house speaker paul ryan not running for re-election. why he's ready to leave washington, and the behind-the-scenes jockeying already happening to replace him. >>> plus, privacy settings. right now, a live look as facebook ceo mark zuckerberg spends day two on capitol hill answering questions about the security of our private information. when all of this wraps up, though, what will it change? getting to that story in a moment, but we start with the threat of u.s. military action in the middle east this hour. an explicit warning this morning from president trump to russia, not to interfew against u.s. action against syria. the president writing on twitter, russia vows to shoot down any and all missiles fired at syria. get ready, russia, because they will be coming. nice and new and smart. weer partners with a gas-killing animal who kills his people and enjoys it. >> we are studying that situation extremely closely. we are meeting with our military and everybody else, and we'll be making some major decisions over the next 24 to 48 hours.

what did paul ryan get wrong? >> i think he basically gave up on this. more importantly, i think he wanted to spend the money in the omnibus bill. but walking back the speakership, what did he get wrong? he promised a better process where all members would be included, where we wouldn't be dumped a bill on our desk and have no time to read it. he promised he would change things and what we got was less involvement and less time to read the bills. i would love to have a liberty-mind and conservative speaker. but what's most of important is to have somebody facilitate the process and we come to good answers, not quick answers. kennedy: the quick answers add up to deficits. paul ryan apparently betrayed what many consider to be his core principles. he legislated and ran the house like an unprincipled swamp monster for lack of a better term. is he leaving because it's convinced republicans are losing the house and it's better to get out now because he'll be bored when he's out of the speakership? >> my kentucky gut says this man wants to be president. and he

paul ryan has announced his retirement. this is democracy now! we will be back in a moment. ♪ [music break] amy: the new york times reported in 2012, house speaker paul ryan is a fan of rage against the machine. that prompted the ba guitarist to tell "rolling stone"nd's ryan phantom is "amusing because he is the embodiment of the machine our music has been raging against for two decades." this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman with nermeen shaikh. as we continue with our guest, from paul ryan to what is happening around the country in the conservative movement and those that are challenging it. nermeen: in oklahoma, dozens of teachers have completed a seven-day, 110 mile march from tulsa to the state capital okemos city, where they will now meet with lawmakers to demand they pass legislation to fund education in oklahoma. public schools across tulsa and oklahoma city remain closed as thousands of teachers continue their strike into its ninth day. amy: our guest corey robin recently wrote on facebook

laura: paul ryan wanted to get c that t, and he did. could that help improve republican fortunes this fall? >> no doubt about it. paul is a disciple of jack ke mp, belies in growth economics, believes that the rising tide lifts all boats. we are seeing the results of that tax c impact the economy and that will help republicans in the fall. laura: paul ryan said today "i am n going to run for president." many have said that before and they have run. what do you think? >> i think probably he has me time in politics ahead. in the meantime, he will go out and be a great asset for a lot of companies that would love somebody with his experience on the boards. laura: thank you for joining us. >> nice to be with you. laura: today, facebook boss mark zuckerberg admitted to u.s. lawmakers that his own personal data was compromised in the cambridge analytica brch. he said this during his second day of questioning by politicians on capitol hill. during the hearing, he said that some federal regulation of internet companies was inevitable, but urged

the list now includes paul ryan. not really a surprise. he said today he was reluctant when he took this job. what is most surprising is that -- at least he says he doesn't think his departure is going to have any impact on republican chances in november. listen to what he said about that. >> whether i stay or go in 2019 is going to affect a person's individual race for congress. i really don't think a person's race for congress is going to hinge on whether paul ryan's speaker or not so i really don't think it affects it. if we do our jobs, which we are, we're going to be fine as a majority. >> what do you think of that? is that true? is he right. >> that's a very optimistic take. i can tell you that many republicans don't feel that way. they feel this will hit them in a couple of different ways, speaker ryan's retirement is. one is they worry money is going to dry up. they fear that the perception of the speaker leaving is essentially going to be seen as a white flag by prominent donors that republicans are not going to keep the house and

>> reporter: well, as you said speaker paul ryan not seek reelection. he's expected to tell his conference, the republican conference 9:00 a.m. this morning. the expectation is he'll explain his reasons why at that conference meeting. to some degree this is a bit of a surprise, not that he was going to leave congress, it is long been assumed at least for the last couple months that speaker paul ryan wouldn't be in the 116th congress but the etch peckitation was he would stick around and run for reection. he is by far and away the estbiggund raiser in a party. this i a party that in a tough midterm cycle needs the money. over the course of this cycle, he's transferred $40 million over to the nrcc the republican campaign. he's extremely valuable in this regard. if he leaves, that fund-raising would drop. the other issue is whether this sets up some type of leadership battle in the republican conference again in the middle of a difficult midterm year. however, what's obviously the most important thing here is speaker paul ryan made the decision that he is

house speaker paul ryan's big announcement this morning. he won't run for re-election, is this a sign that republicans are worried they'll lose the house? >>> new details this morning about that raid on president trump's personal lawyer. abc news speaks to michael cohen, rattled after fbi agents stormed his home. he faces new questions about that hush money paid to stormy daniels as the president mulls a fateful move. will he try to fire robert mueller? >>> mark zuckerberg grilled. >> it was my mistake. and i'm sorry. you >> the embattled facebook ceo back on capitol hill calling this an arms race with russia. after that bruising marathon session, are major privacy changes coming to the social media giant? and the one question he struggled to answer. >>> mariah carey diagnosed with bipolar disorder. the superstar singer revealing her secret battle to "people" magazine suffering in silence for nearly two decades. what drove her to finally get help and why she's telling her story first on "gma." ♪ baby there's nothing holding me back ♪ >>

speaker of the house paul ryan says he will not be back after the end of his current term. that has republicans and democrats expressing new doubts about whether the g.o.p. can maintain its majority in the house. it has ryan's colleagues jockeying for position in the race to replace him. we have fox team coverage from capitol hill. peter doocy looks at what ryan's retirement may mean for the midterms among a roster of republican incumbents deciding not to run again. we start off with chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel on announcement most people did not see coming, at least not today. >> good evening to you. the demands of being house speaker huge in terms of fund-raising, travel, overall stress. >> paul ryan says he's had enough. >> much work remains. i like to think i have done my part, my little part in history to set us on a better course. >> a source says ryan made the final decision with his wife over easter recess and that as recently as february ryan considered running for another

paul ryan has had enough of the speaker's gavel. the top republican in congress n't seek reelection. he wants to spend more time with his family. rep. ryan: if i am here for one more term, my kids will only have known me as a weekend dad. i cann let that happen. laura: and mark zuckerberg was in front of congress for a second day, and told lawmakers his own data has bn breached. laura: welcome to "world news america." president ump has warned russia to get ready for missile strikes against syria in retaliation for a suspected chemical attack. though tonight, the white house is that all options do remain on the table. moscow has been urgingo washington notke military action, with one diplomat said russia would shoot down u.s. missiles aimed at syria. the world health organization says people in douma have 500 symptoms consistent with s.exposure to toxic chemic our noh america editor jon sopel has more. jon: they are getting out of harm's way, from surviving the hell of eastern ghouta and the alleged chemical weapons attack, these ref

it cement only thing paul ryan has been good at is raising money. and now it looks like it's for his own presidential ambitions. charlie: here in washington, you already heard it from democrats and you are starting to hear it from republican. there are trying assign blame for losses in november. they are trying assign blame on

and paul ryan has been a weakened speaker since donald trump got into the white house. very surprising if paul ryan makes it past the summer and you have other shoes to drop. at least 10 more republicans are going to announce their retirement, more shoes to drop in the mueller investigation, a lot will happen, it make its tough to hang on if you are paul ryan. >> dana: speaking to the mueller investigation, here is what nadler said earlier today. >> the president is subject to law and should know he would be held accountable to the law. statements like these, reports that the president considered numerous times over the last year firing mr. mueller and threats from congressional republicans to "impeach" doj officials, department of justice officials who refuse to cooperate in conspiracy theories are clear threats to the rule of law. >> dana: terry, do you think democrats would like for the president to fire bob mueller, special counsel, because it would create all these problems for him? >> absolutely. the people who are looking at this with the greatest anticipation ar

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not a party a paul ryan but a trump publican party. rick: as he said, ryan endorsed kevin mccarthy and so did steve scalise and so did texas congressman john ratcliff. he is what he said. >> i hate to punish kevin with the most difficult and perhaps worse job in washington but i know he'd be up to the task and i think it's important that republican be unified as we head into the midterm respect to that. again, our focus needs to be on the next speaker is a republican. rick: i would think being present is the most difficult job and maybe you will otherwis- >> it's more difficult to the speaker of the house at the time when you're trying to get everybody on board for one agenda and one bill and everyone has different opinions and if you go one way or the other you have failed in some respects. i'd add one more thing. why it's premature to say that he is the front-runner here. who knows what will happen over the next eight months beyond whether the republicans take the house. donald trump likes kevin mccarthy and maybe he will make him hi

paul ryan not seeking re-election as house speaker. we'll go over to mike nicco for a look at our weather. >> you're never more than seven minutes away from my accuweather forecast. mid to upper 40s in the south bay. 44 in morgan hill, the cool spot. 53 in alameda, brentwood 51. the rest of us in the mid to upper 40s. here is a look at santa cruz. looks pretty inviting. the clouds just starting to move in. my caution with your activity planner is during the afternoon and evening hours. that's when the rain will roll in. whether you're out and about exercising or thinking about going to the coast. in san francisco, 51, cloudy, breaks in the cloud cover, sunshine peeking through, mid 50s from 10:00 to about 2:00. solid clouds at 4:00, 56. then the rain starting to move in by 5:00. still raining by 8:00. east bay, the same thing. when the clouds open a little bit, we'll go to 55 at 10:00, near 60 at noon. the rain rolls in, temperatures drop back down into the mid 50s with the rain continuing through about 8:00. here is a look at my lows

to spend more time with their kids like paul ryan says help us answer these questions and more about the current state of congressional politics is the united states in the united states today is mark jones a fellow and political science at the baker institute for public research at rice university thank you for joining us. oh it's my pleasure thanks for having me on you know mark look at the political landscape here in the united states today what do you what do you believe is behind this this exodus this exodus of politicians from office is part of the kind of the normal flow of mid-term politics of it of the highest it's been since world war two. well there's one amount that's a normal level and we're seeing that mostly on the democratic side that is there are always people that are hitting retirement age that have health problems or have scandals or are seeing the increase in what setting the records is what's occurring on the republican side of the aisle we're seeing a much larger than normal number of republicans resigning and they are at least not seeking reelection i think th

be in jeopardy so i think paul ryan decided do the right thing for paul ryan frankly and the party can determine its future now without him so if they lose the house mccarthy or school e.c. or someone else will be minority leader if they win the house do you think it will be mccarthy or school e.c. do you think the president prefers one over the other. you know i think the likelihood is we see kevin mccarthy become the leader of the g.o.p. if it's in the minority it's minority leader if in the majority as speaker of the house i was in the house when john boehner retired and we had the race at that time with kevin mccarthy is seemingly the front runner the votes just weren't there for kevin last time i was one of the holdouts that said i didn't think the time was right for kevin to leave the house g.o.p. but i remember saying at that time a few years back when i voted against kevin that his loss then might have ensured that he is the future leader of the party and frankly since kevin lost that he kept his head down he's done the hard work of the house campaign for his colleagues i think

one thing to understand about paul ryan is that he is increasingly out of the circuit. he does still do events in his district, no question of that, but they tend to be more closed. he doesn't do the traditional town hall meetings. once upon a time, paul ryan was one of the most accessible political figures in wisconsin. media had an easy time getting to him. people in his district saw him a lot. that's not true anymore. it's part of what's giving him political trouble in the state. but it's also a function of what he's going through. i think he's really wrestling with the position he's in. i expect he'll run for reelection, but he has not said it yet which is remarkable. >> ruth, i want to put up a map by your paper, "the washington post," of soy bean production in the united states. this is important because china fighting back against the trump tariffs says they're going to swung the electoral coll donal from wall st. to main st. hey guys, wanna play some pool? eh, i'm not really a pool guy. what's the hesitation? it's just complicated. step-by-step options trading s

the house speaker paul ryan will not run for re-election. >> look, you all know me. i didn't take this job, this was two things. i have accomplished much of what i came here to do, and my kids respect getting any younger. and if i stay, they're only going to know me as a weekend

at this stage, they're praguesing paul ryan. even nancy pelosi said did spite our differences, democrats are hopeful that he joins us to work with us constructively. the senate democratic leader offered this tribute earlier today. >> speaker ryan is a good man. he's always true to his word. even though we disagreed on most issues, in the areas where we could work together i found him to be smart, thoughtful and straightforward. i found him to have a great deal of integrity. >> that is quite a tribute when you consider how polarized washington is these days. >> shepard: thanks, mike. you'll be busy. caitlin owens is here. she broke the news that speaker ryan is retiring. and mike allen from axios is reporting that one republican is saying this is enormous for republicans. explain why. >> first of all, paul ryan. he was the vice president's nominee in 2012. he's the speaker now. he is an extremely good fund raiser for the party. then there's the -- >> shepard: he turned over more than $40 million to the republicans. >> right. this

paul referring to paul gentleman go or paul ryan? >> same difference. i think at this particular point my message would be maybe have paul jago call me because he has never had an interview like this and maybe then he can speaking more directly about who i am and what i stand for. >> any chance you will run for a leadership post? >> really right now we are looking not at much about the penalties as about what they are going to stand for. and so as we look at that, it's about being about the people's business for the next seven or eight months, leading up to the mid terms. i'm not running for a leadership position. obviously, the freedom caucus, and if we vote as a bloch, which we probably will with a few exceptions, you know, it will be a factor in this leadership race. >> mark meadows, congressman from north carolina. head of the freedom caucus. appreciate having you on. always appreciate you coming on and sharing your views. >> thanks chuck. >>> a programming note. house speaker paul ryan will be my guest exclusively this sunday. we are going to discu

i don't believe that ranee rice chased paul ryan out of the house. i think donald trump chased paul ryan out of the house for the most part. >> why he. >> although the job sucks. consider the chain of events. february 19th a court order a friendly map for pennsylvania. march 3th, republicans lose a district that trump won by 20 points. and april 18th paul ryan retires. how does this keep getting worse for republicans? the reason it's not a mirror with 2010 when democrats lost is that it was apparent early on given trump's unpopularity that the republican majority was in deep trouble and we have still got a lot of filing deadlines left in the states. >> let's look at them. big states, too. new york, michigan, florida, we had a new florida retirement on the same day by the way as paul ryan, dennis ross a district that should be fine. but you never know in florida. washington state. there is a couple of vulnerable republicans potentially up there. arizona. there is a lot of filing deadlines still left. i mean could we see a dozen more retirements or to

. >> stand by because right now i want to bring in the house speaker paul ryan. thanks for joining us. it is a big day for you and i do want to talk about your retierm -- retirement but "the new york times" is saying they were looking for information about the "access hollywood" tape and possibly attempted by cohen to suppress damaging information about there trump. after the "access hollywood" tape came out in 2016, mr. trump was asked not to appear at an event for you and now it is back in the news in a major way. this must bother you, "access hollywood," stormy daniels and karen mcdougal, at a certain point it must be embarrassing. >> i didn't read the article. i'm familiar with what you are talking about. so we're pretty focused on getting our work done here. and so this is something that i'll let you guys speculate about. right now i'm busy trying to get things done in congress. we have a big agenda and that is where my focus is and i don't have much punditry to offer you on this. and look, i just think the president ought to handle it is compartmentalize it

congratulate paul ryan for prioritizing his family. i hope we have the opportunity to choose his successor. opportunities the -- have the opportunity to speak with chris collins as well, from the other side of the aisle. he says this has to do with district by district. why is he wrong? the number one issue on the ballot is going to be donald trump. that is what i hear from my constituents. there is always a local aspect any election and it has to do with the personalities and the towers of the candidates. -- talents of the candidates. this will be a referendum on donald trump and his behavior. there will be much more of a national tint to the selection. planning to ask congress for cuts in domestic programs passed by the spending bill. a request could pass with a simple majority. is this something that could happen and what will democrats still? -- democrats do? if republicans wanted to, they could. republicans are very reluctant to do it because we crafted a compromisedful, spending proposal. butdn't folks for it, democrats provided

all talk turned to who will replace paul ryan. that according to congresswoman black is too early to tell. ofis enjoying the praises republicans as welcome, as well as the likes of president trump, who put out that tweet. several aides who spoke in the last hour as well as republican members who wished to speak on background so as not to get out in front of this aren't any some potential successors to speaker ryan. -- our naming some potential successors to speak right. they include those who are more in line with his type of republican principles can people like congressman steve scalise. steve scalise was of course involved in that tragic shooting on the baseball field last year. he has developed a close personal relationship with president trump. kevin mccarthy, another congressman who is very closely aligned with speaker paul ryan, also named as a potential successor. then you start talking about the potential folks in the freedom caucus, the more conservative wing of the republican party. you hear names like chairman mark mea

that's really rarely the case for driven politician like paul ryan you've pretty much given up spending weekends with your fan are spending weekdays with your family that's more of an excuse he's probably saying is that he doesn't really enjoy his present situ. trying to balance the different factions within the republican party and even worse so he doesn't believe or at least has a strong belief that the republicans are going to lose their majority in the u.s. house which means that he would be in the minority come. come january and if there's one thing worse than being in the minority is being speaker and then going to be a minority leader that's going from being at the pentagon power to being sort of trying on the opposite side trying to make do with the best you have but it's not never enough let me ask you real quick if you think have you heard anything about whether or not paul ryan is looking at you know running for president or say running for governor of wisconsin is there anything else politically on his plate that we've heard about yes. it's our life i mean scott walker's ind

paul ryan announces he will not run for re-election. ryan revealing his decision this morning at a closed-door meeting of house republicans. this comes at a crucial time for his party as they try to hold on to the majority in both chambers in the upcoming mid-term elections. >> paul has done an incredible job and breaking records as speaker and even with a young family. in the end, we have to focus on keeping the majority because we're doing the things we elected to do to get our economy back on track. working with president trump. i've enjoyed working with president trump. we've gotten a lot done. but there's more we need to get done. >> julie: mike emanuel is live from capitol hill with more. mike, will ryan remain the house speaker through the upcoming election? >> that is his intention. some have suggested that jockeying to replace him could become too much. i asked paul ryan if he worries his announcement could hurt his fellow republicans in the 2018 mid-terms. >> i really do not believe whether i stay or go in 2019 will affect a p

paul ryan breaking the news to his staff. >> why are you resigning? >> i'm not resigning. >> reporter: the decision, he says, is personal. >> some of you know my story. my dad died when i was 16, the age my daughter is. and i just don't want to be one of those people looking back at my life thinking i should spend more time with my kids, they will only know me as a weekend father. >> reporter: he insists it has nothing to do with his rocky relationship with the president or the prospect republicans could take a beating in the midterms. >> the chance that you might not be speaker if the democrats retake the house, did that factor in? >> no, not at all. >> reporter: on the hill, house republicans are looking for a new leader. all eyes are on ryan's number two, kevin mccarthy and the majority whip steve scalise. now last night, republican leaders had dinner with the president at the white house, including speaker ryan and his rumored replacements, kevin mccarthy and steve scalise. the president says he wishes paul ryan well but has not yet said who he wo

>>> and house speaker paul ryan's sudden decision to leave congress. how much does it really have to do with president trump? good morning. welcome to "early start." i'm christine romans. >> i'm alex marquardt. it is thursday, april 12th. 11:00 a.m. in istanbul and moscow. we will have reports from those locations coming up. >>> and first, what they were looking for with the fixer michael cohen. the warrant sought communications with trump and cohen about the "access hollywood" tape. that is on top of what we know investigators are seeking on efforts to prevent the eruption of stories on two women who claim they had affairs with donald trump. stormy daniels and karen mcdougal. gloria borger has the latest. >> reporter: alex and christine, the fbi agents that raided michael cohen's home, office and hotel room on monday were looking for communications between then candidate trump and cohen and perhaps others about efforts to prevent the release of the infamous "access hollywood" tape. you remember this. it captured donald trump making lewd remarks about

i appreciate that paul ryan is saying that. because every industry, government, business, the top top jobs out there, it is assumed that family first or even family equal is not an option. it is why you see so many senior women in business either dial it back or step out because they cannot make it to the c suite because it's all work and no family. whether or not paul ryan is telling the truth or not, i don't know, but i appreciate he is putting this sentiment forward. whoooo. when it comes to travel, i sweat the details. late checkout... ...down-alternative pillows... ...and of course, price. tripadvisor helps you book a... ...hotel without breaking a sweat. because we now instantly... ...search over 200 booking sites ...to find you the lowest price... ...on the hotel you want. don't sweat your booking. tripadvisor. the latest reviews. the lowest prices. but he hasoke up wwork to do.in. so he took aleve. if he'd taken tylenol, he'd be stopping for more pills right now. only aleve has the strength to stop tough pain for up to

paul ryan did not started. that's not how it began. >> i think we need a person that can bring the entire conference together. a unifier. someone who recognizes that we are a great nation moving forward. and we have quite a few leaders in that regard. steve scully's, kevin mccarthy and perhaps others as well, harris. >> harris: moving into the midterm election, what type of support would you like to see the speaker gift? he's raising a lot of money for the party. >> we want to be as competitive as possible. this is an indication that we have an excellent chance of retaining our majority. we recognize it at the midterm, we have to be careful in that regard and certainly, i think he will be committed to making sure that's the case. >> harris: when you say you have to be careful, what do you mean? what is the headwind you are facing? >> usually midterm elections, the party involving the presidency doesn't have as many seats reelected but i am confident we will retain our majority. >> harris: deploying the presiden

remember, house speaker paul ryan had been the chairman of the budget committee, the fabled ryan budgets, which were supposed to bring things into balance. that never happened. one of the things that paul ryan will be remembered for is the fact he did not bring down spending. they just passed the omnibus bill, tax reform, congressional budget office did come of this will add almost $2 trillion to the debt in the next couple of . $21 trillion in debt right now. that is a part of his legacy. he didn't bring down deficit spending. >> shannon: he certainly wanted to. a hard sell. how does his leadership race shakeout? >> the reason paul ran a speaker of the house right now is because kevin mccarthy, the majority leader, did not have the votes to the reason paul riney speaker of the house as kevin mccarthy did not have the votes to succeed john boehner and this is a leadership race, people thought there would be blood on the floor, they couldn't get somebody to step into the fray and that was paul ryan a couple years ago. you are hearing about kevin mccarthy who solidified with the house repu

house speaker paul ryan announcing he will not seek reelection. will his departure had any impact on the midterm elections? ryan doesn't think so. >> i don't think anyone's election will hinge on whether or not paul ryan is speaker of the house. we will have the resources to communicate her story so i feel very good about things. lauren: should republicans, democratic strategists and national political director as well as media direct your. gentlemen, good morning. it's a bad sign in november for republicans? >> it's certainly going to be a positive message for democrats than they are their chops saint paul ryan has such little comp is. he's trying to get out on top. he knows come midterms will no longer be speaker of the house it is abandoning ship. at the messaging we can see moving forward it will definitely be hard to paint this as anything but a negative for the republican party. lauren: near the republican on this panel. >> is difficult to paint this. i think the messaging we will see as well, he's stepping down, wants to spend time with his

bottom line is what's it to trump that paul ryan is leaving? >> i think he likes paul ryan a lot. but kevin mccarthy is probably his closest friend on the hill. mccarthy, i assume is the front runner for speak. there's a contest of whether or not steve scalise wants to do it. mccarthy with shepard donald trump's agenda. meadows also close to the president. what really matters is do you hold on to the house and what would be best for that is continued economic growth and rebuilding the national defense. >> all right. thank you very much. we will talk to you later on. >>> right now a bipartisan group of senators are taking action to protect robert mueller. as we learn more about president trump's efforts to fire the special counsel and possibly even deputy attorney general rod rosenstein, what it means for the russia investigation. you're watching velshi and ruhle live on msnbc. this is my body of proof. proof of less joint pain. and clearer skin. this is my body of proof that i can fight psoriatic arthritis with humira. humira works by targeting and helping to block a specific sour

in public, paul ryan did next to nothing. joining me now to talk about all of this, former spokesman from house speaker john boehner. thank you for being here. you've been covering the house speaker for much of his career in congress. i would like know were you surprised by the way that the speaker interacted with this president after he was elected and are you surprised by his decision now not to run for re-election? >> couple thoughts on his decision not to run. i knew it was going to come this time of the year because he says that's when he traditionally makes that decision. i was surprised that he ended up deciding not to run for re-election this time because so much was on the line with the midterms. i heard him speak in february at lincoln day dinner. he sounded very much like a guy like the republicans are doing well. they have passed a will the of things in the house. he said not only should they win but they will win. she he seemed like a guy ready to get into battle. it's big in mid term elections and on the other p

hour, house speaker paul ryan. mr. speaker, you've come a long way from waiting tables to the speakers office, but did you ever really feel like a d.c. swamp creature kind of guy? >> no, no, i never really did. i always felt like a wisconsin guy who came to congress to make a difference. i feel like i have made a big difference. i have accomplished much of what i wanted to do. you know me well. our kids are now teenagers. i just came to the basic conclusion, i feel like our majority's in good hands. the president has given us chance to get a lot done, which we've gotten a lot done. with teenagers at home, i do another term and they will really only know me as a weekend dad. you have to remember, i came to congress before i had kids. so they've only known me as a weekend dad. if i do another term, that's all they'll ever know me as. that's just something i just can't do. >> dana: i think a lot of people would understand that. i know you've talked about entitlement reform being one of those missed opportunities. a big on

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paul ryan became the speaker at 45. when he became the speaker he had passed three bills the entire, you know, 15 years at that point he had been in congress. one of them was to rename a post office. one of them was to give a tax break to bow and arrow hunters, manufacturers. can you imagine if an african-american woman who was 45 who had been in congress for 15 years was suddenly pushed out there with that record as the next speaker. the media would have torn that person to pieces but with paul ryan he got complete and total free pass. it's nice to see that he at least does enough polling to know that there is a blue wave coming and that his future as the speaker was in real jeopardy. >> well, it's not just him. one of the people who is slated to potentially replace them did not deny having attended a white nationalist meeting. >> yes. >> and the media just glosses over it. is there going to be activism? around the tax issue. the tax thing is really so unpopul unpopular. we need to make that an issue in the mid term. >

let me ask you real quick have you think have you heard anything about whether or not paul ryan just looking at you know running for president or say running for governor of wisconsin is there anything else politically on his plate that we've heard about yet. oh ah it's our life i mean scott walker's indicated he's running for reelection and so that's at least out for a while he could always of course run for president in twenty twenty or twenty twenty four perhaps more likely will be moving into the private sector and taking advantage of a lot of the contacts he's made during his tenure as speaker and longer tenure in congress to earn a living that he presently is not earning as a member of the u.s. house that's an interesting thing that you bring up because i think that that doesn't get talked about enough is how you know when politicians leave office you know the kind of jobs that they take and how that can kind of become that revolving door that we talk about so often like a lot of politicians will leave office and become lobbyists. how price does that play into their decision ma

paul ryan is done. and democrats and republicans is going to be a wash. >> it is going to be a lot more. and not just the house. >> hated disagree with my friend michael here, the fact that you have kevin mccarthy who is a smooth political operator. republicans like winning and the winning spirit and the legislature. and they disagree with him, steve scalise has become a beloved american figure after his recovery, his road back from the congressional baseball game where he was shot and an interesting wildcard with someone from the freedom caucus jumping in, mark meadows, to make this a fiscal debate. this will be interesting. it will ensue the base. >> any names to throw? >> the base against the more conservative, and a strong stable party. >> stale bread, yesterday's bread, we like to have a turnover in power. >> thank you for joining us. the time -- trouble in toyland. how drug smugglers managed to hide $2 million in the disney choice. a little boy's dream come true, how deputies given the surprise of

. >> what happened to paul ryan? why didn't he speak up? why didn't he stand up to the president about things many believe were personally offensive to you? >> i have a much more effective relationship by having personal dialogues than wailing on him on tv. i don't see how that gets things done. howie: he's getting it from all the sides. conservative commentators say he wasn't fully on board with the trump agenda, and commentators say he enabled trump. mara: it will take time before we decide what his legacy is. he was a reluctant speaker. it was widely thought he would step down after november. he says it's unfair for him to run for reelection because he's going to quit. howie: many in the media, print, web, television, say it's a done deal, democrats are going to take over the house. mara: i'm shocked at how many think this is done. i hear it from republicans. i am even more shocked to hear it from republicans. they have a lot of structural advantages. the democrats have an uphill climb. ryan isn't the tipping poin

that was paul ryan a couple of years ago. that is why you are hearing about kevin mccarthy now, who is certainly solidified his place with the house are public and congress. very close with president trump. the fact that steve scalise is on the radar now tells you a lot. this should be locked up for mccarthy. steve scalise literally took a bullet for the team on the baseball practice field last june in alexandria, virginia. that is why his name is in the mix. he said he would like to move up in leadership if that opportunity avails itself. keep in mind the president trump may have a very important role in this and there could be some dark courses. there are some republicans who don't like the current leadership structure, regardless who is there, that is why we are hearing about mark walker, the chair of the republicans study committee, the largest bloc in the conservatives, and the former speaker of the utah legislature, rob bishop. the chairman of the resources committee, shannon. >> shannon: chad, a busy day tracking all o

paul ryan will retire in january. one of the biggest takes from the zuckerberg testimony is what he said to senator ted cruz when asked about the pervasive pattern of political bias. >> facebook and the tech industry is located in silicon valley which is an extremely left-leaning place. this is a concern i have and i try to root out in the company to make sure we don't have any bias in the work we do. and i think it's a fair concern. charles: it's located in silicon valley which according to zuckerberg is an extreme left-leaning place. he talked about the fact that everyone there could be bias inherently. over the weekend there was a big what you would call scandal when jack dorsey from twitter liked an article that there would be a civil war and soon in california. carol, congratulations for throwing your hat in the ring. one republican going from mayor nashville, tennessee. i think this is what jack dorsey is talking about. maybe this california model is moving to the rest of the country, particularly in states and

mark: paul ryan, why now? he says he does not want to be a weekend dad. what does this news mean for the november midterms? michael: that news for the republican party, he will be seen that's bad news for the republic -- bad news for the republican party, it has to be demoralizing for members of the party. he is a prodigious fundraiser but if he is not around, the ability of him to raise money drops. there is no good to the republican party. it is a divided party. will compete for the speakership, steve scalise, who was shot last year, and kevin mccarthy, the whip, the number two person in the agency, the majority later -- majority leader on the house side. they will be pushing to get support. it is possible we get a conservative entrant from the freedom caucus. divided republican party goes into the fault with bad polls, without his leader and without its chief fundraiser. as the wife -- as to why? you have to take his word that the demands of the office are extraordinary and he does not want to be a part-time dead. it will be -- part-time dad. people wa

paul ryan retiring next january. next here on c-span, we will take you live over to the senate budget committee. they are hearing from the c.b.o. director, the congressional budget office director keith hall with his latest projections on the deficit. hearing got under way about 10 minutes ago. >> our witness this morning is dr. keith hall, director of the congressional budget office. earlier this year he appeared before this committee to discuss c.b.o.'s work and his efforts to increase responsiveness and transparency at the agency. this

first of all, paul ryan is an old friend of mine. he just wants to go home to wisconsin and be with his family. he is raising kids and he is never there. you can't blame the guy and he did great service. by the way, he and president trump worked really well together on the tax cuts. i know because i was deeply involved in that thing. they worked really well on that. regarding the rest of the year, i wouldn't rule out an infrastructure bill. that's being discussed on the hill and at the white house. there may be similar budget activity that is possible, there may even be some warrant tax activity. we'll see on that. >> martha: obviously, paul ryan for years with the other piece of what he wanted to accomplish, he said that today. it is entitlement reform important to you in the president? >> yes, it is. it's a tough thing to do, probably even tougher than tax cuts. i've been down that road. it's always been a priority, it's always been an issue. the budget is not in good shape. we know that and we are pushing for a more modest governm

. >>> and house speaker paul ryan reveals this is his last year in congress even as republicans head into a potentially bruising midterm election. how will ryan's departure impact the party of trump? i'm wolf blitzer and you're in "the situation room." >> announcer: this is cnn breaking news. >> breaking tonight, the infamous "access hollywood" video tape is coming back to haunt president trump in a surprising new way that could put him and his attorney in legal jeopardy. sources tell cnn that fbi agents who raided the president's personal lawyer michael cohen were looking for communications between him and mr. trump related to the "access hollywood" video that rocked the trump campaign only a month before the presidential election. i'll get reaction to the breaking news from congressman adam schiff, the top democrat in the house intelligence committee. and our correspondents and analysts are all standing by. first, let's go to cnn chief political analysis gloria borger and crime and justice reporter shemma and you have new reporting on the fbi raid. why is it significant that agents

paul ryan exits stage right. amid daunting process jekts "the 11th hour" begins now. >> i'm ali velshi in for brian williams. we have breaking news tonight about one time white house steve bannon pushed out last summer. "the washington post" reports that he is back is and has a plan to try to derail the mueller investigation. bannon is pitching a plan to west wing aids and congressional allies to cripple the federal probe into russian interference into the 2016 election according to four people. the first step is for trump to fire deputy attorney general rod j. rosenstein who oversees the work of special counsel robert muler and signed off on a search warrant of long time personal lawyer, michael cohen. seize the cooperation and reversing the legal team. the hollywood tape back in the headlines. now rocking the white house. the "new york times" first to report that the agents who raided michael cohen residences and office on monday looking for records relating to the video. also covering the store skpri standing