ashley moody is florida's attorney general. she is regarded as one of the most likely candidates. here are the others in the mix. florida lieutenant governor janet nunes, chief of staff to desynths, former florida house speaker aleve yeah and florida state senator jay collins. if he goes with moody that clears the field for byron donalds to run for governor. part of the combination is also replacing moody as attorney general. fox has told -- cory mills of florida was interested in the senate seat but that creates a vacancy in the house. however, rubio must first be confirmed and resigned. that could come as early as monday night just hours after the inauguration. now also oaf owe governor mike dewine has not announced he will appoint to succeed j.d. vance. the vice president elect to the senate. we're told mr. trump wants ramaswamy. that person must run again in 2026 for the remainder of vance's term. a couple of stats. 44 senators tapped for cabinet posts. none of them have voted for themselves when they have been in the senate. we have had people vote present. the last two who h

she is currently florida's attorney general again, ashley moody and rubio looks likely to be confirmed this point, moody's predecessor, florida ag, pam bondi, is going to be looking to move into that role. she moves into the senate. david jolly, as somebody who's there in florida, what do you make of this pick? >> yeah, ashley moody's been the front runner. she's been elected statewide twice as the attorney general, very much a maga. attorney general of the state. she signed on to many maga like briefs challenging the biden administration. she will be florida's only second female senator. you got to go back 30 plus years, probably to the last time we had a female senator. the interesting thing is there's already one member of congress who has said he's running in two years, regardless of who this pick might be, ashley moody is not a surprise pick. the question now, though, becomes she does have to run for reelection in two years. is she somebody that the rest of florida republicans clear the way for support her reelection? or is this seen as just a placeholder pick by governor desantis

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what do we know about ashley moody? it's not a name that's probably familiar to many of our viewers. >> chris. well, the top line is she said she's going to be a vote for the america first agenda. so she's going to washington to be a trump vote. >> and that was a key messaging today when they rolled her out. she's been attorney general here in florida since 2018. she won her first race in her second reelection race overwhelmingly. she was very popular here. >> and during her time as attorney general, she's really sort of been ron desantis legal sort of attack dog. >> the offices are technically separate, unlike the federal government. >> the attorney general here in florida is elected, but she has taken on the federal government and the biden administration on things like immigration, things like the covid issues, things like transgender issues. >> so she has really, really sort of made a name for herself here, is going after the biden administration, which has endeared her to governor desantis and really made her kind

president, being sworn in alongside ashley moody today will be jon husted, ohio's new senator.te representative, speaker of the state house, a state senator, secretary of state for ohio, lieutenant governor, and now united states senator. no matter his title, ohioans know they can depend on jon husted to fight for a smaller and more efficient government that genuinely serves its citizens. i'm very pleased to welcome him here to the senate. both are new senators -- both our new senators bring valuable experience, expertise, and perspective to the senate republican majority, and the whole senate will benefit from them joining our ranks. mr. president, i look forward to working with them. mr. president, i yield the floor, and i suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: the clerk: ms. alsobrooks. ♪ ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ >> a reading from the torah. the holy one of god is eternal and supreme, the brief, the mighty awesome god shows favor and takes no bribes. kranz a stranger providing those who need food and clothing. you

ashley moody was the attorney general of great state of florida last week, this week she is u.s. senator. there is some resistance to new policies. >> kudos to the trump administration for coming out with executive orders. it will go very far in trying to round up so many serious criminals that were released at the direction of the biden administration. it rein state program that allow locals and state officials to cooperate with government, sets up homeland security and encourages it. its doj lawyers and agents, if people get in your way when task forces try to round them up, we're not standing for it, that is criminal violation of obstruction of federal investigation is a serious felony, you can bring criminal charges. they have set up litigators to go after governments and folks si sieve civil ly. >> brian: remember donald trump would say sanctuary city status is revoked and money would have to be restored if judge says it should be restored. that is some of the battle. my hope is city council members are not hopeless ly left and ca read the room and understand the american pe

you're writing about rubio's replacement in the senate, ashley moody. she'll serve for two years.lear whether she'll run again for the seat in 2026. florida congressman cori mills, who was also considered for the position by the florida governor, ron desantis, said last week you can probably guarantee my hat is going to be in the ring for 2026. what do we know about this? >> it's so interesting to see this appointment of ashley moody because, you know, covering it from a florida politics perspective, this sets off a number of dominoes, not only when it comes to that senate seat, but also to the gubernatorial seat. remember, desantis is term limited and can't run in 2026. so you have people like cori mills considering a run for senate. we could see some more names pop up, but i'm actually more interested in this run for governor because talking to sources out of tallahassee yesterday, you know, there was this big emphasis on byron donalds congressman from florida, he's been talking to a lot of donors, a lot of political players in florida, essentially mounting a run for governor. a

[cheers and applause] >> next, jd vance swears in the two newest members othe nate, ashley moody filling the seat left marco rubio. john husted is replacing jd vance in theenate. the new senators were congratulated by vance. >> the chair leaves before the senate the certificate of appointment. former senator jd vance of ohio and the certificate

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we want to bring her in now ashley moody. she was florida's republican attorney general. she is now the new senator. maybe just a comment here about listening to marco rubio. i know you are friends with him. must feel very proud to see him take that oath. >> it is a great day for our nation and certainly florida is so proud. he is our first secretary of state from the state of florida. we could not be more happy for i almost said senator rubio, secretary of state rubio and his entire family. this is going to be a great four years under president trump and his incredible cabinet beginning with florida's own marco rubio. >> dana: senator, you are getting used to a new title as well. how are things going there as you try to figure out where to live, how to staff your office and what kind of shoes to wear? >> my excitement has carried me every day. as you may remember the last four years as attorney general of florida we have fought so hard pushing back on this disastrous immigration policies coming out of the biden administration. i found out last wednesday night that the go

florida govenor ron desantis today appointed state attorney general ashley moody to the u.s. her up to fill the seat of senator marco rubio, whom president-elect donald trump tapped to be secretary of state. >> our attorney general and your next united states senator, ashley moody. correspondent: the 49-year-old was first elected as the state's ag in 2018. rudy giuliani has reached a settlement with two former georgia election workers he defamed. the former new york mayor and trump advisor will get to keep his homes and other personal belongings. in return, giuliani will pay an unspecified amount to ruby freeman and her daughter, shaye moss. he also promised to never defame them again. at issue was whether he would surrender his florida home and three world series rings as part of the $148-million dollar judgement against him. a judge in texas ruled today that idaho, kansas and missouri can move forward with a lawsuit to restrict access to the abortion drug mifepristone. the republican led states want the food and drug administration to prohibit telehealth prescriptions and o

cox: senators, you will love ashley moody. she's a wonderful person to work with. she's brilliant. wow. thank you for telling me. the best thing is i can say i learned that in the u.s. senate. >> hopefully she will be appearing here in the next few days after we confirm senator rubio who will do an exceptional job as secretary of state. congratulations, ashley. let's talk about another amazing woman, pam bondi. i have heard you over and over again when you respond to questions talking about her. you said she is fair, kind, and firm. you talked about the fact she is transparent and impartial. i would like for you, one more time, to say to the american people, based on your previous work with pam bondi, can you explain how she will continue to operate in a fair, transparent manner as she takes the helm of the justice department? mr. cox: because she believes in everything you just questioned me about and practiced it in florida. whether you agree with her or not, pam bondi is a person that really likes people. i think we need to welcome that in the government. i think sometimes we lo

you know, his friends. >> and ashley moody is certainly someone who's close to him. >> or was he goingm president trump's orbit to kind of continue mending that relationship that we saw strained so much after the republican primary of last year? >> moody is definitely a close friend of desantis. >> she's popular among republicans in the state, has a very, you know, strong record of really pursuing conservative policies as attorney general. >> the question now will be, is she going to run for a full term in two years, or is there some kind of deal where desantis is may actually run for senate? and now that creates a new vacancy that desantis can fill. >> he has to now fill the position of attorney general. >> a lot of people expect that he will pick his chief of staff to fill that vacancy. carlos, just yesterday on the hearings for marco rubio, for secretary of state, he talked about and was asked all kinds of questions from iran, ukraine, china and latin america. and specifically he was asked about the designation by president biden this week to remove the castro regime from the list o

gobernador de florida ya eligiÓ a su reemplazo y se trata del actual fiscal general del estado, ashley moody donald trump. y aquÍ lo va a ver. tiene un semblante mucho mÁs serio y sin sonreÍr, incluso con el ceÑo fruncido. una expresiÓn sobria. y esto, en comparaciÓn a su primer retrato de 2017, cuando se estrenaba como el flamante presidente del paÍs, con una sonrisa de oreja a oreja. ahora, recuerde que este lunes tendremos cobertura especial sobre la toma de posesiÓn de trump desde las 06:00, hora del este, en nuestras plataformas digitales y a partir de las 09:00. a travÉs de esta pantalla, lo esperamos en una noticia de Última hora. el alcalde de la ciudad de nueva york, eric adams, estarÍa en florida para reunirse maÑana viernes con trump en maralago. asÍ lo reporta el periÓdico the new york times, citando a los asistentes del edil, quienes reportan que adams y trump hablarÁn sobre las prioridades de los neoyorquinos. recordemos que adams se enfrenta a cargos federales por corrupciÓn y recientemente dijo que estarÍa abierto a recibir un indulto de trump de ir a juicio y ser encontrado

today, governor desantis announced he has chosen ashley moody as rubio's replacement. moody is a close ally of desantis and has worked as the state's attorney general there in florida since 2019. she says she will support mr. trump's agenda and work to change the culture of washington, dc. moody will have to run a special election in 2026 to keep the seat for the final two years of rubio's term. the secret service is rolling out a new look. for decades, the uniformed division, which primarily protects the federal buildings, has used these white vehicles. but on monday, when president trump rolls down pennsylvania avenue for his inauguration, those uniformed officers will now be in these black and gold cars. the secret service says the goal is to make all of their vehicles similar to the president's protective fleet of black suvs. the former uss john f kennedy has set sail on its final voyage this morning. it departed from philadelphia and is headed to brownsville, texas, where it will be taken apart. the navy commissioned the last conventionally powered vessel in 1968.

florida attorney general ashley moody has been tapped to fill rubio's senate seat. two key trump cabinet nominees are one step closer to confirmation. pete hegseth, the nominee for secretary of defense senate armed services committee, has voted along party lines 14 to 13 to send his nomination to the senate floor. and john ratcliffe, the possible next director of the cia. senate intelligence committee has voted 14 to 3 to advance his nomination. all three votes against ratcliffe were cast by democrats. the full senate could vote on both candidates later this week. so what now for former president biden? some california sunshine. shortly after the transfer of power, mr. biden gave a final wave and then took off on that military chopper. no longer marine one. it's called special air mission 46. took that to joint base andrews, where he gave a farewell to his staff. joe and jill biden then boarded a plane for santa barbara county. they'll vacation at a private home. in his final act as president, mr. biden issued a series of pardons for members of his family. he issued

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ashley moody, the state attorney general, will soon move from the 40 cabinet to the u.s. senate. vernor ron desantis thursday announced moody as his pick to replace marco rubio, who is poised to be the next secretary of state for president-elect trump. he made the announcement in a thursday news conference in orlando. when marco rubio testified as secretary of state this week as well, you can find that on c-span.org or our free video mobile app, c-span now. day-o, republican. good morning. dale, republican. good morning. caller: should that clip of bernie sanders. this is where joe biden's mind is at. anybody out there know who this man is? host: what about the economy? do think the trump administration will improve it? caller: yeah, the economy is great. you have a debit card, these people calling in, this man gave the middle of freedom to george soros. host: jj, maine, independent. good morning. caller: good morning. thank you for taking my call. host: we are listening to you. caller: i do think the economy will grow under trump. i do hope he can unleash the oil and like they sa

that spot but governor dewine has shown his own lieutenant governor to fill it and in florida, ashley moodyto fill the seat that was vacated by marco rubio who was expected to be the next secretary of state. as soon as that is confirmed, she will be stepping into that seat as the junior senator from florida. earlier today i spoke with the majority leader, and john thune who took over for the long serving mitch mcconnell here on capitol hill in that same office. we spoke about what thune refers to as the hard and close votes that lie ahead -- that allowed you to push through the agenda. -- to shake things up here in washington, d.c. what is he think about that, take a listen. >> reporter: how quickly do you think you can get them sworn and because honestly wants president trump is in office, speed will be very important. >> it is and i think they are hoping, at least that with both and when he is officially can firm by the senate and given his position. i appreciate he does not want to have that gap so we will do everything we can to ensure as soon as he makes that -- hopefully we are doing

little more of the new look of this party, the grand new party with people like pam bondi and ashley moodyld be should be. and katie britt from alabama. it's a very different party. they can have the hamptons, we have got the working people and we have got a lot of the best of the young generation. >> bret: phil, i want to talk about president biden's exit speech last night. another one with the military today. he has had several of them. he did one at the state department in the recent days, "the washington post" writes this: as biden exits the stage, democrats are uncharacteristically quiet. democrats are struggling with the meaning of biden's legacy. spent several years touting their shared legislative accomplish. s as historic and embraced biden's bid for a second term yet many now blame his unpopularity for locking party out of power in the new washington. since early september when tribute speeches poured forth retiring senators just two democrats have taken to the senate floor to salute biden. what's your take inside the white house covering it day-to-day of this farewell tour? >> w

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you have ashley moody being announced to take over for marco rubio today, i thought that was kind of i think for the senators to finally have a different generation to deal with, right, the age difference of the senators and the nominees is quite stark. and noticeable. and the energy level right the there. today, dave ehrenberg is his name, a democrat who ran for the attorney general seat when pam bondi was running, he lost to the democratic primary. pam bondi went on to win that race, and then she hired dave ehrenberg to come and work with her on the opiate crisis, and he testified on pam bondi's behalf today and said you don't have to worry about her when it comes to following the rule of law. she will not be pressured. she is amazing. so to have something like that in this kind of environment to speak for you is something else. the other thing i would mention is this. went after scott bessent, of course going for the treasury secretary position, and this quote just stuck out to me. non-white said we are in a clean energy arms race with china. will you be on the side that is for us

two new republicans ashley moody and the gentleman to your right. the new senator john hustad.over the remainder of vance's senate term and with us for his first national interview. you made a good choice to join dana and me today. i want to get to your agenda in a moment. the ohio governor, mike dewine on you. >> i have worked with him. i have seen him, i know his knowledge of ohio and his heart. i know what he cares about. i know his skills. and all of that tells me that he is the right person for this job. >> bill: that was friday. now it's wednesday and you are in washington, d.c. trying to find yourself your way around these different halls. you were a house speaker, state senator, secretary of state, lieutenant governor all in ohio. i don't know if back in ohio they would consider you a part of maga. or how you characterize yourself. are you on board with donald trump's agenda 100%? >> i'm an america first republican. we'll get it done and do made in america. i would say you can't do made in america without made in ohio. we have to get our supply chain whether it's energy

florida republican governor ron desantis named his replacement in florida, state attorney general ashley moodylie, there is a lot going on, start with the choice for treasury secretary, scott bess ept. he explained his view on tariffs and facing questions on tax returns. what did he say and how is his confirmation looking? >> reporter: let's start with the last part first, that republicans have the votes needed to confirm pretty much all of these people except for those of those, the more controversial ones like rfk or tulsi gabbard. bessent doesn't need democratic votes to get confirmed. although his hearing faced fireworks from democrats on the panel. you mentioned tariffs. it was a big line of questions from senator ron wyden, for example, senator bennet pushed him on this issue because trump promised he would put tariffs on goods coming in from mexico, canada, china, and democrats are worried that it's going to fall on americans to pay for it. watch this exchange. >> all through the campaign we heard they weren't -- foreign countries would pay it. that's bologna. it will be paid for by wor

governor ron desantis just said he will choose state attorney general ashley moody to take marco rubio'scretary of state. and congressman byron donalds, he's been telling potential donors he is going to run for governor in 2026. governor desantis is term limited, so he's not going to oppose him. sources close to donalds say he expects he will get an endorsement from president trump. >>> then there's tiktok. only three days left to either divest or sell. lydia hu with me. are users already abandoning tiktok? i believe they are. >> reporter: yeah, they are. they're searching for a new social media home. and get this, they call themselves tiktok refugees, and hundreds of thousands of them are turning to another chinese social media app, called red note. the app has soared in popularity, it has skyrocketed to the number one free app many apple's app store. -- in a apple's app store. more than 700,000 users joined in just two days. how long does this flight last, or really how long is it permitted? the house select committee on china has raised a cement call eye on red note -- skeptical eye.

big news out of your home state this week with governor ron desantis tapping florida attorney ashley moody to fill senate senator marco rubio's seat. president elect trump's daughter in law was briefly showing interest in the seat before dropping out of consideration. also this week, ohio's governor mike dewine, picked his lieutenant governor, jon husted, to fill j.d. vance's seat. even though trump had suggested vivek ramaswamy or seek the office. what's your take on the two picks, and what do you make of these republican governors choosing to make their own appointments rather than to further rather than to defer to trump? right. >> yeah. fascinating. >> first, on the candidates themselves or the new appointees, they are down the line. maga voters who will support donald trump and his agenda, and they'll also support their home state governor. so each of them kind of provide a perfect republican pick. i think the fascinating thing, if you if you pull back the layers here a little bit, is that donald trump is a lame duck. he's a lame duck. and so that that changes the amount of currency h

vance, and ashley moody replaced marco rubio, officially confirmed in the state of florida. we finally have a hearing date for kash patel. when is is it? lauren: one week from today, the senate judiciary committee will review kash patel's petition to lead the fbi. on january 29th, look, federal prosecutor, house staffer, trump roilist -- loyalist, but he wants to upend the institution he wants to lead which has head him controversial. now that you have trump's national security team coming together, the senate will turn their attention to the justice department, and that same committee is scheduled the vote on pam bondi as attorney general also on wednesday. stuart: kash is a tough guy. thank, lauren. the trump administration if has ordered dei offices to close by 5 p.m. tonight. all dei federal workers will be placed on paid administerrive leave by the end of this day. >>> president trump says he wouldn't oppose if a tech billionaire buying tiktok. >> reporter: are you open to elon buying tiktok? >> i would be if he wanted to buy it, yes. stuart: we'll also a tell you what

and florida governor ron desantis has picked the state's attorney general, ashley moody, to fill the tor marco rubio, who's trump's pick for secretary of state, as a close ally of desantis. moody was widely seen as a frontrunner for the role. she served two terms as florida's attorney general and has led several high profile fights with the biden administration, including on covid 19 policies, student loan forgiveness and illegal immigration. still ahead this morning, major league baseball is remembering a broadcasting icon. we'll show you some of the tributes to hall of famer bob uecker, and we'll explain the potential big conflict of interest with tom brady's broadcasting career. but first, we want to know why are you awake? email your reasons to way too early at msnbc.com or tell me on social media at ali vitali using the hashtag way too early. we're going to read our favorite answers, as always later in the show. >> my experience with empire was amazing. the price that i got along with the service, the special attention, the one on one. you can't beat that. >> (800) 588-2300. empi

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>> yeah, he is governor ron desantis picked ashley moody, who is a the current attorney general in florida, as the replacement for marco rubio. that would set up a 2026 run. and if he decides to run in 2026, he could potentially he could potentially face a primary challenge. i caught up with one conservative republican member from the house delegation, corey mills, who told me that he said, quote, i do. when i asked whether or not he believes that moody will face a primary, he said that i am considering it. and he also noted that moody endorsed ron desantis in the 2024 presidential primary, not donald trump. mills went on to say, we're going to eyeball the seat. we're going to look at to see how she does, how she votes and how she supports the agenda. so this will be something to watch, jake, because other republicans i spoke to in the delegation do believe there will be a fight to fill marco rubio's seat come 2026, and we'll see how she decides to vote. but right now, she has a seat for the next two years and will fill out that republican majority, which will sits at 5347. jake. >> all ri

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looks absolutely great senators you're going to love ashley moody.she is a wonderful person to work with. she is brilliant. that is a while. thank you for telling me. >> i'm so excited at the tell you. >> the best thing about that i learned that in united states senate too. >> us right hopefully she'll be up here in the next few days after we confirm senator rubio is going to do an exceptional job as secretary of state so congratulations to ashley i cannot wait to serve with her so let's talk about another amazing woman, pam bondi. i've heard you over and over again when you respond to questions talking about her you said she is fair, kind, firm we've talked about the fact she is a transparent and impartial i would like for you one more time to say to the american people based on your previous work with pam bondi can you explain how she will continue to operate in a fair and transparent manner as she takes the helm of the justice department? >> she believes and everything you just question me about she practiced it in florida. whether you agreed with

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. >> that is why today i'm proud to announce that i am selecting our attorney general, ashley moody,rve as our next u.s. senator. >> all right. right now, you just saw it there. florida governor ron desantis announcing the appointment to replace marco rubio in his seat in the united states senate. let's discuss with cnn political commentator jamal simmons and republican strategist doug heye. doug, let me start with you first. what do you think? >> you know, we've heard so many names bandied about, starting with laura trump. >> some months ago, there was speculation she would run in north carolina as well. it's a young she's 49 years old, a woman who's been elected repeatedly statewide. so, you know, we're going to see releases from the rnc and the senate republican conference saying why she's great. the dnc and the democrats in the senate are going to say why she's terrible. but the reality is she will be sworn in as a senator very soon. she's been elected by a pretty comfortable margin statewide in florida before she could be around for a long time. >> yeah. and, jamal, i do want to

>> next, jd vance swears in the two newest members othe nate, ashley moody filling the seat left marco rubio. john husted is replacing jd vance in theenate. the new senators were congratulated by vance. >> the chair leaves before the senate the certificate of appointment. former senator jd vance of ohio and the certificate of appointment to fill the vacancy created by marco rubio of florida. the certificates the chair has advised are in the form suggested by the senate. if there be no objection, the reading of the certificates will be waived and printed in full in the record. if the senators designate will now present themselves at the desk, the chair will administer the oath of office. please raise your right hand. do you solemnly swear that you will support and defend the constitution of the united states against all enemies, foreign and domestic, that you will be the true faith and allegiance to the same, that you take this obligation freely without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion, and that you will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which you are