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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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59:50

Senate Republicans successfully block War Powers Act...

Washington Today ·

2026/01/15

Senate Republicans successfully block War Powers Act resolutionon Venezuela after two Republicans change votes from last week; Foreign Ministers of Greenland and Denmark meet in Washington with Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio about President Donald Trump stated goal of the U.S. controlling Greenland. Danish Foreign Minister says a 'fundamental disagreement' remains, but conversations will continue; President Trump says he has heard it on 'good authority' that the 'killing

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60:03

Supreme Court hears cases on ID & WV transgender...

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2026/01/13

Supreme Court hears cases challenging state law banning transgender girls and women from playing on school sports teams, and according to many news articles, a majority of Justices are leaning towards letting those laws stand; President Donald Trump tours a Ford pickup truck plant in Dearborn, Michigan before speaking at the Detroit Economic Club, as the Labor Department reports inflation in December rose 2.7 percent versus a year ago, 2.6 percent when not considering volatile food and energy

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46:04

Justice Dept opens criminal investigation into...

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2026/01/12

Reaction to the Justice Department's investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell; Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey announce a lawsuit against the Homeland Security Department to end ICE operations in the state.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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27:41

Weekend Edition: US Operations in Venezuela, January...

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2026/01/10

In this weekend's episode, three segments from this past week's Washington Journal.First, the aftermath of the U-S military operation in Venezuela that toppled President Nicolas Maduro dominated Washington this week. We speak with Republican Randy Fine of Florida – a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee – about the future of U-S involvement in that country. The U-S military strikes and the capture of Maduro has raised all kinds of legal and constitutional questions. We break it all down with

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57:36

Prosecutor asks public to send any video of...

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2026/01/09

Local prosecutor in Minneapolis is asking the public to send her video or other evidence related to the fatal shooting of a woman by an Immigration & Customs Enforcement officer because she is concerned the FBI will not share its evidence with her investigators; Oregon's Attorney General says his office has a good working relationship with the FBI in the now-launched investigation an ICE officer shooting of two people in Portland; Senate Republican leaders visit the U.S.-Mexico border to promote the

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58:46

Senate advances resolution requiring Congressional...

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2026/01/08

Senate advances a War Powers Act resolution prohibiting President Donald Trump's from taking future military action against Venezuela without Congressional approval; Minnesota's government says it has been told it will no longer take part in the FBI investigation of the fatal shooting of a woman in Minneapolis by an ICE agent; House passes a three year extension of expired Affordable Care Act health insurance enhanced premium subsidies and three more FY2026 federal spending bills; House sustains

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59:31

Federal & Minnesota officials differ on what led to...

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2026/01/07

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent shoots and kills a woman in a vehicle in Minneapolis during an immigration-related operation. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says the agent was acting in self-defense against "an act of domestic terrorism." Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) asks protesters to "stay peaceful" and "not riot" and "We can't give them what they want." Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey (D) says the shooting was a reckless abuse of power and ICE needs to get out of his city;

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58:27

Pres. Trump & Congressional Democrats present starkly...

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2026/01/06

On this fifth anniversary of attack on the U.S. Capitol, House Democrats reconvene the January 6 investigative committee. Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) saying, "Five years ago today, a violent mob brutally attacked the U.S. Capitol on January 6. Their mission was to overturn a free and fair election. We will never allow extremists to whitewash their treachery." President Donald Trump blames then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) for, he says, declining his offer of 10,000 National Guard

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47:07

Venezuela’s Maduro pleads not guilty in US court...

Washington Today ·

2026/01/05

The United Nations Security Council held a meeting regarding the U.S. strikes conducted in Venezuela that resulted in the capture of President Nicolas Maduro and his wife. Ambassadors representing several Latin American nations--including Venezuela--condemned these actions, saying they violated international law and sovereignty, with some claiming civilians were killed in the operation. U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Michael Waltz called the action a "law enforcement operation ... against two indicted

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34:24

Weekend Edition: Civil Rights, Road Trips, and 2026 &...

Washington Today ·

2026/01/03

In this weekend's episode, three segments from this past week's Washington Journal.We'll kick off with conversations with two authors who rounded out Washington Journal's annual holiday authors week series: first up - John Jay College constitutional law professor and civil rights attorney Gloria Browne-Marshall talked about her book, "A Protest History of the United States" Then: author Sarah Kendzior joins us to talk about her book " The Last American Road Trip: A Memoir." Plus: Steve

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57:19

FBI says it stopped an ISIS-inspired terror attack in...

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2026/01/02

FBI says it 'thwarted a potential' New Year's Eve terror attack in North Carolina and the suspect was 'directly inspired to act by ISIS'; President Donald Trump & top officials in Iran threaten each other as deadly street protests continue in Iranian cities; As Somalia's Ambassador to the United Nations takes over the rotating UN Security Council presidency, a reporter asked him about President Trump's criticisms of Somalia-Americans linked to alleged public program fraud in Minnesota; New York

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48:45

America250 Commission Chair on New Year's Eve special...

Washington Today ·

2025/12/31

On New Year's Eve, America250 Commission Chair Rosie Rios talks about the special celebrations tonight related to the U.S.'s 250th birthday in 2026, New York City & New Orleans are among the cities increasing their New Year's Eve security and world leaders issue New Year's messages; House Republicans schedule a hearing looking at Minnesota social welfare programs fraud, inviting both Republican state lawmakers and Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) to testify; number of Jeffrey Epstein-related files the Justice

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42:22

NYC Mayor-elect Mamdani makes more cabinet...

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2025/12/30

New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani announces new members of his incoming administration, including Deputy Mayor for Health & Human Services; States receive the first allotments from a $50 billion federal rural health care fund; Federal investigation into alleged multi-billion-dollarfraud of Minnesota state services expands, with some Republicans calling on Democratic Gov. Tim Walz to resign. We will talk about it with Axios breaking news reporter Herb Scribner (16); U.S. pledges $2 billion

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34:49

Pres. Trump meets Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu &...

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2025/12/29

President Trump meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu; Recap of Sunday's meeting with Ukrainian President Zelensky; US strikes Venezuela; China announces military drills near Taiwan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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47:28

Weekend Edition: Author Series w/ Trymaine Lee, Greg...

Washington Today ·

2025/12/27

In this weekend's episode, three segments from the Washington Journal's annual Holiday Author Series this past week.First: a conversation with journalist, documentary filmmaker, and MS Now contributor Trymaine Lee on his book "A Thousand Ways to Die: The True Cost of Violence on Black Life in America" Then: Free speech advocate Greg Lukianoff -- President & CEO of the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression -- discusses his book "The War on Words." Finally: George Washington

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51:02

Pres. Trump & First Lady take NORAD Santa Tracker...

Washington Today ·

2025/12/24

On Christmas Eve, President Donald Trump & First Lady Melania Trump take children's NORAD Santa Tracker calls and speak to U.S. military servicemembers overseas; Members of Congress of both parties post their holiday greetings; Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) releases his annual Festivus Report on Government Waste. He says he has identified $1.6 trillion worth; Bipartisan group of Senators sign a letter calling for an audit of the Justice Department's slow release of the Jeffrey Epstein files, they say, in

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49:24

UN Security Council meets on U.S. military actions...

Washington Today ·

2025/12/23

United Nations Security Council holds an emergency meeting on U.S. military actions against Venezuela; European leaders stand with Greenland in response to President Donald Trump latest moves toward his stated goal of having the U.S. own the island; Supreme Court turns down President Trump plan to plan to deploy National Guard troops in Illinois and Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) joins faith leaders to condemn what they call 'chaos' that federal immigration agents were sowing with their operations in

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33:06

Trump unveils ‘Golden Fleet’ of Navy battleships,...

Washington Today ·

2025/12/22

President Donald Trump announced a new fleet of ships Monday, known as the "Golden Fleet," as he revealed he approved plans for two new "very large battleships."Trump said the new ships would be "100 times more powerful than any battleship ever built," in an address from his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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26:00

Weekend Edition: ACA Subsidies, Polling and Pessimism...

Washington Today ·

2025/12/20

In this weekend's episode, three segments from this past week's Washington Journal.First: A discussion with Republican Congressman Mike Lawler of New York on his confrontation with Republican leadership for not acting on expiring ACA subsidies. Then: a conversation with John Della Volpe – polling director at the Harvard Institute of Politics. We'll talk about the Institute's latest youth poll – showing growing pessimism among young Americans about the direction of the country. Finally: we'll

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59:47

DOJ releases first batch of, but not all, Epstein...

Washington Today ·

2025/12/19

Justice Department released the first batch of files on the late sex offender and accused trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, but Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche say not all of the files will be released by today's deadline as required under law; President Donald Trump announces deals with nine pharmaceutical company to lower drug prices; President travels to North Carolina for a speech on affordability and to support Republican Senate candidate Michael Whatley; Federal court hearing in the last

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