Washington Today

The latest on Colorado...where a gay bar shooting suspect faces murder and hate crime charges. Governor Jared Polis moved flags to half-staff for the wee. Plus, Ambassador-at-Large for Global Criminal Justice Beth Van Schaack, speaks about war crimes and prosecution for atrocities in the war in Ukraine. Including reaction to a video released over the weekend allegedly showing Ukrainian soldiers committing war crimes against captive Russians. And it's officially the holiday season at The White House...with turkeys Chocolate and Chip pardoned by POTUS Biden...and the delivery of the White House Christmas tree.

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

First – Molly Reynolds, senior fellow in Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution, on the Republican takeover of the House of Representatives and challenges facing leader Kevin McCarthy.

Then, Washington Post economic policy reporter Tory Newmyer discusses the collapse of the FTX crypto exchange and concerns about the cryptocurrency industry.

Plus, Scott Kennedy of the Center for Strategic and International Studies discusses President Biden's meeting earlier this week with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

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Attorney General Garland appoints a special counsel to determine if Donald Trump should be charged in two investigations, Rep. Jeffries launches campaign for House Democratic Leader, VP Kamala Harris condemns North Korea's latest ICBM launch.

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Interview with The Hill's Mychael Schnell on Speaker Pelosi's not running again for Speaker (6), House GOP previews investigations into Joe & Hunter Biden overseas business dealings, DHS Mayorkas on judge striking down Title 42 expulsions of migrant asylum seekers.

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Interview with Washington Post's John Wagner on Senate Republican reelecting Sen. McConnell as leader (6), Senate advances Marriage Equality bill, Def Sec Austin blames Russia for deaths in Poland even if a Ukrainian defense missile caused the explosion.

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House Republican Leader McCarthy nominated for Speaker, but with fewer GOP votes than he needs to win in full House, Gov.-elect Hobbs (D-AZ) celebrates victory, DHS Sec Mayorkas questioned on border security policy, Russian missiles reportedly land in Poland.

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President Joe Biden met with China's President Xi Jinping and discussed Taiwan, US relations, and more. The two met before the G-20 Summit kicks off tomorrow in Bali. Plus, the Senate and House are back in session after last week's midterm elections. We'll hear from both Senate leaders and will Sen. Mitch McConnell remain the minority leader? And Former Vice President Mike Pence's memoir hits shelves tomorrow, he discusses his thoughts on 1/6.

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In this episode, three segments from C-SPAN's Washington Journal program – on the aftermath of this week's midterm elections.

First – on this Veterans' Day weekend – Leo Shane, deputy editor of the Military Times, discusses how veterans running for office this cycle fared -and key military and veterans' issues in Congress.

Then, Stephen Fowler -- political reporter for Georgia Public Broadcasting -- previews the December 6th runoff election in the senate race there between incumbent Senator, Democrat Raphael Warnock and his Republican challenger Herschel Walker.

Plus, Heritage Foundation's Hans von Spakovsky and Sean Morales-Doyle of the Brennan Center for Justice – on how the midterm elections were conducted - the first since January 6th – and if Americans' confidence in elections has been restored.

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Veterans Day ceremonies – VP Harris & VA Sec McDonough at Arlington National Cemetery and Defense Sec Austin at Vietnam Veterans Memorial; POTUS at UN Climate Change Summit in Egypt; Rep. Cheney and Sen. Lee on midterm elections.

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Interview with HuffPost's Arthur Delaney on how some House GOP could defeat Rep. McCarthy's bid for Speaker (5); House Speaker Pelosi at UN Climate Summit in Egypt; preview of POTUS' meeting with Chinese President Xi at G20.

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