On The Hill

In this episode of the “On The Hill” podcast, we’re discussing impeachment. No, not the 2019 impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump, but way back to 1868 and Andrew Johnson. We’ll go back in time with producer Kevin Manzel and historian David Stewart about their new riveting documentary, “Going to the Devil: The Impeachment of 1868.” It turns out there are a lot of comparisons between the very first impeachment and the impeachment inquiry gripping Washington right now. Join us!

When Amazon announced it was opening a second headquarters outside the District in Northern Virginia, it delivered a massive impact on the housing market in Virginia, D.C. and Maryland. Corey Burr, a Senior Vice President of Sotheby’s International Realty, chats with FOX 5’s Tom Fitzgerald on this episode of the On The Hill podcast about what Amazon’s HQ2 has done to prices now, the housing needs of low and middle class income people, and how Millennials should get in on the housing market themselves. Join us!

This time the “On The Hill Podcast” welcomes noted Attorney and Political Strategist A. Scott Bolden for a conversation about the impeachment hearings, where things are headed, what are the next steps. Join us!

This time the On the Hill podcast doesn’t go inside the Beltway, but on the Beltway. Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan and Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam made a historic announcement that the states are teaming up to rebuild and expand the traffic-clogged American Legion Bridge. Jason Miller, the CEO of the Greater Washington Partnership business group, looks at how transportation is a dominating public policy regionally. He also explains how the DC region is starting to shed its business image as just a government town as that Amazon and bio-tech industries make their homes here.

Newly elected incoming Chairwoman of the Prince William County Board of Supervisors Ann Wheeler joins FOX 5’s Tom Fitzgerald on this episode of the On The Hill podcast. Wheeler will take over the leadership of the board in what will be a dramatic power shift for the Northern Virginia county.  She replaces Republican Conservative Corey Stewart, who was one of the architects of the hardline immigration enforcement policies which were later embraced and enacted by the Trump campaign and administration. She discusses what’s next as she moves forward with a Democratic majority board, and discusses challenges the county is facing in education, economic development and transportation.  We also discuss what the Democrats' big 2019 election means and for the 2020 elections after they took control of the Virginia General Assembly for the first time in a generation.

Dr. Rob Cohen, an Army Veteran Doctor who was “boots on the ground” with the Kurds in the Middle East, joins FOX 5’s Tom Fitzgerald in this episode of the On The Hill Podcast. As the U.S. racked up a major achievement with the takedown of ISIS’ top leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, here at home, there is an intense debate over the withdrawal of U.S. troops in the region. Cohen breaks down the situation in the region and talks about the key players in it all. Cohen also states what he thinks the focus and the next steps should be.

On this episode of the On The Hill podcast, we’re taking you out to the ballgame. The Washington Nationals are in the World Series for the first time in their franchise history. Boston had the “Curse of the Bambino” and Chicago had “The Goat.” DC has not hosted a World Series since 1933 and has not won a World Series since 1924. Fred Frommer, the baseball author of “You Gotta Have Heart,” breaks down DC’s long, frustrating relationship with the great national pastime, as the Nationals are ready to rewrite that history.

Gene Healy, the vice president of the Libertarian think-tank Cato Institute, joins FOX 5's Tom Fitzgerald on this episode of the On The Hill podcast. In 2008, Healy wrote a book called “The Cult Of The Presidency,” which examined the power of the executive branch of government. The Trump, Obama, Bush, Clinton and Reagan administrations have all expanded the scope of the presidency. Now, Healy says 11 years later that book is more important than ever. The U.S. faces new challenges in the form of Impeachment and Congress’ role in growing the office the Executive Branch at its own expense. Join us!

How old is too old to be president? Lee Edwards, a distinguished fellow at The Heritage Foundation, joins FOX 5’s Tom Fitzgerald to look at the impact of age on politics - both from the candidate perspective and the voter perspective. With Bernie Sanders’ recent health issues, and both Joe Biden and Donald Trump being in their 70s, how much are voters focusing on age and are younger candidates going to make an issue of it moving forward? Join us!

Irvin McCullough, a National Security Analyst at the Government Accountability Project, joins FOX 5's Tom Fitzgerald on this episode of the On The Hill podcast. Given the headlines surrounding the President and the whistleblower complaint against him, we look at how the whistleblower protections are supposed to work, why they exist and how the current blowback from the White House could impact other whistleblowers from coming forward. Join us!