Washington, d. C. Today and covering the news wherever it happens. Right now its happening on the East Coast as well. Breaking news, democratic mayor Eric Adams is expected to speak at any moment after federal officials have just unsealed indictment charges against him. He is now charged with those federal counts, five of them, including wire fraud, bribery, solicitation of contributions from a foreign source. We are told a federal prosecutor will give an Update And News conference. Dont know if theyll take any questions but certainly have a statement to read, were told. That will also happen in the next few minutes. Were on it. All over this. Eric adams is already making history at this moment as the first new York Mayor to ever be charged with a federal crime while in office. Phil holloway, former Assistant District Attorney and legal Advisor And Marc thiessen, Fox News contributor. Im harris faulkner. This is the Faulkner Focus live from d. C. And are you there focus with me. Lets s
For Civility Right . 6 00 a. M. On the east coast. A live look at the national Constitution Center in philly philadelphia. Thats where were going to see tonight historic president ial debate go down in just a few hours. Good morning, everyone. Im kasie hunt. Its wonderful to have you with us in just hours. Donald trump and Kamala Harris will meet on that Philadelphia Stage for what might be their only president ial debate of the 2024 election. Debate. It host Abc News shared this first look at the stage. Harris and trump will stand behind podiums just a few feet apart. Their microphones will be muted when it is not their turn to speak tonight will be the first time that the candidates meet Each Other in person. Trump didnt attend Biden And Harriss inauguration after he refused to acknowledge the results of the 2020 election. This one night presents harris with the opportunity to introduce yourself to millions of americans and two voters who polls show, say that they need to learn more
anti-everybody. i think the democrats have a fantastic story to tell. laura: she also compared the gop to al qaeda and called them pro rape, pro child marriage because none of it surprises me. it was the hope and change party. sorry, tom, talking to mark. but it is the hope and change party going off the rails. it is. and the democrats think that i think they hope, the supreme court will rule on roe v. wade and this will change the tide. unfortunately, even if that is the case, it may only help them mostly because up to marc s point, the remorse among democrats is to inflation, economy, jobs and while the at administration thinks they have to good story to tell and they can tell the student numbers, et cetera, what people are living in their everyday lives, they are not seeing that.
that s got to be litigated, and it s got to be retrospective for lessons learned. the second thing i d say about foreign policy is, i think, the middle east is crucial. but in a changing world, david, with asia, with latin america, with rising economies, i think the united states also has to look at the world in very, very different way in the 21st century, because the economic factors and relationships that are going to be necessary for competitive growth in the future are going to be far beyond simply a hyperfocused on the middle east. it s not to dismiss the middle east and its importance. but it s to say that many of the areas of the world are going to be critically important. and i think that we re going to see that played out after 2012. well, tom friedman, are we, as a country, going to have to react to chaos or are we going to react strategically to threats and opportunities posed by china? well, you know, to marc s marc s point, it s a very good one. it s ironic, i think w