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What Speaker Mike Johnson’s narrowest of margins means for a new Republican congress, the alarming details of an under-the-radar Chinese espionage campaign targeting multiple U.S. telecom companies;  and the most underappreciated aspects of Jimmy Carter’s legacy as his state funeral begins in Georgia

Previewing Trump’s cabinet confirmations with Rina Shah, Steve Benen, Philip Bump, Errin Haines; the problematic history of the death penalty with Bryan Stevenson; what we learned about the Black voting bloc in the 2024 campaign cycle with Basil Smikle and Quentin James; South Carolina’s proposed abortion bill with Mia McLeod and Melissa Murray; the discriminatory policies undermining black homeownership with Bernadette Atuahene; an interview with 13-year-old political influencer Knowa de Baraso

Previewing President-elect Trump’s first day back in office with April Ryan, Ameshia Cross, Jonathan Alter, Hugo Lowell; the year in Trump trials with Danny Cevallos; the push to exonerate Marcus Garvey with Rep. Barbara Lee; the importance of counting all pregnancy-related deaths in TX with state Rep. Donna Howard; how corporations are preparing for Trump with Adia Wingfield

Republican Congressman Don Bacon pushes back on “hyperpartisanship” endorsed by Bannon, why Texas says it will not review pregnancy deaths from the two years after the state began banning abortion, a conversation with former FDIC Chair Sheila Bair, and more.

The chaos of the Trump/Musk GOP, a new Democratic strategy for opposing Donald Trump, Paula Hawkins’ “The Girl on the Train,” and more

Rick Wilson, Barbara McQuade, and Rep. Jasmine Crockett on Donald Trump’s latest administration picks, Rachel Barkow and Rep. Jim McGovern on presidential pardon power, Michele Goodwin and Marc Hearron on Republican efforts to expand the reach of state abortion bans, Imara Jones on what trans Americans are doing to prepare for another Trump administration, and Paola Ramos on Donald Trump’s mass deportation plan.

What President Biden’s pardons mean for Trump’s pardoning plans, an exit interview with Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm,  Nikole Hannah-Jones on the future of journalism in a new Trump era.

What Kash Patel as FBI Director could mean for Trump’s retribution agenda and the rule of law, lessons on outlasting Trump’s strategic chaos, what’s behind corporate rollbacks of DEI initiatives and more.

Matt Bradley, NBC News International correspondent based in Beirut, delves into pressing issues. He discusses the alarming implications of Trump's tariffs for consumers, likening them to a potential global trade war. The conversation shifts to how these policies impact everyday American families. Bradley also highlights the ongoing threat to women's health post-Roe and the critical fight against censorship in libraries, featuring a Louisiana librarian's courageous stand. Join him for a thought-provoking look at the intersections of politics, trade, and social justice.

Lessons from the first successful pushback against the Trump agenda, what we’re getting wrong about the First Amendment and who it really protects, and historian Doris Kearns Goodwin on what we can expect from a Trump cabinet that’s shaping up to be the opposite of a Team of Rivals.