Washington Today

Today's Washington Today looks at the Senate's "nuclear option" over the nomination of SCOTUS Justice Neil Gorsuch, plus more on Syria with Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and reaction to House Intelligence Chair Devin Nunes of CA.

Today's Washington Today looks at the use of chemical weapons in Syria with remarks from President Trump and King Abdullah II of Jordan. Plus more on the Senate nomination debate on SCOTUS Associate Justice Nominee Neil Gorsuch. Interviews with Daryl Kimball of the Arms Association, Leonard Leo of the Federalist Society and Alex Wayne of Bloomberg.

Today's Washington Today looks at Speaker Paul Ryan on talks on a new Affordable Care Act repeal and replace bill, the accusations that former National Security Adviser Susan Rice "unmasked" Trump campaign figures in national security documents, a chemical weapons attack in Syria, Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch moving towards a vote in the Senate, and President Donald Trump and AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on the economy.

Today's Washington Today looks at Speaker Paul Ryan on talks on a new Affordable Care Act repeal and replace bill, the accusations that former National Security Adviser Susan Rice "unmasked" Trump campaign figures in national security documents, a chemical weapons attack in Syria, Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch moving towards a vote in the Senate, and President Donald Trump and AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on the economy.

Today's Washington Today looks at the Senate Judiciary Committee's vote on Supreme Court nominee Judge Neil Gorsuch, the bombing on a subway in St. Petersburg, Russia, the Egyptian President's visit to the White House, a preview of President Trump's meeting later this week with the Chinese President, and an interview with the Washington Post's Robert Costa on the state of the Trump Agenda.

Today's Washington Today looks at the Senate Judiciary Committee's vote on Supreme Court nominee Judge Neil Gorsuch, the bombing on a subway in St. Petersburg, Russia, the Egyptian President's visit to the White House, a preview of President Trump's meeting later this week with the Chinese President, and an interview with the Washington Post's Robert Costa on the state of the Trump Agenda.

Today's Washington Today looks at President Trump's Executive Orders aimed at reducing the U.S. trade deficit, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer and former NSA Michael Flynn offering to testify with immunity on Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. elections, Hillary Clinton on President Trump's State Department budget request, and a preview of next week's Senate debate on Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch.

Every Friday C-SPAN’s The Sidebar podcast goes beyond the headlines of the stories shaping the conversation in Washington and across the country with interviews that provide background and context to the issues and events dominating the news cycle. With the Senate set to vote on the nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to serve on the Supreme Court, our guest this week is Don Ritchie. He is the Historian Emeritus of the U.S. Senate. We talked with him about the Senate filibuster rules and how the threat of the so-called nuclear option has been used by both parties.You can find C-SPAN's The Sidebar podcast in its own feed on iTunes, Google Play Music, Stitcher, and TuneIn. Be sure to subscribe now.Be sure to follow C-SPAN and C-SPAN Radio on Twitter and let us know what you'd like to hear about in future episodes using the hashtag "CSPANSidebar". If you like the program, please rate and review us on your favorite podcast player. Every C-SPAN podcast is available on the FREE C-SPAN Radio App for Apple and Android devices as well as iTunes, Google Play Music, Tune-In and Stitcher. C-SPAN's The Sidebar, coming soon to a podcast player near you.

Every Friday C-SPAN’s The Sidebar podcast goes beyond the headlines of the stories shaping the conversation in Washington and across the country with interviews that provide background and context to the issues and events dominating the news cycle. With the Senate set to vote on the nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to serve on the Supreme Court, our guest this week is Don Ritchie. He is the Historian Emeritus of the U.S. Senate. We talked with him about the Senate filibuster rules and how the threat of the so-called nuclear option has been used by both parties.

You can find C-SPAN's The Sidebar podcast in its own feed on iTunes, Google Play Music, Stitcher, and TuneIn. Be sure to subscribe now.

Be sure to follow C-SPAN and C-SPAN Radio on Twitter and let us know what you'd like to hear about in future episodes using the hashtag "CSPANSidebar". If you like the program, please rate and review us on your favorite podcast player. Every C-SPAN podcast is available on the FREE C-SPAN Radio App for Apple and Android devices as well as iTunes, Google Play Music, Tune-In and Stitcher. C-SPAN's The Sidebar, coming soon to a podcast player near you.

Today's Washington Today looks at President Trump's Executive Orders aimed at reducing the U.S. trade deficit, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer and former NSA Michael Flynn offering to testify with immunity on Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. elections, Hillary Clinton on President Trump's State Department budget request, and a preview of next week's Senate debate on Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch.