And welcome to the lead. I'm Erica Hill in for Jake Tapper. We begin with our politics lead.

And there is actually a lot going on two days before Thanksgiving, topping the list, signals the United States and Ukraine are closer to a plan that could be the first step toward negotiating an end to Russia's war in Ukraine.

And a live look for you at the White House. We are standing by to see President Trump leave,

heading to spend the long holiday weekend in Florida. We'll see if he comments any further.

So we're monitoring that departure. Also cooking, say with me here, people, this is Thanksgiving

week after all. So yes, the puns will be coming.

Over on Capitol Hill, behind the scenes discussions about health care reform, we were, of course, expecting the Trump administration to announce a plan yesterday.

One that we have been told may include a two-year extension of those important subsidies to help Obamacare recipients pay for their premiums.

That plan, of course, was suddenly moved to the back burner yesterday, reportedly because

Republicans weren't happy about giving Democrats a win.

Also on today's menu, the Trump administration's push to punish the lawmakers who posted

this social media video urging U.S. service members not to follow illegal orders.

We're now learning the FBI wants to schedule interviews with all six of the Democratic lawmakers involved.

And just to round out the bountiful offerings on this Thanksgiving Tuesday,

politicians, their consultants and advisors, very busy in the kitchen,

studying the 2025 election results to cook up strategies for the 2026 midterms.

It is quite a menu to present to our first guest, New York Democratic Congressman Hakeem Jeffries.

He is, of course, the House Minority Leader.

Good to have you with us, Leader Jeffries.

I would love to start with health care, and a reality check, frankly, given that we are now five weeks away from the expiration of those ACA subsidies.

I was speaking yesterday with Republican Congressman Nicola Loto, who had told me that before we spoke, he had been in meetings about a potential deal.

Just how much bipartisan work is actually happening behind the scenes right now.

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