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Team FOX goes around the world giving you the people, places and politics you need to know — only on “Special Report.”
With a vote expected tomorrow, a top Senate Republican raised the possibility yesterday that he might vote against President Bush's nominee to be U.S. ambassador to the U.N. if more accusations surface against John Bolton (search). This as two more people claim Bolton harassed them. Major Garrett has a report.
Plus, the Iraqi provisional president, Jalal Talabani (search), said that if Saddam Hussein is sentenced for war crimes, he would not sign his death warrant. In a statement to BBC, Talabani disclosed his opposition to capital punishment in principle. Bret Baier has the details.
Former President Jimmy Carter (search) and former Secretary of State James Baker III (search), co-chairmen of the new Commission on Federal Election Reform, hold the first of two public hearings to examine the state of America's federal elections and recommend improvements. Jim Angle takes a look at the commission.
And, incensed over rules changes, Democrats on the House Ethics Committee are refusing to allow the panel to organize. The escalating partisan clash has paralyzed the panel at a moment of intense scrutiny of Tom DeLay's (search) conduct. Which rules are being changed and thus objected to by the Democrats? When were they enacted? Are they a weakening of the rules or are they a good change? Brian Wilson explains.
And Cardinals from six continents began secret deliberations today to choose a new leader of the world's 1.1 billion Catholics, convening behind the massive doors of the Sistine Chapel (search) in the first papal conclave of the new millennium. Chris Wallace is in Rome following the events.
And the explosive showdown over the president's bench picks!
We'll also talk with our all-star panel of FOX News contributors about the political news of the day:
Fred Barnes, executive editor for The Weekly Standard
Mort Kondracke, executive editor of Roll Call
Mara Liasson, national political correspondent for NPR
Don’t miss tonight’s “Special Report with Brit Hume.”
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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