Politics

The Inauguration is still more than a month out, but President-elect Donald Trump is already leaning hard on congress. This, as he's building pressure to confirm his cabinet picks. Seth Radwell, Independent political analyst, joins LiveNOW from FOX to discuss.

President-elect Donald Trump has promised to end birthright citizenship as soon as he gets into office. LiveNOW's Austin Westall discusses what the legal process of this could look like with constitutional law expert Robert McWhirter.

President-elect Donald Trump selected Kimberly Guilfoyle to be ambassador to Greece as well as announced multiple other picks for roles in his administration Tuesday. LiveNOW's Andrew Craft discusses Trump's latest appointments with Politico's Eric Bazail-Emil.

A bipartisan House task force released its final report on the assassination attempts against President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday. The attempted assassination of Donald Trump on July 13 was “preventable and should not have happened,” according to the report. The 180-page investigation covers the shooting in Butler, Pennsylvania and the second assassination attempt in Florida. The report also called on the Secret Service to review its protocols for golf courses – which would be a significant policy overhaul, given Trump and past presidents' historic penchant for golfing. Other recommendations in the 180-page report include calling on Congress to consider taking the Secret Service out from under the purview of DHS. The Task Force also recommended conserving resources by limiting who gets Secret Service protection. The House voted unanimously to form the committee earlier this year.

FOX News Radio's Ryan Schmelz joins LiveNOW's Andrew Craft to talk about the biggest headlines on Capitol Hill including the latest on Trump's nominations and information about Sen. Mitch McConnell after his fall during the Senate Republicans Lunch.

According to the Associated Press, Lara Trump will step down as co-chair of the Republican National Committee as she considers a number of potential options with her father-in-law, President-elect Donald Trump, set to return to the White House. Among those possibilities is replacing Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, whom Trump tapped to be the next secretary of state.

President-elect Donald Trump said in an interview with “Meet the Press that “you have no choice” but to deport everyone who is illegally in the U.S., including possibly removing the American citizen family members of those deported. Trump also said he will move to end birthright citizenship, which would strip rights from those born in the country to undocumented parents. Political Analyst and Historian, Rich Rubino weighs in.

Pete Hegseth, the former National Guard officer who President-elect Trump has tapped to lead the Department of Defense, said he's had "great" conversations with senators amid efforts to shore up his confirmation and was "standing right here in this fight." LiveNOW from FOX host Josh Breslow spoke to Senator Ron Johnson, on the latest.

RPT: Senior Biden White House aides, administration officials and prominent defense attorneys in Washington, DC, are discussing potential preemptive pardons or legal aid for people who might be targeted for prosecution by President-elect Donald Trump after he retakes power. Kim Wehile, Law Professor at the University of Baltimore joins LiveNOW from FOX to explain what this all means.

Pete Hegseth, the former FOX News host who President-elect Donald Trump has tapped to lead the Department of Defense said he's had "great" conversations with senators amid efforts to shore up his confirmation and was "standing right here in this fight." Rich Rubino, political analyst and historian joined LiveNOW from FOX's Josh Breslow to discuss what happens next.

The House of Representatives rejected a bid by Democrats to force the release of an ethics report into former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., on Thursday evening. It was shot down before a final vote, however, on a margin of 206 to 198.