Washington Today

Dec 21 2024 52 ep. 44 mins 1.9k
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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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Weekend Edition: Political Differences Amongst Brothers, Potential New Regulations for Drone Industry, and Latest in Syria

Dec 21 2024 28 mins  
In this weekend's episode, three segments from this past week's Washington Journal. First – a conversation about bridging political differences this holiday season with Brad and Dallas Woodhouse - brothers and political strategists on opposite sides of the political divide. Then, we talk about the potential of new regulations for the drone industry with Michael Robbins of the Ass

House passes CR to avert gov't shutdown without increase in U.S. debt limit favored by President-elect Trump

Dec 20 2024 42 mins  
The House passes a bill to extend temporary government funding and avoid a shutdown that has supplemental aid for farmers and victims of natural disasters, but not raising the nation's debt ceiling, which President-elect Donald Trump has been calling for, President Joe Biden & First Lady Jill Biden visit Children’s National Hospital ahead of the holidays, top State Department off

House votes down new, President-elect Trump-backed gov't funding extension to avoid shutdown

Dec 19 2024 43 mins  
House votes down new House Republican temporary government funding package that President-elect Trump supports, President Biden announces new climate goals, British Prime Minister Starmer is asked about threatened Trump tariffs, Secretary of State Blinken chairs a United Nations Security Council meeting on the civil war in Sudan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm

Fed cuts interest rates 0.25%, signals slower rate cut pace next year

Dec 18 2024 48 mins  
Interview with MarketWatch's Greg Robb on Federal Reserve cutting interest rates a quarter of a percent (4), Speaker Johnson defends temporary government funding bill from Republican critics, Senate joins House in passing annual defense programs bill, Senate does not pass bill giving local authorities power to track drones. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adcho

Several House GOP criticize Speaker Johnson's CR plans to prevent gov't shutdown

Dec 17 2024 50 mins  
Some House GOP are upset with Speaker Johnson on the handling of the government funding extension, Pentagon and other agencies put out joint statement that drones seen on East Coast are not a threat, HHS Secretary nominee Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. continues meetings with Senators, VP Harris encourages young leaders to 'stay in the fight' civically, new federal rule on how airlines dea

President-elect Trump at news conference talks about jobs, drones, vaccines

Dec 16 2024 52 mins  
President-elect Trump announces SoftBank Group will invest $100 billion in U.S. over four years and answers questions on Health Secretary nominee RFK, Jr. and drone sighting; President Biden creates national monument to former Labor Secretary Frances Perkins (FDR); House Republicans say text of government funding extension bill is close to finished; Senate works on National Defense

Weekend Edition: The Fall of Assad Regime, RFK Jr.'s HHS Secretary Nomination, and High Income Taxpayers Earnings

Dec 14 2024 29 mins  
First, we discuss the fall of Bashar Assad’s regime in Syria after 24 years in power, and what to expect from the rebel alliance which overthrew his government. That conversation with Michael O'Hanlon of the Brookings Institution. Next, Former Acting CDC Director Dr. Richard Besser will join us to discuss Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s nomination as Health and Human Services secretary.

Rep. Malliotakis on mystery drones: 'be straight with us and just tell us what is going on'

Dec 13 2024 49 mins  
Rep. Malliotakis (R-NY) says the U.S. government knows what is behind the mystery drones; interview with Politico's Daniella Diaz on Continuing Resolution negotiations to fund the federal government and prevent a shutdown (11); Secretary of State Blinken meets leaders in Turkey & Iraq on the future of Syria; Sen.-elect McCormick (R-PA) and former NFL head coach Bill Belichick on th

President-elect Donald Trump is named Time magazine's Person of the Year

Dec 12 2024 52 mins  
President-elect Trump is named Time magazine's Person of the Year, interview with The Hill's Brett Samuels on President Biden pardoning 39 people and commuting the sentences of nearly 1,500 more (11); FAA Administrator Whitaker says he will resign; House passes a bill to add new judgeships that President-elect Trump can fill; Secretary of State Blinken lands in Jordan for talks on

Sec. Blinken testifies on withdrawal from Afghanistan; FBI Dir. Wray says he will resign in January

Dec 11 2024 50 mins  
Secretary of State Antony Blinken testifies before House Committee on U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, House passes NDAA with controversial ban on some health care for transgender children, FBI Dir. Wray says he will resign at end of Biden Admin., President Biden & First Lady Jill Biden host first ever White House Conference on Women's Health Research, U.S. Capitol Police Chief Th