so clearly you have the group of senate republicans who are agreeing with this impeachment push, went to the floor to call for a vote of no confidence, that went nowhere with democrats controlling the senate. criticizing the guy who s in the room trying to give advice on border policy while at the same time trying to impeach him and if and when this deal comes together which leadership in both parties say they still want it. that will be a very interesting optic. do republicans really want one? george conway, this obsession with hunter, hunter did want to testify just not in private, now being held in contempt officially, can they do that, what else are they doing? what do you make of these focus on hunter and this hearing today? obviously it s just nonsense, there s he s never held public office, never going to hold public office.
that s interesting. he s here. he doesn t seem to be too afraid. inside that faceoff and the political impact next. and the major impeachment push playing out on capitol hill right now as republicans hold their first critical hearing tied to removing secretary of homeland security alejandro mayorkas from office over the crisis at the border. we ll talk to the ranking member of the house border security subcommittee who is in that room coming up. but we start with the fireworks on capitol hill after hunter biden unexpectedly showed up before the republican-held house oversight committee that was meeting to hold him in contempt of congress. the president s son triggered an unprecedented standoff live on tv with republicans calling for his arrest. you are the epitome of white privilege coming into the oversight committee, spitting in our face, ignoring a congressional subpoena to be deposed, what are you afraid of?
secretary mayorkas has been a huge part of this. heavily involved in the talks. this impeachment push could really complicate those talks. congressman chip roy just told me yesterday that mayorkas simply cannot be in the room negotiating a bill if the senate plans on having the house support whatever they put out. here is mayorkas on whether the impeachment is going to undercut a potential deal. i hope not. we have a broken immigration system. the one fact that everyone agrees. our administration is focused on solutions and we re really pleased to join a bipartisan group of senators who are similarly focused on solutions. dana, we don t have a date yet for this mark-up. mark-up would be the last and final step before they would send this to a house floor for a vote. dana: lots to cover on capitol hill as the year kicks off. bill: the cover of today s new york post making a play on
epstein and his victims, we will break it down. and biden s doj sue state of texas for making illil immigration a crime. governor abbott says he will not stop sending immigrants across the country. new impeachment push. congressman erin hutchins will be there and join usa this historic surge ahead. plus last president standing, all eyes on mit president amidst ousting of other presidents, one mit student calling on her school to step it up. they ll join us coming up. join steve, ainsley, brian and me at the top of the hour. you don t want to miss this show. [typing]
solutions. after my visit to the hill, i was back in my office working on solutions. that s what we do in the department of homeland security. that s what this administration is focused on, solutions to problems. but you will cooperate with the hearings, the investigation here? i most certainly will. and i m going to continue to do my work as well. all right, so the impeachment push is also coming as house speaker mike johnson is visiting the southern board we are a border with a group of some 60 republicans. julia, let s start with the investigation into this impeachment. what can you tell us about this push and how it could impact negotiations on the border? well, it s important to remember that when this started in november, there was a vote. they wanted to bring this impeachment to the floor for a vote, but eight republicans actually crossed party lines to block it. it got referred back to the house homeland security committee, and they are going to start hearings on janu