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Washington Today

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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Oct 15, 2025•—

OMB Director Vought suggests at least 10,000 federal workers will be fired during government shutdown, but U.S. District Judge in California puts temporary hold on layoffs

Oct 16, 2025•—

Pres. Trump speaks with Russian Pres. Putin, says they will meet in Hungary on ending war in Ukraine; Fmr Trump Nat'l Security Adviser John Bolton indicted over mishandled classified info

Oct 17, 2025•—

Pres. Trump talks with Ukrainian Pres. Zelensky at White House about long-range missiles, upcoming Trump-Putin summit in Hungary

Oct 18, 2025•—

Weekend Edition: "No Kings" Rallies and Impact of the Gov't Shutdown on Payday for Active-Duty Military and Air Travel

Oct 20, 2025•—

House Speaker Calls Government Shutdown a "Political Stunt"

Oct 21, 2025•—

Pardoned January 6th attack rioter charged with threatening to kill House Minority Leader Jeffries

Oct 22, 2025•—

Sen. Merkley (D-OR) speaks for 22 hrs 37 min on Senate floor on what he calls President Trump's 'growing authoritarianism'

Oct 23, 2025•—

On Day 23 of the federal government shutdown, Senate votes down bill to pay military & federal workers required to work

Oct 24, 2025•—

Pres. Trump starts trip to Asia, will meet Chinese Pres. Xi on trade & tariffs; Day 24 of gov't shutdown; NY Atty Gen James pleads not guilty to mortgage fraud

Oct 25, 2025•—

Weekend Edition: U.S. Military Strikes on Suspected Drug Boats in Venezuela, President Trump's Meeting with Xi Jinping, and PBS Frontline Film "The RFK Jr."

Oct 27, 2025•—

Government Shutdown Day 27, POTUS Trump Travels Asia

Oct 28, 2025•—

Gov't Shutdown Day 28: Dem-led states sue USDA to release SNAP emergency funds; air traffic controllers miss first paycheck

Oct 29, 2025•—

Federal Reserve cuts interest rates a quarter point; Chair Powell says another rate cut in December is 'not a foregone conclusion'

Oct 30, 2025•—

Senate votes to overturn Pres. Trump's global tariffs; Pres. Trump touts trade deals he said he made with Chinese Pres. Xi; U.S. gov't shutdown Day 30

Oct 31, 2025•—

Federal judge orders Trump Admin. to use SNAP emergency funds during gov't shutdown to prevent lapse of food aid to 42 million Americans

Nov 1, 2025•—

Weekend Edition: Ken Burns and Sarah Botstein's "The American Revolution" and Jeffrey Rosen's New Book "The Pursuit of Liberty..."

Nov 3, 2025•—

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

Nov 4, 2025•—

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

Nov 5, 2025•—

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

Nov 6, 2025•—

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

Nov 7, 2025•—

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

Nov 8, 2025•—

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

Nov 10, 2025•—

Senate Votes To End Government Shutdown

Nov 11, 2025•—

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

Nov 12, 2025•—

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

Nov 13, 2025•—

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

Nov 14, 2025•—

New survey on Americans' views on affordability; Pres. Trump calls for investigation into Epstein ties to Bill Clinton, Larry Summers

Nov 15, 2025•—

Weekend Edition: Congress Ends Government Shutdown, Midterm Elections, the Epstein files, and Veterans Day.

Nov 17, 2025•—

President Trump says he will sign a bill into law to release all Epstein investigation files if it passes Congress

Nov 18, 2025•—

House passes bill 427-1 to release all of the Justice Dept's Jeffrey Epstein investigation files

Nov 19, 2025•—

Pres. Trump names Saudi Arabia a major non-NATO ally; Senate officially passes bill to release all Epstein investigation files, sends to the President

Nov 20, 2025•—

Former President George W. Bush & former Rep. Liz Cheney give eulogies at former Vice President Dick Cheney's funeral

Nov 21, 2025•—

President Trump Meets With New York City Mayor-Elect Mamdani; Rep. Vindman Calls for Release of Transcript of Trump's 2019 Call with Saudi Crown Prince

Nov 22, 2025•—

Weekend Edition: Ban Individual Stock Trading by Members of Congress, Sale of F-35s to Saudi Arabia, and Chris Matthew's book "Lessons from Bobby."

Nov 24, 2025•—

Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) to Sec. of Defense Pete Hegseth: Pentagon investigation over ‘illegal orders’ video won’t ‘intimidate me’

Nov 25, 2025•—

Pres. Trump pardons Thanksgiving turkeys, says food prices are dropping; Pres. Trump says Russia-Ukraine peace deal 'very close'; DC Mayor Bowser (D) not running for reelection

Nov 26, 2025•—

Two Nat'l Guardsmen are shot & wounded in DC; Georgia judge dismisses criminal 2020 election interference case against Pres. Trump & co-defendants

Nov 27, 2025•—

Weekend Edition: The US Economy and the "Affordability" Crisis, Mood of the nation this Thanksgiving, and the FCC in the Trump Administration

Dec 1, 2025•—

White House says admiral ordered follow-on strike on alleged drug boat, insists attack was lawful

Dec 2, 2025•—

Defense Secretary Hegseth says he learned of survivors and second missile strike on alleged drug boat hours later, cites 'fog of war'

Dec 3, 2025•—

Republican wins Congressional special election in Tennessee; President Trump rolls back Biden-era vehicle fuel economy standards

Dec 4, 2025•—

FBI arrests suspect in 2021 RNC & DNC headquarters pipe bombs case; Pentagon briefs lawmakers on second strike against drug boat that killed survivors

Dec 5, 2025•—

Pres. Trump attends World Cup draw, receives FIFA Peace Prize; CDC vaccine advisory committee votes not to recommend all newborns get hepatitis B shot

Dec 6, 2025•—

Weekend Edition: President Trump Pardons TX Democrat Henry Cuellar, AfghanEvac, and Electricity and Utility Prices on the Rise

Dec 8, 2025•—

POTUS Trump proposes a $12B aid package for farmers hit hard by his trade war with China

Dec 9, 2025•—

Pres. Trump holds 'affordability' campaign-style rally in PA; Supreme Court hears GOP challenge to campaign finance limits law

Dec 10, 2025•—

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

Dec 11, 2025•—

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

Dec 12, 2025•—

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

Dec 13, 2025•—

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