Washington Today

The White House is once again calling on Congress to take action on gun safety, while the Texas legislature did just that. Advancing a bill that would raise the age limit on certain gun purchases. The vote comes following protests from families of last year's school shooting victims in Uvalde. A government employees union is suing President Biden and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen over the nation's debt limit law that they call ‘unconstitutional’. The move comes a day before the White House meeting on the debt limit between President Biden and House and Senate leaders. And officials nationwide are bracing for a migrant surge as pandemic-era immigration restrictions are set to expire this week.  

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

First – a look at the Campaign 2024 political landscape – for both the White House and the Senate - with Jacob Rubashkin, reporter and analyst for the political website INSIDE ELECTIONS.

Then, 2024 Democratic presidential candidate Marianne Williamson discusses her second run for the White House.

Plus,  National Federation of Independent Business Vice President Kevin Kuhlman discusses the state of small business in America.

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April jobs report, Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas in Texas on border security, immigration & Title 42 expiring, CDC Director Dr. Walensky retiring, interview with C-SPAN's London Producer Peter Knowles on King Charles III"s coronation (37).

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Attorney General Merrick Garland and interview with Politico's Josh Gerstein on four members of Proud Boys convicted of seditious conspiracy in connection to attack on U.S. Capitol Jan 6, 2021 (6), Senate committee hearing on House GOP bill to raise debt ceiling and cut spending, U.S. rejects Russia's claims that U.S. was behind alleged drone attack on Kremlin to assassinate President Putin.

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Federal Reserve Chair Powell on interest rate hike, bank failures and debt limit increase debate, Senate considers restoring tariffs on some solar panel imports, Senate Republicans urge Title 42 public health rule to allow migrant expulsions not be allowed to expire, Russia claims Ukraine tried to assassinate Russian President Putin.

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Interview with Washington Post's Ann Marimow on Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Supreme Court Justice ethics (11), preview of 5/9 POTUS meeting with Congressional leaders on debt limit, Pentagon sending more U.S. troops to southern border, Muslim mayor barred from White House.

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Politico and The Washington Post report that Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned today that the U.S. could default as early as June 1 if Congress doesn’t raise the debt limit….

Politico writes that "The latest guidance increases pressure on congressional leaders and the White House to strike an elusive deal to raise the debt ceiling. The Washington Post notes that "the new estimate followed less than a week after House Republicans delivered on their pledge to try to leverage the looming deadline to secure spending cuts, defying President Biden and officially touching off a political stalemate that could tip the fragile economy into another recession.

Meanwhile, Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced the Senate would hold a hearing this week on the Republican debt ceiling bill. The bill passed the House last week and is tied to deep cuts in government spending. And President Biden said taxpayers are not bailing out a third regional bank that failed over the weekend. He also repeated his calls for Congress to pass legislation to increase penalties on bank executives for bank failures caused by mismanagement and again for regulators to take additional steps on supervision and liquidity requirements.

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

First –Jean Lee of the Wilson Center's Center for Korean History and Public Policy discusses South Korean President Yoon's visit to the U.S. and Biden administration policy toward Asia.

Then, Republican Don Bacon of Nebraska – a member of the Problem Solvers Caucus – talks about what's needed to break the stalemate in the debt ceiling debate

Plus, Democrat Al Green of Texas – sponsor of the 2022 Emmett Till Anti-lynching Act – talks about the death this week of Till's accuser - Carolyn Bryant Donham and the Congressman's "Conscience" Agenda. 

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House passes bill to rescind POTUS' suspension of solar panel import tariffs from four Southeast Asian countries, Canadian PM Trudeau in NYC talking about trade, House hearing on National Flood Insurance Program's $20 billion debt, State Dept on Russian airstrikes on Ukraine, preview of Saturday's White House Correspondents Association dinner.

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Interview with Washington Post's Nick Miroff on Biden Admin. creating migrant processing centers in Latin America (5), House GOP unveils immigration and border security bill, House defeats bill to bring home U.S. troops from Somalia, Senate defeats Equal Rights Amendment.

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