Watch Congress, White House & Courts

President Trump delivers remarks on job training and signs an executive order to create a new council and advisory board to boost training and employment opportunities.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Ambassador Nikki Haley speak at the U.N. about North Korea sanctions violations and denucleraization. The secretary says he’s hopeful about a fall summit with Russian President Putin, saying “it’s all to the good.”

Join us with your calls and comments on social media as we review the latest news headlines out of Washington.

Cook Political Report Editor Charlie Cook discusses the outlook for the 2018 midterm elections.

The National Governors Association concludes its 2018 summer meeting in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Mark Adams shares his experience retracing the 1899 Harriman Expedition through Alaska and explores the differences in the region’s climate and environment, then and now. He’s interviewed by Washington Post reporter Libby Casey.

Grace Kennan Warnecke, daughter of American diplomat George Kennan, discusses her memoir, Daughter of the Cold War."

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo testifies at a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on President Trump’s recent summits in Helsinki with Russia’s Vladimir Putin and in Singapore with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo defends President Trump's decision to hold a second summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, saying it was "all to the good" and that it was important for the two leaders to talk about the various issues that…

Former Representative Mike Rogers, who is also a former chair of the House Intelligence Committee, says President Trump shouldn't hold another summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Washington, saying it sends the wrong message and that the…

Former House Intelligence Committee Chair Mike Rogers tells a Washington Post Live forum on cybersecurity that he worries that President Trump does't take seriously Russian intelligence capabilities. He also expresses his concern that the president…

Senate Republican Whip John Cornyn objects to adoption of a bipartisan resolution agreeing with the intelligence community's assessment on Russian interference in the 2016 election. The resolution, offered by Senators Jeff Flake and Chris Coons also…