COP29, the annual climate conference with world leaders, is underway in Azerbaijan, just after the election of President Trump, who promised to start "drilling, drilling, drilling."On Today's Show: Zack Colman, reporter covering climate and energy at Politico, shares the takeaways so far from the first week of COP29, including the roles of the U.S. and China, and Trump's pick of oil executive Chris Wright to be the secretary of energy.

<description>&lt;p&gt;COP29, the annual climate conference with world leaders, is underway in Azerbaijan, just after the election of President Trump, who promised to start "drilling, drilling, drilling."&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;On Today's Show:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Zack Colman&lt;/strong&gt;, reporter covering climate and energy at Politico, shares the takeaways so far from the first week of COP29, including the roles of the U.S. and China, and Trump's pick of oil executive Chris Wright to be the secretary of energy.&lt;/p&gt;
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A report from COP29, the annual climate conference with world leaders, is underway in Azerbaijan, just after the election of President Trump.

UN Climate Summit Grapples With Trump Election

With Republicans about to take control of the White House and both houses of Congress, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries  weighs in on the Democrats' path forward. On Today's Show: House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D NY-8th, Brooklyn) talks about next steps, and how that relates to his new book, <a href="https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/hakeem-jeffries/the-abcs-of-democracy/9781538770368/?lens=grand-central-publishing">The ABCs of Democracy</a> (Grand Central Publishing, 2024), based on a floor speech he gave last year.

<description>&lt;p&gt;With Republicans about to take control of the White House and both houses of Congress, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries  weighs in on the Democrats' path forward.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;On Today's Show:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;House Minority Leader &lt;strong&gt;Hakeem Jeffries &lt;/strong&gt;(D NY-8th, Brooklyn) talks about next steps, and how that relates to his new book, &lt;a href="https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/hakeem-jeffries/the-abcs-of-democracy/9781538770368/?lens=grand-central-publishing"&gt;&lt;i&gt;The ABCs of Democracy&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (Grand Central Publishing, 2024), based on a floor speech he gave last year.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
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With Republicans about to take control of the White House and both houses of Congress, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries  weighs in on the Democrats' path forward.

Hakeem Jeffries on Where the Dems Go from Here

With Trump's transition underway, the key national political news has been how he is staffing up his upcoming administration.On Today's Show: Annie Karni, congressional correspondent for The New York Times, talks about the various people President-elect Donald Trump has chosen for top positions and how Republican leadership is responding to his picks.

<description>&lt;p&gt;With Trump's transition underway, the key national political news has been how he is staffing up his upcoming administration.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;On Today's Show:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Annie Karni&lt;/strong&gt;, congressional correspondent for&lt;i&gt; The New York Times&lt;/i&gt;, talks about the various people President-elect Donald Trump has chosen for top positions and how Republican leadership is responding to his picks.&lt;/p&gt;
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With Trump's transition underway, the key national political news has been how he is staffing up his upcoming administration. 

Trump May Already Be Trying To Break The Constitution In These Two Ways

As Democrats search for the reasons Americans rejected the party in this past election, some have pointed to a culture of racism and misogyny.On Today's Show: Debbie Walsh, director of the Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP), talks about Harris's loss from her perspective as a scholar of women in politics while Nadira Goffe, associate culture writer at Slate, discusses the reason she sees as the elephant in the room -- Americans were not in favor of having a Black woman as president.

<description>&lt;p&gt;As Democrats search for the reasons Americans rejected the party in this past election, some have pointed to a culture of racism and misogyny.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;On Today's Show:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Debbie Walsh&lt;/strong&gt;, director of the Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP), talks about Harris's loss from her perspective as a scholar of women in politics while &lt;strong&gt;Nadira Goffe&lt;/strong&gt;, associate culture writer at Slate, discusses the reason she sees as the elephant in the room -- Americans were not in favor of having a Black woman as president. &lt;/p&gt;
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As Democrats search for the reasons Americans rejected the party in this past election, some have pointed to a culture of racism and misogyny.

Race, Gender, And Why Harris Lost

As the president elect begins to staff his upcoming administration, a opposition member of Congress weighs in on the Democrats' agenda, and the White House's.On Today's Show: U.S. Representative Adriano Espaillat (D, NY-13) talks about how he plans to resist Trump's plans for "mass deportation," and shares other priorities of Democrats in Congress, especially as they are facing the next Trump term, and the potential that Republicans will hold on to the House majority.

<description>&lt;p&gt;As the president elect begins to staff his upcoming administration, a opposition member of Congress weighs in on the Democrats' agenda, and the White House's.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;On Today's Show:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;U.S. Representative &lt;strong&gt;Adriano Espaillat&lt;/strong&gt; (D, NY-13) talks about how he plans to resist Trump's plans for "mass deportation," and shares other priorities of Democrats in Congress, especially as they are facing the next Trump term, and the potential that Republicans will hold on to the House majority.&lt;/p&gt;
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As the president elect begins to staff his upcoming administration, a opposition member of Congress weighs in on the Democrats' agenda, and the White House's.

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