nikki haley, vivek ramaswamy and ron desantis will hold events today. we are just six days from the iowa caucuses, which will kickoff the presidential election cycle. todd: former president donald trump will be in a washington, d.c. courtroom asking a judge for immunity in his federal election case. you re watching fox and friends, i m todd piro. welcome back, partner. carley: i m carley shimkus. brooke singman has the latest on the court drama. hi, alex. alexandria: a president cannot be charged with acting within his or her acting duty. if absolute immunity is granted, it would allow for presidents to commit crime. former president trump made this statement on truth social. if i don t get immunity, crooked joe biden doesn t get immunity. with millions that went into his pocket, joe would be right for indictment. by weaponizing political poen p pon, me, joe biden opened a pandora s box. in december the supreme court declined to fast track trump s immunity request. la
president xi of china he controls 1.4 billion people ruthlessly, ruthlessly, no games, right? they said is president xi of china a brilliant man? i said, yes, he is. he s a brilliant man. the next day, trump says president xi is brilliant. yeah, i did. they want me to say, no, he s not a very smart guy, he just runs 1.4 billion people with an iron fist. that s crazy. that s donald trump s latest praise of a dictator. trump spent the weekend in iowa giving a series of outrageous speeches where he made fun of an american war hero, downplayed the january 6th insurrection, and demanded the release of his supporters who attacked the capitol. meanwhile in washington, senate and house leaders have a deal on a spending bill, but it essentially has the same terms of an agreement that led to the removal of former speaker kevin mccarthy, fueling speculation on whether congress, now that the top line s in place, will be able to avert a partial government shutdown in less than two wee
on a singular message that this election will decide whether american democracies survives. will those words move voters? plus, the u.s. scrambling today to find partners for peace in the middle east, even as the israel-hamas war threatens to spin out of control. will secretary of state antony blinken s fourth trip overseas break new ground. and a new front in the war of transgender rights. the stakes are high whether trans americans can run for office using the names they choose. i ll talk to vanessa joy who says she was kis disqualified from her race in ohio because of a law she believes could put other trans candidates at risk. we start with the president s massive political gamble, betting that voters will rally around him as the defender of democracy and reject donald trump s dystopian vision of america. that message is at the heart of a big speech he ll give near valley forge this afternoon and is expected to be the framework for his campaign going forward. they d
a new phase-in israel s ground offensive in gaza. the israeli military has plans to pull back some troops and shift to more localized operations. we ll go through that development and the escalating tensions in the red sea. also ahead, a look at the very long to-do list for congress in 2024 with several crucial items that were not addressed late last year. plus, the supreme court has a tight time line to rule on the most consequential case involving the presidency since the year 2000 decision that sent george w. bush to the white house. good morning and welcome to way too early on this tuesday, january 2, 2024. happy new year, everyone. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day, week, and yes year with us. it is going to be an extraordinarily busy year. we re so grateful that you re with us. we begin this morning overseas where the israeli military is planning to withdraw some of its troops from gaza. reservists from at least two brigades will be sent home t
captions by vitac www.vitac.com by this time tomorrow night, kevin mccarthy down the next speaker of the house or he could be the frustrated would-be speaker. house republicans could still be fighting over who the next speaker will be. that s where we could be tomorrow because that s where we are tonight. nothing is certain for republicans right now. what is certain is what gop members tend to do with their majority because they ve said so. they intend to investigate the biden administration. we have details on that now from our randi kaye. we would love to talk to people in the biden family. reporter: republican congressman james comer of kentucky, as the incoming chair of the house oversight and reform committee, he s determined to investigate whether joe biden and his son, hunter, are, as he puts it, compromised. this evidence raises troubling questions about whether president biden is a national security risk and about whether he is compromised by foreign gove