a source to fox digital confirming representative mike rogers who serves as the chairman of the armedcommittee has been contacted by trump's team for the secretary of defense position. other potential candidates include florida representative mike waltz and former secretary of state mike pompeo, but florida senator marco rubio and tennessee senator bill hagerty are likely contenders for secretary of state. while north dakota golf doug burgum is reportedly being considered for head of the department of energy. >> the talent that is showing up, what's very different than 2016 when president trump won, you know, unexpectedly, i mean, now, you know, every position he has there's 2020 qualified people banging on the door -- 20 the qualified people backing on the door, and i know that rump and his team, fantastic choice with susie wiles with, heir gown to have the pick of the litter. >> reporter: and during the official conversation between the president-elect, trump, and the ukrainian president, volodymyr zelenskyy, elon musk was also on the phone. deails of musk's exact role were not disc

chris wray, seven year into this term and it was mike rogers from michigan we showed by mistake mike rogers from alabama. two mike rogers but mike rogers, the former michigan congressman who just lost the senate seat in michigan. david: david spunt, good to see you. thank you, my friend. have a good weekend. now we have jim jordan of ohio. man, it's a lot to talk about here. jim, great to see you. talking about what we're in the midst of right now. play that and get your reaction. roll it. >> i think this is going to be transformative for the presidency. perhaps this is going for the country. david: is that hyperbole or fair said? jot american people voted for a change in attitude from their government. they want a 3459 gaetz running doj and not filling up school board meeting ands not having an fbi putting out memorandum like in the fbi field office and if you're a pro life catholic, you're an extremist and might get answers to questions that i think the whole country would like to know. like who planted the pipe bombs on january 6? who leaked dobbs minute that resresulted in assassi

one option that's on the table naming mike rogers. he's the former michigan congressman, ex fbi special agent to be director and then putting kash patel, who is a conservative firebrand trump loyalist, very controversial one in as his deputy i'd shut down the fbi hoover building on day one and reopening the next day as a museum of the deep state. all right. our panel is back. molly ball we kash patel played a very significant role in some intelligence questions and then around january 6th, i. is there a world where, i mean, clearly the trump people think he could not get confirmed? um what is his presence in the conversation mean? and i guess big picture too. i mean, we're kind of glossing straight over the fact that he seems to want to just fire christopher wray. what does that part mean? >> well, yeah, i think that's where you have to start, because traditionally the justice department and the fbi have been independent from the president, and donald trump has made it clear that he doesn't believe in that. and that he wants to end th

mike rogers and president trump.t happened? president trump went to michigan 25 times? every time mike rogers like dave mccormick would go on stage with him. they would talk before and after. and i can't speak for the president, but from mike rogers' perspective, i have gotten to know him. he really sees and understands the trump phenomenon now. they got a chance to know each other personally. >> lawrence: remember the initial reporting was that kash patel was number one on the list to be fbi director but it has to be confirmed after matt gaetz situation little resistance. fbi director and putting kash patel as the deputy. because the deputy doesn't have to be confirmed by the senate. >> ainsley: it's interesting. the election wasn't too long ago and already we have a wall of faces of all of the positions that have been filled. that's the republican side. but then the democratic side they are in panic mode. trump already slated to be nominated for these big positions. yes, but the democrats are -- they are trying to

you know and his network trying to push mike rogers.those those kind of competing factions that's playing out in this nomination in particular, it's going to be playing out over the next couple of weeks. and months. they're trying to win. and it's kind of a war of attrition. can you get a little bit farther on your direction, or will the establishment or the murdoch establishment as as bannon calls it, will they win? i think the bannon side of things feels like they're a little bit back on their heels about gaetz. and they're and they're coming for for for fbi with a vengeance. >> i want you to jump in, but i just want to underscore something that i said opening the segment. this is not normal. the fbi director is a ten year appointment. it's confirmed for ten years intentionally to shield the director from politics. chris wray, the current fbi director, was named by donald trump himself. now, obviously in the interim, little things like a raid on mar-a-lago have happened because a judge said, yes, this should happen because they believ

let's start with mike rogers. he is someone who's experienced at the fbi.just ran for for senate in michigan. and almost won, lost to elissa slotkin there. if trump named him as the next fbi director, how would you feel about that >> i think mike rogers is a totally reasonable logical uh, selection for fbi director, if in fact, that's the decision, uh, president elect trump makes. i had many interactions with um, then representative um, rogers during his time as chairman of the house intelligence committee. so he's as you mentioned, someone with history with the fbi. >> he understands the organization. he served as an fbi agent for several years before he went off on his political career. >> um he in his capacity in the house, i think the strongest, um qualification in my own, as you know, from my own opinion about mister rogers is the respect and awareness and knowledge that he has for the intelligence community, for the work they do, for the seriousness of that work, for how those secrets and that sensitive information needs to be protected. so in all tho

let's look at michigan, elissa slotkin and mike rogers. both represented the same area in the u.s.e lansing michigan, area, mike rogers around the turn of the century, elissa slotkin now, they're competing for a vacated u.s. senate seat held by a democrat. in wisconsin, tammy baldwin trying to win as a democrat independent eric hovde. both from the madison, wisconsin, area, another competitive race. they're being marinated in presidential and senate ads. these blue wall states will determine not just the white house, potentially, but also whether the new u.s. senate will handcuff or help a future president harris or future president trump. at our election headquarters in new york, i'm scott macfarlane. >>> coming up on "cbs mornings," special election day coverage as millions of americans head to the polls today. i'm michael george. this is "cbs news mornings." da. i'm michael george. this is "cbs news mornings." mucinex kickstart gives all-in-one and done relief with a morning jolt of instant cooling sensation. it's comeback season. we lose 1% of our collagen every year, starting

mike rogers campaign say they hope to have results soon but are not giving us a specific timeline.is point they are heating with caution and this could be the closest senate race in decades in michigan if not ever. as of right now, about 98% of votes are in a democrat a congresswoman, elissa slotkin has a lead on mike rogers. this race in the senate certainly is going to come down to the 2% of the vote that is outstanding. i spoke with mike rogers the day before election day and he thinks if trump wins michigan, he feels good about his chances too but this race hasn't been called in michigan for donald trump either. from the data we have so far it seems trump has outperformed rogers which means there could be split ticket voting or people who voted in the presidential race who sat out on the senate race. as far as the issues in michigan, by far the top issue is the economy according to our fox news voter analysis but in the detroit suburbs this is something we've been following closely in early voting in the days leading up to election day. the war in the middle east was a key issu

and i wonder if maybe an earlier investment on behalf of mike rogers would have really helped carry theenate race. as you said, president trump carried the state, were able to win this competitive district and mike fell just short. i mean just barely short of winning that. >> carley: he wasn't able to cross the finish line. we mentioned you are an army veteran. we thank you so much for your service. there has been a push to elect veterans into office. and now you have achieved that. foreign policy, of course, is going to be a major change when it comes from how president biden handled it to now how donald trump will. and there is a new reported that reveals trump will want to put maximum pressure against iran, once again it. should come as no surprise. but the "wall street journal" is reporting president-elect donald trump plans to drastically increase sanctions on iran and throttle its oil sales as parts of an aggressive strategy to undercut tehran's support of violent middle east proxies and its nuclear program according to people his early plans. what is your reaction to that. >> i f

but these two choices, mike rogers and kash patel, remarkably different. explain what the dynamics are behind the scenes. yeah. so it's it's you've got kash patel on one side of the spectrum and he has the support of a lot of what i call the maga republicans. >> right. the real die hard loyalists within the trump administration like don jr.. and then you have mike rogers, who has the support of a lot of members of congress because he is sort of the safer pick. he is seen as more establishment. he has supported with some of the donors. and so that are the two sort of factions that we're seeing quietly at odds within the trump administration. and of course, if donald trump were to go with mike rogers, he would most likely have an easier confirmation process but as we've seen, that's not really donald trump's main focus at this point. he came in to this campaign saying that if he won, he was going to, as you said, upend the status quo and he sees kash patel as somebody who is perhaps more aligned with that vision. >> so shelby one of the other pieces of this,

yeah, the fight is between trump loyalist kash patel and mike rogers. and so there's sort of two different factions who just lost the senate race in michigan. correct. and there's there are two different factions that are sort of warring over this. the the maga republicans are all in for kash patel because, again, they view him as somebody who will drastically reshape everything. and then the mike rogers pick is sort of the traditional establishment figure and that war is heating up internally there's a lot of folks who are privately vying for each of them. mike rogers would have an easier confirmation process but as we've seen with donald trump's picks, that doesn't necessarily mean that's who he's going to decide on. >> what do you make of those two picks? >> well, i know mike. i know mike rogers always got along with them very well i think both democrats and republicans he has respect from both sides of the chamber of the aisle. um, i think cash is a more an unknown figure for democrats. i think what we do know of him, he's more bombastic than mike h

and then there is former congressman mike rogers, who is seen as more of an establishment figure, andhas the support of a lot of members of congress and also a lot of the donor class. so there's this quiet internal debate heating up over this really key position that donald trump cares a lot about. >> well, and mike rogers used to work at the fbi as a special agent. i mean, kash patel does not have experience at the fbi, right? >> correct. and so that's one of the arguments that we've heard from lawmakers who support mike rogers is that he is perhaps better suited for the job. but of course, that is not always what donald trump looks at when he is deciding who is going to lead these agencies. >> yeah, and it's so remarkable that they're just making clear that, yes, he does plan to to fire chris wray. but the tweet that that was responding to was was from a conservative right wing person, you know, criticizing senate republicans for letting some of these judicial nominees get through what was notable was after that came came through, it was one of the more divisive nominees as well. a

i think there's also been a lot of blowback internally as trump's been considering mike rogers. but really the issue in the bottom line here is trump does not have someone that he wants to lead the fbi that can get senate confirmed. at this moment, they're still very much searching for that. >> fascinating stuff. kaitlan collins, thanks. so caitlin is working on brand new reporting for her show tonight. she didn't give me all the good stuff. she's saving some for later. john bolton is going to be a guest on her show. look for that tonight on the source, an excellent news program at 9 p.m. eastern. only here on cnn. thanks, caitlin. this follows the announcement of former florida attorney general pam bondi to lead the department of justice just hours after trump's first pick, matt gaetz dropped out of consideration for the job, saying his nomination had become a distraction. that's one term for it. let's bring in democratic congresswoman from florida debbie wasserman schultz. congresswoman, both you and pam bondi have long been in the politics of the state of florida different pa

mike rogers is a totally reasonable, logical selection for fbi director. n fact, that's the decision president elect trump makes. andrew mccabe endorsing rogers. that's the kiss of death. not long after that, dan scavino said this. just spoke to president trump regarding mike rogers going to the fbi. it's not happening. in his own words, i have never even given it a thought. not happening. fbi director's position. trump's thinking a lot about he needs to get this one right. this is the same agency that wiretapped his campaign, cooked up the russia hoax, covered up the laptop and raided his house. its current director, wray, said he wasn't sure if trump actually got shot in butler. wray still has time left on his term, but he's either got to resign or make trump fire him. it's his choice. the washington post is reporting that trump's going to fire jack smith's entire team. they'll resign too, if they had any dignity. we need the fbi and the doj to stop criminals and terrorists, not go through the first lady's underwear drawer. it'd also be nice to tighten up

mike rogers, thank you for tame -- taking time today. od luck. >> rogers for senate.com, still need some help. griff: all right. thanks, mike. gillian? ♪ ♪ gillian: it is that dreaded time of year again, if you're here in the northeast, we are about to fall back when daylight saving time ends tonight, 2 a.m. be sure to turn your clocks back before you go to bed. we'll be waking up in the dark tomorrow. griff: i'll take an extra hour of sleep. that'll do it for us. great being with you, gillian. gillian: thanks for having me, griff.zed i'm gillian turner inss washington., "fox news live"e' continues now.s ey need instant. this is how business goes further with t-mobile for business. icy hot. ice works fast. ♪ heat makes it last. feel the power of contrast therapy. ♪ so you can rise from pain. icy hot. i'm a lifelong republican and i voted for trump twice, but i can't do it again. trump wants a national sales tax on imported goods. it'll make everything more expensive for regular people, all while giving tax breaks to billionaires. you're r

we will talk with republican nominee mike rogers about what's at stake.u to a place where vote counting mixes with remembering a boxing legend. >> bret: this is huntington place in downtown detroit. this day it is home to yumacon pop culture, also the place where they count ballots. in 2020 there was a major protest here because of the controversies. [chanting] >> bret: officials don't expect problems this time. huntington place is also the home to the statue of joe lewis, legendary boxer who got a start here in detroit actually a joe lewis arena. it played host to the 1980 g.o.p. convention where ronald reagan got the nomination. >> for those who have abandoned hope, we'll restore hope and we will welcome them into a great national crusade to make america great again. >> bret: to this date, it's the only major party convention ever in detroit. "special report" continues after this. ♪ ♪ that's why at fisher investments we start by getting to know each other. so i can learn about your family, lifestyle, goals and needs, allowing us to tailor your portfolio

one other example i would give is like mike rogers, who from michigan who is under consideration to be morning, he was on "fox & friends" and with the banner there, noting weigh he was under consideration to lead the fbi but hours r dan scavino said he called donald trump and donald trump assured him mike rogers had no chance. so fox and other outlets are being used as a place to go and try out. and for someone like mike rogers this morning, apparently it didn't work out, he was informed over tweet that donald trump would not be choosing him. >> it was interesting the way the conversations have been going on surrounding what we know donald trump loves cable tv. jim himes reacted to the choice of dr. oz, we are becoming the world's first nuclear armed reality television show here. just spit balling here, but what if the attorney general and the secretary of hhs fight each other in an octagonal cage. sarcastic, maybe, but in all seriousness, donald trump wants people who are good communicators. nothing wrong with that. but does that mean you're a good manager? >> the difference between '

. >> bret: if you look at ohio, it is a similar issue to mike rogers in michigan. and there are similar issues in pennsylvania. we are going to take a quick break right here. the race slowly taking shape. 270 is the electoral votes needed to win. the vote count changing by the minute. check out that popular vote. check out the popular vote. our special coverage continues after this. ♪ ♪ >> announcer: election night on fox news channel is brought to you by simply safe home security. there is no safe like simplisafe. the next president of the united states is my kingdom does not belong to this world. repay to caesar what belongs to caesar and to god. what belongs to god. jesus, we trust in you. amen. i got this $1,000 camera for only $41 on dealdash. dealdash.com, online auctions since 2009. this playstation 5 sold for only 50 cents. this ipad pro sold for less than $34. and this nintendo switch, sold for less than $20. i got this kitchenaid stand mixer for only $56. i got this bbq smoker for 26 bucks. and shipping is always free. go to dealdash.com right now and see

as they say the other name that's been mentioned, mike rogers. i've known him for a long time, and he he understands the fbi because he was an agent as you mentioned, in chicago, what's called a street agent. and then before you know, he's in congress and all that and served on a board with them for the office of the director of national intelligence. and and so he he understands the fbi i also hope that if he if he is nominated and confirmed that he also understands the importance of an independent fbi, that is, again designed to uphold and defend the constitution, not to have disloyalty to one person who you know, may or may not be having the constitution first and foremost in their minds that oh, i have no idea. i try not to speculate about what what he or any other politician may believe. i think it really comes down to what is what the proof is in the pudding, as they say what? who does he nominate and who does get confirmed i think certain people would get confirmed and others would have a tougher road to, to, to based on the prior reportin

for a secretary of defense, mike rogers has been mentioned for the top job. he's a republican member of congress with a hawkish reputation. and unlike many and trumps world, a strong advocate of arming ukraine and increasing defense spending. trump, as also mentioned christopher miller, who worked under his last administration and was involved in project 2025. trump is announced that the united nations ambassador is elise, as the phonic staunchly pro israel republican representative from new york. as another major picks, trump appointed his campaign co chairwoman. susie whiles is chief of staff. she'll control access to the president and helps up to you and ministrations, policy agenda. what all these people have in common besides right wing credentials is proven loyalty to trump. but the president elect faces obstacles and a pointing diesel oil and gas for cabinet posts must be confirmed by the senate, which means dealing with democrats. who may refuse to let is nominees have hearings, trumpets proposed changing the way the senate works, to allow him to appo

wing allies are pushing but there are in -- other names at the opposite end of the spectrum like mike rogersr republican congressman from michigan who was the head of the house intelligence committee who served previously as an fbi special agent. there are a number of names in the mid-and as we do know so well until donald trump announces it, nothing is final. maybe kash patel will be the new fbi director and fire christopher wray and maybe he will end up with nothing in the next administration. >> a lot of difference between mike rogers and kash patel and so much on the table. that's go over to kristin but this is part of a larger theme for the president-elect? >> i do want to touch on one thing on kash patel is when i talked to these advisors they are really split among them as to who would want to see kash patel in a leadership role but one of the things that happened during the campaign was that essentially he said during an interview that people of the press should be punished or possibly put in jail or looking into that in the next administration, something the members of the campaign

i spoke with mike rogers the day before election day. was confident if donald trump won michigan he would win as well. if we look at these numbers, the data seems to suggest that trump has outperformed rogers which means there could be split ticket voting or some voters who voted in the presidential race and decided for one reason or another to sit out in that senate race. as far as the issues go in michigan as we await an official call in both these races, the top issue was the economy according to foxnews voter analysis. here in the detroit suburbs, another more niche issues specific to michigan and that is what is going on in the middle east. for michigan voters who listed the middle east as the single most important issue, 58% sided with donald trump. there was a huge upset in dearborn specifically. he visited dearborn in the days leading up to election day. this city is home to the largest arab-american population in the country, the trump campaign targeting that population, and 74% of the vote, and in the wars of gaza and lebanon t

mike rogers has been mentioned for the top defense job. he's a republican member of congress with a whole casual reputation. and the like many in trump, as well as a strong advocate of bombing ukraine and increasing defense spending. trump is also mentioned christopher miller, who was under his last administration and was involved in project 2025, a wish list of government reform that would give trump more power. he's announced that the united nations and bassett is at least stephanie, a staunch the pro israel republican representative from new york. and trump is already made one major pick. he appointed his campaign co chair woman who was the wildest chief of stuff to control access to the president and help set the administration's policy agenda. what they all have in common besides right wing credentials has proven loyalty to trump. but the president elect faces obstacles and a pointing lawyer list cabinet post must be confirmed by the senate, which means dealing with democrats who may have refused to let his nominees have hearings. tru

joining the former michigan horseman, mike rogers against elissa slotkin for the u.s. senate.crats in michigan voted against varioust voter integrity measures thatin would have prevented this precise thing from happening, a mcorrect? >> oh, absolutely, matter-of-fact, my opponent voted to make it easier to be as noncitizen and get to vote in the election. which is just crazy. and this is the exact sample, what you want proof of citizenshirm ip in some way, she or form in these elections because again we have been over watched 14 million illegal aliens into the country and we don't know who they are. here's a crazy thing, laura, we have seen other reports, sho reporting and, hey, these people showing up that aren't speaking english and they can't prove who they are and told to fill out a professional or affidavit to get a provisional ballot to vote. so, i don't know g how widespred it is and we are just getting initial calls here to you think, none of that is good to. every stolen vote is a neck andi the citizens vote, and we don't think that is appropriate. >> laura: congressm

let's get mike rogers in the senate and let's get rid of chuck schumer. and god bless you. get out there. vote for america. [cheering] [applause] [cheering] ladies and gentlemen please welcome to the stage former united states ambassador to germany former acting director of national intelligence for the trump administration. rick grenell. ♪ ♪ ♪ let's go. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ let's go. hello michigan. i have got to tell you, it feels good to be home. i am a michigander. i know i play a californian on tv. i am born in muskegon. and i was raised in michigan. and it feels good to be back home. let me just tell you, we have got some work to do. as my mom will tell you what we a west siders always about right. but if it was not for detroit we would be winning these elections. but i've got some news for you this time. we have been working detroit. we have been working wayne county. and let me tell you one thing about wayne county and our era brothers and muslim brothers and sisters. let me tell you one thing about them, they want peace. and donald trump is the peace candidate. he is

mike rogers joined just now. you have to admit we couldn't get any closer what will it take to get the extra percentage. >> i think this race is going to be about compassion and last week they announced 700 layoffs at ford weird at 2400 at stellantis, a thousand of general motors, the rest of the country gets a cold on automotive manufacturing, we get pneumonia. this is killing our community financially. and we talk to people going to the food pantry the last two and three days of the month to feed their families and they're both working. this is a vote for change in washington, d.c. they disrupted the automobile industry, were down 20000 manufacturing jobs since biden harris took office. my opponent voted one 100% of the time we have to change if the folks are getting at their lives back and be able to afford eggs and bacon and gasoline and rent at the end of the month. >> when ford loses $4.5 billion because of the ev mandate those are high paying career jobs in the auto industry that are about to evaporate if

special guest here in great local leaders may want to recognize the will we get started a good guy, mike rogers. thank you for your leadership. lisa mclean, where are you? her parentheses are going to trust she's out there. where are you? [cheering] my favorite guy, thank you so much. my beautiful wife, take you so much for being here, honey. it's better to do it with your best friend by her side so i love you, thank you for making it such a good experience and most important, we got one more day. one more day. early voting is over as i understand it so get out there tomorrow. will in time, that's what i want you to lean the legal way. i came to flint michigan and encouraged voter fraud, no, we are going to vote legally. take yourself to the polls and nine of your friends and family with you. driving to michigan, i couldn't it feels familiarity. i believe it's the first time i've ever been in flint michigan. the story of too many communities across michigan. for too long they've failed to do their job. the pad a generation of american leaders and brought in millions upon millions of illegal ali

if we could flip it over to michigan, mike rogers has a lead on slotkin in that race, 50.3 to 46.9.all in the same cat glory. as i mentioned before, ohio, michigan, wisconsin, they have a lot of the same issues; energy, you know, all of them campaigned similarly. and they all a appear to be doing well and maybe outperforming. martha: yeah. and just a couple of things about the senate because remember that a vice president harris said that she was open to ending the filibuster if it meant that was what was necessary the to restore roe v. wade. there was also discussion -- not hammered too much on campaign trail, but the idea of making puerto rico and d.c. states has been kicked around for a long time, possibly expanding supreme court. so these are ideas that i think in many ways were galvanizing to a lot of voters. and we're seeing what's happening in the united states senate, so if this continues -- well, we know now that there's a majority, so at least in the short term, those things won't happen. bret: we'll continue with our panel. we have some more raw vote total coming in as as

congressman mike rogers is in the running for fbi director.ven as current fbi director christopher wray says he has no intention to resign from his 10-year term which ends in 2027. rogers is a former special agent and served as the house intelligence chair. he narrow live lost his race for michigan senator this november. he has been up for the job before and had a meeting at mar-a-lago this week. team trump is pouring water on a report from "the washington post that says that the president-elect is now weighing different options to replace pete hegseth as his nominee for defense secretary amid a past sexual assault claim. this is a statement just released to us from trump's new communications director steven chung he writes: president trump is nominating high caliber and extremely qualified candidates to serve in his administration. mr. hegseth has vigorously denied any and all accusations and no charges were filed. we look forward to his confirmation as united states secretary of defense so he can get started on day one to make america safe a

dave mccormick, mike rogers with eric humpty and bernie marino in ohio. sun belt, trump enjoys a three-point lead in the latest trafalgar pole. north carolina, two candidates are neck and neck in nevada. the state where the early vote shows a lot of promise for republicans. let's get the very latest, are pulling experts, the cohost of the polling plus podcast, two of the most accurate pollsters, both in 2016 and 2020. good to see you both. what do you see? >> let me start with this. i know the prognosticators and writers are frustrated with us because these numbers are so close. there's a reason they are close. robert and i actually saw this race catch up. trump catch up after the second assassination attempt. we pegged that first. but you get to a certain point at where you can't wring much more out and a poll. and i will give you an example, and georgia i just learned that tomorrow, the county plans on having four election office is open so that people can just casually bring in their absentee ballots which is against the law. apparently the republican

mike rogers is saying that wouldn't happen if he was in charge. mike, great to see you.rk out i hope this works out for you. i think you would do a great job. >> thanks, brian. >> brian: straight ahead, a home athlete series of home break in they could be tied to a south american crime gang. ♪ emergen-c crystals pop and fizz when you throw them back. and who doesn't love a good throwback? ♪ now with vitamin d for the dark days of winter. best thing i've ever done. that's what freddie told me. to change my life, it was the best thing i've ever done. really? yes, without a doubt. i don't have any anxiety about money anymore. great people. different people that's for sure and all of them had different reasons for getting a reverse mortgage. but you know what?, they all felt the same about two things they all love their home, and they all want to stay in that home. if you're 62 or older and own your home, you could access your equity to improve your lifestyle. a reverse mortgage loan eliminates your monthly mortgage payments and puts tax-free cash in your pocket. why don't y

. >> it was, john, and it would be significant if the republican senate candidate mike rogers were toe senate seat here because it has been 30 years since republican won a senate seat in michigan. right now rogers' campaign tells us it is heating with caution and that this senate race could be the closest in michigan in decades, if not ever, so here's where things stand right now. at the moment, just under 99% of the votes are in, and democratic congresswoman alyssa slotkin has a slight lead, by about 18,000 votes, so this race truly could come down to that 1% of the vote that is still outstanding. i had a chance to speak with mike rogers the day before the election and he told me he was feeling good, if president trump, president-elect trump, won michigan, that he too would win his senate race, but from the data we have seen so far it seems that trump has outperformed rogers, which suggests there could have been some split ticket voting or full sin michigan who voted in the presidential race but didn't cast a vote in that senate race. as far as the issues in michigan, top issue by fa

presidential candidate donald trump and grand rapids, michigan live here in cspan2 hearing now from mike rogers>> i have to tell you you have to be excited. and of the present is on the way. yes, you bet i hope you are ready to give him a grand rapids michigan sendoff into tomorrow into his next presidency. and i want you to give me a favor for this for generations of military service in my family, for my wife's family as well our son lieutenant john rogers is here with us this evening. i do not know where he went too. [applause] are right, my wife also served as department of defense and iraq. thank you so much. to all the veterans, thank you prior to our friends who travel hear from dearborn and dearborn heights in southeast michigan, our christian arab friends, our muslim arab friends with. welcome, you are welcome here. we are counting on you. [cheering] [applause] we all went to passing the peace we want prosperity's for families and children. thank you for being part of that coalition. thank you. the democrats are very proud. i don't know if you know this they have bon jovi coming to detr

my hopes is we have a republican chairman, mike rogers. we have disagreements but i respect him.ct other people like rob whitman on the committee. i hope the committee will put the national security of this country and the strength of the department of defense over politics. because we need to stand up to sort of any kind of chaos that could ensue. >> we're hearing that among the people that the trump team is targeting is the chairman of the joint chiefs. he started his term last october. chairman of the joint chiefs usually serve four-year terms. it would seem to have implications to oust a sitting chairman of the joint chiefs for no particular reason other than you don't like him i wonder if you think house republicans will stand in the way of that, given the general sort of climate among house republicans as it comes to standing up to donald trump. >> i saw your previous segment. this will be a test. actually, this test goes beyond just confirmations. this goes to the heart of our national security. i mean, this is a bynum committee. the armed services committee. we disagree o

the latest poll shows congresswoman plotkin has 52% and mike rogers has 46%. that is within the margin of error, but how do you see this race going? >> it is going really well for slotkin and part of the reason, she has been a terrific congressperson, terrific representative for michigan and mike rogers has been in florida so there is a big difference there. michiganders don't want another maga republican and apologist for all of the things trump in the far right do. they want someone who can take care of the needs of michiganders and this country and that is elissa slotkin. she is running a terrific campaign and she will win on tuesday. >> finally, lavora, what are you looking for? is there a trend that will signal to you it will be a good night for kamala harris? is there turnout in a specific county of being a bellwether of sorts? >> i always pay very close attention obviously to the turnout in the city of detroit. we pay attention out west and in oakland county. there is a lot to pay attention to. we have a very close state house we are paying close attent

mike rogers would be confirmed in a heartbeat, no questions asked. with 53 seats, you can do a lot.o know why he is taking this path, but it just seems so illogical to me to waste so much energy on picks that have no chance of hitting through. >> may be one consideration is what is hanging over the heads of senators if they defy donald trump, donald trump is proven to be a survivor, the scandal he has faced, the convictions or the very serious allegations, it has happened over and over again, not only can he use the threat of primary and someone, elon musk can fund a bottomless primary against these republicans and i'm not so sure that i think donald trump is for looking toward the republican party to care if the republican party maintains its majority once donald trump is gone. >> i think that is right, i do think that is the political calculus that people have to make but he's not perfect, john thune, the incoming senate majority leader dumped all over donald trump for two years, occasionally, was critical of donald trump, endorsed him in the primary. his allies, elon musk, variou

congressman mike rogers competing against current democratic house representative elissa slotkin. ruby ban gallego has a lead over republican candidate kari lake also too early to call out there. >> martha: nebraska two senate races on the ballot today. the race between incumbent deb fischer and independent dan osborn is too close to call and too early to call i should say according to our decision desk. fox news can project that republican pete ricketts will continue to serve as a nebraska senator. >> in texas, two term senator ted cruz is locked in a close race against current democratic congressman collin allred, too early to call that race according to the decision desk. they can project that minnesota's democratic senator amy klobuchar will sale to a fourth term. >> martha: kristin gillibrand will win another term in the empire state. and democrats will hold their seat in new mexico where senator martin heinrich defeats republican mella deghen economy. >> kevin kramer will easily win a second term and in wyoming john barrasso will win re-election as he serves as the chair of

between two people challenging for a retiree spot, democrat elissa slotkin, and the republican is mike rogersa former member of congress. slot kin serves in congress now. in nevada, jacky rosen trying to hold off the republican challenger, sam brown. in pennsylvania, another one of those battleground presidential races, bob casey is trying to hold off dave mccormick. you see how close these numbers are, these margins are, and in wisconsin, another democratic seat, another incumbent trying to protect the seat for her party, tammy baldwin with a slight edge over erik hovde. control of the u.s. house is up for grabs, and at this point, it's too close to call. narrow margins, a very slim set of battleground seats, the magic number here, 218. democrats made some end roads in new york. let me just show you one or two. new york's fourth district on long island leans democrat, that would be a win for republicans. new york's 19th district, democrats appear poised to win that back from republicans, but the republicans made end roads in the presidential battleground states. in michigan, in the seventh d

right now at this hour, as grady mentioned, mike rogers in michigan is up.getting closer. we haven't made a call there yet. in wisconsin, leading right now. sam brown in nevada is closing in on jacky rosen. we are talking about historic numbers here all these dominoes fall. you're talking about a senate that could be 54-46, 55-45. that wasn't in the cards. it wasn't on anybody's bingo card when you came into election night. >> but these candidates have all thought really strong races and they have all closed in a very strong way, and in fact many of them were sort of pulling into plus five, plus six, in just over the last three weeks. so it is a fascinating part of the story. hopefully will be able to call more of those soon. >> bret: former house house spr kevin mccarthy says we could see the house going republican, as well. and it would be part of this, as well. let's go back out to trace gallagher on the west coast with his panel. hey, trace. >> thank you. we have our panel. steven hilton, jody armour, kaylee mcghee white, and gianno caldwell. you're talk

writing that he quote spoke to president trump regarding mike rogers going to the fbi it's not happeninghappening. the "wall street journal" reports the president-elect nominating former fed governor kevin warsh as treasury secretary with the understanding trump could choose him to lead the federal reserve when chairman jerome powell's term ends in 2026. sources close to the process say the president-elect is trying to find a treasury nominee who can reassure financial markets and also support his plans for tariffs. apollo executive mard rowan, bill hagerty and investor scott bessent have also been in the mix. >> donald trump is the most sophisticated leader on economics that i have met and he is also the most open-minded. >> when asked if he would consider serving as secretary gave answer politicians often give keep his head down and keep serving the measure down in whatever role he may take. bret? >> bret: a lot of news breaks in this show so we are going to wait and see if that announcement comes during the 6:00 hour here. meantime, rich, "the washington post" is reporting the preside

trump in the white house paid let's get mike rogers in the senate.et's get rid of chuck schumer! god bless you. get out there. vote for america. host: that is former congressman mike rogers, who is now vying for a senate seat from michigan. also on your screen tonight is glenn walls, that is our next live event on c-span on election eve, governor tim wallace is in detroit at hart plaza and he will be speaking at a fair shortly we will cover that live. later on tonight, vice president harris' final rally in philadelphia on c-span and donald trump on c-span 2. if you have not had enough politics, there is more ahead in the next couple of hours here on election eve. let's listen to a color as we wait for governor walz. this is lee watching from oberlin, ohio supporting former president trump. >> hello. host: you are on the air, welcome. caller: thank you. i have watched all of president trump's rallies. i have washed everything that he's done. i am a first time voter. i have never registered to vote before. and i registered to vote to put donald trump b

mike rogers, 48.3%. 16,494 votes . elissa slotkin is ahead of mike rogers, that is 97% of the vote in. this is a big win for the democrats. >> she was able to appeal to trump voters. this is an open seat which he represents a trump district, a district that trump carried in the house. mike rogers, he was pretty critical of donald trump in the aftermath of january 6th. he changed his course completely, aligned with trump through the course of the campaign, try to ride donald trump's coattails. it only went so far, and slatkin was able to succeed there. another sigh of relief for democrats, while they are in the minority. it could have been a lot worse. this went with the top of the ticket. now they are looking at a 58-48 minority, at the least, but it could be 53-47. the pennsylvania race is looking good for the gop. they are clinging onto a lead. 54-46, and in future election cycles, it's going to get worse and worse. the map is going to be difficult for democrats to get back into the majority, which is why each seat i

that would be dave mccormick, mike rogers. we also have eric hovde, and we also have bernie moreno in ohio. the sunbelt poll trump enjoys a three point lead in the latest trafalgar poll of north carolina, while two candidates are neck and neck in nevada, a state where the early vote has shown a lot of promise for republicans. let's get the very latest. our polling experts, the cohost of the polling plus podcast, two of the most accurate pollsters, both in 2016 and 2020 matt towery. insider advantage robert cahaly, trafalgar. good to see you both. matt, what do you see it? well, let me start with this. i know the polling prognosticators and raters are frustrated with us pollsters, some of us, because these polling numbers are so close. there's a reason they're close. robert and i actually saw this race catch up. trump catch up after that second assassination attempt. and we actually pegged that first. but you get to a certain point at which you you can't wring much more out in a poll. and i'll give you an example. in georgia, i

but trump had to do a little bit better to carry mike rogers into that seat. >> yeah. let's talk about the coming trump cabinet. um you've got a couple of former house colleagues that are nominated. you've got matt gaetz nominated as attorney general. you have tulsi gabbard nominated as the director of national intelligence. what do you think of matt gaetz as attorney general specifically? and this issue of the house house ethics committee, the investigation into him, and now the house speaker saying he doesn't want that report to be released well, i would guess that the speaker johnson's view is going to prevail, that the report is not going to be made public i heard over the weekend that he was saying it was not complete. >> there was expected to finish their work on friday but house rules traditionally say that if that particular member is gone, he leaves. he dies whatever that. in fact, the ethics investigation is over so i don't think that's going to change despite whatever effort is used in the senate to try and spring that loose. >> i'm not a matt gaetz friend.

we have right now at this hour, as a grady mentioned, mike rogers in michigan is up.tting closer. we haven't made a call there yet. hovde in wisconsin, leading right now. sam brown in nevada is closing in on jackie rosen. we're talking about historic numbers here if all of these dominoes fall. you're talking about a senate that could be 54-46, 55-45. that wasn't in the cards. martha: not at all. bret: that wasn't on anybody's bingo card when you came into election night. martha: but these candidates have fought really strong races and closed in a a very strong way and, in fact, many of them were pulling into +5, +6 in just over the last three weeks, so it is a fascinating part of this story. hopefully, or we'll be able to call some more of those soon. bret: former house speaker kevin mccarthy says with these coattails, you could see the house going republican as well. let's go back out to trace gallagher on the west coast with his panel. hey, trace. >> thank you. we've got steve hilton, joad key armour, kaylee mcghee white and vi january know -- gianno caldwell. kayly