President Donald Trump attends the 2026 World Cup Draw at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC with the leaders of co-hosts Mexico & Canada. The three talking about what it means to co-host the world's largest sports tournament; President Trump receives the inaugural peace prize from world soccer's governing body, FIFA; Trump Administration releases a National Security Strategy that calls for a “readjustment” of the US military presence in the Western Hemisphere to fight migration, drug trafficking and foreign power influence in the region. We will talk about it with Breaking Defense senior reporter Ashley Roque (13); former President Joe Biden receives an award from a prominent LGBTQ+ advocacy group; Centers for Disease Control vaccine advisory committee recommends eliminating the recommendation that all newborns receive the Hepatitis B vaccine; Indiana's House of Representatives passes a new Congressional district map designed to gain Republicans two more U.S. House seats, part of nationwide gerrymandering push now by both parties. Rep. Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ) says she was pepper sprayed when she sought more information at ICE raid in Tucson; First Lady Melania Trump reads a Christmas book to patients at National Children's hospital in Washington, carrying on a long-standing First Ladies holiday tradition. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
