Washington Today

Interview with Politico's Eleanor Mueller on House debate and vote on bill to raise debt ceiling and cut federal spending (11), President Biden hosts South Korean President for state visit, Asa Hutchison (R) launches 2024 presidential campaign, bipartisan Senate bill to bar those under 13 from creating social media accounts.

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President Biden announces in a video he is running for reelection in 2024, and former President Trump, also a candidate, responds in a video. Interview with The Hill's Aris Folley on the House Republican bill to raise the debt ceiling and cut spending (27), Israel celebrates its 75th anniversary.

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Secretary of State Antony Blinken has announced a cease-fire between warring military factions in Sudan. The announcement comes after the successful evacuation of US diplomatic staff in Khartoum over the weekend. On Capitol Hill, the House plans to vote this week on the Republicans' bill that links a debt ceiling increase with spending cuts. But President Biden isn't budging on his position to not tie the two together. And the three Tennessee state lawmakers who faced expulsion after participating in gun control protests at the state Capitol following last month's school shooting in Nashville visited the White House today. The three lawmakers will be asking Biden to declare a public health emergency on gun violence. 

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

First –  pollster and communications strategist Frank Luntz talks about the political landscape as jockeying begins ahead of the 2024 elections.

Then, a discussion about the EPA's new proposed rule limiting tailpipe emissions for vehicles -- a move SOME say is designed to spur Electric Vehicle sales.  That conversation with Jeff Gilbert – an automotive reporter for WWJ radio in Detroit.

Plus, April is Autism Awareness Month. We'll speak with Zoe Gross -- Director of Advocacy at Autistic Self Advocacy Network – about diagnosing and supporting those living with autism.

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Gov. DeSantis (R-FL) at Heritage Foundation summit, President Biden executive order on environmental justice, claims Secretary Blinken led discrediting of Hunter Biden laptop story, U.S. still preparing to evacuated U.S. Embassy staff from Sudan.

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Senate confirmation hearing for Labor Secretary Julie Su, Sen. Manchin (D-WV) supports House GOP's linking debt ceiling increase to spending cuts, House passes bill to ban transgender athletes from women's sports, Pentagon preparing to evacuate U.S. embassy staff from Sudan.

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Speaker McCarthy releases bill to raise federal debt limit $1.5T and cut spending $4.5T, House passes bill to overturn DC policing reform law, House starts work on bill to ban transgender girls & women from female school sports, Supreme Court case on threats, social media & free speech.

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Interview with TIME reporter Sanya Mansoor on the Supreme Court case on workplace religious accommodation (2), Groff v. DeJoy, Tax Day proposals from House Democrats & Republicans, House votes on veto override of bill to reverse Waters of the United States regulations.

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In a speech at the New York Stock Exchange today, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy promised a vote on a bill to raise the debt ceiling and cut federal spending. He also criticized President Biden for not negotiating and accused the president of misleading the public. Democrats wasted no time pushing back on Speaker McCarthy's speech, with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer calling it QUOTE theater and House Minority Leader Hakim Jeffries accusing Republicans of taking the nation's full faith and credit QUOTE hostage. The House Judiciary Committee was also in New York City today, hearing about crime in America's largest city. But the committee's Democrats called it a partisan stunt aimed at amplifying conservative anger at Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg.

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

First – Hannah Wesolowski of the National Alliance on Mental Illness discusses gun violence, mental health, and the role of red flag laws.

Then, with tax day approaching - Government Executive senior correspondent Eric Katz discusses how the IRS is planning to spend the additional $80 billion in funding from the Inflation Reduction Act.

Plus, Cook Political Report House editor David Wasserman discusses his research into the sharp decline in so-called "swing seats" in the House of Representatives.     

 

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