david brooks, writing about stupidity. the column was written at the end of the first week of the new trump presidency, and in it, david brooks wrote, we're going to have to learn a lot about stupidity over the next four years. it was, for me, the most welcome entry i've read in the new york times in a while, because one of the words i have been using to describe donald trump's actions and statements since he first started lying about president obama's birth certificate in 2011, is stupid. and it was a lonely position in the world of political commentary. then, to use the word stupid, when most of the political media was still awed by donald trump's completely fraudulent image as a successful business person, and they all believed that it's impossible for a successful business guy to be stupid. david brooks wrote, i define stupidity as behaving in a way that ignores the question, what would happen next? donald trump appeared to ignore that question when he threatened massive illegal tariffs against canada and mexico over t

emily brooks, house reporter with the hill. emily brooks, start on that plane and helicopter crash here in washington, d.c. what is the latest in terms of how congress is reacting, whether there will be a congressional investigation, whether they are devising legislation in response to this? guest: absolutely, congress will be looking into this. my colleagues have already found that the heads of the transportation committee in the house have all the received briefings about this. certainly something that lawmakers, who fly in and out of reagan national airport all the time, are certainly very concerned about the safety implications there. congress will absolutely play a role. it is a little bit interesting, though, in this congress versus last, now with washington under total republican trifecta control. the republican-controlled house and senate are giving more leeway and room for the trump administration to investigate and provide information, both to congress, and publicly what is going on. a little bit of a change in the po

but then lisa brooks, a longtime milwaukee resident, knocked on her door. she wanted to buy that house across the street to live in, but she needed help asking desziree to sign a city form supporting that she could get the house. that letter saved the day. brooks had been renting for more than 30 years. welcome to my humble abode. last summer, she was finally able to become a homeowner. it was real to put the key in the door and it opened. it's like, yep, this is your address. this is it. this is yours. this is sanctuary for me. she had her own experience with out of state investors. one bought the home she'd been renting for nine years. i looked at the lease and just noticed the cost change and like, no, it's got to be a problem here. you went from paying $750 to $750 to 1300 1300. how did that make you feel? i had no control over what i was doing. it was, am i going to work the rest of my life to make someone else rich? or do i work for the rest of my life to enjoy myself and be happy and have my own version of the american dream? from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.,

scott: great to be back at brookings. i am alsoan alum of the brookings institution. fantastic product to be involved in. doug and his team did a fantastic job. glad to be a part of it. i will talk about social capital , as bill suggested. very quickly, what is social capital? ask 100 people, you'll get 100 different definitions. social capital has two words in it. you start with capital. something that is productive for people. financial capital, human capital, physical capital. social capital is productive for people however they defined their goals in life. the other word is social, so our relationships to people, also our relationship to social institutions, as well. in the social capital project that i ran a few years back, we documented 50-year trends in social capital over a variety of indicators, not unlike this project for social capital, trends in the united states. the story there is one of almost across declines in social capital. that ranges from the strength of families, marriage rates, fertility rates, the number of kids growing up with single parents,

thank you, cece and robert, and thank you to brookings and ai for sponsoring the event. and especially thank you to brookings for funding the empire -- the entire project and this event. the question today is what is the state of the nation. that is a big question, related to the age-old question, what is a good society? these are big questions, but this is what the state of the nation project decided to take on. we were motivated to this work by three related trends. first is polarization. more and more people are saying they actively avoid talking about politics with family members, or they despise the opposing political party. we seem deeply divided. of course there is nothing wrong with passionate disagreement, but it's a problem when we can't remember what we actually agree on. second, misinformation. we see a steady stream of false claims in social media and mass media from some elected officials. it is also increasingly fashionable to talk about alternative facts. of course some issues are complicated. information can be interpreted in different ways. but it is an

greatly back at brookings. i'm also an obama of brookings. this is a fantastic project involved in. doug and his team did a great job. glad to bee part of it. .. capital , as bill suggested. very quickly, what is social capital? ask 100 people, you'll get 100 different definitions. social capital has two words in it. you start with capital. something that is productive for people. he >> so social capital is productive for people however she define their goals in life. and the other word there, social, it's about our relationship, our relationship with people and also our relationships to social institutions as well. so in the social capital project that i ran a few years back we documented 50-year trends in social capital over a variety of indicators, not unlike this project, just for social, just for trends in the united states, and the story there is one that's almost across the board declined in social capital that ranges from the strength of families, marriage rates, fertility rates, the number of kids growing up with single parents, whether adults, kids that live near their own

brooke graduated with a degree in neuroscience. mother and i have learned so much from all of you. what we hoped you could learn from us and from each other, is to take no one in your life for granted. interviewer: what is it you hope you can learn from us? brooke ellison: it■s to take no one in your life for granted. christopher reeve: it would be great if this film would cause families everywhere to think about how they're really doing in their family. what are the bonds? is the love there? matthew reeve: there was a huge shift in my dad from the time after the accident. happy father's day, father. christopher reeve: hey. alexandra reeve givens: his entire approach to parenting changed. he started really to see us and to connect to us as people. matthew reeve: being together and talking was far more valuable and meaningful than doing all these crazy physical activities. christopher reeve: i was a sailor. i was a skier. i was a rider. i traveled everywhere. and you realize that is not the definition or the essence of your existenc

brooks had just been transferred to the marcy directional facility near utica. >> about a half an hour later, he was clinically dead. >> reporter: six former officers charged with murder. all six, plus three others, charged with manslaughter. last december, the officers seen choking, punching, and kicking the 43-year-old in the face, torso, and genitals. >> i think any sentient human being looking at the tapes naturally comes to the conclusion that he must have said something, he must have spit at the officers, he must have resisted in some way -- and the fact of the matter is, he did absolutely nothing. >> reporter: an autopsy finding brooks died from homicide caused by asphyxia due to neck compression and multiple blunt force injuries. tonight, brooks' family calling the charges a step toward accountable. >> these men murdered my father. it was on video. these men need to be prosecuted and convicted of the crimes they made. >> reporter: brooks had been serving a 12-year prison sentence for assault. all of the charged officers plead not guilty and some have been released on bond. davi

tonight, brooks' family calls the charges a step towards accountable. >> these men murdered my father. it was on video. these men need to be prosecuted and convicted of the crimes they made. >> reporter: brooks had been serving a 12-year prison sentence for assault. all of the charged officers plead not guilty and some have been released on bond. david? >> david: stephanie ramos, thank you. >>> tonight, the menendez brothers calling into a podcast from prison, just one month from their sentencing hearing. and what they reveal. here's matt gutman. >> reporter: tonight, in an extraordinary move, the menendez brothers calling into a podcast, tmz's two angry men podcast. erik describing the terror behind bars. >> i've faced a lot of bullying and trauma. there was -- it was a dangerous environment. >> what happened to you? >> i was picked on, bullied violently, and it was traumatic. and it was continual. and, you know, those are things that a lot of inmates in prison go through, when they're not part of a gang structure. >> reporter: and erik says he didn't fight back. >> i'm not going to

brooke singman is here. >> brooke: tariffs on mexico, canada and china will take effect tonight.g a tariff on all goods from mexico, canada and china. he says it will be worth it in the end. >> we will make america great again, focus on china, the european union and deficits with mexico and canada. why? what is the purpose of that? why would we have deficits? i'm speaking with prime minister justin trudeau tomorrow morning and mexico tomorrow morning and i don't expect anything very dramatic. >> brooke: trump's order is met with them vowing to retaliation. the primary contender to replace justin trudeau is slamming the move. listen. >> this action is utter madness, betrayal of america's closest friend of your allie, your neighbor, your best partner in the whole world. it is an act of economic war fare. >> carley: ceo of canada's second largest company is defending trump saying it works when america wins. here at home trump remains focused on cutting government spending. elon musk spoke about doing away with foreign aid. >> i went over it in detail and he agreed with that we shoul

what's happening there, brooke?ust this morning gave my welcome speech, and we with had almost 700 people in the atrium at the united states department of agriculture. and, of course, casted the vision of rural prosperity and bringing the american ag and farmer and rancher back to be the able to make money, to pass down their family farms. but i also pivoted. i wanted to be very, very clear that this is a new day for us darks. this is the day -- usda. dei is no longer a driver. this is the day where climate policies no no longer hold the first eat at the table. this is -- seat at the table. this is the day where we welcome with open arms and with joy the elon musk team into our department. 106,000 employees, 29 the divisions. -- 29 divisions. this is a massive, massive federal agency, and we desperately need to make sure we are aligned, we are efficient, we're stronger than ever before and we're serving the customers. the customers are not serving us. and i think that's perhaps a bit of a change, and it'll be maybe

you did it very nicely brooke rollins the secretary of agriculture. it's a big deal. that was a good vote you had. she went through very easy here a little easier than some of our people but they were all approved. .. ha >> he beat them up. they didn't have a chance against him, scott. senator tim scott from south carolina. [applause] >> he's now the longest serving black united states senator in the history of our country. i don't know. that's pretty good. [cheers and applause] he's going to be around for a long time. he just got married, congratulations on that, too. a beautiful, beautiful wife. thanks to congressman john james. has he arrived? hi, john, how are you? a star, a young star. i knew that five years ago, right, john? i sort of predicted it and i'm really proud to say that we now have more black republicans serving in the u.s. house than at any time since 1870. that's a long time, 1870. so thank you very much. and scott, you're going to be fantastic, i tell you, you're going to do a great job. as you know, the americans are going to be celebrating somethi

welcome to the brookings institution.hose of you with us in person, those who were on the livestream, about 70 people watching, and those who might be watching on c-span. i'm the director of the brown center of education policy here at brookings and we are delighted to cohost this event with our friends from the center of universal education also at brookings. we are here to talk about two big vexing topics in education right now. one being student disengagement and the other being chronic absenteeism. those are two problems that are related in a lot of ways and overlapping in a lot of ways but they are not perfectly overlapping. so, student disengagement leads to a lot of problems beyond just kids missing school. kids miss school for a lot of reasons other than just being disengaged. part of what we are here today is to talk about what that relationship is and what it isn't and how to think about chronic absenteeism and getting kids more engaged in school. when we talk about student engagement, we will be anchored by a n

correspondent brooke taylor shows us tonight. >> brooke: bret, dps in texas just released a number ofthe southern border over all in all sectors that, number continues to drop below 500. that is the first time in years. >> ice raids hit denver and aurora, colorado this morning. >> more than 100 members of the violent venezuelan tren de aragua gang targeted in aurora, according to ice. >> you have the right to remain silent. >> similar scenes playing out across the country. in seattle and in southern new hampshire. the d.e.a. says their multi-agency enforcement operation targeted criminal aliens trafficking drugs. at the southern border, illegal encounters continue to go down and powerful cartels are feeling threatened. >> a very volatile situation along the border we know for a fact that the cartels threatened law enforcement especially when it comes to decreasing the number of people on the border. when you are going after drugs. that's going to impact their profits. that's going to impact the cartels and with that we can expect do see escalation of threats from the cartels. >> the f

brooke, first of all, congratulations. >> good morning.'m coming to you from louisville is, kentucky, where i was at the farm machinery last night with 15,000 of my new farmer friends if. it was awesome. rachel: what a great way for our new ag secretary to spend her first day. so let's talk about these eggs because we're saying $5 a dozen which i'm sure is, like, the average high. but i have a son in california who went to the store, and it was $18, 19 a dozen, and they were selling them $1.50 an egg. and the places that had lower prices, i guess trader joe's had a fixed price, they had lines out the door. what's going on, and what can you do from your perch to bring down egg prices? because it's such a cheap form of protein. >> it's so important. and i know, rachel, you and sean and all your kids, i have four teenagers, i certainly feel it every single day. i think that americans deserve better. what i would like to say though, it's interesting you're using california as an example. i think that was rachel. the reason is because californi

brooke singman has details. >> brooke: acting u.s.neral ordering prosecutors to drop bribery, fraud and corruption charges against new york city mayor eric adams. here is mayor reacting to the news listen. >> i will find out more inform a ation. i will talk to my attorney. i don't have much more information. >> your initial reaction is what? >> i think that i would like to speak with him first and get better understanding what issic taking place now. >> brooke: acting attorney general believes original charges may be politically motivated. he wrote, mayor adams criticized biden policy before it was filed, we are concerned about pact of prosecution on mayor adams ability to protect the american people from disastrous effect of mass migration and settlement. adams faced charges for accepting campaign contribution from foreign nationals and accepting a bribe. adams attorney celebrating saying, the mayor is innocent and he would prevail adding department of justice reevaluated this case and determined it should not go forward, there is a

rebecca is a senior fellow here at brookings and the director of universal education. next to rebecca we'll have sonia brookins santelises, who has been the c.e.o. of baltimore city public schools for almost a take now at this point. and we have jenee henrywood, a author herself of a recent book how communities can design thriving learning environments. we'll have nat mall cuss, senior fellow -- nat malkus at the american enterprise institute down the street. he's been doing yeoman's work in creating data on student absences and analyzing that data. we'll see some of that data in a few minutes. a couple of quick housekeeping notes before i hand off to jenny. first, after we hear from the panelists we'll have a good 15 to 20 minutes of audience "q&a." if you are here we'll have microphones around. if you are not but watching us live, please feel free to either email your questions to events @brookings.edu. we'll be checking that email account. or on x using hash tag -- tagovailoa dishe engagement app. if you can here you can tweet us. forethose of you here in person rig

brooke singman joins us live from washington with the details. brooke? >> that's right. kash patel confirmed by senate in 51-49 voted senator susan collins and lisa murkowski joins democrats in voting against his confirmation. kash will meet with new staff inside the j. edgar hoover building today after already laying out his mission as director. is he vowing to let good cops be cops and rebuild trust in the bureau telling me, quote: that the american people deserve an fbi that is transparent, accountable and committed to justice. the politicization of our justice system has eroded public trust but that ends today. kash told me working alongside the dedicated men and women of the bureau and our partners, we will rebuild an fbi the american people can be proud of. so here's what some democrats said about our new fbi director. listen. >> my republican colleaguings will ryu rue the day they will e they are not on it? >> kash patel has proven himself to be a wildly vindictive partisan when around donald trump he was moved himself to be a sink owe fant. >> he does plan on mov

. >> reporter: professor ryan brook of the university of saskatchewan has been tracking them for yearsd lots of them, not just two or three. it's kind of mildly alarming. >> reporter: brook is one of canada's leading authorities on the so-called super picks. he calls them an ecological train wreck. they're crossbreeds, wild boars deliberately bred with domestic pigs. big, smart, and prolific breeders. the population now spreading out of control. why is it so difficult to eradicate this problem? >> i think there is two challenges in canada. one is their biology makes them very, very hard to get rid of. they reproduce faster than you can shoot them. >> reporter: they will eat anything to survive, with devastating consequences. >> they've eaten everything that's of value off of it. he's lost all this. >> reporter: for local farmers fed up with the damage -- >> this looked like it was a nice looking crop at one time. >> reporter: there is one man to call, alain guillet. he catches and kills at least five super pigs a week. >> these pigs can spread disease to humans, to pets, to wildlife an

an autopsy report found brooks' death had been caused in part by multiple blunt impact injuries.s are facing several charges including second-degree murder. >>> "the san diego tribune" says the suspect in the homicide of a california fire captain has been identified as the victim's wife. authorities say yolanda marodi, also known as yolanda elanachk, stabbed rebecca marodi to death. the suspect's location is currently unknown, and an all-out hunt is to find her. >>> "people" magazine reports erik menendez he and his brothers lyle have been bullied violently and assaulted in prison. the duo are currently serving life behind bars for killing their parents inside the family's beverly hills mansion back in 1989. in a phone interview with tmz, erik menendez said during an assault lyle's jaw was broken. he also recounted the grief he says he's gone through. >> i was picked on, bullied violently, and i was -- it was traumatic and continual. >> the menendez brothers are awaiting a hearing to determine whether they should be resentenced for their parents' murder. >>> coming up, remember t

i'm the president at the brookings institution. we are none part something tank dedicated to finding pragmatic solutions to society's challenges. thank you for joining us today and especially thank you to our cohost american enterprise institute. .. from across the political spectrum. coming together, and debating, challenging each other and finding common ground. they agreed on 15 topics 37 measures captured critical aspects of our natures and being this is not halfhearted agreements, each topic and to measure had majority support. the state of the nation report underscores the value of gathering and giving voice to diverse perspectives which is at the heart. with that i will turn things over too robert doar a great leader and friend. >> it's yours thank you very much. >> i am robert doar i want to thank everyone for being here and thank cecelia for inviting me i think doug and the team up with this report together for organizing it and doing the hard work. like our ai scholars to participate in. i have done them in the past they

and capehart and david brooks and jonathan capehart. nice to see you both. let's start overseas. the first major international summit in which the secretary of defense reversed u.s. policy on ukraine before walking it back and vice president vance circle scoalding european allies. >> america's place is shake shaky. from the eyes of allies, america can no longer be depended on, they saw what america was under trump first term. trump in the second term is trump one but on steroids in the way he is operating around the world. and i think for europeans especially at the munich security conference, the global order that we have lived under for more than 70 years, the united states was an architect of it and the united states has been a guarantor of it and it has led to, generally speaking, peace and prosperity to the world we live in now. the united states look to the united states as an alley. and the speeches from the defense secretary that is not the america they are seeing in munich. amna: if you are a nato ally, do you see the u.s. as a

. >> steve: brooke singman has more. >> brooke: tulsi gabbard is expected to be confirmed as directorional intelligence this morning. tulsi gabbard has support from susan collins and lisa murkowski, and those two have a reputation for going against their party. they both voted against pete hegseth. collins is considered key vote for robertf kennedy. she does plan to confirm him. this all comes as judiciary committee is also preparing to send kash patel to nomination. linda mcmahon, secretary of education is set for tomorrow and democrats are questioning her experience. >> steve: we knew that was going to happen. thank you, brooke. >> brian: over to carley. >> carley: the fbi has released images of dramatic moment ice arrested three tren de aragua mem members. the gang member did not put up a fight. ice tracked the murder suspect to a houston apartment earlier this month as part of the immigration crackdown. starliner astronauts stuck in space since june may be coming home earlier than expected. nasas they plan to bring them home on march 19th, or march 20th, space x capsule will launc

. >> brooke: marc fogel, an american teacher, is home after three years in a russian prison. he was welcomed home draped in an american flag. he was welcomed by president and lawmakers. >> i feel like the luckiest man on earth right now. i want you to know i am not a hero in this at all. and president trump is the her hero. knowing i had the support of my fellow pennsylvanians, my family, my friends, it was so o overwhelming that it brought me to my knees and brought me to tears. >> brooke: marc fogel was wrongfully detained in 2021 for drug possession and sentenced to 14 years in prison. president trump made an exchange with russia. >> president trump: he's got a great mother. i saw his mother at a rally, she said, will you get my son out. she's 95 years old. i said, we'll get him out and got him out pretty quickly. >> brooke: details are unknown, the president says it was fair and reasonable. he says another hostage will be released today. >> carley: bring in dan hofman, what a joyous moment to see marc fogel standing alongside donald trump draped in an american flag. biden

brooke rollins is that person. in her hearing before the senate agriculture committee, she pledged to do everything within her ability to ensure that our farmers, ranchers, and rural communities thrive. and we know she will follow through on that because rural america helped shape her into what she is today. she's leading a life of service that began with membership in her small-town texas ffa chapter, and continues to credit her ffa advisor for his support and mentorship in her agriculture career. she invited him to attend the nomination hearing before the senate agriculture committee last month, along with the texas state ffa officer team she served with in high school. texas governor rick perry knew brooke rollins had a heart for texas farmers, and invited her to join his policy team where she advocated for agriculture. she continues that passion today. her executive leadership during the first trump administration, and her regular collaboration with president trump, make her uniquely qualified to serve in this

substances are also known them extremely difficult to break down and destroy i've come to oxford brookese scientists hoping to solve this problem... ..with bubbles. changes in pressure — a process called cavitation — that helps to clean the water. these bubbles are not like the air bubbles or the temperature bubbles, the boiling bubbles that we see in boiling water, let's say, when you increase the temperature. these bubbles are formed due to pressure fluctuations, pressure differences, and so they are more energetic and when they are collapsing or imploding, they produce some, some effects, like powerful shock waves and local hot spots that can reach extreme temperatures in the range of 1,000 degrees c. these bubbles collapse at a tiny scale, and the extreme temperatures and shock waves created help to break apart the molecular structure of the pfas chemicals. basically, we have cavitation reactors in the heart of this set—up, and the idea is that we are just using the running pressure inside the waste water treatment plant. so we don't use any auxiliary force to guide the flow from the

singman with the breakdown brooke. >> good morning that is right president trump signing a sweepinglook into implementing tariffs on all other countries, to even out what calls unfair trade relationships watch this. >> i have decided for purposes of fairness, that i will charge a reciprocal tariff meaning whatever countries charge united states of america, we will charge them. no more, no less. in other words, they charge us a tax or tariff, and we charge them the exact same tax or tariff. >> what do you think the range tariffs on annual basis. >> that is the most interesting question. i think it will be a staggering amount. it will be the exalternatively revenue service i call it. >> white house using tariffs for economic and forgery policy leverage bringing manufacturing to u.s. says they may called short term pain but will create jobs are, long-term fortune, india modi visiting the white house u.s. india agreeing to try to double bilateral trade to 500 billion dollars by 2030, trump nanldz move to reduce tariffs on imports will work to reduce the trade deficit, listen. >> the u.s

we start with brooke singman. >> brooke: good morning, prime minister modi arrive ing and hoping to avoid a trade war. india plans to cut tariffs which could boost american exports to india and expected to propose increased energy from the u.s. india is our largest trade partner we have a trade deficit ins india's favor and president trump accused the country of being a big abuzer on trade. the two will talk this out this afternoon in the oval office. in upper yoo, trump administration is making its mark. we have pete hegseth arriving in brussels this morning for nato meetings. >> my job as defense secretary working alongside nato is to be sure this alliance are strong and robust as possible to deter any future aggression on the continent. that is our role and that is what we'll continue to do. >> brooke: pete hegseth will head to munich tomorrow and be joined by vice president j.d. vance who just wrapped up in paris at global ai summit. >> todd: they are working. >> carley: i don't know about a vacation. >> todd: the senate will vote on r.f.k. jr. to serve as health and human services se

and i think that's going to have a big, big impact, brook, right?we want to just really say and i have to say to you, i look at this turnout -- this is just love in the room -- i remember the first time i did this, my first administration, one of my first meetings, there wasn't this large a crowd, tiger. we had about five people in the front. we had maybe five black people flight the front right about there. i said is anybody else coming? is this it? are we open? i don't even think tim scott -- i know turner wasn't there. i don't think tim scott was there either. i'm not sure. but that's all changed. and we've got the highest vote. and one of the big reasons i'm president today is because of the black vote. and i always appreciate it. so that is very special time. it's black history month. we love you all. we're going to work with you. we're going to make america greater than ever before. we're going to do it together. and i want to thank you all for being here. it's an incredible honor. for my great golfing friends, i want to thank them in particul

brooks. the autopsy report lists his death as a homicide.use, compression of the neck and multiple blunt force injuries. last december, he was carried into a medical exam room, face down, shackled before officers beat him. brooks appeared to be compliant. the next day, this man died. brooks had been convicted of assault and had been serving seven years of a 12 year sentence. local prosecutors say a grand jury, they're going to hear about this case next week. governor kathy hochul is calling for criminal charges, and she has moved to fire the officers involved. one of them has already quit. the proud boys losing their trademark, the rights to their name and now going to going to a historic black church right here in washington, dc. the pastor of that church is standing by and ahead. she's got all the oscar buzz, but karla sofÍa gascÓn hopes for an academy award. they could be dashed by her own actions. >> cooked books, corporate fat cats, swindling socialites, doped up cyclists, and yes, more crooked politicians. i have a feeling we won't be

you can add boulders to different parts of the brook, but the water is going to find its way around thelders and trickle down stream, because water takes it downstream. and like i said, the harder you enforce it, the more you are ensuring the fact that something even more deadly and dangerous is going to come around. for example, in the last couple of years, we've all heard that the cartels have been adding the veterinary tranquilizer xylazine to fentanyl, usually referred to as tranq. that's not even an opioid. but you can smuggle it in small sizes. there's another opioid, not related to fentanyl, a category called nitazine by a company called novartis but never brought to market, and since 2019 commit has been making his way to the black market. in 2023, in the u.k., they reported there's a huge amount of nitazene showing up in the black market. not a lot of labs are aware of it, so they are not testing for it. if it gets too difficult to make fentanyl, the cartels will then move over to nitazene. there will always be something else. my idea, the ideal solution, is to end the war on d

brooke taylor is in houston, texas where she got access to ice operations, brook. >> we got this look at the day-to-day operations here in houston. there is so much that goes into these arrests, ice officers tell me they have a target list of thousands of illegal migrants they have to filter through that list and then conduct surveillance for days and then they have to wait for the perfect moment to make an arrest. they want to do it in a safe way where no one in the community is hurt. >> right now we have eyes on the target. fair game to say he will be moving soon. >> fox news embeds with ice enforcement and removal operations officer in houston getting a look as officers strategies targets for the day. the first target an illegal migrant who officers have been watching for days. >> target is coming up to the house. >> according to ice, he is from mexico and previously removed from the u.s. after being convicted of alien smuggling. >> the worst of the worst. gang members and violent criminals is what we're focused on. >> illegal migrant from el salvador already deported from the u.s.

live for us in dallas, texas, brooke taylor. brooke. >> hi, harris.rants with things like homes, cars, education, small business loans of up to $15,000, even loans to help with credit scores. all of this is taxpayer money. a watchdog group called open the books is behind this investigation. according to their findings, the office of refugee resettlement, which is part of hhs, distributed the billions of dollars. it's not the first time the office has faced criticism. last year, and inspector general report revealed the o -- oh rr cannot track down approximately 32,000 migrant children. here's a breakdown of how much grant money was awarded with your tax dollars according to this report. in 2021, they gave up more than $2 billion. in 2023, that skyrocketed to more than $10 billion. that's during the same time period we saw a record number of migrants encounters at the southern border. in 2024, more than $4 billion. according to the report, most of the funding went to programs for other migrant children. other programs include matching savings for cars,

rod brooks. manuel campos norcal. oh you guys. right now at 11, republicans continue to push through president trump's white house agenda. details on the all new budget proposal, getting the green light from u.s. senators as blowback continues to grow over major federal cuts. good morning, and thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia. president trump is expected to sign more executive orders this afternoon, as he addressed governors from several states at the white house early this morning, republican senators passed a $340 billion budget framework through congress. if it moves on. it would allow up to $175 billion to be spent on border security, including money for mass deportations and building a wall along the u.s. mexico border. it would also give a $150 billion boost to the pentagon and allocate about $20 billion for the coast guard. in the meantime, department of government efficiency head elon musk took center stage at the conservative political action conference yesterday, waving a chainsaw in the air gifted to him by argen

emily brooks, house reporter with the hill. brooks, start on that plane and helicopter crash here in washington, d.c. what is the latest in terms of how congress is reacting, whether there will be a congressional investigation, whether they are devising legislation in response to this? guest: absolutely, congress will be looking into this. my colleagues have already found that the heads of the transportation committee in the house have all the received briefings about this. certainly something that lawmakers, who fly in and out of reagan national airport all the time, are certainly very concerned about the safety implications there. congress will absolutely play a role. it is a little bit interesting, though, in this congress versus last, now with washington under total republican trifecta control. the republican-controlled house and senate are giving more leeway and room for the trump administration to investigate and provide information, both to congress, and publicly what is going on. a little bit of a change in the power dy

you can add boulders to different parts of the brook, but the water is going to find its way around the boulders and trickle down stream, because water takes it downstream. and like i said, the harder you enforce it, the more you are ensuring the fact that something even more deadly and dangerous is going to come around. for example, in the last couple of years, we've all heard that the cartels have been adding the veterinary tranquilizer xylazine to fentanyl, usually referred to as tranq. that's not even an opioid. but you can smuggle it in small sizes. there's another opioid, not related to fentanyl, a category called nitazine by a company called novartis but never brought to market, and since 2019 commit has been making his way to the black market. in 2023, in the u.k., they reported there's a huge amount of nitazene showing up in the black market. not a lot of labs are aware of it, so they are not testing for it. if it gets too difficult to make fentanyl, the cartels will then move over to nitazene. there will always be something else. my idea, the ideal solution, is to end the war

. >> lawrence: brooke singman has the latest on that story, good morning, brooke. >> tulsi gabbard is expected to be confirmed as director of national intelligence later this morning. gabbard has support from hesitant republicans like maine senator susan collins and alaska senator lisa murkowski. those two have a reputation for going against their party. and they both voted against defense secretary pete hegseth. collins is also considered a key vote for robert f. kennedy jr. she revealed she does plan to support his nomination for secretary of health and human services. now, the senate is scheduled to invoke cloture today, to limit debate on kennedy's nomination. and that could get him closer to getting confirmed within the next few days. so this all comes as the judiciary committee is also preparing to send kash patel's nomination for fbi director to the senate floor. that is expected to happen tomorrow. meanwhile, linda mcmahon's confirmation hearing for secretary of education is also set for tomorrow. and democrats are already questioning her experience. guys? >> steve: we expecte

. >> todd: now brooke singman at cpac today, brooke. >> date two at cpac's and republicans and presidentmp including national security mike waltz and va secretary doug collins, secretary karoline leavitt and byron donalds. he landed a major endorsement for president trump as he considers a run for florida governor. to the present writing on so social, "byron donalds the a truly great and powerful governor for florida and should he decide to run, we will have my complete and total endorsement." run, byron, run. vice president j.d. vance heidel i think the trump agenda and warning to drug traffickers, listen. >> our message to the drug traffickers is get the hell out for a country, the free ride is over because president trump is back in the oval office. the fundamental goal of immigration policy importer policy of doge saving taxpayer money owed to the fundamental goal we want your children and grandchildren to be able to raise a family insecurity and comfort in the country we all love. >> carley: we heard speaker townsend's optimistic prediction about the 2026 midterm elections. >> we ar

brooke, great stuff.rder crossings have hit record lows under trump's immigration crackdown. "the new york post" reporting that border patrol has only recorded 359 encounters per day in february, that's down 90% compared to the same time last year. finish texas border sheriff thaddeus cleveland joins us now. of sheriff, great to to see you. if can donald trump's policies keep crossings consistently low? >> hey, good morning, ash. great to be on with you. they certainly can. and, honestly, it kind of goes back to the old e.f. hutton show began. when president trump talks, people listen. he has had a huge impact, just his voice alone. and, of course, his polls -- policies coming in. working with other countries, forcing their hand to take back their criminal aliens and those currently crossing illegally. we will continue to see that. we will cartels maybe start to shift their tactics, and i anticipate us probably seeing a bit more activity than normal just due to the urban-urban environments, across from de

for insights into it all, we're joined by brooks and capehart that's david brooks and jonathan capehartte editor of the "washington post." a lot happened this week. the week began for those of you who are following alone with this introduction of o.m.b. memo rescinding rather saying that some federal funds and georgia grants had to be frozen. it was rescinded within 48 hours after being issued after mass confusion about what was impa impacting. the week was ending with a lot ocon fusion with president trump easter >> threats with tariffs. this is the second week of the trump administration. what are you taking away with the scope of how things have been messaged this week? >> we have peak in confidence. say they want to defund it. they can try to do that. you find the d.e.i. programs or any programs you don't like and you target them and we're going try to get rid of these programs. but instead they have a two-page memo to eliminate allegedly what they call $3 trillion in federal spending. this is like trying to cure acne with decapitation. it's massive. and it turned the country, unive

i did brooke shields in new york. that was so much fun. >> jimmy: what did you make for brooke?er some -- that's a good question. [ laughter ] basque cheesecake. very nice basque cheesecake. >> jimmy: do you ask them what you want them to make for she will, or do you pick the things? >> we're learning as we go. i've got to be honest. and so where we began is like, okay, ask them what they like, get a list. serena, it was chicken. >> jimmy: serena williams? >> serena williams. chicken, tacos, healthy, and dessert. >> jimmy: okay. >> and i was like, okay. so i made her this kind of deconstructed taco. and a tomato salad. then she goes to me, "the only thing i don't like," on the way to the necessary set, "the only thing i don't like is tomatoes and avocado." [ laughter ] i was like, kill me. >> jimmy: and she actually said tomato like that? [ laughter ] >> no. i felt weird. it was a bit of a cross-over. i don't know what to do at that moment what do i do? >> jimmy: do they eat everything? do you watch them? >> no. >> jimmy: see how they're liking the stuff? >> no, i don't like tha

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. >> agriculture secretary brooke rowlands spoke with reporters outside the white house just one day after beginning her tenure in the trump administration. she answered questions on a variety of topics including food prices, the bird flu and terrorist concerns among farmers. -- tariff concerns among farmers. >> one an honor and great blessing. i was sworn in less than 24 hours ago that we are hard at work. i will head to kentucky to a major farm shown and then start moving around the country. really glad to be with you. >> can you talk about what the administration is doing right now to help with food prices? >> thank you for that question. clearly the key issue facing all americans right now is the price of food. and what an honor to represent president trump's vision. he talked about this on the trail over the last few years. we have seen prices continue to rise. i was sworn in less than 24 hours ago my very first briefing in my office was on the avian bird flu. we are looking at every possible scenario to ensure that we are doing everything we can in a safe secure manner to ensur

and capehart, david brooks and jonathan capehart. editor for the washington post. great to see you both. let's start overseas. we saw the first major international summit since mr. trump returned to office in which the secretary of defense reversed u.s. policy on ukraine before walking it back. we saw vice president pence scolding our european allies. this is the same week president trump announced potential reciprocal tariffs on both our adversaries and allies. when you put this together, what does it say about america's place in the world right now? >> it says america's place is shaky. i think from the eyes of allies, america can no longer be depended on. that america -- they saw what america was like under trump the first term. trump in the second term is trump 1, but on steroids with how he's operating around the world. i think for europeans, especially the munich security conference the global order we have lived under for more than 70 years, the u.s. was an architect of it. the united states has been a guarantor of it. it has l

brooke taylor is live in dallas with the details. hi, brooke. >> hi, dana.ther 1500 troops to the southern border. this is going to bring the total to about 3600 active troops at the border. it all comes as the number of illegal migrant encounters continue to plummet. check this out from saturday. 331 encounters on saturday alone. in guantanamo the military expanding the facility housing up to 30,000 illegal migrants until deported to their home countries. last two flights have brought illegal migrants there so far. kristi noem visited gitmo on friday and talked about concerns over human rights. >> what we're doing is giving due process to migrants. we have done that all the fame following the same procedures we always have been. where are they advocating for the children that are missing that joe biden lost? why not advocate for families who lost children? laken riley's family, jocelyn's family. >> in houston ice announced they got a criminal alien wanted for aggravated assault. this baltimore ice arrested this ms-13 gang member from el salvador convicted o