Sunday shows preview: Trump returns to Washington as GOP trifecta takes form

President-elect Trump is officially returning to Washington, set to be inaugurated on Monday for his second term in the White House as the Republican Party trifecta takes form. Congress is set to kickstart a likely busy spring legislative session in order to pass the commander-in-chief’s agenda.

In the Middle East, Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas struck as ceasefire deal on Wednesday, an agreement which is expected to start on Sunday, will bring peace to the region marred with warfare for 15 months. The big question now is if the ceasefire, which has three phases, will hold, something that Trump, as the new president, will have to oversee.

Hostages in Gaza and Palestinian prisoners are set to be released on Sunday following Israel’s approval of the proposal after several hours of deliberations.

Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Michael Herzog is set to appear on “Fox News Sunday” where he will likely discuss the stability of the ceasefire agreement, the implementation of the first phase of the deal and possibly how Israel’s relationship with the U.S. might look like with Trump in the White House.

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) is set to appear on NewsNation’s “The Hill Sunday” where he will likely discuss the upcoming presidential inauguration and the possible flurry of executive orders the administration is set to author. The senator, who represents a border state, will also likely talk about the Senate’s vote to advance the Laken Riley Act, legislation named after a Georgia nursing student who was killed by an illegal immigrant who had a criminal record.

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) will be on NBC’s “Meet the Press” on Sunday. During his appearance, the Republican lawmaker is likely to discuss the president-elect’s inauguration and preview some of the GOP conference plans for the upcoming wide-ranging reconciliation bill expected this year.

All of these topics and will likely be discussed on this week’s Sunday talk shows:

NewsNation’s “The Hill Sunday”: Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas); Sen. Ted Budd (R-N.C.); Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.)

ABC’s “This Week”: Deputy national security adviser Jon Finer; Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.); Steve Bannon, former strategist for President-elect Trump; Jonathan Dekel-Chen and Gillian Kaye, parents of Israeli American held hostage by Hamas.

NBC’s “Meet the Press”: House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.); Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.); Martin Luther King III.

CNN’s “State of the Union”: Incoming national security adviser Mike Waltz; Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio); Rahm Emanuel, former U.S. ambassador to Japan; Ronen and Orna Neutra, parents of Israeli American killed by Hamas, and Yael and Adi Alexander, parents of Israeli American held hostage by Hamas.

CBS’ “Face the Nation”: Waltz; Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), and Tim Kaine (D-Va.); Brett McGurk, White House adviser for the Middle East; Save the Children President and CEO Janti Soeripto.

Fox News's “Fox News Sunday”: Sen. Dave McCormick (R-Pa.); Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.); Israeli ambassador to the U.S. Michael Herzog.

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