Washington Today

In this weekend episode, three segments from this week's C-SPAN's Washington Journal program.

First –A discussion on Secretary of State Antony Blinken's trip to China with Elbridge Colby, Co-Founder of the Marathon Initiative, and former Trump Administration Defense official.

Then, Guttmacher Institute's Kelly Baden looks at how states have been impacted since the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v Wade.

Plus, University of Texas at Austin's Peniel Joseph on the significance of the recently celebrated Juneteenth holiday.

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Interview with The Hill's Zach Schonfeld on Supreme Court decision allowing ICE rule on prioritizing deportation of certain illegal immigrants (1), President Biden & Vice President Harris mark anniversary of Supreme Court Dobbs decision on abortion, Republican presidential candidates speak at Faith & Freedom Coalition conference, Attorney General Garland on Hunter Biden tax evasion investigation.

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Indian Prime Minister Modi asked about human rights during state visit to the U.S., House committee releasing IRS whistleblower testimony claiming Biden Administration interference in Hunter Biden tax evasion case, Republican Will Hurd announces run for president, Senate defeats bill to overturn ATF pistol brace rule.

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Interview with Plain Dealer's Sabrina Eaton on former Special Counsel John Durham testifying before Congress on his investigation of the Russia investigation (9), Federal Reserve Chair Powell on inflation and interest rates, State Dept asked about President Biden calling Chinese President Xi Jinping a dictator.

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Hunter Biden reaches a deal with federal prosecutors to plead guilty to failure to pay federal income tax and illegally possessing a firearm. Interview with Reuters' Patricia Zengerle on India Prime Minister Modi's state visit to U.S. (11) House GOP & First Lady on anniversary of Supreme Court's Dobbs decision on abortion. President Biden on artificial intelligence regulation.

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-Secretary of State Antony Blinken says he and Chinese president Xi Jinping talked about a number of sensitive topics in their meeting today…That included China's relationships with Russia and North Korea, as well as its aggressive military stance in the South China Sea… Secretary Blinken spoke with reporters following his meeting…We'll hear what he had to say coming up…

 -Congress returns this week….It's their last week of work before the Fourth of the July holiday….On Thursday Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a joint meeting in the House chamber…

 -And today is Juneteenth…the newest federal holiday…It marks the day in 1865 when the last enslaved African Americans learned that they were free….In 2021, President Biden signed a bill making June 19th a federal holiday….We'll hear what he and other officials are saying and doing today to mark the occasion… 

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In this weekend's episode, three interviews from this week's Washington Journal:

First – Former Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida David Weinstein discusses President Trump's federal documents case and what's next.

Then – National Coalition for History's Lee White discusses the role of the Presidential Records Act in the Trump classified documents case 

Plus, Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy - the top Republican on the Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee - - discusses his proposal to shore up Social security.

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Attorney General Garland and interview with USA Today's Bart Jansen (4) on an investigation concluding Minneapolis Police Department violated rights of Black and Native Americans, President Biden calls for more gun violence prevention measures, Secretary of State Blinken on his trip to China.

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President Biden says Ticketmaster and SeatGeek will show ticket fees up front, Miami Mayor Francis Suarez (R) announces run for president, Interview with Washington Post's Ian Duncan on Senate committee's postponing FAA reauthorization markup over disagreements on pilot training and expanding long-distance flights from DCA (18).

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Interview with AP's Chris Rugaber on Federal Reserve pausing interest rate increases (4), Attorney General Merrick Garland on federal indictment of Donald Trump, House Homeland Security Committee announces investigation of DHS Secretary Mayorkas on border security, possibly leading to impeachment, interview with C-SPAN's London Producer Peter Knowles on resignation from Parliament of former Prime Minister Boris Johnson (24).

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