representative elise stefanik, welcome to our committee. will find us kind and generous most of the time and we look forward to hearing from you. we are going to make a few remarks and then yield to you and hear what you have to say. there's great difficulty at the united nations today and i'm confident donald trump's nominee can bring much-needed change. this is widely recognized by people here on the hill, senator cotton and senator capito made reference to it was one of the unfortunate things and maybe this hearing will help is the vast majority of the american people do not recognize the deterioration that has happened at the united nations and how it has strayed from its original purposes. there's great difficulty there. i think we need significant changes threats from china, russia, north korea and iran continue to grow, representative >> , your position will be at the heart of the us efforts to stand up to the authoritarian axis that seeks to undermine the united states at every turn and to ensure our partners and allies are also doi

nouncer: up next, more from elise stefanik. in 2023, she delivered remarks at the israeli american uncil national summit she criticized the biden administration's licies and discussed her own efforts to support israel and congress. rep. stefanik: thank you. thank you so much. [applause] thank you so much for that warm welcome. and thank you for that very kind introduction. i want to thank the israeli american council for inviting me to be with you here today at this historic event. first off, how great was president trump yesterday? [applause] i was honored, like all of you, to spend time with him last night as he shared his historic record of strength for israel and the jewish people. we note at this moment the world desperately needs the sterling, clear, and morally strong leadership president trump brings to the world stage every single day. we have seen the exact opposite from the weak, feckless, and failed biden-harris administration over the past four years. let me tell you, just this week, their failures came into sharp f

the same is true to steve scalise, tom emmers and elise stefanik. my friend, cathy mcmorris rodgers, has also been a great mentor to me and helped me along the way. my colleagues in the california delegation have likewise joined me in supporting causes important to our state. i have been also blessed to serve on great committees. on the ways and means committee we have promoted an economy that benefits all americans. under the leadership of chairman jason smith, congress will re-authorize the tax cuts and jobs act with improvements that benefit american workers and job creators. we have also done great work on the education and workforce committee to promote quality education for all students. this includes fighting the rise of anti-semitism on campuses, a fight that chairwoman virginia foxx has strongly championed. dr. foxx has been a partner for me in helping reduce communist china's influence in education through my deter act. as we have talked about so much on the select committee on china, the c.c.p.'s truly america's number one adversary. i ha

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and elise stefanik's hearing for the next ambassador of the united nations if she is confirmed, c-span3, 10:30 a.m. eastern, again thursday, and there will be a lot more as well throughout the week, but those are some of the key ones. we spent 20 minutes focusing on senate and confirmation hearings. what is going on in the house this week? guest: not much to be honest. the house is focused right now on planning for reconciliation, which of the process by which republicans are going to try to pass president trump's agenda. obviously this then this whole debate about one dill or two bills. it seems like an unimportant process disagreement that folks should not be focused on, that i think they should be focused on it because the republicans need to come to an agreement on how to proceed here before they actually get started on passing elements of president trump's agenda, because they need to pass a budget resolution. this is what lays out for they are going to do as part of the process and this is have a draft the reconciliation instructions and committees. so that has to happen before th

ambassador nominee elise stefanik will appear at her confirmation hearing. aishah hosni previews it all for us. >> good morning to you guys. that's right. no surprise here marco rubio getting confirmed by a unanimous senate vote. every democrat and republican voting to confirm him. last evening he told us he was honored and about to be sworn in by vice president jd vance any moment here. he is expected to address the entire staff at the state department later on today getting right back to work. and one of the first things and priorities he will have is to help president trump end the many conflicts around the world including russia's war on ukraine. >> it will be the official policy of the united states that the war has to end and we'll do everything possible to bring that about in a way that is stable and sustainable. >> last night trump's dhs nominee kristi noem had a vote out of committee. defense pick pete hegseth favorably voted out of committee but this was a party line vote and still some republicans that are undecided. susan collins is not sure yet

again, staffers for elise stefanik and marjorie taylor greene, the guy who founded the scam and operated this thing, claims that he did nothing wrong. but he got a lifetime ban on incorporating, operating or soliciting for any charity in ohio, and he was forced to actually pay the money to the food bank, and he had to pay $25,000 in restitution and costs, and he had to shut down this sham charity, what the ohio attorney general called a sham. and it's just it's just infuriating, right? i mean, if you live in east palestine or even if you live somewhere else, but you were just moved to try to help those folks, you wanted to help them. i mean, to have a scammer tell you they were going to help, right? to tap the empathy of the american people who want to help, to also use the name, the good name of this good local food bank to do it, and then just to screw everyone involved. it's just it's just infuriating. and of course, it does lasting damage. >> it affected this community a great deal. it affected it shook a lot of confidence in people to have someone from local, a local person, be a sc

once elise stefanik leaves the house to serve in the administration, the brake that will be 217-2 hundred5, which means republicans cannot even afford to lose one member on a party-line vote. when they plan to vote on reconciliation, the margin will be larger because some special elections would have happened by then, but even if it is a one or two person majority that is slimmed so the concern in the house as they are only going to get one bite at the sample. if they could reconciliation over the finish line, it will only happen once and the strategy here is that mike johnson is thinking i have some folks who do not like an aspect of the bill but there are some big sweeteners in their, namely immigration and border portion of the legislation. house leaders are hoping by putting those in one single bill some conservative republicans who are against other areas of the legislation will not vote against it because they do not want to tank the immigration and border section. that is the argument for one bill. two bills is a senate folks are saying they want to give president trump an early wi

new york congresswoman elise stefanik is president-el trump's picked to be u. ambassador to the united nations. on tuesday she will appear befo sene foreign relations committee to answer rst elected to the u.s. houseans in 2014 and ser replican conference chair from 2021 until the end of last year. you can watch her confirmation ing ve at 10:00 eastern on c-span three, c-span now or online at c-span.org. we now take you to 2021. former vice president joe biden had defeated president donald trump to become the 46 president. he was sworn in that day by chief justice john roberts. due to the pandemic, only a small socially distanced group attended the ceremony and the national mall was filled with american flags intended to represent the thousands of people who normally attend the inauguration. president trump did not attend then

would you please welcome representative elise stefanik.>> thank thank you so much,. it is truly humbling honor to be here today but let's get this energy up. are we ready in 136 days to fire joe biden and save america? [applause] are we ready to reelect my good friend and your good friend president trump? [applause] yes, we are. again it is truly an honor to be a a today and i want to first start by saying thank you. thank you to each and every one of you for your grassroots effort every day from all you do across the country at the local, regional, state and national level. this is the most important election in our lifetime. we know that this election is different, that the state of our nation, the protection of our constitution are on the ballot this november. we have to leave everything on the field to save our great nation and save the american dream, and president trump is the only one who will be able to get that done. i -- [applause] i also want to thank ralph for his extraordinary leadership. he has been a leader in the conservati

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[cheers and applause] >> new york congresswoman elise stefanik is president's trump to be ambassador to the united nations and s appear before the senate foreign relations committee to answe questions. representatives to phonic was first elected to the u.s. house in 2014 and served as republical the end of last year. you can watch nfirtion hearing live on c-span three, c-span now or online at c-span.org. >> c-spanshop.org is c-span's online store. browse our latest collection of c-span products, apparel, books, home decor and accessories. there is something for every c-span fan and every purchase helps support our nonprofit operations. shop now or anytime at c-spanshop.org. >> it is 2017. former reality television star donald trump has defeated former secretary of state and first lady hillary clinton to become the 45th president. mr. trump was sworn in by chief justice john roberts with his left hand on a pair of bibles, mr. trump's personal copy in the lincoln bible which had been used by abraham lincoln at his 1861 inauguration and by barack obama in 2009 and 2013. mr. trump's inau

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elise stefanik will be nominated to be ambassador of u.n. and that will require senate confirmation. should she be confirmed then you go to the pending the special elections which could take a month. that window is crucial. even if they manage to lose one vote tomorrow and he becomes speaker, you are in a position, this weird position we've seen before in this republican caucus, you basically need full consensus across 217. it's like being in a meeting room or 217 people all have to agree to the same thing. >> it could take several months before they're back to the full strength of 220 seats. anyone of these republicans could be a joe manchin of the house republican conference and takedown bills. for the most part the habit some republicans call a super whip in president elect trump. it can be involution -- influential. his endorsements are not everything but the count for a lot. there are members of his conference we don't take order from donald trump. tom massie is wanted chip roy is another one. he endorsed ron desantis and is been a targ

police officers lumped in along with those other january 6 defendants >> new york congresswoman elise stefanik is in the hot seat as she faces some questions from senators during her confirmation hearing. if she receives enough support, she will become the next un ambassador, our washington correspondent basil john has the latest. >> from the start of her confirmation hearing, congresswoman elise stefanik pledge to deliver a message to the rest of the world if she becomes the next un ambassador, i stand ready to implement president trump's mandate from the american people to deliver america first. peace through strength, national security leadership. >> on the world. >> or we get a break in here and president trump is speaking now from the roosevelt room. we're going to listen in. >> and we had a great first term but wouldn't have. and even better second time. i think we're going to do things it people would be shocked at starting off with tremendous investment coming into our country. at levels that nobody is really haven't seen before. and they vary. happy with the fact that. i want the race

and then i'm really thrilled that with comes from middle east, at least a phonic as the -- elise stefanik as the u.n. ambassador. mike walsh and security adviser, a team is coming in place that understands peace through strength. >> the rebels in northwest syria, we think of them and they have an islamist, they have an islamist character to them. there's a kind of knee jerk assumption that they're going to be hostile to israel. i think it's pretty clear that they have recognized that israel's destruction or near destruction -- let's say israel's victories over hezbollah have really opened up an opportunity for them. >> professor, you're ahead of the curve because you would think islamic jihadists are coming into aleppo. will actually, you have to look a little bit further. a lot further and it really opens opportunity indeed because of the defeat of hezbollah, the defeat of hamas, and i am of the belief that these are puppets of iran. not proxies of iran. they're not acting in place of iran. they are iran. it is the octopus of iran. that's where the center of evil is located in the middle

i refer to anthony constantino who is now seeking the seat that will be vacated by elise stefanik, anotheratest appointments. anthony, stand up. my friends, the danger is not over. the deep state will not just ride off into the night so i ask you and my final remarks here to do one thing, one important thing. pray. pray for the safety of our president. pray for the safety of his family. pray for the safety f of those e has called on to serve him. i've experienced miracles in my own life. i've experienced multiple miracles after i was given an unconditional presidential pardon. my wife was diagnosed with an aggressive stage ivey cancer. and i prayed prayed to the lord that she be saved. and in happy to tell you today,, thanks to the healing power of jesus christ, she is three and a half years cancer free. it was richard nixon who said, a man is not finished when he is defeated. he is only finished when he quits. my friends, he also said, the greatness comes not when things go always good for you, but when you suffer some defeats, some setbacks, you take some knocks. because only until one h

senate commerce committee hearings underway for congresswoman elise stefanik to be the us ambassador to the united nations. it's up to each president to decide if that is a cabinet position. president trump considered the ambassador to the un in his first administration, nikki haley, to be part of his cabinet. and this morning, president trump said he fired a number of biden appointees. this is from his truth social. jose andres from e president's council on sports, fitness and nutrition. mark milley from the national infrastructure advisory council, brian hook, keisha lance bottoms from the president's export council. you're fired. it was very normal, though, to expect political appointees to leave at the end of their party's control of the white house. i mean, of course, the president's members of the trade council are going to be dismissed. they were advising the previous president. they understand that. and chef andre said he he stepped down last week. bottoms said she had already resigned. and that's just a very normal thing. it would make sense. exactly. so they're moving on. a

of course, the view that elise stefanik expressed there, one that you do hear from the right, but it does not align with what have been the international norms around this. um, what do you think trump taking office means for the west bank in israel, as, of course, many jewish settlers have moved in there again, something that's extraordinarily controversial. but the right wing in israel seems to think that the trump administration may embrace it. >> well. >> the idea that, you. >> know, that. >> you know. >> israel has a biblical right. >> to. >> the west bank is. >> something reflected. >> by someone who donald trump has appointed. >> obviously. >> into that position. >> so they feel. >> quite emboldened by this. the right. >> and. >> smotrich is. >> very much, uh, you know, the representative of in the government of. >> that idea. >> that, you know, israelis should. >> have more control. >> over the west bank. so donald trump also talking about how getting rid of sanctions against some of those settlers who have. been fighting to get more control of the west bank is also an indicat

or is he going to listen to elise stefanik and stephen. miller? >> stephen miller clearly has an historically has had trump's ear, so that that is going to be a very interesting. but let's drill down a little bit. how do you think and why do you think the biden administration, for instance, allowed, from your perspective, the leahy act not to be fully, you know, fully respected? >> so, first of all, it wasn't, of course, just the biden administration. the leahy law has been on the books since 1997, and there have been no administration since that time that has properly applied it to israel, israel being the exception. and under the biden administration, a whole process was created that was exceptional for israel. and so i think what we face is actually a deep structural problem, a deep systemic problem within u.s. politics that is not going to shift, not going to change overnight with any one president, with any one change in administration. this is something that i think americans are going to have to work at shifting for many election cycles and

fraudulent claim it was some kind of landslide election, started 220-215, now 219-215 and after elise stefanik, 217-215. and they cannot afford to a lose an i think isle vote and a coalition starting to fall apart between the billionaires like elon musk who love cheap foreign labor and want to expand the h1b program and you've got steve bannon who want to cut off all immigration to the country. you've got some people like my friend speaker johnson who you had up here, life begins at conception act the idea of banning abortion nationally enabled by the supreme court decision overruling roe versus wade and others, maybe i would include donald trump in this, who don't really care about an i abortion, and doing everything they can to run away from the issue even though he had the justices that overturned a woman's right to choose. they have the slenderest majority and huge fissures and doing everything to work with people. jim jordan is my counterpart on judiciary. we sponsored legislation together called the press act that i'm very proud of. i hope he's still proud of it, which protects the right

and after elise stefanik and michael waltz go, it will be 217 to two which if you do the math you willigure out they cannot , afford to lose a single vote . and the coalition is already beginning to fly apart between that billionaire oligarchs like elon musk who love cheap, foreign labor who wants to expand the h-1b program. then he have steve bannon, the nativist majority within maga who want to cut off all immigration to the country. we have people like my friend, speaker johnson, who sponsored the life begins at conception act. who has been advancing the idea of banning abortion imaginary which was enabled by the supreme court's decision overruling roe v. wade then you have others, which i would include donald trump and this, who don't really care about abortion and are doing everything they can to run away from the issue, even though he was bragging about having a point of the justices who did overturn a woman's right to choose. so i think that they have the slender rest of majorities. and on any particular issue, huge divisions going on with their coalition. and we will do whateve

. >> and in her confirmation hearing, united nations ambassador nominee elise stefanik promised to conductnd top leaders of the episcopal church issued a letter challenging president trump's immigration executive orders. this is the episcopal bishop of washington implored the president to have mercy during her comments at the national prayer service. >> mr. president, millions have put their trust in youd as you told the nation yesterday, you have felt the providential hand of a loving god.

. >> congresswoman elise stefanik at her confirmation hearing to be u.s. ambassador the united nations before the senate foreign relations committee. during the committeehe republican fielded questions out the russia-ukraine war, israel-hamas cease-fire and reforming the u.n. ambassador to the united nations. live coverage on c-span 3. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2025] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy visit ncicap.org] no >> thank you all for coming this morning. i just got back from the white house. marco rubio is fully sworn in and installed. sworn in by vice president vance. things are good. we will start this hearing and we welcome the public. this is a public hearing of the foreign relations committee. we are doing america's work and over the years there has been interruptions and as i said when i started this meeting last time, the new chairman has zero tolerance for interruptions. there will be no interruptions, no communicating between anyone

affairs department, as well as for trump's united nations ambassador nominee, representative elise stefanik traditional national prayer service. in a sermon, the episcopal bishop of washington addressed him directly with a call

the senate committees did hold hearings today, on elise stefanik�*s nomination as the united states ambassadorhoping to confirm some time today 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

hoy le corresponde el turno a elise stefanik, aspirante a ser la embajadora de estados unidos ante laesto para el departamento de asuntos con los veteranos, que ya fue juramentado. hoy es el ex senador marco rubio por parte del vicepresidente como el nuevo secretario de estado rubio, el primer hispano en la 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 comunicar

. >> congresswoman elise stefanik is presirump picked to be ambassador to the unitnations and on tuesdayshe will app before the senate foreign relations committeto answer questions on her nomina she was first elected to the house in 2014 and served as republican conference chair from 2021 through the end of last year. you can watch her confirmation hearing live at 10 am eastern on c-span three or online at c-span.org. the. >> with the presidential inauguration set for january 20 watch the conclusion of the american history tv series historic inauguration speeches. listen to speeches from franklin roosevelt through barack obama. your speeches by bill clinton in 1993. >> there is nothing wrong with america that cannot be cured by what is right with america. >> pres. george w. bush in 2001. >> this is my solemn pledge. i will work to build a single nation of justice and opportunity. >> and pres. barack obama in 2009. >> the challenges we face are real. they are serious and

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you were assistant press secretary under kayleigh mcenany when she was there and worked for elise stefanik is different about trump going forward versus when you worked for him four years ago? >> karoline: it is surreal, i'm so proud to work for president trump and his team. he's faced more adversity than any candidate that has run for office, he survived two assassination attempts and watching him swear in yesterday in the capitol rotunda was surreal for myself and my eg cloos who worked so hard on the campaign trail. great day for our country, golden age of america has begun and i'm blessed to be here. >> brian: real quick, president of the united states back in the oval office, what is your personal reflection seeing him behind the desk for first time in four years just hours ago? >> karoline: amazing sight to watch. his decor is there, you see family photos at the resolute desk and president trump has been here before. we got right back to work. in his more than 60 minute pres press conference he talked about having more experience than anyone who has sat behind that desk. he is ready

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capitol hill, things are get underway for two more cabinet nominees, former new york congresswoman elise stefanikate relations committee for her nomination as u.n. ambassador, former georgia congressman doug collins questioned for the position of veterans favors secretary after hearing 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 off

you can look through the archives of the posts that speaker mike johnson put out, elise stefanik, kevin mitch mcconnell, the list goes on. and so then to think the facts of that day did not change but the politics did for those people. they chose to whitewash the events of that day and to welcome him back into power. and i think it's a disgrace. i will say, too, one thing i want to note they found particularly striking was today donald trump posted a photo of his crowd that was assembled on the ellipse. and it's because he treats this day as a celebratory occasion. i look at it as one of the darkest days in our nation's history. it's a stain on america, but he, as you showed his words, he thinks of it as a day of love. i think of it as a day that we saw 140 police officers be brutally beaten, we saw the first u.s. president disrupt our peaceful transfer of power and people lost their lives that day as a result. >> well, you make a good point about the republicans and how they viewed this because a lot of them still don't view it the way trump does, as a day of love. several were talking

good for elise stefanik. it is just another sign we have won and they are out of ideas.hat includes the euro elites at davos.s ha >> elon musk raising his hand at the festivities when the president was inaugurated. what is your comment? >> we have the freedom of speech in europe, germany, and you can say what you want even if he is a billionaire. what we do not accept as if this is supporting supreme right positions. >> laura: well, look, davos, what can you expect? mig look what germany has done to its country reeling from migrant crime.ca it is a messus! t as far as elon musk isof concerned, i would say welcome to the club becaus e they did the same to me years ago. of course, none of them know what the nazi party is or was. it was a nationalist socialistle party. they were certainly not rabid defenders of free speech like we are. they are apparently fine but they are friends make similarre gestures. no problem at all. sontnd transparent and so despes but trump's victory has driven pthem all bonkers. one danish politician is spending that.ee >> inlf president trump, li

he has of course been nominated the trumpet ministration.tate elise stefanik has been nominated to beext ambassador of the united nations. she will be at the senate foreign relations committee as well stay tuned to the c-span networks throughout the week. the place for you to go if you're interested in these confirmation hearings. now it is our open forum, any public policy, any political issue. now is the time and return this program over to you and let you lead the discussion. kelly is in ohio, up first on the line for republicans. go ahead. caller: hey, i'd just like to say i've got an idea for a great show and a comment. a great show would be how many conspiracy theories in the last eight years have come to be true, and my second, i you guys journalists, or a you just entertainers? host: i see myself as somebody facilitates discussion it is most important job is to do something that other networks don't do, and that is allowing you and the callers to be part of this program. so no, i'm not out there walking the capitol like andrew, and previous guest and stopping members in always

. >> trey: you mentioned governor noegovem and you also e john ratcliffe, kash patel, elise stefanikrity team and you have secretary of defense. you have not served together but we know each other a long time you are also a lawyer.do there was always tension between freedom and safety. how do you weigh and balance to competing constitutional precepts?rtan there is nothing more important than life thatbu we are also a country of freedom. how do you balance that in a state as robust as louisiana is? >> i think the way you do it, trey, you always want the respect and have the eye on the constitution. there are certain ways. you can't protect people from the evil, but you can crush it. we continue to wage war under terror instead of allowing it to go on and on. we don't call it out as ideas and we don't crash it the way that we should. when at the victims families said that evil will no t prevail here. we are going to continue to protect folks in the city ofcome new orleans as we come up on thh super bowl. one of the difficulties we had,e trey, the last few days, we were dealing with a t

elise stefanik from upstate new york has to be confirmed, probably an easy one, maybe they did it this week or next. you are down to one seat for several months, can you muscle that through with 217 house republicans and house and senate not always on same page, that is another thing to watch. >> ainsley: we're watching the blair house, if people are just joining and right-hand side is st. john's church. we are waiting on melania and president trump to walk out of blair house. they will arrive at the church. j.d. vance supposed to arrive first and donald trump after that. we were told they were to arrive 8:00 and 8:15. it is normal to run 20 minutes late? >> chad: time is not on swiss, export for the swearing in, that will happen on time. i've seen them runway behind, never early. four years ago because of covcovid. >> lawrence: if you don't mind standing by, we want to go to bryan ilenas ooutside of capita one arena. a lot of folks out there, probably only shot to see president-elect. next time he'll be president of the united states. >> bryan: exactly right, that is why people have f

hill as things get underway for two key trump cabinet nominees former new york congresswoman elise stefanikgn relations committee for her nomination as un ambassador former georgia congressman doug collins will be question for the 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

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

trey: you mentioned governor no and jacob donley ratcliffe, casper mike walsh in the elise stefanik and nationalist security team. we served together we known each other for a long time you were also a brilliant lawyer. there is always tension between freedom and safety. how do you weigh and balance to competing constitutional precepts. there is nothing more important than life but were also country of freedom. how do you balance that in a state of robust as louisiana. >> i think the way you do it you want to respect and have a eye on the constitution but there are certain ways that you can you can crush it. we continue to wage a war which we allow it continue to go on and on we don't call it out as it is and we don't crush it the way that i think we should. what are the victim's family said the evil will not prevail. we will continue to work to protect folks in the city of new orleans as we come upon the super bowl . one of the difficulties that we had over the last few days we were dealing with the terrorist act, victims deceased ended investigation and also an event like the sugar bo

representative elise stefanik of new york will before the senate foreign relations committee as mr.ominee's nominee to be -- mr. trump's nominee. the senate will convene at 10:15 and vote on whether to advance scott bessent's nomination to be secretary of the treasury. there is more therefrom that fox news story on the status of various people chosen by the president to become members of his cabinet. (202) 748-8000 for democrats. republicans, (202) 748-8001. independents, (202) 748-8002. in this open forum in wisconsin, john starts us off. caller: i am bummed out i missed the portion of the previous guests. i agree we need to have more legal immigration. and as far as the other thing i wanted to ask, president trump talked tongue and she about taking canada over. the major problem is mexico and our mexican border is 2000 miles long and at the southern tip of mexico it is only 700 miles long so the fentanyl and gangs and all of that is coming across our southern border. maybe we need to rethink which direction we want to expand the country. that would solve all the problems because t