Washington Today

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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First: A discussion with former Rep. James Greenwood (R-PA) and Nick Penniman of the advocacy group Issue One – about their push for Congress to reassert itself against the executive branch.

Then, Chiquita Brooks-LaSure of the Century Foundation and Michael Cannon of the Cato Institute discuss potential cuts to Medicaid as Congress considers the upcoming budget.

Finally, an update on Ukraine-Russia ceasefire talks with Doug Klain, a nonresident fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Eurasia Center

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In this weekend's episode, three segments from this past week's Washington Journal. First, a discussion with Former USAID official Jeremy Konyndyk (CON-non-dyke) about the Trump Administration's efforts to dismantle USAID and future of U.S. foreign aid programs. Then, Citizens Against Government Waste President Tom Schatz discusses government efficiency, waste in federal spending, and efforts by the Trump administration and Elon Musk to overhaul the federal government. Finally, Cato institute senior fellow Dr. Jeffrey Singer discusses the fentanyl crisis in the U.S. and Trump administration's approach to address it.

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Vice President JD Vance visits a U.S. military base in Greenland, accusing Denmark of

"under-investing" in Greenland 'security architecture" against threats from Russia, China and other nations and that is why President Donald Trump has been saying America needs to have Greenland; Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the U.S. will enhance its military alliance with the Philippines as it aims to “reestablish deterrence” to counter “China’s aggression” in the

Indo-Pacific region; President Trump speaks with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney about tariffs, while uncertainty on that front and a new inflation report that is higher than expected, leads to another drop in the stock market; Health & Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. travels to West Virginia to discuss his battle to reduce chronic disease, encouraging governors to ask for waivers to the SNAP nutrition assistance program to no

longer include soda; there are two special congressional elections in Florida next Tuesday in seats previously held by Republicans. We will talk with Mitch Perry, Senior Reporter for Florida Phoenix about the chances of Democratic upset victories. (40)

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

First, we speak with Rahna Epting – executive director of the progressive group MOVE ON. We'll talk about what the so-called "resistance" movement looks like in the second Trump presidency. Then, a conversation with Erec Smith – a research fellow at the Cato Institute – and co-founder of the online platform "Free Black Thought." We'll talk about why he SUPPORTS Trump administration efforts to dismantle DEI programs. Plus, a deep dive into President Trump's executive order related to how federal elections are run. David Becker from the Center for Election Innovation and Research joins us for THAT discussion.

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