Podcast Episodes

Federal government reopens, but questions about timing of furloughed worker backpay, full SNAP benefits & air travel returning to normal

First day of the federal government reopening following a record-long shutdown, and now the work begins to send the government employees who were furloughed back pay, get SNAP food aid benefits that …

Published on 1 month ago

House to join Senate in passing funding bill to end gov't shutdown; Trump mentioned in released Epstein emails

Longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history is about to end with the House Republicans expected to join the Senate in passing a bill to fund most of the government through January and part of…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Pres. Trump speaks at Arlington Nat'l Cemetery on Veterans Day; House prepares to debate & vote on Senate-passed bill to end government shutdown

On this Veterans Day holiday, President Donald Trump travels to Arlington National Cemetery to honor those who have served in the U.S. military and to highlight his administration's efforts to provid…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Senate Votes To End Government Shutdown

The Senate is expected to vote to fund the government and end the shutdown this evening. On Sunday, lawmakers reached a deal and advanced the measure in a 60-40 vote, setting up this evening’s final …

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Weekend Edition: Election Results, Democratic Representative-Elect Adelita Grijalva, & Fmr. CDC Dir. Robert Redfield

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

First: Kirk Bado -- editor of National Journal's "Hotline" -- discusses Tuesday night's off-year election results…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Senate Democrats offer Republicans to end government shutdown for one year extension of expiring ACA health insurance premium tax credits

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) makes a new offer to Republicans to end the federal government shutdown, now at Day 38, that includes a one-year extension of expiring Affordable Care Act …

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Senate Dems expected to block new GOP proposal to end gov't shutdown in Friday vote; Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) to retire

Senate Republicans and Senate Democrats hold lengthy, separate, private meetings on Day 37 of the federal government shutdown strategizing on how to end the stalemate. Republicans may bring to a vote…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Supreme Court seems poised to strike down Pres. Trump's global tariffs

Supreme Court hears a case brought by business owners challenging whether President Donald Trump had the power to declare national emergencies to implement global tariffs. Most news articles suggesti…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Election Day 2025; 35-day gov't shutdown ties record; former Vice President Cheney dies

It's election day, with key races for New York City mayor, New Jersey  and Virginia governors and California's congressional redistricting ballot initiative; Gov. Wes Moore (D-MD) announces a commiss…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Day 34 of Federal Shutdown & Kirk Bado of The Hotline on Election Night 2025

It's day 34 of the government shutdown… and this afternoon the Trump administration said it will provide half benefits to Americans who receive federal food assistance…That after states filed lawsuit…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago