Our big newsmaker today was Congressman Joe Wilson--the man who shouted "You lie!" at the President during his speech to Congress this week. And he didn't disappoint. The way we got the interview was interesting. As soon as he said it--I knew he would be a big story. The problem was that his office was so deluged with phone calls, that we couldn't invite him to come on the show. So I sent producer Alex Finland to Capitol Hill to go to his office and talk with an aide. Finally, I was able to get on the phone personally with Congressman Wilson and invite him on the show. I've got to say--... continue reading »

We did something different on Fox News Sunday today. Instead of discussing the week's news--we brought something up that I suspect most people have never heard about. It is a 51-page end-of-life counseling bookthe Department of Veterans Affairs is now using--called "Your Life, Your Choices." I learned about it on Wednesday--in an articlein the Wall Street Journal--under the title "Death Book for Veterans." As of July 2nd, the VA is referring veterans to the b... continue reading »

We did something different on Fox News Sunday today. With all the charges and counter-charges flying at those town halls about health care reform--we decided to do a "Fact Check" about what's really in the various Democratic plans--and what isn't. We invited some of the key players in the debate--in and out of government:Democratic Senator Kent Conrad, a member of the so-called "Gang of 6" that is trying to negotiate a bipartisan compromise--Republican Senator Richard Shelby, a leading critic of the President's plan--Dr. J... continue reading »

Talk about your Mr. Sunday moment. I spent Saturday afternoon being personally serenaded by Paul McCartney. More than a dozen songs over an hour and a half. Michelle, Yesterday, and a bunch of his other hits. And it was all for me.

Well, not quite. But it certainly felt that way. My wife and I got to watch his sound checkbefore a big concert here in Washington. And what a treat it wasas he and his band ran through a number of songs in a huge stadium--for a crowd of about 20 people... continue reading »

I want to introduce you to my alter ego: "Mr. Sunday." I had been doing Fox News Sunday for a couple of months when we went to Iowa in January of 2004 to cover the Presidential caucuses there. We were having dinner Saturday night at a great steak house in Des Moines--the 801 Club. And as we were walking to our table, someone looked upand said, "Hey, it's Mr. Sunday!" We all thought it was pretty funny. And that's been my office nickname ever since. But I view it differently. There's poor, old Chris who comes to work every day. And then, there's Mr... continue reading »

I decided to put this picture at the top to get your attention. It is my son Remick--who had just caught a huge striper in Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts. The reason I gave this post the title I did--is that Remick and his pal Nelson Sigelman are in a fluke tournament this weekend. Each team had to come up with a name. Remick and Nelson decided to call their team--"Fluke News Sunday." Unfortunately, of the 11 teams in the contest, they are currently in 10th place. But we are all hoping for a big Sunday. Now--on to today's show. We had Senators Dianne Feinstein and John Cornyn--both m... continue reading »

I am going to put you in the role of the booker of a Sunday talk show and see what you come up with. And since this is your first time, we will give you an easy challenge. As soon as the show finishes on Sunday morning, we start discussing who we are going to book for the next week. This is one of the most challenging parts of the show--to figure out--days in advance--what people will be interested in--and who they will want to see the next Sunday morning. I say this is a relatively easy week because we booked our lead segment a few days ago. We knew that the Sonia Sotomayor Supreme Court... continue reading »

This is our first Fox News Sunday in the blog era. And I want to take you behind the scenes. July 4th weekend is always tough to book. So we were thrilled when we were able to get the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs--Admiral Mullen--as well as the House Majority and Minority leaders--all in studio. But then Friday afternoon came--and Sarah Palin's stunner of an announcement. We knew we had to cover that--so we added another guest segment. I thought Lt... continue reading »

Well, folks, so it begins. We are entering the brave new world of blogging here at Fox News Sunday. I know for most of you--this is so 2006. But we are going to add new dimensions to FNS--giving you our personal "takes" on the news--bringing you behind the scenes to how we plan and put together the program--and offering you a peek to what we are doing the rest of the week--when we are not on the air. You will also get to meet our great staff--many of whom have much more interesting things to say than I do. And I hope we can engage in conversations with you. Tell us what we're doing right... continue reading »