President-elect Donald Trump has officially returned to Washington, where he is scheduled to be inaugurated for a second term at the White House on Monday as the three-party Republican Party takes shape. Congress is set to begin what is likely to be a busy spring session to pass the commander-in-chief's agenda.
In the Middle East, Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas reached a cease-fire deal on Wednesday, with the agreement scheduled to begin Sunday bringing peace to a region scarred by 15 months of war. The big question now is whether the three-phase ceasefire will hold, which President Trump must oversee as the new president.
Hostages and Palestinian prisoners in Gaza are scheduled to be released on Sunday after Israel approved the proposal after several hours of deliberation.
Israeli Ambassador to the United States Michael Herzog is scheduled to appear on “Fox News Sunday” where he will discuss the stability of the ceasefire agreement, the implementation of the first phase of the agreement, and possibly what the relationship between Israel and the United States will look like. is. Trump in the White House.
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) is scheduled to appear on NewsNation's “The Hill Sunday” and is likely to discuss the upcoming presidential inauguration and a series of executive orders the administration plans to create. expensive. The senator, who represents a border state, could also talk about the Senate's vote to advance the Laken Riley Act, a law named after a Georgia nursing student who was killed by an illegal immigrant with a criminal record. is high.
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) will appear on NBC's “Meet the Press” on Sunday. During their attendance, Republican lawmakers may discuss the president-elect's inauguration and preview some of the conference's plans for a broad reconciliation bill expected this year.
All of these topics are likely to be discussed on this Sunday's talk show.
NewsNation's “The Hill Sunday”: Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas). Senator Ted Budd (RN.C.). Congressman Adam Smith (Democrat of Washington State)
ABC's “This Week”: John Finer, Vice President for National Security; Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.). Steve Bannon, former strategist for President-elect Trump. Israeli-American parents Jonathan Dekel Chen and Jillian Kaye were taken hostage by Hamas.
NBC's “Meet the Press”: Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana). Congressman Hakeem Jeffries (New York). Martin Luther King III.
CNN's “State of the Union”: Incoming National Security Advisor Mike Walz. Congressman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio). Rahm Emanuel, former U.S. Ambassador to Japan. Israeli-American parents Ronen Neutra and Orna Neutra were killed by Hamas, and Israeli-American parents Yael Alexander and Adi Alexander were taken hostage by Hamas.
CBS's “Face the Nation”: Waltz; Sen. Lindsey Graham (RS.C.), Sen. Tim Kaine (Democrat of Virginia). Brett McGuirk, White House Middle East Advisor. Jeanty Soeripto, President and CEO of Save the Children.
Fox News' “Fox News Sunday”: Sen. Dave McCormick (R-Pennsylvania). Congressman Jared Moskowitz (D-Florida). Michael Herzog, Israeli Ambassador to the United States.
