The Week Ahead
The Week Ahead January 4, 2026 Joyce Vance Jan 5 What is Donald Trump running away from so hard? Is it the fifth anniversary of his January 6 insurrection , which we will mark on Tuesday? It should be. It could be Jack Smith’s newly released testimony , which is damning and damaging—and we haven’t even gotten the release date of Volume II of his special counsel report, due sometime in February unless Trump manages to hang it up in court. On balance, Congressman Jim Jordan’s “Weaponization” work is backfiring. It could also be the Epstein Files . DOJ missed its reporting date to Congress over the weekend, and the full release of the files is still nowhere in sight. Donald Trump has a lot to try to hide from. It could be all of the above, and it’s all closing in on him this week. In the past, he has always been able to delay or distract just long enough for the public to forget. But this week, the past seems to be catching up with the lame duck president. That may be at least a partial ...