Washington Journal: Roben Farzad Discusses the State of the U.S. Economy
February 5, 2023Public radio and podcast host Roben Farzad discusses the January jobs report and efforts by the Federal Reserve and Biden Administration to control inflation.
Public radio and podcast host Roben Farzad discusses the January jobs report and efforts by the Federal Reserve and Biden Administration to control inflation.
Join us with your calls and comments on social media as we review the latest news headlines out of Washington.
Join us with your calls and comments on social media as we review the latest news headlines out of Washington.
Democratic National Committee members debate and vote on changing the order of states voting in the 2024 Democratic presidential primary as well as other party proposals.
The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee held a hearing to talk about terrorist and extremist activity on social media platforms. Witnesses from Facebook, YouTube and Twitter discussed what each of their companies was doing to…
Hudson Institute China Director Miles Yu and Quincy Institute East Asia Program Director Michael Swaine discuss the state of U.S.-China relations.
President Biden confirmed that the Chinese spy balloon had been shot down once it was over water. He praised those involved saying, “they successfully took it down and I want to compliment our aviators that did it.” The decision to shoot it down…
The Pentagon disputed China’s claim that a Chinese spy balloon, moving east in U.S. airspace, is for weather research. Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder, a spokesperson for the Defense Department, said the U.S. is communicating with China and stressed to them the balloon is…
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Tracy Kidder, author of “Rough Sleepers,” talks about Harvard educated doctor Jim O’Connell and his work with the homeless population of Boston over the past 40 years.
View More Q&AC-SPAN’s coverage of President Biden’s State of the Union address to Congress followed by the Republican response.
View More State of the UnionAuthor Mary Elise Antoine discusses five Black women illegally enslaved in the early 1800s whose lives and fates all intersected in the Upper Mississippi River Valley. The Wisconsin Historical Society hosts this event.
View More African American HistoryAuthor Maya Kornberg looks at the functions of congressional committees and examines their strengths and weaknesses.
View More Legislative BranchRepresentatives Adam Schiff (D-CA), Eric Swalwell (D-CA), and Ilhan Omar (D-MN) criticized House Republican leadership’s efforts to keep them off certain key committees. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) has the sole power to remove members from…
Representative Lou Correa (D-CA) talked about the previous day’s House Judiciary Committee hearing on the Biden administration’s border policies.
Members of the Congressional Caucus on Ukraine held a news conference to discuss U.S. support for the war. They were joined by several Ukrainians affected by the war, including veterans and children.