why don't you tell our viewers about who doug collins is. rep. collins: ken, i appreciate it. thanks. if the book is about everything we came through. you were there, i was here for that whole time. i love the way you put lens, and in my lens, it was being raised in georgia, at the foothills of the appalachian mountains come about 15, 20 minutes from the start of the appalachian trail, an area that overtime has grown, the lake, but as i was growing up, especially when my dad i got transferred to gainesville, where i was born and raised there, those kind of values just, you know, came up, and myself, my brother, my mom, my mom worked with senior adults. it is sort of interesting to make. a lot of people have these backgrounds where you did not have what you did not have, because we thought we had everything we needed, and that was sort of my background. and my dad, who is still alive, by the way, when he retired, he had almost two years of on years -- unused sick leave, he just want to work every day, and that was embedded in may. as i was growing up, we went to college, politi

chairman. >> that was the nominated head up of the veterans department, doug collins, sved in congress in 2019 impeachment inquiry to president donald trump andirst presidency, representative collins would go on and write about impeachmentnquiry a few years later in his book clock and the calendar and guest on c-span's after words program discussing the book. >> doug, it is so good to be with you and i have the honor of talking to you about your new book, the clock and the calendar. it is an honor. we worked together for a number of years, you were the ranking republican on the judiciary committee and we got to see a lot of the same things and saw through different lens. i want to start talking to you about that lens because i think it's so interesting. you are a humbled person and always been a humbled person. a lot of folks, you sort of tease us in the book with a little bit of your background here and there. but you grew, son of georgia state tree. you grew up in the south. you talk about in the book and i'm going to get to that one quote in the book, you went into the air force, al

administrator and secretary, doug collins' picture would probably be right next to a description. working with doug on big bipartisan things. i remember in the house, one of the most unusual things for me to get involved in was copyright law and looking out for the rights of songwriters and somehow doug's big personality and big brain sucked me right in and i'm glad i did. it was important work and precedents setting work in the area of entertainment but he's got that kind of personality. annunen gauging personalities that attracts people to what he's working on and i think that says a lot. i mentioned he's an accomplished attorney because that's an important part of both understanding, senator blumenthal, the law and enforcing the law, carrying out the laws, defending the laws that are passed by congress and become part of bureaucracy. obviously him being a veteran navy and air force reservist is important. he relates directly to the experiences of our veterans. he was deployed to iraq. he knows a thing or two about experience of the veteran. i think that's part of what, to your p

former georgia congressman doug collins promised to be veterans biggest advocate if confirmed as the veterans affair secretary. the va does not exist in and of itself. it exists for the veteran, but washington senator patty murray asked collins if he meant all veterans. care deeply about our women veterans and that they have the services they need after the u.s. supreme court overturned roe v wade, the va started offering abortion services to military veterans and their families in certain cases, republicans have argued any rule change should go through congress. we will be looking at that that issue. when i get in there to confirm that the va is actually following the law. okay, sir, this is an executive order. another issue before senators came from an executive order. president donald trump signed in the white house monday night related to the afghanistan withdrawal realigning the united states refugee admissions program. this puts flights in limbo for more than 1600 afghan . the u.s. government cleared to resettle here, including family members of active duty military personnel. t

doug k collins, pete hegseth an doug burgum.med, all of them? >> i do. i think the president made it clear his picks are strong. i'm a huge supporter for pete hegseth and he will do tremendous job and help the rec recruitment deficit and those who have been purged because of vaccines. doug collins will do an amazing job. i think everyone, el paso and michael waltz, the president has done amazing picking people like kash patel to go into fbi and clear things up. i look forward to making sure we reestablish the security and confidence of government. >> carley: donald trump said all hell will break out if the remains hostages held by hamas are not returned by inauguration. here is j.d. vance talking to shannon about that yesterday. >> it will be because people are terrified thering be consequence for hamas. what does that look like? it means enabling israelis to knockout final couple battalions of hamas and leadership and aggressive sanctions and financial penalties on those supporting terrorist organizations in the middle east. >>

that's the main goal of the republicans, former congressman doug collins, host of the doug collins podcast thank you so

but the most important person is the veteran and that is who doug collins will look out for. i'm really, really, really grateful that he is my friend he's willing to step into this gap i'm ready to support them in every way possible so i introduce to you congressman doug collins. quick center kramer, thank you for your statement and support on the introduction of the nominee and thank you for your membership and efforts and hard work on this committee. we unite needs arise and go to ask you to take an oath. would you raise your right hand? do you congressman doug called solemnly swear or affirm the testimony about to give up before the nights that senate committee on veterans affairs will be the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth shall be god? thank you. congressman, thank you again for being here we will now eagerly await your testimony. quick thinking mr. chairman, frank member blumenthal and the restless committee and it seems look around this committee people i've worked with before it's good to see you in the new members as well. i'm honored to be sitting h

former georgia congressman doug collins trump's choice for veteran affairs up first tomorrow morninghen defense secretary pete hegseth who will appear before armed evers ises committee. he will be questioned about financial mismanagement and sexual misconduct charges against him. he has not been charged with a crime. on wednesday, kristi noem, attorney general nominee pam bondi, and sia director john ratcliffe are set to appear for hearings. dates have yet to be set for director of national security tulsi gabbard, house and human services, robertf kennedy junior and kash patel. the confirmation process will test how well republicans can stick together. >> brian: thanks so much, that is going to be fireworks this week. everyone looking at the fires in lsz, beginning tomorrow, pete goes first, i think doug collins and doug burgum will be layups. they will look to score on pete. my source came out great and passed him before. he met with 40 senators before christmas and over 50 now and people like senator rono that don't want to meet with him shows how serious you are not taking this. b

giving you a front row seat to democrac >> former congressman air force teran doug collins testified his confirmation hearing te secretary of the veterans affairs department taking questions about the impact act veterans benefits and toxic reproductive health for as to service members electronic health record system president freeze.ederal workforce hiring the hearing b the senate veterans affairs committee is just under three hours. >> hi good morning everyone good morning to my colleagues on a senate committee on veterans affairs. this hearing will come to order. to the first hearing of the senate committee on veterans affairs in the 119th congress. i am grateful to have so many of my colleagues returning to this committee and look forward to communing with our work together on prevalence of five new members that are banks of indiana, senate sheet from ma oa hanna, et cetera duckworth from illinois and arizona. and senator from michigan. welcome to this committee. that was me before you you and i have had the experience of workingtogether previously. work together to see what veter

secretary doug collins testifies at his confirmion hearing. the house gavels in at noon eastn and will consider several bls. on c-span two, the sene will debate a bill on requiring medical care for a child born after a failed abortion. on c-span3 at 10:00 a.m., new york congressmember, pick to be

veterans affairs choice doug collins' hearing will be on january 21st and interior secretary choice, doug burgum, his hearing will be on thursday, so some questions about why hearings are getting postponed. it doesn't appear that chuck schumer is doing what the voters asked for and that is get to work on inflation and immigration. >> instead, finding ways to, well, get their moment to shine, in their opinion, by going after several of these nominees. maria, last hour you mentioned tulsi gabbard, we talked about pete hegseth, doug collins to lead veterans affairs. i think he's an amazing choice. if you want to go after some of the decorated former service members and our former colleague, then go right ahead. as far as today's hearing, that's hegseth, axios has published his opening statement. this is from axios. and chuck schumer really wants to go after someone that was a deckdecorated war hero, go ahea. pete hegseth is going to talk about he wants to restore the warrior ethos, re-establish trust in the military, address recruiting and readiness crisis in the ranks, the strength of o

then next tuesday, the 21st, the day after the inauguration doug collins. >> brian: so many of these,sley are going to sail. doug b bessent. tulsi gabbard under fire? she has thought this thing through and not going to budge. >> ainsley: she is not up there do you know when her confirmation? >> >> brian: only paperwork. >> ainsley: how long will it take? will we know today? >> brian: one and done. >> lawrence: one hearing and full vote. first committee and then the full vote. >> ainsley: full vote today? >> steve: full vote on inauguration day on january 20th. >> brian: can't have a vote until the president is gnawing rated. >> steve: stay tuned. you will see a lot of it right here on fox. >> brian: beginning 9:30 eastern time. now we have an alert. >> brian: learning more about president trump's potential plans to see the devastation from the los angeles firefighters. >> steve: strong winds continue to fan the flames, threatening new areas as people across the region are warned to be ready to evacuated at a moment's notice. have your go bag ready. >> ainsley: griff jenkins is live in

to support the nominations and confirmations like pete hegseth, pam bondi, doug collins.really good people to run these agencies and move the country forward. >> harris: you brought up crime and i know it has touched your family with the loss of your beautiful brother, christian. i'm wondering you say you are in d.c. now. are other people going to watch this, too? >> i think everyone is going to be watching. the truth of the matter is we have folks that are going up for these positions. they will have to answer tough questions. thats the reality of it. there will be people wanting to hear about the plans for the department of defense. it is just the right thing to do. the thing is, we have folks that can properly answer these questions and debunk the lies of the left. >> harris: thank you so much. didn't mean to wrap you. we have to get to "outnumbered." it's after the break. it's no ordinary square. charmin ultra soft smooth tear has wavy perforations that tear so much better, with more cushiony softness. enjoy the go, with charmin. total beets, america's best-selling be

i don't believe doug collins has any issues.pete hegseth deserves an up or down vote on day one in the united states. maria: john ratcliffe i would imagine is going to come along swimmingly. i mean, he's obviously has an incredible resume and he's slate todd be the incoming cia director. >> correct. chairman cotton, the chair of the senate select committee on intelligence with mark warner has hearing set up. that should move quickly as well. the problem in the senate is, it takes unanimous consent, all 100 senators have to agree. if they don't agree to allow a vote on one of these nominees on day one, leader thune will have to file cloture. that could delay it two or three days. we can't delay for five minutes much less two or three days. maria: jonathan. >> i want to ask a question about the state of the military currently after a four years of joe biden. maria: i'm glad. i was hoping to ask that as well. glad you're bringing that up. >> anyone i talk to that retires from the military, one of the main complaints is the dei woke

and why have they canceled the confirmation hearing for doug collins? it's because they haven't finished the paperwork and background checks necessary to start his hearings. oops. the day before that one is supposed to happen. that one is now not happening. tomorrow is also supposed to be the confirmation hearing for trump's nominee for interior secretary, doug burgum. not a familiar name, i know, but you might remember him as the obscure republican presidential candidate who had to pay his way into the debates. there was a provision in the republican primary debate rules where you had to get a certain number of people to become donors to your campaign in order for you to get into the debates. doug burgum was nowhere near the sufficient number of donors that he would need to get him into the debate. so he literally paid people to donate to him. he would give you money, he would give you $20 if you turn around and gave him $1 as a donation. and apparently that was legal. but that is how doug burgum got into the republican presidential debates, which if y

also pending, doug collins he was supposed to be at his hearing today to become the head of the nexteterans affairs, secretary of veterans affairs. you can keep track of that on the website. let's hear from the nikia in las vegas on the independent line. caller: hi there. i think that any president should be allowed to have any person that they want in their cabinet. i understand the confirmation process, but it seems to me there are always issues between more so the democrats than republicans. all of these people keep calling and talking about pete hegseth and his assault on women, but no one mentions biden or his assault on tara reid and how she had to run off to russia or his son. it is crazy to me. i think everyone deserves to be given a chance and no one can say how qualified he is or not because he is not in the position yet. that's it. host: max from san antonio, democrats line. you are next. caller: yes, good morning. he is definitely not qualified to be the secretary of defense, as a third-year army veteran retiree i can tell you that for sure. for three main reasons. number

tuesday, it is pete hegseth for defense secretary, doug collins for veterans affairs secretary and doug burgum for interior secretary. wednesday, kristi noem homeland security secretary, marco rubio secretary of state, pam bondi attorney general, chris wright energy secretary, jon magseth cia director. thursday you've got eric scott turner and scott pheasant for treasury secretary. as you mentioned, tulsa gabbard, d and i director is what she is up for, not among those listed what should viewers know about her and section 702? guest: i reported last week that republican and democratic senators who had met with her were unclear on her position on that critical national 30 authority which basically allows the federal government to conduct surveillance on foreigners outside of the united states for the purposes of safeguarding national security, rooting out terrorism, things like that. and i presented that information to the trump transition team and said we were going to reported and as a result, tulsi gabbard gave her first public comment since being nominated for the job in which she ca

>> carley: senate committees are meeting today to consider doug collins, lee zeldin and doug burgum.ng democrats are slow-walking the confirmations. >> i think obama had 12 cabinet members confirmed and we have one. people, democrats don't want trump to put a team together. they are going to fight this. trump won the election, popular and electoral vote he needs to put his team together. >> democrats can work with us, against us, he's getting this team in place. >> carley: trying to push a vote to confirm john ratcliffe for cia. >> todd: connecticut holding this up, chris murphy. officials say seven san antonio police officers were shot last night while responding to a possible suicide in progress. the suspect fired at officers when they arrived on scene. he was found dead by swat officers. officials have not revealed condition of the officers. carley. >> carley: president trump joined hannity for his first interview since entering the oval office discussing the pardons by biden for his family. >> president trump: i was given the option, do you want to pardon anybody, including yours

hearings today, on elise stefanik�*s nomination as the united states ambassador to the un and for doug collinsay john ratcliffe as cia director. no progress yet on the particularly controversial but they have approved marco rubio as the new secretary of state, who took the oath this morning. he is something of a unicorn — well liked by republicans and democrats alike. the same cannot be said for some of the others. he has a great deal of foreign policy experience, staunch supporter of israel, very hawkish on china. here he is at his first press conference a little earlier. president trump was elected toi keep promises and he's going to keep those promises, and his i primary promise when it comes to foreign policy is that the i priority of the united states department of state will be the united states. i it will be furthering . the national interests of this country. and he's given us - a very clear mandate. president trump's made it very clear that - everything we do — and this is true in government, - but especially at the l department of state — everything we do must i be justified by the a

trump's first cabinet appointment confirmation hearings are underway for doug collins, trump's choiceed nations ambassador nominee, representative elise stefanik. >> president trump began his day at the national cathedral with the traditional national prayer service. in a sermon, the episcopal bishop of washington addressed him directly with a call

and also for doug collins, who is nominated as veteran affairs secretary. committee also has a -- approved scott benson for treasury secretary, but it is the key security positions which remain in full for moment. so the senate leader, johnson, says he is helping as well -- at some point today to confirm john ratcliffe as the cia director. no progress yet on that particularly thorny issue and the defense nominee, pete hegseth. sumi: he remains controversial. they have approved marco rubio as the new secretary of state. he took the oath of office as you can see here this morning with the vice president, jd vance. he is something of a unicorn. well liked by republicans and democrats alike. yes, that does still exist. us and cannot be said for some of the others. he does have a great deal of foreign policy experience and it has to be said of marco rubio. he is a staunch supporter of very -- and here he is at his first concert -- first press conference. >> potential is going to keep those promises. and -- and his primary promise is that the priority of the unit

quien asegura, augura una nueva era econÓmica de oro para el paÍs y tambiÉn la del excongresista doug collinsa historia del paÍs en ocupar ese cargo fue el primero de los nominados de donald trump en haber sido aprobado en su caso, por parte del comitÉ de relaciones exteriores del senado republicano, de 53 aÑos. ya emitiÓ sus primeras palabras luego de haber asumido el puesto. >> y entre quienes se dirigieron a los seguidores de donald trump. en el capital one arena estuvo el multimillonario elon musk. el magnate agradeciÓ a los presentes por reelegir a trump en el cargo. musk hizo un gesto con su brazo derecho que fue captado en cÁmara y ha provocado escrutinio porque algunos aseguran que se parece al saludo nazi, algo que musk desacreditÓ en su red social x. el magnate dijo que la victoria de trump fue una entrada en el camino de la civilizaciÓn humana. en vice news ha intentado comunicarse con musk y no ha obtenido respuesta. >> bueno, tardÓ poco en cambiar el nombre de golfo de mÉxico por el golfo de amÉrica. fue el gobernador de florida, ron desantis, como quiere hacer donald trump desan

doug collins next week because of paperwosh -- paperwork issues. >> ainsley: you don't want to be firstne, i rather be at the end. >> brian: or easy ones like doug burgum go first. they will ask him burglar -- >> ainsley: what is reason pete hegseth went first? >> steve: security. >> brian: most important. the talk was mike pompeo will be n nominated today. trump took his hand off the bible and they gummed it up to slow it undo. on the 20th will we do, boom, boom, boom, get him the job. >> lawrence: tonight president biden will give his farewell address speaking to nation from the oval office one final time. >> brian: opposite of irish goodbye. he is irish and taking forever to say goodbye. senior white house correspondent peter doocy joins us with more. >> peter: this is last time we expect to hear from president biden before he retires to delaware. we think he will talk a lot about himself. white house shared a letter from the president that says it has been the privilege of my life to serve the nation for over 50 years. nowhere else could a kid with a stutter sit behind the office as

room as possible two hearings scheduled for today over alleged paperwork issues, veterans affairs doug collinsed to scranton 21, doug burgum moved to this thursday chuck schumer reporting to turn into a circus, axios writes, hegseth appearing first shot to carry out demands by schumer skewer trump nominees maga brand chuck schumer yesterday. on the floor. >> over the next four days, over a dozen of the president-elect nominees will testify in committee. and make their case to the country. these hearings in a very real way, are the opening salvo for holding the trump administration accountable to the public. >> joining me west virginia senator chairwoman of the senate republican policy committee environment public works committee member senate -- appropriations transportation rules committee senator great to see you. thank you so much for being here. good morning. >> what 14 we think chuck schumer wants it into a circus? what should we expect. i think we and nominees, we the republicans and president trump welcome the hearings going to see this week because does give, the nominees the chance to

secreta doug collins testifies at his confirmation hearing before the senateeterans affairs committeen two, the senate will debate a bill on requiring medical care for a chi born after a failed abortion. on c-span3 at 10:00 a.m. eastern, new york congresswoman elise stefanik, president trump spec to be u.s. ambsador to the united nations, takes questions at her confirmation hearg from members of the senate foreign relations committee. you can watch these programs live on c-span now, our mobile video app, or online at c-span.org. ♪ >> since its first interview on c-span on book notes in 1993, harold holzer has appeared close to 200 times p that year he had written or edited six books on abraham lincoln. since then harold holzer has added another 50 books to his name. c-span viewers and listeners have had the opportunity to hear him talk about lincoln's life from birth 1807 to his assassination in 1865. the following conversation is meant to be extensive. the center of

ambassador, former georgia congressman doug collins questioned for the position of veterans favors secretaryring delayed last weeking the senate confirming marco rubio secretary of state, 99 to 0 vote first of trump's picks to be confirmed, confirmation voting for cia director john ratcliffe, defense secretary choice pete hegseth, could be happening as soon as this week. walmart addition is to pull back diversity equity inclusion initiatives dei is stirring controversy. more than 30 shareholders writing a letter urging company reverse course, calling the decision disheartening bad for business, 13 democratic attorneys general sent their letter demanding do no how dialing back programs properties civil rights in workplace walmart defending move to refocus work environmentally without bowing to pressure, other companies harley-davidson mcdonald, amazon meta scaling back initiatives as of the end of last year president trump officially back in oval office guess what? is to is his diet coke the been on is the desk used by trump to sum monday favorite drink any time a craving reintroduced several

doug collins, lee zeldin, and doug burgum, former governor of north dakota for interior secretary comingcrats drag their feet on other nominations namely john ratcliffe as cia director and pete hegseth as defense secretary. as delays continue president trump isn't ruling out recess appointments to fill vital positions. aishah hosni is tracking this on capitol hill. two days ago senator thune said we can do it the hard way or the easy way. looks like the hard way? >> recess appointments are still on the table according to president trump's closest allies here on capitol hill. but we aren't there just yet. senators aren't too keen on that. here is what's going on on the senate floor right now. so democrats are jamming up activity on the senate floor by forcing that 30-hour debate rule for trump's nominees. senator chris murphy invoked it for john ratcliffe and it is strange because he got a bipartisan vote in his committee. ratcliffe was supposed to get his confirmation vote yesterday. it will happen today instead. if democrats continue with this delay tactic for each and every single nomi

for president trump's cabinet picks, they begin tomorrow schedule for tomorrow veterans affairs doug collinsy pete hegseth, his hearing will begin tomorrow, interior secretary nominee doug burgum i spoke with roger marshall about this yesterday, here's what he's expecting. >> he met with president trump this week along with your colleagues did you have a chance to speak with your colleagues you believe you have the bill in the senate to confirm all of his nominees. >> after count my chickens before they hatch but i think they need to go to the hearing process, the good get beat up by the legacy media and the left as well but i think the votes are there and i've interviewed these people one-on-one and they have been great communicators and great leaders, the very accomplished. somewhere outside of the box but i think we have the votes. >> what do you think, outside of the box is what president trump wanted, he wanted to drain the swamp he wanted outsiders. do you think 70 like pete had checked for defense secretary, does he get confirm? >> he does get confirmed is the most awesome defense sec

doug collins hearing is scheduled for 9:00 a.m. tomorrow.eth is set to appear before the senate armed services committee at 9:30 a rally was held as lawmakers prepared to dive into or help soothe controversy that has surrounded his confirmation. >> this is the people's chance through the senate to nail every nominee it does not matter what party you are, with hard questions. the ones who are able to nail every question will get through. the ones who cannot i think we all need to say why couldn't they answer that question? i have total faith that pete hegseth, kash patel, they will be able to answer the hard questions. >> secretary of the interior nominee has been moved to thursday. marco rubio hearing will take place wednesday. trump's transition team is pushing for the national security rolls to be confirmed in short orders due to dangers around the world to. >> president biden has left us an absolute dumpster fire. we are excited to get to work we need to be open and honest about the fact president biden has not left the administration in

ambassador nominee for ambassador nominee elise stefanik and chief nominee doug collins taking questionsm respective committees. last night the senate passed laken riley act which aims to crackdown on illegal immigration. 12 democrats voted with republicans to pass the bill. bit heads to the house and senate to be one of the first bill is too lenient the president's desk, carley and todd. >> todd: karoline leavitt will be live 8:00 a.m. on the first line for the first interview as the white house press secretary. >> carley: fox news contributor, david webb found fox nation. david webb himself, david, good morning to you. not only did the president signed 200 executive orders in front of an arena of people no less, he made three major speeches and went to the balls, the parade and held 16 minute press conference with the media. 30,000-foot view, how are you processing all of this and what were some of the most important moment yesterday? >> you know what, we will need a longer show with 30,000-footer or any level to build. good to see you guys, what a morning it is. this is one of the big

senate foreign relations committee for her nomination as un ambassador former georgia congressman doug collinshe position of veterans affairs secretary after his hearing was delayed last week meanwhile the senate unanimously confirming marco rubio as secretary of state in the 99-0 the first of his pics to be confirmed confirmation voting for cia director john ratcliffe and defense secretary pete hegseth could be happening as soon as possible week meanwhile to americans detained in afghanistan released a prisoner swap after two years on the taliban's grasp ryan corbett and william mcentee are finally free after being traded for a taliban member who is serving two life terms in prison in the u.s., the deal was struck during the final hours of the biden administration after two years of negotiating, the exchange was delayed until president trump took office due to weather conditions. the ohio state buckeyes defeating notre dame to win the college football national championship 34-23 last in atlanta this marks ohio state ninth national championship in the first since 2014 this was the first colleg

we had news today about va secretary pick doug collins he was supposed to have his hearing tomorrow that has been pushed back by a week because of the delay in his fbi background check. secretary of the interior doug burgum hearing has been moved to wednesday. the program is unchanged for tomorrow's headliner pete hegseth it was said to appear before the senate armed services committee at 9:30. behind closed doors democrats prepare their questioning strategy. >> raises significant questions that is the purpose of our hearing tomorrow to ask those tough questions and give him the opportunity to respond. >> his passion for service in the military, he has emphasized that so i am hopeful he will have a chance to accentuate the importance of that. >> you hear republicans they are a bit more confident. earrings for kristi noem, pam bondi, they are set for wednesday. trump's team says they are pushing for these national security rules to be in place quickly to dangers they see around the world. along hearings you do not see schedule do you have dni nominee tulsi a bar to. >> trace: thank you le

this week on tuesday with senate hearings beginning for pete hegseth for secretary of defense, doug collins affairs and doug burgum for secretary of interior. on wednesday, senate hearings for seven nominees including kristi noem for secretary of homeland security, marco rubio for secretary of state is, pam bondi for u.s. attorney general and john rat cliff for cia director. a look ahead at the confirmation process is kansas senator roger marshall. great to see you, senator. thanks so much for being here this morning. >> you bet, maria. it's great to be with you. happy new year to you and everybody. listen, president trump's going to go in on day number one and sign a hundred executive orders, but those orders go nowhere unless we get these nominees across the finish line. he signs the executive order, then these secretaries help write the rules surrounding them, and then they have to implement them, and that's why it's so important we get this ball rolling and have a bunch of nominations ready for the president to sign on day one. maria: you met with president trump this week along with yo

and then doug collins, who's been tapped to head the -- i'm forgetting it for a second. veterans affairs administration, he's also on set for a hearing at about 10:00 this morning. say close to c-span.org and our other platforms for nor information on those confirmation hearings. that's part of a changeover of the administration. mike in california, independent line, good morning, go ahead. caller: i'd like to bring up a few points that haven't heard people talk about. one was, what about the war in ukraine? didn't trump say he was going to end that in 24 hours? second thing is bitcoin and truth social are a obvious conflict of interest. he doesn't seem to want to divest himself from any of his businesses before he gets into office. the other thing is, what about the assets of the illegal aliens that are being deported? a lot of these people lived here for a long time and they have houses and bank accounts and things like that. i think biden beat donald trump to the punch when he issued the pardon to all the people that trump was going to go after. i think trump wasn't t

secretary of defense pete hegseth the nominee for secretary of veterans affairs, former congressman doug collinsre hearings for south dakota christie nome, senator marco rubio and pam bondi. billionaire scott will have his hearing on thursday. i am jon scott and now back to "life, liberty & levin." ♪. mark: welcome back america. professor j chan for an old budy of mine we have thousands of d.a. offices. we have 50s attorney general office we have thousands of state judges. as of today as a result of what the united states supreme court did, is there anything whatsoever to stop them on a federal level of course, to stop them from doing exactly what bragg and merchan have done for many future candidate? what's is what's really worrisome and disturbing what's happening now. one, you can see from judge merchan, alvin bryant and the shenanigans going on with jack smith their effort to push the report out the independent counsel report, they do not intend to give up on l'affaire for they could've seen the november election as a referendum by the american people but this was all a mistake. donald trump

also said four greatest years in american history about to embark on today elise stefanik and doug collinsf senate at 10:00 a.m. this morning the administration is over. nothing left to do. president signed dozen of executive orders relating to a number of things. the border. withdrawing from the world health organization which of course covered up the covid-19 pandemic on behalf of china. so many ditch issues. he needs his cabinet officials to carry him out. this is simply the first step. he has to tell them what he wants to do. there is a lot to pull these agencies out of. so when you are looking at the border, for example, homeland security secretary kristi noem if she is confirmed will be able to go in and make sure that these executive orders are carried out properly pam bondi the attorney general at the department of justice. she is going to be able to carry out a number of these executive orders. on the legal side. and so, you know, of course. marco rubio knot the confirmed secretary of state can get to work quickly on the diplomacy. president donald trump likes diplomacy. he doesn'

secretary doug collins, testifies at his confirmation hearing before the senate veteranaffairs committeeer several bills including a measure authorizing that washington, d.c. location for the national medal of honor monument. on c-span2, the senate will debate a bill requiring medical care for a child born after a failed abortion. on c-span3 at 10:00 a.m. eastern, at least trump's pick to to be invested to the united nations. youan watch all of our programs liven c-span now, our free mobile app, or online at c-span.org. >> since his first interview on c-span on book notes in 1993 harold holzer has appeared on the network close to 200 times. up to that year, he had written or edited six books on abraham lincoln. since then, harold has added another 50 books to his name. c-span viewers and listeners have had the opportunity to hear mr. holzer talk about lincoln's life from his birth in kentucky in 1807 until his assassination in washington, d.c. in 18 to 65. the center of attention will be mr. lincoln but in this case also the life of harold holzer, a new yorker for the past 75 years. >> l

week with pete hegseth for defense secretary as well as doug burgum for interior secretary and doug collins bret? >> bret: we will have complete coverage here on fox. aishah hasnie live on capitol hill. thanks. president biden is taking steps to ensure migrants coming from some countries do not face immediate deportation he is extending what he calls temporary legal status for nearly a million immigrants inside the u.s. these are people from places such as venezuela and sudan. the order extends protection for deportation -- from deportation another 18 months. president biden the white house announcing he will deliver what is being called his farewell address to the nation next week. the white house says the speech will take place wednesday, 8:00 p.m. eastern. you can see that here on fox news. up next, the panel on the politics of the southern california wildfires. ♪ ♪ you'll get better when you're not blamed for a condition you can't control. ♪ you'll get better when your pain isn't minimized, dismissed, forgotten. we will never stop trying to get better. because when medicine gets better,

former congressman doug collins choice to head veterans affairs up first tomorrow morning. appearing before the armed services committee. democrats will likely question hegseth about the financial mismanagement and sexual assault allegations against him. hegseth has denied any wrongdoing and he has not been charged with a crime. on wednesday, homeland security secretary nominee kristi noem, attorney general nominee pam bondi, secretary of state nominee marco rubio and cia director john ratcliffe are all set to appear for hearings. dates have yet to be set for trump's other choices like director of national intelligence nominee tulsi gabbard, health and human services secretary nominee robert f. kennedy jr. and fbi director nominee kash patel. trump's team wants the senate to move quickly on his nominees, the confirmation process test how well republicans can stick together. lawrence? >> lawrence: thanks, maddie. >> a suspect has been arrested for stabbing and killing a 14-year-old boy in the bronx while he was standing on the sidewalk. the nypd says that the suspect is a ca

today elise stefanik, doug collins, both nominees set for hearings coming up in moments today. >> dana: we're waiting on the swearing in of marco rubio for secretary of state. he won 99-0. the woman who will serve the rest of his term in the senate ashley moody joins us live. >> bill: putting faith over politics. today is a day of tradition again. president trump will attend the national prayer service, national washington cathedral on his first full day in office. it is still chilly in our nation's capital but a beautiful sight. we'll take you there when it begins momentarily. >> we know there are some changes. can you confirm that you have added back the diet coke fund? >> president trump: i just got here. my people come in. they are extraordinary decorators. >> bill: you have to give him a minute. peter doocy last night in the oval office about the diet coke button. that press conference went 40 minutes and they covered a lot of ground. he will come out later today at 4:00. >> dana: he felt like he could ask any question. what a turn around from before. >> bill: any moment now marco

including va nominee doug collins, epa nominee lee zeldin and doug burgum and some republicans are accusingf slow-walking the confirmation, specifically john ratcliffe for cia director. senate republicans are now rushing to get him confirmed. he only needs 51 votes to pass. and those are your headlines. steve, over to you. >> steve: thank you very much, carley. >> carley: you are welcome. president trump reshaping the landscape for artificial intelligence in the united states announcing a couple days ago the new star gate venture. the investment offering a chance to enhance both our economy and national security. lead a.i. adviser to the united nations and author of own the a.i. revolution neil joins us now. >> hey, steve, how is it going, man? >> steve: it's going okay. people are excited about a.i. two years ago, 2023, the biden administration put a whole bunch of guardrails on a.i. how restrictive were those? >> i mean, they were quite restickive. people benefits we could actually get. bad actors are l. do bad things. good actors need a nudge in investment. we curtailed some of the oppor

senate committees are meeting to consider more nominees for president trump's nominee including doug collinsg former restaurant ceo andy p puzner ambassador to the eu. tmeanwhile, newly sworn in secretary of state marco rubio is planning his first international trip to panama where trump has set his eyes on taking back the canal. billionaire frank mccourt defining his bid for tiktok saying his project liberty consortium is open to buying 50% share of the chinese owned app after president trump said he would like the u.s. to own half of a joint venture for tiktok. mccourt saying he would move tiktok to his platform and to give users total control over their data. meanwhile, president trump is now down playing tiktok's security concerns. he spoke with sean hannity last night. >> tiktok is going to be sold, right? >> people want to buy it. people want to buy it. >> but those that say they know, say a spying app of the communist chinese -- >> you could say that about everything made in china. we have our telephones made in china for the most part. we have so many things made in china so why don'