house to the standoff underway right now at our southern border. today is the deadline for texas governor greg abbott to allow federal agents access to shelby park in eagle pass. a hub for illegal border crossings. the biden administration wants the razor wire fencing there gone. but defiant texas officials now declaring that they will not comply. in fact, the national guard there is putting up more razor wire. matt finn is live on the ground with more. our panel is standing by. matt whitaker, tom homan and tomi lahren. first to peter doocy that was directly out of the white house briefing. peter, good afternoon. good afternoon, trace. we know half of this country s governors, 25 of them, all republicans, sent a letter to this president saying that they stand with governor abbott in this effort to secure the border on his own. it doesn t sound like this white house is putting any stock at all in that letter. instead, they keep directing people s attentions to the senate neg
hold him accountable at the ballot box? plus, our friend andrew weissman joins in. also today, a one-on-one conversation with the u.s. surgeon general. the doctor is here to discuss loneliness, social media and mental health around the holidays. and then the exit interview. i will ask what she learned and what concerns her most about what comes next. so it s the holiday season, and the time for reflection, the chance to take stock of the year that is coming to a close and to put this moment into perspective. one of the things i am thinking about right now, cuffly ten months out from what could be the most consequential election of our lifetime. if voters were to head to the polls tomorrow to vote in the 2024 general election, the issues that would be front and center would be things like the lack of enthusiasm for young voters for president biden, and fears that people won t show up at the polls. the threat of a second trump term to abortion rights and democracy and the r
union. so, it is that s going to be the runoff in chicago in the general election. it s just a dramatic turn for chicago leadership again andrew dramatic turn for laurie lightfoot, to not make it out of the primary in her own party. yeah, reelection for mayors of chicago has been something they could usually really rely on. but not tonight. as long as you add a certain last name, right? well, lawrence. thank you for the breaking news update. have a great show. thanks, alex. why is rupert murdoch throwing his anchors under the table? that s not my question. that is word for word what donald trump s question was this morning on his social media site. donald trump, who has been involved in more civil litigation than any other president in history also said, quote, it amazes me how weak and ineffective fox news is at portraying itself and a lawsuit against them. that is, of course, because fox and rupert murdoch are guilty as charged in the lawsuit and would love to off