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Catch up on the biggest stories of the day from Washington with interviews and analysis from leading journalists. Posted weekdays at 6:30 pm ET. From C-SPAN, the network that brings you the "Q&A" podcast.

  1. 15 HR AGO

    Attorney General Pam Bondi has heated exchanges at House Judiciary Committee hearing over Justice Department's handling of Jeffrey Epstein files

    Attorney General Pam Bondi testifies before the House Judiciary Committee with many of the questions about the Justice Department's handling of files related to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and many news articles describing her exchanges with Democrats on the committee as 'sparring' or 'combative'; Senate Democrats indicate they will oppose extending Homeland Security Department funding beyond Friday's deadline, even for a short time, without acceptable reforms to immigration enforcement attached; House votes on a bill to require proof of U.S. citizenship to vote; January jobs report from the Labor Department is stronger than many expected; House votes on a resolution to overturn President Donald Trump's emergency declaration that allowed him to put tariffs on Canada; President Trump promotes the use of coal; New federal deficit & national debt projects from the Congressional Budget Office; Senate Democrats are outraged that federal prosecutors tried to get an indictment against six Democratic lawmakers who posted a video telling active-duty members of the military and intelligence community they should refuse illegal orders. The grand jury refused to indict; Former boxing champion Mike Tyson talks about his Super Bowl ad promoting the Trump Administration's new dietary guidelines. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    57 min

  2. 1 DAY AGO

    ICE Acting Dir tells House Cmte 'we will not be intimidated,' will not apologize for two U.S. citizens killed by federal agents in MN initially labeled 'domestic terrorists'

    ICE Acting Director Todd Lyons tells the House Homeland Security Committee, "Let me send a message to anyone who thinks they can intimidate us. You will fail," as Democratic Members question him about federal agent tactics like the ones that led to the shooting deaths of two U.S. citizens in Minnesota; Senate party leaders differ on how to avoid a partial government shutdown of the Homeland Security Department when funding expires Friday. Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) pushes for another temporary extension while talks over ICE reforms continues. Minority Leader Schumer (D-NY) wants ICE reforms now; Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick admits visiting the private island of the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, but downplays his connections, after newly released emails appear to contradict his earlier accounts of their relationship; House postpones a vote that would block for six more months any attempt to reverse President Donald Trump's tariffs because enough Republicans to defeat it have said they will vote no; President Trump threatens to delay the opening of a bridge connecting the U.S. and Canada unless the U.S. is given 50% ownership; Senate Judiciary Committee holds a hearing with mobile phone company executives about former special counsel Jack Smith seeking phone records of Members of Congress during his investigation of President Trump's attempt to overturn the 2020 election; a group of monks arrive in Washington, DC after a three month 'Walk of Peace' from Texas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    59 min

  3. 2 DAYS AGO

    Ghislaine Maxwell pleads the Fifth when questioned by House Oversight Committee about Jeffrey Epstein's sex crimes with underage girls

    Ghislaine Maxwell, serving a prison sentence for conspiring with Jeffrey Epstein to abuse young women, pleads the Fifth Amendment and refuses to answer questions from the House Oversight Committee about who else might have been involved. Democrats say she is holding out for a pardon from President Donald Trump; Today is the first day Members of Congress can view the unredacted versions of Epstein files the Justice Department has released; Homeland Security Department funding runs out in five days, but no word yet if Republicans and Democrats can reach agreement on immigration enforcement reforms to avoid another partial government shutdown; House passes a housing affordability bill; Vice President JD Vance visits Armenia, while a bipartisan Senate delegation lands in Greenland; FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez warns about media ownership consolidation; President Trump's Religious Liberty Commission meets on confronting antisemitism; as NASA prepares to launch a new crew to the International Space Station, questions about the agency's readiness to handle emergencies like one that led to the first ever medical evacuation recently. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    1 hr

  4. 4 DAYS AGO

    The Weekly: Congress Funds Government as Immigration and Election Rhetoric Intensify

    The Weekly Podcast: A Review of the Week in Washington takes a clear look at the major political and policy developments shaping the nation’s capital. Each episode breaks down the top stories from Congress, the White House, the courts, and across the country, with context on why they matter and what comes next. This week: Congress made quick work to end the partial government shutdown, passing a $1.2 trillion package to fund 5 remaining  agencies thru the end of the year…with one exception--The Homeland Security Department… That is only funded until next week…as Democrats try to force guardrails on the Trump administration's immigration enforcement efforts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    41 min

  5. 5 DAYS AGO

    Weekend Edition: Jonathan Turley's book "Rage and the Republic", President Trump's comments on elections, and the impact of ICE tactics

    In this weekend's episode, three segments from this past week's Washington Journal. First: Law professor and Fox News contributor Jonathan Turley discusses his new book "Rage and the Republic: The Unfinished Story of the American Revolution." Then, we turn our attention President Trump's recent comments about elections – and House Republican efforts to overhaul election administration in this country. That conversation with Michael Beckel of the cross-partisan political reform group ISSUE ONE. Finally, POLITICO Magazine's Ankush Khardori discusses his latest piece which explores how deadly clashes with ICE are impacting law enforcement across the country. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    32 min

  6. 5 DAYS AGO

    White House takes down video of Barack & Michelle Obama shared by Pres. Trump denounced as racist by both Republican & Democratic Members of Congress

    White House removes a video shared by President Donald Trump that included images showing former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama as apes, after Republican and Democratic lawmakers denounced the posting as "racist" and "offensive"; Attorney General Pam Bondi announces the arrest of a suspect in the 2012 terrorist attack on the U.S. Embassy in Benghazi, Libya that killed four Americans; U.S. holds indirect talks with Iran in Oman, but no major breakthroughs announced; Federal Reserve Vice Chair Philip Jefferson says is "cautiously optimistic" about the 2026 economic outlook, expects growth to stay slightly above recent trends, the labor market to stabilize and inflation heading back down to the Fed's 2% target; On Wall Street, Dow jumps 1,000 points to close about 50,000 for the first time; Democrats in New Jersey call out President Trump for holding up billions of dollars for the Gateway Tunnel transit project, reportedly because Democrats did not agree to name Penn Station in NYC and Dulles Airport in Virginia after him; former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) speaks at a Ronald Reagan 115th birthday celebration in California about Reaganomics; Vice President JD Vance meets with the Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni ahead of the Winter Olympics opening ceremony; Maryland's Senate takes an official on who will win Sunday's Super Bowl. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    56 min

  7. 6 DAYS AGO

    Pres. Trump at Nat'l Prayer Breakfast, Dems release DHS reform demands, Treasury Sec Bessent before Senate Banking Cmte

    President Donald Trump at the annual National Prayer Breakfast talks about his chances of getting to heaven and announces an upcoming prayer gathering in May on the National Mall in Washington. He also touches on other issues like immigration enforcement; Congressional Democrats spell out their demands for reforming the Department of Homeland Security's immigration operations in exchange for supporting an extension of funding in a week. Congressional Republicans and the White House react; Treasury Secretary Scott  Bessent testifies before the Senate Banking Committee on affordability and Federal Reserve independence; Last major nuclear weapons control treaty between the U.S. and Russia, New START, expires today. President Trump calls it a 'badly negotiated deal' and calls for a 'new, improved & modernized treaty that can last long into the future'; House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) warns of threats to the First Amendment in a speech at the Washington Press Club Foundation annual dinner; Vice President JD Vance lands in Italy to lead the U.S. delegation to the Winter Olympics; former Rep. Lee Hamilton (D-IN) has died at age 94. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    59 min

  8. 4 FEB

    Border Czar Tom Homan announces 700 federal agents will leave Minneapolis, immigration enforcement will continue

    Border Czar Tom Homan says 700 federal agents will leave Minneapolis and any further reduction will depend on the level of cooperation from local officials and the community in what he says are targeted immigration enforcement against criminal undocumented aliens; Just over a week until temporary Homeland Security Department funding expires, and Senate Democrats say they will not vote for an extension without meaningful reforms to how the immigration raids are being carried out; Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent testifies before the House Financial Services Committee about the Trump Administration's economic agenda, and some of the exchanges are quite testy; Vice President JD Vance says the White House is proposing a critical minerals trade zone to counter China's overwhelming control of rare earths; Tesla & Waymo executives testify at a Senate committee hearing about safety concerns of self-driving cars and the need for national regulation; First Lady Melania Trump meets with freed American-Israeli hostages at the White House; Secretary of State Marco Rubio previews Friday's talks between the U.S. & Iran; Former British Ambassador to the U.S. Lord Peter Mandelson's friendship with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein dominates Prime Minister's Question Time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    58 min
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Catch up on the biggest stories of the day from Washington with interviews and analysis from leading journalists. Posted weekdays at 6:30 pm ET. From C-SPAN, the network that brings you the "Q&A" podcast.

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