THIS WEEK:
President Trump sparked outrage this week with his comments in a recent interview with ABC News where he said he would be willing to listen to foreign government with information on his 2020 opponent. FOX’s White House Correspondent Jon Decker discusses.
The House Oversight Committee voted this week to hold Attorney General Barr and Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross in contempt for not complying with subpoenas requesting documents concerning its decision to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census. FOX’s Senior Capitol Hill producer, Chad Pergram explains.
The Department of Homeland Security is using DNA testing at the southern border to identify migrants claiming to be parents of children who are not theirs while trying to cross into the U.S. FOX’s MMR Madeleine Rivera and Ali Noorani from the National Immigration Forum spoke to FOX’s Washington Correspondent, Rachel Sutherland about the state of immigration and weighed in on the use of DNA testing for illegal immigrants.
The House Judiciary Committee passed a reauthorization bill for the 9/11 Victims’ Compensation Fund on Wednesday, a day after comedian Jon Stewart blasted lawmakers for failing to attend a hearing on the bill. NY Democratic Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney has been pushing for a permanent solution to the Victim’s Compensation’s Fund and she joined Jared to talk about what’s next for this bill.
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