Rising from the Ashes

46 more days until Donald Trump is back in the White House ... thank you for counting down the days with us, as we keep a close watch over this important transition.

On today's Countdown 2024: whether it's Pete Hegseth, Ron DeSantis or someone else entirely that ends up leading the Defense Department in the Trump administration, MAGA-world has big changes planned for the American military--we'll take a closer look at those plans. And ... ? why are the donors financing the Trump transition being kept secret ... and what could that mean for potential conflicts of interest and corruption down the road?

47 days to go until the 47th President of the United States, Donald Trump, reoccupies the White House ... thank you for counting down the days with us.

On today's Countdown 2024: if Donald Trump's threats are to be taken seriously, no country is safe from having the Trump administration slap a tariff on its imports ... but how will that impact prices on every day goods ... and are trade wars indeed "good and easy to win" like the president-elect says? And we'll look at a pivotal transgender medical care case argued in front of the Supreme Court today, and discuss its implications for the bigger fight over transgender rights.

48 days left in the transition from Joe Biden to Donald Trump in the White House, when there is never a dull moment ... thank you for joining us in counting down the days to inauguration.

On today's Countdown 2024: For California's newest U.S. Senator Adam Schiff, it all has to feel like deja vu ... albeit with a new job in a new chamber. The man who played the starring role of public enemy number one for Donald Trump and all of his supporters from 2016 to 2020 is preparing for the sequel ... we'll look down the road over the next four years with Senator-elect Adam Schiff, coming up.

49 days to go in what has already been a controversial and messy transition from Joe Biden to Donald Trump ... thank you for joining us in the count down to inauguration.

On today's Countdown 2024: We're talking with a pair of former White House attorneys to help digest two different events over the last couple of days--one from the outgoing Biden administration and one from the incoming Trump administration--that illustrates how far traditional political norms and standards have broken down in the United States. Presidential pardons and FBI nominations, coming up on today's show.

55 days to go until inauguration day ushers Donald Trump back into the White House for the second time ... thank you for counting down the days with me and Larry Perel, sitting in today for Margaret Carrero.

On today's Countdown 2024: Politics and family haven't been a good mix for generations ... but something about Donald Trump has turbo-charged those age-old family debates, and not in a good way. Today we'll hear about the various ways people are bracing for, or outright avoiding, talking politics around the holiday dinner table.

56 days left in our post-election transitional period until the second Trump administration gets going ... thank you for counting down with us.

On today's Countdown 2024: Democrats can't afford to spend too much time licking their wounds after losing to Donald Trump, as the president-elect is wasting no time putting together a potentially extremist cabinet and enacting a sweeping agenda. So we'll talk with an influential pair of Democrats ... a former U.S. Labor Secretary and the former co-chair of the Harris-Walz campaign ... about what went wrong, and where they go from here.

59 days left in the transition from Democrats to Republicans in charge .... from Biden to Trump. Thank you for counting down with us.

On today's Countdown 2024: Nathan Hochman dispatched with George Gascon rather easily three weeks ago, on his way to winning the Los Angeles County District Attorney's race ... as voters here showed their strong preference for a more strictly law-and-order approach for the county's chief prosecutor. But now comes the hard part for the District Attorney-elect: delivering on his promises to bring down crime and make people feel safer as he oversees the biggest DA's office in the country. Nathan Hochman joins us on Countdown 2024.

60 days to go until Donald Trump is sworn back into office ... and if the next 60 days are anything like these last three weeks since election day ... you're going to want to stick with us on Countdown!

On today's Countdown 2024: Matt Gaetz is OUT as the nominee to become the country's next attorney general ... much more coming up on this big development. And ... normally reliable Democratic voters in big cities across the country voted for Trump in record numbers on November 5th, spooking Democrats and touching off some serious soul searching about how blue cities and states are being governed. We'll hear from one big city mayor about the lessons Democrats should learn from their wipeout election.

61 days to go until inauguration day and Donald Trump is sworn in as the nation's 47th president ... thank you for counting down the transition with us.

On today's Countdown 2024: President-elect Trump couldn't be more clear in his priorities when it comes to the nation's environment and energy policy. Trump believes climate change is a hoax, and he wants to "drill baby drill," even though the U.S. is already the chief global producer of oil and natural gas. So we'll DRILL down on both these issues today ... hearing from the Sierra Club and an oil and gas trader who's been helping the Trump transition team.

62 days to go in the country's transition to a second Trump presidency ... thank you for counting down with us.

On today's Countdown 2024: The incoming Republican controlled Congress will face several early tests from the Trump administration, all centered around one core, constitutional question: How much of their power are they willing to cede to President Donald Trump, who seems very eager to seize it? We'll put that question to the Republican Congressman elected to take over Kevin McCarthy's old House seat in Bakersfield. And ... how will journalists navigate their second tour covering the Trump administration, especially after they've been labeled the "enemy of the people?"