The Weekly Podcast: A Review of the Week in Washington takes a clear look at the major political and policy developments shaping the nation’s capital. Each episode breaks down the top stories from Congress, the White House, the courts, and across the country, with context on why they matter and what comes next.

This week: It was a cold, snowy week in Washington — as the White House named the next chair of the Federal Reserve, the Senate worked to avoid a government shutdown, and protests continued around the country over immigration enforcement and ICE.

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In this weekend's episode, three segments from this past week's Washington Journal.

First: A conversation with Jillian Snider – a former law enforcement officer and senior fellow at the R Street Institute. We talk about ICE operations in Minneapolis – and best practices for law enforcement in the wake of another fatal shooting there.

Then: Amid the fallout in Minnesota, President Trump tried to pivot back to the economy and efforts on affordability. We dig into the numbers with Natalie Baker of the Center for American Progress and Brittany Madni from the Economic Policy Innovation Center.

Finally: President Trump may have backed off his threat to takeover Greenland – but relations are still frayed between the U-S and Europe. That conversation with Andrew Roth of The Guardian -- and Stefanie Bolzen of the German News channel VELT.

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Senate reaches a deal to pass six federal spending bills before funding expires tonight, five as a package & Homeland Security for just two weeks while Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) reforms are negotiated, but still there will be a weekend partial government shutdown because the House does not return to session until Monday; Former CNN anchor Don Lemon is among four journalists arrested and charged by the Justice Department after they covered an anti-ICE protest in a church in Minnesota where an ICE official serves as a pastor; President Donald

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Senate does not advance a package of six FY2026 spending bills ahead of Friday's deadline to avoid a partial government shutdown, but Senators and the White House are reportedly working on a deal to pass five bills as a group and separate out Homeland Security funding and extend it for a short period to allow for more talks on how to reform ICE; President Donald Trump holds a Cabinet meeting, but does not call on Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem or Attorney General Pam Bondi to speak and does not take any reporters' questions; White House Border Czar Tom

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Federal Reserve leaves interest rates unchanged, ending a streak of three consecutive quarter percentage point cuts; Senate Democrats present their demands for reforms to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to get their votes to pass a Homeland Security spending bill and avoid a partial government shutdown. Those demands include: ending roving patrols, tightening the rules for warrants, barring federal offices from wearing masks and requiring them to wear body cameras. We will talk about it with The Hill's Alex Bolton (19); Secretary of State Marco Rubio

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President Donald Trump calls for "a very honorable and honest investigation" of the shooting death in Minneapolis of Alex Pretti by Border Patrol agents, and the president defends Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem while Congressional Democrats are calling for her impeachment; Senate returns to session just a few days before the deadline to pass a Homeland Security spending bill to prevent a partial government shutdown, with Democrats demanding reforms to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) as the price for their

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It's a snow day in the nation's capital…. Much of the federal government is closed…. The House is in a district work period this week… The Senate is in today… but votes have been postponed until tomorrow because of the weather… Of course, the Senate must pass a 6-bill spending package by Friday at midnight to avoid a government shutdown…. The legislation includes funding for the Department of Homeland Security through September 30th, which several Senate Democrats have said they will not support.

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In this weekend's episode, three segments from this past week's Washington Journal.

It's been a whirlwind week on the diplomatic front with President Trump announcing a "framework deal" on Greenland after weeks of threats. We speak with Washington Times White House Reporter Jeff Mordock on what the deal entails – and the geopolitical fallout.

Then – a preview of the 2026 midterm elections and key SENATE races to watch with Jessica Taylor of the Cook Political Report

Finally: Democrat Robin Kelly of Illinois joins us to talk about her move to impeach Homeland Secretary Kristi Noem.

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President Donald Trump & Vice President JD Vance speak to the annual anti-abortion March for Life in Washington, DC; Hundreds of businesses in Minnesota close their doors to protest U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations; FBI Director Kash Patel announces the arrest in Mexico of Ryan Wedding, accused major drug trafficker and former Canadian Olympic snowboarder; British Prime Minister Keir Starmer condemns comments by President Trump that NATO troops had stayed “a little off the front lines” during the war in Afghanistan; California Attorney General Rob Bonta (D) announces a lawsuit over whether the

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Former Special Counsel Jack Smith defends his investigations of, and the criminal charges brought against, Donald Trump in testimony before the House Judiciary Committee; President Trump launches his "Board of Peace," initially proposed to maintain the ceasefire in the war between Israel and Hamas, but now the president suggests it could expand its scope to bring peace to the world; still not many details from President Trump on a deal he said is being negotiated on Greenland, other than the U.S. will have 'total access'; U.S. House votes on a War Power resolution requiring the president to get Congressional approval for further military action against Venezuela; House moves to complete the FY2026 spending

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