Trump’s baffling Department of Government Efficiency, led by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, gets buy-in from top MAGA loyalists in Congress. Plus, Marc Elias on the election denier who Trump just tapped to lead the Department of Justice after Matt Gaetz pulled out.

Trump unleashes another flurry of dangerous administration picks including one of the co-authors of the extreme Project 2025 plan. Plus, Rep. Sean Casten on the push to release the Matt Gaetz ethics report.

Trump looks poised to transform the Justice Department into his own private law firm by tapping his personal attorneys for top government jobs. Plus, Joyce Vance on the future of the legal cases against Trump after Jack Smith said he will resign before the next administration takes power.

When the 119th Congress is sworn in under two months, nearly half of the House will be ready to fight the incoming Trump administration. Rep.-Elect Lateefah Simon of California talks about winning her seat and joining Democrats in going against the House majority. Plus, brand-new revelations about Trump's Defense Secretary pick Pete Hegseth and the 2017 sexual assault allegation made against him. Eddie Glaude and Chuck Rocha discuss.

Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) on the lessons Democrats needs to learn to move the party forward after its stinging Election Day defeat. Plus, how Democrats hope to win back young men who abandoned them for Donald Trump.

The greater the loyalty the more power in the incoming Trump administration? It may seem like that's the case with some of Trump's most recent cabinet picks. Former Republican Congressman, and 2020 Republican Presidential candidate, Joe Walsh talks all about it. Plus, the president and chair of Media Matters, Angelo Carusone talks about The Onion's purchase of Alex Jones' Infowars.

Senate Democrats weigh a do-or-die plan to confirm as many judicial vacancies as possible during President Biden’s final months in the White House. Plus, Andrew Weissmann and Mary McCord on the renewed calls for Justice Sonia Sotomayor to retire from the Supreme Court before Trump returns to power.

America’s vital federal employees fear Donald Trump’s return to the White House means they will be replaced with loyal stooges. Plus, Paola Ramos on Latino voters’ dramatic swing toward the ex-President.