Today’s special edition of Politics Nation covers the 14th Annual Revvie Awards! Throughout the hour we’ll celebrate the best and worst of politics in 2024. 

On this episode of Politics Nation, Rev. Al Sharpton discusses what’s next for House Speaker Republican Mike Johnson after he defied President-elect Donald Trump with the latest spending bill. Plus, Tony-Award winning actor and co-director of the brand new Broadway play “A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical” James Monroe Iglehart joins the show later.

 Tonight, on Politics Nation, President Biden has pardoned 39 and commuted the sentences for more than 1,500 Americans. Johnnie Earl Williams is among those pardoned and he joins us tonight to talk more about his work in his community since his conviction and what the pardon means for him. Meanwhile, President-Elect Donald Trump says he will pardon those who attacked the U.S. Capitol on January 6th, four years ago, on his first day of office. The president-elect also says current and former lawmakers who investigated him during his actions that day should be jailed. Former Chair of the January 6th Committee and Mississippi Democrat Bennie Thompson discusses the possibility of preemptive pardons from President Biden for himself and other Trump targets. And the President of The American Civil Liberties Union, Deborah Archer appears to talk about how civil rights advocates are bracing for Trump’s second term. 

Tonight, on Politics Nation, President-Elect Donald Trump is using a fatal tragedy to endear himself to the right-wing and thumb his nose at the Manhattan District Attorney who prosecuted him. The same district attorney also prosecuted former US Marine Daniel Penny in the chokehold death of Jordan Neely on a New York City subway car last year. The president-elect and vice president-elect JD Vance hosted Penny at an Army-Navy College football game in Maryland. The attorney for Jordan Neely’s family joins Politics Nation to talk about Penny’s acquittal and next steps. Plus, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison discusses how democratic attorneys general are preparing for a second Trump term.

On this episode of "Politics Nation," Donald Trump appears on NBC’s "Meet the Press" with Kristen Welker and doubles down on ending birthright citizenship and imposing tariffs on Canada and Mexico. Plus, NBC News Foreign Correspondent Meagan Fitzgerald has the latest on the fall of Syria’s government after 50 years of rule under Bashar al-Assad. New York Rep. Adriano Espaillat joins "Politics Nation" to discuss how both President Biden and incoming president Trump are reacting to the news. And Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson talks about how he and mayors of many cities across the U.S. plan to handle Trump’s deportation plans.

Tonight, on Politics Nation, Inauguration Day is six weeks away, but President-Elect Donald Trump is behaving as if his second term is already underway. Trump appeared on the world stage Saturday, attending the reopening of Notre Dame Cathedral in France. He also held diplomatic side meetings with the presidents of France and Ukraine, as well as the UK's Prince William. In recent days, the president-elect has been vocal on foreign affairs discussing tariffs for Canada and Mexico as well as threatening retribution against Hamas should they fail to release remaining Israeli hostages. We discuss all of this with Minnesota Senator Tina Smith and Texas Representative Marc Veasey. Back in the U.S., there have been a flurry of picks for his cabinet and second term team. Many of the choices are causing concern among congressional democrats and republicans alike. Plus, we have the latest on the search for the suspected shooter of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson with NBC Correspondent George Solis.

Host Reverend Al Sharpton approaches the biggest political news of the week through the lens of equality and justice, driven by his years of work in the civil rights arena.