Vanity Fair's Gabriel Sherman joins The Hive to discuss what life without Gary Cohn looks like and continued chaos in the White House.
Sherman's sources tell him that Cohn is trying to fill the position with his own people, however many of them have the same feelings on the tax tariffs that Cohn has so that may be difficult. He says that President Trump is being careful not to rock the boat right now, as all these White House departures are creating negative headlines.
Plus, where does all this chaos leave Ivanka Trump Jared Kushner? Sherman says people in the White House are predicting Kushner will return to New York in the near future to be the campaign chairman. If that happens, Ivanka will probably leave Washington DC as well.
With a government shutdown five days away, Congress is moving into crisis mode as Speaker Kevin McCarthy faces an insurgency from hard-right Republicans eager to slash spending even if it means curtailing federal services for millions of Americans.
Rep. Andy Kim of New Jersey announced on Saturday that he will run against Sen. Robert Menendez in the state’s Democratic primary for Senate next year, saying he feels compelled to run against the three-term senator after he and his wife were indicted on sweeping corruption charges.
