NTD Evening News Full Broadcast (Nov. 9)

Welcome to NTD Evening News. Our top story tonight, the Supreme Court gives the Trump administration the green light to continue its border wall construction in Texas. Meanwhile, U.S. strikes on Iran will not take place during peace talks. President Trump is keeping the U.S. military in the region to maintain the status quo. Shakeups as House and Senate Republicans prepare for leadership elections ahead of their minority in Congress next year. Meanwhile, impeachment articles reintroduced against Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and two U.S. Senate races still with no winner. NTD's Fiona Gee has the forecast. DOJ is preparing to be on the defense as the new Democratic majority vows to investigate the Trump administration. But will their probe be for a legitimate legal purpose or for revenge and intimidation? Arlene Richards explores the differences. NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang tells President Trump that he's not aware of the woman that he was with was a Chinese spy. He talked to an expert about the CCP's intelligence operations. And the U.S. is holding trilateral talks with Russia and Ukraine this week. European nations making a last-minute announcement that they're joining as well. Marian Pazdar has why Russia says they don't think Europe's presence is significant. This is NTD Evening News, live from our global headquarters in New York City. Here's Carrie Dunst. Good evening. Thank you for joining us tonight. President Trump says there are no planned strikes on Iran, but he's keeping the U.S. military in the region to protect Middle Eastern allies. We now go live to NTD's White House correspondent, Jack Bradley, at the North Lawn. Jack, where do things stand in this conflict? Hey there, Carrie. Well, yeah, inside the White House, President Trump speaking to reporters in an impromptu press briefing, very last minute, saying that the U.S. will not carry out renewed strikes on Iran. The president was joined by UFC CEO Dana White. Now, the president also met earlier in the day with Qatar's prime minister at the White House, who that country has been a key mediator in negotiations between the U.S. and Iran. Trump says that he's keeping the U.S. military in the region while talks continue and that there's a good chance that this war will end soon. And he wants to protect the status quo, keeping allies safe in the Middle East. Take a look. It won't be necessary taking the military action. It doesn't seem to be a very necessary thing. But we're locked and loaded, ready to go for any reason that changes. Israel and the entire Middle East are protected from Iranian danger and threats. And we're seeing momentum toward the end of this conflict. I think it's going to be ending fairly soon. Now, it's been months of quiet without strikes in this conflict at all, and Iran's military nuclear capabilities wiped out their navy at the bottom of the ocean, as the president describes it. President Trump also announcing that the U.S. is carrying out a military operation called Task Force Iron Gate, and this is an effort to prevent Iran from obtaining military equipment and dual-use technologies through the land. They have land crossings. The U.S. military is also maintaining its current naval blockade on Iran. So those land crossings are another site, and the Space Force is keeping an eye on that. Meanwhile, the president is also backing NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang after the company's board launched a probe after his affair came out with a suspected Chinese spy. Take a look. I believe he's suffering greatly. I read his statement, and I believe he's suffering greatly, more so because of his family, his wife, who he loves, and his family, because I did speak to him today just to see if he's feeling all right, how you're doing. And I asked him about that. And he said he had absolutely no idea that the person in question was a spy. And UFC CEO Dana White was at the White House press briefing today after meeting with President Trump here. And it comes right after President Trump joked about making White his next press secretary. Here's Dana White. I've always wanted to do this. Who has the first question? I have zero political aspirations. I was at a fight for Zuffa Boxing in London when he called me and told me that he had done this. And the last 24 hours of my life has been insane. But there is a changing of the guard happening today. Stephen Miller beginning his first day as chief of staff, replacing Susie Wiles, who's stepping down from her position, moving to Trump's political operation. Kerry. And Jack, earlier today, the White House actually went on lockdown following a security breach. There were two arrests. What do we know about what happened and what's next? That's right. So a person drove a car under the sidewalk surrounding the park, Lafayette Park, which is just outside the White House here, while another jumped a security barricade. Both were arrested. The White House placed a brief lockdown and closed the roads around the park. A Secret Service spokesperson says that the driver who crashed the car was then combative with law enforcement and then quickly arrested. And around the same time, a second person jumped the barricade near the northwest corner of the park. It's just right outside the gate of the White House here. They were also arrested. The Secret Service says both incidents are currently under investigation and there's no clear indication whether they were connected. Back to you, Kerry. All right. Thank you, Jack. And Nvidia stocks falling today after the board launched that investigation into its CEO, Jensen Huang. This comes following reports of a suspected Chinese intelligence operation targeting Huang. Here's more on that. NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang admitted to the affair in a note to his staff, telling them that he had been unfaithful and had hurt his wife and children. Huang also said he accepts the criticism that comes with his actions and that he supports NVIDIA's investigation, adding that he's committed to protecting NVIDIA and supporting America's national security. Huang didn't identify the other person involved in the affair. However, the New York Times and several other media outlets report that American officials suspected Alice Wong, no relation. The Times also reports that U.S. intelligence concluded that Ms. Wong, an executive at the Singapore-based tech firm Megaspeed, was passing intelligence to China and may have helped to smuggle advanced AI chips into that country. The two were seen at a private dinner in Taipei last year and photographed at a Taipei bar in 2024 during a technology conference. NVIDIA's board says an independent committee will lead its probe into reports that Jensen Huang was the target of a foreign intelligence effort, and NVIDIA holds several U.S. government contracts. I think he's an honorable guy. I think he probably has... An excuse for it. You have to hear it. Some Republican lawmakers sent a letter to Wong requesting his appearance on Capitol Hill to answer questions about his relationship with Megaspeed and Nvidia's security protocols to prevent foreign espionage. Supreme Court today allowing the Trump administration to proceed with its construction of a border wall along the US-Mexico border. That wall will run along a remote region in West Texas that includes Big Bend National Park. The court granted the administration's emergency request to lift a federal judge's order that halted the construction in that region. A lawsuit against the project was brought by an environmental group and other challengers. In making its decision, the court, relying on an immigration law that gives homeland security broad authority to construct border barriers. The court said the government is exceedingly likely to prevail on its arguments in the lawsuit. And a new power struggle is on the horizon. Attorney General Todd Blanche pledging to defend the administration and its officials as Democrats prepare to launch investigations with their new majority powers. And as Arlene Richards explores the difference between congressional oversight and political punishment. We're going to bring accountability. Since their enormous victory in the midterms, Democrats have been vowing to launch a slew of investigations of the president and his administration. Attorney General Todd Blanche taking a combative stance over the weekend to Democrats' messaging. You honestly think that all they're doing is talking about their oversight obligations when they're talking about going after basically every member of the cabinet? They're talking about impeachments. They're talking about going after companies. In January, Democrats will have the authority to put its members in charge of committees, which means they can initiate and conduct investigations. They can also oversee what the executive branch and federal agencies are doing. But these investigations must serve a legitimate legislative purpose, such as determining whether or not existing laws are sufficient to address a problem, and then writing new laws if needed. Since even before their midterm victory, Democrats have been threatening to investigate the administration. We are going to see a massive repudiation of the authoritarianism, the war, the illegal tariffs. Thank The corruption that has descended upon our government. Democrat Robert Garcia is expected to chair the House Oversight Committee. Two days after the election, he told PBS he wanted to investigate several areas. Look, the first issue for us is going to be around the Trump family you. and the clear corruptions. He also intends to further investigate Jeffrey Epstein's crimes and alleged abuses by ICE. Blanche says Democrats have the right to be critical of the administration, but the DOJ could investigate how Democrats conduct their investigations. But when the threats become so vile and so dangerous that you are telling people in college that they better be careful if they want to work in the Trump administration because somebody will come after them, at some point you have to draw the line. Representative Garcia has already told the administration to lawyer up. This is literally deja vu all over again. They've tried this before. It didn't work last time. It's not going to work this time. Congress can't use its authority to punish political opponents or expose private information without a valid legislative purpose. And it can't prosecute cases, but it can send evidence to the Justice Department and recommend criminal charges. The Justice Department decides whether or not it will investigate. Marlene Richards, NTD News. Capitol Hill is gearing up for a flurry of activity this week as lawmakers return after last week's election. Republicans are rushing to take advantage of those final months of the 119th Congress before Democrats take the majority in both chambers. And to these, Fiona Gee has the forecast for the week. House and Senate Republicans are preparing for leadership elections, which are scheduled for Tuesday. A spokesman tells the Epoch Times that House Speaker Mike Johnson will not run for Republican House leader in the next Congress. He's held the position since 2023. This means that the two top contenders for House GOP leader are current House Majority Leader Steve Scalise and House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan. On the Democrat side, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries is expected to take over the role of House Speaker. Is this skepticism from some progressives real about your leadership? We have a vote next Wednesday. I'm going to work hard to talk to every single member about what we've been able to do together. Over the last two years. And in the upper chambers, some Senate Republicans want to hold off on leadership elections. In a letter to Senate Republican Conference Chairman Tom Cotton, Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson is asking for a delay so that the party has more time to discuss and consider its candidates. Also on the docket this week, Representative Thomas Massie has filed articles of impeachment against Secretary of War Pete Hegseth. Somebody's got to put their foot down and say, are we going to follow the laws that are on the books? Are we going to follow the Constitution? And the best way to do that is to have an impeachment against Pete Hegseth. I'm a hard yes, as I've made clear on the impeachment resolution. Pete Hegseth has abused his power, undermined America's national security. Both Republicans and Democrats also need to work on either passing a stopgap bill in the next couple of weeks or finalizing all appropriations bills. If this is not done by December 11th, the government will face another shutdown. And taking a look at the midterms, we are still waiting for those final results in the Senate races in Alaska and Mississippi. According to AP, Mississippi Democrat Scott Colome is narrowly leading incumbent Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith. Around 97% of votes have been counted. The state is still waiting on mail-in ballots, which must arrive by Tuesday in order to be considered. But even after those are counted, there is still the question of affidavit ballots, which need to be further verified for eligibility. In Alaska, Democrat Mary Peltola leads incumbent Republican Dan Sullivan by just around 600 votes. As of Monday, only about 74% of votes have been counted. Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy tells WABC Radio on Sunday that the final vote count will happen on November 25th. If no nominee ends up winning over 50% of votes, then Alaska's ranked choice system will kick in. We won't know the exact majority that Democrats will hold in the new Senate until these two races are called. Reporting from Washington, D.C., Fiona Gee, NTD News. All right. Thank you, Fiona. And with just 60 days before the Democrats take control of Congress, what's the game plan for Republicans and how are they preparing for this transition? Congressman Buddy Carter joins NTD's Capitol Report at 7 p.m. Eastern. And Secretary of War Pete Hegseth mandating education reform at America's war colleges. Hegseth says he wants to bring back merit based opportunity, saying that the service schools have become dangerously civilianized. And Jason Perry has the details. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on Monday announcing education reform at America's war colleges. Colorblind, gender-neutral, merit-based. Colorblind, gender-neutral, merit-based. Hegseth says those six words summarize two executive orders signed by President Trump aimed at ending radical DEI programs in the military and restoring merit-based opportunity. Let's be unequivocal. The philosophical doctrines of the Frankfurt School, critical theory, and the corrosive apparatus of diversity, equity, and inclusion are fundamentally incompatible with military service. Hegseth adds that the U.S. military's education system has become, quote, dangerously civilianized, and he says service colleges have imported what he calls the worst pathologies of contemporary civilian higher education. Critical theory, by contrast, rejects objective truth altogether, reducing every institution, every human interaction. And national virtue to a cynical contest of power between identity groups. And he says, quote, frivolous research into gender fluid studies or climate fads has been removed from service schools such as the United States Marine Corps War College and the Army War College, Heg said, then announcing 33 new directives, which he calls a complete overhaul to reform the Department of War's senior service colleges. He gives one example, which is effective immediately. There'll be no more 80-page theoretical written theses as the primary capstone of war college achievement. In its place, we are establishing competitive. SI-assisted wargaming and high-stress decision-forcing scenarios as the centerpiece of senior officer evaluation. In another development, Hegseth now finds himself facing possible impeachment. He's set to have a press conference at the Pentagon on Tuesday morning to address the topic. Jason Perry, NTD News. And the U.S. is holding trilateral talks with Russia and Ukraine this week. European representatives are set to join as well, but Russia says it won't discuss anything with the European negotiators. NTD's international correspondent, Erin Pazdar, has more. With scenes of destruction in Russia's Leningrad region on Monday, at least one civilian is reported dead after a Ukrainian attack, the latest in the ongoing four-year war. The US continues its efforts to stop the fighting. Envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff are in Abu Dhabi this week, holding trilateral talks with Russia and Ukraine. Kushner says the goals of the talks are ending the fighting. Developing credible post-war security guarantees, preparing a comprehensive economic and prosperity plan for Ukraine and advancing humanitarian measures. In a last-minute announcement on Monday, the European Union said it will send a large group of representatives as well. This includes officials from France, Germany, UK and Italy. But Russia says it isn't planning to meet with them. Regarding the presence of the Europeans, the U.S. has their own channels of communication with the Europeans, and the Ukraine has its own communication channels with Europe. Look like they are developing their own mechanism of coordination. But I repeat once again, the talks in Abu Dhabi will be trilateral. At all. In his latest message, Kushner also called the talks trilateral, saying he'll meet with European partners ahead of the talks with Russia and Ukraine. The EU's foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas suggesting she doesn't think the talks will result in immediate peace. So far they have just been pretending that they negotiate because we haven't seen any goodwill from the Russian side. They are bombing Kiev, they are bombing civilians. Secretary of State Marco Rubio weighed in as well, saying Kalas is right in that it's not a simple task to end the war, which is why it has been going on for so long. We're not combatants in that war, and so we are doing everything we can to bring that war to an end. But in the end, it takes, you know, the combatants to agree. But we'll do everything we can because we think it's important. The talks are set to take place Tuesday and Wednesday. Arjen Pasdar, NTD News. Coming up, a Utah judge has set a 2028 trial date for Tyler Robinson. He's accused of killing Charlie Kirk. The decision follows disagreements between prosecutors and the defense over trial preparations. And the Trump administration plans to invest hundreds of millions of dollars this year in veteran-owned businesses. Jason Blair with more. Did you know indoor air quality can be five to even 100 times worse than outdoors? Meet the Air Doctor. It's your answer for clean air and the only hospital-grade air purifier equipped with advanced UltraHEPA filters, proven to improve your indoor air quality and overall health. 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Vance announces that the Trump administration will put hundreds of millions of dollars toward veteran owned small businesses in the coming year. He says that number could grow to the billions over the next couple of years. Keep doing what you're doing. And let us know in the Trump administration how we can do a better job supporting our small businesses and our veteran-owned small businesses. Vance says that veteran-owned small businesses are a key element to the nation's defense supply chain, from Patriot missiles to the 1200 small businesses that support the makers of troops sidearms. Without support from our small businesses, our troops wouldn't have what they need in order to keep us safe. He says the COVID pandemic showed showed the risk of relying on other countries for critical components. Sometimes when you rely on other countries to make those critical components, they're not always there. And I don't know about you, but I'd much rather rely on my fellow citizens to build and make and create. The economy of the future. The vice president says small businesses, not big companies, drive the net job growth in the U.S. And one of the things that sets the United States apart, even from some of our peer economies in Europe and other parts of the world, is that we have a vibrant small business ecosystem. Vance also credits SBA Administrator Kelly Loeffler as a leader in combating fraud, making sure money meant for small businesses gets to where it's supposed to go. Jason Blair, NTD News. A Utah judge has set a trial date in the murder case against Tyler Robinson. He's the man accused of assassinating Charlie Kirk. The decision comes after prosecutors and defense attorneys disagreed on how much time was actually needed to prepare for trial. And it is Christina Corona has more. More than a year after Charlie Kirk was shot at Utah Valley University, a judge has set a date for jury selection in Tyler Robinson's capital murder case. After weighing those considerations, the court selects a different date and reserves 105 court days for trial. The jury selection will begin June 21, 2028 at 9.30 in the morning in courtroom 4B of the 4th District Courthouse in Provo, subject to further order. The court will hold monthly pretrial status conferences to protect the constitutional rights at stake. The date falls between the proposals from prosecutors and the defense. Prosecutors proposed January 31, 2028, estimating 85 court days and 20 for jury selection. The defense sought a trial between July and September 2029, citing the amount of evidence and time needed to prepare. Kirk's widow, Erica Kirk, had asked for a trial by October 4, saying further delay would prolong uncertainty for the family. 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He's a China researcher and a member of the Committee of Present Danger China, also a survivor of the Tiananmen Square Massacre. Sean, having such an in-depth understanding of the communist regime's nature, what's your reaction to this alleged honey trap of NVIDIA's CEO? So thank you for inviting me. And this honey trap strategy, as it's one of the typical tools that the Chinese communist regime use regularly, target intellectuals, technologists, or government officials. And so they're being used widely, not only just for the national state security, Ministry of the State Security, but also for the United Front operation as well. So this is one of the traps that actually have quite a lot of success in different regions, in different countries. So I think this is one typical example that one of the tech giants and one of the, you can say, One of the most important leaders in the world has been trapped into these CCP's strategies and also I think it's definitely strengthening the national security of the United States and also it brings a lot of concerns internationally regarding about How do we shape AI policy as well? So I think this is one of the very, very important cases and give us a huge alarms, not only in political circle, but also in the technology and also in dealing with CCP infiltrations, information warfare, many aspects. Absolutely. They don't get much more influential than Huang being, as of yesterday or last week at least, the leader of the largest publicly traded company. They have slipped to number two behind Apple in the last day. Now, three different House committees are planning closed-door hearings of Huang. What should be the role of government in thwarting private sector security breaches, especially when it involves a foreign adversary? Yeah, I think for the Congress, definitely they need to figure out. When did this Miss Huang Le started to make this romantic friendship with Jensen Huang? And so when did she started to provide information to the Chinese government as well? When did? She tried to figure out the internal policies for NVIDIA's and how did she convince Jensen Huang for the large chip sales to her company, Megaspeed, in Singapore. And how did she influence maybe even the national AI policies from the White House? I mean, through Jensen Huang's influence, because Jensen Huang is one of the top science and technology advisors for the White House. So I think the Congress need to figure out the timeline and then as well the strategies. And, uh, um... or even tools she use try to influence the policy and so it's not just about NVIDIA, it's internal inspection or checking on the technology, big technology companies' ASIC issues. It's not just about Jensen Huang himself, because this is related to the AI competition between China and the United States. And as we all know, this is one of the critical you. areas that the United States and China compete. So whether Jensen Huang has been able to We didn't leak some critical information to Huang Le, so this is one of the key issues that Congress needs to find out. Absolutely. As you point out, there are multiple levels to this where there is concern, particularly because those chips are not supposed to be going to the Chinese regime, only the lower powered AI chips. And so she was successful, if nothing else, in getting a supply of these chips and they'll have to trace back. Did those ultimately make it to the CCP? Now, of course, the CCP has come out and denied that Alice Huang shared this information with them. But this isn't an isolated case. If you look no further than former Congressman Eric Swalwell's relationship with Fang Fang, who is a suspected Chinese spy, what goals does the CCP have when they carry out a plot of this nature and certainly very delicate to get someone so close to somebody with so much power? Yeah, so you mentioned the Fang Fang case, you know, so those kind of strategies, Please. C-SPEED like to have a long-term strategy to cultivate this kind of relationship, sexual attractions or honey trap relations with important political candidates, potential leaders, and maybe technology managers. And so these... A strategy usually works in long-term ways to secure a relationship, right? So it may take several years, but sometimes it happens very fast. But overall, to identify the key person who can be ideal, spies, agents, and then as well how to cultivate this person to be loyal to the Chinese government, It takes time, but overall, I think we can see so many. prominent figures worldwide right now, you know, having, you know, marital affairs and Chinese spies or Chinese agents or United Front agents involved. And so this is one of the, you know, very... ...tactically successful way the Chinese United Front operates or all the national security service operates. And even one of the former British prime ministers had the marital affairs and the related party was also a Chinese agent. So I think they work on this very systematically. And so I think the United States. Political leaders or technology leaders, when they visit China, they need to definitely keep this in mind to be alerted when they visit China, when they roll out the red carpet. And, you know, at the same time, they may try different tactics, you know, try to use money or use this sexual romance to trap, you know, U.S. or Westerners. So I think this is national security 101 that both U.S. Congress. Maybe even city county level officials need to be trained before they take office. Yeah. In light of training, what else would you like to be done about this? It's certainly unconventional warfare, but it sounds like it could be quite prevalent. We are talking about these very high level cases, but it's also been known to happen when businessmen go over to China, they might not be the CEO of a top 10 company, but they still are able to either extract Extract information, extract IP. Or potentially have them, you know, do their bidding when they return back to the U.S. So in light of all this and the breadth of the program, what should be done? I think overall, not only the just government agency, but also I think technology companies need to be further trained regarding about the national security. And counterintelligence as well, and they need, you know, need to be aware about what kind of strategies, tactics, tools that the Chinese government can use to influence their maybe business operations. Corporation policies, corporation secrets, IP protections, but also, you know, for potential political candidates, you know, they will, you know, just like the Fan Fan case you mentioned, they target these people who are junior, but they have good potential, so they can take time to build up these relationships. So I think from the beginning, anyone want to take public office, anyone in the technology field, they need to be aware. In this field, the CCP definitely wants all kinds of information collected. And so this is the grand scale of the CCP's United Front operations as well, national security operations through spies, through Different agents in different countries, and this is why it happened in many countries. You know, we know even in Taiwan as well, you know, recently this one lady was also being sentenced for more than six years because she's from China and she's very actively recruiting military officers in Taiwan to be providing information to the Chinese government. So there are different ways they're using these strategies. Sexual romance is one of the easiest honey traps that can work very effectively for many people. Wow, it's something that, it sounds funny, but when you think about the national security implications, it is quite serious. Sean Lin, thank you so much for joining us tonight. Thank you. And China says it will keep its additional 24% tariff on U.S. goods on pause for two more months into January, and its 10% tariff on American imports will stay in place. The move takes effect tomorrow. It puts into practice an agreement President Trump and Chinese Communist leader Xi Jinping reached back in September. Beijing is also extending its pause on special fees for U.S. ships docking at Chinese ports until January 10th. The two leaders are set to meet later this month on the sidelines at the APEC summit in Shenzhen. Last week, U.S. Trade Representative Jameson Greer urged Beijing to, quote, take concrete actions on its commitments, including farm purchases and rare earths. And French authorities have named a perpetrator believed to be behind the cyber attack targeting supermarket refrigerators last month. The government says it's the Iranian Islamic regime. And it is David Lam reports. Following October's massive cyber attack on France's supermarkets, the country is accusing Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps, or IRGC, for the mayhem. The French government saying on Monday that the attacks on the evening of October 11th and 12th impacted around 700 major retail locations across France. Hackers digitally tampered with controllers for supermarket refrigerators, raising temperatures to up to 120 degrees Fahrenheit overnight, causing major food spoilage and fires. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says he's not surprised with the Iranian regime, saying it's in the group's nature since 1979. Why is that surprising? The IRGC has been conducting acts of terrorism and sabotage around the world for a long time. France accuses Shahid Kaveh, the cyber-offensive unit connected with the IRGC, of being behind the attack. I talked about how great Iran is and how great its people are and how different the Iranian people are from the small core of violent maniacs that govern them. It's very sick. Paris will be asking partners in Europe to support new sanctions against Iranian entities and individuals involved in the attack. A series of cyber attacks has hit Europe in recent months. Just last week, a French blood bank and refrigerators at several supermarket chains David Lam, NTD News. House Speaker Mike Johnson is giving a press conference right now on Capitol Hill. Let's tune in. At the start of the new year, this is our system. I was delighted to welcome all the new members on the House floor last night. Thank Hakeem Jeffries and I met them, and we'll be doing a reception dinner for the new Republican freshman class. And we're very excited about this group. you It's an extraordinary, talented group of people, patriots, who are willing to step forward and serve their country. very And I could not be more proud of who they are. You're going to get to know them well, and you'll be duly impressed. The question facing Republicans right now is, much. how do we respond after getting knocked down? And the answer is to get right back up. We stand for enduring principles. We stand for and defend every day the founding principles of the greatest nation in the history of the world. And you all have heard me say over and over, it's objectively true, that we are the freest, most successful, most powerful, most benevolent nation that has ever been on the earth. But it is not guaranteed to us. Ronald Reagan used to remind us that freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We do not pass it in the bloodstream, he said. It's got to be fought for and protected, and then it has to be taught and preserved and passed along to the next generation so that they, too, will have the same liberty and opportunity and security that we have known and, sadly, too many Americans have taken for granted. And so what we fight for is, you all have heard me refer to what I call the seven core principles of American conservatism, individual freedom and limited government and the rule of law and peace through strength and fiscal responsibility and free markets and human dignity. We believe in the principles that have endured, that have made us the longest-lasting Constitution, the envy of all governments and countries. Everyone wants to be like America, and there's a reason for that. And those principles are under assault. They're under great challenge. And I fear that in the days ahead, in the next two years of this Congress, they will be openly challenged here, perhaps even in the halls of Congress. And so we're entrusting that our team, even though we will be in the minority in the next Congress, We'll stand strong. and defend those principles and we look forward to doing it. And we will, this is a moment of sober reflection for us as a party in terms of how we handle that. We were so proud to run on our extraordinary record because as you all know and you catalogued here every day in spite of having one of the smallest margins in the history of this institution and an unprecedented obstruction by Democrats who brought shutdowns and the longest shutdowns in U.S. history, 120 days to be complete. Even then, we delivered for the people, and we brought it, you know, famously the largest tax cut for working families and middle-class earners in American history. We had the biggest spending cut in U.S. history, $1.6 trillion, focusing on rooting out fraud and waste in government, making it work more efficiently and effectively for the people. We secured the border tight. That was the number one issue in 2024, and we took care of that problem. And we restored common sense. We did things like cutting burdensome, crushing regulations to allow job creators and entrepreneurs to do more of what they do and add more jobs and more opportunity for more Americans. Because of that, we're experiencing the lowest poverty rate in the history of those data points since they began in 1959. We have the lowest poverty rate in America right now. We also have the safest streets. We have the lowest violent crime rate in 126 years. Because of our policies and what we did, we've had the biggest decline in prescription drug Drug cost in over 60 years. You get a million jobs added in the private sector just in the last 19 months or so. And it goes on and on and on. Trump accounts for every newborn. You have the first ever nationwide school choice program codified into law. Over nearly, I think, 130 executive orders codified and signed into law. And so much more. And so we're going to double down on the things that worked when we do this reflection after an election, which both parties do. We're going to fix what doesn't. And we're going to spend the next two years fighting tooth and nail to put ourselves in the best possible position to win back Congress and preserve this grand experiment in self-governance. So I want to say the House Republican Conference is blessed with hardworking, thoughtful, talented members. They're dedicated, and they're ready to stand in the gap and fight for these principles that will preserve this grand experiment on our 250th anniversary. Right now, that starts by setting a good example and finishing the 119th Congress strong, and we will do just that. And I believe that America remains the last best hope on Earth. That was Reagan used to remind us of that. He was quoting the first Republican president, Abraham Lincoln. He said in dark days of the country that we are still the last best hope of man on Earth. And we believe that. We're going to continue to fight to ensure that that remains true with every fiber in our being. So I'll take a couple questions. Mr. Speaker, thank you, Mr. Speaker. There is a trend that we have seen in recent years where when the Speaker loses power, they then leave Congress early. So right now, do you commit to serving out your term of the 120th Congress? Well, my plan is here, we're focused on finishing the 119th strong. We're going to do that. I'm still in charge here until early January, and we're going to do our duty. And after that, my commitment and my objective is to help my team ensure that The Republican Party has a very successful 120th Congress, and we'll see how all that develops, and that's my commitment. They know it. I decided not to run for a minority leader. Really, the only person in the modern era that decided to stick around and serve in the Speaker Emerita position was Nancy Pelosi. I just didn't feel, after a lot of prayer and reflection, I didn't feel like that was the best thing for me to do. We have a leadership election tomorrow, as you know, and we have two extraordinary guys that are running to lead the conference. I'm close to both of them, and we'll see how that shakes out. But I had, you know, three years, over three years now as Speaker of the House. Most of you all didn't know if I'd last three weeks, and that's okay. Nobody did. But we did it by a lot of patience and prayer and faith and with a great team. And I genuinely love my colleagues. I have enjoyed leading this group, and I'm really grateful we got so much done. But you could have been serving your full term. Yeah. Well, look, with regard to the polls, that wasn't my opinion. I mean, everybody saw the polls were off. They were off all over the place. No one, none of you projected the final outcome. The polls were wildly inaccurate. And what I was reporting when I was on the campaign trail is reminding people just in the last month, you had two polling organizations, Wedgwood and SoCal Strategies, that were exposed for being completely fraudulent. They were literally making numbers up. They were publishing it as though it was authentic. It was going into the ecosystem, and it was being reported and calculated in all the major news outlets. And then you had groups like the Pew Research Center that came out and acknowledged. You can go Google it. You'll see. They said, our polling is inaccurate. We are oversampling Democrats. We are underrepresenting Republicans in the polls. And they lamented that Republicans don't participate in polls anymore. We saw that was true. I was traveling around the country. I mean, I went to over 40 states. I mean, hundreds and hundreds of campaign events. We would be in ballrooms and airplane hangars and big, big, you know, I'd have three, four hundred people and I'd say, raise your hand if you participated in a poll in the last six months and there would be three hands out of three hundred. And I saw that all around the country, coast to coast. You had CNN reported the week before the election, it was on a Monday morning, they had a story and they said that 15 out of the last 16 elections. The October generic ballot for Congress underrepresented Republicans by an average of four points. That was the average. So what I was saying was not breaking news. I think everyone acknowledges the polling. There's a serious problem in the polling industry. It missed it yet again by a mile this time. And I just, we've all learned that, you know, you really can't put a lot of emphasis on that. Now, whether, the second question, whether leadership elections should be delayed. I mean, these dates were published in advance and everybody knew it. I suppose if you're running for an office, you'd always want more time to do that. But the reason we can't change the date is because all this was set in stone and we have all the new members here and we're doing all the member orientation. And if we delayed leadership elections, that interferes in all of that. Yeah, and I think... The Democrat leadership elections is the following week, and they're going to do their caucus. And, you know, there's a lot of logistics that goes into all that, moving everybody around. So it's just not something that logistically we could do, but that's really all there is to it. Will you speak on behalf of any of the candidates? And that was Speaker Mike Johnson giving a press conference live, explaining, lamenting on the midterms, as well as explaining why he does not intend to seek leadership position in the next Congress as the minority leader. And coming up in college football, major changes to the playoff format announced. Just how long will the season last? Dave Martin joins us with all the details. That truly matters for each and every one of us. This. This is what you've been waiting for. See it at least once in your lifetime. Shen Yun. Get tickets now. ShenYun.com. Kids love it. Parents trust it. Obviously. Obviously. Explore GJW Plus Kids series and Ganjeon Campus courses led by expert educators. This is spectacular. Children will learn values like respect, responsibility, and knowledge in language, science, and more. Wow. All while having fun. Subscribe today at GJW Plus Kids, where learning meets fun. It's time for your sports news with NTD's Dave Martin. Dave, college football has finally re-evaluated the playoff format. What's the latest? Finally. You know, they seem to do this almost every year, as it turns out. The latest is they are expanding the field from 12 to 24 teams. This is going to start just next year, 2027, with that expansion there. Here's the makeup of those 24 teams. You've got five automatic bids. Those will be the winners of the four power conferences. That's the ACC, SEC, Big Ten, and Big 12, plus the highest-ranked group of six teams. And then the other 19 spots are at-large selections that'll be picked by the selection committee. Now, the group of six I've said refers to those six non-Power Conferences typically mentioned behind the Power Four. Those are the American Athletic, Conference USA, Mid-American, Mountain West, Sunbelt, and really what's left, I should say, of the Pac-12. For the scheduling of these playoffs, the final week of the regular season next year will be the week of Thanksgiving. There'll be no more of those Power Four Conference Championship games afterwards. The playoffs then start with the top eight seeds getting first round buys and then seeds nine through 16 will host a first round game against the seeds 17 through 24. So we definitely get more of those exciting playoff games. The flip side of this is going to be the bowl game season. The traditional bowl game season is going to be much more devalued, almost like the NIT of college basketball these days. Anyway, this field, this 2014 field starts in 2027. One year away, you're correct. Well, we're probably going to see some three-loss teams squeak in this year, and so it's the only way is to expand. But let's jump into college basketball, staying with interesting politics of how you rank things. UConn, of course, defeating Michigan in a rematch of last year's. They lost, of course, in the national championship, but Florida sits at the top. So what's the latest? Florida sits at the top. UConn fan here, by the way. Florida is still number one here. Several key players from their 2025 team that won the national title. Last week they beat 14th ranked Miami, one of their in-state rivals. This week they'll face their other one, Florida State. Now behind Florida at number one is number two, Duke, and then you've got Illinois, UConn, and Michigan State rounding out the top five. Of course it's early, but we should get some things figured out this week at the Champions Classic. Duke will play Michigan State in the first game of that, the top five clash there. That's going to be followed by Kansas versus Kentucky. Jayhawk ranked 15th, while Kentucky's sitting at number 24. Also tomorrow night, third-ranked, Illinois faces 16th-ranked Texas Tech. It should be a big night for us college basketball fans. Too bad UConn isn't part of it yet March just around the corner, Dave. We'll be keeping ourselves tuned in there. But let's go to the NFL. We've got Patrick Mahomes. He got injured to his elbow. What's the latest with him? Yeah, head coach Andy Reid says Mahomes is day-to-day with that elbow injury. Now, Mahomes was hit in the arm by Jets' edge rusher David Bailey just as he was throwing a pass yesterday. He was actually sandwiched on the plate between two Jets defenders, still managed to stay in the game, did not miss a single snap in the Chiefs win there. Now ESPN reported that an MRI scan of his elbow didn't reveal any major injuries, so sounds like a case of maybe more pain and swelling. Mahomes said after the game that if he's able to play, he's going to play. Now elsewhere in the league, Minnesota hosts Buffalo tonight on Monday Night Football in a battle of the two teams. Tied for the second best record in the NFL, both at 6-1. That game starts at 8:15 Eastern time tonight. So we'll get to see who wins our playoff fantasy football games this week. Tonight, I don't know about you, but I got a couple teams going. Well, Mahomes, he's like the Monty Python, you know, just a flesh wound. I've seen that guy play on injured ankles, and if he's injured, then he's really injured, because this guy is about as tough as they go. He is rarely out. Yes, he is. He's iron, that guy. And what do you like for tonight's matchup? You know, I kind of think Buffalo is going to do it. You know, not everybody is sold yet on Minnesota's start, and I've been sold on Buffalo for quite some time. I'm going with them. All right. Well, Josh Allen, one of the toughest in the business. Thanks for joining, Dave. Thank you, Kerry. That is all we have for tonight's evening news. But for Around the Clock original coverage, you can always find us at NTD.com or install our app on your phone or your Roku. Thanks for tuning in. I'm Kerry Dunst. For Dave Martin, we'll see you next time. Be true, kind, and hold the line. See you tomorrow night.