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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.

Around 5 million Americans have defaulted on student loan payments.

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

Trump also warned Maduro not to "play tough."

Beatty's lawsuit argues the board’s vote to rename the building was illegal.

Sasse said he has stage 4 pancreatic cancer.

President Trump was joined by Secretary Pete Hegseth and Navy Secretary John Phelan to announce that the Navy is building a new type of warship. 

Trump admin paused immigration decisions for those from "high-risk" countries.

President Donald Trump announced a new class of battleships that he says will be "the fastest, the biggest, and by far -- 100 times -- more powerful than any battleship ever built."

The president said they'll be "100 times" more powerful than earlier ships.

Charlie Kirk’s group will support the VP in early primary states.

Trump said he is appointing Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry to the role.

He was asked about Nick Fuentes, who has made racist comments about Usha Vance.

Tommy Pigott, principal deputy spokesperson at the State Department, joins ABC News Live to discuss the pulling of several diplomats from ambassadorial posts and the latest in Venezuela.

ABC News political director Averi Harper reports on Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest, highlighting divisions in the conservative movement over antisemitism, xenophobia and Nick Fuentes’ role.

"This method is highly irregular," a union spokesperson said.

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said they were pausing leases for five projects.

The blockade would affect tankers that the U.S. has sanctioned, Trump said.

Schumer called the Justice Department's partial release a "blatant cover-up."

The Trump administration is pausing five offshore wind projects due to national security concerns, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum announced on Monday.

Sen. Warren says changes will make it harder for some Americans to get help.

Earlier this week, Erika Kirk endorsed Vance for president in 2028.

Republican Wyoming Secretary of State Chuck Gray and Democratic strategist Kaivan Shroff discusses what former presidential candidate and Republican Sen. Mitt Romney said about taxing the rich.

"There needs to be a full and complete explanation," minority leader says.

The Republican senator called the seizures "provocative."

This is a rush transcript of "This Week" airing Sunday, December 21.

Shanita Penny of the Coalition for Cannabis Policy, Education and Regulation and Tim Barash of the Coalition for Cannabis Scheduling Reform discuss what marijuana reclassification means.

Deputy AG Todd Blanche says there has been no effort to redact Trump's name.