molly: president biden is offering up some new year s optimism. and he climbs we are now in the best position to lead the world. the president left out a few important details. namely the ongoing crisis at our southern border, the wave of crime that is sweeping through big cities and a lagging economic agenda. welcome to a special edition of fox news live. i m molly line. mike: i m mike emanuel. president biden s economic agenda has been a key talking point during his reelection campaign. lingering inflation and high costs have kept his message from resonating with american voters. the president into the economy during his new year s message last night. buys my hope is that everyone has a healthy, happy, and safe new year. i hope they understand that we are in a better position than any country in the world. and we are coming back and it is about time. people are in a position to make a living now and they have created a lot of jobs. and i guess i just feel good that th
is making waves even before he s expected to jump in the presidential race. desantis today signed a bill to defund diversity bill at florida colleges, a clear response to critical race theory being taught in classrooms. he s also changing florida law to allow himself to campaign while serving as governor and to reduce transparency over state spending and travel. desantis is stepping off his turf, sending migrants to states run by democrats. and praising the marine veteran now charged in the subway chokehold death. he also barnstormed betrayal in iowa this weekend when the 45th president cancelled a rally there over weather concerns. donald trump is taking notice and taking aim at desantis. and desantis is indirectly firing back. we must reject the culture of losing that has infected our party in recent years. if we focus the election on the past or on other side issues, then i think the democrats are going to beat us again. trump was asked for his response in a new interv
advisers and longtime loyalist is jumping ship to endorse ron desantis. and he will join me in just a moment to explain why. but first, the florida governor is making waves even before his expected to jump into the presidential race. desantis today signed a bill to de-fund diversity programs at florida colleges. their response to critical race theory being taught in classrooms. he is also changing florida law to allow himself to campaign while serving as governor, and to reduce transparency over his state spending and travel. desantis is also stepping in to ward off his turf, sending migrants to states run by democrats, and wading into a new york city case praising the marine veteran now charged in a subway chokehold death. he also barn stormed a trail of iowa this weekend, where the 45th president canceled a rally there over weather concerns. donald trump is taking notice, and taking aim at desantis. and desantis is indirectly firing back. we must reject the culture of los
china officials as the two nations re-open diplomatic talks. we re not looking for a new cold war. can the u.s. counter rising global threats? i ll speak to two republican chairman congressman michael mccall of foreign affairs, plus u.n. ambassador linda thomas greenfield will join us. and desperate for answers. ohio residents on edge after a train derailment unleashes toxins. we need help. how to pro vent the next crash. sherrod brown joins us next. laying the field, former president trump gets his first official challenger for the gop presidential nomination. if you re tired of losing put your trust in a new generation. who is next? hello. i m pamela brown in washington where the state of our union is trying to keep our friends close and you know the rest. tensions between the u.s. and china on high this morning after a blunt meeting between the two nations top diplomats, the first since the u.s. shot down a suspected chinese spy balloon earlier this mo
heard much from the prime minister. but you should know he s running for prime minister. my fingers are crossed because we need a strong israel. and he has written a book that is so fantastic it is called beebe my story. it is his real story it s america s story. it s a world story. it s a narrative where he walks through from early in life up to really current day. it s very fascinating. interesting the interaction with various american presidents and secretaries of state. i went to start not at the beginning mr. prime minister i went to start with something that is existenial to both of our countries. that is the regime in iran. now, president trump pretty much at his foot on the throat of this regime. he got rid of the deal the obama administration had negotiated. president biden is begging the same regime to sign something, anything. even though the regime keeps thumbing its nose at the united states and is working at breakneck speed to get their nukes, what do you make o