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Ghislaine Maxwell, serving a prison sentence for conspiring with Jeffrey Epstein to abuse young women, pleads the Fifth Amendment and refuses to answer questions from the House Oversight Committee about who else might have been involved. Democrats say she is holding out for a pardon from President Donald Trump; Today is the first day Members of Congress can view the unredacted versions of Epstein files the Justice Department has released; Homeland Security Department funding runs out in five days, but no word yet if Republicans and Democrats can reach agreement on immigration enforcement reforms to avoid another partial government shutdown; House passes a housing affordability bill; Vice President JD Vance visits Armenia, while a bipartisan Senate delegation lands in Greenland; FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez warns about media ownership consolidation; President Trump's Religious Liberty Commission meets on confronting antisemitism; as NASA prepares to launch a new crew to the International Space Station, questions about the agency's readiness to handle emergencies like one that led to the first ever medical evacuation recently. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Weekly Podcast: A Review of the Week in Washington takes a clear look at the major political and policy developments shaping the nation's capital. Each episode breaks down the top stories from Congress, the White House, the courts, and across the country, with context on why they matter and what comes next. This week: Congress made quick work to end the partial government shutdown, passing a $1.2 trillion package to fund 5 remaining  agencies thru the end of the year…with one exception--The Homeland Security Department… That is only funded until next week…as Democrats try to force guardrails on the Trump administration's immigration enforcement efforts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this weekend's episode, three segments from this past week's Washington Journal. First: Law professor and Fox News contributor Jonathan Turley discusses his new book "Rage and the Republic: The Unfinished Story of the American Revolution." Then, we turn our attention President Trump's recent comments about elections – and House Republican efforts to overhaul election administration in this country. That conversation with Michael Beckel of the cross-partisan political reform group ISSUE ONE. Finally, POLITICO Magazine's Ankush Khardori discusses his latest piece which explores how deadly clashes with ICE are impacting law enforcement across the country. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

White House removes a video shared by President Donald Trump that included images showing former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama as apes, after Republican and Democratic lawmakers denounced the posting as "racist" and "offensive"; Attorney General Pam Bondi announces the arrest of a suspect in the 2012 terrorist attack on the U.S. Embassy in Benghazi, Libya that killed four Americans; U.S. holds indirect talks with Iran in Oman, but no major breakthroughs announced; Federal Reserve Vice Chair Philip Jefferson says is "cautiously optimistic" about the 2026 economic outlook, expects growth to stay slightly above recent trends, the labor market to stabilize and inflation heading back down to the Fed's 2% target; On Wall Street, Dow jumps 1,000 points to close about 50,000 for the first time; Democrats in New Jersey call out President Trump for holding up billions of dollars for the Gateway Tunnel transit project, reportedly because Democrats did not agree to name Penn Station in NYC and Dulles Airport in Virginia after him; former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) speaks at a Ronald Reagan 115th birthday celebration in California about Reaganomics; Vice President JD Vance meets with the Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni ahead of the Winter Olympics opening ceremony; Maryland's Senate takes an official on who will win Sunday's Super Bowl. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

President Donald Trump at the annual National Prayer Breakfast talks about his chances of getting to heaven and announces an upcoming prayer gathering in May on the National Mall in Washington. He also touches on other issues like immigration enforcement; Congressional Democrats spell out their demands for reforming the Department of Homeland Security's immigration operations in exchange for supporting an extension of funding in a week. Congressional Republicans and the White House react; Treasury Secretary Scott  Bessent testifies before the Senate Banking Committee on affordability and Federal Reserve independence; Last major nuclear weapons control treaty between the U.S. and Russia, New START, expires today. President Trump calls it a 'badly negotiated deal' and calls for a 'new, improved & modernized treaty that can last long into the future'; House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) warns of threats to the First Amendment in a speech at the Washington Press Club Foundation annual dinner; Vice President JD Vance lands in Italy to lead the U.S. delegation to the Winter Olympics; former Rep. Lee Hamilton (D-IN) has died at age 94. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Border Czar Tom Homan says 700 federal agents will leave Minneapolis and any further reduction will depend on the level of cooperation from local officials and the community in what he says are targeted immigration enforcement against criminal undocumented aliens; Just over a week until temporary Homeland Security Department funding expires, and Senate Democrats say they will not vote for an extension without meaningful reforms to how the immigration raids are being carried out; Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent testifies before the House Financial Services Committee about the Trump Administration's economic agenda, and some of the exchanges are quite testy; Vice President JD Vance says the White House is proposing a critical minerals trade zone to counter China's overwhelming control of rare earths; Tesla & Waymo executives testify at a Senate committee hearing about safety concerns of self-driving cars and the need for national regulation; First Lady Melania Trump meets with freed American-Israeli hostages at the White House; Secretary of State Marco Rubio previews Friday's talks between the U.S. & Iran; Former British Ambassador to the U.S. Lord Peter Mandelson's friendship with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein dominates Prime Minister's Question Time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

House barely passes a package of government spending bills to end a partial shutdown. One bill for the Homeland Security Department runs two weeks, intended to provide time to develop  federal immigration agent conduct & accountability reforms; Brothers of Renee Good, who was shot & killed during an ICE protest in Minneapolis, testify in Washington at a Democratic forum; House Oversight Committee chair James Comer (R-KY) announces former President Bill Clinton & former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will sit for depositions  at the end of February in the committee's investigation of the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The agreement puts on hold House votes holding the Clintons in contempt of Congress for not obeying a subpoena to testify; more Congressional reaction to President Donald Trump's call for Republicans to 'nationalize' and 'take over' elections; National Institutes of Health Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya answers questions about vaccines & autism before the Senate Health Committee; Senate hearing on Netflix buying Warner Brothers and antitrust implications. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's day three of a partial government shutdown, as lawmakers returned to Capitol Hill today with renewed talks aimed at keeping the disruption brief and reopening shuttered parts of the federal government. As negotiations continue, we'll also take a closer look at developments in Minneapolis, where questions about federal enforcement and local response remain in focus. Plus, the Trump administration is rolling out a new health initiative, and President Donald Trump is outlining plans for a memorial arch spanning the Potomac River — a proposal drawing early attention on Capitol Hill and beyond. Those stories, and more, on Washington Today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Weekly Podcast: A Review of the Week in Washington takes a clear look at the major political and policy developments shaping the nation's capital. Each episode breaks down the top stories from Congress, the White House, the courts, and across the country, with context on why they matter and what comes next. This week: It was a cold, snowy week in Washington — as the White House named the next chair of the Federal Reserve, the Senate worked to avoid a government shutdown, and protests continued around the country over immigration enforcement and ICE. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this weekend's episode, three segments from this past week's Washington Journal. First: A conversation with Jillian Snider – a former law enforcement officer and senior fellow at the R Street Institute. We talk about ICE operations in Minneapolis – and best practices for law enforcement in the wake of another fatal shooting there. Then: Amid the fallout in Minnesota, President Trump tried to pivot back to the economy and efforts on affordability. We dig into the numbers with Natalie Baker of the Center for American Progress and Brittany Madni from the Economic Policy Innovation Center. Finally: President Trump may have backed off his threat to takeover Greenland – but relations are still frayed between the U-S and Europe. That conversation with Andrew Roth of The Guardian -- and Stefanie Bolzen of the German News channel VELT. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Senate reaches a deal to pass six federal spending bills before funding expires tonight, five as a package & Homeland Security for just two weeks while Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) reforms are negotiated, but still there will be a weekend partial government shutdown because the House does not return to session until Monday; Former CNN anchor Don Lemon is among four journalists arrested and charged by the Justice Department after they covered an anti-ICE protest in a church in Minnesota where an ICE official serves as a pastor; President Donald Trump nominates Kevin Warsh to be Federal Reserve Chair; Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche announces the release of 3 million files related to the late sex offender the Jeffrey Epstein, half of the total files reviewed; President Trump signs an Executive Order to have an IndyCar race around the National Mall in Washington, DC as part of the country 250th anniversary. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Senate does not advance a package of six FY2026 spending bills ahead of Friday's deadline to avoid a partial government shutdown, but Senators and the White House are reportedly working on a deal to pass five bills as a group and separate out Homeland Security funding and extend it for a short period to allow for more talks on how to reform ICE; President Donald Trump holds a Cabinet meeting, but does not call on Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem or Attorney General Pam Bondi to speak and does not take any reporters' questions; White House Border Czar Tom Homan says he has ordered federal immigration authorities to work on an eventual drawdown plan for federal law enforcement in Minnesota, operations until then will be targeted and he is “staying ‘til the problem's gone”; Suspect in the attack on Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) at a town hall this week faces federal charges, as she blames President Trump's rhetoric for threats to her safety; updates from the White House Cabinet meeting on the war in Ukraine, U.S. military build up near Iran, and the Israel-Hamas ceasefire, Phase 2; President's National Security Agency Director nominee testifies before the Senate Intelligence Committee; Senate Agriculture Committee passes a bill to regulate the digital assets market; some in Europe are talking about boycotting the World Cup matches in the U.S. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Federal Reserve leaves interest rates unchanged, ending a streak of three consecutive quarter percentage point cuts; Senate Democrats present their demands for reforms to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to get their votes to pass a Homeland Security spending bill and avoid a partial government shutdown. Those demands include: ending roving patrols, tightening the rules for warrants, barring federal offices from wearing masks and requiring them to wear body cameras. We will talk about it with The Hill's Alex Bolton (19); Secretary of State Marco Rubio tells the Senate Foreign Relations Committee there has been 'good and decent progress' in Venezuela since the U.S. military removed President Nicolas Maduro; Veterans Affairs Secretary testifies before the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee on improving the VA health care system; musician & entertainer Kid Rock testifies before a Senate Commerce Subcommittee about what he sees as unfair business practices in the selling and reselling of tickets to concerts & sporting events; today is the 40th anniversary of the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

President Donald Trump calls for "a very honorable and honest investigation" of the shooting death in Minneapolis of Alex Pretti by Border Patrol agents, and the president defends Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem while Congressional Democrats are calling for her impeachment; Senate returns to session just a few days before the deadline to pass a Homeland Security spending bill to prevent a partial government shutdown, with Democrats demanding reforms to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) as the price for their votes; President Trump travels to suburban Des Moines, Iowa to talk about the economy and affordability; Gov. Wes Moore (D-MD) testifies before a Maryland House committee about the Congressional redistricting bill that could lead to the only U.S. House seat in the state held by a Republican flipping to Democratic control in 2026; National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) holds its final hearing on the mid-air collision last year between an American Airlines regional jet and Army helicopter near Reagan National Airport; Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney denies he walked back criticism of President Trump's foreign policy in a phone call with the president this week; Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists moves its symbolic Doomsday Clock to the closest it has ever been to midnight; United Nations Secretary General marks International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's a snow day in the nation's capital…. Much of the federal government is closed…. The House is in a district work period this week… The Senate is in today… but votes have been postponed until tomorrow because of the weather… Of course, the Senate must pass a 6-bill spending package by Friday at midnight to avoid a government shutdown…. The legislation includes funding for the Department of Homeland Security through September 30th, which several Senate Democrats have said they will not support. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this weekend's episode, three segments from this past week's Washington Journal. It's been a whirlwind week on the diplomatic front with President Trump announcing a "framework deal" on Greenland after weeks of threats. We speak with Washington Times White House Reporter Jeff Mordock on what the deal entails – and the geopolitical fallout. Then – a preview of the 2026 midterm elections and key SENATE races to watch with Jessica Taylor of the Cook Political Report Finally: Democrat Robin Kelly of Illinois joins us to talk about her move to impeach Homeland Secretary Kristi Noem. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

President Donald Trump & Vice President JD Vance speak to the annual anti-abortion March for Life in Washington, DC; Hundreds of businesses in Minnesota close their doors to protest U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations; FBI Director Kash Patel announces the arrest in Mexico of Ryan Wedding, accused major drug trafficker and former Canadian Olympic snowboarder; British Prime Minister Keir Starmer condemns comments by President Trump that NATO troops had stayed “a little off the front lines” during the war in Afghanistan; California Attorney General Rob Bonta (D) announces a lawsuit over whether the state or the federal government has the power regulate off shore oil pipelines. He says it is the 55th lawsuit California has filed against the Trump Administration; DC's Mayor and the governors of Maryland and Virginia declare states of emergency ahead of the big winter storm heading east. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Former Special Counsel Jack Smith defends his investigations of, and the criminal charges brought against, Donald Trump in testimony before the House Judiciary Committee; President Trump launches his "Board of Peace," initially proposed to maintain the ceasefire in the war between Israel and Hamas, but now the president suggests it could expand its scope to bring peace to the world; still not many details from President Trump on a deal he said is being negotiated on Greenland, other than the U.S. will have 'total access'; U.S. House votes on a War Power resolution requiring the president to get Congressional approval for further military action against Venezuela; House moves to complete the FY2026 spending bill, as the one funding the Homeland Security Department draws Democratic opposition over not having reforms to Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); Vice President JD Vance visits Minneapolis to support ICE operations there; health care company CEO's testify before a House committee on health care affordability; child welfare advocate Paris Hilton lobbies on Capitol Hill for a bill to allow victims of nonconsensual deepfake pornography to sue those who make it and distribute it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

President Donald Trump at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland rules out the use of military force to seize Greenland and again makes the claim that the U.S. must own the island for national and world security, then later, after a meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, the president announces a framework deal with NATO on Greenland; Supreme Court hears oral argument in Trump v. Cook, about whether president can fire Federal Reserve Board Member Lisa Cook after she was charged with mortgage fraud. We will talk about the case with USA Today Supreme Court reporter Maureen Groppe (16); House Oversight Committee votes to recommend the full House hold former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in contempt of Congress for refusing to testify in person under subpoena in the committee's investigation of the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein; House Democrats come out against a funding bill for the Homeland Security Department because it does not have enough reforms to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE); YouTuber Nick Shirley testifies on Capitol Hill about his videos on public program fraud in Minnesota; JP Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon opposes President Trump's proposal to cap credit card interest rates at 10 percent for one year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

President Donald Trump holds a news conference at the White House on the anniversary of his second term inauguration, highlighting what he sees as accomplishments over the past year and getting questions about his threat to impose tariffs on European countries opposing his desire for the U.S. to acquire Greenland, as he travels tonight to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, where he will meet with leaders of many of those European countries; House Speaker Mike Johnson gives a speech before the British Parliament in London, celebrating U.S.-U.K. friendship as America marks its 250th birthday. But the speech is overshadowed by the rift over Greenland. We will talk about it with C-SPAN's Westminster Correspondent Peter Knowles (14); Gov. Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ) is inaugurated,  comparing President Trump to Great Britain's King George III during the American Revolution; latest from the federal immigration operations in Minneapolis that have led to weeks of protests; Supreme Court hears a case challenging a Hawaii law that bans people from bringing firearms on private property open to the public without permission from the property owner. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

U.S. President Donald Trump linked his aggressive stance on Greenland to last year's decision not to award him the Nobel Peace Prize, telling Norway's prime minister that he no longer felt “an obligation to think purely of Peace,” in a text message released Monday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this weekend's episode, three segments from this past week's Washington Journal. Tensions continue to mount in Minnesota – and elsewhere across the country -- over the role and tactics of Immigration & Customs Enforcement agents. We spoke with two guests about the protests – and threats of the President to invoke the Insurrection Act in response. FIRST: Chad Wolf - former acting Homeland Security Secretary in the first Trump administration. And Sarah Pierce – who served as a policy analyst for U-S Citizenship and Immigration Services under the Biden administration. PLUS – a conversation with Behnam Ben Taleblu -- Iran Program Senior Director at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies -- , about the brutal crackdown on protesters in Iran -- and potential U.S. military response. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

President Donald Trump says he does not see a reason now to invoke Insurrection Act and send the U.S. military to deal with anti-ICE protesters in Minneapolis, but, he says, "If I needed it, I'd use it. It's very powerful"; House & Senate Democrats hold a hearing in Minneapolis to highlight what say are abuses by federal immigration officers carrying out raids in the city; President Trump suggests he may use tariffs against countries that block his efforts for the U.S. to acquire Greenland, while a bipartisan Congressional delegation meets with Danish and Greenlandic officials in Copenhagen to offer support for Greenland's territorial integrity; Venezuela's opposition leader Maria Corina Machado holds a news conference a day after meeting President Trump at the White House giving him the Nobel Peace Prize she won; Iranian opposition figure Reza Pahlavi, son of the last shah, says he should return to Iran and lead the country when the current wave of protests overthrows the Islamic Republic; President Trump highlights rural health care; Governors start delivering their annual state of the state addresses; NASA gets ready for the next mission to return to the moon, Artemis II. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

President Donald Trump threatens to invoke the Insurrection Act and send troops to Minneapolis as anti-ICE protests escalate following two shootings in the past week involving federal law enforcement officers; Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado meets with President Trump at the White House and a bipartisan group of Senators on Capitol Hill about the future of Venezuela after the U.S. military removed former President Nicolas Maduro; United Nations Security Council holds an emergency meeting on the Iranian government's deadly response to protests throughout that country; U.S. Senate passes another package of federal spending bills, sending it to the president, as the clock ticks to another potential partial government shutdown in two weeks; President Trump presents a health care reform proposal he calls the "Great Healthcare Plan' that includes giving people money directly to buy health insurance; Federal prosecutors in Philadelphia charge more than two dozen people with plotting to rig fix U.S. college & Chinese professional basketball games. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Senate Republicans successfully block War Powers Act resolution on Venezuela after two Republicans change votes from last week; Foreign Ministers of Greenland and Denmark meet in Washington with Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio about President Donald Trump stated goal of the U.S. controlling Greenland. Danish Foreign Minister says a 'fundamental disagreement' remains, but conversations will continue; President Trump says he has heard it on 'good authority' that the 'killing in Iran is stopping' and there are 'no plans for executions'; Articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem over the Trump Administration immigration policies gets support from more than 50 House Democrats; President Trump signs a bill into law to return whole & 2% milk to school lunchrooms; House committee approves a bill to tighten restrictions on stock trading by Members of Congress; Senate committee holds a hearing on the abortion drug mifepristone and its availability through the mail; Hillary Clinton, as expected, did not comply with subpoena to testify in a House Committee investigation of Jeffrey Epstein, and as expected, republican chair James Comer says the committee will vote to hold her, as well as former President Bill Clinton, who did not show up yesterday, in criminal contempt. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Supreme Court hears cases challenging state law banning transgender girls and women from playing on school sports teams, and according to many news articles, a majority of Justices are leaning towards letting those laws stand; President Donald Trump tours a Ford pickup truck plant in Dearborn, Michigan before speaking at the Detroit Economic Club, as the Labor Department reports inflation in December rose 2.7 percent versus a year ago, 2.6 percent when not considering volatile food and energy prices; House takes up a bill to change a Biden-era definition of who is a tipped worker; President Trump encourages anti-government protesters in Iran, again telling them help is on the way, as the death toll reportedly tops 2,000; Congressional Progressive Caucus in the aftermath of ICE officer shootings calls for reforms of Immigration & Customs Enforcement 'militarized' tactics before any further federal funding is approved; House Republican leading the congressional investigation into Jeffrey Epstein says the Oversight Committee will move to hold  former President Bill Clinton in contempt after he did not show up today to testify under subpoena in a closed-door deposition. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Reaction to the Justice Department's investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell; Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey announce a lawsuit against the Homeland Security Department to end ICE operations in the state. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this weekend's episode, three segments from this past week's Washington Journal. First, the aftermath of the U-S military operation in Venezuela that toppled President Nicolas Maduro dominated Washington this week. We speak with Republican Randy Fine of Florida – a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee – about the future of U-S involvement in that country. The U-S military strikes and the capture of Maduro has raised all kinds of legal and constitutional questions. We break it all down with Creighton University Professor and international law expert Michael Kelly Finally, this week also saw the 5th anniversary of the January 6th attack on the Capitol. We chat with Associated Press Congressional Reporter Mary Clare Jalonick about the legacy of that day which she examines in her book "Storm at the Capitol: An Oral History of January 6th." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Local prosecutor in Minneapolis is asking the public to send her video or other evidence related to the fatal shooting of a woman by an Immigration & Customs Enforcement officer because she is concerned the FBI will not share its evidence with her investigators; Oregon's Attorney General says his office has a good working relationship with the FBI in the now-launched investigation an ICE officer shooting of two people in Portland; Senate Republican leaders visit the U.S.-Mexico border to promote the border security funding contains in last year's law known as the One Bill Beautiful Bill; Labor Department releases the December jobs report: 55,000 jobs created, unemployment ticks down to 4.4%; President Donald Trump meets with oil & gas company executives at the White House to discuss investment in Venezuela's oil sector after the U.S. military captured President Nicolas Maduro; Kentucky and Vermont Governors deliver their annual State of the State addresses. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Senate advances a War Powers Act resolution prohibiting President Donald Trump's from taking future military action against Venezuela without Congressional approval; Minnesota's government says it has been told it will no longer take part in the FBI investigation of the fatal shooting of a woman in Minneapolis by an ICE agent; House passes a three year extension of expired Affordable Care Act health insurance enhanced premium subsidies and three more FY2026 federal spending bills; House sustains presidential vetoes of two bipartisan bills to fund a water project in Colorado to expand the lands of an Indian tribe in Florida; Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) delivers his final State of the State Address, contrasting his state with the Trump Administration; White House presents plans for the president's proposed ballroom to the National Capital Planning Commission; Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD) announces his retirement after more than four decades in the House. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent shoots and kills a woman in a vehicle in Minneapolis during an immigration-related operation. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says the agent was acting in self-defense against "an act of domestic terrorism." Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) asks protesters to "stay peaceful" and "not riot" and "We can't give them what they want." Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey (D) says the shooting was a reckless abuse of power and ICE needs to get out of his city; U.S. House Oversight Committee holds a hearing on the allegedly widespread fraud involving publicly funded welfare programs in Minnesota; U.S. seizes two oil tankers with Venezuelan oil,  one Russian-flagged, as Secretary of State Marco Rubio & Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth brief House Members and Senators on U.S. policy toward Venezuela now that President Nicolas Maduro is in a U.S. prison awaiting trial; Secretary Rubio is also asked about Greenland, after the White House said President Donald Trump is discussing options for acquiring the island territory and not ruling out potential use of military force; Health & Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. unveils new dietary guidelines encouraging Americans to eat more whole foods and protein, and fewer highly processed foods and added sugar; U.S. House advances bills to restore the expired Affordable Care Act health insurance premium enhanced subsidies and a package of remaining fiscal year 2026 spending bills to avoid another government shutdown at the end of the month. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this fifth anniversary of attack on the U.S. Capitol, House Democrats reconvene the January 6 investigative committee. Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) saying, "Five years ago today, a violent mob brutally attacked the U.S. Capitol on January 6. Their mission was to overturn a free and fair election. We will never allow extremists to whitewash their treachery." President Donald Trump blames then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) for, he says, declining his offer of 10,000 National Guard troops that day, and blames the media for, he says, not reporting that he told protesters to march peacefully and patriotically to the Capitol; President Trump urges Congressional Republicans to be flexible when it comes to their demands that a bill to address the rise in Affordable Care Act health insurance premiums limit coverage of abortion; United States for the first time joins Western European nations in agreeing to come to Ukraine's aid if it attacked again by Russia, the so-called security guarantees; latest on Venezuela in the aftermath of the U.S. removing President Nicolas Maduro; tributes to Rep. Doug LaMalfa (R-CA), who has died at age 65. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The United Nations Security Council held a meeting regarding the U.S. strikes conducted in Venezuela that resulted in the capture of President Nicolas Maduro and his wife. Ambassadors representing several Latin American nations--including Venezuela--condemned these actions, saying they violated international law and sovereignty, with some claiming civilians were killed in the operation. U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Michael Waltz called the action a "law enforcement operation ... against two indicted fugitives of American justice." After their capture, President Maduro and his wife were brought to New York City, where he pleaded "not guilty" to drug trafficking charges. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this weekend's episode, three segments from this past week's Washington Journal. We'll kick off with conversations with two authors who rounded out Washington Journal's annual holiday authors week series: first up - John Jay College constitutional law professor and civil rights attorney Gloria Browne-Marshall talked about her book, "A Protest History of the United States" Then: author Sarah Kendzior joins us to talk about her book " The Last American Road Trip: A Memoir." Plus: Steve Clemons -- editor at large for the National Interest magazine – previews the foreign policy challenges facing the Trump administration in the year ahead. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

FBI says it 'thwarted a potential' New Year's Eve terror attack in North Carolina and the suspect was 'directly inspired to act by ISIS'; President Donald Trump & top officials in Iran threaten each other as deadly street protests continue in Iranian cities; As Somalia's Ambassador to the United Nations takes over the rotating UN Security Council presidency, a reporter asked him about President Trump's criticisms of Somalia-Americans linked to alleged public program fraud in Minnesota; New York City's new Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) creates an Office of Mass Engagement and is asked about Israel saying Mamdani is antisemitic for revoking his predecessors' Executive Orders that barred city agencies from boycotting or divesting from Israel and adopting the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's definition of antisemitism; Head of the Government Accountability Office (GAO) Gene Dodaro, has retired after a long career at the agency and in government. We will talk with Government Executive reporter Sean Michael Newhouse about Dodaro's accomplishments and efforts to be bipartisan and how Congress will choose his replacement (36); Full video of former Special Counsel Jack Smith's deposition before the House Judiciary Committee was made public on New Year's Eve. We will talk with Politico reporter Hailey Fuchs about what we learn about the Donald Trump election interference and classified documents cases that were ultimately dropped. (44) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On New Year's Eve, America250 Commission Chair Rosie Rios talks about the special celebrations tonight related to the U.S.'s 250th birthday in 2026, New York City & New Orleans are among the cities increasing their New Year's Eve security and world leaders issue New Year's messages; House Republicans schedule a hearing looking at Minnesota social welfare programs fraud, inviting both Republican state lawmakers and Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) to testify; number of Jeffrey Epstein-related files the Justice Department is working through to release now reportedly tops 5 million; New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani (D) names a new schools chancellor a day before he takes office; former Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell (D-CO) has died. We  hear his 2004 remarks at the dedication for the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of the American Indian. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New York  City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani announces new members of his incoming administration, including Deputy Mayor for Health & Human Services; States receive the first allotments from a $50 billion federal rural health care fund; Federal investigation into alleged multi-billion-dollar fraud of Minnesota state services expands, with some Republicans calling on Democratic Gov. Tim Walz to resign. We will talk about it with Axios breaking news reporter Herb Scribner (16); U.S. pledges $2 billion in for United Nations humanitarian aid, down sharply from previous years; China's Foreign Minister criticizes a record $11 billion in U.S. weapons sales to Taiwan as China conducts military drills simulating a blockade of Taiwan; more performers cancel scheduled dates at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC after President Trump's name was added to the institution. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

President Trump meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu; Recap of Sunday's meeting with Ukrainian President Zelensky; US strikes Venezuela; China announces military drills near Taiwan.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this weekend's episode, three segments from the Washington Journal's annual Holiday Author Series this past week. First: a conversation with journalist, documentary filmmaker, and MS Now contributor Trymaine Lee on his book "A Thousand Ways to Die: The True Cost of Violence on Black Life in America" Then: Free speech advocate Greg Lukianoff -- President & CEO of the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression -- discusses his book "The War on Words." Finally: George Washington University professor Casey Burgat joins us for a discussion about his book "We Hold These 'Truths': How to Spot the Myths that are Holding America Back." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Christmas Eve, President Donald Trump & First Lady Melania Trump take children's NORAD Santa Tracker calls and speak to U.S. military servicemembers overseas; Members of Congress of both parties post their holiday greetings; Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) releases his annual Festivus Report on Government Waste. He says he has identified $1.6 trillion worth; Bipartisan group of Senators sign a letter calling for an audit of the Justice Department's slow release of the Jeffrey Epstein files, they say, in violation of the law that set a deadline of 30 days after enactment. Justice Department says it may take several more weeks to release all the files now that a million more have been identified; European leaders condemn the Trump Administration blocking of five Europeans who monitor online hate and disinformation from traveling to the U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio calls them "leading figures of the global censorship-industrial complex"; National Guard troops to deploy to New Orleans; White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller calls for the firing of all producers on the CBS News show '60 Minutes' who protested the pulling of a report on the Trump Administration's deportation of Venezuelan men to a prison in El Salvador. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

United Nations Security Council holds an emergency meeting on U.S. military actions against Venezuela; European leaders stand with Greenland in response to President Donald Trump latest moves toward his stated goal of having the U.S. own the island; Supreme Court turns down President Trump plan to plan to deploy National Guard troops in Illinois and Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) joins faith leaders to condemn what they call 'chaos' that federal immigration agents were sowing with their operations in Minneapolis; Commerce Department says U.S. economy grew at a very strong 4.3 percent annual rate in the third quarter of the year; more than 20 Democratic State Attorneys General sue the Trump Administration over its plan to defund the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

President Donald Trump announced a new fleet of ships Monday, known as the "Golden Fleet," as he revealed he approved plans for two new "very large battleships." Trump said the new ships would be "100 times more powerful than any battleship ever built," in an address from his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices