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This is a listing for 'This Week' airing Sunday, January 4, 2026.

Iran's top security official said that U.S. interference would lead to "chaos."

In his first press conference as New York City mayor, Zohran Mamdani announced three executive orders focused on housing and tenant protection.

Mamdani delivered his first public address as New York City's mayor on Thursday, after being officially sworn in as the city’s first Muslim mayor and first mayor of South Asian descent.

His inauguration makes history as he is the first Muslim mayor of New York.

Trump had maintained that he received an MRI in October.

Mamdani's inauguration made history as he is the first Muslim mayor of New York. ABC News' Aaron Katersky reports.

Mamdani's inauguration made history as he is the first Muslim mayor of New York.

Sen. Bernie Sanders spoke at Mayor Zohran Mamdani's inauguration ceremony in New York City. 

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said New Yorkers "have chosen prosperity for the many over spoils for the few" in electing Zohran Mamdani.

The Trump administration is pausing child care funding to all states after allegations of fraud in daycare centers in Minnesota emerged, an HHS official said.

The 25% tariff rate now stays in effect until at least Jan. 1, 2027.

Mamdani, the democratic socialist who catapulted to national attention during the race for New York City Mayor, took the oath of office at an historic, decommissioned subway station in Manhattan.

President Trump said construction of his Triumphal Arch begins in two months.

Smith provided closed-door testimony to the House Judiciary Committee.

Hawaii will place new or increased taxes on tourists to fund climate projects.

The deployment of National Guard members raised legal questions.

The review of the documents is expected to take much of January, sources said.

"This isn’t over," said Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert, one bill's co-sponsor.

"This Week" co-anchor Jonathan Karl sits down with House Speaker Emerita Rep. Nancy Pelosi for a conversation about her nearly four-decade career in Washington as she prepares to leave office.

The judge said the documents may contradict the government’s arguments.

President Donald Trump's name was recently added to the center's signage.

A New York–based dance company is the latest to cancel a Kennedy Center show after President Trump renamed the venue. Selina Wang, ABC News Senior White House Correspondent, reports.

Minnesota state officials announced new, unannounced visits to Minneapolis-St. Paul daycares featured in a viral video alleging fraud.

President Donald Trump said on Monday that the United States "hit" a dock in Venezuela where drugs were allegedly being loaded onto boats.

ABC News' Andrew Dymburt spoke with former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine Steven Pifer about U.S., European and Ukrainian efforts at a peace deal that Russia seems to have little interest in agreeing to. 

Aaron David Miller, senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, joins ABC News Live to discuss the meeting between Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu.

Trump said "it doesn't matter" whether it was carried out by the U.S. military.

Senior White House correspondent Selina Wang and former Department of Homeland Security assistant secretary Elizabeth Neumann discuss the next Gaza ceasefire phase and Iran’s impact on U.S.-led talks.

President Donald Trump said Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu “has done a phenomenal job” and the two men have much to discuss, including the Gaza ceasefire.

Former Israeli ambassador to the U.S. Michael Oren weighs in on the Gaza ceasefire, Iran’s “full-scale war” rhetoric, and what Prime Minister Netanyahu might be seeking from President Trump.

ABC News legal contributor Brian Buckmire discusses what's at stake in the hearing involving Tyler Robinson.

President Donald Trump said teams are "getting a lot closer, maybe very close" to achieving a Ukraine-Russia peace deal, following his conversation with Putin and meeting with Zelenskyy.

Brian Cole allegedly admitted his actions after his Dec. 4 arrest.

Trump met with Zelenskyy at Mar-a-Lago on Sunday.

Trump and Zelenskyy are scheduled to meet Sunday at Mar-a-Lago.

This is a rush transcript of "This Week" airing Sunday, December 28.

The speaker emerita sat down with ABC's Jonathan Karl for "This Week."

Leavitt is expecting her second child, a baby girl, in May 2026.

Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will meet in Florida on Sunday, a Ukrainian official confirmed to ABC News.

This is a listing for 'This Week' airing Sunday, December 28, 2025

President Donald Trump said in a post on his social media platform Thursday that he launched a "powerful and deadly strike" on ISIS terrorists in Nigeria.

In a post on X, Defense Secretary Hegseth said there will be "more to come."

The Trump administration has warned that the Education Department may start garnishing wages for student loans starting in January. ABC’s Christiane Cordero reports.

Releasing them "may take a few more weeks," the department wrote on X.

Millions of student loan borrowers severely delinquent in their payments will see wage garnishments hit their paychecks in January, Department of Education says.

The court denied President Donald Trump's request to lift a lower court's injunction.