lou: yeah. interesting that the chief justice has the sufficient intellect to decide that a fine is a tax as he did in the case of obamacare but can't figure out whether the assembly of north carolina or newly-elected democratic attorney general has standing. i'm thinking he can do better than this on both counts. >> well, look, i agree this decision by the lower fourth circuit was really a just terrible decision. it wasn't justified by the facts or the law. lou: are we, ever, getting voter i.d. and electoral integrity in this country or are we consigned forever this ridiculous absurd isist exercise in denying reality? >> i think as time goes by, things are going to get better. actually most of the challenges against voter i.d. laws have failed. just a few independence too the challengers win like in this north carolina case, that's when your favorite newspapers, "washington post," new york times give them tremendous publicity. they don't like publishing it when the challengers to voter i.d. law

lou: the book. >> my old colleague 35 years ago, was it lou? lou: 30 some years ago. closer to 40. >> could be. could be. lou: well, we're here to remember, that's pretty good. >> still here. yeah. lou: pat buchanan, thanks so much. great to have you here. >> thank you. lou: please roll the video, and we'll show you a stuntwoman getting an up close view of panama skyline. leaping from this helicopter, breaking through the cloud, soaring near the city's fnf tower, also known as the screw building. called it a beautiful fly by but doesn't think she would do it again. you know, it does look like a screw, and it does look like a good idea not to do it again. i think that everything is her moanious now. up next, vice president pence touting a strong and decisive leadership in firing james comey as fbi director. >> the president is in the process of evaluating individuals who will be able to fill that spot, lead the fbi, and restore the confidence in the american people. this was the right decision at the right time. lou: i love way the vice president says -- tucks his head

>> lou: thank you very much. that andrew mccabe was a long- time friend of chairman podeft onna of the hillary clinton campaign. before the president fired comey. comey said that the president was not a target of the fbi conversation. joining me is sarah carter for circa news. good to have you with us. this is ess culpatory as far as the "fake news" charges that keep springing up and saying that it is improper. that comey would have said such a thing to the president and trying to cast doubt that he did say that to the president. you have validation? >> reporter: for months we have reported this. john solomon and i broke the first story that revealed neither trump or his immediate circle was part of an investigation in to the colution with russia. grassly and senate uponor finestein valididated this. there are so many myth and that's what is happening. people want the myth and rumors to go away that president trump was in collusion with the russians or any of his top aides. >> lou: let me put it forward here as i

. >> lou: good evening, everybody. president trump taking the lead on tax reform and proposing a massive overhaul to slash rates for all american and stimulate economic growth treasury director and director of the economic council taking the lead in the white house briefing today. they introduced it to the new'sa media and it would reduce it from seven to throw. it would double the standard deduction individuals can sdpak corporate rate from 35 percent down to 15. and it would exempt the first $24,000 of income from taxation. and elimination the state tax and administrator officials say it is a broad brush outlined at this test. the they said the plan would pay for itself with resulting higher economic growth. >> this tax reform package is p growing the economy and creating jobs. the president looks at that seriously as being a tax on capitol and spent on we are trying to be more stimulus and create more jobs. >> the economic plan under trump will grow the economy and will create massive amounts of revenue. >> lou: the

. >> hire is lou dobbs -- here is lou dobbs. lou: good evening, president trump keeps winning and winning, and winning. trump administration today delivered more good news on the economy. 211,000 jobs added in april, unemployment rate, falling to a decade low 4.4%. that is just one of the many victories for president trump. who successful successfully lobbied house republicans to back and repeal and replace obamacare. and bipartisan support for a spending bill that keeps the government run through september. john roberts with our report. reporter: between health expi and a strong jobs respec report it is two wins in a row on the domestic front. on health care the president is only half way home, president trump took a day out of the offers to let impact of yesterday's healthcare vote settle. in his last public event yesterday with australia prime minister tur turnbull the president was basking in the glow. >> congratulations on your vote today. >> thank you very much. >> great. >> a big day. a big day. >> a big day. yep. reporte

>> lou: good evening, everybody. a new report upon exposes the obama administrationy's shocking a bufs power. circa news reporting that obama's national security agency spied on americans with impunity and violated the constitution and received a free pass from the left wing national media for eight years. more than one than 20 internet searches by the nsa violated private information laws. fox news jameses rosen has our report. >> reporter: on the day that president obama visited los angeles last october to yuck it up with jimmy kimmels, lawyers were informing the foreign intelligence report that nsa violated the rights of millions of americans. >> people expect the government to monitor this enough to protect them from bad guys, but they worry if government is in there too much, then that who's going to protect them from government? >> reporter: details show that the court rebuked the administration with greater frequency than disclosed to the court, u.s. analyst queried the internet upstream collection even though

lou. lou: katherine, thank you very much. we should also point out that andrew mccabe was a long time friend of john podesta, the chairman of the hillary clinton campaign. our first guest tonight reports before the president fired comey, comby had told congress was not a target of the fbi investigation. joining me now is sarah carter, national security and war correspondent for circa news. sarah, good to have you with us. and this is as new charges spring up saying that it's just improper, that comey would have said such a thing to the president trying to cast doubt that he actually did say that to the president. you have validation for those statements he made. >> yes. and, you know, for months, for months, we have been reporting this. i mean, several months ago, john sullivan and i broke the story that actually restreeled that neither trump nor anyone in his immediate circle was part of an investigation into the collusion with russia. now, there were exattenuating circumstances to this. what we discovered today is that gras

lou dobbs. he's next. lou: good evening, everybody. i'm lou dobbs. a major white house shake-up appears to be under way. president trump's white house communications director mike dubke resigning after three months on the job, departure could be the first of many changes to come. fox news correspondent kevin corke has our report from the white house. >> reporter: it was a sudden as it was heated, white house press secretary sean spicer's first on-camera briefing in over two weeks quickly unravelled after he was asked about the president's tweet on fake news. mr. trump writing russian officials must be laughing at u.s. and how a lame excuse for why the democrats lost the election has taken over on the fake news? asked today to give an example of that, mr. spicer said this. >> on friday, the president was having a great discussion at g7, and someone from the bbc and ultimately incoming reporter from the "new york times" retweeted the president was being rude by disrespecting the italian prime minister. >> reporter: after some reporters said that wasn't

time, here is lou. lou: good evening, breaking news. justice department has appointed former fbi director robert mueller to be special council to oversee investigation of any russian influence of 2016 election. general rod rosenstein said, my decision is not a finding that crimes have been committed or that any prosecution is wa warranted. my decision he wrote. senior justice department officials, tell fox news, the white house was informed of the deputy attorney general's decision to appoint the special prosecutor after the order had been signed, mueller served under presidents bush and obama, takes reins of the investigation after firing of fbi director james comey. comey it should be noted previously served as deputy to mueller at fbi, his appointment as special council comes as congressional committees demand the fbi produce memos authored by james comey that perso purportedly claim that president trump suggested high-end the investigation. it should be noted if the claims are true, noted constitutional scholar jonathan turley said

les: thank you, hers lou dobbs. lou: good evening. house republican leadership remains at war with president trump. again in effort to repeal and replace obamacare, at least 21 republicans have said they oppose the new bill. and republican leader can only afford police -- to lose 22 republican votes. trump administration still pushing ahead, hoping for a vote thursday, vice president pence spent much of the morning on capitol hill for a second time in as many days trying to persuade any holdouts. and president trump speaking at an event for air academy football team, press law makers for a vote. >> house is health care coming? we're moving along. i think it's time now, right? lou: it is time. president trump also using the event to slam democrats for their claims they successfully blocked the president's priorities in the trillion dollar spending bill. >> after years of part o partisn bickering and gridlock this bill is a clear win for the america people, we brought lawmakersing it from both sides of the aisle to deliver a budget that

kim langone. >> thank you for having me, lou. >> lou: isn't that an impressive display.in and organizes the deal and flies directly into the holy land. first time ever. >> i guess he knows what he's doing. >> lou: i think he does. >> maybe. i think i back away from this whole activity. >> lou: backing away from politicses. >> i am talking about trump's tour. back here at home. challenges in americans is income inequality big time. you think of all of the spending half trillion you are talking about. everything is made here in america. jobs, infrastructure in america. jobs. high paying jobs. >> lou: absolutely. >> middle-class jobs. if we can get this economy growing and i think we can. 3, 3 percent a year over a period of five years, there's no stopping us. >> lou: i agree with you. i wouldn't say no stopping us if we don't stop ourselves. >> you are right. >> lou: there is no nation that can compete and as long as we are organized and honest p what we are doing and straightforward in our politicses. right now, the deep state is not honest and the left is fighting this p

lou: like i have a choice. we're going to see also the health care, we're told now by the white house, sources that you are still a view votes short. what are we doing here? why can't we get to a point where gary cohen, andez from secretary steve mnuchin said they have the votes but they can't have the votes. >> so, i think it is important we let consensus drive this times, my sense from all work that has been done, we've never had as good momentum as we had right now, i think that members are eagerer to get to a yes, i am encouraged about why we are at be we just need to finish it out. lou: is that the process? a repeat of the initial run at repeal and replace? >> i think, very positive way, a rules committee is already approved you know the last change, which i think helps lower premiums. i think that is really key, it is teed up people know what is in it, i think it has been laid out well. but we need to unite behind the president and deliver on our promises, 7 years to replaceo be on care with free market d

lou: thank you both for being here. >> thank you, lou.ou: a quick programming note, liz claman has an interview, exclusive tomorrow afternoon with richest minds, you can watch less live from oaegg: rea omaha, count down to the closing bell, three eastern on fox business. good night. julie: that does it for us. ♪ ♪ ♪ paul: today was a big day but it's just one step in this process, an important step, we still have a lot of work to do to get this signed into law but i know that our friends in the senate are eager to get to work. paul: welcome to the journal editorial report, i'm paul gigot . the house narrowly passed a bill to repeal and replace obamacare and the plan as it stands faces long odds in the senate. president trump says the process has serve today -- served to unify the party. >> this has brought the

lou: and got away with it.o this point, at least, we know that the unmasking activities were not random, neaor nextal and they were -- or accidental they were rising. over the course of the last three to 4 years of the administration. what began as modest unmasking of american citizens became a worl whirlwind of activity, and tens of thousandsly the obama administration. without comment, without objection, and without the knowledge of american people. >> that is right, that is why congress realm needs to get the bottom of this -- really needs too get to the bottom of this, a dire threat to what america circumstance yo is. you can't use that information against them. that is what susan rice was involved in. that is what other obama administration officials did. lou: everyone, listening to our voices to think back to national left wing media and firestorm that insued when president trump said, that his white house, his officials were being quote, unquote, wiretapped, his quotes, surveilled, by the obama administr

lou: what have you found? >> i have found that his information that he shared with fox news, is consi consistent with everything else that i have been learning, including no one seems to know where the computers are that belong to rich, they were confiscated at some point, police deputy tells me they don't know where they are, fbi said they are not involved, my question is, who has the computer. lou: and why first, as primary investigative department, why doesn't dc metropolitan police know where evidence is. and if there is or has been a forensic report created by fbi, why don't the investigative detectives know where it is, what is in those e-mails, how many they are, we have a precise number from the federal investigator, but none investigates why the fbi is involved and there are claims that dc detectives everyone told to stand down -- detectivives were told to stand down. >> i heard that climb i heard from a detective who said rod we were told to not to investigate this fully. that is consistent with what

it's big-time, lou. if the rumors, if you will, not street rumors, but i guess the hallway rumors. judicial system are accurate in suggesting one of the justices refire as early as this summer. erin, let's turn to mcmaster,' l lie-- eli at bloomberg is saying a conflict of general hr mcmaster and the president of the united states. is this an overentitled general, who just cannot find his place? what is going on here in your judgment? >> well, i think in part the president should have known, having looked into mcmasters' background and i've talked to a number of nfc officials from the obama administration who actually actually saw this coming based on mcmasters' history in iraq and that he wanted to do some nation building, if you will. some of the different modeling that he came up with while he was in iraq. so, this absolutely clashes with some of the vision that donald trump was talking about on the campaign trail. so, of course, these two men were going to come to blows at some level because they hav

lou: i hope so too.oing to the white house for reaction to the former at vi directors firing. white house secretary sean spicer joins us here next. stay with us. we will be right back. lou: joining us white house press secretary sean spicer. thank you for being with us. i know it's a long day but quickly, has this been, this research and this consideration the firing of director comey hasn't been underway for some time? >> bobby laid out for you. the fbi director reports to the attorney general. he was confirmed by the senate on april 252 weeks ago by a vote of 94-6 ls earned bipartisan support and served as the u.s. attorney under president obama. he has been around the department of justice has been mentioned for 30 years. lou: the longest-serving u.s. attorney. >> he made a determination that the fbi director lost his confidence made a recommendation to the attorney general and the attorney general concurred with that and forwarded the letter to the president and terminated the attorney general, the f

lou: wow. two organization point odd 7 in 10 voters last summer did not trust hillary clinton what so ever. president trump took to twitter to slam clinton for failure to take responsibility. >> and saying fbi comey is best thing that happened to hillary clinton, he gave her a free pass for many bad deeds, phony trump/russia story was an excuse used by democrat as justification for losing the election, perhaps trump just ran a great campaign. sean spicer added, you don't get to pick the day that the election is on. saying it is sad that trump's win is still being debated. and even former obama advisory david axelrod ad acknowledged that clinton lost to the better candidate, saying, jim comey did not tell her to campaign in wisconsin after. >> democratic leaders deny failure much their policies and consequences of obamacare, but it is encouraging that president trump has successfully reached out. to the rank-and-file to rang and they are responsive with their support. instead of with a blind be

lou: good evening. fired f.b.i. director james comey agreed to testify in front of the senate intelligence committee. that committee announcing comey will testify in open session which will be scheduled after memorial day just about a week away. this follows a coordinate attack on the trump administration from the left-wing media as president trump embarks on his first overseas trip. the "new york times" and the "washington post" delivering a 1-2 punch saying trump official said james comey was a real snut job, just a day after trump fired comey. that reporting allegedly based on a white house document summarizing last week's meeting. the "times" claims it was read to the "times" by an unnamed american official. the "times" all stow claiming the president at that meeting stead quote i face great pressure because of russia. that's taken off. the white house blasting those leaks. "the washington post" reporting that a current white house official has been identified as a person of interest in the investigation into ru

lou. we'll wait a while before you give me a grade, we'll talk a few more times. >> you always do great. lou: great to see you. >> thank you. lou: vote in our poll, do you believe that national left wing media is come bliss it. -- com complicit? in the shameful obama spy scandal that is growing by the day. wall street stocks closed higher, dow up 75. s&p you of 6. closing at a new all-time high, nasdaq up 24. volume on big board, picking up to 3.4 billion shares, existing home sales slipped down more than 2%. and's minder to listen to my reports 3 times a day coast-to-coast on salem radio network, up next, house speaker ryan defending out offed fbi director -- ousted fbi director jim comey, we needed it. >> i like jim comey. i know there are people who are concerned about decisions he made, i think he was put into an impossible position. lou: don't you feel better about that after hearing the speaker's deliberate remarks? the speaker's delusions are subject of my commentary here are allerg

. >> hire is lou dobbs -- here is lou dobbs. lou: good evening, president trump keeps winning and winning, and winning. trump administration today delivered more good news on the economy. 211,000 jobs added in april, unemployment rate, falling to a decade low 4.4%. that is just one of the many victories for president trump. who successful successfully lobbied house republicans to back and repeal and replace obamacare. and bipartisan support for a spending bill that keeps the government run through september. john roberts with our repo. reporter: between alth expi and a strong jobs respec report it is two wins in a row on the domestic front. on health care the president is only half way home, president trump took a day out of the offers to let impact of yesterday's healthcare vote settle. in his last public event yesterday with australia prime minister tur turnbull the president was basking in the glow. >> congratulations on your vote today. >> thank you very much. >> great. >> a big day. a big day. >> a big day. yep. reporter: p