ukraine plus comes as donald trump takes a key of cautious congressman, the head of foreign affairs house committee, the i'm rachel ruble live in moscow. this is our t international work. having the top new stories from around the world of protest turned violent in the northern syrians city of rock on thursday. at least 6 people were reportedly killed as us back syrian democratic forces which control the region opened fire to disperse demonstrators. the total number of casualties has not been confirmed. the videos have emerged on social media with the sounds of gunfire and showing people sling and panic. the protesters are reported to and rallying and supports of the h. t. s militants, which have taken control of damascus. the pentagon has once again, openly admitted having ties to syrian democratic forces, a long time collaboration in the region under what legal authority or the international national does of the us have a full semester in syria. i'm sorry. what is the question? what legal authority, either national or international, there's the us, how the troop presence, a full poster. we've had

we're going to have more from you, the incoming chairman of the house foreign affairs committee, congressman right back. ♪ jason: we're back with florida congressman brian mast. he's the incoming chairman of the house foreign affairs committee starting next month. and actually, all the fun and action starts on friday. it's hard to believe, here we are on sunday, but friday is the big vote for the speaker. what do you anticipate? because there's concern. you get two members going the wrong direction, mike johnson's got a real fight on his hands. >> people understand in the house that this is an opportunity for them to negotiate, so they're going to go out there, and they're going to hold their cards close to their chest to make sure they get the positioning that that they want to have a prosperous next 119th congress. in the way that they see it as prosperous. in the end, i think mike johnson will be a great speaker. i think he's going to be nobody as the doge speaker for the next congress. he's going to enable chairmen like myself and others to go into our respective lanes and get rid of the

brian mast is the incoming chair of the house foreign affairs committee and great to have you here. brian, we lost the congressman. i hope we can find him. brian mast from florida and he is somebody who will be taking over the house foreign affairs committee. powerful one. if he get him back he will talk about this and then also the fact that there are some democrats who apparently are upset he might not be as bipartisan as they would like him to be. >> bill: on its face why would you answer that question? >> dana: i think the press is out of practice of asking good questions. there is a way to ask him an interesting question along the lines if i were in the reporter's shoes would you welcome this problem of iran's nuclear program being solved before you take office on january 20th? would you welcome that? he might not answer it. president trump has been very cautious and diligent in what he says and what he doesn't say about classified information even though the democrats freaked out about it before. >> bill: israelis have been clear trying to isolate iran and done an effective job

discuss with two key republicans in charge of house committees, congressman james comer on the oversight committee and the incoming chairman of house foreign affairsssman brian mast. and we'll hear from ambassador robert o'brien who was trump's former national security adviser on the threats around the world that trump will face in his second term. it's t all right here, right now on "sunday morning futures." ♪ ♪ jay jay we begin -- jason: we begin with the 119th congress which opens on friday. up first, voting for a house speaker. mike johnson needs at least 218 members to vote for him when congress starts. it will be 219 republicans to 215 democrats. as fox news senior congressional correspondent chad pergram points out, quote, the house absolutely, unequivocally cannot do anything until it elects a speaker, period. this also means that the house cannot certify the results of the electoral college, making trump the 47th president of the united states on january 6th. what happens if the electoral college isn't sorted out by january 20th? well, president biden is done, so he's gone. the same with harris. next in the presidential line of succession

that story revealed in 2018, congressional aides of both parties on the house foreign affairs committeerust them congresswoman gabbard with the identity of the syrian defector known as caesar who had exposed atrocities committed by the assad regime. joining me as nbc news investigative reporter dan deluce who broke the story that i just talked through. and the direct -- director the syrian emergency task force. this is quite a story quite a time happening in the world history is happening the past couple of days. , it feels like part of the big news in this piece is congressional aides of both parties on the house foreign affairs committee did not trust them congresswoman gabbard with sensitive information, to say the least. set the scene for us. a meeting happening in 2018 and she had gone to syria in 2017. tell us what was happening in that room. >> it was 2018 and the house foreign affairs committee meeting, closed doors, with this syrian defector who had become famous known as caesar who exposed these terrible atrocities committed by the assad regime. executions, torture. >> photos

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shame on the senate foreign relations committee and house foreign affairs committee, and senate and house leadership for failing to rapidly bring these resolutions to the senate and house floors. through regular order. in the house and expedited procedures in the senate. last tuesday foreign affairs committee ranking member meeks introduced h.r. 10268 to imhose sanctions on those supplying military aid to warring parties and support pathways to a cessation of hostilities and peace. many of my house colleagues have led letters and introduced measures on the humanitarian crisis in sudan. it's not n president biden, president-elect trump, congress, and the international community you must use all their leverage to get humanitarian aid inside sudan. only then will the sudanese people know they have not been forgotten by the american people and the world. i ask unanimous consent to enerd additional materials. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the chair recognizes the gentleman from south carolina, mr. wilson, for five minutes. mr. wilson: mr. speaker, i ask permission to address the

secretary inken will take questions from the house foreign affairs committee.n c-span3. >>> live to capitol hill this morning where secretary of state antony blinken will be testifying regarding the u.s. evacuation from afghanistan in 2021. he'll be called on to respond to questions from members of the house foreign affairs committee regarding the abbey gate terrorist attack. the committee had voted along party lines for holding secretary blinken in contempt for failing to testify. live coverage on c-span3. >>> once again, we're live on capitol hill this morning, waiting for secretary of state antony blinken. he'll be testifying about the u.s. evacuation from afghanistan in 2021. he'll be responding to questions from members of the house foreign affairs committee this morning regarding the abbey gate terrorist attack, which led to the deaths of 13 u.s. service members and 170 afghan civilians. the committee had voted along party lines in september to hold secretary blinken in contempt for failing to testify about the withdrawal. should be arriving here shortly

you may remember, spoke to the house foreign affairs committee behind closed doors. his face during the meeting at the urging of committee staff of both parties. and thanks to this reporting, we now know why, congressional aids worried about one committee member, democratic representative tulsi gabbard. they were concerned she might leak information about the defector who hidden his identity out of fear from the assad regime. some worried she might reveal the identity to someone associated with the syrian government. both democratic and republican aides told them to make sure he covered his face before gab ardenterred the room. in other words they did not trust gabbard a democratic member of the house at the time to keep his secret. a spokesperson from trump transition team another smear by anonymous officials with no proof. not anonymous, the spokesperson says gabbard has an active top security clearance, top secret security and never breached rules around classified information. but all of it is a reminder of why so many national security experts in the country thi

he currently serves on the house foreign affairs committee, is a former navy seal commander, republican of course. congressman, thanks very much for being here. >> great to be with you. >> so you overlapped in the house with tulsi gabbard you have also been responsible for troops in combat. you know what it means when intelligence officials are making decisions that really affect the lives of the people around you. do you think tulsi gabbard is the right person for this job, or do you have concerns based on what you understand? our interests in this region to be? >> well, you know, i served with her. we served in the house armed services together and no doubt she has talent. what i like about tulsi is she's a military background. she's certainly talented and she understands the dynamics. she also understands president trump. president trump has his own set of ideas. he works or. tulsi will work at the pleasure of the president. and so she'll tighten up where we're going as a country and in the administration. so i'm confident that she will get confirmed. there's some there's some issues

. >>> on capitol hill today, the house foreign affairs committee grills secretary of state blinken over afghans abandoned and american citizens from 2021 and president-elect trump's choice to lead the pentagon continuing to try to prevent republican defections in the senate. plus, crews in southern california are working around the clock fighting that massive franklin fire surrounding malibu. >>> good day. i'm andrea mitchell in washington. there's new evidence today as new york state is preparing a governor's warrant to try to bring the suspect accused of killing the united healthcare ceo to new york city to face justice. luigi mangione was shouting outside court tuesday and today is fighting extradition from pennsylvania. his defense attorney says there's no evidence his client is the killer. that was before a senior law enforcement official today told nbc that mangione's fingerprints match prints found near the manhattan crime scene. police may be piecing together a positive motive for the attack. an archived version of his now deleted reddit account as suffering debilitating back pa

blinken testified before the house foreign affairs committee. the hearing comes months after house republicans released a report that analyzed that withdrawal. the report claims that the biden administration removed the troops too quickly, which caused the deaths of 13 service members. during the hearing, blinken defended the decision to end the war. even as we work to addrs the places where we fell short. i firmly believe the president's decision to withdraw from afghanistan was the right one. american troops are no longer fighting and dying in afghanistan. the american people are safer and more secure. blinken is traveling to the middle east. he'll visit jordan tomorrow and then turkey on friday. still ahead, what would the holiday season be without the salvation army helping so many families in need? the effort underway right now to make sure everyone has an enjoyable christmas. and a bay area company gets a stamp of approval from a very famous celebrity. how the slice of publicity is helping in the north bay. and rain returns on the radar. wi

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withdraw from afghanistan before the house foreign affairs committee. we expect questions on the situation in the middle east as well as the russia-ukraine war. watch the drink live at 10 a.m. eastern on c-span3, c-span now our free mobile video app, or online at c-span.org. >> c-span is your unfiltered view of government. we are funded by these television companies and more including buckeye broadband. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> buckeye broadband supports c-span as a public service along withhese other television providers using you a front-row seat to democracy. >> next, state department spokesman matthew miller answering questions from reporters amid the collapse of the assad regime in syria. this is 50 minutes. >> good afternoon, everyone. sorry to be so late. you understand, things were -- >> i thought you're waiting until the secretary finish. >> he finished with his opening remarks and going through giving awards now. >> he was still

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. >> joining us now, congressman jerry connelly, member of the house foreign affairs committee and incoming ranking member of the house oversight committee. as always, congressman, thank you for coming to the saturday show. your thoughts and reaction to the chaos on capitol hill at the behest really of elon musk? >> so i think it is really ominous for the incoming republican majority in congress. there were three big losers this week, donald trump who got eclipsed by an unelected billionaire who you pointed out was ranting and raving with 150 tweets filled with disinformation, self-interest and dealing and made up facts, distortions, and all of this was designed by president trump and elon musk to essentially sneak in a debt feeling extension so they could get a $2.5 trillion tax cut next year in reconciliation. that failed miserablely. 38 republicans in the face of a threat of primary challenges said we are not going to do that the second big loser, speaker mike johnson. i think his speakership is on life support going into january 3ed and i think we will face multiple votes on a new speak

secretary of state antony blinken is finally set to testify before the house foreign affairs committeen biden's botched 2021 afghanistan withdrawal. during disastrous exit, 1 u.s. service members were killed during a bombing at kabul airport. $7 billion worth of u.s. military hardware ended up in the hands of the taliban. back in september, the house foreign affairs committee voted along party lines to find blinken in contempt for failure to testify a suspected member of suspect tren dearagua has been e u.s. border patrol miami suspect tore the suspect has a criminal record for assault with a deadly weapon. the violent venezuelan street gang is now operating in 17 states according to a homeland security memo obtained by "the new york post." remember this shocking moment when a man in las vegas left olength over a courtroom desk ad attacked a judge? yesterday a different judge sentenced that man to 26 to 65 years in prison for that assault calling it an attack on the entire judiciary. ridden who pleaded not guilty but mentally ill addressed the court just before learning his punishment.

house foreign affairs committee chairman michael mccall says he believes a major american adversary is are ov our military sites aret advearial and most likely are coming from the people's republic of cha, communist china is very od at is stuff and we know they bought land ound military bases. this would be very csisten with the policy over the lt couple of year maria: m a new jers drones y e looking for radioactive material after a shippi container of dical equipment used for cancer scans arred at its destination pty d damaged. senatotommy tubeilleama member of the senate armed service, vote ra verans affairsd health committees. is the senexpecting a brieng? >> we've beeasking for one. typical biden administration, no counation, trying to scare it'surned into a fad now.ath. there's a lot of private drones out there and it starts in new jersey and people art seeing it on tv and let's fly our drone around. there's obviously somethinto it. speculating that it uld be china. but at the end of the day president trump said we know where they're coming from, w know whe they're going, somebody

sumi: as you are on the house foreign affairs committee, want to talk about priorities.be a new chairman, congressman brian mast. there has been reporting that we could see some of the bipartisanship that this committee has seen over the last few years changed dramatically. we know that congressman mast has made controversial statements on the middle east and ukraine. do you think bipartisanship could become more difficult and if i can ask a second question, what priorities do you think the committee will have? rep. bera: i'm going to give incoming chairman brian mast the opportunity to show his leadership. see what his parties are. you talk about preserving the u.s.-korea and trilateral relationship, that is incredibly fundamental. obviously, there are tensions with china, we will see what the incoming president gs if he does pursue tariffs. we have to keep lines of communication and dialogue open with china. the prior story on what's happening in the middle east with syria, you saw how the conflict in gaza, how does that all resolve itself. this a lot going on in the w

us secretary of state antony blinken testified in front of the house foreign affairs committee aboutstimony comes nearly three months after the committee voted to put blinken in contempt of court if he did not appear before the panel to discuss their investigation. the republican—led committee released a lengthy report about a years—long investigation into the us's exit from afghanistan. republicans on the committee accused the biden administration of misleading the public about the end of the 20—year war. here's mr blinken explaining the events leading up blinken says he firmly believes the decision to withdraw was the decision to withdraw was the right one. american troops are no longer fighting and dying in afghanistan. the fightin

being a member of the ways and means committee trade subcommittee and also on the house foreign affairs committee, i'm proud that so much of our work is focused on international leadership. the world is better, i think, when the united states leads, when we're at the table, establishing the standard and defining the rules. we are strongest when we work with our international partners and allies and we should do well to remember this as we move into the next congress. in recent months, probably already discussed, president-elect trump has made a number of statements regarding his trade priorities for his incoming administration. he's proposed, for example, a 10% tariff on all products imported in the united states. 60% tariff on all goods imported from china. looking at our two largest trading partners, canada, mexico at 25% tariffthere the threats raise prices on everyday prices will directly impact small and medium sized businesses that work so hard to adapt and adjust and shift supply chains away from china and has potential to drastically reshape the global economy. we saw the -- we

but one issue that has come up again, and this is one that this committee specifically, house foreign affairsber at abbey gate was identified by a group of marine snipers before the attack and could have been taken out, but, in fact, those marines were told not to engage. jose, that's something that was investigated several times by the u.s. military. the most recent report on that came out in april this year. and it found that, in fact, it was not the same individual. the marines were looking at a man that became known as the bald man in black, ultimately facial recognition proved that the actual bomber advocacy an isis operative who had arrived at the site only moments before the bombing, jose. >> and, i mean, courtney, it's also important to mention he is secretary of state. he's not secretary of defense. or, you know, there are differences there. but important that he, once again, explain these issues. courtney, thank you. >>> right now on capitol hill, another day of high stakes meeting between president-elect trump's white house picks and top lawmakers in an effort to boost support for

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before the house service and accountability committee on the finances, performance and the efforts to modernize operations. on wednesday, antony blinken testifies before the house foreign affairsttee reviewing the withdrawal of american troops from afghanistan. watch next week live on the c-span networks or on c-span now . also go over to c-span.org for scheduling information or to watch live or on-demand any time. c-span, your unfiltered view of government. >> washington journal continues. host: some time on the washington journal for any -- for open forum. any public policy or political issue call in. i want to let you know about a busy day on the c-span networks. today at 1:00 p.m. eastern time it is the reopening ceremony for notre dame cathedral in paris after five years of restoration after the devastating fire. 40 heads of state, government and religious dignitaries will be in attendance. the president-elect donald trump is expected to join that. you can catch that live at 1:00 p.m. eastern on c-span, c-span.org and c-span now. speaking of president trump, he will meet with french president emmanuel macron today ahead of the opening ceremony. his first visit abroad sinc

me now is pennsylvania congressman scott perry, a member of the house oversight, foreign affairs, intelligence and transportation committees freedom caucus and retired army national guard brigadier general. thank you for your service. good morning to you. i want to pick up on the comments not just from congressman zinke but also from congressman murphy. mr. murphy made a very interesting point, that those that want to create chaos in congress and he mentioned former congressman gaetz, are looking basically for attention, for media attention. how do you respond to that as we move into the new congress? >> well, cheryl, great to be with you this morning. listen, the speaker of the house is a very, very difficult job. it is a lot like herding cats but i would also say that mike johnson who is a friend, he wanted the job and this is what comes with the territory. i don't think that members are seeking media attention. what members are seeking is what they think is good for the country and they don't see in some cases where speaker johnson has gotten us to the place where we can claim that we've achieved that. since the preside

stuart: house foreign affairs committee chair mike mccall believes some of them are from china. >> in key energy terminals and areas that are not known for hobbyists for surveillance exercises or gain further intel. i agree with the foreign affairs chairman that this is likely a chinese prc surveillance operation. stuart: what do you think? could they be from china? >> he has more information than i do. no evidence that this is chinese but related to that, today in the senate they are voting on a national defense authorization act which includes language that could result in chinese drones being on the covered list the same as while way -- while way -- --huawei. stuart: your company partnered with talent here. how are you incorporating ai into your drones? >> we just won a large contract with the army. not many people are getting revenue from ai. palance here has been generating ai revenue for years. ai will help the war fighter be safer, smarter and more lethal on the battlefield. stuart: you will be drone guy. hope to see you again soon. just ahead, new york times columnist br

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as a senior member of the house foreign affairs committee you served as the chair of the subcommittee on the middle east. north africa and central asia. and a subcommittee in europe. you're the lucas service -- longest serving never of the house armed services committee for your coach are numerous caucuses, including bulgaria, france, u.k., korea, ethiopia, belarus, bangladesh, afghanistan, qatar and the republican caucus on israel. >> and india. >> i left a few off so we were not here all afternoon. the right your career you have been a steadfast advocate for promoting peace through a strong national defense, reducing the tax burden on american families and ensuring physical response bloody by limiting federal government spending. we are eager to hear your recommendations towards the middle east, a region of critical importance to global stability and the u.s. interest. thank you for being here today. i will speak one-on-one with the congressman for 30 to 45 minutes. perhaps we will have time for questions. fantastic. why don't we start with what is in the headlines? syria. can i get

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his thoughts florida republican congressman brian masse will take over chairman of the house foreign affairs committeehe new congress. congressman, you are going to have your hands full as is the president part he has made a big promises about ending the wars around the world in the middle east in places like ukraine. what you think are the chances? >> i think the chances are better than ever. the president bring something to foreign-policy the previous administration absently does not bring and that is simply this his yes is it yes, his no is no leaders around the globe they know that, they recognize that all the foreign intelligence agencies advise their leaders they can try it president trump but they're actually rolling the dice and pr request interestinge what's happening in the middle east the biden administration is pushing israel to temper its response to the horrors of what happened on october 7. they haven't decimated and they have taken out antiaircraft defense systems. that taken out a bunch of the rebel systems. theythey've wiped out syria's ny and air force piece could be breaking out al

responds to what's happening in syria, but the work of the house foreign affairs committee on the issue ongoing. we expect the national security advise or jake sullivan leaving the white house in january to testify next week up here on the capitol hill. liz: mark meredith thank you so much great reporting. we should note, the united kingdom's tony blair called this botched exit "imbusilic" an embarrassment for america on the world stage let's welcome house ways and means congressman greg stuebe. what do you make of this? the secretary of state claimed no one saw this coming when world security leaders did. then he tried to defend what happened claiming it strengthened the u.s. on the world stage. >> yeah, it's a lie to the american people. they knew exactly what was going on. you had intelligence reports of all of the different provinces in afghanistan falling, they absolutely knew this was happening and knew this would happen with the way that they exited. $80 billion worth of military equipment that they left there. that's god knows where across the world. maybe the russians are using

maria spoke with the chairman of the house foreign affairs committee, michael mccall, about this. watch. >> clay's been trying to hack into -- china's been trying to hack into public officials' homes for quite some time including mine. they've gotten into sensitive data. that's about all i know. but they've constantly been trying to get into members of congress' especially vp nominee and presidential candidate, that's a gold mine for them. cheryl: greg, remember, this is the treasury department that oversees very sensitive data about global markets, countries, exchanges on and on, i mean, really the global world of finance. >> yeah. it's scary. i mean, i work in the bond market as you know, cheryl, and department of treasury is one of the most important departments that the government has. probably not a big surprise and, you know, we're sort of in this in between period now between administrations. technology is i think front and center for president trump. i guess the question i have and you look at someone like elon musk, you look at vivek and you say to yourself, you know, wha

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so in "focus" now republican congressman brian mast of florida chairing the house foreign affairs committee in the new congress. thank you so much for talking to us. >> you're welcome. >> julie: what do you say to these sanctuary cities which are all run by democrats and counties if they, in fact, mess with the feds? >> i think it goes just beyond law enforcement. no holds barred for all resources, all dollars that go into your city. the fact of the matter is you are taking tax dollars from all americans but endangering all americans whether somebody came in in arizona or burned somebody in new york. you are -- you name it. those dollars should be cut off. we won't subsidize what you do with illegal immigrants. let's make one other point on this. it also goes to the change that will happen with the federal government side of it. we know under the biden administration you have ice that will go to local law enforcement agencies and say hey, we know they are set for final deportation but it is not good enough for us to detain them and bring them to the ice facility. and the federal government

begin california republican congressman darrell issa who is running for the chair of house foreign affairs committee. congressman, good to see you, your reaction to this amazing turn of events that we've seen the murderous dictator deposed, apparently safely in russia, what is your response. >> the response is it's an opportunity but it's an opportunity with great peril. the one thing that asad had over the 50 years that he and his father ruled was a coalition of minorities, right now the people that took the control are sunni fighters, many extreme, reestablishing a balance one that is fair to christians, drews alloway since 0 one is going to take a lot of work, it's an opportunity, the one pushback i give, during the last four years the administration gave huge amounts of financial advantage to russia and iran by effectively lifting sanctions and allowing oil to flow and they funded that support, yes it's good that he is gone but it could've been gone four years earlier if his allies had not had the funding that they got by the biden administration re-empowering the funding that they were getting

with house foreign affairs committee chairman congressman michael mccaul saying these unidentified dronesal and most likely the work of china. the faa last week issued a temporary ban over portions of new york and new jersey. joining me now with more is the incoming national security adviser, florida congressman michael waltz. congressman, great to have you this morning. thanks so much for being being here. >> hi, maria. merry christmas, happy holidays. maria: and to you. we're looking forward to your work as you come in as the national security adviser. can you answer one question as you begin your work, are we, in fact, using these chinese drones in the military? >> well, we shouldn't be buying those drones, particularly in our military, maria. there's been a number of efforts in congress to ban them. and, look, this is part of a broader picture that president trump knows and will once again pick up efforts to bring our supply chains home. not just drones. we also shouldn't be buying chinese-made pharmaceuticals. they've dominated the antibiotics and oncology medicine, critical and rare

two is now going to be the chair of the house foreign affairs committee. politicians under donald trump. i'm pam bondd the incoming trump administration. as the loser, not to be too trite as well, stephanie i picked kamala harris, cover the white house, covered the campaign now that she lost the election but handed a losing campaign. she had three message try to turn it around regardless of the things that she did during that campaign to contribute to it whether it be the comment she wait on the view and not just distance yourself from biden. or not focusing on the economy as voters felt closer to the end of the election. she was handed a three month time frame in order to be able to try to do things that she could not get done. shannon: we literally have seconds left that once you have 1 cent out their production for 2025. >> executive orders. lots of executive orders from trump. >> taylor swift and travis kelce get engaged and it may be merit as soon as the lawyers can finish the prenup. shannon: i would take a while, details details because calvinism 202

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appearing before the house foreign affairs committee antony blinken argued the chaos was due to the 2020en president trump reached with the taliban but republican lawmakers insisted it was the biden administration to blame. a suicide bombing at kabul airport killed 13 u.s. service members and nearly 200 afghans in the final day of the withdrawal. antony blinken opened his testimony by turning and apologizing to family members of those lost during the operation. >> president biden faced a choice. it was between ending the war or escalating it. in the three years since the end of our country's longest war, all of us including myself have wrestled with what we could have done differently during that period and over the preceding two decades. amna: a state department report published last year faulted both the trump and biden administrations for insufficient planning surrounding the withdrawal. today's hearing comes as a suicide blast in kabul killed the taliban's minister for refugees along with six others. the taliban has blamed the islamic state for that attack. palestinian officials say

and as you look at a map, it's kind of all over now but you also have now that the house foreign affairs committeel saying that he believes some of the unidentified drones spotted above new jersey and new york are spy drones from china and he is saying this after he received this briefing he said that they are over military bases. i would not think they were friendly i would say they are adversarial. hugh hewitt, josh kraushaar and democratic strategist meghan hays. days and days of this, hugh, on this drone story something that people are interested in and concerned about not a good time for the president of the united states to be invisible, the vice president, the secretary of defense. admiral kirby does a good job but not good enough. secretary mayorkas is not pervasive. senator cotton on our radio show he said i want a briefing we need a briefing. the good news is that donald trump stepped up yesterday and gave a fairly comprehensive review of the drone situation, which i think was actually the adult in the room to borrow the cliche with donald trump at mar-a-lago saying we know what's going

congressman cory mills joins us now, a member of the house foreign affairs committee.ere will be hell to pay if the hostages are not released. that's ooh -- that's a big threat. do you think it's going to work? >> that's not actually a big threat, it's a big promise. we've watched where the peace true strength method that president trump utilized in his first administration worked perfectly. even after the attack on assad air base there in iraq, there was a subsequent attack that went on with ranch the iran -- with iran. iran then called president trumping notifieded him letting him know they were going to have to do some retaliation. he warned them if a single american soldier was killed, he had 20-plus targets. iran never if took that notice. they understand that this weakness which invites aggression under the biden administration is not tolerated. and when you have national security adviser incoming michael waltz, you have people coming in like kash patel, like john ratcliffe, former dni now taking over the cia, we're bringing in people who don't just talk, but tak

democratic congresswoman madeleine dean of pennsylvania, a member of the house judiciary and house foreign affairs committees. congresswoman dean, great to see you. earlier tonight senator joni ernst, who has been on the fence about hegseth, tweeted this. "pete hegseth and i will continue our constructive conversations as we move forward together in this process. we plan to meet again next week. at a minimum, we agree that he deserves the opportunity to lay out his vision for our war fighters at a fair hearing." congresswoman, what's your reaction to that? it sounds like she wants to give him a chance. >> i'm a believer in due process. jonathan, it is very good to be with you, but i really count on the senate to do their job because what is going to matter here in the vetting of the folks that you've just talked about, whether it is hegseth or gabbard, is truth, their ability to tell the truth, their character matters in these extraordinary positions that have to do with our national security and the most important secrets and nonsecrets, the things that we do as a leading country, leading democracy in the w