but i want to start by looking at the bigger picture and ask why we absolutely need to hold everyone involved in this gargantuan anti-democratic efforts to account. it s bad enough that it happened. and but for a few good people doing the right thing at the right time, it could have succeeded. but this is not a past tense discussion. this crime against democracy remains in progress. donald trump is still lying about the election results. he is now attacking, on a daily and sometimes hourly basis, jack smith, prosecutors across the country, the men and women of the fbi, and the justice department. federal judges, the whole united states government, and the rule of law and the republicans in congress who could have washed their hands of trump, after he lost, we ll, take kevin mccarthy, who, in the immediate aftermath of january 6th, laid the blame squarely and accurately with donald trump. that same guy, in order to win over trump s insurrectionist supporters in congress, agr
moved one step closer to passing a and 95 billion dollar aid package for ukraine, israel, and taiwan. the senate voted a very decisive a 67 to 27 to advance the spending bill and defiance of donald trump who has been telling senators all weekend no. the bill is not a done deal yet. leaders have not reached an agreement on the border amendments that republicans have been demanding. a word on the final passage is expected sometime this week. also new today, house republicans are preparing for a second impeachment vote on tuesday after the first one against homeland security chief alejandro mayorkas failed last week. today, the dhs secretary called the vote and the allegations against him distracting and baseless. a new wrinkle today in the colorado case colorado wants a supreme court to make the final decision today about whether donald trump can be removed from its ballot. there is no sign that is likely to happen. during our 1:00 hour, california secretary of state gianna g
donald trump. that same guy, in order to win over trump s insurrectionist supporters in congress, agreed to a series of concessions, including the so-called weaponization of government subcommittee, which is, itself, the weaponization of government. donald trump held a fund-raiser for january 6th felons at his golf club three weeks ago. the michigan secretary of state, jocelyn benson, said on this program last night, that the threats posed by election denier still persists, and noted the election denier that she beat out the ballot box was rewarded with a job as the head of michigan s republican party. so, yeah, the repercussions of donald trump s lie about the 2020 election have a long tale, all the way to the present day. it s not about making trump and his allies pay for the past. it is about making sure this does not happen again in the future. and to make that case, the only person i wanted to talk to was congressman jamie raskin. he s the ranking member of the house ove
to remove trump from their. ballots california says not so fast. why? well, i will as the california secretary of state. this is all happening as republican presidential contenders are gearing up for the first major test. the iowa caucuses and new hampshire primaries, there just a couple of weeks away. who has the most at stake in these early contests? we ll ask our political panel this hour. plus, our culture critics are here to ring in the new year. we are looking at the biggest moments of 2023, and what s in and out in 2024. i am symone sanders-townsend, i have something to say. in just over two weeks, all eyes will be on iowa. that s when the state republicans will caucus in the first nominating contest of 2024 for the president of the united states. now, these make-or-break races for republican presidential hopefuls, they will be happening against the backdrop of an urgent and unprecedented constitutional question. you are looking at the first seconds of donald tru
[the star-spangled banner] [the star-spangled banner] [the star-spangled banner] [the star-spangled banner] [the star-spangled banner] rachel: good morning, everybody. we begin, i am looking there but i should say hi first. good morning. joey:i am four days into this. rachel: are you saying you are not? joey:usually i come in for a day. i ve been here this week and i don t know where the headlines are going but americans getting fed up, we are looking for something new. rachel: you wonder how much more we can take. joe: democrats voting for republicans, polls show members of state legislators on the republican side coming into the new year. people are fed up with the craziness. will: it s got that kind of feeling and only two days left. rachel: the biden kind of feeling. pete: the old smell of let s put that over here and get rid of it feeling. two more days of this, then 2024. good to see you. let s begin with this. the first hour of fox and friends starts with d