Hill now. Fox news among the journalists spotting the interim republican speaker of the house moments ago Patrick Mchenry. He sent the entire house home late yesterday following that historic vote to strip Kevin Mccarthy from the speakership. So what is mchenry doing there today . Im Harris Faulkner and you are in the faulkner focus. Eight republicans pulled off an epic power move in washington, d. C. It was led by longtime mccarthy critic florida representative matt gaetz. 208 democrats voted against mccarthy as well. All together with those Eight Booting Congressman Kevin Mccarthy from the speaker seat. And right now it leaves a void that wont be filled likely until next week at the very earliest when lawmakers are set to return. And with this recent Media Sighting of the interim speaker mchenry, could there be changes coming . Well, whenever the timing is, until they choose a new speaker, the business is at a full stop in the house. Todays New York Post cover with this blistering ta
And more in some cases. But whatever i can do to help with regard to speaker. Im also leading biden by a lot. If i wasnt i wouldnt have trials like this. Thank you very much. How is melania, mr. President . You are going through a lot. Bill there you go, last question about the former first lady, right . Martha we were talking as he came out. I hope someone asks him about the speaker question because his name gets getting floated for that. I would say based on the comments he made they should take him off that list. He is focused on running for president. 40 to 50 points ahead. I dont know why anybody wants to run into the buzz saw of Speaker Of The House. Not a productive place to be at the moment. He kind of brushed that idea off. Bill martha maccallum, bill hemmer. Andy mccarthy joins us now. Former u. S. District attorney. You wrote this week with trump already found guilty his new york fraud trial begins. You say the Boll Show Vick Block of the Democratic Party is having its Fanta
Very successful. That was speaker Kevin Mccarthy back in january trying to make the case as he worked to become speaker of the house, his majority would come together, learn from that moment and be able to succeed at the moment the United States federal government is on the brink of a Government Shutdown with less than 40 hours left on the clock. Right now Speaker Mccarthy is throwing a lastditch hail mary as he struggles to overcome a rebellion in the house gop as we speak, the House Rules Committee trying to clear a way for a vote on a cinematstopgap bill. At this point, despite conservative additions into the legislation, mccarthy stunt i have peer to have enough republican votes to pass it. He is refusing to say if he will cut a deal with democrats if it fails. Do you have a plan b if this why would i tell you . In this job, youve got to have a, b, c, d, e, f, g. What letter are you on now . Again, that was mccarthy back in january. The question this morning that was yesterday. Her
ingraham angle from new york city tonight. x going to give it to you. that s the focus of tonight s angle. all right. if you think democrats are truly worried about election interference, you re not paying attention, people if you think they believe democracy is at risk if trump wins the white house? you are not listening. these same people trashed the credibility of our doj and our fbi. they have destroyed our once secure border. they have done enormous damage to the public s faith in these democratic institutions. they don t care about democracy. if you think liberals still cared about free speech, i think you re stuck in a late 1960 s time warp. liberals now embrace government censorship innocent measures if those americans are political opponents. the former free speech crowd are filled with totalitarians. new totalitarians they believe people like trump and desantis need to be stopped by any means necessary. they have civil rights? not really. and, of course, elon mus
7:00 a.m. hour of fox & friends weekend starting with this. houston residents hold ago vigil to honor a 12-year-old girl allegedly murdered by illegal immigrants. associated press, they won t mention those de- tiles. charlie: plus, former secretary of state condoleezza rice is talking about school choice. we have a school choice system in education. if you are of means, you ll move to the district where the schools are good and houses are expensive. rachel: i m sorry, condoleezza rice is not aging. and americans ditching democrat-run states and people saying leave politics at the door. second hour of fox & friends weekend starts right now. rachel: good morning. it s 7:00 in new york city and maybe a little earlier. you re watching us this morning and we re joining us and charlie filling in for pete hegseth and good morning, will. will: nobody s going to commit the crimes and deep in that and playing some of rachel s favorite 80s music. this is about to commit a serious