Stay clear. We begin tonight with the brandnew details into why President Trump called off the irk rannian strikes at the last month and if we can expect a response this weekend,. A lot of questions to answer. And 11 00 p. M. , here in d. C. But sun up on the straight, a strike tonight is unlikely. But the white house says stay tuned over the weekend. Our Jillian Turner report that this white house is maintaining the option of military action against iran ought at all times. Emphasis on at all times. President President Trump says he called off the strike, a u. S. Missile strike in the minutes before the launch last night, because the potential iranian casualties. Shay shot down an unmand drone, plane, whatever you want to call it and here we are, sit withing 150 dead people that would have taken place, probably within a half an hour, after i said go ahead. And i didnt like t. I didnt think it was proportionate. Initial reports indicate the u. S. Strikes would have targeted the radar a
Order the Commerce Department to include a Citizenship Question in the upcoming census. John roberts has more. The president will this afternoon at 5 00 issue some sort of executive action on this idea of citizenship. Certainly he has support from his Congressional Republican colleagues on finding out how many people in this country are citizens. Listen to congressman mccarthy. The president has the right to do it. The Supreme Court said that in the process, if you read it. For more than 150 years, this question has been there one way or another in a long form or short form. The census comes around once every ten years. We asked numerous amount of questions, this is data that we should have right to know. You have to have the correct number. Its unclear what the president will do. Several sources are steering me away from the idea that he will order the Commerce Department to put a Citizenship Question on the upcoming census. It was believed this morning thats what the president would
And we begin with breaking news. The major power shift in d. C. Where democrats now officially control the house. Speaker nancy pelosi took back the gavel moments ago. To the speaker of the house, nancy pelosi, i extend to you this gavel. [applause] trace the freshman class of lawmakers bringing a whole new dynamic to capitol hill aside from being the most racially diverse, more than 40 Women Joining congress. Once the fanfare is done, its down to business. Now the government shut down stretching into day 13 and still without any end in sight. We have team fox coverage. Kevin corke is at the white house. David spunt is in the washington bureau. First to Kristina Partsinevelos reporting live on capitol hill. Kristina . Yeah, you got a divided group of people here right now starting on the congress, 116th congress. What we have is we know that nancy pelosi was elected. You have 220 votes out of a possible 430. Yesterday we had Many Democrats tell fox news specifically that they would def
With President Trump speaking right now, in texas, about the border, as talks about a wall seem to stall in d. C. The president visiting a Border Patrol station in mcallen, texas. Its in the Rio Grande Valley, one of the buyiest parts of the border for crossings. The visit a day after an unsuccessful discussion with democrats aimed at ending the now20 day partial Government Shutdown. Today, the president threatened to declare a National Emergency, if congress will not give him 5. 7 billion to begin a wall. President trump i have the absolute right to declare a National Emergency. The lawyers have so advised me. Im not prepared to do that yet, but if i have to i will. It would be nice the if we can make a deal. But dealing with these people is ridiculous. Shepard democrats are saying similar things about President Trump. After a meeting yesterday in the situation room, the House Speaker nancy pelosi said the president asked her if democrats would fund the wall, if he reopened the govern
The president has said the same. Over and over and over again. No collusion. Last night on cnn, rudy guliani said something different. John roberts will have the details shortly. Breaking in the last hour, duelling power moves during the shut down standoff. President trump grounded the jet for Speaker Pelosis trip to europe and the middle east right before she was about to leave. Shes asked him to postpone the state of the Union Address so hes telling her to postpone her trip. He only told her about an hour before the jet was to take off, this military bus was parked right outside the building and members of congress were set to board. It rolled out a little while ago. Nobody on board. The president citing government shut down and noting she can go on a commercial flight, he says, but no government jet. John roberts reporting live from the north lawn. John, a little tit for tat here . According to white house officials, its not a tit for tat. Its to keep her in the country as opposed t