Washington Today

Vice President Kamala Harris in NC presents proposals to 'lower the cost of living', Sen. JD Vance in WI talks about crime prevention, Donald Trump says the Presidential Medal of Freedom is 'much better' than the Medal of Honor, President Joe Biden creates the Springfield 1908 Race Riot National Monument in Illinois, Transportation Department announces a safety plan known as V2X, or vehicles to everything, Gov. Phil Murphy (D-NJ) appoints his former chief of staff George Helmy to replace Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ), President Biden says a Gaza War ceasefire is 'closer than we've ever been'.

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Republican Presidential nominee Donald Trump holds a news conference, Vice Presidential nominees JD Vance (R) and Tim Walz (D) will debate October 1 on CBS, President Joe Biden campaigns for the first time with Democratic Presidential nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris, interview with USA Today's Joey Garrison on Democratic National Convention next week in Chicago (17), Israel-Hamas ceasefire and hostage release negotiations begin in Doha, today is the third anniversary of the U.S. military withdrawal from Afghanistan, a Russian-American citizen is sentenced to 12 years in prison in Russia for treason for donating about $52 to Ukrainian charity, South Korea's president offers to open a dialogue with North Korea.

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Inflation report for July comes in under 3% for first time since 2021, former President Trump blames Iran for hacking his presidential campaign, President Biden meets with online content creators and influencers, interview with USA Today's Ken Tran on Tuesday's primary results (24), Japan's Prime Minister says he will resign, Israel-Hamas ceasefire talks begin Thursday, White House says President Biden will create national monument on 1908 race riot in Springfield, Illinois.

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President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden announce Cancer Moonshot research grants, Gov. Walz (D-MN) at AFSCME convention, former DNI Richard Grenell on presidential race, Secret Service update on Democratic National Convention security, updates on Iran's threats to retaliate militarily against Israel and Ukraine's military advance into Russian territory.

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Chicago Police Superintendent Larry Snelling on DNC protests and security, interview with Reuters' Andrea Shalal on new Biden Administration initiative 'Time is Money' to make it easier to cancel membership and subscriptions, shorter customer service call wait times (15), White House says it Iran could attack Israel this week, International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach on countries putting political pressure on IOC.

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In this weekend's episode, three segments from this past week's Washington Journal. First up, a discussion about the role of black sororities and fraternities in the fall campaign with Wesleyan University professor Khalilah Brown-Dean. Then, Wall Street Journal's Jess Bravin discusses the future of detainees at Guantanamo Bay after plea deals from three 9/11 plotters were revoked. Plus, this Friday marked the 50th anniversary of President Nixon's resignation.  We speak with Nixon biographer John Farrell about the significance and impact of this historic event. 

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White House spokesperson John Kirby says "extremists', including those in Israel's government. will not succeed in undermining U.S.-led efforts to get a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas that will include the release of hostages, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer says police will remain on high alert after a week of riots, Donald Trump campaigns in Montana, while Kamala Harris and Tim Walz are in Arizona, today is the 50th Anniversary of the resignation of President Richard Nixon, White House celebrates second anniversary of the signing of the CHIPS & Science Act, Smokey Bear turns 80 years old.

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Former President Trump holds a news conference in which he proposed three presidential debates, including one on ABC that Vice President Harris agrees to, Vice President and running mate Gov. Walz (D-MN) campaign at a union hall in Michigan, State Department says it is in touch with the Austrian government over the Taylor Swift concert terror plot, Gov. Green (D-HI) on the anniversary of the Maui wildfires, President Biden hosts the World Series Champion Texas Rangers at the White House.

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Democratic and Republican Presidential campaigns move to two more battleground states, Wisconsin and Michigan, Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO) loses her primary election to an opponent supported by AIPAC, interview with Reuters' David Shepardson on the NTSB hearing on the Boeing 737 MAX 9 in-flight door plug blowout (24), Biden Administration says it is still working to get Iran not to escalate militarily with Israel.

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Vice President Harris chooses Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) as her Vice Presidential running mate, Wall Street rebounds after Monday's sharp drop, Tropical Storm Debby moves onto the Carolinas with potential catastrophic flooding, Boeing executives testify at NTSB hearing on in-flight 737 door plug blowout.

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