Podcast Episodes

Weekend Edition: ACA Subsidies, Polling and Pessimism Among Young Americans, and President Trump's Executive Order on AI Regulations

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 leader…

Published on 2 hours ago

DOJ releases first batch of, but not all, Epstein files; Pres. Trump signs deals with more drug companies to cut prices; Sec Rubio holds year-end news conference

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 release…

Published on 12 hours ago

Reaction to Pres. Trump's year-end speech; Pres. Trump signs Exec. Order to reschedule marijuana as less dangerous drug; Kennedy Ctr renamed Trump-Kennedy Ctr

White House and Democratic lawmakers weigh in on President Donald Trump's Wednesday night primetime TV year-end address, during which the president highlighted what he sees as his achievements after …

Published on 1 day, 12 hours ago

House Democratic-led discharge petition to force a vote on extending expiring ACA subsidies succeeds after four Republicans sign on

Four House Republicans sign a discharge petition introduced by Democrats to force a vote an extension of expiring Affordable Care Act enhanced premium tax credits in defiance of the wishes of Republi…

Published on 2 days, 11 hours ago

Speaker Johnson rules out amendment vote to extend expiring ACA enhanced premium subsidies

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) says there will not be a vote on an amendment to extend expiring Affordable Care Act enhanced premium subsidies as part of a House Republican health care bill this week, a…

Published on 3 days, 12 hours ago

Search for Brown University gunman continues, police release new video

Congress is back to work today, and health care remains the top issue. The House is expected to vote this week on an extension of the expiring health care tax credits along with Republicans’ alternat…

Published on 4 days, 13 hours ago

Weekend Edition: Farmers, College & Trump Administration Pardons

First: A conversation with National Farmers Union's Mike Stranz – about the state of the U.S. agriculture industry, including the impact of the Trump tariffs and the recently announced aid package t…

Published on 1 week ago

Kilmar Abrego Garcia says he believes injustice done to him by the Trump Admin. will come to an end

Kilmar Abrego Garcia checks in at an Immigration & Customs Enforcement field office in Baltimore, under protection from a judge's order not to be rearrested. He says he believes the injustice done to…

Published on 1 week ago

Senate defeats both GOP & Dem. health care bills days before enhanced ACA tax credits expire; IN Senate votes down GOP Cong. redistricting map

Senate fails to advance both Democratic and Republican health care bills the sponsors say would address expected increase in costs for millions of Americans Affordable Care Act insurance at the end o…

Published on 1 week, 1 day ago

Federal Reserve cuts interest rates a quarter point; Supreme Court hears case on the death penalty & intellectually disabled defendants

Federal Reserve cuts interest rates a quarter of a percentage point. We will hear from the Chair and President Donald Trump and speak with The Hill's Business Editor Sylvan Lane (4); Speaker Mike Joh…

Published on 1 week, 2 days ago