i'm mike emanuel in for bret baier.reaking tonight we are following two major stories the president's son defy as congressional subpoena to appear privately for a deposition about his business dealings. and leading off, the house has voted to formally initiate an impeachment investigation into president biden. senior congressional correspondent chad pergram is on capitol hill with what exactly this means. good evening, chad. >> chad: mike, good evening. first the house wanting information from the son. then the house turning to an investigation of dad. the house just voted to formalize an impeachment inquiry for president biden. the vote 221-212. the house could have been on firmer legal ground enforcing its subpoena for hunter biden to appear for a deposition today had the impeachment inquiry already been in place. instead, hunter biden skipped out. >> all we're trying to do is get the needed people who have been blocked or refused to cooperate to come in and testify under oath before congress. >> chad: the house lacke

i'm trace gallagher in for bret baier.sidential candidates former president trump fights efforts to exclude him from some state ballots. california's population declines for a third straight year. tax documents reveal the surprising groups that are leaving the state. and as issue with the creeps. in energy experts are calling for updates to the power grid. bret baier looks at efforts to protect our most critical assets but, first ♪ breaking tonight, the u.s. and mexico say they will work together more closely in coming weeks to address the crisis at the southern border. mexican officials cleared what was once a large tent camp sitting near the border as u.s. officials agree to keep rail crossings open after temporary closures. but, republican critics say they are not convinced these efforts will alleviate the massive migrant crisis. fillian turner is in mexico city tonight. gillian, good evening mexican delegation going to travel to the townhouse meet with president biden at the house next month in january to continue the

welcome to los angeles.e cri'm trace gallagher intro bret baier. crisis at the southern border now spreading beyond major cities. we will look at hohow businesses are impacted by the record surge, plus, whatever happened to the w russian military contractor, the wegner group?on anald bret baier explains what additional infrastructure of tha u.s. may need to meet the biden administration's electric vehiclt,e goals. but first... ♪ ♪ breaking tonight, president joe biden prepares to win over voters after what many say was a tough year. the president is on a family vacation in the caribbean amid the expanding conflict in the middle east, the war in ukrainet and as the crisis at the bordere swells to record numbers, theses challenges remain flash points in 2024.vo as a new fox poll shows how voters think this year has gone. just 24% think 2023 was a good year, while that number has steadily risen since 2020, stilo 13 percentage points lower than in 2019. fromlucas tomlinson is traveling with the president and reports from the virgin islands on how presi

i'm trace gallagher in for bret baier. crisis at the southern border spreading beyond major cities. we will look at how businesses are contacted by the record surge, plus, whatever happened to the russian military contractor the wagner group? and bret baier explains what additional infrastructure the u.s. may need to meet the biden administration's electric vehicle goals. but, first ♪ breaking tonight, president joe biden prepares to win over voters after what many say was a tough year. the president is on a family vacation in the caribbean amid the expanding conflict in the middle east, the war in ukraine and as the prices at the border as well as to record numbers these challenge also remain flash points in 2024. as a new fox poll shows how voters think this year has gone. just 24% think 2023 was a good year. while that number has steadily risen since 2020, it is still 13 percentage points lower than it was in 2019. lucas tomlinson is traveling with the president and reports from the virgin islands on how president biden

. ♪ ♪ >> bret: good evening, welcome to washington. i'm mike emanuel in for bret baier. evidence that iran is helping houthi militants disrupt traffic on the red sea. taxpayers spent money on migrant housing. why is some of it not being used? we check in with weather and traffic on one of the busiest holiday travel days of the year. ♪ >> mike: but, first, breaking tonight, a major decision from the u.s. supreme court as justices refuse to consider former president trump's request for immunity from prosecution. the case will instead go to an appeals court early next month. this is considered a victory for the former president and setback for special counsel jack smith it. could have huge ramifications is the coming election year. senior national correspondent rich edson at the white house tonight has details. good evening, rich. >> good evening, mike. an election already with significant uncertainty just had more injected into it this afternoon. the supreme court's refusal to soon decide whether former president trump is immune from certain charges could move this issue r

i'm rich edson in for bret baier. asking a federal appeals court to drop the election interference case, arguing that he is immune from prosecution. the fight of the senate will be one of the biggest stories of 2024. we will take a closer look. whatever happened to the nationwide protest over the death of george floyd in 2020? some protesters got a major payday. ♪ rich richer but, first, breaking tonight, hamas is reportedly rejected an egyptian led peace proposal that would have required the terrorist organization to cr cede power. pal citizennian parliament. knowingations at impasse. it will release more hostages if israel stops its attacks. benjamin netanyahu vowed sunday to keep fighting. all this as pope francis delivered his christmas message calling for peace in the world and calling for end to the gaza. trey yingst is in tel aviv tonight. hey, trey. >> trey: rich, good evening. it's day 80 of the war between israel and hamas as the mideast marks the christmas holiday. >> it was a dark and dreary christmas eve

tonight my colleague talks with bret baier already on the battlefield.eek and premiers publicly today. >> bret: thanks, rich. we are about to get a closer look at the ukraine war on the ground. joining us is french author and filmmaker. while making latest documentary he visited more than 20 places all across ukraine, traveled a lot through the donbas region here. had some close calls as well in bakhmut right here, two separate occasions almost hit by missiles, had some compelling interviews throughout the film russian prisoners of war captured by ukrainianens on the frontline. he speaks with two soldiers from the israeli defense forces are who are reunited with their ukrainian counterparts. >> your transmission is to come back safe. [. >> this is my country. this is my army. >> that is a piece of french author, filmmaker bernard's latest documentary called glory to the heroes. bernard, thanks for coming back to "special report." >> thank you. >> this film really is an ode to the ukrainian forces who are fighting on the ground. you spent a lot of time th

it is written by my friend bret baier. george washington is a big big subject. constitution, what you mean by that? lexmark, thanks for having me on. this book is a labor of love. i think i've done a number of these and i've been fortunate to have been on your show and your radio show talking about them. this book us back to the beginning the founding of our country and how crucial washington was to that happening. a lot of people do not realize it after the revolutionary war in that time before the constitution was locked in and then ratified we had a government work washington become the first president. in that interim time was the most dangerous time our country would ever see. it's one of these times the country almost wasn't formed. it was breaking apart. it was disparate colonies arguing about a lot of different things are a lot of people at that time who believed may be, we as a country should go back the different colonies go back to be under the rule of the british. it was in that time that washington's leadership in the study force got people to come

bret baier joins us. why don't you characterize it?nk in that poll trump still led by 15 but his lead was less than what it had been before. >> yeah, good morning. i think it's moved a little bit. it's only one poll, cbs poll that shows haley moving into the 20s and she is the closest competitor in new hampshire. she is not there in iowa. donald trump the former president on the stump says where is the surge? i've gone up ten points. she has gone up one. or gone down in some cases and he is right in some polls it stayed about the same and he has seen an increase in the national polls especially. we are focusing on new hampshire. independents play a big role there. democrats could vote in a republican primary. it is a sweet spot for nikki haley in how she is pitching things. she hasn't run any ads that i know of against donald trump. this is the first one that targets her from the trump folks. >> dana: from nate silver, a political analyst and he said would a haley win in new hampshire cause republican voters to rethink the race when th

good to be with you, bret. >> bret: good to be with you, gillian. i'm bret baier. board violent crime in the district has risen nearly 40% this year alone. the city shaken by carjackings and brazen smash and grab crime. two days ago a mob stole $250,000 worth of goods from a chanel store in downtown d.c. >> gillian: alexandria hoff is in washington with more. >> violent crime is up 39% in the district. even members of congress have been victimized the year and city shocked by how brazen criminals have become here. five suspects made off with a quarter of a million dollars earlier this week from that chanel store you were talking about. video shows a fire extinguisher being used against an officer during that

bret baier says no, no one can stop trump in the race. >> president trump, as chris christie says is up 20, 30, 40, 50 points, depending on the poll you look at, so they are playing for number two. this is a moment where the other candidates are not attacking former president trump, they are not doing it. they are not doing it with ads, we saw this in 2016, marco rubio went after jeb bush and donald trump hit the gap. right now that is what is happening. advantage lobs obviously is with the former president. >> todd: find out what the voters think, iowa caucus january 15th. >> carley: in the house, house is expected to vote on whether to censor senator jamaal bowman for pulling the fire alarm at the capitol. yesterday it failed by 15 votes. >> the censor resolution against me today continue to demonstrate inability to govern. i was rushing to the capitol to vote and prevent a republican shutdown. when i tried to exit a door i usually go through, it didn't open and due to confusion and rush to go vote, i pulled the fire alarm. no way did i obstruct official proceedings. >> what is nex

coming up bret baier sits down with family members of hostages being held in gaza.hat they have to say we should tell you is heart wrenching. it is also imperative we listen to what they're saying. later in the nightcap would you trust artificial intelligence to pick a christmas gift you might be excited about. we would like you to give it a try. go to at trace gallagher on the social media pages x and instagram and check out the nightcap link. let us know what gift it recommended and if you like it. then stay on social media, let us know. we'll show you the results, read the best responses in the nightcap. it's 8:19 and 30 seconds here on the west coast. here is the fox news at night trip across america, first a life look, caldwell idaho's ribbon ice-skating rink. i can't skate but i did learn to fly in caldwell idaho. downtown milwaukee with a live view of the clarke building and finally a live look at myrtle beach south carolina where christmas spirits seem to be very bright. we are great live, not bad on tape so if you can't join us live set your dvr. we are com

. >> bret: good evening i'm bret baier, breaking tonight the conflict in the middle east escalates across the region. israeli forces are expanding the war zone, threatening more targeted attacks amid international pressure for a ceasefire. u.s. officials are asking prime minister benjamin netanyahu to deescalate in gaza, as the administration says, it's ramping up pressure on iranian backed groups. we have fox team coverage tonight chad pergram looks at the u.s. response to a drone attack that left three service members injured in northern iraq but we begin with trey yingst live from tel aviv. good evening trey. >> reporter: bret good evening. there is concern tonight about the possibility of a broader conflict with iran and its proxies as the war in gaza rages on. israeli forces in northern israel are on high alert as attacks from the lebanese militant group hezbollah continue. today a church took a direct hit from an anti tank guided missile injuring one civilian. when israelis troops arrived to evacuate the wounded nine soldiers were injured in additional attacks. >> the anti tank miss

. >> bret baier is next. >> thanks. good afternoon, everybody. i'm bret baier in for martha maccallum. welcome to a special edition of "the story." breaking reports of a new attack on a container ship in the red sea after the u.s. retaliates against iran-backed hezbollah strikes on american troops in iraq injuring three of our service members. one of them critically. the attacks against u.s. forces in the region piling up. we're at more than 100 since the start of the war. u.s. officials for weeks now have been warning the situation could spiral in to escalation. congressman michael waltz says our response has not been nearly strong enough. first to trey yingst reporting live from tel aviv. good afternoon, trey. >> brett, good afternoon. overnight president biden ordered the u.s. military to strike a series of targeting belongs to militants in iraq. according to u.s. central command, three separate strikes took place and destroyed the targeted facilities and likely killed a number of hezbollah militants, this came in response to three americans b

. >> bret: good evening. i'm bret baier. breaking tonight the conflict in the middle east escalates across the region. israeli forces are expanding the war zone threatening more targeted attacks amidst international pressure for a cease-fire. asking prime minister benjamin nets to do escalate in gaza as the administration says it's ramping up pressure on iranian backed groups. we have fox team coverage tonight. chad pergram looks at the u.s. response to a drone attack that left three service members injured in northern iraq. we begin with trey yingst live from tel aviv. good evening, trey. >> bret, good evening. there is concern tonight about the possibility of a broader conflict with iran and its proxies as the war in gaza rages on. >> trey: israeli forces in northern israel are on high alert as attacks from the lebanese militant groups hezbollah continue. today a church took a direct hit from anti tank guided missile injuring one civilian. when israeli troops arrived to evacuate the wounded, nine soldiers were injured in a

. >> good evening from washington i'm jillian turner and for bret baier. for just the six time, the hous expelled one of its own members. we got the latest on george santos. plus of this, is the truth out there? if the government hiding at? new push for transparency on ufos. also our whatever happened to report about game changing scandal on wall street. >> first, rocket fire over gods as the war there we ignites. officials say hamas at vye violated terms with israel ending the temporary cease-fire that had facilitated several hostage for prisoner swaps. now over 130 hostages were made and hamas captivity and totally conditions. in northern israel tonight, heidi. >> hey. if military operations continue tonight not only in gaza but here in the northern front as israel announces the deaths of six hostages kidnapped by hamas terrorists back on october 7. for the first time in one week today, no more hostages came home to israel after the cease-fire was broken in the early morning hours. >> the sounds and sights of war are back. in gaza and israel. [speaking i

let's bring in bret baier, executive editor and anchor of "special report."is getting closer and to former president continues to deepen his lead in most of these polls with the backdrop looming. >> it's amazing all that will happen. while there's voting going on that a court case is going on, potentially affects whether he gets charged. this is a really interesting play by the prosecutor, the special counsel, to go to the supreme court. traditionally the court is not of the mindset of fast tracking appeals that go around the appellate courts. in the last five years or so, they have been trying to speed things up or at least the court has done that a few times. this may be one of those times. the prosecutor points back to u.s. versus nixon in 1974 where the supreme court did move in and say there was not protection there. it may be a different mindset of this particular court, but we don't know. a decision, the special counsel is looking for to make sure that the trial can go forward and be concluded before the election. think about that. the unwritten things

want to bring in bret baier as well. good morning to you. just your initial reaction to the news on the passing of sandra day o'connor. >> you know, she was a trailblazer. obviously the first woman to serve on the u.s. supreme court. you have to look back at her time in arizona. she was an arizona appellate court judge in the court of appeals in maricopa county as a judge. before that, she was the first serving female majority leader of the state senate as the republican leader in the arizona state senate. she was always a trailblazer. i just know from my writing and study of ronald reagan that he was really proud of that nomination. and in 1981, he makes this nomination but he calls her the day before the announcement. she didn't know she was a finalist. she writes in his diary about that. he says called judge o'connor, told her she was my nominee for supreme court. already the flak is starting and from my own supporters. right to life people say she is pro-abortion. she declares abortion is personally repugnant to her. i think she will mak

let's bring in our fox news chief political anchor, bret baier. we say this, the knives were out. they were going after each other. we knew nikki haley would be a primary target. here is ron desantis going after her. >> you have other candidates here like nikki haley. she caves any time the left or media comes after her. i did a bill in florida that stop gender mutilation of mi minors. she opposes that bill. which you thought that was important. tell us why. >> i am not sure how many people watched this debate. "new york times" had people in bars in iowa and iowa, they vote in six weeks. they said no one knew it was on. they were focused on the iowa-iowa state women's basketball game in which caitlin clark, a hawk i had the chance to suppress 3,000 career points. how many people did watch this? i don't know. it was clear that ron desantis and ramaswamy, their target was nikki haley. that was most of this debate. >> you talk about watching this. we had to because it was an assignment but i had to look for it. a producer said you have to pull it up here and you have to put it here a

. >> peter: i try not to have a beer before i talk to bret baier. >> john: good idea. you would end up calling him bret beer. sandra. >> sandra: good rule of thumb there, peter. robert o'brien, former national security adviser and representative to the u.n. general assembly. robert, thank you for joining us. "wall street journal" editorial board on biden's rising tension with israel, it reads israelis know mr. biden is under pressure from the democratic party left to stop israel-gaza's operations and making sacrifices, israel has no good choices here but america does. the president can focus on supporting a u.s. ally and vanquishing a genocidal enemy. what do you make of the supposed rift between happening kamala harris and the president? >> well, we are seeing, sandra, that the left, far left wing of the democratic party and the rashid tlaib and ilhan omar, and turning on our ally in a way that's unheard of, and never seen it before, never happened under our administration, president trump would have never done this. i mean, can you imagine after 9/11 if israel critic

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quick networking reminder, bret baier spoke with the hostage families and that will be on tonight. >>e. >> leslie: i think at the end of the day, we can look at polls and humanity and what the united states has shown is they care about every human being and that i think, i loved and we're all saying, the feed was rolling, these are sons and daughters and mothers and these people have names. the 4000 palestinian children have names and i pray on hanukkah and as christmas comes, for peace, so all children, regardless of religion or where they were born, regardless of ethnicity, culture, gender, they would know peace because there is a possibility, it seems impossible right now, there is a possibility. i'm so glad our government is doing for these people and their families what they should do, any government and i'm glad partisanship is put aside because humanity should trump politics. >> kayleigh: we pray for all families and hamas uses children as human shields. to emily's point, how hopeful is it for the biden government at private fundraiser to criticize our allies. privately, a few

hello, i'm bret baier. welcome to mt. vernon on the banks of the potomac river. this was george washington's home. his business and his most beloved place on earth. but his dedication to his country is best measured by the time he spent away from here. >> his dedication is beste measuresov by the time he spent away from here, 8n. spent away from here, 8n. years th then to preside overnati constitutional convention. and another 8 years, when he served as infant nation's firsto rt president. my latest tell-all book, to rescue the constitution. washington. i tell the story of how washington was human embodiment of document that guarantees our liberty that will end here at mount vernon, but it begins on another virginia plantation not far away. >> washington was born in 1732 when british coloniesonis were still out boasts. outpost.g >>us mew world held promise, many colonists became healthy from tobacco farming, includes georgeck father, augustestine. they overlooked the river across from fredericks berg, across from fredericks berg, virginia. their comfortable life

we heard from bret baier last night. >> the constitution requires this, this is a serious matter. they are not turning over documents or key witnesses, to get that, need impeachment inquiry. i believe it will pass. >> one house republicans he will launch against the impeachment inquiry. we heard from top lawmakers. back to you. >> brian: you don't look fat, you look trim and professional. >> lawrence: i like it. >> brian: giving into the season. >> ainsley: nothing better than that traditional look. >> brian: remind me of bret hume. >> lawrence: a classic man. >> you are too much, best christmas gift i've got. >> steve: cost a fortune. hunter biden showing up 90 minutes from now. because his attorney only wanted him to be in public before the camera, instead, they will do a closed-door deposition. we've seen this movie before. hunter biden will probably take the fifth amendment 100 times if there are questions his lawyer does not want him to answer, right? >> i imagine a lot of questions he will say, i can't recall, or he will not answer specifically. will they be able to hold him

well, tomorrow on "special report," bret baier returns with a common ground featuring congressman democrat jared moskowitz and max miller. remember, if you can't catch us live, set your dvr 6:00 p.m. eastern, 3:00 p.m. on the west coast. thanks for watching. i'm rich edson from new york. merry christmas from all of us at fox news. "the ingraham angle" is next. ♪ >> christmas is supposed to be a time to come together but our family feasts are crackling with contention. i say enough right here, right now. we're going to sitting things and once and for la la la la la la la la la. this is the great christmas debated. ♪ ♪ [applause] tim tim i'm tom shillue, your host. and we have two teams playing for bragging rights and a cashsw prize for charity. let's meet our contestants. we have the green team and thebg red team. for the green teamarit, fox news radio personality jimmy failla. [cheers] jimmy. there it is. journalist and fox business guru gerri willis. [cheers] >> and the co-host of "fox & friends weekend," will cain. [cheers] [applause] >> tom: over here our red team is ready to rumba. hav

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i'm bret baier. a huge damage award in the rudy giuliani election worker defamation case. we'll tell you how much the plaintiffs are supposed to receive. the top democrat in the senate says congress is getting stonewalled over ufos. we'll bring you that story. and we look at whether hydroelectric dams are having a dangerous effect on the salmon population. but first breaking tonight, president biden's national security chief says the u.s. and israel are discussing a timetable for scaling back intense combat operations in the war with hamas. jake sullivan speaking again today with israeli leaders and with the palestinian president. these meetings come as we learn of a huge tragedy in northern gaza. our correspondent starts us off tonight live from jerusalem. good evening, nate. >> bret, israel continues facing pockets of the resistance? the northern gaza strip. israeli soldiers encountered three hostages, but they believed they were hamas terrorists. what happened next is under investigation tonight. during the chaos of war, israel admits to a heartbreaking mistake. the ide

. ♪ ♪ >> bret: good evening. i'm bret baier.sident joe biden vacations in the caribbean as republican presidential candidates return to the campaign trail. police in texas investigate the deaths of a pregnant teenager and her boyfriend in what they call a perplexing case. and doctors are warning about a tripledemic this winter as a new covid strain spreads throughout the united states. dr. marc siegel joins us to discuss. ♪ but, first, breaking tonight, another massive group of migrants is making its way through mexico as immigration officials work to process the thousands already waiting at the border. many of those who have been allowed to enter the u.s. are being sent further north where local officials say president joe biden and his administration have ignored their pleas for additional assistance. the president, meanwhile, is heading south to the caribbean for vacation as his top cabinet officials meet with mexico's president to discuss the crisis. we have fox team coverage, correspondent c.b. cotton is in new york where m

hello, i'm bret baier. welcome to mt. vernon on the banks of the potomac river. this was george washington's home. his business and his most beloved place on earth. but his dedication to his country is best measured by the time he spent away from here. eight years of the revolution, and then again to preside over the constitutional convention. and, of course, another eight years when he served as the infant nation's first president. in my latest tell all book, “to rescue the constitution, george washington and the fragile american experiment”, i tell the story of how washington was the human embodiment of the document that guarantees our liberty. it's a story that will end here at mt. vernon, but it begins on another virginia plantation. not far away. washington was born in 1732 when the british colonies were still just fledgling outposts. the new world held promise, and many colonists had become wealthy from tobacco farming, including george washington's father, augustine. their home stood on this 280 acre property overlooking the rappahannock river, across from

take a listen to what bret baier had to say earlier this week about your warning. >> we saw four years of donald trump. were there issues that crossed lines? yes. they raised all kinds of questions. but did people for the most part live their lives and were there checks and balances? yes, there were. would it be a dictatorship that doesn't step down from office? it's hard for me to back that up as of yet. >> he and his colleague laura ingraham tweeted asking how you think trump would end elections. quote, is he going to send out a tweet? does he have a hidden army we haven't seen? what on earth is she thinking? >> well, i would say first in response to bret, he already tried to seize power once. so you know, it shouldn't be hard for anybody to imagine that he will do it again. that's exactly what he was doing on january 6th. and no president has ever done that before. with respect to sort of the mechanics of how he would do this, donald trump will refuse to obey the rulings of the courts. he's already made clear that he will not abide by the rulings of the courts. and if you think abou

>> jesse: it was a bong hit. >> bret: thank you, jesse. good evening. i'm bret baier. breaking tonight. we have new polling on the republican presidential race in iowa showing former president donald trump making it a one horse race with a growing lead on the competition. in iowa, with just three and a half weeks to go before the caucuses, a fox business survey finds former president trump 34 points ahead of his nearest competitor. and there is substantial fallout this evening in iowa and elsewhere for the breaking news story we brought you last night. the ruling by colorado state supreme court that the former president is not qualified to be on that state's ballot because the court labels him an insurrectionist. a term pine used today as well. we have fox team coverage. david spunt is at the white house. president biden defines the polls talking up bidenomics and calling out predecessor reacting to that colorado ruling. we begin with correspondent mark meredith in ames iowa tonight. >> good evening to you. former president trump is dominating both the polls and politi

i'm bret baier. house republicans make a move on a censure resolution against one democrat and seek impeachment of another. we will tell you where the money is coming from for a lot of the pro-palestinian protest across the country. big world in the news of golf. two time major winner joins me live on the show. ♪ >> bret: but, first, breaking tonight, two months after the massacre that ignited the israel-hamas war, heavy fighting in and around the southern gaza city of khan yunis has displaced tens of thousands of people. cut most of gaza off from deliveries of food and water and other vital aid. the head of the united nations is warning of an impending humanitarian catastrophe and urging security council members to demand a cease-fire. senior foreign affairs correspondent. >> greg: we are a mile from gaza where the first night of hanukkah being marked in a very special way as the fighting rages nearby. [explosions] >> the israeli military continues its push against hamas. [gunfire] >> attacking pox

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i'm bret baier. another record for migrant encounters as a federal appeals court puts a halt to the biden administration's plan to remove a barrier along that border. we will take you there live. sweaty palms among former associates of the late sex offender jeffrey epstein as their names could soon be made public. the latest on this. and remembering the first female justice on the u.s. supreme court tonight ♪ but, first, breaking tonight, on the heels of disappointing poll numbers across the board, worries among democrats that president biden could drag down the rest of the democratic party next november. white house correspondent jacqui heinrich has that as she starts us off tonight live from the north lawn, good evening, jacqui. >> good evening, bret. americans are upset about the state of the economy. and hunter biden's tax crimes put a spotlight on the president's messaging that things would be more affordable if corporations and the wealthy would pay their fair share in taxes. but, tonight, a ri

it's the scandal that's too hot to handle for bret baier. but not for me.t senator ben cardin, not ben dover, says he's angry, frustrated and disappointed after video emerged of his ex staff member allegedly having sex in a senate judiciary committee room last week. hmm. allegedly having sex. i can describe the time i lost my virginity. thank you john stamos. as we so diligently reported last night, kardon's office said quo aidan is no longer employed by the us senate but judging by the video he definitely has a future as a pearl diver. now, we don't have access to the amateur smut so back by popular demand gene's artistic handiwork will do and it is a site to behold. good job gene. he took his time. having those interns model for you was -- but the jokes, i mean, really do write themselves. i guess legislation's not the only thing getting ran through. usually the only thing they pound in the senate is a gavel. but that's what i call a ranking member. last time i saw a spread like that i was in the buffet line at the golden corral. >> tyrus: okay. >> greg:

i'm bret baier. israel works to wrap up northern gaza operation and move south amid rising concerns over civilian casualties. house republicans focus on possible impeachment inquiry into president biden and the controversy over college football's final four. we'll take a look. ♪ but, first, breaking tonight, the biden administration is condition deming the rape of israeli women by hamas terrorists. it's a move critics say is overdue. it comes as a prominent democratic lawmaker is under fire tonight for comments she calls balance in covering this issue. gillian turner has details tonight from the state department. good evening, gillian. >> good evening to you, bret. the biden administration today acknowledged ha hamas terrorists are using rape as a weapon of war against israeli women and girls. >> we have seen hamas commit atrocities. both on october 7th and since october 7th. and we obviously condemn those across at this and support israel's actions to hold hamas accountable for them. >> thank you ka

. >> bret: good evening. i'm bret baier.

bret baier. this is getting heated on capitol hill. there will be a chance for members of congress from both sides of the aisle to question university presidents today because bret, it feels like this is a problem as bill said earlier, we turned over some rocks in the country and what's underneath is not good. >> good morning, dana and bill. i agree who heartedly. i think this has been eyebrow raising across the board the amount of anti-semitism we've seen on college campuses in particular. what's interesting the democratic women speaking out and they are a minority voice inside the democratic party currently. there is a split but they are being very vocal. sheryl sandberg, kirsten gillibrand and hillary clinton getting praised from some conservatives for standing up and saying all she is saying about how there can't be any kind of double standard or equivalence with israeli women being raped. another interesting thing, the state department yesterday saying that one of the reasons the cease-fire deal or pause deal fell apart was becaus

. >> bret: thank you have. a good night. good evening, welcome to washington. i'm bret baier. breaking tonight, authorities in las vegas say the person who opened fire on the campus of university of nevada at las vegas unlv this afternoon is dead. police report multiple victims have been taken to area hospitals but they are not saying what their injuries are, at least not yet, nor are they talking about a motive for the shooter. chief correspondent jonathan hunt is following this story from los angeles. good evening, jonathan. >> good evening, bret. we got the first word from las vegas police that there was an active shooter on the campus of the university of nevada las vegas. almost exactly three hours ago. and unlv officials immediately sent aletters to all students, telling them to run if they could. hide if they had to. fight if they must. the all too familiar advice that so many students caught in the middle of so many shootings have previously heard. vegas police also said early on that there were multiple victims and have since confirmed the number to be 3 that number c

i'm bret baier. breaking tonight, the supreme court has agreed to fast track consideration of a case testing whether former president donald trump has immunity from some of the criminal charges against him. the man in charge of prosecuting the former president on charges of election interference asked the nation's top court today to step in and now the highest court in the land has responded. correspondent david spunt has details tonight. good evening, david. >> bret, good evening. they certainly did. just moments ago the justices instructed the former president's attorneys to weigh in by next wednesday, december 20th. the supreme court is a body of nine that tries to remain apolitical but those justices are now being asked to enter the nerve center of the 2024 presidential election. special counsel jack smith has made an emergency plea to the justices asking them to rule on whether donald trump is immune from prosecution. smith petitioned the court earlier this afternoon asking for a quick decision.

. >> bret: good afternoon, i'm bret baier in washington in for john roberts. pump sea water into the complex tunnel system to force hamas terrorists out of there. israeli forces are setting up pumps to draw water from the mediterranean and push it through miles of hamas' tunnels. >> sandra: the fate of some 130 hostages still in captivity remains unclear at this hour. fox team coverage kicks off right now. ai aishah hasnie is in capitol hill for an antisemitism hearing. >> bret: and trey, what are you hearing about the new tactic by israel. >> we are following the report from the "wall street journal" indicating israeli officials are considering using water from the mediterranean sea to flood the hamas tunnel network. this has raised some questions about what it would do to the freshwater supply inside gaza but it would give the israelis a tactical advantage against the miles of tunnels inside the strip. this development comes as israeli forces say they raided hamas general security headquarters in jabalia neighborhood. soldiers from two separate units located

he exclusively made the announcement on "special report" with bret baier last night. >> you know, it'shad a really successful career and i have been very happy. but, there's a lot of things that liv golf has to offer that were very, very enticing. i do not play golf for the money. i have a duty to my family to give them the best opportunities and the most amount of resources possible. >> carley: rahm has reportedly signed a 3 year deal with liv valued at around 300 million bucks. some estimates have it even higher than that the decision was a shock to some after rahm repeatedly criticized liv, those are your headlines, guys. brian, i'm sure you have some thoughts on that. >> brian: i did. i watched a great interview with bret. i thought the americaer took place already and we are talking about fines and how they are going to come together what's he doing? for $300 million, i worry that money is not going to bring him happiness. [ laughter ] >> carley: i mean, it could add. >> lawrence: what else does it need? >> ainsley: won't bring happiness and makes your life easier and freedom. als

i'm bret baier meets with ukraine leader at the white house as that leader president zelenskyy desperately tries to get congress to authorize new funding for ukraine's war of resistance against russian invasion. two men have a joint news conference a short time ago at the white house. we will talk with president zelenskyy in just a few minutes. later in the show, the new house speaker, mike johnson on a host of topics. he is live here on set. first, white house correspondent peter doocy has the latest. he was at that news conference a short time ago e joins us live from the north lawn. good evening, peter. >> pete: president biden just answered a question whether or not he wants ukraine to defend itself or to win the war. he wants ukraine to win the war but he is not giving us any details about how he thinks that could or should happen. mr. president i will not walk away at the white house this tripe it is toned down. >> congress needs to pass the supplemental funding for ukraine before they break for holiday recess. before they give putin the greatest christmas gift they could possibly gi

he'll be on with bret baier on "special report." we'll see if he answers it then. >> one more question there. you are there and you understand what's going on. you mentioned strategy. a path to victory. again, you know, the american public was -- every one was on board at the beginning.ukraine has put up an amazing fight. there's a realization that they need more money. i think it's clear that people are wondering how do they get to victory? two weeks ago the economist magazine had a cover suggesting that russia would win this. first time i've seen anybody in the european media make such a suggestion. >> i think there was reporting today that the russians were basically watching this meeting, president zelensky's visit to the white house and a capitol hill and putting out messaging, doesn't matter how much money he comes back with, doesn't make a difference. all the money he's received so far, billions, hasn't matters. ukraine hasn't won the war. the president, we've been told, did talk about his strategy in trying to win this war a

. >> bret: good evening, welcome to washington. i'm bret baier. breaking tonight. we are releasing the latest fox news polls tonight at this hour and the news for president biden could not be much more unpleasant this evening. sources say he has been issued about recent poll numbers and these will not help that mood. right now. only 32% of those surveyed are satisfied with how things are going in the country. and just 14% say they have been helped by president biden's economic policies. 14% when it cmtion it it the israel hamentsd war only 33% approve of the president's performance in that foreign policy challenge. we have fox team coverage tonight. jacqui heinrich at the white house with the polling picture but we start with senior foreign affairs correspondent greg palkot in tel aviv as the president's defense secretary and top military adviser meet with israeli officials. the u.s. continuing, greg, to pressure israel to exercise restraint? gaza. good evening grk greg hi bret, yeah. words of support and caution coming from the top man at the pentagon as the regio

bret baier is going the talk next week about george washington and his leadership.f anybody is interested. >> that book is great. >> i am blinded by the lights. i see there's a microphone over there. let's so where the first question is coming from and we will come downstairs. okay. right over there. >> hi, mark, i was wondering the way you're describing, who determines who the domestic enemies democrats are? i took an oath and i figured there's no attorney that will chunk in for someone like that. hey, domestic enemies and your book nails it but i think domestic enemy describes them as well. [applause] i will tell you this. domestic enemies broadly is this, why do we keep funding colleges and universities the way that we fund them? state legislatures, republican states should be slashing them, congress, riches in thehe house and senate, we give them grants, we give them billions and billions of dollars, there's no oversight and they're allowed to run free. that's got to end as fast as possible. why are we going through the student visa lists to see who is here? rea

. >> dana: last night, sir, mike johnson was on with bret baier talking about the other biden issue on the hill today, moving forward with a formal inquiry vote. listen to him here. >> we've shown great restraint. there are a lot of people who are frustrated this hasn't moved faster. i stand by every word i said in the video. a big distinction between what is happening now and what the demo democrats. they did not follow procedures i just described. we have three committees investigating this and following the truth where they lead. >> dana: do you expect the house republicans to be able to get enough votes to go forward with a formal inquiry today? >> i do. some conversation with members who were concerned about this vote a couple months ago i think the level of detail we've been able to bring through this investigation has allowed members to get comfortable with voting for an impeachment inquiry. let me be clear, this is about giving the house full investigative powers to finish our business. we've uncovered so much. i believe the votes are there today to make that inquiry happen and