A Freedom Caucus vs. Trump Test Comes Tomorrow Over Speaker of The House

On the opening day of Congress, where one swing-state  Democrat stands on cooperating with Republicans.On Today's Show:U.S. Representative Tom Suozzi (D NY3) talks about working across the aisle in the Republican-controlled House as a Democrat in a district that went for Donald Trump in 2024 and where he thinks Democrats need to  cooperate with the majority and where to unite in resistance.

It's a big week for Congress, as the GOP's congressional majorities vote for new congressional leadershipOn Today's Show:Molly Ball, senior political correspondent atThe Wall Street Journal, discusses the latest in national political news.NOTE: The fatal vehicle attack in New Orleans and the Tesla explosion in Las Vegas are developing stories. Authorities might provide updates that are not reflected in this discussion as the investigations continue. 

President-elect Donald Trump's brand of "America First" foreign policy seems at odds with his recent statements about the US's posture toward Greenland, Canada and the Panama Canal.On Today's Show:Jacqueline Alemany, congressional investigations reporter for The Washington Post, talks about the latest political news out of Washington.

This year, the Lehrer Prize for Community Well-Being will honor people whose work supports transgender children and their families.On Today's Show:Listeners call in to nominate the people and organizations making a difference in the lives of trans minors and their parents—medically, socially or in any other way.

President-elect Trump has indicated that under his administration, the federal government would only recognize "male"  and "female" genders. On Today's Show:Jonathan Lemire, co-host of MSNBC’s Morning Joe, breaks down the latest news from Washington, D.C., including updates from over the weekend as House Republican leadership proposes a third spending bill to avert shutdown.

Katie Fallow, deputy litigation director at the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University, offers legal analysis of the settlement between ABC and President-elect Trump, after the latter filed a defamation lawsuit against the news outlet and its anchor George Stephanopoulos, and what effect this and other threats and lawsuits by the president elect might have on the media.  

On today's show: New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand takes some questions about the week's news, including the looming government shutdown, the Equal Rights Amendment, and the drone situation.

A series of unidentified drones have been reportedly flying over the tri-state area, leading to confusion, concern, conspiracy theories. On Today's Show:Andrew Tangel, enterprise reporter covering aviation safety and regulation for The Wall Street Journal, breaks down the latest news, and what the federal response has been so far.

 The fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare’s chief executive has led to public outcry against the health insurance industry.On Today's Show:Rachel Cohrs Zhang, chief Washington correspondent for STAT News, examines what Congress is trying to do to fix a system that many Americans think is broken. 

President Biden has issued pardons and commuted the sentences of hundreds of people, on the heels of his controversial pardon of his son, Hunter.On Today's Show:Meryl Kornfield, politics reporter for The Washington Post, reports on the latest pardons, plus the pressure on the president to issue preemptive pardons ahead of Trump taking office, and President-elect Trump's pledge to pardon people convicted of crimes related to the insurrection on January 6, 2021.