Washington Today

In this weekend's episode, three segments from this past week's Washington Journal. First, a discussion about federal efforts to protect the 2024 Election with Jen Easterly, Director of the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency. Then two very different perspectives on Campaign 2024: Conservative attorney and vocal Trump critic George Conway – and a Trump supporter - former Trump Press Secretary and talk show host Sean Spicer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Four days until election day. Kamala Harris & Donald Trump talk about Donald Trump saying former Rep. Liz Cheney should have rifles “shooting at her” to challenge her willingness to go to war; White House asked about AP report that WH officials changed President Biden's transcript of his 'garbage' comment; interview with USA Today's Riley Beggin on Montana U.S. Senate race (28); Labor Dept issues October jobs report; President Biden in Philadelphia on protecting union pensions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Five days until election day; Kamala Harris responds to Donald Trump saying he would protect women 'whether the women like it or not'; Donald Trump in New Mexico on immigration and border security; both presidential campaigns release ads with Halloween themes; interview with Washington Post's Erin Cox on Maryland U.S. Senate race (25); North Korea fires a ballistic missile with a range that could hit the continental United States; Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass celebrates the Dodgers World Series win over the NY Yankees. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Six days until election day: dispute over whether President Biden's use of the word 'garbage' was in reference to Donald Trump supporters, Supreme Court allows Virginia to purge voter rolls of suspected non-citizens, Sen. Peters on Montana Senate race, U.S. economy grew at 2.8% annual rate in 3rd quarter, President Biden meets with Cypriot President in White House Oval Office, Defense Secretary Austin says North Korean troops wearing Russian military uniforms are heading to Ukraine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One week until election day: Vice President Harris speaks on the Ellipse near the White House in the same place former President Trump spoke before the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol; Donald Trump calls his Madison Square Garden rally last weekend a 'love fest'; interview with Washington Post Media Critic Erik Wemple on rising use of podcast interviews in presidential campaigns (14); President Biden at Port of Baltimore announces $3 billion to upgrade ports with climate-friendly infrastructure; State Department reacts to Israel ban UN Palestinian aid group; Steve Bannon is released from federal prison. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Only 8 more days to go until Election Day…and the candidates continue to travel to key swing states today…Vice president Kamala Harris traveled to Saginaw and Ann Arbor, Michigan to focus on manufacturing…while former President Trump was in Georgia speaking at a faith summit and holding a rally in Atlanta…. And bipartisan reaction from last night's pro-Trump rally in New York City continues today…Florida Republicans Sen. Rick Scott Representative Maria Elvira Salazar, and New York Rep. Anthony D'Esposito all made statements denouncing a comedian's derogatory comments about Puerto Rico…Meanwhile, President Biden called the comments QUOTE disgusting"….And Vice President Harris said the event QUOTE fans the fuel of hate and division." Experts from the Heritage Foundation and Brookings Institution talked about election security and integrity today…We'll hear what they had to say…And just how will the media project election night winners?…A top official at the Associated Press tells us what goes into their decision making process. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Both major president candidates, Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, campaign in Texas – Trump on immigration; Harris on reproductive rights; interview with The Auburn Citizen reporter Robert Harding on the close New York 22nd Congressional District race; (22) President Joe Biden at the Gila River Indian Community in Arizona for the 150 year history of the federal government forcing Native American children into boarding schools; Secretary of State Anthony meets the Jordanian Foreign Minister in London; NASA Administrator Bill Nelson is asked about reports Space X owner Elon Musk has been in close contact with Russia President Vladimir Putin the past few years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Condoleezza Rice and Stephen Hadley on presidential administration transition national security concerns; Kamala Harris gets more Republican endorsements; Donald Trump campaigns in Georgia; third-party presidential debate with Green, Libertarian, Constitution Party nominees; interview with Washington Post's Gerrit De Vynck on Biden Administration's Artificial Intelligence national security memorandum. (34) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vice President Kamala Harris reacts to former White House chief of staff John Kelly saying former President Donald Trump falls in the ‘the general definition of fascist’ and would govern like a dictator if elected again, Donald Trump campaigns in Georgia, Pentagon confirms North Korean troops are in Russia, Secretary of State Antony Blinken holds news conference before leaving Israel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Two weeks until election day – Donald Trump holds a roundtable with Latino leaders in Florida, Barack Obama campaigns with Tim Walz in Madison, Wisconsin; President Biden in NH on prescription drug costs; Pentagon on investigation of leak of classified documents on Israel's preparation for potential strike on Iran; Secretary Blinken in Israel meets with Prime Minister Netanyahu; First Lady Jill Biden unveils a new White House tour experience for visitors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

-Only 15 more days until Election Day…and the tops of both tickets are crisscrossing battlegrounds looking to lock up leads and find more votes in key districts… Former President Trump was in Asheville, North Carolina, today, touring areas damaged by Hurricane Helene.…Vice President Harris returned to suburban Philadelphia today…We'll hear from both coming up… -The White House has announced a plan that would require insurance companies to cover the over-the-counter costs of birth control…The proposal expands an Affordable Care Act rule that requires health insurers to cover preventative care services fully… Several methods would be covered--including daily pills, emergency contraceptives, and condoms... -Also, White House national security spokesman John Kirby said the Biden administration is QUOTE deeply concerned about the release of classified documents detailing a possible Israeli attack on Iran…He also talked about reports of North Korean troops aiding Russia's war effort in Ukraine, saying…it would QUOTE mark a dangerous and highly concerning development if they're true… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

First, we dig into a new analysis of the cost of the candidates' tax and spending plans with Marc Goldwein (gold-wine) from the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. Then, Pew Research Center's Mark Hugo Lopez discusses the role and political influence of Latino voters in this year's elections. Plus, we speak to documentary filmmaker Robin Barnwell about his recent PBS Frontline film examining the Israel-Hamas war, one year later. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

President Biden meets in Berlin with leaders of Germany, France and Great Britain on Ukraine and the Middle East, Defense Secretary Austin at NATO in Brussels, Donald Trump & Kamala Harris campaign in Michigan, interview with Punchbowl News' Max Cohen on Michigan U.S. Senate race (32), U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel on what is left undone in U.S.-Japanese relations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Israel says Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar has been killed, interview with AP's Rebecca Santana on Independent Review Panel's report on first Donald Trump assassination attempt (19), Donald Trump & Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on tariffs, President Biden celebrates milestone of more than 1 million public workers receiving student loan relief. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kamala Harris near Philadelphia talks about bipartisanship, Donald Trump on Fox News women's town hall in Georgia, interview with USA Today's Aysha Bagchi on Georgia judge block ballot hand-count rule (8), Texas U.S. Senate debate between Ted Cruz (R) and Colin Allred (D), White House calls on Congress to replenish depleted SBA disaster loan fund, Israeli Ambassador to the UN on aid to Gaza, memorial service for Ethel Kennedy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Donald Trump is interviewed at the Economic Club of Chicago, Kamala Harris in Detroit on town hall meeting with radio host Charlamagne Tha God, Bob Woodward on his new book 'War', U.S. warns Israel to increase humanitarian aid to Gaza or risk losing U.S. weapons funding, NLRB says worker petitions to get union representation doubled under Biden presidency. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kamala Harris releases her “Opportunity Agenda for Black Men", Donald Trump is endorsed by the National Border Patrol Council, Bill Clinton campaigns for Harris-Walz in Georgia, Columbus Day vs. Indigenous Peoples Day debate, U.S. sending powerful THAAD air defense system plus 100 U.S. troops to Israel, equal pay activist Lilly Ledbetter dies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this weekend's episode, three segments from this past week's Washington Journal – First: USA Today national political correspondent David Jackson discusses how natural disasters like hurricanes have impacted presidential politics and elections. Then – we talk to leaders of two major political organizations that represent women voters: Christian Nunes -- president of the National Organization for Women -- and Penny Young Nance, President & CEO of Concerned Women for America. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Campaign 2024: Donald Trump in Colorado on immigration and crime, Tim Walz in Michigan on manufacturing jobs; interview with Lewiston Sun Journal's Steve Collins on Maine 2nd Congressional District election (16); President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) on hurricane response; Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Japanese anti-nuclear weapons organization. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Post-Hurricane Milton recovery begins in Florida; President Biden and Speaker Johnson talk about whether Congress should return from recess to pass additional SBA funds for hurricane survivors; Labor Department says inflation in September was 2.4 percent versus last year; TD Bank pleads guilty to federal money laundering related charges and agrees to $3 billion in fines, Maryland U.S. Senate debate between Larry Hogan (R) and Angela Alsobrooks (D); Arizona U.S. Senate debate between Ruben Gallego (D) Kari Lake (R); United Nations accuses Israel of intentionally firing on UN peacekeepers in Lebanon, Ethel Kennedy has died. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices