Capitol hill. But lawmakers on the House Oversight Committee Say archer revealed that hunter put his father then Vice President joe biden on Speaker Phone at least 20 times while meeting with foreign Business Partners. Archer claims biden was put on the phone to sell, quote, the brand. Now, in a statement, House Oversight Committee Chairman james comer said devon archers testimony confirms that joe biden lied to the American People when he said he had no knowledge about his sons Business Dealings and was not involved. Joe biden was the brand that his son sold around the world to enricht biden family. But the white house is rejecting comers conclusions. Now, they tell me, quote it appears that the House Republicans own much hyped witness today testified he never heard of President Biden discussing business with his son or his sons associates or doing anything wrong. House democrats echoing the white house arguing hunter was only selling the allusion of access by putting his father on Sp
Indeed deed show up for the first debate. Weve also got Asa Hutchinson who says trump should just drop out before that debate. Hes saying, like, right now. And a former doj official who says Hunter Bidens growing legal mess could become a big mess for his dad too. All of this as the Hawkeye State heats up, 13 republican candidates attending a big dindin in des moines last might. We must provide our country with a new birth of freedom. Theres only one candidate, and you know who that candidate is, whos going to get the job done. We will not back down from the truth. Lets make sure we save our country once and for all. Neil all right. The guy who hosted the whole affair is here today. Who stood out to him . We thought wed ask him here and only here. Welcome, everybody, glad to have you. Hope your weekend is going well. It is hot outside. Well get to that this just a second. In the meantime, lets get the legal drama thats building for both sides of the aisle. Lucas tomlinson tracking it a
nato about whether or not you have to bring ukraine into the nato family now. also this how, did and the presidential hopefuls are taken more swings at president donald trump. if we want to lose to joe biden again, and have an 82-year-old joe biden in the white house, then let s nominate dump. we are going to begin with president biden s critical european flip. and having tea with rishi sunak at ten downey street. no surprise that ukraine is expected to top where they re also we are learning more the kremlin now says putin and prigozhin met days after the alley, after that meeting, the spokesperson for prime minister said this about cluster bombs. we stand by our obligations. how is the biden administration responding? and what are the larger expectations hitting into the summit? yeah, lindsey, the president phasing pushback, and also from, like you said, the uk, germany, spain, other nato allies, because of the threat they posed to civilians. the president is still d
but first, we go to america s crime crisis. the biden administration is challenging congress to act once again calling for gun control measures after a scourge of fire are violence tormented cities across the nation over the extended holiday weekend. three mass shootings in the major cities over the last three days claimed at least 13 lives and injured thousands. from new york. good evening. good evening to you from new york city and all the way to fort worth, texas. dozens of families are reeling tonight. they are making funeral arrangements as democrats lash out at republicans and the call for a stronger. republicans in congress need to act. the white house going on republicans to pass gun reform once again after a long weekend of violence across the country. in philadelphia, police arrested kim brady for gunning down five people and injuring five more monday night. the youngest victim a 2-year-old boy shot 4 times in his legs while sitting in a car. it is time for
bret: good evening, welcome to washington i m bret baier and two big stories featuring big numbers. customs and border protection say within 300,000 people illegal immigrants and countered by border patrol attempting to enter the u.s. illegally across the southern border and just the month of december. we will head to the border to report on the major showdown between texas and the biden administration. but first the other big numbers tonight. we begin in new york, a jury or during former president donald trump to pay more than $83 million in a defamation lawsuit brought by e. jean carroll. a jury found previously sexually assaulted by a trump in the 1990s. the former president vigorously denied the allegations and wondered how he did that is the subject of the defamation case. alexis mcadams outside of the federal courthouse in manhattan with the latest tonight. good evening, alexis. good evening, bret. huge numbers in the courtroom in manhattan. e.g. harrell said dona