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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 action.
The agreement---for now---includes funding to reopen the government until January and a vote on the expiring health care tax credits next month…
Meanwhile, Speaker Mike Johnson has instructed House lawmakers to make their way back to Washington for possible votes this week….
We'll hear from him, both Senate leaders…and the Senate Democrats who broke from their party coming up……
There is one thing complicating members' return---the ongoing flight cancellations because of the shutdown…The latest reports show more than 5,800 flights had been delayed and nearly 2,000 canceled….That's because of air traffic controller shortages as a result of the shutdown…Their union president talked about how his members are dealing with the shutdown.
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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 and what it means for the upcoming midterm elections.
Then: a conversation with Democratic Representative-Elect Adelita Grijalva of Arizona about her delayed swearing-in to Congress – and how it's impacting her constituents in her Tucson district.
Plus: we speak with former Trump CDC Director Dr. Robert Redfield about his new book – and his reflections of how the first Trump administration handled the covid pandemic.
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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 health insurance premium tax credits; U.S. Agriculture Department says it is working to comply with a federal judge's order to fully fund SNAP food aid benefits for November, even as the Administration is appealing the ruling; More than 1,000 flights across the country have been canceled as the Federal Aviation Administration begins to cut 4 percent of flights,
scheduled to ramp up to 10 percent in the coming days, due to air traffic
controller staffing shortages during the government shutdown; Rep. Elise
Stefanik (R-NY), staunch ally of President Donald Trump, announces she is
running for New York governor. Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) is seeking reelection; Hungarian Prime Minister Victor Orban visits the White House and asks President Trump for an exemption to sanctions for Russian oil imports; Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announces changes to how the Pentagon buys weapons, saying the goal is to operate on “wartime footing,” rapidly accelerate capabilities, focus on results, and build an “arsenal of freedom”.
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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 a new proposal that includes some regular spending bills and a promise for a vote on extending health insurance premium tax credits; President Donald Trump comments on plans to cut 10% of airline flights at 40 of the busiest U.S. airports due to air traffic controller staffing shortages during the government shutdown; House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) announces she will not run for reelection after nearly 40 years in Congress; President Trump announces a deal with the makers of popular weight
loss drugs to drastically cut prices; Senate defeats a resolution that would have blocked the President from conducting military operations against Venezuela; leaders of five Central Asian countries are in Washington as the Trump Administration looks to secure new sources of rare earth minerals.
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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 suggesting the answer is 'no', We will hear some of the oral argument and talk with The Hill's Legal Affairs reporter Zach Schonfeld (1); Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announces a 10% reduction in scheduled airline flight capacity at the nation's top 40 high-traffic markets due to the federal government shutdown, now at a record Day 36, and strain on air traffic controllers not being paid although required to work. President Trump meets with Senate Republicans and again calls for the Senate filibuster rule to be abolished so that the Republicans can reopen the government and pass other legislation with a simple majority vote instead of the 60 votes needed, bypassing the objections and demands of Democrats; President and party leaders react to the sweeping election night victories by Democrats in the races for Virginia & New Jersey governors, New York City mayor, and in the California Congressional districting ballot initiative. We will also hear from the incoming officeholders. Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA), Intelligence Committee vice chair, speaks to reporters after a closed door briefing by the Secretaries of Defense & State on the Trump Administration's military strikes on suspected drug trafficking boats off the coast of Venezuela..
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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 commission to explore congressional redistricting in his state with the aim of flip the only Republican-held seat to Democratic; It's Day 35 of the federal government shutdown, tying the record for the longest ever. Another Senate vote
fails to reopen the government, but bipartisan talks about a path are ongoing; White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt says the Trump Administration will comply with a court order to fund the SNAP food aid program through emergency funds. This comes after President Trump posts that the funding would go out only after the government reopens; Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warn of "mass chaos" in air travel if the government does not reopen by next week, when air traffic controllers will miss a second paycheck; former Vice President Dick Cheney has died at age 84.
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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 lawsuits against the White House to fund SNAP with an emergency reserve…
Meanwhile, members of both parties are looking for a way out after weeks of minimal progress….including a group of Democratic senators and a bipartisan group of House members….House and Senate leadership talked to reporters today…We'll play for you what they said…
And one day more until election day 2025…it's first of President Trump’s second term…. And Voters will choose new governors in Virginia and New Jersey…a new mayor in New York City…and new congressional districts in California…We'll talk about it with National Journal Hotline editor Kirk Bado coming up.
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In this weekend's episode, two segments from this past week's Washington Journal.
First: A conversation with award-winning documentary filmmakers Ken Burns and Sarah Botstein who discuss their upcoming PBS' series "The
American Revolution."
Then: National Constitution Center President & CEO Jeffrey Rosen discusses his new book, "The Pursuit of Liberty: How Hamilton vs. Jefferson Ignited the Lasting Battle Over Power in America."
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A federal judge orders the Trump administration to use emergency funds to pay for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) during the federal government shutdown, which is now on Day 31; Senate Republicans do not appear eager to heed President Donald Trump's call to get rid of the Senate filibuster to overcome Democratic opposition to the Republican bill that would reopen the federal government; President Donald Trump says media reports that he is considering military strikes on Venezuelan territory are not true, but questions continue from Members of Congress of both parties about the legal justification for the deadly military attacks on suspected illegal drug carrying boats off the Venezuelan coast; Just a few days until election day 2025. We will take a
closer look at the race for governor in Virginia and New Jersey; Daylight
Saving Time comes to end this weekend. There was another unsuccessful try this week in the Senate to pass a bill that would stop the twice-yearly clock switching and make Daylight Saving Time permanent.
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Senate votes to overturn President Donald Trump's global tariffs; President Trump touts trade deals he said he made in his meeting with
Chinese leader Xi Jinping in South Korea; U.S government shutdown is now 30 days old. Saturday, federal funding will stop for the 42 million people on food aid program SNAP; nominee for head of U.S. Strategic Command is questioned at a Senate hearing about President Trump saying the U.S. is restarting nuclear weapons testing; Senate Intelligence Committee Vice Chair Mark Warner (D-VA) criticizes the Trump Administration and his Republican Senate colleagues after a briefing on the legality of deadly strikes on alleged drug-smuggling boats in
the Caribbean excluded Democrats; Gov. JB Pritzker (D-IL) calls for a Halloween pause on federal immigration enforcement operations in Chicago; Virginia Democrats move a step closer to drawing new congressional districts lines for partisan gain.
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Federal Reserve cuts interest rates by a quarter point for the second time this year, but Fed Chair Powell says another rate cut in December is not a foregone conclusion given concerns about the job market. We hear from the Fed chair and talk with Reuters Federal Reserve Correspondent Howard Schneider (5); Federal government shutdown is now at Day 29. Senate Democrats try and fail over Republican objections to pass a bill to extend funding only for the federal food aid program SNAP; Senate votes with the support of five Republicans to overturn President Donald Trump's emergency declaration to impose 50 percent tariffs on Brazil; President Trump promotes U.S. & Southeast Asia investment and development at a CEO's luncheon at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in South Korea and previews his meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping; Food & Drug Administration says it is looking to reduce the number of human clinical studies required for approval of certain biosimilar drugs to speed approval and reduce costs; Senate Veterans Affairs Committee holds a hearing on allegations of fraud in the VA disability benefits program; Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Judiciary Committee chair, talks about the news that many more Republicans were targeted in the Biden Justice Department's "Arctic Frost" investigation after the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
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On day 28 of the federal government shutdown, Senate fails to advance a temporary government bill to reopen the government for the 13th time. It is supported by most Republicans but opposed by most Democrats because it does not address expiring Affordable Care Act health insurance premium tax credits; two dozen states led by Democrats sue over the federal Agriculture Department's plans not to release emergency funding for federal food assistance starting this weekend; air traffic controllers, who must work without pay during the shutdown, miss their first paycheck. We will hear from Transportation Secretary & the president of the Air Traffic Controllers Union; President Donald Trump meets with Japan's new Prime Minister in his latest stop on his weeklong trip to Southeast Asia, calling her a "winner" and signing rare earth minerals deal; U.S. House Oversight Committee Republicans release a report on former President Joe Biden's mental fitness and use of an autopen, concluding that certain executive actions, including pardons, are void, and the Justice Department should investigate.
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The Senate returned to Washington today with no end to the government shutdown in sight. Meanwhile, the effects are piling up, and food assistance for more than 40 million low-income Americans is at risk. Major airports are seeing more flight delays because of the growing air traffic controller shortage, and the largest federal workers union is urging Congress to pass a “clean” funding bill. We'll hear the latest from Senators Thune and Schumer & Speaker Johnson, and Leader Jeffries about it coming up.
President Trump is in Japan today. It's the second stop of his Asia tour…He started the day with a visit to Emperor Naruhito at Tokyo’s Imperial Palace. Meanwhile, US trade negotiators are reporting progress on a potential trade deal with China ahead of the president's expected meeting with President Xi Jinping later this week. The president spoke to reporters aboard Air Force One.
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In this weekend's episode, three segments from this past week's Washington Journal.
First, a discussion with Ryan Berg of the Center for Strategic & International Studies, about the recent U-S military strikes on suspect drug boats off the coast of Venezuela.
Next – we turn our attention to the Trump administration's trade and tariffs agenda ahead of President Trump's high-stakes meeting next week with China's president Xi Jinping. That conversation with Wall Street Journal trade reporter Gavin Bade.
Finally – we speak with documentary writer and producer Michael Wiser about his latest PBS Frontline film "The Rise of RFK Jr."
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President Donald Trump gets ready to fly to Southeast Asia for meetings with leaders of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and one-on-one with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. We will talk about it with Politico
trade reporter Ari Hawkins (3); President Trump ends trade negotiations with Canada after Ontario's government runs a TV ad with former President Ronald Reagan expressing opposition to tariffs; Inflation report from the Labor Department: Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose in September at an annual rate of 3 percent, highest since last January; U.S. government shutdown Day 24. House & Senate are not in session. Over 600,000 civilian federal workers miss their first full paychecks. We will talk with The Hill's Senior Staff Writer Mike Lillis about bipartisan warnings that SNAP food assistance that over 40 million Americans receive will soon be in jeopardy (31); New York Attorney General Letitia James pleads not guilty in federal court in Norfolk, Virginia to charges of mortgage fraud, saying outside the courthouse, she said, "There is no fear. This is not about me. This is about all of us and a weaponized justice system"; Pentagon says the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford is being deployed to the Caribbean Sea to support military operations against drug traffickers and there was another strike today on small boat, where Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said "six male narco-terrorists" were killed; Secretary of State Marco Rubio visits the operations center in Israel that is the headquarters of the U.S.-led effort to maintain the Israel-Hamas ceasefire, and to plan for rebuilding and securing Gaza.
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On Day 23 of the federal government shutdown, Senate votes down a bill offered by Republicans to pay the military and federal workers who required to work without pay. Senate Democrats offer an alternative
to pay all federal workers, even those on furlough, but that, too, is rejected; President Donald Trump pardons the founder of cryptocurrency exchange Binance, who was convicted of violating federal anti-money-laundering laws; President Trump holds a roundtable discussion at the White House on efforts to stop human trafficking by criminal cartels; San Francisco's mayor says the President has canceled a federal law enforcement & possible National Guard surge into his city; Secretary of
State Marco Rubio arrives in Israel as VP JD Vance is leaving. Both criticize a vote in the Israeli Knesset related to Israel's annexing the West Bank; In DC, Republican and Democratic Senators question President Trump's nominee for U.S. Ambassador to Kuwait Amer Ghalib over past online posts some see as antisemitic; FBI Director Kash Patel announces arrests in an NBA multi-million dollar gambling scandal, including a player and a coach. Charges include sports bets rigging and operating illegal rigged poker games in cooperation with the mafia.
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Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) speaks all night and all day on the Senate floor about what he calls President Donald Trump's "growing authoritarianism"; He is closing in on the record for the longest Senate floor speech in history; Day 22 of the federal government shutdown, and it appears Republican and Democratic positions have not moved and remain at odds, and the government will stay closed for now; less than two weeks until the closely-watched Virginia gubernatorial election between Republican Winsome Earle-Sears and Democrat Abigail Spanberger; NATO
Secretary General Mark Rutte visits Washington for meetings with President Trump & Senators after the postponement of a summit between President Trump & Russian President Vladimir Putin in Hungary on Russia's war in Ukraine; Vice President JD Vance joins Israeli Prime Minister's Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem. Vice President says say he and other Trump Administration officials are not there to monitor the status of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire in Gaza as one monitors a toddler but ensuring that "our people are doing what we need them to do.”
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A New York man who was convicted and sentenced to prison on charges related to the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, then pardoned by President Donald Trump, is arrested on charges he threatened to kill House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (R-NY). We get reaction from Jeffries & Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA); President Donald Trump hosts Senate Republicans for a lunch at the White House on the patio near the West Wing that he calls the Rose Garden Club to tout the Republican agenda and what he sees as successes. This comes on Day 21 of the federal government shutdown, with little apparent movement towards a resolution of the standoff between the parties; House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer (R-KY) says his panel wants to hear from former President Bill Clinton in the investigation of the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, and accuses Democrats of falsely linking Epstein to President Trump; Vice President JD Vance visits Israel and expresses optimism that ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas in Gaza will hold, despite sporadic violence; Former U.S. Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns talks about on the expected meeting between President
Trump & Chinese leader Xi Jinping; Gov. Wes Moore (D-MD) on government safety net programs for children; White House celebration of Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights.
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It is Day 20 of the government shutdown…and there are few signs that lawmakers are close to a deal to end it….The House continues to hold only brief sessions…The Senate is in today….and they have an 11th vote scheduled on the Republicans short term funding bill…But it does not include the extension of federal health care tax credits…Meanwhile, federal workers continue to feel the shutdown's effects…As the federal agency overseeing the US nuclear stockpile began furloughing most of its workforce today….We'll hear what House and Senate leaders had to say about the shutdown coming up…
President Trump welcomed Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to the White House today…The two signed an agreement on rare earth materials…The President also said he could meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping later this month during a summit in South Korea…and he took questions on the cease fire in the Middle East and the Russia-Ukraine war…You'll hear what he had to say coming up…
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In this weekend's episode, three segments from this past week's Washington Journal.
First: A preview of this week's "No Kings" rallies taking place across the country this weekend with Joel Payne of the group "MoveOn" – one of the progressive groups organizing the events.
Then: A conversation with Mike Brest - defense reporter for the Washington Examiner. We talk about how the shutdown impacted payday for active-duty military members this week – and the new Pentagon press policies which many news organizations are pushing back on.
And finally: From long-lines at TSA to canceled or delayed flights - we check in with Reuters Correspondent David Shepardson about the impact the government shutdown is having on air travel.
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any news org trump does not like he calls fake news.... what a scumbag ...
this administration is the most corrupt lying cheating hypocratic administration in the history of mankind ....
hey liar you don't think 23 percent annual inflation is not a problem????????????????????
Jorgensen
ww3
dont forget trumps hateful speech.... hes the cause of all the hate ...
there goes the 1st amendment....
the blame game....these people think we buy this load of garbage coming out of Washington...
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somebody tell orange man to read the constitution for the love of GOD...
how come the victims don't just name the rich and powerful who molested them ??? screw tve files just start telling the world who they were....
trump administration has told more lies then all the all administrations combined...
it is not wise to scare some people.... some people who feel threatened might lash out as a natural ancient hardwired in the dna can't be helped or prevented reaction.... let sleeping monsters just sleep...
we have a constipational quagmire..... milk of magnesia ????
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