Washington Today

Wall Street indexes fall as part of worldwide continuing reaction to last week's U.S. jobs report and concerns Federal Reserve may have waited too long to cut interest rates, President Biden convenes his national security team at the White House with rising military tensions between Israel and Iran, Vice President Harris will soon announce her Democratic Vice Presidential running mate, Gov. DeSantis (R-FL) says flooding is the most serious concern from Hurricane Debby.

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

We begin with two opposing views of President Biden's proposal to overhaul the Supreme Court that was announced earlier this week. First up, Kelly Shackelford, President & CEO of the religious freedom organization - First Liberty Institute. They oppose the president's proposal. Then, a longtime advocate for Supreme Court reform -- Gabe Roth, Executive director of the group "Fix the Court." Plus, Andrew Selee -- President of Migration Policy Institute --discusses recent trends in migrant arrivals at the U.S. southern border and Vice President Kamala Harris' record on immigration.

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DNC Chair Jaime Harrison says VP Kamala Harris is the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee after getting a majority of convention delegates' virtual votes, Secret Service Acting Director Ronald Rowe gives an update on the investigation into the assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump, Donald Trump says U.S. paid have paid cash as part of the prisoner exchange with Russia, July jobs report show rise in unemployment rate.

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President Biden announces Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and former Marine Paul Whelan are being released from Russian prisons as part of a large prisoner exchange between the U.S., Russia, Germany and other western nations; White House says it was not involved in a Defense Department plea deal with three September 11th terror attack masterminds that will reportedly take the death penalty off the table; Sen. JD Vance, Republican Vice Presidential nominee, gets a briefing at the U.S.-Mexico border in Arizona; VP Kamala Harris, presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, gives the eulogy at the memorial service in North Houston for the late Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX); Senate Republicans block a tax package that would have temporarily expanded the child tax credit and restored some business tax benefits.

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Republican Presidential nominee Donald Trump has a contentious interview at the National Association of Black Journalists convention in Chicago; Trump-ally Kari Lake wins Republican primary for U.S. Senate in Arizona and will face Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ); interview with Politico's Victoria Guida on Federal Reserve holding interest rates steady, but signaling cuts may come soon (18); airstrike kills Hamas leader in Tehran, raising worries of wider Middle East war.

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Secret Service Acting Director Ronald Rowe and FBI Deputy Director Paul Abbate testify before a joint Senate Committee hearing on the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump, Senate passes a child online safety and privacy bill, Israel strikes at a senior Hezbollah commander in Beirut, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) speaks to the annual National Whistleblower Day luncheon.

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Interview with Axios' Sam Baker on President Biden proposing Supreme Court term limits and ethics code (12), WH says it is confident there will not be an Israel-Hezbollah war, Sec Blinken says U.S. has 'serious concerns' about Venezuelan presidential election results show Nicolas Maduro's reelection, Alma Powell dies.

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

First: a conversation with Presidential historian Lindsay Chervinsky -- Executive Director of the George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon. We talk about the historical significance of President Biden's decision to not run for re-election. Then, Daily Mail Senior Political Reporter Charlie Spiering joins us for a deep dive into Vice President Kamala Harris' record in the White House and in California. Plus, Bishop William Barber -- co-chair of the Poor People's Campaign -- discusses his book White Poverty: How Exposing Myths About Race and Class Can Reconstruct American Democracy.

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Donald Trump meets with Israeli PM Netanyahu in Florida, former U.S. Ambassador to Israel Martin Indyk dies, former WH Press Secretary Jen Psaki is interviewed by the House Foreign Affairs Committee on the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, Barack and Michaell Obama endorse Vice President Harris, Trump co-campaign manager Chris LaCivita responds to J.D. Vance 'childless cat ladies' comment.

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Both political parties condemn U.S. flag burning by pro-Palestinian protesters at Union Station in DC, Israel Prime Minister Netanyahu meets President Biden and Vice President Harris, Donald Trump reacts to President Biden's Oval Office address on why he ended his reelection run, House passes resolution condemning Vice President Harris over border security policies, interview with The Verge's Lauren Feiner on Senate voting to advance children online safety bills (21), First Lady Jill Biden leads U.S. delegation to Summer Olympics opening ceremonies in Paris.

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