Politics

President-elect Donald Trump has named longtime ally Kashyap "Kash" Patel, who has been a frequent and harsh critic of the FBI, to serve as the bureau's next director in the new administration. Earlier in the day, Trump nominated real estate developer Charles Kushner, father of Trump?s son-in-law Jared Kushner, to serve as ambassador to France. Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister was selected to be the next Administrator for the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) by President-elect Trump.

Six Democratic members of Congress from Connecticut were targeted by bomb threats on their homes Thursday, the lawmakers or their offices said. Sen. Chris Murphy and all five House members ? Reps. Jim Himes, Joe Courtney, John Larson, Jahana Hayes and Rosa DeLauro ? reported being the subject of such threats. Police who responded said they found no evidence of explosives on the lawmakers? properties. Ken Gray with the University of New haven joined LiveNOW from FOX to discuss.

President-elect Trump said he spoke with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo, saying she has agreed to "stop Migration through Mexico, and into the United States" following threats this week to significantly tariff goods from Mexico.

President-elect Donald Trump said Wednesday that he will nominate Gen. Keith Kellogg to serve as assistant to the president and special envoy for Ukraine and Russia. Kellogg, a retired Army lieutenant general who has long been Trump?s top adviser on defense issues, served as National Security Advisor to Trump?s former Vice President Mike Pence.

President-elect Donald Trump, is pledging to enact stiff import duties as soon as he's inaugurated in January. For Trump, these new levies would both supercharge the trade policies pursued during his first administration and, more broadly, help the U.S. achieve key economic and social goals. Joining LiveNOW to break down the impacts of Tariff's on Mexico, Canada and China is Rob Handfield with North Carolina State University.

Rudy Giuliani is back in court in Manhattan for arguments around his legal fight with the former Georgia election workers who won a defamation judgement against him. He spoke outside of the courthouse before entering.

Special counsel Jack Smith moved to abandon two criminal cases against Donald Trump on Monday, acknowledging that Trump?s return to the White House will preclude attempts to federally prosecute him for retaining classified documents or trying to overturn his 2020 election defeat. Professor Alain Sanders, Attorney, former Time Magazine Senior Reporter and Professor Emeritus of Political Science at St. Peter's University in Jersey City, New Jersey weighs in.

Special counsel Jack Smith moved to abandon two criminal cases against Donald Trump on Monday, acknowledging that Trump?s return to the White House will preclude attempts to federally prosecute him for retaining classified documents or trying to overturn his 2020 election defeat. Trial attorney, Jeremey Rosenthal, joined LiveNOW from FOX to discuss.

President-elect Donald Trump threatened to impose sweeping new tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China as soon as he takes office as part of his effort to crack down on illegal immigration and drugs. He said he would impose a 25% tax on all products entering the country from Canada and Mexico, and an additional 10% tariff on goods from China, as one of his first executive orders. Chairman of the Georgia Republican Party, Josh McKoon, joined LiveNOW from FOX to discuss.

Constitutional law expert Robert McWhirter joins LiveNOW's Austin Westfall to discuss the dismissal of President-elect Trump's election interference case

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Monday that on his first day in office he would impose a 25% tariff on all products from Mexico and Canada, and an additional 10% tariff on goods from China, citing concerns over illegal immigration and the trade of illicit drugs.