President Donald Trump is holding a Cabinet meeting Thursday, his first of the new year.
Trump is expected to host the meeting at 11 a.m. EST. Watch live in our video player above.
The public roundtable event, where Trump and his secretaries are likely to tout his administration’s successes, comes amid bipartisan blowback over deadly shootings of two U.S. citizens in Minneapolis by federal immigration agents. The latest shooting, of 37-year ICU nurse Alex Pretti, drew widespread calls by lawmakers for a full investigation, and a growing chorus suggesting Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem resign or be impeached. Senate Democrats have also threatened this week to force a government shutdown over Homeland Security funding unless their demands on immigration enforcement reform are met.
Meanwhile, Secretary of State Marco Rubio appeared on Capitol Hill Wednesday for his first public testimony on the U.S. military operation in Venezuela, among other topics.
This story is developing and will be updated.
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