On this episode of Politics Nation, Reverend Al Sharpton and the mayor of Newark, New Jersey discuss an ICE/DEA deportation raid on a local restaurant. California Democrat Rep. Brad Sherman discusses his reaction to President Trump’s recent criticism of FEMA’s response to wildfires in Los Angeles. And the President-Elect of the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives, Jeffrey Glover, talks about how Trump’s executive order freezing the DOJ will affect the Civil Rights investigations into police departments accused of harming citizens.

The first days of President Trump's second term have already prompted lawsuits from at least a dozen Democrat-run states and cities over his Birthright citizenship order. The President and his administration have also scrapped the DEI efforts put in place by prior administrations and are now threatening federal workers in DEI roles. On this episode of Politics Nation, Colorado Rep. Joe Neguse joins to discuss the President's first week. Rev. Al Sharpton also welcomes Everett Kelly, President of The American Federation of Government Workers, to discuss federal employees' stakes.

Tonight, on Politics Nation, as the sun sets on President Biden's presidency, the second era of President-Elect Donald Trump is taking shape. Trump speaks to a rally of his supporters at The Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C., ahead of his inauguration inside the US Capitol Rotunda on Jan. 20, 2025. The President-Elect's swearing-in is set to take place on the federal holiday honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Massachusetts Democrat Rep. Ayanna Pressley join Reverend Al Sharpton to talk about how democrats plan to handle Trump a second time around as the GOP keeps the House, Senate, and Presidency.