After a full year, the Oversight Committee of the House of Representatives has discovered

corruption of foreign influence peddling by a president of the United States.

It's startling, it should scare any American, and quite frankly, it shows the illegal griff that Donald Trump

and his family have put on this country.

You'll see that we used very conservative accounting methods here, and the Republicans

have not been able to find one thing wrong with this report.

They basically accepted the facts.

House Democrats saying that Donald Trump received millions of dollars from foreign governments

during his presidency. The dozens of countries he accepted payments from, and what else was

uncovered in that report? Plus, Israel's defense minister has outlined a new phase in the country's war against Hamas,

the targeted approach that's now on the table as the nation still tries to free hostages.

And also ahead, Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley is addressing the backlash over her comments about the Iowa caucuses.

We'll show you what she said and which GOP rival called her a phony.

Good morning, and welcome to way too early on this Friday, January 5th. We made it to Friday.

I'm Jonathan Lemire. Thanks for starting your day with us. And we'll begin with news here

that Israel's defense minister is outlining his vision for the next phase of the war against Hamas.

Under the plan, the IDF would shift to what appears to be a scaled-down new combat approach,

focusing on the, quote, erosion of terror hotspots in Gaza. In the north, troops will conduct raids

and special operations, while in the south the main focus

will be on eliminating Hamas' leadership.

The proposal also talks about post-war Gaza, explaining that Hamas will no longer be in charge,

while Israel will keep security control of the Strip and only take military action when necessary.

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