Ryan Knutson and Molly Ball round up the week’s news including nomination hearings, inspectors general firings and the airplane crash in D.C. Plus, they speak to WSJ’s Washington coverage chief Damian Paletta about the administration's freeze on potentially trillions of dollars in government financial assistance.

Further Listening:

- Trump 2.0: A Fast Start to a Second Term 

- Trump’s Immigration Overhaul 

Further Reading:

- White House Budget Freeze Tried to Flip Script on Busted Budget Process 

- Trump Blames DEI, Democrats for Deadly Plane Crash 

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