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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. HÁ 1 DIA

    Weekend Edition: Congress Ends Government Shutdown, Midterm Elections, the Epstein files, and Veterans Day.

    In this weekend's episode, three segments from this past week's Washington Journal. First: as Congress ends the longest government shutdown in history – a conversation with Real Clear Politics President Tom Bevan on the winners and losers – if it'll matter in the midterm elections. Then – the other big political story this week on Capitol Hill: renewed efforts to release the Epstein files -- with a vote scheduled next week. That conversation with former federal prosecutor and Politico Magazine writer Ankush Khardori. Finally – as America celebrated our veterans earlier this week – we chat with Paul Rieckhoff – founder and CEO of the group Independent Veterans of America. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    29min

  2. HÁ 2 DIAS

    New survey on Americans' views on affordability; Pres. Trump calls for investigation into Epstein ties to Bill Clinton, Larry Summers

    New survey of Americans finds seven in 10 say raising children is now unaffordable; Trump Administration prepares to lower tariffs on some food items such as coffee & fruit, and announces a new trade deal with Switzerland; Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) visits a food bank in Chicago as federal food aid money through the SNAP program is now restarted with the federal government reopened; We will also hear from Sen. Durbin and House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN) on FY26 funding & health care debates and votes to be completed in the next few months; President Donald Trump calls for the investigation of the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's involvement with former President Bill Clinton, former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers, Democratic mega-donor Reid Hoffman, wall street firm JP Morgan Chase and others, as Epstein emails mentioning Donald Trump are released this week and the House will vote next week on whether to release all the Epstein files; Gov. Wes Moore (D-MN) talks about what Democrats can learn from President Trump's campaigning and governing style; Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth personally hangs a new plaque at a Pentagon entrance that reads "Department of War". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    51min

  3. HÁ 3 DIAS

    Federal government reopens, but questions about timing of furloughed worker backpay, full SNAP benefits & air travel returning to normal

    First day of the federal government reopening following a record-long shutdown, and now the work begins to send the government employees who were furloughed back pay, get SNAP food aid benefits that were held up to beneficiaries' accounts and get air travel back to normal; Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announces $10,000 bonuses for TSA officers who came to work without being paid during the shutdown; more reflections on the deal in the U.S. Senate at the start of the week with eight Democrats that reopened the government without getting the health care demands that the other Senate Democrats wanted. We will hear from a Democratic & Republican Senator; President Donald Trump signs an Executive Order on First Lady Melania Trump's "Fostering the Future" initiative to help children in, and those transitioning out of foster care. The First Lady urges Americans to “Rise above the ease of inaction"; group of House Democrats blame Republicans in part for not being able to attend the COP30 global climate talks in Brazil; three fired immigration judges talk about the Trump Administration asylum & deportation policies at the National Press Club in Washington, DC. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    54min

  4. HÁ 4 DIAS

    House to join Senate in passing funding bill to end gov't shutdown; Trump mentioned in released Epstein emails

    Longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history is about to end with the House Republicans expected to join the Senate in passing a bill to fund most of the government through January and part of the government for the full fiscal year, through September 2026. House Democrats are speaking out against the bill because it does not have an extension of Affordable Care Act health insurance subsidies they have been demanding. A provision the Senate added to the bill to allow Senators to sue for half a million dollars if their phone data was collected in a federal investigation is coming under House scrutiny. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) says the House will vote next week to repeal it. Vice President JD Vance speaks at the Make American Healthy Again (MAHA) summit in DC. House Oversight Committee Democrats release emails in which the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein suggested President Donald Trump knew more about Epstein's alleged sex trafficking that he has admitted. Rep. Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ) is sworn in, weeks after she won a special election. President Trump threat to sue the BBC for $1 billion over its edits of a speech he gave prior to the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol comes up during Prime Minister's Question Time. Leonardo DiCaprio, actor & environmentalist, gives a eulogy to the late conservationist Jane Goodall at her funeral at Washington National Cathedral. U.S. Mint says it has stopped producing pennies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    49min

  5. HÁ 5 DIAS

    Pres. Trump speaks at Arlington Nat'l Cemetery on Veterans Day; House prepares to debate & vote on Senate-passed bill to end government shutdown

    On this Veterans Day holiday, President Donald Trump travels to Arlington National Cemetery to honor those who have served in the U.S. military and to highlight his administration's efforts to provide veterans with benefits they have earned. He also says, "we're not going to be politically correct anymore. From now on when we fight a war, we only fight for one reason: to win"; Federal government shutdown, now on Day 42, could end Wednesday, when the House plans to vote on the bill the Senate passed Monday night to reopen the government. But in the meantime, the shutdown fallout continues. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy discusses cancellations and delays at the airports; The two Republican Senators from Kentucky vote on opposite sides on whether to allow sales of hemp-derived THC 'intoxicating' products; National Civics Bee crowns a 14-year-old winner from Ohio; United Nations Security Council holds a meeting on the deteriorating situation in South Sudan. Trump Administration blames the transitional government's mismanagement of international aid. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    50min

  6. HÁ 6 DIAS

    Senate Votes To End Government Shutdown

    The Senate is expected to vote to fund the government and end the shutdown this evening. On Sunday, lawmakers reached a deal and advanced the measure in a 60-40 vote, setting up this evening’s final action. The agreement---for now---includes funding to reopen the government until January and a vote on the expiring health care tax credits next month… Meanwhile, Speaker Mike Johnson has instructed House lawmakers to make their way back to Washington for possible votes this week…. We'll hear from him, both Senate leaders…and the Senate Democrats who broke from their party coming up…… There is one thing complicating members' return---the ongoing flight cancellations because of the shutdown…The latest reports show more than 5,800 flights had been delayed and nearly 2,000 canceled….That's because of air traffic controller shortages as a result of the shutdown…Their union president talked about how his members are dealing with the shutdown. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    46min

  7. 8 DE NOV.

    Weekend Edition: Election Results, Democratic Representative-Elect Adelita Grijalva, & Fmr. CDC Dir. Robert Redfield

    In this weekend's episode, three segments from this past week's Washington Journal. First: Kirk Bado -- editor of National Journal's "Hotline" -- discusses Tuesday night's off-year election results and what it means for the upcoming midterm elections. Then: a conversation with Democratic Representative-Elect Adelita Grijalva of Arizona about her delayed swearing-in to Congress – and how it's impacting her constituents in her Tucson district. Plus: we speak with former Trump CDC Director Dr. Robert Redfield about his new book – and his reflections of how the first Trump administration handled the covid pandemic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    23min

  8. 7 DE NOV.

    Senate Democrats offer Republicans to end government shutdown for one year extension of expiring ACA health insurance premium tax credits

    Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) makes a new offer to Republicans to end the federal government shutdown, now at Day 38, that includes a one-year extension of expiring Affordable Care Act health insurance premium tax credits; U.S. Agriculture Department says it is working to comply with a federal judge's order to fully fund SNAP food aid benefits for November, even as the Administration is appealing the ruling; More than 1,000 flights across the country have been canceled as the Federal Aviation Administration begins to cut 4 percent of flights, scheduled to ramp up to 10 percent in the coming days, due to air traffic controller staffing shortages during the government shutdown; Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY), staunch ally of President Donald Trump, announces she is running for New York governor. Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) is seeking reelection; Hungarian Prime Minister Victor Orban visits the White House and asks President Trump for an exemption to sanctions for Russian oil imports; Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announces changes to how the Pentagon buys weapons, saying the goal  is to operate on “wartime footing,” rapidly accelerate capabilities, focus on results, and build an “arsenal of freedom”. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    53min
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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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  • Anos de atividade
    2010 - 2025
  • Episódios
    58
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