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Fed raises interest rates a quarter point; House passes Lindsey Graham Russia Sanctions Bill; Pres. Trump campaigns in N. Carolina for GOP Senate nominee Michael Whatley
Sep 16, 202659 min
Attorney General Blanche on Supreme Court blocking Postal Service rules for mail-in ballots; Senate votes not to advance cryptocurrency bill; Pres. Trump says Kennedy Center will be renovated only if his name is added
Sep 15, 20261h 1m
Congress Returns to Washington as AI Debate and Midterm Campaigns Take Center Stage
Sep 14, 202652 min
Weekend Edition: Republican Convention, Polling During Midterm Campaign Season, and Democrats' Strategy into November
Sep 12, 202627 min
25th Anniversary of September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks
Sep 11, 20261h 0m
Day Two of GOP Midterm Convention in Dallas; Pres. Trump offers $5,000 to all if GOP keeps House & Senate control; fmr. Pres. George W. Bush on 9/11 attack 25th anniv.
Sep 10, 20261h 0m
Republican Midterm Convention begins in Dallas; John Sununu (R) will face Chris Pappas (D) in NH Senate race
Sep 9, 202659 min
NYC Mayor orders documents release showing city officials knew post-9/11 attack air was toxic; Canadian retaliatory tariffs take effect; UK bans imports from Israeli West bank settlements
Sep 8, 202659 min
Weekend Edition: Mail-In Voting & Midterms, State of the Economy, and Immigration and Border Security
Sep 5, 202634 min
August jobs gains much larger than expected | Pres. Trump signs order designed to lower beef prices | David Hearns asks court to bar DOJ from charging him ever again with vandalizing reflecting pool
Sep 4, 20261h 0m
VP JD Vance asked about Iran War & gas prices at White House briefing | Billionaire Leon Black defies Cong. subpoena in Epstein probe | Dallas Morning News' Joseph Morton on next week's GOP Midterm Convention
Sep 3, 20261h 0m
Chevron signs Venezuela oil deal; Pres. Trump says he was not serious about renaming Strait of Hormuz 'Trump Strait'; House votes down proposal to require Supreme Court have nine justices
Sep 2, 202658 min
House joins Senate in passing CR to avoid federal gov't shutdown before election day, House votes to censure Rep. Chuck Edwards (R-NC) for sexually harassing staff
Sep 1, 20261h 0m
Supreme Court Backs Trump White House Ballroom, Iran Strikes & Campaign 2026
Aug 31, 202656 min
Weekend Edition: Lake Ontario "Lake America," 63rd Anniversary of the March on Washington, Supreme Court and Mail-In Voting
Aug 29, 202629 min
63rd annual March on Washington | Fed Chair Warsh on inflation & interest rates | Iran War hits 6-month mark| Pres. Trump creates U.S. Space Academy
Aug 28, 202659 min
Pres. Trump signs Exec. Order renaming Lake Ontario to Lake America amid ongoing U.S.-Canada trade war; Federal judge holds hearing on adding Pres. Trump's name to Kennedy Center.
Aug 27, 20261h 0m
Meta settles multi-state lawsuit over youth being addicted to apps; Pres. Trump may ease beef processing regulations to lower prices; 5th Anniv. of Abbey Gate bombing during U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan
Aug 26, 20261h 1m
Canada to impose retaliatory tariffs on U.S. imports; Wall Street Journal reporter Michelle Hackman on new, proposed $100K H-1B visa fee; Dolly Parton dies
Aug 25, 202659 min
Trump Announces New Iran Sanctions, Threatens Canada With 50% Tariffs | Campaign 2026
Aug 24, 202654 min
Weekend Edition: The State of Oil and Gas Reserves, Campaign 2026, and Progressives in the Midterm Campaign
Aug 22, 202628 min
Supreme Court allows White House ballroom construction to continue for now; Pres. Trump campaigns for Sen. Darline Graham in South Carolina
Aug 21, 202659 min
Treasury Sec. Bessent says U.S. can 'grow' its way out of $40 trillion debt; Boston Globe's Samantha Gross on Mass. U.S. Senate race between Sen. Markey & Rep. Moulton
Aug 20, 20261h 0m
Pres. Trump says he brokered 'very good' U.S.-Canada trade deal after threatening 50% tariffs | Review of Tuesday's election primary results in Florida & Alaska
Aug 19, 202658 min
Spkr. Johnson campaigns in battleground MI07 | MN sues TX to force ICE agent extradition | USA Today's Medora Lee on Meta on trial over social media teen addiction
Aug 18, 202659 min
Iran Deal Deadline Expires as Trump Threatens Oman | Campaign 2026 Update
Aug 17, 202652 min
James Carville on the 2026 Midterms & Rafael Mangual on Falling Crime Rates
Aug 15, 202627 min
President Trump touts anti-crime agenda at police academy in NY; Luigi Mangione pleads guilty to federal charges related to shooting death of health care executive
Aug 14, 202655 min
Attorney General Blanche praises Justice Dept career staff in first speech; Kennedy Center board votes for 2 year closure for renovation & for putting Donald Trump's name back on the facade
Aug 13, 202657 min
DSA candidate loses WI Gov. primary, another wins MN Sen. primary; Inflation cools in July; DOJ announces arrests in fake marriages-for-Green-Cards scheme
Aug 12, 20261h 0m
American Robert Gilman released from Russia prison & flown home; Campaign primary day in six states; The Hill's Miranda Nazzaro on WH not releasing AI safety/security testing guidelines
Aug 11, 202658 min
Weekend Edition: Iran War, U.S. Munitions, and the Push for Independent Candidates & Primary Reform
Aug 8, 202626 min
Senate on way to confirming Todd Blanche as Attorney Gen. after GOP Sen. Cassidy says he will vote 'yes'; Fed. appeals court panel puts WH ballroom on hold
Aug 7, 202658 min
Senate Cmte votes to hold Dr. Fauci in contempt of Congress over his taking the Fifth at a COVID hearing; Pres. Trump signs order banning 'birth tourism' citizenship
Aug 6, 202659 min
Progressive Abdul El-Sayed Defeats Moderate Haley Stevens in Michigan U.S. Senate Democratic primary
Aug 5, 202659 min
Senate Judiciary Cmte approves Todd Blanche Attorney General nomination; 19 in Pennsylvania charged with multi-million dollar home health care fraud
Aug 4, 202658 min
Trump Calls Iran Talks 'Last Chance' as Senate Backs Todd Blanche
Aug 3, 202643 min
Weekend Edition: Interest Rates, Dr. Fauci Hearing and the Iran War
Aug 1, 202633 min
President Trump says anti-weaponization fund is dead, but 'I wish it weren't'; Politico's Lisa Kashinsky on why some donors are upset with DNC Chair Martin
Jul 31, 20261h 1m
Sen. Cornyn's Demand Pres. Trump IRS Immunity Be Scaled Back Keeps Blanche Attorney General Nomination on Hold
Jul 30, 20261h 0m
Dr. Anthony Fauci pleads the Fifth at Senate committee hearing on COVID response; Federal Reserve leaves interest rates unchanged
Jul 29, 202657 min
Memorial services in DC for late Sen. Graham; Israeli PM & Ukrainian Pres. visit White House; AP's Julie Carr Smyth on Ohio Senate race
Jul 28, 20261h 0m
POTUS Trump Warns Iran as Senate Tackles Funding and Confirmations
Jul 27, 202655 min
Weekend Edition: Iran War Funding and Cyclospora Outbreak
Jul 25, 202632 min
New Trump Admin tariffs to combat forced labor take effect; Pres. Trump asked about possible 'massive attack' on Iran; Preview of rescheduled White House Correspondents Assn. dinner
Jul 24, 202657 min
House passes, Senate defeats, Iran War Powers Act resolution; Pres. Trump promotes pledge data centers won't increase consumer electricity bills
Jul 23, 202657 min
Pres. Trump attends dignified transfer of U.S. troops killed by Iran; House passes NDAA & first step in $95 billion budget reconciliation
Jul 22, 202659 min
Pres. Trump says he has no interest in meeting with Iran as war escalates; over $1 billion in Medicaid paused to CA & MN over fraud concerns; Smithsonian Amer. History Dir. testifies about bias allegations
Jul 21, 202659 min
Trump to Attend Dover Transfer as Congress Faces Busy Week Before Recess
Jul 20, 202648 min
Weekend Edition: Democratic Socialists, Iran Conflict & Maine Senate Race
Jul 18, 202631 min