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Tuesday, April 5:
Team FOX goes around the world giving you the people, places and politics you need to know — only on “Special Report.”
Several key provisions of the Patriot Act (search) expire at the end of this year, and lawmakers on Capitol Hill are holding a series of hearings meant to determine whether those portions of the law should be extended. Catherine Herridge reports.
After months of taunts and threats, Republicans and Democrats are preparing to escalate a conflict that each side describes as the "nuclear option" — changing the rules for confirming federal judges. Major Garrett has the details.
The College of Cardinals (search) met today for a second day to prepare for the election of Pope John Paul II's successor, Greg Palkot has a report from Rome.
Kofi Annan (search) held a staff meeting this morning at the United Nations to boost morale at the troubled international body. Jonathan Hunt has a report.
Has the liberal left changed the face of American politics? We'll talk with an author who says the party that appears to be out of power remains an effective force — Byron York (search) talks about his new book, “The Vast Left Wing Conspiracy.”
Jim Angle reports on the latest in the Social Security battle after Americans United to Protect Social Security (search) began running a grass roots counter effort that says the president's plan for private accounts will not work.
We'll also talk with our all-star panel of FOX News contributors about the political news of the day:
Charles Krauthammer, syndicated columnist
Bill Kristol, editor of The Weekly Standard
Mara Liasson, national political correspondent for National Public Radio
—The Associated Press contributed to this report.
About the Show
Anchored by Washington news veteran Brit Hume, "Special Report with Brit Hume" provides an in-depth look at the day's news and offers a daily topical discussion of political issues impacting the nation.
Hume serves as host to key newsmakers, political pundits and FOX News contributors exchanging views about political matters from taxes and Social Security to international affairs and the political scandal of the day.
Hume brings a historical perspective to the political scene that is rarely rivaled. Born and raised in Washington, D.C., he has covered the policies, procedures and players in the national game called politics for more than 30 years. The Baltimore Sun referred to him as "the very personification of the political establishment."
Each program features a two-minute segment called The Grapevine, which reels off the latest outrageous news nuggets, political poll results and in-the-Beltway gossip that viewers will not see on any other news program. The New York Daily News describes The Grapevine as a must see that, "will make you sound smart around the water cooler… the next day."
FOX News' Team Washington provides live reports from the White House, Capitol Hill, the Supreme Court and key federal agencies. Seasoned correspondents, including Carl Cameron, Wendell Goler and Major Garrett, explore political hot spots, races and legislative battles being waged around the nation and abroad.
Hume wraps up each program with a lively roundtable discussion featuring Mara Liasson of National Public Radio, Fred Barnes of The Weekly Standard and Mort Kondracke of Roll Call.
And more people watch FNC's Primetime than all of the cable news competition combined!
— Guests and topics are subject to change
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