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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.

Episode Date
Weekend Edition: FDA Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary, Forward Party CEO Lindsey Drath, and Cuts to Voice of America
Jul 26, 2025
President Trump flies to Scotland to promote his golf courses, meets UK & EU leaders on trade; DOJ interviews Ghislaine Maxwell for 2nd day in Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking investigation
Jul 25, 2025
Senate GOP again blocks Democratic moves to release Jeffrey Epstein files; President Trump tours Federal Reserve headquarters renovation construction with Chair Powell
Jul 24, 2025
President Trump unveils AI Action Plan to promote tech exports & beat China, quickly build infrastructure & root out bias
Jul 23, 2025
Speaker Johnson cancels legislative agenda to avoid votes on releasing Jeffrey Epstein case files; Pres. Trump accuses fmr Pres. Obama of treason over 2016 Russian interference in U.S. elections investigation
Jul 22, 2025
Congress moves to wrap up its work before its August recess with the Epstein files an ongoing issue; President Trump touts six-months in office as polling shows his approval rating underwater
Jul 21, 2025
Weekend Edition: Public Opinion on President Trump's Second Term, Jeffrey Epstein Files, and Reducing Size of the Federal Workforce
Jul 19, 2025
President Trump sues WSJ over article claiming he sent Jeffrey Epstein suggestive birthday letter; House GOP & Democrats clash over release of Epstein files
Jul 18, 2025
Senate passes $9B rescissions bill, sends back to House; Senate Republicans block Democratic bill to release Jeffrey Epstein files
Jul 17, 2025
President Trump says it's 'highly unlikely' he would fire Fed Chair Powell, criticizes his supporters as 'weaklings' falling for the Epstein 'hoax'
Jul 16, 2025
Senate GOP ahead of first $9B rescissions package procedural vote restores funding for PEPFAR, rural public broadcasting
Jul 15, 2025
President Trump threatens 100% secondary tariffs on Russia's trading partners unless there is a ceasefire in the war in Ukraine in 50 days
Jul 14, 2025
Weekend Edition: Medicaid Provisions in One Big Beautiful Bill Act, Tariff Deadline Extended, and Young Progressives in Public Office
Jul 12, 2025
President Trump says, 'I've never seen anything like it," as he & First Lady survey deadly flood damage in Kerrville, TX
Jul 11, 2025
Federal judge blocks birthright citizenship Exec Order by certifying class-action suit; Senate advances first judicial nomination of Pres. Trump's 2nd term; FBI HQ location fight upends Senate spending bill
Jul 10, 2025
Senate confirms FAA Admin.; Joe Biden's former White House doctor declines to answer House GOP's mental fitness questions
Jul 09, 2025
President Trump at Cabinet meeting says Aug 1 tariff deadline is firm; also talks Texas flooding, Ukraine, Gaza, Epstein files
Jul 08, 2025
WH pushes back on suggestions National Weather Service budget cuts hampered warnings to Texas flood victims, including children at a camp
Jul 07, 2025
Weekend Edition: America 250, Martin Smith's Documentary "Syria After Assad," and Trump Admin. Cuts to Arts and Culture Programs
Jul 05, 2025
House passes GOP tax & spending cuts One Big Beautiful Bill after dramatic all-night session to lobby GOP holdouts & record-breaking Dem Leader speech
Jul 03, 2025
GOP Big Beautiful tax cut & spending cut bill stalls in House by groups of Republicans seeking changes to Senate-passed version
Jul 02, 2025
Budget reconciliation bill passes Senate 51-50 after last-minute deal with Sen. Murkowski (R-AK) to secure her vote
Jul 01, 2025
Marathon vote-a-rama on One Big Beautiful Bill amendments underway in Senate; final passage not assured given potential GOP holdouts
Jun 30, 2025
Weekend Edition: Rep. Adam Smith on US Military Actions Against Iran, War Powers Act, and Zohran Mamdani Win in NYC Primary
Jun 28, 2025
Supreme Court in birthright citizenship Executive Order case rules single judge cannot impose a 'nationwide injunction'
Jun 27, 2025
Supreme Court rules South Carolina can cut off Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood because the group provides abortions
Jun 26, 2025
President Trump criticizes 'fake news' outlets citing Pentagon intelligence report suggesting U.S. bombing of Iran nuclear sites may have resulted in less than 'obliteration'
Jun 25, 2025
President Trump says Israel-Iran ceasefire 'in effect' after voicing frustration at apparent violations on both sides
Jun 24, 2025
President Trump calls Iran's missile attack on U.S. air base in Qatar 'weak'; bipartisan war powers resolutions on Iran could get votes in Congress
Jun 23, 2025
Weekend Edition: Israel-Iran Conflict, Congressional Security Briefings, and Jake Tapper's "Original Sin"
Jun 21, 2025
President Trump says two-week pause on next steps for U.S. action against Iran nuclear program is "to see whether or not people come to their senses"
Jun 20, 2025
Israeli PM Netanyahu vows to 'exact full price from the tyrants in Tehran' after missile hits Israeli hospital; Pres. Trump to decide within two weeks if U.S. will attack Iran
Jun 19, 2025
President Trump says he has not decided whether to attack Iran's nuclear facilities
Jun 18, 2025
President Trump calls for Iran's 'UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER', threatens Supreme Leader would be an 'easy target' to kill
Jun 17, 2025
Federal charges filed against Minnesota shooting suspect; President Trump at G7 Summit in Canada on Israel-Iran military conflict
Jun 16, 2025
Weekend Edition: Deployment of the US Military, NIH Federal Medical Research, and US-China Trade Talks
Jun 14, 2025
UN Security Council meets as Israel attacks Iran’s nuclear sites, kills senior commanders, and Iran strikes back with drones & missiles
Jun 13, 2025
Sen. Padilla forcibly removed & handcuffed from DHS Sec Noem press conference in Los Angeles on immigration enforcement
Jun 12, 2025
Treasury Secretary Bessent quarrels with Rep. Sanchez (D-CA) on China trade & tariffs after President Trump posts, "Our deal with China is done"
Jun 11, 2025
Defense Secretary Hegseth tells House panel U.S. Marines mobilized to Los Angeles because 'we believe ICE agents should be allowed to be safe in doing their operations'
Jun 10, 2025
Trump Admin. orders Marines to Los Angeles after immigration protests; California Attorney General sues over National Guard deployment over governor's objection
Jun 09, 2025
Weekend Edition: GOP Tax Cuts and Spending Cuts Bill, Russia and Ukraine, and FEMA's Readiness for Hurricane Season
Jun 07, 2025
Attorney General Pam Bondi says deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia is back in the U.S. from a prison in El Salvador after an indictment for human trafficking
Jun 06, 2025
President Trump & Elon Musk trade online insults & threats in escalating feud over budget reconciliation, aka One Big Beautiful Bill
Jun 05, 2025
OMB Director Russell Vought disputes CBO report that House-passed Budget Reconciliation bill will increase deficit $2.4 trillion/10 years
Jun 04, 2025
Elon Musk calls GOP One Big Beautiful Bill 'massive, outrageous, pork-filled' and a 'disgusting abomination'
Jun 03, 2025
Budget reconciliation bill could face rocky path in Senate; reaction to Sunday's antisemitic attack in Boulder, CO
Jun 02, 2025
Weekend Edition: Bipartisanship in American Politics, Make America Healthy Again Agenda, and the 5th Anniversary of the killing of George Floyd
May 31, 2025
Elon Musk meets with Pres. Trump in Oval Office, reflects on DOGE legacy, on last day as Special Government Employee
May 30, 2025
White House criticizes 'activist judges' after federal trade court decision to strike most of Pres. Trump's tariffs as unlawful; federal appeals court reinstates tariffs, for now
May 29, 2025
President Trump rejects TACO (Trump Always Chickens Out) meme on his tariff strategy, saying, 'It's called negotiation'
May 28, 2025
King Charles III opens Canada's parliament, saying 'the True North is indeed strong and free', amid Pres. Trump threats of annexation
May 27, 2025