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Sunday, September 2, 2018

Sunday shows - Washington braces for Kavanaugh hearings

 
 
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Graham: Kavanaugh will be confirmed with 55 or more votes
By MICHAEL BURKE
 
"I think there are a handful of Democrats who will vote for Judge Kavanaugh and maybe even more," Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.)  said. "If you’re looking to a Republican president to pick a qualified conservative, he would be on the top of anyone’s list.”
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Durbin: White House is saying 'American people have no right to know' Kavanaugh’s background
By MICHAEL BURKE 
 
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) said Sunday that the Trump administration was violating a "tradition of the Senate" by withholding more than 100,000 pages of records related to Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s time as a White House lawyer.
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Dem senator: Confidential documents would 'strongly bolster' argument against Kavanaugh's nomination
By BRETT SAMUELS 
 
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) on Sunday railed against the lack of disclosure of documents related to Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's past White House work, suggesting that some of the withheld information could change the course of his confirmation proceedings.
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GOP senator: I talked with Kavanaugh about precedent, not Roe v. Wade
By BRETT SAMUELS 
 
Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) said Sunday he expects Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh to be asked "a lot" about his views on precedent and Roe v. Wade during this week's confirmation hearing.
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Graham, Lieberman praise Meghan McCain eulogy that included swipes at Trump
By BRETT SAMUELS 
 
"She’s a beautiful, talented young lady. She is her father’s daughter. If you say something bad about her dad you will know it," Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said. "She was grieving for the father she adored."
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Christie rips media for focus on rebuke of Trump instead of McCain’s life
By MEGAN KELLER 
 
“This is part of the problem with Washington, D.C. It’s the commentary that we’ve been hearing for the last 24 hours or so, since then, is all about the rebuke, supposedly of President Trump, rather than the life of John McCain,” former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) told ABC’s “This Week.”
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Kasich: There will never be another John McCain
By TAL AXELROD
 
Ohio Gov. John Kasich (R) in a new interview paid homage to the late Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), saying "There'll never be another John McCain."
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Klobuchar: It's a problem when GOP won't work with Dems because they're 'afraid of pissing off Trump'
By BRETT SAMUELS 
 
"We have to see more of it, and when people are afraid of pissing off President Trump and so they won’t come over and work with us, that’s a problem. So people are going to have to rise to the occasion."
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Panetta: Dems shouldn't get ahead of themselves on impeachment
By MEGAN KELLER 
 
“I think Bob Mueller’s report will ultimately determine what additional steps need to be taken against the president,” former CIA Director Leon Panetta said. “And they ought not to get ahead of that report because that will be the key to determining what happens in the future.” 
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Fox’s Jeanine Pirro: Trump was 'framed'
By TAL AXELROD
 
Fox News host Jeanine Pirro said Sunday that she believes various forces in Washington have conspired to “frame” President Trump and bog down his administration with scandal and controversy.
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GOP senator: Republican candidates should highlight 'reality of all the good things' Trump admin has done
By MEGAN KELLER
 
"I think we should point out the reality of all the good things this administration has done," Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) told ABC's "This Week," when asked how Republican candidates should handle Trump's high disapproval rating.
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AFL-CIO chief: Trump has done more to hurt workers than help them
By MICHAEL BURKE 
 
“Unfortunately, to date, the things that he has done to hurt workers outpace what he’s done to help workers,” AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka said during an appearance on “Fox News Sunday.” 
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Gillum responds to racist robocalls: I want to make sure we don't 'weaponize race'
By BRETT SAMUELS
 
Florida gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum (D) on Sunday called it "deeply regrettable" that his campaign was targeted by a racist robocall from an out-of-state white supremacist group, noting it came days after his Republican opponent was accused of using racially charged language.
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Gillum: Florida would tax corporations, join other states to pay for Medicare for all
By BRETT SAMUELS 
 
"I will absolutely not raise taxes on everyday working Floridians."
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DeSantis: Gillum wants to turn Florida 'into Venezuela'
By JOHN BOWDEN
 
Ron DeSantis is going after his Florida Democratic gubernatorial rival Andrew Gillum as the GOP congressman seeks to move on from controversy surrounding a racially charged remark made last week.
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Kasich says he'll run as a Republican if he seeks presidency in 2020
By MICHAEL BURKE 
 
“I’m a Republican,” Ohio Gov. John Kasich (R) said on CBS’s “Face the Nation” when asked if he would run as a Republican or independent if he were to launch a 2020 bid.
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Kerry won't rule out 2020 White House run
By JOHN BOWDEN 
 
Former Secretary of State John Kerry would not rule out a 2020 run for president in an interview with CBS News, and said that he plans to stay politically active during President Trump's administration.
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