Washington Today

Interview with Heritage Foundation's James Carafano on Secretary of State Antony Blinken postponing his trip to China due to the suspected Chinese spy balloon over the U.S. (15), January jobs report and DNC winter meeting to set 2020 presidential primary calendar.

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House passes resolution to remove Rep. Omar from Foreign Affairs Committee, former President Clinton at WH for Family & Medical Leave Act 30th Anniversary, interview with Washington Post's Leigh Ann Caldwell on police reform talks in Congress (30).

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Fed Chair Powell raises interest rates 0.25%, interview with CQ/Roll Call's Paul Krawzak on President Biden-Speaker McCarthy meeting on debt ceiling (9), FBI finds no classified documents at president's vacation home, VP Harris at Tyre Nichols funeral.

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Interview with Politico's Adam Cancryn on House passing a bill to end COVID-19 health emergency (6), preview of POTUS-Speaker McCarthy meeting on raising debt limit, Rep. Santos leaving committee assignments, POTUS will meet Congressional Black Caucus on police reform.

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A sixth Memphis police officer has been relieved of duty in connection to the death of Tyre Nichols…Body camera video released Friday shows Officer Preston Hemphill …firing a stun gun at Tyre Nichols as he initially ran from officers during a Jan. 7 traffic stop. Officer Hemphill joins five other men who were fired on January 20 after an investigation found they had violated department policy on using force. 

 Reaction from Capitol Hill on the death of Tyre Nichols.

Congress is back to work this week…The House will debate several financial and technology-related measures…. Senate lawmakers are working off the floor setting committee assignments for the 118th congress. A floor vote is needed to approve them.

Meanwhile, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy told CBS News yesterday that he is looking forward to discussing a QUOTE reasonable and responsible way that we can lift the debt ceiling” when he meets with President Biden on Wednesday.

 The Speaker said he wants spending cuts to go along with raising the debt limit…even though the White House has ruled out linking those two issues together.

 

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

First, a "Classified Documents 101" with Yale Law School professor and former Pentagon special counsel Oona Hathaway 

Then, Maya MacGuineas – President of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget -- discusses the debt ceiling and proposals to cut federal spending.

Plus, Seth Jones of the Center for Strategic & International Studies discusses his new report that found the U.S. defense industry is “not adequately prepared” for “a protracted conventional war” with an enemy such as China.

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RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel wins election to another two-year term, Rep. Nancy Pelosi on release of video of attack on husband Paul, White House calls for any protests to be peaceful ahead of police cam video of traffic stop that led to Tyre Nichols' death, former VP Pence takes full responsibility for classified documents found at this home.

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House moves to pass banning oil from SPR without a plan to increase production on federal lands, GDP report for '22 4Q, House & Senate Dems push back on POTUS' plan to limit asylum claims, interview with Politico's Meredith McGraw on RNC Chair election (37).

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Interview with The Hill's Brad Dress on U.S. sending Abrams tanks and Germany sending Leopard tanks to Ukraine (6), House Democrats denied Intel Committee seats by Speaker McCarthy respond, House passes bill to reform airline pilot warning computer system that crashed.

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Documents marked classified found at the Indiana home of former VP Mike Pence, Senate hearing on Ticketmaster after Taylor Swift concert ticket sale online crash in November, POTUS meets Congressional Democratic leaders on debt ceiling increase, U.S. reportedly to send Abrams tanks to Ukraine.

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