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Sen. Van Hollen challenges Sen. Schumer for Majority Ldr | Rep. Jeffries heckled at Dem conf | FAA issues ground stop

Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) speaks at a Democratic conference in Denver the day after launching a bid for Senate Majority Leader in the next Congress, challenging curren

Nvidia CEO resigns & agrees to testify before Congress on relationship with accused Chinese spy | House passes bill to allow simultaneous veterans disability & retirement benefits

Nvidia Founder and CEO Jensen Huang resigns and agrees to testify before Congress in closed session, after it was revealed he had affairs with two women: an employee and

On Veterans Day, Pres. Trump at ANC, bipartisan U.S. House tribute & Nat'l War Memorials ceremonies | David Axelrod on Democratic agenda after midterm election victories

On Veterans Day, President Donald Trump speaks at Arlington National Cemetery about the debt the nation owes to veteran, there's a bipartisan U.S. House tribute to vetera

House GOP kills resolution to impeach Def Sec Hegseth | House GOP elects Rep. Jordan (OH) new leader | Senate GOP reelects Sen. Thune (SD) as leader

House votes to refer Rep. Thomas Massie's (R-KY) resolution to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to committee, killing it for now. Massie says Hegseth's crimes inclu

Rep. Massie (R-KY) Pushes Sec. Hegseth Impeachment as Congress Faces Leadership Shakeups

Congress returns to Washington following the 2026 midterm elections, with Kentucky Republican Thomas Massie renewing his push to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ov

Weekend Edition: 2026 Midterm Election Fallout: Democratic Sweep, Trump’s Final Two Years & the Next Congress

This weekend, we bring you three conversations from this past week's Washington Journal, examining the fallout from Tuesday's electoral earthquake and what Democrats' swe

White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles replaced by Stephen Miller | Oct. jobs report better than expected | fmr. Sen. Rockefeller (D-WV) dies

President Donald Trump announces White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles is leaving, replaced by current Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller; October jobs report from the

Sen. Schumer says populism vs. moderation is false choice | NCPC to vote on Triumphal Arch | Politico's Katherine Tully-McManus on Congress' lame duck session agenda

Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) argues that populism vs. moderation is a false choice, that they are not mutually exclusive, as he lays out some of the issues the Democrats wil

House Dem. Ldr. Hakeem Jeffries on midterm elections: 'It was not simply a blue wave; it was an American tsunami'

Democrats are celebrating their historic midterm election victories and preparing to take control of Congress: House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), set to become

Election Day: Sen. Schumer says he is 'nauseously optimistic' about Democrats' chances of taking control of Congress

Election Day in the USA. At stake every U.S. House seat, 35 U.S. Senate seats and 39 governorships, both states and territories; Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N

2026 Midterms: Trump’s Final Election Day Push, Michigan Senate Shakeup & Alaska Court Ruling

With less than 24 hours until Election Day, President Donald Trump delivers his final campaign remarks from the Lincoln Memorial, calling the 2026 midterms "the most impo

Weekend Edition: Midterm Elections Michigan, Texas, and Ohio

In this weekend's episode –with election day just DAYS away – we bring you three segments from last week's Washington Journal focused on key battleground states that'll p

U.S. Attorney in Alaska update on 'two Dan Sullivans' investigations | Pres. Trump reverse course and will campaign this weekend in Iowa & Kansas

An update from the U.S. Attorney for the District of Alaska on the investigations into the two Dan Sullivans on the Alaska election ballot for U.S. Senator: incumbent Rep

Pres. Trump campaigns in South Carolina for GOP Sen. Darline Graham | Federal & state investigations accelerate over two Dan Sullivans for Senator on Alaska ballot

President Donald Trump campaigns in South Carolina for Sen. Darline Graham (R-SC), admitting the polls are closer than he wishes they were against Democratic nominee Anni

Federal Reserve holds interest rates steady | Pres. Trump campaigns in Ohio, fmr. Pres. Obama campaigns in Georgia

Federal Reserve votes to hold interest rates steady in its last decision before the midterm elections; President Donald Trump campaigns tonight in Ohio. We will talk with

One week until midterm elections. Pres. Trump says he will work with Dems if they get Congressional majorities and respect results 'if they are honest'

One week until election day. President Donald Trump says he will work with Democrats if they win majorities in Congress and respect the midterm results 'if they are hones

Trump and Vance Campaign in Republican States as 2026 Midterms Near

President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance campaign in traditionally Republican states as the 2026 midterm elections approach. President Trump heads to Mississipp

Weekend Edition: Charlie Cook on Races to Watch During Midterms, Public Religion Research Institute's New Survey, and Allan Lichtman's Book "Great American Presidents...."

First: We're in the final stretch in Campaign 2026. We speak with Cook Political Report founder Charlie Cook about the races HE'S watching that'll determine which party w

DOJ sues AK in case GOP Sen. Sullivan loses because of similarly named candidate | Pres. Trump campaigns in FL | Ukrainian Pres. Zelensky says Starlink is still slow

President Donald Trump says he ordered the Justice Department to file a lawsuit to block the certification of Alaska’s U.S. Senate race results if incumbent Sen. Dan Sull

Rep. AOC campaigns for Maine Democratic Senate nominee Troy Jackson; OH Gov. DeWine criticizes controversial GOP ad, while POTUS defends it

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) campaigns with Troy Jackson, Democratic nominee for U.S. Senator from Maine, who is running against incumbent Sen. Susan Collins (R-M