Dana Perino: This is an AGGRESSIVE move by the White House

BACK. >> Lawrence: THANK YOU, BRITTA. WITH EXACTLY THREE WEEKS UNTIL. MIDTERM ELECTIONS TODAY VICE. PRESIDENT VANCE AND SPEAKER. JOHNSON ARE HEADING TO TEXAS. WHERE SENATE RACE BETWEEN KEN. PAXTON AND DEMOCRAT JAMES. TALARICO IS IN A DEAD HEAT. TALARICO BACK ON THE CAMPAIGN. TRAIL AFTER BREAK OF TWO WEEKS. RENEWING PUSH FOR HIM TO DEBATE. PAXTON. JOINING US IS AMERICA'S NEWSROOM.

DANIN DA -- DANA PERINO. >> Dana: I SHOULD INTERVIEW YOU. >> Lawrence: YOU KNOW A LOT, YOU. HAVE SOURCES. >> Dana: WHEN IT WAS CLEAR. PAXTON WAS GOING TO BE NOMINEE, THERE WAS CLEAR UNDERSTANDING. FROM REPUBLICAN AND DEMOCRATS. THIS WOULD BE A TIGHT AND. EXPENSIVE RACE. NOT BECAUSE JAMES TALARICO IS A. TERRIFIC CANDIDATE, PAXTON HAS.

BEEN A WEAK CANDIDATE, HE HAS. RUN 150,000 VOTES BEHIND GREG. ABBOTT AND IF YOU LOOK AT A. CLOSE ELECTION WHERE TURNOUT IS. EVERYTHING AND YOU DON'T HAVE. 150,000 VOTERS TURN OUT, THAT. WILL BE DIFFICULT. TALARICO WAS NOT OFF SOCIAL. MEDIA, THIS IS NEW TIKTOK STAR, THINK WHAT MAMDANI WAS ABLE TO. DO WITH THAT AND GETTING YOUNGER. PEOPLE TO TURN OUT.

I STILL BELIEVE IN THE LONG RUN. THIS IS NOT THE YEAR EVERYTHING. IS GOING TO BE TURNED AROUND IN. TEXAS. THE FACT THE VICE PRESIDENT AND. SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE HAVE TO BE. THERE INSTEAD OF ANYWHERE ELSE. SHOW REPUBLICANS ARE ON DEFENSE. AND PLAYING WELL. >> Lawrence: THEY COULD BE USING. THAT CAPITAL SOMEWHERE ELSE. >> Dana: THEY ARE NOT GOING TO. MAINE, NEW HAMPSHIRE AND IOWA.

>> Lawrence: THEY UNDERSTAND AND. LETTING SUSAN COLLINS RUN HER. RACE. SHE HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL. KATIE ZACHARIA IS THE NEW PRESS. SECRETARY. ANY ADVICE? HOW DO YOU THINK SHE'S GOING TO. DO? >> Dana: WE KNOW HER A LITTLE. BIT, SHE IS VERY BRIGHT. SHE'S A LAWYER. DOING THE BRIEFING THIS MORNING. IS INTERESTING. I AM A MORNING PERSON, I LIKE TO. BRIEF IN THE MORNING. SHE HAS BEEN KNOWN TO SAY SHE.

LIKES THE PRESS, PERHAPS SHE. WILL TRY TO KILL THEM WITH. KINDNESS, IT IS AGGRESSIVE MOVE. TO DO A BRIEFING THIS QUICKLY. HOW MUCH TIME HAS SHE HAD WITH. THE PRESIDENT? SHE MIGHT HAVE TO SAY, I'LL GET. BACK TO YOU, LET ME TOUCH BASE. I CAN THINK OF ALL THE TOUGH. QUESTIONS, I KNOW SHE'S BEEN. PREPARING ALL WEEKEND. THE FACT SHE'S A LAWYER WILL. HELP HER NAVIGATE QUESTIONS AND.

ALSO IF THE DEMOCRATS DO TAKE. OVER THE HOUSE, LOOK OUT, THAT. IS WHEN ALL LEGAL STUFF COMES TO. THE FOREFRONT, YOU KNOW THAT. >> Lawrence: UH-HUH. WE THINK ABOUT THE PRESS. SECRETARY WITH THE PUBLIC-FACING. ASPECT. THERE ARE SO MANY LOGISTICS. >> Dana: PEOPLE SEE HER AN HOUR. A DAY AND YOU DON'T KNOW OTHER. 23 HOURS PER DAY, YOU ARE.

PREVENTING PROBLEMS, YOU ARE IN. MEETINGS, YOU ARE THE NEUTRAL. BROKER FOR EVERYBODY COMING AT. YOU FOR WHAT THEY WANT YOU TO. SAY AT THE PODIUM. YOU HAVE TO BE ON TOP OF EVERY. ISSUE. THERE IS MANAGEMENT, YOU HAVE. BIG OFFICE OF 15 PEOPLE OR SO. AND TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHERE. DOES THE PRESS NEED TO BE AND. CONTROVERSY REGARDING THE POOL. ALL THE STUFF HAPPENING BEHIND. SCENES IS IMPORTANT. >> Lawrence: WILL NEED GREAT. AIDE SAYS. >> Dana: I HAD GREAT DEPUTIES.

WE HAVE SPEAKER MIKE JOHNSON AND. JACK KEANE AND HARVEY LEVINE. WILL TELL US WHAT IS GOING ON. WITH SELMA BLAIR. I'VE GOTTEN MAD ON FLIGHTS, NOT. THAT MUCH.