Washington Today

Interview with Axios' Juliegrace Brufke on Matt Gaetz withdrawing as Attorney General nominee and Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth meeting with Senators (3), House passes a bill to allow tax-exempt status of a non-profit supporting terrorism to be revoked, ICC issues arrest warrants for Israeli PM Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Gallant, Russia fires experimental intermediate-range missile at Ukraine, FAA & TSA preview of Thanksgiving holiday weekend air travel.

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House Ethics Committee does not agree to release its report on expected Attorney General nominee Matt Gaetz, Biden Admin. approves giving Ukraine anti-personnel landmines, Senate Appropriations Committee holds a hearing on the President's emergency disaster aid request, House Democrats press President Biden for wide use of clemency power in final weeks in office.

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FEMA Admin. Criswell tells House lawmakers she wants an independent investigation into the case of skipping hurricane victim homes with Donald Trump yard signs; House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) reelected for another term as leader; Rep. Mace (R-SC) wants House rules change on transgender bathroom use; Visa & Mastercard executives testify on bill to cut credit card swipe fees; Russia changes nuclear weapons use doctrine after U.S. allows American long-range weapons to strike into Russia; Senate committee hearing on unidentified anomalous phenomena.

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Congress has returned for their final week of work before their Thanksgiving break. The Senate continued work today on President Biden's judicial nominations. While a handful of bills are on the House agenda including one that requires tracking barcodes on mail-in ballot envelope and another that bans the U.S. government from doing business with anyone with ties to the current Venezuelan government. House Democrats will hold their leadership elections for the next Congress. That is scheduled for tomorrow.

And while Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and his two top deputies are all slated to run for reelection unopposed. Multiple media outlets report that Jasmine Crockett of Texas plans to challenge Debbie Dingell of Michigan as chair of the Democratic Policy and Communications Committee. That's the group that puts out the party's political messaging CBS News' Scott McFarlane will tell us more about where we stand with House and Senate leadership coming up.

President Biden is at the G20 summit in Brazil. In his opening remarks, he talked about global development, and support for Ukraine and Israel. Meanwhile, reaction continues on reports that the Biden administration has given Ukraine the green light to use long-range U.S. missiles for strikes inside Russia with a top Russian official saying the US is adding QUOTE fuel to the fire".

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In this weekend's episode, three segments from this past week's Washington Journal. First, a discussion on the concerns of Veterans with Mission Roll Call CEO Jim Whaley. Then, Real Clear Politics' Phillip Wegmann on the role Project 2025 had in the election and the impact that it made. Finally, Wall Street Journal reporter Jess Bravin on how the Supreme Court could change after the election of Donald Trump for a second term. But first – a discussion on the concerns of Veterans with Mission Roll Call CEO Jim Whaley who appeared on the program on Veterans Day.

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Interview with Reuters' Trevor Hunnicutt on President Biden's trip to APEC Summit in Peru & G20 Summit in Brazil (3), Speaker Johnson says House Ethics Committee should not release report of investigation into expected Attorney General nominee Matt Gaetz, President-elect Trump chooses Gov. Burgum (R-ND) for Interior Secretary, House passes bill to move up deadline to release annual FAFSA.

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President-elect Trump says he will nominate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. for Health & Human Services Secretary, Sen. Durbin demands access to House Ethics Committee report on expected Attorney General nominee Matt Gaetz; Nikki Haley says she turned down opportunity to joint Trump Administration; bipartisan Senate effort to replenish SBA Disaster Loan Fund after hurricanes is blocked; President Biden flies to Peru for the APEC summit, where he plans to meet Chinese leader Xi, before going on to Brazil for the G20 summit.

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President-elect Trump meets President Biden in the White House Oval Office, interview with CQ/Roll Call's Mary Ellen McIntire on Senate Republicans choosing Sen. Thune as next majority leader and Speaker Johnson seeking a second term (17), Secretary Blinken at NATO in Brussels pledges more aid to Ukraine, House subcommittee hearing on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena.

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Speaker Johnson promises to hit the ground running with Pres.-elect Trump's 'America First' agenda in next Congress, interview with The Hill's White House Correspondent Alex Gangitano on Donald Trump's Cabinet picks (19), President Biden meets Israeli President Isaac Herzog in the Oval Office, President Biden's Special Envoy for Climate, John Podesta, speaks at UN climate summit in Azerbaijan about incoming Trump Administration, Supreme Court hears case involving mafia family murder on the definition of 'crime of violence'.

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-Today is Veterans Day…President Biden marked the occasion at Arlington National Cemetery…He called honoring and protecting those who serve a QUOTE sacred obligation…He also reflected on his late son's Beau's deployment to Iraq…And talked about the PACT Act, the bipartisan bill he signed that expanded health care benefits for veterans exposed to toxic burn pits….

-We have 70 days until Inauguration Day…and President-elect Trump has officially named more members of his administration---New York Rep Elise Stefanik to be UN Ambassador…

Former acting Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director Thomas Homan to serve as a “border czar”…And former New York Republican congressman Lee Zeldin to head the EPA…Also according to multiple reports…Stephen Miller will return to the White House, this time as Deputy Chief of Staff policy…Of course, he was the architect of the President-elect's immigration plan in his first term…

-And Florida Republican Rick Scott says he's the right person to lead the Senate's new Republican majority… Over the weekend, Sen. Scott and his two competitors--John Cornyn of Texas and John Thune of South Dakota---all pledged to quickly push through Donald Trump’s appointees after the president-elect demanded on social media that they do so…We'll talk to Politico congressional reporter Anthony Adragna about the state of the race to replace succeed Mitch McConnell…

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