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Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Gen. CQ Brown speaks with his Chinese counterpart; UN Security Council again postpones vote on resolution to get more aid to Gaza; President Biden speaks with Mexican President about immigration and border security; Donald Trump responds to being thrown off Colorado ballot for engaging in insurrection; interview with Denver Post's Elise Schmelzer on this week's release of five gray wolves in Colorado. (33)

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President Biden reacts to Colorado Supreme Court ruling that Donald Trump is ineligible to hold office because of his role in the Jan 6 attack on Capitol; Senate recesses for holidays without a deal on U.S. border security, which is holding up aid to Ukraine; Justice Dept sues land developer in Texas accused of predatory mortgage lending against Spanish-speaking immigrants; U.N. Security Council still searching for resolution language that U.S. will not veto to pause Israel-Hamas and get aid to Gaza.

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President Joe Biden, Chief Justice John Roberts, Evan Thomas and Jay O'Connor speak at funeral service for the late Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor; Senate leaders say still more time is needed to reach a border security deal; White House on latest steps to confront Houthi rebels in Red Sea; update on Christmas holiday air travel.

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On Capitol Hill, Senate lawmakers from both sides of the aisle say they're encouraged with the direction of talks on a border security but they remain unclear about when they'll reach an agreement. Negotiators have been huddled together for weeks as they attempt to reach a deal that will also unlock additional aid for Ukraine and Israel. We'll hear from Sens. Schumer and McConnell and get the details from Politico legislative reporter Ursula Perano coming up

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was in Tel Aviv today meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other top officials. Among the topics of conversation Gaza's future and the need to stabilize the situations in the West Bank, where violence among settlers has erupted, and in the north, where Hezbollah terrorists have been firing rockets at settlements and military sites. We'll hear more from Secretary Austin and Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant.

The body of the late Sandra Day O'Connor, the nation's first female Supreme Court justice, is lying in repose in the Court's Great Hall today so the public can pay their respects. We'll hear what current Justice Sonia Sotomayor had to say at a private ceremony earlier today that included all nine current justices. Sandra Day O'Connor died on December 1 at the age of 93.

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In this weekend's episode, two segments from this past week's Washington Journal

First – Author and free speech advocate Greg Lukianoff -President & CEO of the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression -- discusses the rise of antisemitism on college campuses.

Then – Washington Post intelligence and national security reporter Shane Harris discusses his partnership with PBS Frontline on the new documentary "The Discord Leaks"

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National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan after meetings in Israel, downplays U.S.-Israel differences about war with Hamas in Gaza; U.S. border security negotiations continue among Senators and Biden Administration officials; President Joe Biden teams with former President Barack Obama on a video to promote Obamacare; former First Lady Melania Trump, a naturalized U.S. citizen, speaks at ceremony at the National Archives in DC on this Bill of Rights Day where 25 immigrants took the oath of U.S. citizenship.

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Interview with The Hill's Brad Dress on House passing the NDAA over some Republican objections to including an extension of the Section 702 warrantless wiretap program (1); Senate cancels part of holiday recess while U.S. border security negotiations continue, with any deal to be packaged with aid to Ukraine; National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan is in Israel; President Biden goes to NIH in Maryland to talk about lowering prescription drug prices.

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Hunter Biden says, "My father was not financially involved in my business" as he defies a subpoena to testify before a House Committee in closed session, interview with MarketWatch's Greg Robb on Federal Reserve keeping interest rates steady (16), border security reform deal may be coming together between Republicans and White House to free up Ukraine aid.

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Ukrainian President Zelensky in DC meets with Senators, House leaders and President Biden to push for $60 billion in aid, but Senate leaders say there is no deal yet on an accompanying U.S. border security package; House Rules Committee debates resolution to authorize impeachment inquiry of President Biden; Speaker Johnson pulls Section 702 reauthorization from this week's schedule; Senate subcommittee hearing with U.S. Coast Guard Academy sexual assault survivor whistleblowers.

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Ukrainian President Zelensky lands in DC to advocate for U.S. aid for Ukraine, as Congressional Republicans insist on adding U.S. border security provisions to the package; White House reaction to UPenn president's resignation over not strongly condemning antisemitism on her campus; President Biden announces grant to support firefighters in Philadelphia; Texas state Senator John Whitmore (D) defeats Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D) for Houston mayor.

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