mcconnell says that he believes there will be technical corrections, but the majority will remain intact. the was in response to suggestion a fix-it bill will be needed in the future. senator mitch mcconnell sits down with mike allen. it is 30 minutes. >> thank you very much from bank of america for that message. and now it is my pleasure to welcome to the stage senator mitch mcconnell. thank you for coming. thank you so very much. your book is called "the long game" and that's what this victory was, it was the long game. sen. mcconnell: it has been 31 years. you cannot rush these things. >> what was the turning point? sen. mcconnell: i think there were a number of turning points. i think in the end, senator mccain's decision to support us early was an important signal that we weren't going to have the same kind of coalition that ended up being troublesome on health care. host: i take it you had a hand in that. how did you convince them? how did you get that advance assurance? sen. mcconnell: he believes in a robust america. everybody believes that is on the hands side, but he also belie

: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i ask that the senate proceed to executive calendar number 164. the presiding officer: without objection. the clerk will report the nomination. the clerk: nomination, office of special counsel henry kerner of california to be special counsel. mr. mcconnell: i ask that the senate vote on the nomination, if confirmed the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table, the president be immediately notified of the senate's action, and any statements relating to the nomination be printed in the record. the presiding officer: without objection. is there any further debate? hearing none, all those in favor say aye. those opposed, say no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the nomination is confirmed. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to the legislative session and be in a period of morning business be senators permitted to speak therein for 10 minutes. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent that the appointment at the desk appear separately in the record as if ma

. senator mcconnell: it would be a good time to get together going into the recess and take a look what we have done so far. we passed a budget resolution. it gives us the opportunity to repeal and begin the process of replacing obamacare. we put three congressional review acts on the president's desk. two have been signed into law. and we have confirmed 13 cabinet nominations. some of them have been quite challenging. as the democrats have engaged what i would call a futile gesture, taking as much time as possible but knowing full well at the end of the time they required us to burn it has no impact on the outcome. i hope at some point here, the other side will accept the last year's election, allow the administration to get fully staffed and ready to go. but the desire to play to the far left has been a consuming passion for them so far. we'll go back at it after the recess and when we finish the cabinet, we'll go back to congressional review act actions here in the senate. the house is sending more over on a weekly basis. i'll say with regard to that i think the overregulation o

mr. mcconnell: mr. president? the presiding officer: majority leader. mr. mcconnell: i ask consent that following leader remarks on tuesday, october 17, the senate proceed to the consideration of calendar number 191, the nomination of david trackenburg to be principal deputy. i further ask there be ten minutes of debate on the nomination equally devoided in the usual form and following the use or yielding back of time, the senate vote on confirmation with no intervening action or debate and that if confirmed, the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table and the president be immediately notified of the senate's action. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to the en bloc consideration of the following nominations. executive calendar 327, 332, 333, and 337. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: nomination, department of state, stephen b. king of wisconsin to be ambassador to the czech republic. barbara lee of california to be representative of the united states of america to the 72

-span. past -- thefter the passing of the tax will, senate majority leader mitch mcconnell says he believes it will be technical corrections on the bill in the new year. senator mcconnell's comments were in response to senator mark warner's prediction that a fix it bill will be needed in the new year. he set down with an axial reporter. this is 30 minutes. much, activevery america for that message. it is my honor to welcome to the xe is stage, the senate majority leader, mitch mcconnell. thank you so very much for coming. your book is called the long game, that is what getting this tax victory was, you played the long game. >> it has been 31 years, you cannot rush these things. >> what was the turning point? >> i think there were a number of turning point. i think senator mccain's decision to some what us early, was very important as a signal that we were not going to have the same kind of coalition that ended up being troublesome on health care. >> i take it that you have a hand in that area how did you convince him, how did you get that advance? >> i think john believes in a robu

not to vote at all. it was another big winning day for the resistance. >> mcconnell didn't have the votes because evidently health care is complicated. >> it's a very complicated subject. >> nobody knew that health care could be so complicated. >> i had hoped that we could have gotten to the floor this week but we're not quite there. >> people hated this thing. >> even trump voters didn't like it. >> the only way this bill could be more cartoonishly evil is if it mounted damsels in distress on the railroad tracks. >> this is put up or shut up time for republicans. >> when did we get to the point where we said no, we're not going to talk to democrats about a fix? >> we'll work with anyone on health care. >> they're not interested in participating in this. >> this would be great if we get it done, and if we don't get it done, it's just going to be something that we're not going to like, and that's okay and i understand that very well. >> this is a big, complicated subject. >>> mitch mcconnell knew this day was coming. since election night when donald trump was declared the winner of t

, and now we know why the mcconnell bill is the first health care bill in senate history to bypass the senate finance committee. because that's where it would have died. >> we are looking at a health care that would be a fantastic tribute to our country. >> republican senators are not afraid of defying him. they feel like his threats are empty, that he doesn't have the political standing out in the country and in their home states to really be a threat. >> we're working very hard. we've given ourselves a little bit more time to make it perfect. >> i get the sense that, you know, this issue is maybe not the president's wheelhouse. >> there seems to be pressure coming from those moderates on leadership to work with democrats. >> i have said all along that i thought we had -- should talk to the democrats from the beginning. >> president trump, my republican friends, the choice is yours. >> nobody inside the administration or out can point to a plan or a coherent set of steps that the trump administration is taking to protect the election system. >> if he continues to refuse to act, it's a

today by your cable or satellite provider. today, senate majority leader mitch mcconnell held a year end news conference highlighting some of the major republican achievements of the year. he also answered questions on what to expect in 2018. his remarks are just over 20 minutes. senator mcconnell: good morning, everyone. i picked a heck of a week to have laryngitis. probably talked more yesterday than i have any day this year and a little better this morning so i apologize for sounding like donald duck. i've got my traveling clothe on. i'm ready to go to louisville, kentucky, my favorite place in the whole wide world. i hope you all are heading in that direction as well. this has been a year of -- >> louisville? senator mcconnell: you're welcome to come. or wherever you're heading. >> ok. senator mcconnell: yeah. this has been a year of xtraordinary accomplishment. by any objective standard. the supreme court justice, 50 years old, extraordinarily well qualified. ought to be there for a very long time. the u.s. circuit court system was set up in 1891. working with the administration

leader mitch mcconnell held a year and news conference to highlight congressional achievements this last year and offer a look ahead to what people can expect. health care,e immigration, and sexual harassment on capitol hill. this is about 25 minutes. sen. mcconnell: i picked a heck of a week to have laryngitis. i probably talked more yesterday than i have any day this year. i apologize for sounding like donald duck. i've my traveling clothes on, i'm ready to go to louisville, kentucky. i hope you all are headed in that direction as well. you're welcome to come. [laughter] or wherever you are headed. sen. mcconnell: this has been a year of extraordinary accomplishment by any objective standard. the supreme court justice, 50 years old, extraordinarily well-qualified -- if his health holds out he will be there for a long time. the u.s. circuit court system was set up in 1891, working with the administration we have confirmed 12 circuit judges -- that is the most in the first year of any administration since 1891. we just completed comprehensive tax reform and there is nothing more cha

mcconnell says no, he hasn't lost confidence in president trump. this comes after today's white house scramble to contain the political damage from "the washington post" report that the president revealed highly classified information to the russian foreign minister and ambassador area earlier kevin cirilli sat down with mcconnell, who weighed in on the story. sen. mcconnell: i read "the washington post" story and general mcmaster's response, which tends to rebut the story. i think we could do with a little less drama from the white house on a lot of things, so that we can focus on our agenda, which is the regulations, tax or form, repealing and replacing obamacare. kevin: i want to talk about that, but first and foremost a lot of attention right now on who the president will be electing to replace james comey. have you spoken to the president about this question mark sen. -- toell: i have -- have the president about this? have.cconnell: i i recommended merrick garland. i think it would make it clear that president trump would make it clear of continuing the tradition of having an apo

quorum call: mr. mcconnell: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. mcconnell: i ask that further proceedings under the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to the en bloc consideration of the following nominations, executive calendar number 461, 462, 464, 478, 479, 480, 488, and 490. the presiding officer: without objection. the clerk will report the nominations. the clerk: nominations, department of defense, goas of kernan of florida to be under secretary of defense for intelligence. guy b. roberts of virginia to be an assistant secretary of. robert l.wilkie of north carolina for under secretary of defense for personnel and readiness. robert baylor of pennsylvania to be director of operational tests and evaluation. thomas b.modly of maryland to be under secretary of the navy. james f. geurts of pennsylvania to be an assistant secretary of navy. robert h. mcmay hadn't of georgia to be an assistant secretary of the shon j. manaskco of texas to be an stant se

this morning, senate majority leader mitch mcconnell held his year and news conference, highlighting some of the major republican achievements of the year and outlining the areas for more bipartisan effort. he answered a range of questions on what to expect in 2018, including health care legislation, immigration policy, and examining the senate sexual-harassment policy. alsor mcconnell commented on his colleague, senator john mccain, wishing him well and fully expecting him to return in the new year. this is just under five minutes. -- 25 minutes. [laughter] sen. mcconnell: good morning, everyone. i picked a heck of a week to have laryngitis. i probably talked more yesterday than i have any day this year. i apologize for sounding like donald duck. i've got my traveling clothes on. i'm ready to go to louisville, kentucky. i hope you all are headed in that direction as well. >> louisville? sen. mcconnell: you're welcome to come. [laughter] or wherever you are headed . this has been a year of extraordinary accomplishment by any objective standard. the supreme court justice, 50 years old

senate's action. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i further ask that following disposition of the esper nomination, all postcloture time on executive calendar 383 be considered expired. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: so for the information of senators, there will be three roll call votes at noon tomorrow. i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to legislative session for a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak therein for up to ten minutes each. the presiding officer: without objection. mr.mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimos consent the senate proceed to the immediate consideration of calendar number 121, s. 534. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: calendar number 121, s. 534, a bill to prevent the sexual abuse of minors, amateur athletes by requiring the prompt reporting of sexual abuse to law enforcement authorities and for other purposes. the presiding officer: is there objection to proceeding to the measure? without objection. mr. mcconnell: i further ask consent that the committee r

. >> senate majority leader mitch mcconnell had a year and news conference to highlight achievements from the last year and offer a look at ahead of what to a effect from lawmakers -- what to expect from lawmakers. immigration and sexual harassment on capitol hill. this is about 25 minutes. sen. mcconnell: good morning, everyone. i picked a heck of all week to have their and titus -- laryngitis. i talked more yesterday than any day this year. i apologize for sounding like donald duck. i am ready to go to louisville, kentucky, my favorite place in the world and i hope you are heading that way as well. this has been a your of -- >> [indiscernible] sen. mcconnell: you are welcome to come. this has been a year of extraordinary accomplishment by any objective standard. the supreme court justice is extraordinary qualified. the u.s. circuit court system working with 1891 the administration we have confirmed 12 circuit judges. that's the most in the first year of any administration since 1891. of course, we just completed comprehensive tax reform and there is nothing more challenging than that, w

contribution to fake news by stepping in to the rose garden with mitch mcconnell and pretending to be fake friends. >> looked like a hostage video to me today. >> my relationship with this gentleman is outstanding. has been outstanding. >> we are together totally on this agenda to move america forward. >> i have a fantastic relationship with the people in the senate and with the people in congress. i mean, i have a -- with -- house of representatives. >> with the exception of a few of bob corker, jeff flake, john mccain, lisa murkowski and susan collins. >> what would be helpful is if the president got out of the way. >> served up a false claim that president obama did not call families of fallen soldiers. >> he had no soul. did we elect the worst person on this plan sunset. >> despite what we read, we are probably now i think as far as i'm concerned closer than ever before. >> the president of the united states had a meeting today followed bay press conference history has ever had to have. the majority leader of the senate had a meeting today followed bay press conference that no other ma

mcconnell. >> we are probably now despite what we read, we're probably now as far as i'm concerned closer than ever before. and the relationship is very good. we're fighting for the same thing. >> that was today. again there is the same mitch mcconnell he's been slamming, lead the very same gop lawmaker he was criticizing two hours earlier today. >> i'm not going to blame myself i'll be honest, they are not getting the job done. we have had healthcare approved, then you had a surprised vote by john mccain. we've had other things happen and they're not getting the job done. >> that criticism came in reaction to his former strategist, gop establishment and his pledged primary republican next year. >> yeah mitch, the donors are not happy we've all left you. we've cut your oxygen off, mitch, okay. >> even as the president echoed banner's critique he seems to be looking ahead to launch with the established leader. he seem to be trying to have it both ways. >> there are some republicans that should be ashamed of themszs. most of them are really really great people that want to work hard and the

president trump at this hour breaking bread with mitch mcconnell and the stakes are high. the president, his party with ongoing and deep seeded policy divisions and clock is ticking with the senate considering a budget resolution this week. but the president and the majority leader have had a rocky relationship to say the least. "the new york times"ing report in august mr. mcconnell has privately expressed uncertainty that mr. trump will be able to salvage his administration after series of summer crisis. the president has used twitter against mr. mcconnell, including this one. take a look. on his failure to repeal obamacare, blaming mcconnell for not getting it done. the pressure is on for mcconnell and the republican establishment. some conservative groups called for the majority leader to step down, when steve bannon turned up the heat this weekend. >> right now, it's a season of war against a establishment. this is not my war. this is our war. you all didn't start it. the establishment started it. but i will tell you one thing. you all are going to finish it. >> politico w

, majority leader mitch mcconnell said they'll stay in session for the first two weeks of august. senator mcconnell and other republican senators spoke about that decision this afternoon ith reporters. senator mcconnell: well, good afternoon, everyone. the news of the day is that as i think you already know will be on health care next week. we'll be laying out a revised version of the repeal and replace effort. the text of that on thursday morning. we hope to have a c.b.o. score by the beginning of the week and a motion to proceed to that bill next week. also, due to this unprecedented level of obstruction that we've been experiencing -- for example, you may have noticed, we had to get cloture yesterday on a district judge in idaho. think of the -- as of june 28 , there were 178 presidential nominations up here and only 46 confirmed. we're getting zero cooperation on the personnel part of the senate's portfolio which is confirming nominations. therefore, we will be in session the first two weeks of august that we had originally anticipated not being here. we will be here. we got defense a

people's pockets. we can grow this economy. guest: [inaudible] sen. mcconnell: i don't have any observation about that. we are here to a commerce things for the american people. we are all of the same page on the issues i have mentioned. front and center's copperheads of tax reform, as my colleagues described, to try to get the country going and growing again taxenter is comprehensive reform, as my colleagues described, to try to get the country going and growing again. >> was there some concern about someone getting an here and potentially abusing an official? sen. mcconnell: we didn't comment on it. we just walked in. >> the president didn't say any more about it after the incident? sen. mcconnell: no. >> [inaudible] sen. mcconnell: if there is anything, all republicans think are important to the country and to our party, it is copperheads of tax reform. the issue -- it is comprehensive tax reform. the issue itself brings great unity among our members. we are concentrating on the agenda we have for the american people. the president shares that agenda , is going to do a good j

majority's time has expired. mr. merkley: mr. president? mr. mcconnell: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. mcconnell: as in leader time, i ask unanimous consent that at 4:15, tuesday, january 17, the committee on homeland security and governmental affairs be discharged and the senate proceed to the consideration of h.r. 72. further, that there be 30 minutes of debate equally divided in the usual form and that upon the use or yielding back of time the bill be read a third time and the senate vote on passage of h.r. 72 with no intervening action or debate. finally, if passed, the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. the presiding officer: is there objection? mr. merkley: reserving the right to object. mr. president? mr. mccain: mr. president? mr. merkley: mr. president, i agreed -- the presiding officer: the senator from arizona. mr. mccain: has time expired according to the previous u.c.? mr. merkley: mr. president, i believe i have the floor. mr. mcconnell: mr. president, i believe

amended is agreed to. mr. mcconnell: mr. president. the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. mcconnell: tonight we completed the first step toward replacing our broken tax code by passing a comprehensive fiscally responsible budget that will help put the federal government on a path to balance. the budget also gives us the tools we need to strengthen our economy after years of stagnation under the previous administration. we have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to replace a failing tax code that holds americans back with one that actually works for them. to middle-class families across america, we have a very simple message: we want to take more money out of washington's pockets and put more in yours. now with this budget, we're on a path to delivering much-needed relief to american individuals and families who have borne the burdens of an unfair tax code for entirely too long. so i want to particularly thank chairman mike enzi and the members of budget committee and the staff for their extraordinary work on this budget. now, mr. president, i ask the chair to lay before the

mcconnell said the meeting focused on tax reform legislation and was productive. sen. mcconnell: good afternoon everyone. as you know, we had the president to lunch. i would highlight several things i think will be front and center at the end of the session. obviously, tax reform. we are hopeful the house will willrow pass a budget that open the door to begin the in the of tax reform ways and means and finance committees. we will be confirming a number of judges, beginning with a couple of district judges. the president also talked about his upcoming announcement on opioids. we have a national epidemic of historic proportions. the administration is correctly seizing on this issue as something important to the american people. we need to get a handle on this as best we can. the president will be talking about that -- excuse me -- later in the week. as the leader mentioned, one of the big points the president would cover today is what we can do to help ordinary americans, middle income families, improve their economic standing. that is really what the focus of tax reform is all about. a

relationship between president trump and senator mitch mcconnell has. they have not spoken in weeks, and mr. mcconnell has privately expressed uncertainty that mr. trump will be able to salvage. it goes on to say that, republican senators who cross him and mr. mcconnell mobilizing to, but mitch mcconnell is the majority leader in the senate. >> that's right. president trump has fired off angry tweets at majority leader mcconnell after his favor to reveal the affordable care act. president trump has attacked senator mccain. and it may not be clear. if he had any hope of getting his agenda around tax reform or the repair and repeal act, he needs the support of general franklin. he continues to attack public senators, both publicly and privately. >> it's weird that the senate has deteriorated to this point. it's a narrow majority in the u.s. senate. . >> september raised the nation's debt ceiling,. it would be in jeopardy. >> a default on america's credit would be a terrible thing for the markets, for america's role in the world. we've come close in previous congresss. folks have played a d

. >> plus, that rift between president trump and senator mcconnell. senators are taking only one side for now. >>> and a crimson political tied. when republican will rise up in the race to replace jeff sessions in the u.s. senate. >>> this is m"mtp daily" and it starts right now. >>> good evening. i'm chuck todd here in washington and welcome to "mtp daily." right now the president is scheduled to meet with his secretary of state rex tillerson and his ambassador to the united nations neck although his club in bedminster to discuss the escalating threat in north korea. we might hear from the president at the conclusion of that meeting and if so we will bring that to you when it happens. we've been hearing a lot lately from mr. trump on north korea. less than 90 minutes ago he delivered another warning to the regime as it threatens military action in and around guam. >> if he utters one threat in the form of an overt threat, which by the way he has been uttering for years and his family has been uttering for years, or if he does anything with respect to guam or any place else that's an amer

bloomberg.com. we thank you for being w >> senate majoroity leader mitch mcconnell held a news conference today however some of the republican achievements this year and outlining areas for bipartisanship. he outlined things for next year like health care, immigration and covenant on john mccain, wishing him well and said he fully expected him to return in the new year. this is about 25 minutes. sen. mcconnell: i picked a heck of a week to have laryngitis. i probably talked more yesterday than i have any day this year. i apologize for sounding like donald duck. i've my traveling close on, i'm ready to go to louisville, kentucky. i hope you all are headed in that direction as well. you're welcome to come. [laughter] sen. mcconnell: this has been a year of extraordinary accomplishment by any objective standard. the supreme court justice, 50 years old, extraordinarily well-qualified -- if his health holds out he will be there for a long time. the u.s. circuit court system was set up in 1891, working with the administration we have confirmed 12 circuit judges -- that is the most in the first

on camera in exactly a week and it's happening as the public and senate leader mitch mcconnell just announced he is delaying the vote on the senate's version of the plan to replace obamacare. i want to get right out to our cnn chief political correspondent, dana bash, and cnn politics reporter m.j., who is on capitol hill. first to you, dana. why the delay? >> reporter: bottom line is he doesn't have the votes. he doesn't have enough fellow republicans, never mind to pass this health care bill, but even to go along with a process, a procedural vote, that is usually really a party line situation even among rank and file republicans who don't agree with the substance. they're breaking ranks even on that. so, the majority leader didn't even have the votes to begin debate on this bill that they were hoping to do, really, today or tomorrow. you know, we were talking to republican senator after republican senator who were saying they were going to vote no simply on that and on a republicans who were pleading with the majority leader to give them more time. to read this bill, to get a sens

senate republican leader mitch mcconnell are "closer than ever" as they try to hammer through budget and tax reform. two u.s. allies fight out over disputed territory in iraq. honoring firefighters on the front lines. this is "special report" ." welcome to washington. i am bret baier. it's all about your money. how much the government takes and how much it allows you to keep. the tax reform and fighting over republicans. the future of establishment senators and the leader of the g.o.p. caucus. president trump and senator mcconnell sought to smooth things out over lunch today. afterwards, and impromptu rose garden news conference chocked full of news. john roberts john roberts is at the news conference, a unique one. >> it was. no question. we started out as an off the record lunch for the president and senate majority leader to talk about the legislative road ahead. it became a very public airing of all manner of laundry. not long ago, president trump said he was disappointed with mitch mcconnell. that was after mcconnell accused the president of having excessive expectations for what's

, there's new battles during, and intraparty dustup between senate majority leader mitch mcconnell and president trump. as we told you last night, my candle jabbed -- mcconnell jabbed at the president. tonight peter doocy shows us it did not take long for the president to fire back. weeks ahead of an important fall congressional season. >> the president is mad at the majority leader and wants to know what's the holdup, tweetin tweeting: "senator mitch mcconnell said i had "excessive expectations," but i don't think so. after 7 years of hearing repeal and replace, why not done?" this tweet follows a comment earlier this week where a where long-time senator mcconnell complained "brand-new president trump doesn't get it." >> has not been in this line of work before. had excessive expectations about how quickly things happen. >> mccollum may be the reason the president has certain expectations. in january, he said obamacare will be repealed that month. >> the first several be taken in the senate by the end of this week and it will go to the house. >> mcconnell said he expected health c

and does it this fall back -- [inaudible] senator mcconnell: i am not sure i totally understand your question. we will do health care next week and the reconciliation process, of course, you get to the end. it can sometimes be the result to exhaust. it will end. -- exhaustion. it will end. we will turn to other issues. among them defense authorization. the f.d.a. user bill. a must-pass bill to fund the f.d.a. we have to do a debt ceiling increase. there are other things that we have to do. we only have a limitted number of days left. so we fully intend to utilize. not to mention all of these confirmationes that with backlogged, we intend to fully utilize the first two weeks in august. reporter: how many of those issues can you get to? senator mcconnell: we will do as much as we can for the american people. that's what they sent us here to do. reporter: [inaudible] the intelligence report surrounding the russia investigation back in the fall before the election. [inaudible] now there are emails that show that donald trump jr. was aware they were engaging with the russian government. s

breaking news, trump and mitch mcconnell reportedly haven't spoken in weeks. angry phone calls, private bad mouthing. mcconnell now casting doubt on trump's ability to salvage his presiden presidency. a democrat calls for trump's removal from office. why she says he is mentally unfit to serve. >>> i'm jim sciutto in again tonight for erin burnett. president trump arriving in phoenix, arizona moments ago ready to speak to thousands of supporters at a campaign rally. that's right. this is an official campaign event for 2020, paid for by the trump/pence election campaign. also greeting the president tonight angry protesters fired up by mr. trump's widely criticized remarks following events in charlottesville and making a stand despite triple digit temperatures this. this as mitch mcconnell privately doubts that trump can save his presidency. as the two are increasingly locked in a bitter political and personal stand off. trump's fight with his own party is particularly pointed in arizona. tonight he will be joined by kelly ward, a conservative running against senator jeff flake in

senate republican leader, mitch mcconnell. after blasting him for failing on healthcare, the president showing some love. >> we're probably now i think as as far as i'm concerned closer than ever before. the relationship is very good. we're fighting for the same thing. >> shepard: can the two men work together on their agenda? including tax cuts. high stakes there as senator lindsey graham says the republicans fail, we're dead. a big day in the bribery trial of a sitting democratic senator as the judge declines to throw out part of the corruption case against bob menendez. a lot of eyes on this. if he's convicted, he's loses his seat and the republican governor would choose his replacement. have your pets aten anything they shouldn't have? of course they have. ahead, some of the strangest x-rays that veterinarians have seen. we'll show you. let's get to it. >> shepard: good afternoon from the fox news deck. what a surprise that was. a last-minute announcement at the regular press briefing but came a rose garden event. a full-on press conference. president trump and mitch mcconnell toge

expecting this. and at his side, mitch mcconnell. the two at lunch and wanted everyone to know they're on the same page. >> we've been friends for a long time. we have probably now, despite what we read, we're probably now, at least as far as i'm concerned closer than ever before, and the relationship is very good. >> i want to undercore what the president said. we have the same agenda. we've been friends and acquaintances for a long time. we talk frequently. >> all right. but trump's former chief strategist steve bannon is waging a war on the gop establishment and his biggest target seems to be mitch mcconnell. just an hour before standing shoulder-to-shoulder with mcconnell the president appeared to sympathize with bannon. >> we're not getting the job done. and i'm not going to blame myself. i'll be honest. they are not getting the job done. i can understand where steve bannon is coming from and i can understand, to be honest with you, john, where a lot of people are coming from. i'm not happy about it and a lot of people aren't happy about nie house. start with you. an unexpected pr

plenty of health care-related questions that mitch mcconnell wants a vote on the republican senate plan this week, but these four republican senators say they won't even support the bill as-is, if there is a bill this week. talking about susan commons of maine, dean heller of nevada, ron johnson of wisconsin and senator paul rand of kentucky. right now a policy lunch up on capitol hill. house speaker paul ryan says even with all the uncertainty he's confident the senate bill will be passed. >> i would not bet against mitch mcconnell. he is very, very good at getting things done through the senate even with a razor-thin majority. i have every expectation i don't know the day, but every expect aches the senate will move this bill. i believe they'll get this done and i believe they'll get it done because they said they would get it done. >> all the efforts seriously complicated by the report or the score from the congressional budget office which says the senate bill will lead to 22 million americans no longer having insurance over the next ten years. our chief political correspondent

mcconnell holding a joint press conference to talk about the agenda appeared with the lead to win on tax reform. train to check out the dow closing in on 23,000. nasdaq futures down three points. drink a stock seen rising slightly at the open but the story has changed. all the major indices are down just a fraction. lauren: japanese stocks logging their 11th straight game. trying to netflix stock on fire overnight with the companies that own house of cards another original shows pay now for the big increase in subscribers. "fbn:am" starts right now. lauren: good morning. 5:01 a.m. in new york. tuesday, october 17th. cheryl: good morning, everyone. cheryl casone. did we ever doubt netflix would not have a good quarter? prices up 10%. unbelievable. cheryl: shows are credible. chewing through the national football league the national football league set to meet here in new york later today. commissioner roger cabal, coaches will discuss the national anthem controversy and try to find a solution. cheryl: tracee carrasco will cover this all morning in new york. a preview of what we can ex

. it became clear, that republican senate opposition was growing. majority leader mcconnell suffered a devastating blow, after senators moran of kansas and lee of utah announced they would not vote for the revised legislation. their opposition, not only reportedly blind sided majority leader, but also president trump. who is spending his evening strategizing with republican senors or dinner. it was not to be, tonight, after the implosion of senate healthcare bill, there is an over war raging within the opinion party. john roberts with our report. reporter: donald trump has never liked to lose, last night he had the rug pulled out from under him. >> i am disappointed. very disappointed. reporter: failure of push to repeal and replace obamacare blind sided president trump, frustration showing with his lunch. >> for 7 years i have been hearing repeal and replace from congress, loud and strong, we get a chance, they don't take advantage of it. reporter: and vice president weighed in, he is main conduit between the white house and congress, today the lines of communication were on fire. >

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very committed. he's a friend of mine. >> senate majority leader, mitch mcconnell who has been a friend of mine for a long time. >> steve bannon declares war on mitch mcconnell. does have the president stand? and can anyone win this civil war? plus -- the blame game. >> when we get things approved we have to go through hell, because we have no democrat support. >> president trump calls on democrats to come to the table on health care. democratic senator chris coons joins us with his reaction. >>> and a plea for puerto rico. >> water's important. it's really important, and -- people are desperate. >> what will it take to turn the tide of this growing humanitarian crisis on u.s. soil? this is "mtp daily," and it starts right now. >>> good evening. i'm katy tur in new york in for chuck todd. welcome to "mtp daily." right now it looks increasingly as if the republican party as we flow it risks unraveling in large part because of the president's stalled agenda, which now looks less like an agenda and more like a wrecking ball. steve bannon this weekend declared open war on the republi

senate majority leader mitch mcconnell is spriechlly expressing uncertainty that mr. trump will be able to salvage his administration following one crisis after another this summer. right now republicans are divided over the president's address to the nation overnight, outlining his new afghanistan policy. many mainstream gop leaders are backing his decision to abandon his past calls to withdraw u.s. forces from america's longest military conflict, but the far-right is fuming accusing him of supporting unlimited war. one of his harsh est critics, breitbart news, the right wing website where fired strategist steve bannon is now back at the helm. this hour i'll talk about those stories and more with republican congressman mark sanford and our correspondents and specialists are also standing by. >>> first, let's go to our senior national correspondent alexander mar quart. he's in phoenix at the site of the president's big rally later tonight. alex, so, what can we expect? >> reporter: well, wolf, the big question is which trump will show up. is it the free wheeling unscripted trump th

mitch mcconnell and his croneis to steal this election if the people of alabama and they will not stand for it. robert: tense fallout sur rounding jouge roy moore's past and his potential future if elected to the senate. >> he will not step down. robert: and democratic senator al franken faces an ethics investigation amid accusations of sexual misconduct. we discuss it all with jackie calmes of the laz times, jeremy peters of the "new york times," nancy cordes of cbs news and ed o'keefe of "the washington post." >> celebrating 50 years, this is "washington week." funding is provided by -- >> their leadership is instinctive. they understand the challenges of today. and research the technologies of tomorrow. some call them veterans. we call them part of our team. >> additional funding is provided by -- newman's own foundation, donating all profits from newman's own food products to charity and nourishing the common good. the ethics and excellence in journalism foundation. the yuen foundation, committed to bridging cultural differences in our communities. the corporation for public b

president sundays off on everything, from north korea to mcconnell to the russia investigation. >> good evening. i'm chuck todd here in washington and welcome to "mtp daily." we're starting with a bit of breaking news, if you want to call it that. the president decided to take a lot of questions from reporters today. and it was a wide range of topics, perhaps most notably he continued his hot rhetoric on north korea after that country threatened to strike the u.s. territory of guam. >> he does something in guam, it will be an event the likes of which nobody has seen before, what will happen in north korea. >> and when you say that, what do you mean? you'll see. you'll see. and he'll see. >> is that a -- >> elsee. >> is that a dare? it's a statement. it has nothing to do with dare. it's a statement. he's not going to go around threatening guam and he's not going to threaten the united states and he's not going to threaten japan, and he's not going to threaten south korea. no. that's not a dare, as you say. that is a statement of fact. >> the president vowed to increase the military budge