Is Elon Musk vying for the Speaker's gavel? He's making the calls and spending the money like he may want to spend his time on Capitol Hill. NBC's Congressional Correspondent Julie Tsirkin and The New York Times technology reporter and co-author of the book, Character Limit, Kate Conger, talk about Musk's string pulling in DC. Plus, the former chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, Congresswoman Joyce Beatty, on Democrats' reaction to the week that was. 

Congress narrowly avoids a government shutdown, and now the fingers are being pointed. Illinois Congressman Sean Casten talks about what this past week means for Speaker Mike Johnson's already tenuous future. Plus, former Governor Martin O'Malley talks about his bid for DNC chair.

DNC Chair candidate Ben Wikler discusses his vision to lead the party into the future after its stinging Election Day defeat. Plus, Lisa Rubin on the potential chilling effect from ABC News’ settlement with Donald Trump.

Trump's embattled Secretary of Defense pick, Pete Hegseth, stood right by Trump's side at the Army-Navy football game on Saturday. Co-founders of the worker empowerment group, Lift our Voices, Gretchen Carlson and Julie Roginsky, talk about Hegseth and his former employer, Fox News. Plus, the president of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, Noah Bookbinder, talks about the extreme wealth set to be in the incoming Trump administration.

Donald Trump says Jan. 6 pardons will begin “in the first hour” of his presidency as President Biden is on track to appoint more federal judges of color than any other president. Plus, Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA) on what Biden can do before leaving office to stymie Trump’s extreme immigration agenda. 

If you want to be in the Trump administration, you don't have to provide a thorough resume with a long list of experience, all you need to do is prove your loyalty to the incoming president, at least that's the way it seems based on the list of people Trump has chosen so far. Political analysts Julián Castro and Kimberly Atkins Stohr talk about how MAGA loyalists are vowing to primary Republican lawmakers who don't support Trump's picks. Plus, former CIA Director John Brennan on how top U.S. aides swiftly headed to the Middle East to show support as Syria works to form a new government.

Syrians celebrate the ousting of the Assad regime, saying “now we can sleep and think of tomorrow.” Plus, former CIA Director John Brennan on what’s next for the embattled nation. 

Syrian rebels take over Damascus as President Bashar al-Assad flees the country. This as Donald Trump posts to Truth Social telling the U.S. not to get involved in the unrest in Syria. Congressman Eric Swalwell gives his reaction as well as when Congress will be getting an in-depth briefing on the upheaval. 

Rep. Robert Garcia joins to discuss how the Democrats plan to bring the fight to the razor-thin Republican majority in the new Congress. Plus, Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy make their big pitch to Congress to slash thousands of major government programs. 

Elon Musk has plans to get rid of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, its director, Rohit Chopra, talks about what this would mean for Americans. Plus, NBC's Jacob Soboroff joins to talk about his film "Separated" based on his best-selling book, "Separated: Inside an American Tragedy."