Washington Today

Interview with Politico's Michael Kruse on Republican Presidential candidate Nikki Haley's first rally in South Carolina (6), CBO releases updated federal budget deficit numbers and an estimate of when the national debt limit will be reached, Senate confirmation hearing for IRS Commissioner nominee, Senate hearing on fentanyl trafficking.

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Senators get classified briefing on unidentified floating object shootdowns and call for more transparency to American people, Republican Nikki Haley announces run for president, interview with The Verge's Makena Kelly on FCC Commissioner nominee Gigi Sohn's Senate confirmation hearing (35).

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Federal officials are saying more about the unidentified objects shot down over North America over the past few days. The latest object was shot down by US F-16 fighter jet over Lake Huron on Sunday.

The operation marked the third day in a row that an unidentified object was shot down over North American airspace. And comes just days after the US shot down a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon that crossed the country.

President Biden has fired the Architect of the Capitol Brett Blanton following a series of misconduct revelations that prompted bipartisan calls for his removal.

And United Nations Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield is calling on the Security Council to do more to help earthquake relief efforts in northwest Syria. More than 36,000 people have been killed and tens of thousands injured after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Turkey and Syria one week ago.

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First – a conversation with Gallup editor-in-chief Mohamed Younis on the polling organization's "Mood of the Nation" poll – an annual survey conducted in the beginning of the year, in the run-up to the State of the Union address.  

Then, U.S. Comptroller General and Head of Government Accountability Office's Gene Dodaro discusses GAO's examination of how coronavirus relief funds have been misspent.

Plus, both Congress and President Biden are signaling a desire for increased oversight of social media companies and so-called "Big Tech". We speak to Sasha Haworth from the Tech Oversight Project and Carl Szabo from the group Net Choice – on what that might look like.

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President Biden orders a high-altitude object over Alaska to be shot down, President Biden will travel to Poland for anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, interview with CQ/Roll Call's Justin Papp on calls to fire Architect of the Capitol (26), President Biden meets with Brazil's President at the White House.

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Chinese spy balloon: Senators get classified briefing, Senate committee hears from Pentagon officials, House passes resolution condemning it as violation of U.S. sovereignty; interview with The Hill's Karl Evers-Hillstrom on Southwest Airlines COO before Senate Committee on massive flight delays in December (26); first meeting of House Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government.

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Interview with Washington Times' Joseph Clark on House hearing on Twitter's handling of Hunter Biden story, President Biden defends State of the Union claim some Republicans want to cut Social Security & Medicare, Ukrainian President Zelensky in Great Britain asks for fighter planes.

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President Biden gives State of the Union Address and Gov. Sanders (R-AR) gives opposition response, Gallup Editor in Chief on "Mood of the Nation" poll, Fed Chair Powell on latest jobs report & inflation, NY03 Congressional District constituents in DC calling on Rep. Santos to resign.

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The death toll continues to rise after a powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit southeast Turkey and northern Syria early on Monday. President Biden has pledged full US support in the search and rescue effort. In a statement, he said senior US officials are coordinating with their Turkish counterparts to help the injured and displaced by the earthquake. He added that U.S.-supported humanitarian partners are also responding to the destruction in Syria.

US Navy recovery teams continue to comb the debris field for the Chinese spy balloon that was shot down over the Atlantic Ocean on Saturday. National security adviser Jake Sullivan said recovering the equipment will take time but ultimately help national security efforts. He added that the US has already learned much just by watching the balloon move across the country. 

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is rejecting fears of a recession and says the economy remains strong and resilient. Her comments come after last week's jobs report showed that the economy added 517,000 jobs in January. 

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First, DR. AMESH ADALJA a senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security at the Bloomberg School of Public Health -- discusses the Biden administration's plan to end COVID-19 public health emergency.

Then, former Democratic Congresswoman and former Orlando Police Chief Val Demings discusses her new role as co-chair of the Council on Policing Reforms and Race. She'll talk about the Council's new recommendations for police reform.

Plus, Indivar Dutta-Gupta of the Center for Law and Social Policy and Rachel Greszler of The Heritage Foundation discuss the 30th Anniversary of the Family & Medical Leave Act.

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