cross the border against our ons, after all, when the law the book is enforced, it protects american citizens, but those seeking shelter here as well. remember, the attorney general implemented this policy after the department of homeland security reported eight 2

senate veteran returning to washington to vote is standard stuff but this day was anything but standard. >> tonight washington and the country united in prayers and well wishes for senator john mccain. >> it's an aggressive brain cancer. if you look at numbers alone, the average survival is around 14 months. >> two weeks later, john mccain was diagnosed with brain cancer. >> it's crushing. crushing. >> confident brooke buchanan. >> i was so shocked when he told me he was flying back to d.c. i was like no, stop, you can't. you -- like you have to rest. and he's like i feel fine. i'm going back. going back. >> mccain's dramatic entrance was straight out of one of the romantic hero novels he loves to read. a standing ovation from colleagues who gathered to greet him. >> it seemed to take him by surprise. >> he appreciated it, didn't expect it but it meant the world to him. >> lindsey graham is mccain's best friend in the senate. >> i've always viewed him as indecembstruct indestructible, never crossed my mind there would be political life for lindsey graham until now. >> mccain kn

senate, twice presidential candidate. >> both times lost. >> what do you want to be remembered for? >> he served his country. that's what i'd like to see. he served his country. hopefully with the word honorably on it. that's all. america faithfully for 60 years. and want to bring in kelly ayotte who was on the armed services committee traveled around the world many times with john mccain. senator, you're thoughts about john mccain and how this lion of the senate and great leader of the armed services committee brought a new senator into the fold and what he taught you. >> andrea, just what a tremendous loss for the country, and what he taught me, he was my dear friend. he was a mentor. he was such a tremendous leader on national security. as you know, everywhere in the world that he traveled he was so well received and he was tough on leaders that needed it. they needed tough love. john taught me really the things that i will remember the most, he actually taught me in the senate but he also recently repeated it to me when i saw him at his ranch in the spring. he said do the right

kevin i issued more than 300 opinions and joined hundreds more. as senator schumer and leahy nominee's judicial record is the best way to evaluate a nominee. judge kavanaugh also submitted more than 17,000 pages with his bipartisan judicial committee questionnaire, and that happens to be the most robust questionnaire given to a nominee. this is already more than any previous supreme court nominee, with many more documents yet to come. most already publicly available and we are working to make the vast majority of them publicly available as quickly as possible. we had plenty of time to review all of these materials before the hearing. the majority staff has already reviewed nearly 80% of them. unfortunately, some have tried to criticize what is the most transparent confirmation process. where i think they're failing, they are failing because democratic leaders have made their true goal obvious. stalled confirmation as long as possible in hopes the senate would flip in the midterm elections. i think they have tried to unsuccessfully apply the rule that bars confirmation during

. moran: mr. president, i join my colleagues today in tribute to our colleague, senator john mccain of arizona. you know, we look for heroes in this world. it seems to me we're always looking in the wrong places and we look at baseball diamonds and basketball courts and amp theaters of stadiums and where performers sing. we fail to look in the right places. sometimes we're with heroes and we don't always recognize it at the moment. but there is no american i know that is more deserving of the title hero than john mccain. those who serve us in the military, they are entitled to that honorrive -- honorific, and those who serve our veterans, they're heroes, too. senator mccain lived a liefs in which heroics -- life in which heroics are part of every day. i first met john mccain in 1996 in hayes, kansas, my hometown. senator bob dole, then a candidate for president of the united states, would fly into the airport in hayes near his hometown of russell. this time he had a guest with him, john mccain, who was his campaign chairman in his presidential campaign. i watched the two of them intera

the following message from the secretary of the senate on august 23, 2018, at 1:31 p.m. that the senate agrees to the house amendments to the bill senate 899, that the senate passed senate 266, that the senate passed senate 1142, that the senate passed senate 1322, that the senate passed senate 2946, that the senate passed without an amendment h.r. 2147. with best wishes i am, signed sincerely, karen l. haas. the speaker pro tempore: the chair lays before the house a communication. the clerk: the honorable the speaker, house of representatives, sir, this is to notify you formally pursuant to rule 8 of the rules of the house of representatives, that i have been served with a subpoena for testimony issued by the superior court of the state of california for the county of san mateo in a criminal proceeding involving an alleged threat of violence against our office personnel. after consultation with the office of general counsel, i have determined that compliance with the subpoena is consistent with the privileges and rights of the house. gned sincerely, sarah l. patekin. the speaker

associations presidential sites summit. live coverage wednesday on c-span3. next, a senate subcommittee looks at the impact of harmful algae blooms in u.s. water systems. they focus on alaska, the great lakes and the florida coast. >> this hearing runs a little over an hour. senators sullivan: welcome. today is an important oversight hearing we are having on habs in our ecosystem. they are complex and damaging and every state in our country now experiences and a jv, including my home state of alaska. over the last 80 years and alaska, habs have killed 15 people and sickened hundreds. habs have also imposed serious financial consequences on our seafood industry and alaska and across the country, and in recent years, conditions that are triggering habs occur more frequently. there are multiple types of habs, which create difficulty in responding to them. paralytic shellfish poisoning, the psp, is an illness caused by eating shellfish contaminated with toxic algae. this can cause human illness or even death in very small concentrations. commercially-harvested shellfish is regu

. formal tributes await the late senator john mccain in three states as the nation salutes the vietnam war hero who went on to command the political stage for decades. president trump, whose open hostility toward mccain has allowed him so far just a couple of social media posted directed at mccain's family. there's not been a mention of mccain's lifetime of service to his country. the senator will be laid to rest on sunday at the u.s. naval academy. the farewells will begin in phoenix. that's where we find stephanie elam this morning. >> reporter: we are looking at several days where the country will remember the senator. we learned he is very instrumental in planning how he wanted these days to progress and proceed. he had a year -- just over a year where he found out he had brain cancer to when he passed away on saturday afternoon here in arizona to plan it. just to give you an idea what's going to happen, it's going to start here in arizona's capital here in phoenix where he will lay in state here in the capital building on wednesday, which would have been his 82nd birthday. on thur

rumored for months. white house lawyer don mcgahn is on the way out. and senator lindsey graham will be here to sit down with me and share his fondest memories of his colleague and close friend john mccain. >>> lindsey, aren't you a lawyer? yeah, i am, john. you know the difference between a lawyer and a catfish? no, i don't. one say bottom dwelling scum-sucking creature and the other is a -- i'm going to miss these dumb jokes. >> you're looking at live pictures of the arizona statehouse where john mccain will soon lie in state on what would have been his 82nd birthday. much more on his life and his legacy including an interview with his dear friend senator lindsey graham in minutes but we begin with two primary races and a contrast between the old way and new way in politics. in arizona, the old way, two relative moderates winning their primaries but in florida, the new way. the winning democratic candidate comes from the progressive left. the republican from the party's trump-loving right. andrew gillam, the democratic mayor of tallahassee surged to a surprise win in the democratic

for this senator but for the entire country. mister president, i yieldthe floor . >> mister president, i come to the floor today to speak in honor and memory of our colleague senator john sidney mccain the third area i asked myself a series of questions as i was trying to prepare for today'scomments . first, who was john mccain? john was a man deeply in love with his country and its promise. a man optimistic that tomorrow would be better than today and the man grateful for the chance to serve a cause greater than himself. his humor was rooted in that hopefulness, the sometimes sharp sting of his words in debate rooted in his passion for his cause and the love of the fight and his restlessness rooted in an impatience to get on with it, defending y, liberty or making a difference in the world, to help soften the burdens of millions not yet free. john was both a romantic and a cynic as some have said, with love and passion about the causes he fought for yet clear eyed about the long odds he often faced in our ideals. trying to summarize john, just reviewing a few of his titles fairly cap

. >> this is a fox news alert. i'm john scott in new york. arizona senator and war hero john mccain has died at the age of 81. mccain's death comes shortly after it was revealed that he was no longer in treatment for the brain cancer which was diagnosed in july of last year. the tumor was discovered during surgery to remove a blood clot. mccain was born august 29, 1936 at the naval station in panama. us territory, at the time. that became an issue during the 2008 campaign because he is not been born within the continuous united states. he was the grandson of four-star admiral, a four-star admiral and a son of a four-star admiral, mccain himself graduated from the naval academy in annapolis, maryland in 1958. then flight school in 1960. at the beginning of the vienna war john mccain volunteered for combat duty. in 1967 during a bombing on his plane was shot down. he landed in a lake, captured and held as a prisoner of war until 1973. for his service mccain was awarded the civil star, bronze star, purple heart and the distinguished flying cross. after his release he served as republican c

book tv airs tonight at 8:30 p.m. eastern on c-span2. senate confirmation hearings for brett kavanaugh to be a supreme court justice are expected in september, and they are likely wade,stion about roe v. the restriction that struck down restrictions on abortion. landmark cases presents an in-depth look at roe v. wade. we will also hear from david discussing just -- judge kavanagh's nomination. host: joining us from new york on c-span's "newsmakers" program is alexandra smith, the executive director of the conservative pac, "america rising." and here in washington with the questions, james hohmann, national political reporter for the "washington post," and al weaver, he covers politics for the "washington examiner." at the outset, let us talk about the organization. what is your mission and what role do you plan to play in the midterm elections? alex: our sole purpose is to and defeat the democrats. we are the gop's premier opposition research organization. we spend countless hours reviewing videotape, going out in the field ourselves, reading and producing countless pages of

. senate for afternoon debate the presiding officer: the senate will come to order. mr. graham: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from south carolina. mr. graham: thank you. i have been thinking about this. i have been dreading this. and i am now going to do this. to all of my colleagues who have gone before me, you have done right by our friend, senator mccain. the family appreciates all the good words, the kindnesses, the anecdotes that have come their way. this is a tough time for the family. john has seven wonderful children, cindy, devoted wife, you really did well by john. but before anything else, i just want to know -- i'm going to try to make this somewhat fun, even though i don't feel in a funny mood right now. but the bottom line is, let's start off with the tie. to anybody who may be watching on television, this is a naval academy tie. i wore this today, john, to honor you and to annoy you all at the same time. he would constantly tell me, lindsey, i wish you were in my naval academy class. i said, well, that's very nice, john. you know why, lindsey? i s

lot more. reporter: this is a fox news alert. arizona senator john mccain we are just getting word, has died. mccain's death coming shortly after it was revealed that he was no longer seeking treatment for his brain cancer. mccain diagnosed with brain cancer in july of last year. that tumor discovered during surgery to recover a blood clot. he was born august 29, 1926 in panama, and u.s. territory at the time. time. the san and -- the son and grandson of naval officers. he volunteered for active combat duty. during 1967 his plane was shot down. he was captured and held a prisoner of war until 1973. for his service he earned the silver star, the bronze star, the purple heart, and the distinguished flying cross. after his release he then later served as senator from the state of arizona. mccain ran for president for the first time in 2000, but lost a heated primary season. to former president george w. bush. he secured the nomination in 2008 but lost the election to barack obama. senator john mccain dead at the age of 81. here is a look back at his life. >> he was born in 1936 at a n

senator john mccain. of course, he passed away on saturday. welcome, everybody. i'm neil cavuto, this is "your world" ." they are expected to deliver the invocation remarks. we will hear from mitch mcconnell and chuck schumer. we will hear all of that life. it was 51 years ago that the plane was shot down over north vietnam where he was held prisoner for the better part of 5.5 years. and the last few years, beaten badly. for two years, this very summer, america was divided over that very war. protests were breaking up. half a century ago, this week, after the democratic convention was starting, and of the country seemed like it was erupting. senator john mccain was a veteran of war when it looked like he was not going to be getting out anytime soon. the nation is remembering the former presidential candidate. later, he rose to power at a time when everyone said this maverick had no chance to have any political life at all. that was then. the nation reflects now. we will talk to people who knew him well," including former presidential candidate bob dole. former senator kelly iota

president, this is a sad time for the senate and our nation. with the passing of john mccain, our country lost a legend and the senate has lost a towering figure. i've lost a friend. america owes john mccain, his family our gratitude and respect for his courage and sacrifice and for the trials he endured to serve the nation that he loved. john came into this world with big shoes to fill. his father and grandfather were four-star admirals in the united states navy. john mccain met and exceeded his family legacy. i first met him 35 years ago. in 1982, we were brand-new freshmen congressmen elected to the u.s. house. i spotted him on the other side of the floor in the senate and of course knew instantly who he was and worked up the courage to go over and introduce myself. and then i asked him a favor. i said john, would you consider doing a cable tv show that i could send back to my central illinois district? he said sure, i would be glad to. i thought that's amazing. a democratic congressman asking a new republican congressman to help him back in his district, and john mccain said y

court. later today the senate expected to begin work on a $857 billion spending package that would combine the two largest annual appropriations bill, defense and labor, hhs and education. live senate coverage now here on c-span2. the president pro tempore: the senate will come to order. the chaplain, dr. barry black, will lead the senate in prayer. the chaplain: let us pray. holy god, lover of our souls, come into our hearts this day, bringing sweetness, contentment, and peace. lord, support our senators, enabling them to proceed in their work with total trust in you. may they remember with thankfulness the showers of blessings you send them each day. release them from sorrow, filling them with true faith and sacred consolation. as they strive to trust you with all their hearts, direct their steps, leading them to your desired destination. today, may they live to please you. we pray in your precious name. amen. the president pro tempore: please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to our flag. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america, and to the repu

." later, pennsylvania senator bob casey talks about efforts to make airline travel safer. ♪ >> this week on "q&a," a discussion on american history and the u.s. congress with congressional historians richard baker, donald richie, and raymond smock. this program was recorded at the robert c byrd center for congressional history and education in shepherdstown in west virginia. smock, if you had to have a dinner party for people in history, say, four or five people, who would you have at the table? mr. smock: wow. i want ben franklin there because he's a good friend of mine. [laughter] think i wouldould like to have dinner with franklin roosevelt, and i would like to have at the same dinner ronald reagan. and then, to keep a little moderation in between, mild boss tip o'neill. -- my old boss tip o'neill. >>. richie. i would love to have henry clay at the dinner, and i would love to have huey long at the dinner. i think the conversation would be very sparkling. there are a lot of other orators. all the berkeley of kentucky, and many others whom i never had the opportunity to meet but i

♪ a maverick remembered. reaction pouring in overnight to senator john mccain's passing, from former presidents to the white house, world leaders to his senate colleagues. fond reflections this morning of a man with an unbreakable spirit who never backed down from a fight and would put his untry, which he proudly served for six decades, first above all else. his wife cindy saying, he passed the way he lived, on his own terms, surrounded by the people he loved in the place he loved best. >> no one has had the wonderful life that i've had. no one that i have ever known. >> the world remembers a true american patriot today, sunday, august 26th, 2018. good morning and welcome to "sunday today" with willie geist on this august 26th. i'm kristen welker in for willie. the country is in mourning today after learning that senator john mccain died, losing his battle with brain cancer, and tributes are pouring in for the decorated war hero who served more than three decades in the senate. we'll have more ahead. we'll talk to tom brokaw, chuck todd and historian john meacham about senator

communicators, monday at 8:00 p.m. eastern, on c-span2. on thursday, the senate judiciary committee met to discuss chairman chuck grassley's decision to limit the request for supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh's records. senator grassley said some democrats were trying to solve the process for political reasons. this is about 40 minutes. grassley: before we turn to today's his agenda, i would to speak briefly on the supreme court nomination. i mentioned last week that judge kavanaugh's confirmation hearing will begin september 4. senators will have had by then 57 days between the announcement of judge kavanaugh's nomination, and the start of the hearing. this is a longer time than we had for justices kagan and gorsuch, and sotomayor. this longer time is how, this is time of how this is another example that this is the most transparent confirmation process of all time. in his 12 years on the d.c. circuit, judge kavanaugh issued more than 300 opinions and joined hundreds more. as senator schumer and way he duringleahy said justice's confirmation hearing, in nominee's judicial recor

party railed against him, we spent almost a year together, eight senators, four democrats and four republicans led by john mccain to write a comprehensive immigration reform bill. it was one of my proudest moments in the senate. it is why i ran for the senate. it was what john mccain told us over and over was to be our mission in life as senators -- solve the problems facing america. don't be worried about taking some heat. he took a lot of heat, as a republican who stepped up and offered a real solution to our comprehensive immigration challenge. we put together a bill over the course of a year. i think it was an extraordinary effort. we all had to compromise. john compromised, i compromised, but we ended up with a bipartisan bill that passed overwhelmingly on the floor of the u.s. senate. there hasn't been another moment like that in the time that i have been here, and john led the way. and he look a lot of grief for it. his poll numbers were not that good, particularly among the most conservative republicans, but john knew we had a problem to solve and he stepped up and did it,

governor there in just a bit. laila santiago, thank you. >>> coming up next, republican senator lindsey graham got emotional on the senate floor remembering his dear friend, the best friend in the senate, senator john mccain. we'll play the touching words for you. if you haven't heard. >>> plus, check this out. stormy daniels poses for "vogue" and shares details about what life has been like since she took on president trump. we'll talk to the writer behind this extraordinary story. >>> later, at least one senator comes against renaming the senate building after john mccain. we'll explain the history of richard russell, the man whom the building is named after for now. stay with me. you're watching cnn. i'm brooke baldwin. a! a flying machine? impossible! a personal' computer?! ha! smart neighborhoods running on a microgrid. a stadium powered with solar. a hospital that doesn't lose power. amazing. i like it. never gonna happen. but prevagen helps your brain with an ingredient originally discovered... in jellyfish. in clinical trials, prevagen has been shown to improve short-ter

♪ ♪ >> good morning, and we start with a fox news alert. arizona senator john mccain has passed away at the age of 81. >> the senator, a war hero and former presidential nominee, using his year-long battle with brain cancer. >> on friday senator mccain's family announced he was discontinuing treatment. he passed away just days before his 82nd birthday. >> good morning, and we have, obviously, a sad day but also a day we look back and remember really a remarkable legacy of service. the entire mccain family, we've been talking about it overnight in our breaking news coverage. john mccain, 60 years of service including his military time, his time in the u.s. house, the u.s. senate, of course, a presidential candidate nominee twice, in 2008. but his father and grandfather were also navy admirals. he was a navy fighter pilot, obviously, a p.o.w. in vietnam for five and a half years. just a remarkable legacy of service he leaves behind. griff: it is a morning to wake up and be grateful that we had such a patriot and the remarkable things he did that embody and personify the american s

-staff in honor of the late senator john mccain. we have new details about why president trump initially refused to praise senator mccain. the "washington post" reports several administration officials said the president was frustrated with the television coverage of mccain's death and felt "besieged." the president did ultimately cave to pressure from congress, from veterans groups, from members of his own staff. he released a statement saying he respected mccain's service and order the rain in to remain at half-staff until mccain is buried. the president finally appeared on camera saying something out loud. >> also, our hearts and prayers are going to the family of senator john mccain. >> meanwhile, south carolina's lindsey graham looked to turn the page from the controversy to just moments ago talking about his friend on the "today" show. >> let's talk about john. it's all over now. the flag is down. when the president mentioned john, he got applause. you remember how people feel about john. john kelly, the chief of staff, has been terrific. he's reached out to cindy. john h

democratic senator chris van hollen of maryland. on the communicators, a look at the history of wireless spectrum regulation with thomas hazlett. later, fcc chair on cheap high and the three other commissioners testifying on priorities for the agency had a commerce hearing. our guest on c-span's newsmaker this week's maryland senator chris van hollen. he has the responsibility for the democrats and is hoping to turn the senate blew the selection cycle. democrats are defending play six seats this time around. 10 in state. senator, thank you for being here. sen. van hollen: great to be with you. >> comey introduced the two reporters. alexander covers the hill and nicolas covers the new york times. alex, you're up first. alexander: what battleground states will decide to control the senate, what are your top priority races. sen. van hollen: i'm not going to talk about exactly what we will put our resources, but we will be fighting in every state. obviously, we are trying to defend 26 states including many states that trump won. that is your first line of defense. then, we are on offense. we