This Week — Season 2025

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas; Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas; Dr. Ashish Jha, dean of the Brown University School of Public Health.

Deanne Criswell, administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency; Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif.; Rep. Tom Emmer, R-Minn.; Rep. Mike Waltz, R-Fla., President-elect Donald Trump's pick to be national security adviser.

Deputy national security adviser Jon Finer; Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif.; Steve Bannon, former strategist for President-elect Donald Trump; Jonathan Dekel-Chen and Gillian Kaye, parents of Israeli American held hostage by Hamas.

President Donald Trump's "border czar," Tom Homan; Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich.'If you're in the country illegally, you're on the table': Tom Homan; Musk needs to keep Trump's support 'to blow up regulations': Isaacson; U.S. deploys military aircraft to border for deportations.Roundtable: John Harris, he is Politico's Global Editor-in-Chief; David Sanger is the White House and National Security Correspondent for the New York Times; and Rachael Bade is an ABC News Contributing Political Correspondent and Politico's Capitol Bureau Chief.

Kirsten Hillman, Canadian ambassador to the U.S.

Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn.; Rep. Mike Turner, R-Ohio.The roundtable NPR White House correspondent Asma Khalid, former Trump Justice Department spokesperson and "Dispatch" senior editor, Sarah Isgur, "New Yorker" staff writer Susan Glasser, and ABC News senior national correspondent, Terry Moran.

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y.; Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla.Roundtable former DNC Chair Donna Brazile, Former RNC Chair and Trump Chief of Staff Reince Priebus, Former Trump Justice Department Spokesperson and Dispatch Senior Editor Sarah Isgur, and Democratic Strategist and 2020 Bernie Sanders Campaign Manager, Faiz Shakir.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem; Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I.The Roundtable is all here. Former DNC Chair, Donna Brazile, Former RNC Chair and Trump White House Chief of Staff, Reince Priebus, ABC News Contributing Political Correspondent & Politico Capitol Bureau Chief, Rachael Bade. And we welcome Wall Street Journal National Security Correspondent, Nancy Youssef.

Ukrainian Ambassador to the U.S. Oksana Markarova; British Ambassador to the U.S. Lord Peter Mandelson; David Miliband, president and CEO of the International Rescue Committee.

Kevin Hassett, director of the White House National Economic Council; Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif.; Shawn Fain, president of the United Auto Workers.Roundtable. Former DNC Chair Donna Brazile, Former RNC Chair Reince Priebus, and Former Trump Justice Department Spokesperson and Dispatch Senior Editor Sarah Isgur, Democratic Strategist and Bernie Sanders 2020 Campaign Manager Faiz Shakir.

National security adviser Mike Waltz; Diane Swonk, KPMG LLP chief economist and managing director; Dr. Ashish Jha, dean of the Brown University School of Public Health.

White House border czar Tom Homan; Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt.Roundtable: Former DNC Chair, Donna Brazile; Former Trump Justice Department Spokesperson and Dispatch Senior Editor, Sarah Isgur; ABC News Contributing Political Correspondent and Politico Capitol Bureau Chief, Rachael Bade; and NPR White House Correspondent, Asma Khalid.

Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va.; Rep. Mike Turner, R-Ohio.Roundtable: Former DNC Chair, Donna Brazile; Former RNC Chair and Former Trump White House Chief of Staff, Reince Priebus; and David Sanger, White House and National Security Correspondent for The New York Times. Good morning, everybody.

Kevin Hassett, director of the White House National Economic Council; Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J.; former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers.

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick; Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass.Roundtable: Former DNC Chair Donna Brazile, Former RNC Chair Reince Priebus, Dispatch Senior Editor Sarah Isgur, and ABC News Contributing Political Correspondent and Politico Capitol Hill Bureau Chief Rachael Bade getting the prize for the longest title on here.

Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md.; Rep, Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y.; Tom Homan, President Donald Trump's border czar.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent; Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy; former national security adviser Jake Sullivan.

ABC reporters and contributors discuss President Donald Trump's first 100 days back in office and other events.Roundtable: Former DNC chair, Donna Brazile, former New Jersey governor, Chris Christie, and former RNC chair, Trump White House chief of staff, Reince Priebus.

Rev. Peter M. Donohue, president of Villanova University; Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov.Archbishop of Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich said the selection of Pope Leo XIV fits into the current political landscape, especially when considering the Trump administration. Ukraine's ambassador to the United States chalked up Vladimir Putin's dismissal of the latest call for a 30-day ceasefire in the war in Ukraine beginning Monday to more of the same from the Russian president, stressing the unity among the U.S. and European leaders for a "full and unconditional cease-fire." 

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky.; Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif.Roundtable: Former DNC chair, Donna Brazile, former RNC chair, Reince Priebus, editor at the SCOTUSBlog, Sarah Isgur, and former Bernie Sanders campaign manager, Faz Shakir.

National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett; World Food Program Executive Director Cindy McCain.Roundtable: Reince Priebus, former Trump White House chief of staff, Donna Brazile, former chair of the DNC, and Astead Herndon, national political reporter for "The New York Times."

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy; House Speaker Mike Johnson.Roundtable: former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, former DNC chair Donna Brazile, and former RNC chair and Trump White House chief of staff, Reince Priebus.

Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Yechiel Leiter; Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif.; retired Gen. Joseph Votel, former commander of U.S. Central Command.Round table: Correspondent Rachel Scott, former DNC chair Donna Brazile, editor of SCOTUS Blog and former Trump Justice Department spokesperson Sarah Isgur, and "Wall Street Journal" national security correspondent Nancy Youssef.

Vice President JD Vance said Sunday that despite the U.S. strikes on Iran's nuclear sites last night, the U.S. is not at war with Iran. Tom Cotton the chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee said Sunday that the United States must "be prepared for Iran to retaliate" following Saturday night's strikes targeting three Iranian nuclear facilities. Rep. Jim Himes, the ranking Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, said it was too early to know the success of a series of U.S. attacks against Iran -- calling the strikes a "massive gamble" on the part of President Donald Trump and citing past U.S. military action in the region.To help us understand the fallout in the U.S. and in the Middle East from President Trump's action against Iran, I'm joined now by ABC News contributor and former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and Iran expert Karim Sadjadpour of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.; Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y.

White House Economic Adviser Stephen Miran, Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers, and Dr. Richard Besser.Roundtable: former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, former DNC chair Donna Brazile, Plus Wall Street Journal Reporter Josh Dawsey. 

National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett defended President Donald Trump's newly unveiled 50% tariff against Brazil, the United States' second-largest trading partner, saying the move is part of the administration's broader global tariff strategy. Roundtable: Former DNC chair, Donna Brazile, former RNC chair and Trump White House chief of staff, Reince Priebus, Center for American Progress president and CEO, Neera Tanden, and "National Review" editor, Ramesh Ponnuru.

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ABC News' Senior Political Correspondent Rachel Scott reports on President Trump's visit to Scotland to meet with UK PM Keir Starmer and recap Trump, visit to the Fed building. ABC News' Chief Foreign Correspondent Ian Pannell reports on Gaza's latest situation, widespread famine. ABC News' senior investigative correspondent Aaron Katersky reports on Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, recent meetings with Ghislaine Maxwell. On "This Week," former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and Sarah Isgur discuss the latest in the legal and political fallout from the Jeffrey Epstein files. On "This Week: ABC News' Jonathan Karl interviews host of ESPN's "First Take' Stephen A. Smith on the latest political news.  ABC News' Jonathan Karl interviews Rep. Ro Khanna. D-Calif., and Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., about their joint legislation to force a House vote on releasing the Epstein files. The Powerhouse Roundtable breaks down the latest news on "This Week." 

On "This Week," ABC News' chief Washington correspondent Jonathan Karl reports on Trump's latest tariffs, weak jobs report and the firing of BLS commissioner. On "This Week: ABC News' chief foreign correspondent Ian Pannell reports on the ongoing aid crisis in the Gaza Strip. Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers called President Donald Trump's accusation without providing evidence that the top Bureau of Labor Statistics official manipulated jobs report numbers "a preposterous charge" on Sunday. Doctors Without Borders USA CEO Avril Benoît emphasized the need for improved humanitarian aid distribution systems in Gaza amid aid organizations' warnings of hunger and mass starvation. Eric Holder, chair of the National Democratic Redistricting Committee, called Texas' attempt to redraw its congressional maps for the second time in less than a decade "an authoritarian move" by the White House. On "This Week." ABC News' senior political correspondent Rachel Scott reports on how homeowners in minority communities face steeper property taxes. 

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said Friday's summit between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska will be an important test in ending the war in Ukraine. Former DNC Chair Donna Brazile, and former RNC chair and former White House chief of staff to Donald Trump, Reince Priebus.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Sunday that both Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy must make concessions to achieve a peace deal. Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., on Sunday underlined his stance that President Donald Trump deploying the National Guard to Washington, D.C., over concerns of high crime and the level of homelessness amounts to an "abuse of power." Jake Sullivan, who served as national security adviser in the Biden administration. NPR's "All Things Considered" co-host Mary Louise Kelly, just back from Alaska, and Robert Dannenberg, who served as Central Eurasia division chief for the CIA, including time based in Moscow, and is the author of the new book, "A Spy Walked Into a Bar". 

Former CIA Director and retired Army Gen. David Petraeus said Sunday that he's dubious that Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will meet to discuss ending the war in Ukraine. 

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore defended his rhetoric against President Donald Trump over crime in his home city of Baltimore amid an escalating feud between the two leaders. Former Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) immunizations chief Dr. Demetre Daskalakis said Sunday that he's concerned with the direction the agency is going and worried about public health going forward. GOP Majority Whip Rep. Tom Emmer said Sunday that Minnesota laws should have prevented the suspect from purchasing a gun that allowed them to kill two children and wound more than a dozen other people in a shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church in Emmer's home state. Roundtable: Former RNC chair and former Trump White House chief of staff, Reince Priebus, former DNC chair Donna Brazile, and "The Wall Street Journal's" Molly Ball.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that President Donald Trump's summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska gave the Russian leader what he wanted. Republican Rep. Thomas Massie said Sunday that those who might be in the Jeffrey Epstein files need to be held accountable regardless of their social status. ABC News' George Stephanopoulos interviews Rep. Ro Khanna. D-Calif., and Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., about their joint legislation to force a House vote on releasing the Epstein files. New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, former DNC Chair Donna Brazile, former RNC Chair, and Trump White House chief of staff, Reince Priebus, and "USA Today" Washington Bureau chief Susan Page. ABC News' George Stephanopoulos interviews Robert Malley about his new jointly authored book about the Israel-Hamas conflict on "This Week." 

Gov. Spencer Cox, R-Utah, said Sunday that the suspect in the shooting that killed conservative activist Charlie Kirk is not cooperating with authorities. Texas Republican Congressman Michael McCaul announced Sunday that he will not seek re-election in 2026. McCaul, a former chairman of the Homeland Security and Foreign Affairs committees, joins two other House Republicans who announced their retirement from public office this year: McCaul's fellow Texan Rep. Morgan Luttrell and Rep. Don Bacon of Nebraska. Roundtable: Form RNC chair and Trump White House chief of staff, Reince Priebus, former DNC chair, Donna Brazile, and executive editor of "Politico," Alex Burns.

On "This Week: ABC News' chief Washington correspondent Jonathan Karl reports on Trump administration pressure on free speech. On "This Week: ABC News correspondent Matt Rivers reports from Glendale, Ariz., at Charlie Kirk's funeral. Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., said Sunday that the United States is in "one of the most dangerous moments America has ever faced" as he accused President Donald Trump of using the federal government to target his political opponents. ABC News' Jonathan Karl interviews Stephen A. Smith, host of SiriusXM's Straight Shooter with Stephen A. and former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on "This Week." ABC News' Jonathan Karl interviews Robert Wood Johnson Foundation President and CEO and former acting CDC Director Dr. Richard Besser on "This Week." 

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said Sunday he is "hopeful" a government shutdown can be avoided as Congress lurches toward its Tuesday deadline to reach a spending agreement. Legal panel ABC News chief legal analyst Dan Abrams, former New Jersey governor and former federal prosecutor Chris Christie, and former Trump White House chief of staff Reince Priebus. Roundtable: Former DNC chair Donna Brazile, "NPR Morning Edition" host Steve Inskeep, "New York Times" national politics reporter Astead Herndon, and SCOTUSBlog editor Sarah Isgur.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio expressed optimism Sunday that a deal between Hamas and Israel to end the war in Gaza could finally be reached, saying it is "the closest we've come to getting all of the hostages released." Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., said talks remain stalled on the fifth day of the government shutdown, with Democrats seeking to undo Medicaid cuts and restore Obamacare subsidies and Republicans demanding a clean funding bill to fund the government into November. Roundtable former DNC chair Donna Brazile, former RNC chair and former Trump White House chief of staff Reince Priebus, and Puck chief Washington correspondent, Leigh Ann Caldwell.

Vice President JD Vance confirmed to ABC "This Week" co-anchor George Stephanopoulos that Hamas has said they are holding 20 living hostages, and that those hostages are expected to be released in the next 24 hours as President Donald Trump was headed to the region later Sunday to mark the occasion. ABC News' George Stephanopoulos interviews Gov. JB Pritzker, D-III., on 'This Week." ABC News' chief Justice correspondent Pierre Thomas reports on Trump's power amid recent indictments and ICE raids on "This Week. ABC News' national correspondent Mireya Villarreal reports on migrant labor and immigration amid National Guard deployment and ICE raids on -This Week. Roundtable: Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, former DNC chair Donna Brazile, and Sarah Isgur, director of pubic affairs at the Justice Department during President Trump's first term, now the editor of "SCOTUSblog."

Democrats are â playing politicsâ : Johnson on the government shutdown; â I expect to have a conversation with himâ this week: Jeffries on Mamdani endorsement. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson defended labeling this weekend's "No Kings" rallies opposing President Donald Trump as "hate America" rallies, arguing that he was not referring to Democrats themselves but the message of the protesters. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries has not endorsed New York Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani, the frontrunner in the New York City mayoral race with the election less than three weeks away, but says he plans to "have more to say about the mayor's race" in the next week. Roundtable: Former DNC chair, Donna Brazile, "Puck" chief Washington correspondent, Leigh Ann Caldwell, "SCOTUSblog" editor, Sarah Isgur, and former Trump White House chief of staff Reince Priebus. 

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that he reached a "substantial framework" for trade talks between the U.S. and China ahead of a meeting between President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday -- potentially averting hefty tariffs on imported Chinese goods. Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly said Sunday that the legality of the Trump administration sending an aircraft carrier battle group to waters around Central and South America is "questionable." The move comes as the U.S. military carried out its 10th strike on an alleged Venezuelan drug boat, all of them in international waters. Roundtable: Former DNC chair Donna Brazile, columnist for "The Free Press," Charles Lane, "SCOTUSblog" editor Sarah Isgur, and former Trump White House chief of staff, Reince Priebus. 

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned Sunday that flights across the country could be delayed or even canceled due to the ongoing government shutdown as staffing shortages at air traffic control facilities spread nationwide. As the negative impacts of the 33-day government shutdown compound, Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine said Sunday he doesn't see the present funding impasse in terms of politics, insisting what Democrats are "focused on is the American people." Roundtable: Former DNC chair Donna Brazile, former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, and author and journalist, Molly Ball.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday that there is no formal proposal from the White House to defund the Affordable Care Act and instead send money directly to Americans, despite a social media post from President Donald Trump on Saturday promoting such a plan. Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., on Sunday dismissed President Donald Trump's call this weekend for senators to redirect Affordable Care Act funds away from insurance companies and instead be sent "directly to the people," telling ABC "This Week" anchor George Stephanopoulos that the proposal would undermine the ACA's protections for preexisting conditions. Roundtable: Former New Jersey Governor, Chris Christie; former DNC Chair, Donna Brazile, and Sarah Isgur, Director of Public Affairs of the Justice Department during President Trump's first term, now the Editor of SCOTUSBlog. 

Republican Rep. Thomas Massie said Sunday there could be "a deluge of Republicans" who vote in favor of forcing the Department of Justice to release all the Jeffrey Epstein files. Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., said it was "a mistake" for the eight Senate Democrats who broke ranks to make a deal with Republicans to end the government shutdown without an extension on Obamacare subsidies. Roundtable: Former DNC chair Donna Brazile, former Bernie Sanders campaign manager, Faiz Shakir, SCOTUSblog editor Sarah Isgur and former White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus. That's Trump's chief of staff.

Roundtable: ABC News chief White House correspondent Mary Bruce, "New Yorker" staff writer Susan Glasser, Center for American Progress President and CEO Neera Tanden, and former Trump White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus.

Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem said that authorities believe the suspected shooter who they say opened fire on National Guardsmen in Washington, D.C., last week might have been radicalized after he arrived in the United States. Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., said Sunday he believes "it's very possible there was a war crime committed" in the administration's first strike against an alleged drug trafficking boat in the Caribbean Sea in September. Roundtable: Former DNC chair Donna Brazile, former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, Democratic strategist Faiz Shakir, and communication analyst and pollster Frank Luntz.

The top Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee said Sunday that surveillance video of U.S. military strikes targeting an alleged drug trafficking vessel in the Caribbean Sea on Sept. 2 would contradict how Secretary of Défense Pete Hegseth and other Republicans have described it. Roundtable: former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, former DNC chair Donna Brazile, and former Trump White House chief of staff Reince Priebus. 

"What is President Trump's theory of the case? Is it regime change? We've got -- an amassed force almost unprecedented in the region, and I think the president needs to come to Congress and the American people if his goal is to further increase pressure on Maduro and potentially launch forces," Virginia Sen. Mark Warner told ABC News' "This Week" co-anchor Martha Raddatz. "The president has not been, been clear, and he's not certainly been communicating with, with Congress, and I think he has been certainly escalating, both the rhetoric and certainly the presence in the area," Turner said. Ohio Rep. Mike Turner, a Republican on the House Armed Services Committee, also took issue with the lack of information the administration provided. Roundtable: Former DNC chair Donna Brazile, "New Yorker" staff writer Susan Glasser, "Puck" chief Washington correspondent Leigh Ann Caldwell, and RNC senior adviser Danielle Alvarez, now an ABC News contributor making her "This Week" debut. 

Epstein files release 'has fallen short of what the law clearly requires': Jeffries; Charlamagne tha God reflects on Trump's first year back in office. Roundtable's: Former DNC chair Donna Brazile, former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, "SCOTUSblog" editor Sarah Isgur, and Bernie Sanders 2020 campaign manager Faiz Shakir, now an ABC News contributor.

Nancy Pelosi predicts Dems win House gavel back in ‘26, reflects on career and Jan. 6 attack. Ohio Rep. Mike Turner says he thinks peace agreement in Ukraine is ‘getting closer.' Roundtable: SCOTUSblog editor Sarah Isgur, Center for American Progress President and CEO Neera Tanden, ABC News Washington bureau chief Rick Klein, and CNN senior political commentator Scott Jennings, the author of the new book "A Revolution of Common Sense."