vance might be far more active. >> i think j.d. vance plans on backing donald trump.the phones, calling senators in support of hegseth. and hegseth's fortunes did change. whether it was just the j.d. vance effect, i'm not going to give him that much credit. i do think that he played a role in helping change the momentum with tha nomination. >> vance was at trump's side this weekend at the army-navy game. they paraded a lot of these embattled picks, hegseth, gabbard, through as a show of force. trump has their back. let's take a moment on senator romney, who is leaving the senate in a matter of weeks. he consistently was willing to put country before party. he would stand up to trump on a number of occasions. >> it's sad to me that his voice is leaving the hill. i think that he really tried to have an impact when it came to being willing to create space for other people to speak out against trump and you see where that space just wasn't even very wanted. too many republican senators depended on trump for their political livelihood. mitt romney was from utah, where me d

attorney, joyce vance. she's a professor at the university of alabama school of law and co-host of the hashtag sisters podcast. sisters-in-law podcast. welcome to you both. >> so the court has a lot on his plate coming up. i mean, on january 10th, the court is going to hear arguments in the case about pausing this tiktok ban. i'm just wondering to the both of you, donald trump is flip-flopping on the tiktok. obviously, somebody got to him here. at one point, he was for ban, then he was against the ban, then he was for the ban again, now he's against a tiktok ban. i personally am a tiktok user, honey, but the control -- the stake by the chinese government, allegedly, is very concerning. what do you all think about this? because his -- i just want to read -- this is from nbc news reporting. it notes that donald trump -- president -- this is what his lawyers say. president trump takes no position on the underlying merits of the dispute. instead, he respectfully requests that the court considers staying the act

it might be usha vance. i have a feeling it will be someone else in the trump orbit dynasty like lara trump. if she doesn't become senator or somebody else kind of hanging around in the in the trump family. uqora doesn't seem like someone who loves the spotlight. yeah. >> which which made this moment in the campaign really interesting. it was when i think probably the lowest moment for vance after he was named the catwomen sound was was unveiled and the campaign sent usha vance out to defend her husband. she said this. >> the reality is he made a quip in service of making a point that he wanted to make that was substantive, and it had actual meaning. >> and i just wish sometimes that people would talk about those things and that we would spend a lot less time just sort of going through this three word phrase. >> what i found most interesting about that moment, the campaign was quite happy with with how that transpired, but also to the point you made. you know, i'm from ohio. when he ran for senate, i talked

vice president-elect vance says they are standing behind nominee pete hegseth.est palm beach, florida, with the latest. >> reporter: good afternoon, eric. president-elect trump is pushing senate republicans to get behind his nominee to lead the pentagon. there is still more work and meetings ahead on that. hegseth was up on capitol hill this past week trying to convince these senators to get behind him. it appears the nomination was in trouble, but then trump suggests now that there's momentum behind hegseth and says he still has confidence in him. >> yes, i do. i really do. he's a very smart guy. i've known him through fox, but i've known him for a long time. and he's basically a military guy. i mean, every time i talk to him, all he wants to talk about is the military. >> reporter: one of the republican senators hegseth and trump are trying to persuade, combat veteran joanie joni ernst. -- joni ernst. she wants to make sure the allegations have been cleared. she's also going to meet again with hegseth next week and that their conversations have been constructi

before we are following three big stories for you at this hour president trump and vice president vance elect our attending army navy game in landover, maryland 2120 but meeting between the black knights and the action off the football field, that could be as interesting as the big game thanks to some special invited guests. hello everyone welcome to a brand-new hour of "fox news live" i am eric shawn. hey arthel. thirty-five hello everyone i'm arthel neville gerber also monitoring controversy surrounding president biden's record-setting day of clemency one commutation sparking anger in the keystone state where the president was born. we'll get into that. plus, mystery drone's sightings sightingsthat were reported in t six states joined frustrated residents and officials demanding actions and answers. who or what is behind it all? and it's our national security at risk? super that's a big question right now if fox news a live coverage for you to take you through all the sea because northern new jersey on those drone sightings and alexandria hoff at the white house and the president's fl

i have not seen jd vance for the last days. jd vance is heading to the hill because he may be liaison but he's not second on this administration. not everyone not even close. >> i'm sure there's a lot of republicans thinking, stick to the cars. >> there's a big shadow to vice president musk and shadow vice president musk top secret security clearance. i will talk on new bomb shells on musk. >>> and the great andrew wiseman joins me to discuss on whether any of it holds up in court. that's up next. ® tri-zone. i got the power of 3. i lowered my a1c, cv risk, and lost some weight. in studies, the majority of people reached an a1c under 7 and maintained it. i'm under 7. ozempic® lowers the risk of major cardiovascular events such as stroke, heart attack, or death in adults also with known heart disease. i'm lowering my risk. and adults lost up to 14 pounds. i lost some weight. ozempic® isn't for type 1 diabetes or children. don't share needles or pens, or reuse needles. don't take if you or your family had mtc, men 2, or if allerg

vance, you were talking about this yesterday with martha radvic. she said only a few., are you hearing yourself, only a few? fingernails being ripped off, is that okay in america? >> lawrence: they stopped selling the border wall in texas, a person in the border patrol tipped off everyone they were selling pieces of the border wall. they stopped doing it after truth social post. >> brian: and dan patrick did great work on that to get to the truth. >> steve: one other thing about aurora, all those stories out before the election and donald trump of course won. you know what else happened in aurora? they got a new chief of police, he is starting to crack down and it is welcomed by people. >> lawrence: he said in september, he was told once they cross the border, it is not my problem, it is your problem. he got the chief of police job and is speaking out. >> steve: he is. fox news alert, government shutdown for federal government deadline quickly approaching as proxy and doge leaders rally republicans against 1500 page spending bill that had lots of pork, elon musk says.

credit goes to president-elect donald tru, vance and speaker of johnson.econd, thiis a much better built closer to being a real coinuing resolution, not an omnibus masquerading as a cr, but with support for hurricane victims and farmers etc." that was included in plan b, hurricane aid relief which many republicans insisted. aid to farmers and the farm bill also recovered -- also in that and spending levels kept as they are. a three-month extension of government funding at current levels and two year suspension of the debt limit to january 20, 2026 -- 2027. republicans were arguing that anybody who voted against it was voting to shut down the government. listen to congresswoman and josh anna paulina luna of florida and her argument and how democrats reacted on the floor. [video clip] >> mr. speaker i have never actually voted for acr but i am here today because i realize that the plan that is on the table currently to keep the government open but also the promise from the only president in my -- in my lifetime that has followed through on his game plan prom

he is trump's eyes and ears in the senate, he is making the case for jd vance as vice president elect, he is talking to his fellow senators trying to get these nominees across the finish line. in one case with matt gaetz there just were not the votes. with these other three more controversial ones or four controversial ones, the question is still open and the jury is still out and vance is working. host: the advisory role capacity is it just the senate or are there issues where jd vance is advising donald trump? guest: i don't specifically know that but the two have a very good relationship. trump is well known for taking advice from everyone and soliciting every possible opinion. bob woodward's book war just released -- i would not recommend reading it. there is a great anecdote in it in which he discusses how trump was in a meeting with keith kellogg, one of his generals while president. he solicited opinions from all of the officials in the room. a general and high-ranking official in the person there, low level after taking notes and asked person of their opinion the person was li

. >> vice president elect vance. the pick to lead the anti-trust division. >> [ inaudible ]. >> right >> vance is very -- vance said he agrees with lina khan -- >> president-elect trump's as well on his truth social post were fairly notable. >> let's call spade a spade. kanter is more -- >> jonathan kanter who has the job now -- >> more reasonable -- >> -- stifling competition in our innovative sector and using the market power to crack down on the rights of so many americans as well as those of little tech. that was in the post in which he nominated slater i've been saying we can't rush to judgment here in terms of m&a. there are going to be sectors where it will absolutely be not a free-for-all certainly a great deal of activity but there will be other sectors and perhaps this means that big tech will not be participating - >> [ inaudible ]. >> -- where you will not see as much everybody dreams big beets is still the largest deal. what amazon might do or meta this would say you can keep dreaming but those are dream

and we owe jd vance's selection as vice president to don jr. as well.thing, extending invitations to authoritarians like president xi of china and prime minister orr bon of hungary shows that trump sees the inauguration as haze coronation. he wrote i must in candor say i do not think myself fit for the presidency. if we take lincoln at face value in one self-effacing remark he showed humility about his abilities and reverence for an office whose duties require thinking of something other than, bigger than and beyond oneself. by that yardstick, trump is not lincolnesque, but more like louis catores. his excuse for absolute authority fits trump. le etat cest moi. author of "strongmen: mussolini to the present," ruth, thanks for coming to the saturday show tlt. you're the expert in strong men. am i going too far making this connection for how donald trump views the presidency? >> not at all. and i am the state perfectly expresses this kind of leader does not recognize a boundary between public and private. they believe they have propriety, you know, author

jd vance is not being honest about what he is celebrating.nny but i do know he decided to go to the bar, have a drink right after. now he is deciding to go to a football game and be a part of this celebration. and that now is a choice he is making. which is different than what he was explaining before. >> it is a very important point. whereas you might have decided to act in this moment out of impulse, you are now making a choice to be celebrated and propped up if you will as a hero in this moment. i don't think many people have discussed. because new york city is such a progressive city in terms of the political ideology, people don't necessarily take seriously the class lines that exist within the city that may have contributed to how people process as far as the jury, this ultimate case. can you just speak to how that dichotomy between new york as a progressive city, but also, sort of really strong class and racial fought lines? >> new york city is one of the most segregated cities in the country. and that is about where people live and wh

meanwhile, jd vance offered to host daniel penny at today's army navy football game.re have been some reports penny is there. but nbc hasn't confirmed it yet. when you think of this is the same jd vance that talked about haitians were eating people's pets in ohio. i have to think about where race is involved in this. how is the family processing jordan's killer being elevated like this by the president- elect of the united states? >> there are a few ways to look at this. i don't have a problem with the president inviting him to a football game. i think every american should have an opportunity to meet their president. what i have a problem with is the messaging. where is the invitation to the neely family? daniel penny represents questions about how we treat people who are mentally ill. how we treat other citizens who are struggling and you can't invite one-half of the problem without inviting the other half. why not bring in the neely family and talk to them. what can we do as leader to help so this doesn't happen to another family? i think the issue has national att

jd vance was in washington today, but he refused to have anything to do with pete hegseth. and i don't say norm coleman is a loser as an insult. there's no disgrace coming in second in an election as norm coleman did in 2008, but norm coleman has the singular distinction in united states senate history of being the very first and only united states senator who lost his re-election campaign to a comedian. republican norm coleman was defeated in 2008 in his re-election campaign by democrat al franken. al franken went on to serve as a studious and serious and effective united states senator, unlike the forgettable norm coleman. norm coleman made the standard choice for most senators in the 21st century who lose their re-election campaigns. he became a washington lobbyist. he now represents saudi arabia. and he also represents, this week anyway, pete hegseth. he is now pete hegseth's official guide on pete hegseth's hopeless tour of senate office trying to push his confirmation up to 51 votes in the senate. there's norm coleman. right there with pete hegseth. norm coleman is on

he and vice president-elect vance met, vance told reporters they had a productive conversation. now trump said that any bill should include an increase in the debt ceiling. he has now thrown the problem into the democrats' court. democrats offered a fiery rebuke of the president-elect's maneuvering. >> house republicans have been ordered to shut down the government and hurt every day americans all across this country. house republicans will now own any harm that is visited upon the american people that results from a government shutdown or worse. >> reporter: and without action from congress, the shutdown will happen one minute past midnight on saturday. meanwhile, the house ethics committee has voted to publicly release a report of the investigation into former florida congressman matt gaetz. that's according to two sources familiar with this matter. the report might now come out as early as this week. gaetz has been accused of hiring a prostitute, having sex with a minor and sex trafficking. he has always deni any criminal wrongdoing and has, and was never charged. but the acc

vance, who is part of this -- >> vance has not been seen. >> ainsley: we're just hearing he's arriving. >> brian: as senator from ohio. >> lawrence: exactly. freedom caucus members right there. we saw this during the speaker race, as soon as they got more right-leaning members onboard, they lost some moderates. are they afraid this may happen? will they lose moderates as they moterate their position on this? >> with a clean cr, i don't think so. i think a clean cr will pass with bipartisan votes. it is what we're living in right now. we don't have a budget, you guys. this is a little laughable. we have not had a budget for a long time. a continuing resolution, does not matter what party, we are living under same circumstances, they are extending sim thing we're living under and people are okay with that. the 1500 page thing had a couple extras involved. i have not heard that disaster relief is in the clean cr. that will be a major sticking point for north carolina, hurricane helene and milton. that will be a problem. >> steve: go see what you can find out. >> i'm run. >> lawrence: you

paid the speaker late night visit they spoke for an hour before vance left the suite with his son. > a productive conversation about what to say anything else when the middle of the negotiations but i think will be able to solve problems and will keep working on it. >> putting the speaker vote as johnson is struggling to keep it you and should have the january 3 decision. while this was going down on capitol hill president trump was dining with jeff bezos at mar-a-lago. mariaa: we want to know about that as well. brooke segment. a lot to talk about. lee carter your reaction. >> i'm focused on not just the government shutdown but all the business leaders coming to dine with donald trump advanced the election of mar-a-lago. we saw different reaction to donald trump in 2024 than we did in 2016 somebody would boycott donald trump in the early coming immediately with him we saw find user, pharmaceutical companies and tech company show up. it's fascinating that the leaders are embracing donald trump and willing to go to the table it'll be a different second term and it's exciting for peopl

vance. people are modifying their behavior. mark, why? >> well, i mean, look, the reality is, is that mitt romney knows that this is donald trump's party. i mean, that's no surprise. he also knows that the future of the party is not necessarily him. now, at 77 years old. i feel like i could take him in a street fight still. but at 77 years old, i mean, he you would never expect him to be somebody who would be fading away. but i think mitt romney is smart enough to know that he's done what he can do. look, he's been in politics since 1994. i worked for senator edward kennedy in 1994 when mitt romney ran against him. i was with mitt romney in the 2007 election when he lost that in 2010 was at his house as he was talking to reporters about running in 2012, mitt romney was always the right person, the wrong candidate at the wrong time. and right now is certainly the wrong time for anyone in the traditional republican sense. >> we should all look as good as mitt romney does at age 77, right? all right, brian, when i talk about modifying, you c

vance in one of his first appearances since the election.he latest on what he saw, hey, christina. >> hi, griff. president-elect j.d. vance visited folks and the hurricane in north carolina, and he surveyed the storm damage and reassured hurricane stricken residents that orconcerns will be addressed. >> i know that a lot of people in this neck of the woods feel forgotten and i want to make sure they feel that their government leaders remember them and they do. and we'll help them rebuild and get them back on their feet. >> in north carolina more than 100 residents died from the storm. the hurricane caused more than 53 billion dollars in damages and apparently, people had trouble reaching their loved ones after the storm pummelled the area. vance says it's a disgrace that we have star link and access to modern technology and people still ran into these problems. >> the things that we're going to focus on in the next administration is to make sure that our communications infrastructure is in a place, if, god forbid, at least we have it to mini

i also want to say that jd vance was incredible talking to the samaritan's purse people that we talked deal, but also the volunteer firefighters in the professional emts that were part of the rescue crews. our hearts go out to them. it has been a difficult time particularly in that area of north carolina. vast damage. we were met by the senators that have been going to the mat for these folks. i hope the presidents people are listening. i hope the waiver is comfortable so these folks can spend their christmases at least with a little comfort knowing that they are close to home and safe housing. >> there was word that senator kallman may have fallen. is he okay? >> he is fine. he isw in his office. any other questions about senator connell, refer to staff. >> pro-life provisions and conscious provisions. how will you get that past the finish line? >> well, i mean, the nda a final negotiation, they had a vote on it and a rules committee in the house already. we expect that they will have it on the floor tomorrow. we expect to receive it from them probably on thursday. anticipating that s

vance meeting with the freedom caucus. as hard lined as though they may have been played out for the press. there is some sort of agreement. it sounds like the agreement debt ceiling. that is what i'm hearing. it sounds like the one thing that the president-elect has demanded and asked for as recently as 1:00, you know, overnight, was that he wanted this debt ceiling to go away. either completely be blown up or be pushed off until after that sounds like it's not going to be included in this current package. again, we are talking about a temporary solution. this is not a one-year cr or three month cr. sounds like it's only going to get them through until they come back in the new year. >> lawrence: ha! incredible. so they can go home to the holidays. >> a band-aid. >> lawrence: come back to get as they wanted a raise. aishah, excellent raise down there. thank you. >> aishah: got it. >> lawrence: so you know him from hit songs like rumor and hard to love. country star lee brice performing his brand new christmas single. that

i haven't seen jz vance and haven't heard from him. he spends his time mostly on twitter and has very little influence and can't up end the bill the way elon musk did. he is heading to the hill but he is not the second most powerful person in the administration. >> they are thinking stick to the cars but stay out of our hair. thanks for making the time. >>> coming up, there is a big problem with shadow vice president musk. and shadow vice president musk's top secret security clearance. i will speak to the "new york times" reporter with new bombshell reporting on musk issues. >>> first, the president-elect spent the day ramping up attacks on political enemies. the great andrew weissman discusses whether any of it holds up in court. that's next. it holds up in court. that's next. to buy, or not to buy? that is their question. and nobody knows shoppers better than shopify. the undisputed, undefeated, checkout champion of the world. businesses that want to win, win with shopify. z's bakery is looking to add a pizza oven, arissa's hair salo

that you see jd vance to the president-elect left. let's go to nbc, right there for us at northwest stadium. let's talk about all of this and the kind of reception he is getting. you are there, tell me what it's like. >> reporter: i can tell you just from the tailgate and the hours leading up to this, you definitely saw donald supporters here. there was nose shortage of donald trump hats and flags and other things of that nature. people here are excited he has come. those who are not too excited were more so unhappy because of the enhanced security was put in place because it was his attendance here. i don't know if you can hear it, but we heard the cheers when he was shown on the screen. so he definitely has no shortage of supporters here, as he is joined by a coterie of allies, as you have named, from elected officials like mike johnson, senator thune, senator elect dave mccormick. also florida governor ron desantis is expected to be here today. and also, plenty of his potential cabinet picks. we've been told that tulsi gabbard can

but, even jd vance knows when a nomination is dead. and so, he handed off the escorting task to one of the most spectacular losers in the history of the united states senate. jd vance was in washington today, but he refused to have anything to do with pete hegseth. and i don't say norm coleman is a loser as an insult, i am just reporting it as a fact. there is no disgrace in coming in second in an election, as norm coleman did in his re- election campaign in 2008, but norm coleman has the singular distinction, in united states senate history, of being the very first and only united states senator who lost his re- election campaign to a comedian. republican norm coleman was defeated in 2008 in his re- election campaign by democrat al franken. al franken went on to serve as a studious and serious, and effective united states senator. unlike the forgettable norm coleman. norm coleman made the standard choice for most senators in the 21st century who lose their re- election campaigns, he became a washington lobbyist. he now represents saud

vance, remember, he has one of those offices in one of those buildings, senator jd vance was nowhere to be seen when pete hegseth became the dead man walking through the senate hallways. leading off our discussion tonight is democratic congresswoman marilyn strickland of washington, she is a member of the house armed services committee, which has jurisdiction over the departmene of defense, which donald trump actually wanted pete hegseth to run. congresswoman strickland, thank you t very much for joining us tonight. i personally don't believe this is going to get to a confirmation hearing, but you know the defense department. it's one of the most complex departments in washington. what would be the concerns with having someone with a very serious drinking problem and other behavioral problems as the secretary of defense? >> well, thank you for having me on, lawrence. i will start with the drinking problem which you just laid out very thoroughly, but let's not forget the allegations of sexual assault. let's also not forget about his fealty to donald trump. donald trump wants to do thr

vance also visited a family whose home is undergoing repairs from the storm damage. i wanted to come down here for a few reasons. number one, just my simple message to the people of appalachia is that we haven't forgotten you. we love you. we want you to have the best christmas that you possibly can have. despite the circumstances. this was vice president elect vance's first public travel sincee last month's election. well, this seems like a yearly occurrence. no crab for christmas. the commercial dungeness crab fishing season has been delayed again. the california department of fish and wildlife is delaying the season here in the bay area. this is the third delay of the year. the department says it's to give whales time to migrate and not to get entangled in the fishing gear. the next potential opening day is new year's eve. a south bay school district is working to move the bay area forward by hosting a special gift fair today. the event allows young adults with special needs to sell handmade items they made this past year. as nbc bay area's ian cull explains, they

vance who is bringing daniel penny. tulsi gabbard, pete hegseth and florida governor ron desantis which, that's going to be an interesting dynamic since sources tell fox that trump was considering replacing hegseth with desantis as his defense secretary pick. and house speaker mike johnson, of course. today is set to be a great matchup. both already and navy have legit football teams this year. we spent the day yesterday speaking with cadets, leaders from the game's sponsor, usaa. and one thing the that's been recognized from everyone we talk to is just the character of these athletes. they will go on -- they will all go on to serve our country. if. >> you can be rivaled on -- rivals on the field and compete in a hard-nosed way and then come together as one and be committed to something larger than self, to be about the common if good for our country. >> the way we play with just a toughness, a tenacity, discipline that reflects the men if women who put themselves in harm's way. it's a great segway into this next a phas

i hope jd vance is being honest about why he is saluting this particular person. decided to go to the bar and have a drink after. now he's deciding to go to a football game and be part of this celebration. and that is a choice he is making which was different before. >> whereas you may have decided to act in this moment out of impulse you are now making a choice to sort of be celebrated and propped up if you will as a hero in this moment, which i don't think many people have discussed. what are the dynamics about this that non-new yorkers may always appreciate, is that because new york city is such a progressive city in terms of political ideology, people don't necessarily take seriously the class lines that exist within the city that may have contributed to how people process as far as the jury this ultimate case and came up with this verdict. can you just speak to how that dichotomy between new york as a progressive city, but also sort of really strong class, and in some times racial fault lines, with the story? >> we should be clear that new york city is one of

so the classic standoff in the carter foreign policy shop is between brzezinski and vance.tim naftali wrote in the new york times review of your book that just came out over the weekend that he thought you cited too often, with vance. in your assessment. and i wonder, how do you respond to professor naftali? what you know, what do you think? that's a fair characterization or and if it is, why did you make that choice? well, it's true. you you read my book, you'll come away with strong understanding that zbigniew brzezinski, the national security adviser, was constantly nagging carter to have a tougher foreign policy. brzezinski saw the world through his aristocratic polish eyes, and he just hated the russians. and he believed, the soviet union was an evil empire to use ronald reagan's term, and that we were in a general national, multi-generational conflict. and he he viewed every foreign policy issue through that prism, that cold war prism. and so he was constantly you can see in the archives he's telling carter, you know, to be tougher, do something militaristic, say some

vance. i will ask former new york congressman, mondaire jones, what message this sense, and killer beauty. leave aside the reaction to the good looks of accused killer, luigi mangione. we need to talk about the anger in america and easy access to guns for people to act on it. i will do that with dr. jonathan mezzo. i am jonathan capehart. this is the saturday show. >> president elect donald trump wrought his transition talks to the football field today when he attended 5tarmy-navy game alongside republican lawmakers and cabinet picks. in a box high above the crowd at fedex field in maryland, trump took in the game with house speaker mike johnson, incoming majority leader john thune, senator elect dave mccormick, defense secretary pitt, pete hegseth, and director of national intelligence choice, tulsi gabbard, and multibillionaire buddy, elon musk. before his arrival, trump announced three more appointments, including devin nunes as chair of the intelligence advisory board. he is a former rep

vance at every turn and come to find out the fact-checks were incorrect. they did something they weren't supposed to do, which was fact check one of the candidates. and when she did fact check the candidate, she was wrong. and those people are still on the air. george stephanopoulos, one of the biggest democrat hacks and the world is still the head of abc news, and they lied about donald trump and his $10 million to abc is a drop in the bucket. host: it was a $50 million settlement that came out of the weekend but that is john in california. miles in texas is next, democrat. caller: hey, yeah. having to listen to all that, it is perfectly apparent that donald trump has actually never done anything wrong, so i would ask john from california can you name anything that he did wrong? because it sounds like he was a perfect gentleman with that woman in the dressing room. anyway, whatever happened to jeffrey epstein being the news? talking about discredited ladies, what about a discredited gentleman? how come we don't talk about him anymore? he came out and said

it had not been a part of the spending talks, but jd vance sent a tweet that president trump wanted that app to be taken care of before he takes office. right now, the treasury is such a run out, which typically the party that is the minority uses that to get concessions so trump wanted that taken care of. and it is pretty difficult to see the situation and if that will be included in the stopgap spending bill. and we do need democrats in the senate to get on board. host: what is the likelihood of an actual government shutdown? caller: i'm always an optimist when it comes to spending and working out a deal, but i think we are at least in the past few years, in uncharted territory here with the trump administration returning and the level of authority when it comes to at the president-elect would like. it is a little more clear about the divide, but it did not become that way until wednesday, right up until the deadline. at this point, we do have the christmas holiday lingering, and there is no clear path that this forward point -- point forward. host: you mentioned kevin mccarthy losing

but in this statement that he just put out with vice president elect jd vance, they say the most foolish thing in inept, the most foolish and inept thing ever done by congressional republicans was allowing our country to hit the debt ceiling in 2025. it was a mistake and is now something that must be addressed. they go on to bash the details in this proposal, and they go on to say increasing the debt limit is not great. we'd rather do it on biden's watch. they say if democrats won't cooperate on the debt ceiling now, what makes you think they would do it? in june, during our administration, there was a belief that the debt limit could they would have to deal with it by the middle of next year? yes, perhaps by june, which is why congress hasn't even discussed that. they just wanted to avoid a government shutdown. and jake, as we know, a debt limit where they dealt with that last year, it took them about two months or so to cut a deal to raise the national debt limit, and it would expire next year. but now trump wants to add this on top of all of everything else, which leaves congress at a

obviously, vance was, i think, chosen for the ticket, in part because he is somebody who is seen as atandard bearer for the maga movement, the kind of intellectual powerhouse behind some of the thinking that trump and his team want to put in place so perfectly reasonable assumption from senator romney. i think the problem that vance may have is four years from now, he'll be the dreaded creature of washington. he will have been in washington for four years. he will have been vice president. so it will be interesting to see whether some of the, um, you know, some of the policy pieces that are important to the maga movement outweigh, uh, you know, what will ultimately kind of the fact that vance will become sort of an establishment creature by, by necessity. >> take a listen to something else that romney said about trump's victory. >> donald trump won. >> he won overwhelmingly. he said what he was going to do, and that's what he's doing. i mean, people are saying, oh, i don't like this appointment or this policy that he's talking about, but those are the things he said he was going to do

vance. even if trump has vance brought a fling presence into this year's race whether he was insulting women or accusing haitian migrants of eating cats, unfortunately, for vance after a shaky rollout as running mate, he seems to have lost his status as trump's top lap dog to the doge man himself, elon musk. basil, i'll start with you. what heroes and heels stood out to you this year? i saw you nodding. i felt like i was in church with an amen coming up on one or two of the things i said. >> you were absolutely right about hakeem jeffries. he's any hero. the way in which from the moment that he became minority leader to be able to hold the democratic caucus in line that way and to be able to go not just into new york, but other states to really look at how to strengthen those parties to be able to lift the entire ballot, i mean i think it shows not only his intentionality around kind of coming away from nancy pelosi's shadow, but also trying to drive the sort of younger generational message

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vance. should be a great time. jason. >> christina thanks. great story. he is a hero, daniel penny and i'm glad things turned out all right. sorry for the hell he had to go through. ahead new drone sightings across the country and trump, well, he has a message for biden about what to do. the details next. jen b asks, "how can i get fast download speeds while out and about?" jen, we've engineered xfinity mobile with wifi speeds up to a gig, so you can download and do much more all at once. it's an idea that's quite attractive. or... another word... -fashionable? i was gonna say- "popular! you're gonna be pop-uuuu-larrr!" can you do defying gravity?! yeah, get my harness. buy one line of unlimited, get one free for a year with xfinity mobile. and see “wicked,” in theaters now. ♪ >> jason: mysterious drones aren't just swarming new jersey. they have been reported sightings in at least five states. after days of no explanation from the federal government, this phenomenon has prompted president trump to comment tonight on truth social. quote, mystery drone sig

vance coleman made medinah a great place to live and to raise a family. vance's integrity and his commitment to family has been the foundation of his service. he and his wife have been married for over 40 years. and after two decades of dedicated service, medinah is a better place to live, work and raise a family because of mayor coleman. vance, congratulations on a job well done. roberta and i wish you the best in your next chapter. mr. speaker, with that i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from texas seek recognition? mrs. lee carter: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. mrs. lee carter: thank you, mr. speaker. today i rise to shine light on various injustices that black women and many people pace in our nation, our workplaces and our health care system. i just left observing a committee, the crime subcommittee of the judiciary, where we discussed the 2023

vance? >> joining me now are congressman lauren underwood, a democrat from illinois and congressman eric swalwell. thank you for being here. i'm eager to get your thoughts on a lot of this. first eric, let me start with you. is the government going to shut down tomorrow might? >> eric, please. it better not because the people i represent who rely on va benefits, social security benefits, small business loans, just want us to work together and look out for them. and what they are seeing now is this broligarchy. this group of billionaire boys donald trump has brought in to government are the ones who are calling the shots. and you know what? if elon musk and vivek want to make the government more efficient, that's great. my constituents want that as well. no one hates goth hates government waste in my town more than me but if is a way to cut social security and medicare, my colleagues will walk through hot coals and fire to stop it. and so what we are sending tonight is the message and you hea

jd vance, who aside from what you said, joy, jd vance accused black haitians of eating the pets of peopleon't forget that either. >> he sees us as animals and less than human. >> what a world we're in. and it is probably the most frightening and chilling thing i ever a politician say that we need more daniel pennies. what are you suggesting, sir? what are you suggesting ordinary people do in public when they see somebody who is poor and black, what are you suggesting? reverend al sharpton and former congressman and veteran max rose. thank you both very much. and max, thank you for your service. >>> coming up next, after this year's election losses, there's an argument to made that the democratic party is in need of new leadership. david hogg is aiming to do just that by running for dnc vice chair. and he joins me next. for dnc vie chair. and he joins me next may i? (laughs) laser measured floorliners protect carpet in the front and second row. cargo liner protects the rear. the side window deflector offers more protection. my turn! the sinkmat contains spills in cabinets. something for yo

d vance. rick right now. um. okay, fine. but the things i'm reading particularly like from bloomberg and quote, ukraine seeks a sustainable piece. well, it's what she expects, the same, stressing that temporary resolutions would not serve us. so ukrainian interest. this is a theme that we keep going over and over and over. russia has interest to rush is involved in this here, but we constantly see plans being made really with the exclusion of russia. it's, that's not going to work. go ahead and salt lake city. you know, you're absolutely right here. when you know it's difficult when a power is, there's no countries winning a war there and it wants to get this the term. so in this case, russia has been when even more over the last 2 or 3 years, i think guess, uh, no longer debatable. and you know, as a result, you prayed in the us, i have to accept a piece, disagreement, terms that are minimally acceptable to the russian federation. and so that, that's really the key that's been missing all this talk about nato membership bei

vance spedgedding bill. streamline bill without democrat giveaways. they also want an answer crease in the debt ceiling. the house was ready to vote until elon musk weighed in on x declared any lawmaker who votes for the bill deserves to be voted out in two years. a member of the house republican leadership said musk was, quote not helpful. the member added that musk has bigger fish to fry. lawmakers are rattled at the 11th hour intervention. >> tweets from musk, has that complicated this? >> i think there is always a lot of interest. >> more than interest they are telling people if they vote yes they should be voted out. >> social media world is a part of our politics. i think members have to expect that. there will be a lot of hard votes in the next couple of years. >> criticism of the massive 1500 paige page bill was quick. conservatives railed against the congressional pay raise in the package and the fact that it is yet another catchall christmas tree. however, some lawmakers were torn, especially those whose districts were devastated by hurrican

i haven't seen or heard from jd vance. he seems to spend his time on twitter these days. very little influence he could not up end this the way elon musk did. >> i got to think a lot of people are saying elon, stick to the cars, dude. but too late. dan, thank you for making the time my friend. >> thank you. >>> coming up, there is a big problem with shadow vice president musk. and, his top secret security clearance. i'll speak to the new york times reporter with new bomb shell reporting on musk's issues. >>> but first, the president- elect spent the day ramping up his attacks on political enemies. the great andrew weissmann joins me to discuss the any of it will hold up in court. that's next. hold up in court. that's next. for more than a decade farxiga has been trusted again and again, and again. ♪ far-xi-ga ♪ ♪ far-xi-ga ♪ ♪ far-xi-ga ♪ ♪ far-xi-ga ♪ ask your doctor about farxiga. our right to reproductive health care is being stolen from us. i can't believe this is the world we live in, where we're losing the freedom to control our own bodies. we need your support now

t >> what's the path forward, m vance? >> come on, guys. >> joining me now are congressman lauren underwood a democrat from illinois and congressman eric swalwell, democrat from california. thank you for being here. i'm eager to get your thoughts. first, eric, let me start with you, congressman, is the government going to shut down gotomorrow night? >> eric, please. it better not because the people who i represent, people who rely on va benefits, social security benefits, small business loans, just fiwant us to work together anand look out for them, and wh they're seeing right now is this brologarchy, this group of donald trump boys that donald ttrump has brought into government are the ones calling the shots. if elon musk and vivek want to make the government more ke efficient, that's great, my constituents want that more, anthere's no one who hates government waste more in my town than me. if this is the way to cut social security and medicare i promise you my colleagues and i will walk through hot coals and fire to stop

vance is stuck chaperoning the world's craziest prom king in washington. [ laughter ] vance has beenorking inside the senate to drum up support for trump's nomination from people like trump sycophant slash human jockstrap tommy tuberville. >> we're going to look at facts, not rumors. there's more rumors up there going around about matt gaetz and pete hegseth, and all of them have some kind of rumor when it comes down to it. we've got to look at facts. we've got to help president trump. he's not going to pick somebody that's a criminal, he's not going to do that. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: tommy, i've got some news you might want to hear. [ laughter ] the president is a criminal. 34 times over. [ cheers and applause ] he's a convicted criminal. truth be told, he's not even looking for a cabinet, he's looking for cellmates, okay? [ laughter ] team trump is said to be "optimistic" about gaetz's nomination. but if gaetz wants enough votes to get confirmed in the senate, he's got a lot of work to do. not on his face. he's already done too much on that. [ laughter ] he looks like he got the fo

vance. should be a great time. jason. >> christina thanks. great story.e is a hero, daniel penny and i'm glad things turned out all right. sorry for the hell he had to go through. ahead new drone sightings across the country and trump, well, he has a message for biden about what to do. the details next. leaffilter helps protects your home from water damage, ice damage, and snow damage all year long. ♪ permanent solution! ♪ our local pros are busy installing leaffilter throughout this holiday season, and all the seasons. ♪ year round installation! ♪ leaffilter is the smartest call you'll make all season. so give us a call to save up to 35% call 833 leaffilter or visit leaffilter.com. ♪ and you look like a genius this year. ♪ ( ♪ ) my back got injured very bad. i was off work for about a year. i heard about relief factor from my wife. i took it every day, three times a day, for three weeks. look at her and i said, "the pain is gone." and she said, i'm glad it helped. i said, "no, you don't understand. it's gone." you, too, can feel better every day with rel