First Of All with Victor Blackwell

Government Shutdown Avoided; Father Fights to Reunite With Deported Wife and Newborn Twins

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Congressman James Clyburn joins Victor to react to the deal to avoid a government shutdown. As a former leader of Democrats in the House, we get his thoughts on what made it into the agreement, what got left out, the path forward for Democrats next year.

 

Plus, Victor shares the story of a family separated right before the holidays. A man in Texas says his wife missed an immigration hearing as she recovered from giving birth to twins. She and her children were all deported to Mexico. The father, who is a U.S. citizen, is now fighting to reunite with them and spoke to CNN.

 

The President of Harvard’s Black Law Students Association joins Victor to explain why the number of Black and Hispanic students in the university’s Class of 2027 concerns him.

 

And Victor speaks with the founder of an Asian American group that’s leading calls for the suspension of a morning radio host accused of repeatedly making anti-Asian comments on air.

 

Later, Victor plays some holly jolly music and talks with Naima Cochrane about the divide he’s noticed between Black Christmas classics and the songs considered top Holiday hits.

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