Sen. Jim Banks, R-Ind., joins ‘Fox & Friends’ ahead of his committee’s confirmation hearing with secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth.
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President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Pentagon faced tough questions from Democrats at his Senate confirmation hearing on Tuesday about his drinking, allegations of misconduct and comments about the role of women in the military.
A former Fox News host and retired Army major who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, Pete Hegseth denied the allegations from Democrats on the Senate Committee on Armed Services about his personal conduct and said they were part of a “coordinated smear campaign orchestrated in the media.”
“I’m willing to endure these attacks, but what I will do is stand up for the truth and for my reputation—false attacks, anonymous attacks, repeated ad nauseam, printed ad nauseam as facts,” he said.

Fox News host Jesse Watters discusses the questions surrounding the initial cause of wildfires in Los Angeles County on ‘Jesse Watters Primetime.’
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Christopher Wray, the outgoing head of the FBI, announced Sunday that he would step down once President-elect Donald Trump takes office. He made this decision to prevent the bureau from becoming further embroiled in the political turmoil surrounding its actions, particularly the 2022 search of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate.
In a comprehensive interview on CBS’s “60 Minutes,” Wray, 58, spoke about his upcoming resignation, the controversial raid on the Florida estate, and the significant threat posed by China to the United States.
Wray described his decision to resign before the completion of his 10-year term as “one of the hardest decisions” he has ever had to make. He shared this decision last month and elaborated on his reasoning during the interview.

Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) Deputy Chief Kristine Larson faced backlash for comments she made in a video, suggesting that fire victims were at fault for being in the “wrong place” during an emergency.
Larson, who oversees the Equity and Human Resources Bureau at the LAFD, addressed concerns about the physical strength of female firefighters, particularly whether they could manage to carry a man out of a burning building. In response, she said that if she had to carry him out, “he got himself in the wrong place.”
In the same video, Larson also stood by the department’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) hiring practices, as reported by the New York Post.

Vice President-elect JD Vance offered his perspective on Sunday regarding President-elect Donald Trump’s warning that “all h— will break loose” if the hostages held by Hamas are not freed by January 20, when Trump is set to assume office.
Vance clarified that this statement signals plans to empower Israel to target the remaining Hamas battalions and leadership. He emphasized that it would also involve the imposition of tough sanctions and financial penalties on those backing terrorist groups in the region. “It means actually doing the job of American leadership,” Vance explained during his appearance on Fox News Sunday.

‘The Ben Shapiro Show’ host Ben Shapiro shares his take on the United Nation’s ICC and Middle East tensions as well as President Biden’s finals weeks in office on ‘Life, Liberty & Levin.’
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On Sunday, California Governor Gavin Newsom attempted to deflect blame for the state’s water management amid the wildfires, claiming that the state’s reservoirs were “completely full” when the fires began—despite the fact that a county-operated reservoir had been drained at the time.
Newsom made this surprising statement in response to criticism from President-elect Donald Trump regarding the state’s water management during the wildfires. “The reservoirs are completely full—the state reservoirs here in Southern California. That mis- and disinformation I don’t think advantages or aids any of us,” Newsom told NBC News during a pre-recorded interview on “Meet the Press.”

Days after fires began tearing through homes in the Los Angeles area, families are returning to smoldering neighborhoods as firefighters continue their battle against the deadly wildfires. Watch this “60 Minutes” episode.
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Vice President-elect JD Vance recently stated that President-elect Donald Trump will issue pardons for those who peacefully protested on January 6, 2021, but not for those involved in violent acts.
Vance emphasized that many individuals “were prosecuted unfairly” following the events of January 6, which included the storming of the Capitol, and that the Trump administration is committed to “rectifying that.”
“If you protested peacefully on January the 6th, and you’ve had Merrick Garland’s Department of Justice treat you like a gang member, you should be pardoned,” Vance, 40, said in an appearance on “Fox News Sunday,” outlining the line Trump intends to draw.