Hans Von Spakovsky , Trevor Matich, Chuck Ross and Michael Bastasch joined WMAL on Tuesday!

Mornings on the Mall

Tuesday, October 9, 2018

Hosts: Mary Walter and Vince Coglianese

Executive Producer: Heather Hunter

5am – A/B/C Juan Williams: The GOP can’t govern (The Hill) Is he right? The troubles of the current House Republican leadership began when the House Freedom Caucus forced the resignation of a pragmatic conservative, Speaker John Boehner(R-Ohio), in 2015. Those same hardline members derailed House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy’s (R-Calif.) bid to replace Boehner because they labeled him as weak and insufficiently conservative. Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) originally did not want the Speaker’s job but was drafted into it when his colleagues begged him, arguing he was the only Republican they were willing to support.

 5am – D/E Kavanaugh Debuts On Supreme Court, Pledging To Be A ‘Team Player’ (NPR) On Monday evening, Kavanaugh, 53, joined family members, friends and President Trump at the White House for a ceremonial swearing-in ceremony, where the new justice tried to ease the partisan wounds from his confirmation process. “The Supreme Court is an institution of law. It is not a partisan or political institution,” Kavanaugh said. “The justices do not sit on opposite sides of an aisle. We do not caucus in separate rooms. The Supreme Court is a team of nine, and I will always be a team player on the team of nine.”

6am – A/B/C Which democrat do you expect/want to run in 2020

6am – D Trump, Rosenstein meet on Air Force One in wake of ‘wire’ report (Fox News) President Trump met aboard Air Force One with Rod Rosenstein on Monday, for a long-awaited sit-down in the wake of last month’s bombshell report that the deputy attorney general suggested wearing a wire to secretly record the president and even invoking the 25th Amendment to remove him from office. Trump and Rosenstein met for a half-hour, according to the White House, en route to the International Association of Chiefs of Police Annual Convention in Orlando, Fla. Their meeting had been repeatedly delayed amid the chaotic Brett Kavanaugh confirmation process. But White House Deputy Press Secretary Hogan Gidley told reporters the president talked to Rosenstein for “roughly 30 minutes” — and confirmed that “yes,” Rosenstein still has his job in the administration.

 6am – E Twitter users who share monikers with high-profile people vent their woes after a Kentucky man called Brett Kavanagh went viral (Daily Mail) A Kentucky man named Brett Kavanagh complained about his name being similar to the Supreme Court’s Brett Kavanaugh His tweet earned a million likes and was met with several replies from other people with famous names Women called Alexa and Siri complained about their names being used for different AI assistants Other people who chimed in have names like Steve Bannon, Susan Collins, Michael Jackson, and Bruce Lee

 6am – F  Kanye West is headed to the White House (CNN) Kanye West will meet with President Donald Trump and his son-in-law Jared Kushner at the White House on Thursday. West will have lunch with the President at the White House and meet with Kushner, according to White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders. The New York Times first reported news of the meeting. West’s visit to the White House falls in line with Kushner’s efforts at criminal justice reform. West hopes to discuss two key issues during his visit at the White House: job opportunities for ex-convicts and ways to increase manufacturing jobs in and around his hometown of Chicago.

7am – A  INTERVIEW- Hans von Spakovsky – Senior Legal Fellow The Heritage Foundation

Topic: Trump and Rosenstein

• Trump After Meeting with Rosenstein: Democrats Colluded with Russia (Breitbart) President Donald Trump struck a positive tone on the special counsel investigation after meeting with Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein on Monday, telling reporters he believed he would be treated “very fairly” and that “Democrats colluded with Russia.”
• Trump Says He Has No Plans to Fire Rod Rosenstein

 7am – B  Trump demands death penalty for cop killers (Fox News) President Trump on Monday renewed his call for those who kill police officers to get the death penalty, during a speech to law enforcement officers in Florida. “Reducing crime begins with respecting law enforcement,” Trump said. “We believe that criminals who kill our police officers should immediately, with trial, but rapidly as possible, not 15 years later, 20 years later—get the death penalty.”

 7am – C Maryland is the richest state in the country

 7am-D  INTERVIEW- Trevor Matich – WMAL’s Redskins analyst

Topic: Recap of Redskin’s game against New Orleans

• The Redskins are blown out by the Saints, 43-19, on Drew Brees’ record-setting night (Washington Post) Washington Redskins Coach Jay Gruden stood at a makeshift lectern in an interview room deep beneath the Mercedes-Benz Superdome late Monday night and seethed. On the field outside, New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees had set the NFL record for all-time passing yardage, just one of many indignities to befall Gruden’s team in a 43-19 defeat, and the coach was mad. Really mad.

 7am – E Hillary and Bill Clinton to go on tour this year (Washington Times) The Clintons announced Monday they will visit four cities in 2018 and nine in 2019 across North America in a series of conversations dubbed “An Evening with President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton.” It is being produced by tour promoter Live Nation, the company behind Michelle Obama’s massive tour to promote her new book as well as tours for Beyonce, Taylor Swift, Bruno Mars and other music heavyweights.

8am – A INTERVIEW – Chuck Ross – Reporter at The Daily Caller 

Topic: Russia Probe

• • A Democratic senator reportedly contacted a former Senate staffer in March 2017 about continuing an investigation into possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Russian government.
• The New Yorker reveals the unidentified senator contacted Daniel Jones, who operates a group called the Democracy Integrity Project.
• Jones’s project is heavily funded by George Soros. He has also worked with Fusion GPS and dossier author Christopher Steele on the investigation.

8am – B  Kavanaugh Debuts On Supreme Court, Pledging To Be A ‘Team Player’ (NPR) On Monday evening, Kavanaugh, 53, joined family members, friends and President Trump at the White House for a ceremonial swearing-in ceremony, where the new justice tried to ease the partisan wounds from his confirmation process. “The Supreme Court is an institution of law. It is not a partisan or political institution,” Kavanaugh said. “The justices do not sit on opposite sides of an aisle. We do not caucus in separate rooms. The Supreme Court is a team of nine, and I will always be a team player on the team of nine.”

8am – C George W. Bush’s Daughter Barbara Ties the Knot in Secret, Sentimental Wedding Ceremony (People) Barbara Bush, daughter of former President George W. Bush and former First Lady Laura Bush, tied the knot with her fiancé, screenwriter Craig Coyne, on Sunday in an intimate secret wedding. Only 20 family members witnessed the simple yet romantic ceremony, which was held at the Bush family compound in Kennebunkport, Maine, in the backyard overlooking the ocean. “A very short, sweet ceremony” is how Barbara, 36, described it to PEOPLE.

 8am – D/E INTERVIEW – Michael Bastasch – Energy Editor at The Daily Caller

Topic: Climate Change

• Top The media regularly links extreme weather to man-made global warming.
• The UN’s new report debunks that often used talking point.
• The report, once again, shows “there is little basis for” such claims.