First: Donald Trump spent Thanksgiving night with loved ones Melania, Barron and ... Elon Musk? We look at their relationship and preview Musk's trip to Washington next week to meet with Republican lawmakers.  Plus: A controversy over raw milk as bird flu is found in another batch of it in California. Experts say unpasteurized milk is a vector for infectious diseases. But Robert F Kennedy Jr. wants more Americans drinking it and may soon be in a position to promote it.  And: What went wrong? A top Democratic pollster joins the show with some tough truths for his party about why they lost the presidency and the path back to power in 2026.

Nov 29, 2024

First: With 54 days until inauguration the president elect has already filled out his cabinet. Now he's preparing an agenda to quickly push through a narrowly divided Congress.  Plus: The Harris campaign brain trust is defending the decisions they made in the final weeks of the campaign. So why do they think Trump won?  And: Elon Musk is worth over $350 billion. What will he do with all that money and influence? Wel talk to the author of a new Time magazine cover story on him.

Nov 27, 2024

First: The president-elect says he'll slap massive tariffs on America's three closest trading partners the first day he's in office. But will he follow through? And if he does will it get in the way of his promise to fight inflation?  Plus: We could be on the verge of a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hezbollah. Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu's cabinet is expected to vote on it today.  And: One of Trump's most trusted advisers is accused of asking the eventual pick for Treasury Secretary for money to talk him up to the boss.

Nov 26, 2024

First: The president-elect has picked a cabinet of loyalists to carry out his MAGA agenda, but now comes the hard part. We have new reporting on how Team Trump is preparing for multiple contentious confirmation battles.  Plus: Rejection to affection. After disavowing Project 2025 on the trail, Donald Trump is tapping an architect of the far-right plan for a critical post in the White House.  And: A lame duck just spared two 40-pound turkeys from the kitchen table. How Peach and Blossom rode the gravy train all the way to the White House.

Nov 25, 2024

First: President-elect Trump has a new pick for attorney general, but his plan to overhaul the Justice Department remains the same. We've got all the latest news from Mar-a-Lago.  Plus: With three House races still uncalled, the Republican majority could be one of the smallest ever. We'll look at the challenges ahead for House Speaker Mike Johnson.  And: Dana speaks with Colorado Democratic Governor Jared Polis, who is praising Donald Trump's choice of Robert Kennedy Jr. to run Health and Human Services.

Nov 22, 2024

Young voters—especially first-time young voters—helped deliver President-elect Donald Trump his victory this month. The 18-to-29-year-old set tends to vote Democratic, and most of them did. But Trump made significant inroads with young people. This week, John Della Volpe, the director of polling at the Harvard Kennedy School Institute of Politics, joins Political Director and Washington Bureau Chief David Chalian to discuss what happened with the youth vote and where the Democrats went wrong with this age group. They also break down three things Gen Z Trump voters expect from a second Trump term and explain why some young voters feel left behind.

Nov 22, 2024

Would you prefer to feel morally righteous, or to win? Audie talks with Adam Jentleson, who wants all Democrats to consider that question and adjust their tactics accordingly. He’s worked for U.S. Senators Harry Reid and John Fetterman, and in a recent New York Times op-ed, Jentleson prescribes his party a heavy dose of skepticism toward “the groups” on its left flank and a focus on making progress for all working people instead.

Nov 21, 2024

First: Donald Trump's embattled pick to run the Pentagon is on Capitol Hill to meet with key Republican senators after new, graphic details about an allegation of sexual assault against him were revealed.  Plus: We have new reporting on Tulsi Gabbard's deeply rooted distrust of the agencies Trump wants her to lead  And: Dana speaks with former RNC chair Ronna McDaniel about how Republicans won and potential pitfalls for when they gain control in January.

Nov 21, 2024

First: The House Ethics committee meets this afternoon to discuss what to do with the report into Matt Gaetz's alleged sexual misconduct and illicit drug use as President-elect Trump says he's not giving up on Gaetz's nomination.  Plus: A top Senate Republican joins the show to discuss Donald Trump's cabinet picks and what he think of Trump's threat to use a constitutional loophole to put his team in place without Senate consent?  And: An undocumented immigrant is convicted of killing Laken Riley, a young Georgia woman out for a jog earlier this year. We take you live to that courtroom for reaction.

Nov 20, 2024

First: We're following new pressure on the House Ethics committee to release its report on Matt Gaetz as Donald Trump makes it clear he's prioritizing his attorney general pick over everything else.  Plus: We bring you new reporting on why Congressman Hakeem Jeffries may now be the most important Democrat in Washington.  And: It was just six months ago that Donald Trump was convicted of 34 felonies in the Stormy Daniels hush money case. Now we're waiting for the judge in that case to tell us what Trump's election win means for that sentencing.

Nov 19, 2024