Podcast Episodes

Weekend Edition: Epstein Files and the 2026 Midterm Elections

In this weekend's episode, three segments from this past week's Washington Journal.

Congress returned to Washington this week – and immediately was consumed by the Epstein files controversy and the l…

Published on 16 hours ago

Labor Dept says U.S. added 22K jobs in August, lower than expected; Pres. Trump renames Dept of Defense to Dept of War

Labor Department says the U.S. added just 22,000 jobs in August, lower than expectations, and the unemployment rate goes up to 4.3%. President Donald Trump says the real jobs numbers will be next yea…

Published on 1 day, 1 hour ago

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. at a Senate hearing defends vaccine policy changes and firing top CDC officials

Health & Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. defends his vaccine policy changes and firing of top officials at the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, before the Senate Finance Comm…

Published on 2 days, 1 hour ago

Survivors of sexual abuse by Jeffrey Epstein tell their emotional stories, call for release of more Justice Dept files; Pres. Trump again calls it a 'Democrat hoax'

Survivors of sexual abuse by the late Jeffrey Epstein tell their emotional, personal stories in a news conference on Capitol Hill with Members of Congress of both parties who have been calling for th…

Published on 3 days, 1 hour ago

President Trump says about sending National Guard to Chicago 'we're going in' and 'I didn't say when'

President Donald Trump says, "we're going in" and "I didn't say when", when asked if he plans to send the National Guard to Chicago to combat crime. Gov. JB Pritzker (D-IL) responds; a federal judge …

Published on 4 days, 1 hour ago

Weekend Edition: Intel Corporation, Israel - Hamas Conflict, and the 20th Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina

In this weekend's episode, three segments from this past week's Washington Journal.

First, a discussion with Competitive Enterprise Institute's Ryan Young, about the Trump Administration's purchase o…

Published on 1 week ago

20th Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina hitting Gulf Coast; President Trump cuts $4.9 billion in foreign aid through a 'pocket rescission', bypassing a Congressional vote

On the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina devastating Louisiana, Mississippi and other parts of the Gulf Coast, tributes to those lost, pride in the rebuilding and recovery, and thoughts of prepar…

Published on 1 week, 1 day ago

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. defends firing CDC Director Susan Monarez just a few weeks after she is sworn-in

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. says the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Susan Monarez was removed from her position because she did not align with President Donald Trump'…

Published on 1 week, 2 days ago

Gunman shoots through church windows in Minneapolis, killing two children, injuring others, at mass celebrating new year of Catholic school; Gov. Walz says students were met with 'evil and horror and death'

A gunman kills two children and injures 17 other children and adults at a Catholic school in Minneapolis during a mass celebrating the first day of school before killing himself. FBI Director Kash Pa…

Published on 1 week, 3 days ago

Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook to sue after President Donald Trump says he is firing her for alleged mortgage fraud

Lawyers for Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook say she will sue after President Donald Trump said he is firing her after allegation of mortgage fraud. Cook says the president does not have that power…

Published on 1 week, 4 days ago