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Withdrawing his nomination to be secretary of veterans affairs and allegations of misconduct. he made the announcement in a letter this morning saying in part in my role as a doctor i have tirelessly worked to provide excellent care for all my patients. in doing so ive adhered to the highest ethical standards. unfortunately because of how washington works these false allegations have become a distraction for this president and the important issues we must be addressing. how we give the best care...

I was never charged with anything to do with the explosion. i was charged with crimes totally unrelated. the obama administration required that the air be changed before the mine exploded. people know the obama establishment was anti-coal. we certainly intend to win the election and make a difference in washington >> sandra: its something were all watching. thank you for coming on the program this morning. we appreciate your time. >> thank you. >> sandra: be sure to watch what could be a pivotal...

There are choices made how the nominee was brought forward and the vetting before that point and choices made by the democratic leadership of those committees, including senator tester, to put it out to the press as opposed to going to the white house and saying we have this. these are allegations unconfirmed. and what are you going to do about it? there were choices on both sides that critics would say is what washington is ugly about. >> sandra: meanwhile you have got a huge moment coming up t...

>> a huge gamble on the part of republicans to do that, basically saying we will rest on our laurels, our singular achievement of this tax bill. >> bret: this is why people hate washington. >> its one of the reasons. [laughter] >> bret: when we come back, some good news from a heart page patient. ♪ it could be wearing on you. tell your doctor what youve tried and how long youve been at it. linzess works differently from laxatives. linzess treats adults with ibs with constipation or chronic con...

Surprise. it got a lot of reaction. here in washington and arizona. here senator mccains statement. an american president does not lead the free world by congratulating dictators unwitting sham election. he insulted every russian citizen that was denied the right to vote in a free and fair election to determine their countrys future, including the countless russian patriots who have risked so much to protest and resist putins regime. with that, lets bring in our panel. jonah goldberg, senior edi...

Two years. in hardest his tomei kit, roberto lost the roof of his home and he is moving his family to indiana. >> it to have to abandon my grandmother, my mother, my family, after all of these years together and to make a decision like this now, it is difficult. >> while parts of the island are still recovering, tourists are returning to san juan. figure the cruise liners have been starting to roll up. however we still have many hotels that are either overpopulated because of the recovery teams ...

About, making sure that they do use it for training. >> and washington, jennifer griffin, fox news. >> bret: up next to my billionaires on the ballot. a look of a gubernatorial primary in cash-strapped illinois. first, beyond our borders. "the associated press" reports former first president is in custody as part of an investigation into illegal campaign financing. sarcozy has denied allegations that he accepted millions of dollars in cash from the late dictator ball mark muammar qad. allegati...

Sort of form of a reset, write attempt by the trump administration to engage in that behavior obviously, they want to get rid of this investigation that has been ongoing, they wanted to come to a conclusion and they want to talk to putin about a number of different factors. the domestic scenario here, the situation in washington, really hasnt allowed them to do that yet. >> bret: amy? >> it is very different from the term of obama, even very different from a very couple months ago. this is no lo...

Dont ever try to make this relationship work, and folks that are aligned with the president who do you want to see something happen. but the bottom line is, theres a whole lot of this happening even in the last couple of months, the fact of the president didnt raise that i think is a good part of the reason why so many republicans are worried. >> bret: hes talking about the poisoning in great britain, the sanctions that this regime, this administration has put on the russian regime. it doesnt ta...

Tax. according to lawmakers, who met with him wednesday. it would be the first such jump in a quarter century. the fox business network from new york with the details. good evening, deidre. >> reporter: good evening, bret. gasoline taxes are exactly the same prices as they were 25 years ago. so if you use regular gas, you pay 18.4 cents per gallon for a gallon of diesel its 6 cents more. that does not include your states gas tax which can range anywhere from 12 to 50 cents per gallon. with more ...