House Speaker McCarthy wants a deal to raise the debt ceiling voted on next week, President Biden meets Japanese Prime Minister ahead of G7 leaders' meeting in Hiroshima, FBI whistleblowers tell Congress say they faced retaliation for speaking against FBI politicization, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene introduces impeachment articles against President Biden over immigration and border security. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices ..read more

Latest from President Biden and Speaker McCarthy on debt ceiling talks, interview with The Hill's Zach Schonfeld on federal appeals court hearing abortion pill access case (30), House votes on resolution related to expelling Rep. Santos. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices ..read more

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy says, "We are nowhere near a deal" with the White House on a debt ceiling increase, House passes bill to overturn EPA heavy-truck emissions rule, interview with Washington Post's Theodoric Meyer on bipartisan House immigration reform bill (29). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices ..read more

President Biden & Congressional leaders meet again about the debt ceiling deadline, Senate hearing with former SVB & Signature Bank executives on their banks' failures, interview with Washington Post's Cat Zakrzewski on a Senate hearing with the CEO of Open AI, maker of ChapGPT, on artificial intelligence risks (36). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices ..read more

In this weekend's episode, C-SPAN's Washington Journal  First – Kimberly Leonard – Florida-based political reporter for the Insider – discusses Florida Governor Ron DeSantis's expected formal entry into the GOP presidential race next week. Next - a conversation with Brandon Pugh - Cybersecurity and Emerging Threats Policy Director at the R Street Institute – about the future of artificial intelligence -- the subject of a key Senate hearing earlier this week. Plus, this past Friday was Endangered Species Day. We speak with Robert Dewey - Vice President of Government Relations for the ..read more

In this weekend's episode, C-SPAN's Washington Journal takes a deep dive into two policy debates that dominated Washington this week: the debt ceiling standoff – and the end of Title 42… the pandemic-related measure that restricted asylum seekers at the southern border. First –  Andrew Selee President of the non-partisan Migration Policy Institute discusses the end of Title 42 – its impact – and the Biden Administration's plan to deal with the expected influx of migrants now that restrictions have been lifted. Then, SHAI AKABAS – economic policy director at the Bipartisan Policy ..read more

Interview with CQ/Roll Call's Paul Krawzak on Senate's consideration of House-passed bill to suspend debt ceiling and cut spending (6), including possible amendments, Senate joins House in overturning President's student loan forgiveness plan, President speaks at Air Force Academy commencement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices ..read more

Interview with The Hill's Mychael Schnell on House passing the Rule to the debt limit and spending cut bill with an unusual mix of Republican and Democratic votes, and what that may foretell for a final passage vote tonight (3), President Biden is briefed on hurricane & wildfire season, Transportation Dept proposes making automatic emergency braking standard on vehicles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices ..read more

House Rules Committee takes up bill to suspend the U.S. debt ceiling to avoid a default, coupled with spending cuts, but fairly significant opposition in both parties, will a Republican and Democratic coalition form to pass the House and Senate? Plus Vice President Kamala Harris gives the U.S Military Academy commencement address. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices ..read more

In this weekend's episode, three interviews from this past week's Washington Journal  First – CBS News Correspondent Scott MacFarlane discusses the seditious conspiracy sentencing this week of Oath Keepers' founder Stewart Rhodes -- and other members of the anti-government group.  Next – 2024 Republican presidential candidate and former Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson talks about his White House bid and what he sees as his path to victory in an increasingly crowded GOP field. Plus, we get a "101 on Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act – a key government surveilla ..read more