On The Hill: November 17, 2024
On The Hill, a weekly politics show featuring FOX 5's Tom Fitzgerald, is a staple of Sunday morning political talk in Washington,
GOP holds trifecta with leadership in White House, Senate and House of Representatives
The GOP now has a trifecta in the government with a leader in the White House and a majority in the House and Senate. D.C. Republican Party Chair Patrick Mara and Democratic strategist Drew Littman join On The Hill’s political panel to discuss what this means going forward.
Trump appoints Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy to head Department of Government Efficiency
President-elect Donald Trump appointed Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to head the Department of Government Efficiency or DOGE. This would be an outside department that would make recommendations for cutting waste from the government. Professor of Government Andrew Rudalevige joins On The Hill to talk about the history of outside groups looking for waste and the conflicts of interest that arise.