As President Donald Trump threatens tariffs on countries that don’t support his plan to take over Greenland, a bipartisan delegation of U.S. lawmakers is in Denmark meeting with legislators there. NBC News Chief Capitol Hill Correspondent Ryan Nobles joins us from Copenhagen to talk about what he’s hearing from Danish lawmakers and locals alike. Back in the U.S., Congress is considering a social media ban for teens, potentially following in Australia’s footsteps. Congressional Correspondent Julie Tsirkin explains what’s at stake.

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New reporting from NBC Homeland Security Correspondent Julia Ainsley shows that as the Immigration and Customs Enforcement was rushing to add 100,000 new officers, an artificial intelligence error with their applications sent some into field offices without proper training. In the wake of another shooting by federal officers in Minneapolis, Julia joins host Yasmin Vossoughian to talk about how that’s playing out in cities across the country. Then, Senior Correspondent Tom Costello joins to break down why NASA brought four astronauts home from the International Space Station early and how their return could impact upcoming missions.

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Six prosecutors in the Minnesota U-S Attorney’s Office have stepped down over concerns about the investigation into Renee Good’s death. NBC News Correspondent Shaq Brewster reports on how community members are taking to the streets, and NBC News Legal Analyst Misty Marris breaks down what rights citizens have when it comes to monitoring ICE. Plus, NBC News National Security Reporter Gordon Lubold explains what military action the U.S. is considering in Iran, as the president tells protestors that, “help is on the way.”

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The final Consumer Price Index report of 2025 showed that inflation remains stubborn. Prices rose 2.7% in December compared to a year ago. NBC News Senior National Politics Reporter Jon Allen joins from Michigan, where President Trump spoke on his administration’s plan for the economy. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court heard arguments on whether states can ban transgender women from competing on female sports teams. Sruti Swaminathan, a senior staff attorney with the ACLU, joins to talk about their work with the plaintiffs in the cases.

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A slew of Democrats and several key Republicans are speaking out against the Justice Department’s probe of the Federal Reserve, warning it could undermine the central bank’s independence. Chair Jerome Powell insists this is really a pressure campaign. So, who blinks first, the Fed or the White House? NBC News Senior White House Correspondent Garrett Haake, who spoke with President Trump about it on the phone, and NBC News Business and Data Correspondent Brian Cheung join us to unpack it all. And President Trump is threatening action against Iran’s leadership after weeks of deadly protests in the country. Are we edging toward U.S. involvement and what would that mean? We’re joined by NBC News Chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel.

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Protests flared overnight in Portland, Oregon, after a federal immigration stop ended in gunfire, leaving two people injured. Meanwhile, tensions are rising in Minneapolis after inflammatory remarks by the Trump administration about Renee Nicole Good, who was shot and killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer. Now, newly obtained cellphone video appears to show Good smiling just moments before she was killed. NBC News Senior National Law Enforcement and Intelligence Correspondent Tom Winter joins us to talk about why the situation seems to be escalating and what officials expect over the weekend. Plus, Iran has gone dark. The regime has imposed a sweeping internet blackout, cutting off access to WhatsApp, email and most international news, in response to mass protests entering their second week. NBC News Digital International Editor Babak Dehghanpisheh explains how U.S. foreign policy could be fanning the flames.

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Democratic Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, who represents Minnesota’s 5th District, where Minneapolis is located, joins the podcast to discuss how lawmakers are responding to federal authorities revoking access to evidence in yesterday’s fatal ICE shooting in the city. NBC News Correspondent Maggie Vespa reports from the ground about how the community is reacting to the death of Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old mother. Then: President Trump has been pushing the idea of the U.S. acquiring Greenland. With global crises raging from Venezuela to Russia, why Greenland, and why now? We break it down with Otto Svendsen, associate fellow with the Europe, Russia and Eurasia Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.

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Protests broke out in Minneapolis on Wednesday afternoon after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shot and killed a woman, sparking outrage and urgent questions about what happened. Julia Ainsley, NBC News senior homeland security correspondent, joins us with the latest details. And the U.S. has seized two oil tankers, including one that's Russian-flagged, after a weeklong pursuit across the open ocean. NBC News Senior National Security Correspondent Courtney Kube breaks down how the operation unfolded and what it means for U.S.-Russian relations.

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From overnight gunfire in Caracas to a tense political reset inside the country’s National Assembly, NBC News contributor Ana Vanessa Herrero describes what’s happening on the ground as power shifts in Venezuela. In the U.S., Congress is back in town with a loaded agenda and growing divisions. Lawmakers are split over how to respond to the administration’s capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, how to handle health care, a looming government shutdown and the commemoration of five years since the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. NBC News Chief Capitol Hill Correspondent Ryan Nobles breaks down the partisan divide and explains what’s at stake.

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Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife pleaded not guilty in a U.S. federal court today, following their capture in Caracas over the weekend by the U.S. military. So, what does it take legally to arrest a sitting head of state? NBC News Chief Justice and National Affairs Correspondent Kelly O’Donnell joins the pod to break down the international law questions surrounding the arrest of Maduro, from sovereignty and head-of-state immunity to how far U.S. authority can reach. And Chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel shares with us how people on the ground are reacting.

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