issue, only this time her answer was different. she said that she had been asked the question a million times and the answer, quote, remains the same. but, in fact, the first time, instead of saying the president had never spoken to hunter about his business dealings, she said this. the president was never in business with his son. so on wednesday, phil wegman from real clear politics pointed out the inconsistency, but john pierr pierre insisted it was the same. i just want to clear this up once for all. the president has said he s never discussed overseas business dealings with his son, but the white house now says that the president has never been in business with his son. so why the updated language? which statement is true? or is it semantics and they are both true? as i stated on monday, when i was asked this question multiple times, nothing has changed. nothing has changed. nothing has changed on this. and so you can ask me a million different ways on this quest
smerconish in philadelphia. in september of 2019, joe biden was asked how many$#ursqj he ha spoken to son hunter about his overseas business activities. the then candidate s answer a was this. i have never spoken to my son about that. that has remained his answer until this week. on monday white house press secretary was asked about this issue, only this time her answer was different. she said that she had been asked the question a million times and the answer remains the same. but in fact the first time instead of saying the president had never spoken to hunter about his business dealings, she said this. the president was never in business with his son. so on wednesday, phil wegman pointed out the insistent sit, but she insisted the answer was the same. i just want to clear this up once if and are all. the president has said he s never discussed overseas business dealings with his son, but the white house now says that the president has never been in business with
do their dangerous and difficult jobs. dana: homeland security secretary mayokas facing tough questions in a senate hearing underway defending president biden s border policy after illegal policies have hit record highs. they want an additional $14 billion to support operations along the border including temporary detention and processing centers and money for cities to expedite work permits for non-citizens. senate republicans are calling for solutions including resuming construction of the border wall and asylum reform. a full report coming up for you later this hour. also on capitol hill the house judiciary committee is holding a hearing on free speech on america s college and university campuses along with the rise of anti-semitism and violence against students supporting israel. welcome to a brand-new hour of america s newsroom. i m dana perino. bill: good morning. nice to be with you. i m bill hemmer, good morning at home. today s house hearing happens as reports
we begin with a fox news alert. election night 2023 is well underway. polls are closed in several key states where close races could serve as maybe a small preview of coming attractions for the 2024 election. in a moment we will take you live on the ground in virginia were governor glenn youngkin gop turnout strategy is putting put to the test. we ll state republicans be able to flip the senate and hold on to the house while a heavy lift for share but will bring you the latest results straight ahead tonight. plus we will check with kentucky where the race has now been called for the incumbent democrat andy beshear. we are also tracking another governor fosse race in mississippi. abortion referendum in ohio and a state supreme court race in pennsylvania. also tonight coming up, house judiciary committee chairman jim jordan will join us. we have a lot of breaking news with details from today s hearing with hunter biden s doj guardian angel turned special counsel david weiss and
I read the letters he sent to congress. he s not in sync with what you have offered. i have no idea what his motivation is. but what i can tell you is that his letter is changing. our account is not. his letter stated that his most recent let stated to the house committee that he has the u ultimate authority in his jurisdiction of delaware, and if he needs to go to the central district of california or the district of d.c. this he needs some special counsel authority or special attorney authority. that only came out after our whistleblower testimony came out. that recount of what happened only came out after that. so at the end of the day, i