rob: i'm rob schmitt in tonight for harris faulkner. "fox report." >>> the senate set to consider president trump's supreme court nominee judge neil gorsuch. a committee vote is expected tomorrow before a full showdown in the senate. democrats are preparing for filibuster but republicans say all optionsor the table to get the judge confirmed. >>> appropriate actions will be taken once investigations are complete. the fbi as well as congressional committees are looking into whether the russian government coordinated with trump associates during the campaign. >>> president trump at the white house after a beautiful day to play golf with kentucky senator rand paul and white house budget director mick mulvaney. the three spent a lot of time talking about repealing and replacing obamacare. the president tweeting out earlier today he's working toward reaching that deal to fix health care in this country. >>> for more on all of these topics and maybe a little more than that, i'm joined by boyd matheson, former chief of staff to utah senator mi

story coming up, i'm harris faulkner. you're watching the most trusted, fox news. . harris: this is what's come together on this sunday. north korea is now threatening to sink a u.s. aircraft carrier to show off military might. here's what they said on state-run television. >> now that we possess mighty nuclear power to protect ourselves from u.s. nuclear threat, we will respond without the slightest hesitation to fullout war. with fullout war and nuclear war with our style of nuclear strike and we'll emerge victor in the final battle with the united states. harris: north korea has also now detained a u.s. citizen reportedly involved in aid and relief programs in that country, and that brings the number of americans detained there to at least three that we know of. caroline shively joins us from washington, d.c., and caroline, what is the president now doing to contain the dictator there, kim jong il. >> he's calling allies to make sure the u.s. isn't fighting this battle alone. a few hours from now he'll make separate calls to chinese president xi jinping and japan's

harris: half hour point hoor on "fox report," i'm harris faulkner.he president is promising a big announcement on tax reform. that will come we understand by hump day this week. but the director of office and budget management says the actual plan may not be released until june. allison barber with more. >> reporter: the administration is saying wait and see when it comes to tax reform, trump's top budget man is also dampening expectations. >> what you see wednesday is specific governing principles, guidance, also some indication what the rates are going to be. i don't think you're going to see something and i don't think anybody expects us to roll out bill language on wednesday. in fact, we don't want to do that. >> reporter: that's mick mulvaney on "fox news sunday". he talked about the balance they're trying find. >> you need to have a small tax cut that's fundamental or a large tax cut that is short-term, i don't think we decided yet, you will know more wednesday. >> reporter: grover norquist says the key parts are already decided, even if it see

. >> hello, everyone, on a busy and fright [boos] fine friday, i am harris faulkner harris faulkner.iting president trump to take the stage at the annual nra meeting in atlanta. we will carry it live. and we will have full analysis of that along with how the president is doing on day 99 today with former white house press secretary ari fleischer. "america's newsroom hq" at the top of the hour. >> jon: fox news alert, there is wayne lapierre, the president, ceo of the national rifle association. he is speaking to the leadership convention. the next believe, is going to be the president himself, president trump will be the first sitting president in 34 years to address the group. ronald reagan did so in 1983. interesting, we just noted, it was a couple years after he was shot by the deranged gunman john hinckley junior who was trying to impress the actress jodie foster. that is when reagan spoke. donald trump will be speaking shortly, and when he does so, we will take you there live. >> jenna: after years of decline, the u.s. steel industry is surging and jobs seem to be coming back, m

just as holy week of easter begins, i am harris faulkner reporting live. >> let's begin in egypt, isis state terror army is now claims responsibility for two bombings at coptic christian churches, 100 injuries, 47 people killed. remember, president of that country was just at the white house last week. also unfolding u.s. making moves in two major global hot spots, syria

i'm robert schmitt in for harris faulkner. this is "fox report".resident donald trump with tough talk on north carolina ahead of this week's summit with the president of china. mr. trump telling the financial times the u.s. will take action to eliminate north korea's nuclear threat with or without chinese assistance. china is one of north korea's sole allies and largest trading partner. supreme court nominee judge neil gorsuch is expected to take a major step wa

i'm rob schmitt in for harris faulkner. i'm easter. have a great week. killing jesus christ is coming up next. we'll see you later. ♪ ♪ it is monday, april 17th. this is a fox news alert. a manhunt expanding overnight for the cold-blooded killer who gunned down an innocent elderly man and then posted it on facebook. >> somebody kill. i'm going to kill this guy right here. >> i snapped. dog, i just snapped, dog. i just snapped. i killed 13 people. i'm about to keep killing until -- until they catch me. >> the urgent warning overnight for the armed and dangerous gunman. >> also new overnight. mike pence on the border of north korea making a surprise trip to auto demilitarized zone as the tension with kim jong un mounts. >> all options are on the table as we continue to stand shoulder to shoulder with the people of south korea. >> hard line the president's right hand man just drew against north korea. heather: and more turbulence as the bride and groom are kicked off a plane, they say, for moving to an empty row with more leg room. and guess which airline i

i'm robert schmitt in for harris faulkner. this is "fox report". president donald trump with tough talk on north carolina ahead of this week's summit with the president of china. mr. trump telling the financial times the u.s. will take action to eliminate north korea's nuclear threat with or without chinese assistance. china is one of north korea's sole allies and largest trading partner. supreme court nominee judge neil gorsuch is expected to

let me bring in the party familiar, harris faulkner and scott martin. we are til on regulation time. comedian and host of the abe lincoln top hat podcast. welcome, everyone. great to have you. there are a lot of moral arguments to be made for raising the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour. it has immoral consequences. xing people out of the job market who need the jobs most. harris: small businesses are struggling at the 29-49 level to avoid obamacare. if they don't want to pay obamacare. so they are dealing with that number. now you are going to put another number on them that keeps them in contact with how many people they can employ. they may have to do with 23. that means the prices go up for everybody else. kennedy: that's the bottom line. scott, i want to go to you. i think trying to raise the minimum wage is like drinking sea water when you are trapped on a boat. you are really thirsty and it seems like a good idea. by the has unintended consequences including death. >> it will be the death of a lot of small businesses. it's more government forc

just as holy week of easter begins, i am harris faulkner reporting live. >> let's begin in egypt, isislamist state terror army is now claims responsibility for two bombings at coptic christian churches, 100 injuries, 47 people killed. remember, president of that country was just at the white house last week. also unfolding u.s. making moves in two major global hot spots, syria and north korea, presi

i'm rick leventhal in for harris faulkner and this is "fox report." >>> the white house saying northpenly defied the international community after the regime conducted another failed missile launch this weekend. the sixth weapons test of the year as the administration appears to send mixed signals to south korea over anti-missile defense system. president trump would he would make seoul pay one billion dollars for it. here's what national security adviser hr mcmaster said today. >> the last thing i would do is contradict the president of the united states. what i told our south korean

just as holy week of easter begins, i am harris faulkner reporting live. >> let's begin in egypt, isis, islamist state terror army is now claims responsibility for two bombings at coptic christian churches, 100 injuries, 47 people killed. remember, president of that country was just at the white house last week. also unfolding u.s. making moves in two major global hot spots, syria and north korea, president trump arriving back in washington d.c. after a few days in florida meeting with president of china. they talked about north korea. and recent provocations including banned missile testing by north korea, president is sending a strong message by delaying a u.s. carrier strike group. uss carl vinson and its supporting chip, that massive fighting force is being diverted to waters off of the korean peninsula. >> when i was ambassador in kuwait in 1990s, i referred to carrier battle group as a 100,000 tons of diplomacy. i worked closely with central command then to make sure we have carrier present in northern gulf when we needed it. i think that president has made the right move both in

just as holy week of easter begins, i am harris faulkner reporting live. >> let's begin in egypt, isistate terror army is now claims responsibility for two bombings at coptic christian churches, 100 injuries, 47 people killed. remember, president of that country was just at the white house last week. also unfolding u.s. making moves in two major global hot spots, syria and north korea, pre

here today, harris faulkner, meghan mccain, commentator and fox news contributor, be 29 and there he yguy, howard kurtz. it's good to have you today. >> harris: what a perfect day for your area of expertise. we hit rate

here today, harris faulkner, meghan mccain, fox news legal analyst, judge jeanine pirro is here and today's #oneluckyguy, the former chief strategist, he is the host of the upcoming fox news show, the next resolution. steve hilton is here. >> steve: this is all good. >> harris: it's friday eve, people! space expect of elements in the push to repeal obamacare. they are now backing giving the states more leeway to force their insurance plan to cover. fox news was told a vote regarding rules on repealing and replacing could take place today in the house. conservative jim jordan explaining why he is on board now, even on the bill is in the full repeal of obamacare. >> this bill that may be voted on this weekend doesn't repeal obamacare, but it at least give the states the options to get that waiver to get rid of those regulations that drive up costs. >> sandra: meantime, tom macarthur who helped broker the deal said he and his fellow lawmakers must compromise and hear both sides if they are to reach 216 votes. >> what i've heard from people in more conservative districts, districts that are und

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here today, harris faulkner, sandra smith, fox news contributor and founder, taya kyle, and today's #ohn bolton. i'm so happy you're here today. maybe you can quell my anxiety about north korea. >> john: i'm always happy to talk about nuclearea

i'm harris faulkner. martha maccallum, eboni williams, sandra smith, and veteran news correspondent, geraldo rivera. you're outnumbered. >> geraldo: yes. lighted to be so. >> harris: this is a huge day with foreign policy. can't wait to get to it. >> geraldo: it reminds of the old saying, be careful what you wish for. here you have putin wishing for trump to become trump the president of the united states, by most accounts trying hard to make that happen, and now he's got trump. trump sees an evil in syria, maybe perpetrated certainly by friends of putin. now he's gotten stung. we'll see where it goes from here. >> harris: we start with the showdown in moscow. secretary rex tillerson sitting down to meet with russian president vladimir putin starting about an hour ago. america's top diplomat is putting pressure on russia. the country's foreign minister, accusing the u.s. of carrying out an unlawful act, attack on syria, in response to the gas attacks that killed syrian civilians. he's warning do not strike

here today, harris faulkner, meghan mccain, commentator and fox news contributor, be 29 and there he is, today's #oneluckyguy, howard kurtz. it's good to have you today. >> harris: what a perfect day for your area of expertise. we hit rate the middle of the dartboard there. >> sandra: great to have you in town. multiple sources telling fox news, susan rice, the former national security advisor under president obama sought to uncover the names of trump changes in officials incidentally picked up during routine surveillance of officials. at that information was then distributed to top brass and the intelligence community. just two weeks ago, rice denied knowledge of any such surveillance. >> i know nothing about this. i was surprised to see reports from chairman nunez. i really don't know to what he was referring, but he said that whatever he was referring to was a legal, lawful surveillance and it was potentially incidental collection. >> sandra: senator rand paul calling the new revelation a smoking gun and wants rice to testify before congress. he says he discussed it with president

i'm harris faulkner. here today, here and make -- meghan mccain, melissa francis melissa francis, marie harf, and today's #oneluckyguy, with a serious hat on, brian kilmeade, cohost of fox and friends. he is here on outnumbered and he is outnumbered. >> brian: what a big day. you have one idea what it's going to be and then the chairman of the intelligence committee says i'm going to recuse myself from the russian investigation. i could give a solid argument for about four lead stories today. >> harris: we are going to throw everything at the canvas and do the news. fireworks in the senate floor. republic is the next few hours are expected to finally go nuclear in order to end the democrats filibuster of judge neil gorsuch. that will change the process for only a simple majority of votes needed. earlier, the leader of the senate democrats, chuck schumer blasted the republicans vowed to use the nuclear option. speak out it doesn't to be this way. when a nominee doesn't get enough votes for confirmation, th

i'm robert schmitt in for harris faulkner. this is "fox report".on north carolina ahead of this week's summit with the president of china. mr. trump telling the financial times the u.s. will take action to eliminate north korea's nuclear threat with or without chinese assistance. china is one of north korea's sole allies and largest trading partner. supreme court nominee judge neil gorsuch is expected to

harris faulkner, meghan mccain, host of "kennedy," kennedy.lcome back committee member and the founder of skybridge capital, anthony scaramucci. you are outnumbered, sir. good to have you back. >> he is in the house! >> let

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here today, harris faulkner, sandra smith, fox news contributor and founder, taya kyle, and today's #oneluckyguy, john bolton. i'm so happy you're here today. maybe you can quell my anxiety about north korea. >> john: i'm always happy to talk about nuclear weapons. great day to be here. >> meghan: me too. let's begin. it's not every day that the senate is asked to attend a briefing on matters of national security which underscores the urgency by which the trump administration is trumping the threat posed and threats of more nuclear tests. that briefing taking place at the white house tomorrow. all this after missiles pull into a south korean port after we hear that north koreans are conducting life fire drills. the submarine will join the aircraft carrier strike group in japan. senator lindsey graham will be one of the lawmakers at tomorrow's briefing. he believes the u.s. must be prepared to launch a preemptive strike as a last resort. he met with president trump last night and had this to say this morning on "america's newsroom"" >> i had dinner with the president last night. it was

i'm harris faulkner. here today, sandra smith, meghan mccain, former national security staffer, gillian turner, today's #oneluckyguy, fox news political analyst, chris stirewalt. >> chris: i was told there was cake. as magnificent of a privilege it is to sit with you ladies, the fact that there was cake got me, the fat american, on the plane and up here. >> harris: will throw hands end. >> chris: happy birthday, guys guys. >> meghan: you're giving it away, all the fun. >> harris: let's get started. it appears the white house will avoid a government shutdown after all. the house has already passed a one-week funding bill and it is now in the senate. the gop's plan to replace obamacare, a top priority for president trump, won't likely happen before tomorrow's traditional milestone. some republicans are opening the door for their first votes to be held next week. the chairman of the house rules committee, pete sessions, says they want to get it right. >> what we are trying to do is allow the time to do it ri

here today, harris faulkner, meghan mccain, host of the intelligence reports with trish regan on foxiness, trish regan is here and today is, eric bolling will be cohosting a brand-new show on fox debuting monday, may 1st. he is outnumbered. congratulations. >> eri

i'm harris faulkner.ere sewed, sandra smith, meghan mccain, fox news legal and political analyst, ebony williams, and the opinion page editor for the washington times charlie hurt is here. charlie, i saw you perk up as that was going on. the president likes to have a westward there. let's get started with the news now. susan rice is denying that politics played a role, that it was done in the interest of national security, but many republicans don't buy that. they're ramping up their calls for rice to testify under oath. in a letter to the house and senate intelligence committees, three former members of the transition team say we demand that ms. rice be called before congress in order to discuss her motivations for these actions. if true, her behavior appears negligent at best, criminal at worst. mitch mcconnell backs an investigation. watch. >> i've asked the intelligence committee to conduct a bipartisan investigation of this whole episode. they will conduct it. hopefully at the end we'll find out what

here today, harris faulkner, meghan mccain, host of the intelligence reports with trish regan on fox business, trish regan is here and today is, eric bolling will be cohosting a brand-new show on fox debuting monday, may 1st. he is outnumbered. congratulations. >> eric: i own the 5:00 hour for some reason. >> sandra: is always good to have you. the white house not holding back after a federal judge said the administration could not punish sanctuary cities by withholding federal funds. this ruling, the third immigration ruling from the president blocked in his first 100 days. president trump who is bowing a fight firing back on twitter. "first, the ninth circuit rules against the band and out has again on century cities. ridiculous ruling. see you in the supreme court." and the president accusing his political opponents of playing politics with their choice of courts. tweeting "out of our very big country with many choices does everyone notice that both the ban case and now the sanctuary city case is brought in." they used to call this judge shopping. messy system. earlier on "america

this is "outnumbered," i am harris faulkner. here today meghan mccain, host of kennedy on fox "kennedy" herself. and the host -- sometimes tv padre. "fbn." after the bell, host on forbes on fox, and he is outnumbered. your title gets longer all the time. can we change it to "after the bell." >> yes, we can. i have been here for a long time. >> i know, absolutely. so here we are, fresh back. ladies, let's roll. we will begin with what you may be the most critical week for the trump administration, the president will head to the 100 day mark on saturday. lawmakers back from easter recess, rushing to with the government shutdown as i mentioned, also on the president's agenda, replacing obamacare, negotiating tax reform, seeking funding for his border wall. all key campaign promises. and as that milestone approaches, president trump appears to be downplaying the significance, telling the associated press, it is an artificial barrier, not very meaningful. somebody put out the concept of a 100 day plan. she white house correspondent j

i am harris faulkner, sandra smith, meghan mccain, trish regan coming and today's #oneluckyguy. welcome for the first time. he looked so happy. democratic strategists, and a syndicated radio host, i like to listen to him myself a bit. richard fowler. he likes to fight, but he is awfully friendly. >> good to have you. >> you wore a flower. >> i dated. you have to. it is void. >> oh, is it really? from fashion to politics. let's go on the news now. of the senate judiciary committee is getting set to make a crucial vote on judge gorsuch's nomination. the democrats appear to have enough votes to maintain a filibuster. this is after their ranking democrat dianne feinstein along with mark warner and patrick lahey say that they will oppose president trump's choice to the nation's highest court. that means that there are enough democrats to block a vote by the full senate. republicans could deploy the so-called nuclear option. i mentioned on top of the show. if they can change the president to conform gorsuch with a simple majority vote. the leader of the senate says there is no way tha

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i'm rick leventhal in for harris faulkner and this is "fox report." >>> the white house saying north korea has openly defied the international community after the regime conducted another failed missile launch this weekend. the sixth weapons test of the year as the administration appears to send mixed signals to south korea over anti-missile defense system. president trump would he would make seoul pay one billion dollars for it. here's what national security adviser hr mcmaster said today. >> the last thing i would do is contradict the president of the united states. what i told our south korean counterpart is until any renegotiation that the deal is in place. he'll adhere to our word. he'll prioritize american citizens security and interests. to do that we need strong alliances in a way that is sustainable economically week need everybody to pay their fair share. >> in an interview this weekend president trump commented on the north korean dictator saying kim jong-un is a smart cookie but the president was adamant that the regime cannot be allowed to obtain a nuclear weapon. >> i w

harris faulkner, meghan mccain, host of "kennedy," kennedy. and #oneluckyguy, we welcome back committee member and the founder of skybridge capital, anthony scaramucci. you are outnumbered, sir. good to have you back. >> he is in the house! >> let's get started then. don't strike syria again, or else. that seems to be the message from two of bashar al-assad's biggest boosters, russia and iran in the last strike on the air based used in a horrific chemicals attack. both nominees saying that what america raged in an aggression on syria is a crossing of redlines. from now on we will respond with force to any aggressor or any breach of redlines from whoever it is and america knows our ability to respond well. all of this with the trump administration officials putting pressure on russia to ditch the syrian administrator. saying that the strike was sending a message. rex tillerson who is heading to moscow tomorrow says that the russians need to rethink their support for the syrian dictator. >> this was something that had to be done. this was someth

here today, harris faulkner, meghan mccain, fox news legal analyst, judge jeanine pirro is here and today's #oneluckyguy, the former chief strategist, he is the host of the upcoming fox news show, the next