Alicia Menendez, Michael Steele, and Symone Sanders Townsend set the agenda for Saturday, Sunday, and the week ahead. Listen to fresh analysis of the week's big...
DNC Chair candidate Ben Wikler discusses his vision to lead the party into the future after its stinging Election Day defeat. Plus, Lisa Rubin on the potential chilling effect from ABC News’ settlement with Donald Trump.
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The Weekend December 15 8a: All the President's Elites
Trump's embattled Secretary of Defense pick, Pete Hegseth, stood right by Trump's side at the Army-Navy football game on Saturday. Co-founders of the worker empowerment group, Lift our Voices, Gretchen Carlson and Julie Roginsky, talk about Hegseth and his former employer, Fox News. Plus, the president of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, Noah Bookbinder, talks about the extreme wealth set to be in the incoming Trump administration.
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The Weekend December 14 9a: “It’s About Sending a Message”
Donald Trump says Jan. 6 pardons will begin “in the first hour” of his presidency as President Biden is on track to appoint more federal judges of color than any other president. Plus, Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA) on what Biden can do before leaving office to stymie Trump’s extreme immigration agenda.
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The Weekend December 14 8a: Bullying for $1 Million
If you want to be in the Trump administration, you don't have to provide a thorough resume with a long list of experience, all you need to do is prove your loyalty to the incoming president, at least that's the way it seems based on the list of people Trump has chosen so far. Political analysts Julián Castro and Kimberly Atkins Stohr talk about how MAGA loyalists are vowing to primary Republican lawmakers who don't support Trump's picks. Plus, former CIA Director John Brennan on how top U.S. aides swiftly headed to the Middle East to show support as Syria works to form a new government.
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The Weekend December 8 9a: “We Are a Free Syria”
Syrians celebrate the ousting of the Assad regime, saying “now we can sleep and think of tomorrow.” Plus, former CIA Director John Brennan on what’s next for the embattled nation.
Alicia Menendez, Michael Steele, and Symone Sanders Townsend set the agenda for Saturday, Sunday, and the week ahead. Listen to fresh analysis of the week's biggest events and a rotating crew of major D.C. newsmakers.