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The Takeout with Major Garrett

The Takeout with Major Garrett, 1/13/26

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President Trump warns of 'very strong action' if Iran hangs protesters as reports suggest thousands may be dead.
The episode opens with host Ed O'Keefe reporting on Iran, where the death toll from protests may be in the thousands, higher than previously feared. President Trump, in an exclusive interview with CBS News anchor Tony DiCoppo, warns of 'very strong action' if Iran begins hanging protesters. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Elizabeth Palmer provides analysis, estimating that human rights groups think up to 20,000 may have been killed, marking the biggest uprising since 1979. The show then shifts to domestic politics, covering Bill and Hillary Clinton's refusal to testify before the House Oversight Committee in the Jeffrey Epstein investigation, with Nicole Killian reporting from Capitol Hill. Next, former interim Venezuelan President Juan Guaido is interviewed, discussing the extraction of Nicolas Maduro and the challenges of restoring democracy in Venezuela. The episode moves to the Supreme Court, where arguments are heard on cases in Idaho and West Virginia banning transgender athletes from girls' sports, with insights from Jan Crawford and former gymnast Jennifer Say. Other segments include the Trump administration ending temporary protected status for Somalis, a bill to ban presidents from naming buildings after themselves, and a wave of resignations at the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division over inaction on a Minneapolis ICE shooting. The show concludes with a political panel discussing Greenland and the Clintons, and a lighthearted update on host Major Garrett at Fantasy Baseball Camp.

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A reported Iranian death toll leads into questions of presidential power and Venezuela's democratic future.

A reported death toll in Iran gives this edition of The Takeout its urgency, with Ed O'Keefe filling in for Major Garrett as the show moves from Tehran to Washington and then to Venezuela.

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You want reports of Iran's deadly protests, Venezuela's uncertain path to elections, and the odd politics of a president naming a building after himself.

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