host: john hart joining us, open the books, serves as the ceo.f you have questions about their work, (202) 748-8000 for democrats. republicans, (202) 748-8001. independent, (202) 748-8002. federal workers, if you want to give your thoughts, (202) 748-8003. you can always text us at that same number, (202) 748-8003. you talked a little bit about your work with senator coburn on this. from what your experience was, what challenges might these two face? i know it's a different situation but you probably clearly have lessons learned. guest: every dollar in the federal government is protected by a special interest or constituency. every dollar savings will be a fight for them. serving in the arena is like swimming in the ocean. you can study swimming in the ocean, read about it, but until you are there and doing it, you don't understand the currents. there are two currents here, the surface level and the undertow. there are two trends on the surface and below that will really help you lawn and vivek. we have had a political realignment in this country

you are on with guest john hart. go ahead. caller: mr. hart, as you know, the reason it was launched against donald trump's because he shook -- is because he shook the apple tree of the status quo and some of the apples fell. they panicked and have been trying to destroy him ever since. i believe that is going to continue. the fact they are attacking numerous of his picks for the cabinet is indicative of that. with that in mind, do you believe the trump administration will actually be successful in making some of these changes and eliminating such departments like the department of education , which has done a wonderful job of destroying our educational system along with the teachers union, and i would be curious to hear what you think as to the possibility the national debt will actually begin to be controlled and the deficits we are generating for future generations will begin to subsist and perhaps even not just slow down but even be reversed? host: thank you. guest: i am optimistic. this is a unique time in history. not since grover cl

here to discuss is ceo with of the watchdog open the book, john hart. let's talk about doge. we just walked over some of the, walked through some of the more ridiculous ways the federal government spends money, but what we really want to the know is can doge make significant percentage-wise cuts to getting a more efficient federal government. >> yeah, will, thanks for having me. the answer is, absolutely. you know, this is a brand new commission, but this is already a movement. the american people are demanding more control over their tax dollars and their own destiny, because every dollar saved in washington is a dream realized somewhere in america. so what we've seen is for decades politicians have been expanding principal agencies, but doge is about expanding your agency and your ability to pursue the american dream on your terms. so what we've pointed out at open the books is we've built the biggest database of spending in history. we have 10 billion lines of code, and you can very quickly get to 2-300 billion through some of the things you just poi

then open the books' ceo john hart discusses federal spending and goals of the new department of government efficiency. we will talk with the national president of american federation of government employees, everett kelley, about plans by the incoming trump to resume -- to reduce the size and scope of the federal workforce. host:host: "washington journal" is next. join the conversation. host: this is the "washington journal" for november 22. pam bondi will be attorney general under the trump administration, after matt gaetz removed himself after pushback. she served as president trump's senior advisor and lawyer during the first impeachment hearing. phone lines these morning, democrats, (202) 748-8000. republicans, (202) 748-8001. independents, (202) 748-8002. you can also text (202) 748-8003, include your name and your city/state. and you can post on social media, facebook.com/c-span or on x with handle @cspanwj. this decision of pam bondi was mate late yesterday. looking at some of pam bondi's career she was the first female attorney general. she served from 2011 to 2019, the first woman

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let's step into the details whas government waste is going to be g block with next guest john hart, "openthebooks," to bring the public as much infa as possible how government spends money. john, you have been doing this w long time.s up >> that is right. >> laura: before we get our hopes up, what did they face shinwith the beast that iscade washington, d.c., that has been, gobbling up our money for decades and decades questioning >> they face a very powerful days, buest i can tell you there is one example seems out as success my old boss to make toma coburn forced through air mark van and brought the real spending reduction since the ene korean war so one member can make a huge difference. ifon mus you have elon musk, vi, president trump and holdno congress, the progress can be made to periods feeling you can actually cut right now 20% o af the government i'mso not talkine the government and no oness wouliod notice. >> president reagan had the best condition in one out of every three tax dollars does not do anything production. >> laura: one in three? e stthat's right, grace. >> elon

john hart, ceo of open the books. organization that brings the public as much info as possible about how government spends their money. john, you have been doing this for a long time. >> that's right. >> laura: before we get our hopes up and we are all getting our hopes up. what do they face with the beast that is washington, d.c. that has been gobbling up our money for decades and decades? >> well, they face a very powerful beast. can i tell you there is one example that stands out success that, was my old boss tom coburn who showed that one member can cut spending, he forced through earmark ban. helped bring about the real spending reduction since the end of the korean war. one member can make a huge difference. elon musk and vivek and president trump and a whole congress committed to that, i think there could be real progress made. lawyer you could actually right now cut probably 20% of the government and almost -- you know, not talking social security. but 20% of the government and no one would notice. >> that's ri

coming up friday morning, john hart discusses federal spending and goals of the new expect of government efficiency. then we'll talk with national president for the american federation of government employees everett kelly regarding plans about the incoming trump administration to reduce the size and scope of the federal work force. c-span's "washington journal." join the conversation live at 7:00 eastern, friday morning, on c-span, c-span now, or online at c-span.org. >> and next, david rosner, commissioner of the federal energy regulatory commission. he discusses the new transmission rule for the power grid at the 2024 grid forum.

coming up friday morning, john hart discusses federal spending and goals of the new expect of government efficiency. then we'll talk with national president for the american federation of government employees everett kelly regarding plans about the incoming trump administration to reduce the size and scope of the federal work force. c-span's "washington journal." join the conversation live at 7:00 eastern, friday morning, on c-span, c-span now, or online at c-span.org. >> and next, david rosner, commissioner of the federal energy regulatory commission. he discusses the new transmission rule for the power grid at the 2024 grid forum. >> welcome back, everybody. i hope you're ready to get right into a great keys can note interview. david ross for the -- rosner joined ferc in june. before that he spent many years on energy and policy issues both inside and outside of government. he was an energy industry analyst for ferc and worked for the senate natural resources committee democratic staff and d.o.e.'s office of systems analysis. we are excited that we get to pick his brain here today. ple

. >> do we get to talk about "entertainment tonight" and mary hart. john, i grew up watching you.ts from all of my friends saying that, hey, hey, did you know you were on "squawk box"? not one of my friends could spell squawk. now they're all huge fans. >> john, we want to thank you. we have data we're late to get to. i want to say thank you, you know, for being gracious when i reached out. >> we'll see. >> no, no. he immediately got back with me. i was texting back and forth with him while we were on the show. he said he might come on this week. i teased it. i said, he is coming on this week. then i realized i did the same thing, i got excited and spouted off before i should have. thanks for being great all the way around. >> the world of geopolitics is this big, but i appreciate talking to you guys about it. >> we appreciate talking to you, too. john tesh. >> thanks. rick santelli standing by at the cme in chicago with breaking housing data. hey, rick. >> joe, indeed. these are october reads for housing starts and permits. remember, we had storm milton in october, helene in nove

john�*s story, and those of others like him, are now featuring in a bbc documentary. many suffered long—term chronic illnesses, high rates of miscarriages in their wives and birth defects in their children. archie hartd a ship that sailed through the nuclear fallout. it was sold in a gentle way, in the sense. you remember portia's speech from the merchant of venice? "it droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven." that's how they tried to sell it to on the ship i was on. and the thing is that it wasn't the gentle rain from heaven. it was toxic. it was deadly. it was, um, radiation. investigative journalist susie boniface has been reporting on the subject since 2006. but she says it was when she saw a document showing repeated blood tests taken from a squadron leader who flew into the mushroom clouds that she believed the men had been the victims of human experimentation. it is the cover—up. it is the failure to tell these men what is in their medical records, which has caused what the viewers will see on this documentary, which is the lifelong trauma and pain which just sort of throbs out of the screen when people see this amazing film. the ministry of defence said in a statement that it recognised the

john. it's 9.16 and an arrest is made. >> for the shooting of a pregnant woman. she was shot in san francisco last tuesday. she lives on hollister avenue near bret hart elementary school in the bay view neighborhood and she was at home with her daughter when she was shot. officers arrted the suspect earlier this week in daly city and he now faces several charges. we don't know the condition of the pregnant woman. 9.16, right now and richie, when one of san francisco's most viral watchdogs is now charged with pimping and pandering. the da says that he has phone messages that they saw the detailed a man available to have in exchange for money and officers did a search of his home and found nearly $80,000 in cash. police right now are continuing their investigation and asking anybody whmay have more information to reach out. >> well, another developing news this morning out of the mountain west women's volleyball basketball volleyball tournament. it looks like we see state now is also for fitting its match against san jose state for the 3rd time in a row. and this is a growing number of teams that have forfeited because san jose state. >> has a transgen

john. at 7.15, an arrest is made now after a pregnant woman was shot in san francisco. she was shot last tuesday while she was on hollister avenue near bret hart elementary schl and the bayview neighborhood. the person who shot at what this happened was she was at home in her home with her daughter when she was shot. and the suspect was arrested earlier this week in daly city. and he now faces several charges. 7.16, is the time right now. and which e when i want to say this is because most viral watchdogs has officially now been charged with pimping and pandering. the da's office says that when had phone messages detailingia woman available to have in exchange for money and officers found nearly $80,000 in cash when they searched his apartment. despite the charges, police say the investigation is still ongoing and they are asking anyone with more information to reach out. >> well, things are about to get very busy at the state capitol after the thanksgiving holiday. lawmakers are set to meet for a special session that governor gavin newsom says will in his words, trump proof california. does that mean our capital course by wallace tells us. >>

john tesh was listening. he's going to join us live tomorrow to talk more about this. >> he's the host of "entertainment tonight" to me. >> me, too. >> mary hart look forward to that tomorrow. >>> the ceo of perplexity will join us on the state of competition in the a.i. search and assist market. not go anywhere for that important conversation. >>> welcome back to "squawk box." news from perplexity a.i. the company launching an a.i.-powered shopping assistant. joining us to talk about this and the broader competition in a.i., the ceo of perplexity a.i. we love having you on the broadcast. congratulations on the new launch. let's talk about that pieces of it and gets get into the broader question of where things are, openai releasing its own search product. how important is the shopping piece for you? >> yeah, thank you for having me again, andrew. shopping is really essential bays it's one of these verticals are the stronger you can play that, all these a.i. products are moving beyond just giving you answers, right? a lot of people say which a.i. products are being used? they all look the same. some use the web, some don't. you need to actuall

texas, which had crews losing the lead, john testers able to holland to that in montana, is also looking for the democrats in the senate i would say. >> okay bob hartsee have been called the blue ones are for harris and the red ones are for trump. a lot of states have not been called. it is still early in the evening. an ion is here with more on that progress good evening. let's take a look at this race situated 70 electoral college votes and where it stands right now. donald trump, 188 votes. kamala harris 99. but again, we have several hours ago. potentially even several days to go before we do the final results of tonight's election. it's really important to note there are seven swing states we are watching closely states like georgia, north carolina, pennsylvania on the east coast. in the midwest michigan, wisconsin and then will we go over to the west coast with states like arizona, nevada, although states are still great. the seven key battleground states we are still waiting for them to be called as both candidates try and fight. electoral college votes. take a step back from the national map and prenup take a closer look at some of those ke

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