Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and President Trump on February jobs report, tariffs; House leaders on government funding deadline in one week; 'Stand Up for Science' rally in DC to oppose Trump Administration spending cuts to federal science agencies; President Trump hosts White House Digital Assets Summit; President Trump threatens sanctions on Russia over war in Ukraine; Sen. Tuberville supports making Daylight Saving Time permanent.

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Tense arguments on House floor after voting to censure Rep. Al Green (D-TX), President Trump gives one month delay on tariffs on Mexico; Senate Democrats react to reports of a pending Presidential Executive Order to close down the Education Department; Congress passes bill to reverse Biden Administration archaeological assessment regulation for offshore drilling; FDA Commissioner nominee testifies on trust in science and rules for dispensing the abortion drug mifepristone; Steve Witkoff, Special Presidential Envoy to the Middle East on President Trump's "last warning" to Hamas to release hostages; Ukrainian President Zelensky meets European leaders on a military aid package.

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President Donald Trump grants a one-month exemption on tariffs on automobile imports from Mexico and Canada to the Big Three U.S. car companies; House Republicans move to censure Rep. Al Green (D-TX) after his extended protest during President Trump's speech to a joint session of Congress; Vice President JD Vance visits the U.S.-Mexico in Texas to discuss the administration's border security and immigration policy; Democratic mayors of New York City, Chicago, Boston and Denver testify in Washington before a House committee about their "sanctuary city" immigration policies; NIH Director nominee Dr. Jay Bhattacharya testifies before the Senate Health Committee about vaccines and autism, and cuts to the NIH research budget; National Security Adviser Mike Waltz on when U.S. talks with Ukraine on ending the Russia-Ukraine war may resume; new Rep. Sylvester Turner (D-TX) dies.

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President Donald Trump delivers a speech to a joint session of Congress; Canada, Mexico and China retaliate against President Trump's tariffs; Supreme Court hears a case filed by Mexico against U.S. gun manufacturers for violence in Mexico; Vice President JD Vance defends pause on U.S. military aid to Ukraine; Mardi Gras on Capitol Hill.

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President Trump said today that tariffs on goods from Mexico and Canada would go into effect tomorrow. The announcement ended a month-long delay after both U.S. neighbors struck temporary deals to avoid the new tariffs.

The President also said he doesn’t think a proposed investment deal to secure access to Ukraine’s rare earth minerals is dead and---in a social media post--- that the US will QUOTE not put up” with perceived resistance by President Volodymyr Zelensky to end Russia's war with Ukraine.

Meanwhile, in London, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced today a coalition of the willing to advance peace following a meeting in London with European and Canadian leaders.

The President's comments come as he prepares a speech to Congress tomorrow. It's expected that a large part of his speech will be about his domestic agenda. 

And just 11 more days until a possible government shutdown. Punchbowl News is reporting that House Republican leaders don’t plan on putting a continuing resolution on the floor until early next week. 

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In this weekend's episode, three segments from this past week's Washington Journal.

First, a discussion with Brookings Institution's Elaine Kamarck (KAY-mark), in which she compares the Trump Administration's efforts to reduce the size of the federal government, to a similar effort she made in the Clinton Administration.

Then, Run GenZ Founder and President Joseph Mitchell discusses his organization's effort into recruiting and training young conservatives into political office.

Finally, Breaking Defense Editor in Chief Aaron Mehta (MEH-tuh) discusses President Trump's firings of Pentagon leaders, his nomination of retired Lt. Gen. Dan Caine to be the new chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and potential budget cuts at the department.

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Ukrainian President Zelensky has a very tense exchange with President Trump and Vice President Vance in the White House Oval Office over U.S. policy towards on the war between Russia and Ukraine, with a scheduled minerals deal and joint news conference canceled; Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau rejects a suggestion to ban President Trump from attending the G7 leaders conference in Alberta in June, days before tariffs on Canadian goods take effect; United Nations Secretary General Gutteres says he is deeply concerned about large cuts in U.S. foreign aid; Vice President Vance speaks at the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast about the Pope Francis' criticism of some Trump Administration policies; former White House Press Sec Karine Jean Pierre talks about the three weeks in 2024 between former President Biden's difficult presidential debate performance and his decision to leave the race.

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President Donald Trump meets British Prime Minister Keir Starmer at the White House on war in Ukraine and trade & tariffs. We talk with C-SPAN's Westminster Correspondent Peter Knowles (12); U.S. Senate joins the House in passing a resolution to overturn EPA’s rule imposing a fee on the oil and gas industries. It now goes to President Trump to be signed into law; Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) on March 14 government funding deadline; Senate advances Education Secretary nominee Linda McMahon on a party line vote; National Park Service gives the prediction for the date of peak bloom for the Japanese Cherry Blossom trees around Washington, DC.

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President Trump holds his first Cabinet meeting, where Elon Musk discusses the work of the Department Government Efficiency (DOGE) to cut was he says his wasteful federal spending and the federal workforce; President Trump is asked about the House Republican budget blueprint that narrowly passed Tuesday night and whether Medicare and Medicaid spending will be cut to offset some of the proposed tax cuts; House passes a bill to reverse a Biden Administration methane emissions fee for oil & gas drilling; Senate confirms U.S. Trade Representative nominee Jamieson Greer; Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. talks about the first death in the measles outbreak in West Texas, a child who was not vaccinated; interview with Washington Post Supreme Court reporter Justin Jouvenal on Supreme Court hearing a case claiming reverse discrimination, a heterosexual woman from Ohio says she lost two jobs to gay co-workers she says were less qualified (35); British Prime Minister Keir Starmer prepares to come to Washington, DC to meet with President Trump about the war in Ukraine and other issues.

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The House moves towards a vote on a Republican budget resolution to advance their agenda on border security, energy, tax cuts and spending cuts; White House is asked about Elon Musk extending the deadline for federal workers to list their accomplishments in the past week; GAO releases annual High Risk List of government programs at risk of waste, fraud and abuse; White House says the administration, not the White House Correspondents Association, will choose which reporters will be in press pool for events in the Oval Office, on Air Force One, etc; President Trump promotes a 'gold card' immigration visa with a path to citizenship for $5 million investment in U.S.; Vivek Ramaswamy announces he is running for Ohio Governor.

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