Washington Today

Interview with Washington Post's Abigail Hauslohner on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech to a Joint Meeting of Congress (16), President Biden speaks tonight from the White House Oval Office about his decision not to run for reelection, Democratic National Committee finalizes plan for a virtual roll call of delegates to choose a presidential nominee next week, FBI Director Wray testifies before House Judiciary Committee on the investigation of the attempted assassination of former President Trump, Salt Lake City, Utah will host the 2034 Winter Olympics.

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Sen. Menendez (D-NJ) to resign after federal bribery conviction, Secret Service Director Cheatle resigns over attempted assassination of Donald Trump, Vice President Harris holds first campaign rally as presidential candidate in Milwaukee, Donald Trump criticizes the Vice President's record on border security, Congressional Democratic Leaders Jeffries and Schumer endorse Vice President Harris, House works on more FY2025 spending bills.

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President Biden & Vice President Harris make first remarks since he dropped out of

the race for president and endorse her; Sen. Manchin says he is not running for

president despite earlier reporting he was considering it; Secret Service

Director Cheatle tells a House committee her agency failed in not stopping the

attempted assassination of former president Trump, and committee members express

frustration she is not answering their questions; Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu

flies to Washington, DC.

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

First: With Republican Senator JD Vance accepting the GOP Vice Presidential nomination this week, we speak with a reporter who's covered his meteoric rise in the Buckeye State: Nick Evans of the Ohio Capital Journal.

Then, two political commentators weighed in on this week's Republican National Convention and the pressure building on President Biden to drop his re-election bid. First – nationally syndicated columnist Cal Thomas. And later: Don Guttenplan, editor of the Nation Magazine.

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Gen. CQ Brown, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair, on global IT outage, Gov. Spencer Cox reverses and endorses Donald Trump for president, Biden campaign manager Jen Dillion O'Malley says President Biden is 'absolutely' staying the race for president, Wall Street Journal Reporter Evan Gershkovich is convicted by a court in Russia of espionage and sentenced to 16 years in prison, National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan previews the Israel Prime Minister's visit to Washington next week, first public hearing of the bipartisan Afghanistan War Commission.

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Donald Trump expected to talk of unity when he accepts the nomination for president at tonight's Republican National Convention in Milwaukee; Vice President Kamala Harris in Fayetteville, NC, criticizes Wednesday night's speech by Republican Vice-Presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance; Biden-Harris campaign responds to reported calls by senior Congressional Democrats for President Joe Biden to drop out of the race for president; White House responds to Israeli Knesset passing a resolution opposing a Palestinian state.

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Vice President nominee Sen. JD Vance (OH) speaks to campaign donors in Milwaukee before tonight's speech at the Republican National Convention, Vice President Kamala Harris called attempted assassination of Donald Trump "a heinous, horrible and cowardly attack," Speaker Mike Johnson calls on Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle to resign, State Department responds to Donald Trump saying Taiwan should pay for its own defense, King Charles III gives speech at the State Opening of Parliament under new Labour Party government.

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Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) is convicted of federal bribery and corruption charges & faces calls to resign; Republican National Convention - Day 2, including Donald Trump, Jr. on how assassination attempt on his father changes campaign rhetoric, President Biden at NAACP convention in Las Vegas.

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Former President Trump chooses Sen. Vance (R-OH) as his vice-presidential running mate as Republican National Convention begins in Milwaukee and officially nominates them, two days after the attempted assassination of Donald Trump; federal judge dismisses the Trump classified documents case saying the special counsel was improperly appointed; Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell discusses when interest rates may be cut.

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

First: a deep dive into the history of presidents and candidates who have been - less than forthcoming - about their medical conditions. That is conversation with Dr. Jacob Appel a professor at New York’s Icahn School of Medicine. Then - conversations with two former senators who have both served with Joe Biden: former Democratic Senator Bob Kerrey – and former Republican Senator John Danforth.

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