The Saturday Show with Jonathan Capehart

On this week's episode of 'The Sunday Show with Jonathan Capehart': Presidential picks and pardons. As President-elect Donald Trump defends his embattled choice for Defense secretary, there are growing fears that his other cabinet choices will seek revenge on his political opponents. I'll ask Rep. James Clyburn why President Biden should preemptively protect Trump's critics with blanket pardons, even though they've committed no crimes. Two presidents, one global stage. After President Biden's trip to Africa, Donald Trump takes the spotlight at the reopening of Notre Dame in Paris and meets with French and Ukrainian leaders. I'll talk to Max Boot of the Washington Post about what happened to having one President at a time. And, the new clues in the search for a gunman who killed the CEO of United Healthcare. Why the search is now expanding beyond New York. I'll also dive into breaking news out of Syria, where rebel forces claim to have seized the key city of Homs and are  posing a real threat to President Bashar Al-Assad's grip on power. All that and more on "The Sunday Show with Jonathan Capehart." 

On this week's episode of 'The Saturday Show with Jonathan Capehart': Crisis Averted. President Biden has signed the spending bill that will keep the lights on, for now, after Donald Trump and billionaire First Buddy Elon Musk, nearly trigger a government shutdown. Rep. Gerry Connolly, the incoming ranking member of the House Oversight Committee, joins me to talk about whether we just endured a dress rehearsal for Republican dysfunction in the next Congress. Speaking of Chaos. After the spending bill fiasco, Speaker Mike Johnson is on thin ice with his grip on the gavel in jeopardy again. But who'd want that no good terrible job? I'll discuss Johnson's fate and other calamities awaiting his thin Republican House majority with Dana Milbank, Jasmine Wright, and Kevin Baron. And a message of hope. The Right Rev. Michael Curry will lift our spirits this last holiday weekend before Christmas.  All that and more on "The Saturday Show with Jonathan Capehart." 

On this week's episode of 'The Saturday Show' with guest host Sam Stein in for Jonathan Capehart: New Year, new Congress but with the same bruising politics and gridlock, and that's just within the Republican party. The battles ahead, and whether Mike Johnson can hang on as House Speaker. We'll get some perspective from outgoing Congresswoman Susan Wild of Pennsylvania. And, the MAGA backlash against the DOGE Bros on immigration exposes a huge rift in Trump world, with right-wing critics claiming censorship by Elon Musk on X, and Vivek Ramaswamy accusing Americans of embracing "laziness" and "mediocrity." It's getting ugly. Plus: How seriously should we take Donald Trump's tough talk about taking over Greenland, controlling the Panama Canal, and making Canada a 51st state? All that and more on "The Saturday Show" with guest host Sam Stein.