M23 rebels who captured eastern Congo's largest city said they want to take their fight to the far-off capital, Kinshasa. Congo’s president has called for a massive military mobilization to resist the rebellion, and his defense minister rejected calls for talks. Rwanda rejects allegations from Congo, the United Nations, and Western powers that thousands of its troops are fighting alongside the Tutsi-led M23. We get insights on the situation in a conversation with Michelle Gavin, Senior Fellow for Africa Policy Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations provides insights into the crisis.

The investigation into a midair collision between a jetliner and U.S. Army helicopter just outside of the U.S. Capital has begun. There were no survivors. The American Airlines jet had 64 passengers and crew onboard. The Blackhawk helicopter had a crew of three. The two aircraft collided as the passenger jet was on its final approach to Reagan National Airport and crashed into the Potomac River. We spoke with William Angelley, an aviation crash attorney and former Navy pilot about the investigation.

Since taking office, President Donald Trump has quickly taken steps to enact policies in line with his vow of an “America First” agenda, including looking at how the U.S. spends its money. One of his first major actions -- a 90-day pause in U.S. foreign aid while the administration reviews whether the funding aligns with his foreign policy priorities. Aid groups and human rights watchdogs warn the freeze will put countless lives around the world at risk. We spoke with Dwight H. Perkins, Research Professor of Political Economy at Harvard University.

Scientists have set the so-called Doomsday Clock closer to midnight, highlighting what they perceive to be heightened dangers and increased probability of global disaster. The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists announced Tuesday they have moved the minute hand on their clock to 89 seconds to midnight. Scientists citing Russian nuclear threats, other world conflicts, artificial intelligence and climate change as factors underlying the risks of global catastrophe. The Bulletin, a Chicago-based nonprofit, created the clock in 1947 during the Cold War tensions that followed World War Two. We spoke with Dr. Herbert Lin, a member of the Science and Security Board of the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists and senior researcher at Stanford University.

Commemorations are being held to mark 80 years since the liberation of the Auschwitz death camp by Soviet troops. A few of the remaining survivors warned of the rising antisemitism and hatred they are witnessing in the modern world during a ceremony that was held on Monday at the site of the camp, which Nazi Germany set up in occupied Poland during World War Two to murder European Jews on a massive scale. We spoke with Ambassador Deborah Lipstadt who served as Special Evoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism and currently is a professor of history and religious studies at Emory University. Also, a conversation with Leah Wolfson Director of Academic Programs with the United States Holocaust Museum

President Donald Trump’s sweeping orders to end the government’s diversity, equity and inclusion efforts mark a sea change for the country. They unwind decades-long priorities for the nation’s largest employer — the federal government — and broader efforts to push the private sector to ensure its workforce is also diverse and inclusive. With his wide-reaching moves, Trump has shown his willingness to use all the levers of the government, to bring about a profound cultural shift across the U.S. from promoting diversity to an exclusive focus on merit. Joining us to help unwind the vast executive order is employment attorney Angela Reddock-Wright, founding and Managing Partner of the Reddock Law Group.

U.S. President Donald Trump spoke remotely Thursday to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, delivering his first major speech to global business and political leaders. Trump used an address Thursday to promise countries lower taxes if they bring manufacturing to the U.S. and threatened to impose tariffs if they don’t. Speaking by video from the White House to the annual summit, Trump ran through his flurry of executive actions since his swearing. We speak with David Kass, clinical professor of finance at the University of Maryland Robert H. Smith School of Business.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio began his tenure as the top U.S. diplomat on Tuesday by pledging to keep his department at the heart of U.S. foreign policymaking and execute what he said was President Donald Trump's aim of promoting peace through strength. Rubio noted the department’s new direction will require replacing some priorities, deemphasizing some issues, and eliminating some practices. For details on the new objectives, we spoke with Daniel S. Hamilton is a nonresident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution’s Center on the United States and Europe, president of the Transatlantic Leadership Network, and senior fellow at the Foreign Policy Institute of Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies.

U.S. President Donald Trump hit the ground running on Monday issuing a record number of executive orders to begin remaking the U.S. government. As expected, he withdrew from the Paris climate agreement and pulled out of the World Health Organization. We talk big picture on what he hopes to achieve with Republican strategist Matt Klink from Klink Campaigns.