now back to "hannity." >>> welcome back to "hannity."we have seen in recent weeks, the outsider candidates continue to surge in the polls leaving many of the career politicians scratching their head. what's behind this movement? many believe it's their refusal to be politically correct. take a look. >> maybe they don't want a straight talker. maybe they don't. no, maybe they don't. but i am so tired of this politically correct crap. >> i would not advocate that we put a muslim in charge of this nation. i absolutely would not agree with that. >> i think american blacks over the course of this next year will begin to see that they've been manipulated very, very largely. and people telling them what they're supposed to thing and what they're supposed to say. >> not only are taxpayers having to fund this butchery, but planned parenthood doles out millions of dollars every single election cycle to democrat candidates. this is a political slush fund. >> back with us for more is author of the brand-new book called "a more perfect union," 2016 r

." >>> welcome to "hannity." hillary clinton may be in very serious trouble with the fbi tonight over the use of her private e-mail server. i'm tucker carlson in for sean. a source familiar with the fbi's ongoing investigation has told fox news that federal agents are now working to determine if clinton violated the section of the espionage act that regards her potential failure to safely store national security information. standing by in washington with the very latest tonight is ed henry. ed? >> reporter: good to see you, tucker. the reason why that's so critical and important to underscore is that that is a statute involving negligence. and so, you would not have to prove that someone purposely did something. in the case of this story, remember hillary clinton and her staff has repeatedly said, well, it was not marked classified, so she didn't know. if, in fact, this statute was a key part of the investigation that ends up being pursued, all of a sudden, you would have a different standard to meet, and that's

"hannity" starts right here, right now. welcome to "hannity." brand-new poll numbers reveal that 2016 outsider candidates are connecting well with you the voters in very important key swing states. standing by with the very latest the co-host of "fox and friends" ainsley earhardt. big night with polls night. >> always fun to look at these polls. let me tell you about them tonight, sean. the trend of voters supporting candidates who come from outside of washington continues to show up in three very important swing states. new quinnipiac poll numbers bring more good news for donald trump and for dr. ben carson. in pennsylvania trump is leading with 23% while carson comes in second place with 17%. they are followed by marco rubio, carly fiorina, ted cruz and then chris christie. down in florida, donald trump holding a sizable lead there with 28%. carson comes in second place with 16%. marco rubio is next, jeb bush and they both hail from that state, as you know. they come in at third and fourth place followed by fiorina and then followed by cruz. t

now back to "hannity." >>> welcome back to "hannity," "the road to 2016."residential hopefuls squared off against each other in the third republican debate putting aside the backlash asked by the cnbc guys on the stage, plenty of big moments from the candidates that night. take a look at a few of them. >> he was so nice. he was such a nice guy and he said, i'm never going to attack but then his poll numbers tanked. that's why he's on the end. and he got nasty. so you know what, you can have him. >> marco, this is a six-year term. you should be showing up to work. the senate, what is it, a french work week? you have three days where you have to show up? or just resign and let someone take over your job. >> the only reason you're doing it now is because we're running for the same position and someone has convinced you that attacking me is going to help you. >> this is not a cage match. marco rubio, why don't you resign, jeb bush, why have your numbers fallen? how about talking about the substantive issues? >> there's been a shift in the top polls. donald trum

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now back to "hannity." >>> welcome back to "hannity ". dnc chairwoman debbie wasserman schultz stooped to a new low in attacking the gop. watch this. >> any one of those candidates is in dramatic contrast to any of the republican circus candidates that -- circus performers that are on the other side. the 15 republican candidates who are left all of whom are trying to outtrump donald trump by saying let's kick women -- let's kick immigrants out of this country, take health care away from women, let's increase taxes on the middle class to pay for tax cuts for the wealthy, let's end medicare as we know it. >> joining us for more reaction, 2016 presidential candidate donald trump. if you become the nominee, it's a guarantee that they'll try to pigeonhole you as being racist, as being sexist, as wanting to throw granny over the cliff, wanting to poison the air and water. that's democratic playbook 101. how are you prepared to respond to those attacks? you always say you respond when people attack you first. >> well, they're not going to be abl

"hannity" starts right here, right now. >> welcome to "hannity." tonight donald trump continues to soar in the polls. in first place with 27% of the vote. dr. ben carson in second place with 21% and they are followed by ted cruz, marco rubio, jeb bush, carly fiorina who are all in the single digits. trump is shaking up the political establishment with his dominance in the polls, but president obama doesn't seem too impressed with the gop front-runner. here he is last night when asked about trump and his candidacy on "60 minutes." take a look. >> he knows how to get attention. he's the classic reality tv character. and at this early stage, it's not surprising that he's gotten a lot of attention. >> do you think he's running out of steam? do you think he'll disappear? >> i'll leave it up to the pundits to make that determination. i don't think he'll end up being president of the united states. >> here with reaction, donald trump. why do i guess you really don't care what president obama says, but i want to give you a chance to react to what he said.

back now to hannity. > welcome back to "hannity". could illegal immigrants help put hillary clinton in the white house in 2016? according to a story from political magazine, the answer is yes. now here's what the new census is taken every ten years. it says illegal immigrants are counted the same as citizens and under our electoral system, votes are distributed based on how many people live in each state. so as you would guess, states that are blue or tend to vote democratic benefit because they have the highest illegal immigrant populations meaning they get extra electoral votes. author of the book "a disgrace to the profession," our friend mark steyn is back with us. really? this is when it has now come down to? >> yeah. it's amazing, sean. i think most of us understand that the president isn't popularly elected. it's done on the basis of the electoral college. as you said, the electoral college, how many votes each state gets includes the number of illegal immigrants in each state. so for example, a state like california, if you d

now back to "hannity." >>> welcome back to "hannity."ere is more of my interview where 2016 gop frontrunner donald trump. >> this is an amazing poll. 29.1% you have in south carolina. ben carson 16. carly 11. ted cruz, 8%. what does that tell us about where we are politically in this country today? >> well, i think more than anything else it tells you people are very unhappy. they're tired of looking at what's going on everywhere. we don't have victories anymore. we never win anymore. we lose on trade. look at isis. can you believe this situation? we lose on obamacare, something people don't even talk about, and yet their premiums have going up 45%, 55%. nobody even talks about it anymore. hey, my premiums are up 55% and they're tired of it. i think we're all doing well because people are just disgusted with what's going on in our country. >> you know something. i think that moment -- it's not often you hear a presidential candidate -- although real people use the word b.s. it's not often you hear a candidate -- but i think it's probably

now back to "hannity." ♪ >> hi, welcome back to "hannity."day the republican presidential candidates will once again face off during a debate. who has the most to gain or lose in wednesday's showdown? here now fox news senior correspondent geraldo rivera, fox news contributor monica crowley. you interest me because you love donald trump. you love him personally. >> i love donald trump. >> but you can't stand his position on one issue -- >> one issue. >> immigration. >> i'm convinced that given time i can sway him my way. >> you believe that about everybody. >> you as well, but trump is so specific about immigration and he's so draconian about immigration, and he is so good on other issues. he is a guy that can win the election. >> why can't we just have people respect our laws and sovereignty? i'm for immigration, but legal. why is it so dramatic to say, mexico, if you go in that country illegally, they either put you in jail or they deport you. are they draconian? >> the problem is his language. the problem is he's gone to the extreme when i

"hanni "hannity" starts right here, right now. >>> welcome to "hannity." tonight we are broadcasting in our nation's capital. hillary clinton desperately wants her private e-mail scandal to disappear. her top democratic rival is helping her do it. >> tonight i want to talk about not my e-mails but what the american people want from the next president of the united states. >> may i say something that may not be great politics. i think the secretary is right, and that is that the american people are sick and tired of hearing about your damn e-mails! enough of e-mails. let's talk about the real issues facing america. >> thank be, bernie. thank you. >> pretty transparent. hillary clinton wants to live by her own set of rules, meanwhile average americans are not so lucky. chief intelligence correspondent katherine harris is right here on our washington set. >> speaking at the press club here in washington these whistle blowers said they were aggressively prosecuted under the espionage act for sharing working information with other journalists to expose miscondu

"hannity" starts right here, right now. >>> welcome to "hannity." tonight, major backlash over cnbc's handling of the third gop debate. first, there was some big moments last night in boulder, colorado, including this exchange between governor jeb bush and senator marco rubio. >> marco, when you signed up for this, this was a six-year term. and you should be showing up to work. literally, the senate -- what is it like a french workweek? you can campaign or just resign and let someone else take the job. >> you're modelling your campaign after john mccain. that you're going to launch a furious comeback the way he did. you know how many votes john mccain missed when he was carrying out that furious comeback? i don't remember you ever complaining about john mccain's vote record. the obviously reason you're doing it now is because we're running for the same position. >> that back and fort may have turned some heads, but senator rubio is now playing what happened on the debate stage last night. he was a guest on my radio program earlier today. here's what

"hannity" starts right here, right now. welcome to "hannity." so the first 2016 democratic debate is in the books, and tonight we've got some of the most outrageous comments from the liberal showdown. the self-proclaimed socialist, bernie sanders, teamed up with his democratic rival hillary clinton to deflect criticism away from her massive e-mail scandal. watch this. >> tonight i want to talk not about my e-mails but about what the american people want from the next president of the united states. >> something that may not be great politics. but i think the secretary is right. and that is that the american people are sick and tired of hearing about your damn e-mails. enough of the e-mails. let's talk about the real issues facing america. >> all right, now sadly, when sanders and clinton weren't trying to sweep this major scandal under the rug, they spent a great deal of time bashing one of america's core principles. you know, capitalism? take a look. >> do i consider myself part of the casino capitalist process by which so few have so much and

"hannity" starts right here, right now. >>> welcome to "hannity." tonight we're less than 24 hours away from the third 2016 republican debate that's taking place in boulder, colorado. it couldn't come at a more interesting time. a brand-new national poll has dr. ben carson slightly ahead of donald trump on the ground with a preview of what we can expect, carl cameron. >> thanks, john. welcome to boulder. big battle tomorrow. the race got a shake-up today. for the first time in three months, donald trump is not -- not the national front-runner. "the new york times" poll shows he's now second place to ben carson who is at 26% and still rising. trump this morning took to the phones and started calling into morning shows to beat up on ben carson. said he didn't understand the polls nationally or in iowa because in his view he's still the he took shots at ben car saying he flip-flopped on issues and there's questions to be answered. he said that carson's position on abortion has evolved. in fact, trump's position on abortion has also evolved. the key to

"hannity" starts right here, right now. >> welcome to "hannity." tonight major developments in the 2016 race. joe biden announced he will not be running for president, and domd trump continues to dominate the gop field. here with the latest, carl cameron joins us with all the details. >> there's more evidence of donald trump's total dominance in the polls. and in the latest batch, particularly bad news for jeb bush. check this out. when republicans are asked who they expect to win the nomination, trump destroys the field with 42%. ben carson and jeb bush are the closest, and they're only in the teens. looking ahead to who republicans thing can actually win the general election, the top three all gain a point and rubio actually emerges with 11%. now, when you get to the actual horse race, the abc poll shows trump's at 32%, carson's at 22%, rubio's got 10 and bush is at 7. all this looks just great for trump, but pollsters have begun digging deeper into voter attitudes and there's a new "wall street journal" poll that shows instead of satisfied and o

now back to "hannity." >>> welcome back to "hannity." so the political battle between donald trump and jeb bush over 9/11 and who's to blame continues to intensify. governor bush just joined us. to respond to trump's comments. here with reaction fox news contributor michelle fields, editor of national review, rich lowry, peter johnson jr. to me i brought up this whole issue of what bill clinton said. we could have taken him. we knew he wanted to create damage in the united states. isn't that when he says that very thing, isn't that an admission that if you conspiracy to commit harm against the united states, isn't that a legal basis to take him? >> a lot of folks over time have said that if any political figure blew it in terms of preventing the 9/11 disaster, if you were to point to any figure, then it would be mr. clinton and his presidency. >> but his exact words were, i didn't bring him here because he had committed no crimes against america. we had no basis on which to hold him, although we knew he wanted to commit crimes against am

legal help is here. >>> welcome back to "hannity."roke a public promise not to put troops on the groundtu in syria. in light of this policy shift, how will all of this affect the 2016 campaign for president? well, here are some varying ways the republican presidential candidates say they would handle isis. watch. >> create a safe zone within syria, the turks said they would cooperate and from that spot is where these rebel groups and those that will take on isis and assad organize themselves. >> i think we can train them, give them better weapons and i'm not talking about rebels but our allies in jordan, egypt, the emiratis and use american military air power. >> we need to re-establish forward-leaning military presence to be able to take out isis and as it relates to syria, this has been made extraordinarily more complicated by inaction. >> so boots on the ground in iraq. >> frankly, if russia wants to do it also, i'm okay with it. >> 20 bucks to figure out what any of that means. joining us now, lieutenant colonel ralph peters. than

"hannity" starts right here, right now. welcome to "hannity." tonight president obama lashes out at christians and the fox news channel. now audio of an interview that the president did in mid-september has just been released. listen to him as he takes major shots at christians. >> the united states sometimes christian interpretation seems to posit an us versus them. how do you reconcile the idea of faith being really important to you and you caring a lot about taking faith seriously when the fact that at least in our democracy and our civic discourse it seems as if folks who take religion the most seriously sometimes are also those who are suspicious of those not like them. >> this is a president who goes to great lengths to defend islam. remember these things. >> the united states is not and will never be at war with islam. i'm also proud to carry with me the good will of the american people and a greeting of peace for muslim communities in my country. islam is not part of the problem in combating this extremism, it's an important part of prom

"hannity" starts right here, right now. after weeks of a military buildup, russia has begun an aggressive bombing campaign inside the war-torn country of syria. this comes after the pentagon rebuffed a brazen demand from a russian general who requested that the united states completely clear out of syrian air space. keep in mind for months the u.s. has been waging an aerial assault against isis in that region. but that's not all. the putin regime emphasized that these two russian air strikes are all part of a counterterrorism operation called against the so-called islamic state. however, fox news is reporting that the air strikes occurred in the a region of syria that's not occupied by isis. what does this all mean? and how should the u.s. respond to the latest example of russian aggression? here now with reaction, 2016 republican presidential candidate carly fiorina. they begin these air strikes in areas that are not known to be held by isis. and then you got an official russian demanding that our war planes leave the area

group hug on "hannity". earlier, that it was the candidates that beat the moderators tonight. and in spite of what they wanted. >> i think so. >> this is was a debate tonight. >> there were little jabs but a great camaraderie among candidates. >> mr. trump, thank you for taking time. appreciate your time. >> thank you. >> thank you very much. >> when we come back, more "hannity" as we continue, from los angeles, right after the break. the cold truth is... okay kids, let's go. no one can really fill your shoes when you're sick. alka-seltzer plus day cold & flu has three cold symptom fighters to relieve your tough symptoms. [deep breath] stay unstoppable. alka-seltzer plus. what would help is simply being able to recognize a fair price. truecar has pricing data on every make and model, so all you have to do is search for the car you want, there it is. now you're an expert in less than a minute. this is truecar. >>> in 2004, a democrat ran for president. over 30% of the votes, i don't recall them calling for hi

group hug on "hannity".lier, that it was the candidates that beat the moderators tonight. and in spite of what they wanted. >> i think so. >> this is was a debate tonight. >> there were little jabs but a great camaraderie among candidates. >> mr. trump, thank you for taking time. appreciate your time. >> thank you. >> thank you very much. >> when we come back, more "hannity" as we continue, from los angeles, right after the break. i'm billy, and i quit smoking with chantix. i don't know that i can put into words how happy i was when i quit. it's like losing some baggage, i don't have to carry it around with me anymore. chantix made it possible for me to quit smoking. along with support, chantix (varenicline) is proven to help people quit smoking. chantix definitely helped reduce my urge to smoke. some people had changes in behavior, thinking or mood, hostility, agitation, depressed mood and suicidal thoughts or actions while taking or after stopping chantix. some had seizures while taking chantix. if you hav

let's get you back to hannity. >>> welcome back to "hannity." donald trump continues to surge in three brand-new polls, in the nbc news/"wall street journal" poll donald trump is on top with 25%. that's the highest he's received since he entered the race. dr. ben carson is second with 22%, marco rubio with 13, ted cruz, jeb bush and carly fiorina all in single digits. we have a brand new cnn/roc poll also good news for donald trump. he's in first place with 27% of the vote. dr. carson in second with 22%. followed by jeb bush, marco rubio, mike huckabee and rand paul also in single digits. trump has the lead in the new monmouth poll. he has 28% in that poll. and we have a new morning consult poll that had you at 51% if you look at those that look at you as their second choice and donald trump the 2016 front-runner, what do you make of these polls? i know you talk a lot about the polls, but they have been steady, they've been consistent. and now byron york has a piece out and there was another piece that week that says finally the establishment be

. >> welcome to "hannity." the feud between front-runner donald trump and his gop rival jeb bush is now reaching a boiling point. the two candidates are going at each other over the 9/11 terrorist attacks. here's what jeb bush has been saying about donald trump in recent days. take a look. >> look, my brother responded to a crisis, and he did it as you would hope a president would do. he united the country. he organized our country and kept us safe. and there's no denying that. the great majority of americans believe that. i don't know why he keeps bringing this up. his view of history is just wrong. the simple fact is that, when we were attacked, my brother created an environment where, for 2,600 days, we were safe. >> here to respond donald trump. mr. trump, welcome back, sir. how are you? >> i'm very good, thank you, sean. >> what is your reaction to the ongoing feud? >> number one, i really respect the fact that jeb is sticking up for his brother. i would stick up for my brothers also. he's sticking up for

group hug on "hannity". i said this earlier, that it was the candidates that beat the moderators tonight. and in spite of what they wanted. >> i think so. >> this is was a debate tonight. >> there were little jabs but a great camaraderie among candidates. >> mr. trump, thank you for taking time. appreciate your time. >> thank you. >> thank you very much. >> when we come back, more "hannity" as we continue, from los angeles, right after the break.

. >>> welcome back to "hannity." a county sheriff was caught on tape forcefully removing a female student from a classroom. the video went viral. quick to blame the officer for excessive use of force. >> stand up. just stand up for me. >> [ bleep ].

. >>> welcome to "hannity." it was a showdown on capitol hill as hillary clinton testified before the benghazi select committee. in a moment we'll get reaction from senator marco rubio and rudy giuliani. first here's how it all went down earlier today. >> understanding what happened in benghazi goes to the heart of who we are as a country. >> you are experts knew the truth. your spokesperson knew the truth. greg hicks knew the truth. what troubles me more is i think you knew the truth. >> we did the best we could with the information that we had at the time. >> in this pile in 2011 i see daily updates. when i look at this pile in 2012, i only see a handful v e-mails to you and i can only conclude by your own records that there was a lack of interest in libya in 2012. >> no one ever came to me and said we should shut down our compound in benghazi. >> well, i'm not saying shut it down. i'm saying protect it. >> republicans are squandering millions of taxpayer dollars on this abusive effort to derail secretary clin

. >> and welcome to "hannity." the republican party is undergoing a major shake-up in washington as it tries to find a new speaker of the house. now that house majority leader kevin mccarthy dropped out of that race. reports are surfacing that many republicans including the outgoing speaker john boehner are encouraging wisconsin republican paul ryan to run. ryan's spokesman says he is not throwing his hat in the ring. here is the reaction. >> good to be with you. and you're very hypothetical question often radio yesterday got a lot more reaction than i thought it would. whatever that's worth. >> well, i do want to ask you about that. i'm glad you're jumping the gun on me just a hair. let me ask this first question. 60% of republicans say they feel betrayed by washington republicans. i've got to be honest. i'm one of them. do they have a right to feel that? >> yes. >> explain. >> well, you know, the most recent survey they did by 60 to 32, the american people want a smaller federal government. they're not getting it

now,es back to hannity. a major shake-up is taking place in the republican party after congressman kevin mccarthy earlier today dropped out of the race to be the next speaker of the house. steve hayes, charles hurt. steve, once the house freedom caucus, they're staying united. kevin didn't have a path to 218. where do they go from here? i don't think this is a bad thing, by the way. i think this is a good thing. democrats can say everything they want but i think this will be out of this will be a stronger, more committed republican party that is going to fight harder. that's my guess and hope. thoughts. >> i think it is a possibility. i think it's a better hope than a guess at this point. the question i think is will somebody emerge that can unify the party. when with you talk to members of congress and within the past few minutes i've talked to half-a-dozen. there aren't many names that people will give you that they think could potentially do that. one name you hear most often is paul ryan. ryan has made c

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. >> how about a debate moderated by sean hannity and marc levin and rush limbaugh? that would be a debate. but instead -- >> i'm in. and i think i can speak for the other two, they're in as well. >> well, that's a plan, then. if you don't know -- you probably know who rush limbaugh is. you probably know who sean hannity is if only because that was the man speaking to ted cruz there in that clip from the fox news channel. the name mark levin, you may not be familiar with that name. just for a little taste of mark levin, here was mr. levin on his conservative radio program giving his reaction to the cnbc debate on wednesday night. >> now, i didn't agree with every candidate on every issue. that's quite beside the point. that wasn't even the purpose of this debate. this debate was a hifrkts debate. it was a historic debate. because the republicans, not all of them, but most of them on that stage had had enough! enough is enough. and i say that reince priebus should be fired over there at the republican national committee. i don't know. did you hear that today from 12 d