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Pres. Trump hosts Pres. Xi for state visit with no TV pool coverage | Israeli PM Netanyahu speaks to UN | FDA Comm. nominee goes before Senate Cmte

CNN, Politico and MSNOW White House reporters are back at the White House after a federal judge put a temporary restraining order on President Donald Trump's attempted ba

Iran's Pres. at UN calls Pres. Trump a bully and says Iran will never 'bend the knee' | Chinese Pres. arrives in DC for state visit | AI company CEO's brief UN Security Council

Iran's President tells the United Nations General Assembly his country has been the victim of terrorism by the United States and Israel and the Iranian people will never

Pres. Trump tells UN he has a 'big decision' whether to 'annihilate' Iran | Former Vice Pres. Harris campaigns for Michigan U.S. Senate Democratic nominee El-Sayed

President Donald Trump in a speech at United Nations says he has 'big decision to make' about Iran: cut a deal with them 'that lets them rebuild' or 'annihilate the Islam

Politico, CNN & MSNOW sue over White House reporter ban & major TV networks suspend pool coverage of Pres. Trump in solidarity with CNN

Politico, CNN & MSNOW sue in response to President Donald Trump banning their reporters from the White House, and four major TV networks suspend their shared coverage of

Weekend Edition: Regulating AI, House Adjourns, and Constitution Day

In this weekend's episode, three segments from this past week's Washington Journal. First: Washington this week was dominated by the debate over regulating A-I amid more

President Trump bans 'fake news' CNN, MSNOW and Politico from the White House

President Donald Trump says he is banning CNN, MSNOW and Politico from the White House for what he calls their 'fake news' reporting; President announces all 50 states wi

Bipartisan 'Stop Rogue AI Act' introduced in House; White House top aide says interest rate hikes could cause recession; Fmr. Sen. Kyle (R-AZ) dies

A Republican and a Democrat in the U.S. House join forces on a bipartisan bill to confront potential risks of Artificial Intelligence; White House continues to criticize

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

Federal Reserve votes unanimously to raise interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point, first hike since 2023 Fed Chair Kevin Warsh says, 'The plain fact is that in

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

Attorney General Todd Blanche fills in as White House press secretary for today's news conference and is asked about the Supreme Court blocking the Trump Administration's

Congress Returns to Washington as AI Debate and Midterm Campaigns Take Center Stage

Congress returns to Washington with artificial intelligence, cryptocurrency legislation, college sports and Russia sanctions on the agenda. Plus, with 50 days until the m

Weekend Edition: Republican Convention, Polling During Midterm Campaign Season, and Democrats' Strategy into November

In this weekend's episode, three segments from this past week's Washington Journal. The first-ever Republican convention took place in Dallas – and the legal fight over

25th Anniversary of September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks

Twenty-fifth anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terror attacks, with ceremonies at the Pentagon, where President Donald Trump spoke, at Ground Zero in New York City, w

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.

Day Two of the Republican midterm convention in Dallas, Texas, with the keynote speech from Vice President JD Vance. People are still talking about some of the moment fro

Republican Midterm Convention begins in Dallas; John Sununu (R) will face Chris Pappas (D) in NH Senate race

Republican midterm convention begins in Dallas, Texas. We get a preview from President Donald Trump, a reporter, and two republican congressional candidates from Illinois

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

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani orders the release of over 170,000 pages of documents revealing that city officials knew of severe toxic air quality risks at Ground Ze

Weekend Edition: Mail-In Voting & Midterms, State of the Economy, and Immigration and Border Security

In this weekend's episode, three segments from this past week's Washington Journal. First: We dig into the legal back and forth over mail-in voting and what it means for

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

Labor Department reports the U.S. economy gained 162,000 jobs in August, much more than many economists predicted. Unemployment rate stayed at 4.1%. President Donald Trum

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

Vice President JD Vance holds a White House news conference and is asked about the war with Iran and rising fuel prices ahead of the Labor Day holiday weekend, when milli

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

Chevron signs an agreement to invest $7 billion in Venezuela to double its oil production in five years. We hear from the Chevron CEO & U.S. Energy Secretary in Caracas;

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

House joins the Senate, with a large, bipartisan vote, in passing a short-term federal government funding extension from end of the fiscal year, September 30, through Dec