The Fox News Rundown

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The House of Representatives voted Wednesday to send the articles of impeachment against President Trump to the Senate after weeks of delay. Jared and FOX’s Congressional Correspondent Chad Pergram discuss the events of the week and what we can expect from the upcoming Senate trial.

The U.S. and China signed “Phase One” of their trade deal following over a year of tariff wars. FOX Business Network’s Edward Lawrence explains what’s in “Phase One” of this deal, how this will impact the American consumer and how many are other “phases” we should expect in the future between the two countries.

A lot has escalated between the U.S. and Iran in the past couple of weeks. Now the question is after all the heightened tensions between the two countries is it possible for Iran to come back to the negotiating table to discuss a new nuclear deal? FOX’s Washington Correspondent Rachel Sutherland discusses it with Robert Charles, former Assistant Secretary of State for President George W. Bush.

The presidential race is heating up for Democrats, with the Iowa Caucuses and New Hampshire primary less than a month away. FOX News Politics Editor Chris Stirewalt is joined by Director of FOX News Decision Desk Arnon Mishkin to explain what to expect from the upcoming caucuses and primaries.

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced on Friday, that she will take steps next week to send impeachment articles to the Senate, after delaying the process for a month. FOX’s Senior Capitol Hill producer Chad Pergram, and Jared discuss what we can expect to happen next week and beyond, as the Senate gears up for an impeachment trial.

Pentagon officials are saying a Ukrainian plane that crashed in Tehran following Iran’s retaliatory strikes against the U.S. this week, was shot down by mistake, although Iran is denying it. FOX’s National Security Correspondent Jennifer Griffin, talks with FOX’s Washington Correspondent Rachel Sutherland about the latest developments.

The House of Representatives voted in favor of a non-binding War Powers Resolution this week, to limit President Trump’s military action toward Iran. This follows recent escalations between the two countries. Jared spoke to Wisconsin Republican Congressman Michael Gallagher, who voted against the resolution. Rep Gallagher shares his thoughts on President Trump’s recent actions against Iran, and what role Congress should ultimately play in the Iranian conflict.

Billionaire and 2020 presidential candidate Tom Steyer, is surging in two new Fox News polls. Steyer jumping into second place in South Carolina and Nevada polls, trailing behind the Democratic frontrunner Joe Biden. Daron Shaw from the Fox News Decision Team talks to Jared about the latest polling data, and what states Democrats should watch out for in the primaries.

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Thursday night, President Trump ordered a military attack that killed Iranian General Qassem Soleimani and other military officials at Baghdad International Airport. Iran is now vowing revenge, further escalating U.S. and Iran tensions. Jared speaks to FOX’s State Department correspondent Rich Edson about how the U.S. and Iran’s relationship has gotten to where it is today. Plus, FOX’s Pentagon correspondent Lucas Tomlinson explains what happens next between Iran and U.S. and if we’re headed to war.

This week marked the open of the second session of the 116th Congress, picking up where the first session ended, with dueling sides of the impeachment fight. FOX’s Senior Capitol Hill Producer, Chad Pergram describes what a Senate impeachment trial would look like and when or if to expect one.

It’s officially 2020, a presidential election year with the Iowa Caucus and New Hampshire primary quickly approaching. Jared is joined by FOX News Radio Political Analyst and Politics Editor at National Journal Josh Kraushaar to break down what to expect over the next few months.

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This week, Jared highlights some of the biggest stories of 2019 to end the year. Included this week are the longest government shutdown in American history, the second summit between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Hanoi Vietnam, former Special Counsel Robert Mueller handing in his much talked about report on the Russia inquiry and finally, with primaries kicking off in 2020 Jared speaks to New Hampshire’s Secretary of State Bill Gardner the longest serving Secretary of State in the United States.

It was a historic week on Capitol Hill. President Trump became the third U.S. president to be impeached joining Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton. Jared and FOX’s Senior Capitol Hill producer Chad Pergram recap this week’s impeachment vote and preview what will happen next in the process.

With the House impeaching the president the partisan divide in Congress continues. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) reacts to this week’s drama, tells us what we can expect when it moves to a Senate trial, and how to heal a divided nation when we move on from impeachment. 

Some top Democrats were expecting defections from freshman Democrats in the swing states that President Trump won in 2016. That was not the case. The purple state freshman moderates stayed in line with Democrats and voted to impeach the president. The question now is will that come back to haunt them when they run for re-election in 2020? Jared discusses with Democratic strategist Mary Anne Marsh.

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The House Judiciary Committee on Friday voted to adopt two articles of impeachment against President Trump charging him with abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. It now goes to the House floor for the final vote right before Congress heads for Christmas break. Jared and FOX’s Senior Capitol Hill producer Chad Pergram covered this week’s marathon debate on Capitol Hill and they discuss the key takeaways and what the next steps will be.

The looming impeachment vote by the House next week does not seem to deter President Trump. The president still maintains he did nothing that warranted an impeachable offense. FOX’s White House Correspondent Jon Decker discusses what’s next and how the Trump Administration plans to govern in the midst of a possible Senate impeachment trial.

If the House votes on impeachment next week it heads to a Senate trial and Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts will preside over the chamber. FOX’s Washington Correspondent Rachel Sutherland and FOX’s Supreme Court Justice Producer Bill Mears discuss how Chief Justice Roberts will have to balance leading a Senate impeachment trial and his duties on the Supreme Court.

It has been a polarizing time in Washington with partisan lines drawn and while most Democrats will vote to impeach the president, it is unclear if all Democrats will back it. Many moderate Democrats and first-term House members in Trump states have to consider one of the most important votes of their career. Democrat Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin is one of them. Representative Slotkin is former CIA officer who ran for Congress in 2016 and flipped a seat in Michigan, a district won by President Trump. The congresswoman explains to Jared why she is still undecided on whether she will vote to impeach the president or not.

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On Thursday, Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced she asked House Judiciary Committee Chairman, Jerry Nadler to proceed with the articles of impeachment against President Trump. Jared Halpern and FOX’s Senior Capitol Hill Producer Chad Pergram discuss the press conference held by Speaker Pelosi and the next steps in the inquiry.

The announcement by Speaker Pelosi comes after the House Judiciary Committee held its first impeachment hearing with four law experts who testified on whether the president's conduct was impeachable. Jared recaps this week’s hearing on the Hill with FOX’s White House Correspondent Jon Decker.

President Trump traveled to London for a NATO summit while impeachment hearings continued back home. Rachel Sutherland and FOX’s London-based reporter Simon Owen takes us behind the scenes of the summit and what led to President Trump departing the U.K. earlier than expected.

California Senator Kamala Harris announced earlier this week that she is dropping out of the 2020 presidential race. Jared speaks to FOX’s Peter Doocy who has been covering the campaign about what went wrong with Senator Harris’s campaign and previews the upcoming Iowa Caucus and New Hampshire primary.

February kicks off the start of the Democratic presidential contests in the first four states to vote, Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada and South Carolina. This week, Jared is joined by both campaign and political reporters from the early states to discuss the state of play for Democrats, what voters are looking for in a candidate and why these four states are so important.

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Nine witnesses, five hearings, three days, all centered around the impeachment inquiry, with the aim of answering whether President Trump used a White House meeting and military aid to pressure Ukraine to investigate political rivals. Jared and FOX’s Capitol Hill producer Chad Pergram recap this week’s testimonies and if it will move the needle for Democrats.  

After the second week of impeachment hearings President Trump remains confident that Democrats have shown no evidence that he has done anything wrong in his dealings with Ukraine’s president. Despite the president’s confidence and insistence that there was no “quid pro quo” the White House is preparing for the next steps. Jared spoke to White House Senior Adviser for Strategy Tony Sayegh about the recent impeachment hearings and how the White House is preparing to take on impeachment if Democrats keeping pushing forward.

President Trump is at odds with the US Navy over the future of Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher who was acquitted of murdering an injured ISIS fighter in 2017. He was convicted of taking a picture of his corpse. The president reversed the Navy’s decision and restored the rank of Chief Petty Officer Gallagher. FOX’s White House Correspondent Rachel Sutherland discuss the Navy’s reaction to the president’s decision with FOX’s Pentagon producer Lucas Tomlinson.

Despite impeachment hearings dominating the news in Washington, there was a Democratic debate in Atlanta, Georgia this week. Fox News Radio’s Miami-based correspondent Eben Brown covered the debate and he spoke to Jared about the key takeaways.

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Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch testified publicly on Friday, the third witness to testify publicly in the House’s impeachment inquiry into President Trump. She follows Acting U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine William Taylor and Deputy Assistant Secretary of State George Kent who testified before the House publicly on Wednesday. Jared spoke with FOX’s White House Correspondent Jon Decker about this week’s hearings and what we learned from the three witnesses during their testimony.

The Supreme Court heard arguments this week regarding the Obama-era DACA program for young undocumented immigrants known as “Dreamers”. And will decide if the Trump administration followed the rules when they announced the plan to end the program.  FOX’s Washington Correspondent Rachel Sutherland spoke about this week’s case with FOX News Supreme Court producer Bill Mears.

As we get closer to the Iowa Caucus and New Hampshire Primary, it was expected the crowded Democratic filed would get smaller, but that doesn’t seem to be the case. Former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick has officially joined the 2020 Democratic presidential race. Mary Anne Marsh, former advisor on John Kerry’s presidential campaign weighs in on the former governor’s late entry and if he has a chance in the presidential race.