Washington Today

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Catch up on the biggest stories of the day from Washington with interviews and analysis from leading journalists. Posted weekdays at 6:30 pm ET. From C-SPAN, the network that brings you the "Q&A" podcast.

Recent Episodes
  • Cardinal born in Chicago elected first Pope ever from U.S.; Pres. Trump & UK Prime Minister Starmer announce trade deal
    May 8, 2025 – 53:11
  • Federal Reserve Chair Powell cites tariff uncertainty in holding interest rates steady
    May 7, 2025 – 52:59
  • Prime Minister Carney tells President Trump Canada 'won't be for sale, ever ' at White House meeting on trade & tariffs
    May 6, 2025 – 56:43
  • Treasury Secretary Bessent encourages investors to buy into the President's economic plan of trade deals, tax cuts & deregulation
    May 5, 2025 – 52:00
  • Weekend Edition: President Trump's First 100 Days in Office, Political Polarization, and a new Harvard Youth Poll
    May 3, 2025 – 38:03
  • April jobs report, Pres. Trump sends Congress budget with spending cuts, Canadian PM preview DC meeting on tariffs
    May 2, 2025 – 49:10
  • Nat'l Security Adviser Waltz to be nominated as U.S. Amb to UN; Sec of State Rubio to take second job as interim NSA
    May 1, 2025 – 53:47
  • U.S. economy shrinks in first quarter; President Trump blames former President Biden; Sen. Schumer (D-NY) blames tariffs
    Apr 30, 2025 – 54:44
  • President Trump holds Michigan rally marking his first 100 days in office
    Apr 29, 2025 – 54:05
  • White House touts border security as first of week-long First 100 Days successes
    Apr 28, 2025 – 50:04
  • Weekend Edition: President Trump's Presidential Campaign, U.S. Fertility Rates, Reducing Political Polarization
    Apr 26, 2025 – 35:46
  • Milwaukee judge arrested, charged with helping undocumented immigrant evade arrest by federal immigration authorities
    Apr 25, 2025 – 46:22
  • President Trump says he is 'putting a lot of pressure' on Russia after massive air strike on Kyiv
    Apr 24, 2025 – 54:26
  • Treasury Secretary says there is an opportunity for a 'big deal' between the U.S. and China to 'rebalance' on trade
    Apr 24, 2025 – 56:43
  • Supreme Court hears appeal from parents objecting on religious grounds to public school curriculum with LGBTQ themes
    Apr 22, 2025 – 52:45
  • President Trump remembers Pope Francis as a 'good man' who 'loved the world', will attend funeral with First Lady Melania Trump
    Apr 21, 2025 – 47:16
  • Weekend Edition: Alex Isenstadt, U.S. & China Trade War, Tax Day
    Apr 19, 2025 – 27:30
  • Sen. Van Hollen, back in U.S., gives update on meeting deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia in El Salvador prison
    Apr 18, 2025 – 50:21
  • Mass shooting at FSU; Pres. Trump meets Italian PM Meloni at White House on tariffs; Pres. Trump not saying if he will try to remove Fed Chair
    Apr 17, 2025 – 55:13
  • Fed Chair Powell says larger than expected tariffs will lead to higher inflation & slower growth; DOJ sues Maine over transgender athlete policy
    Apr 16, 2025 – 51:52
  • Harvard Univ. has $2B in grants frozen after not complying with Trump Admin. demands, President says school should lose tax-exempt status
    Apr 15, 2025 – 48:56
  • Both the US and El Salvador refuse to return wrongly deported man to the US
    Apr 14, 2025 – 33:41
  • Weekend Edition: Move On Progressive Group, Anti-DEI Efforts, and Federal Elections Executive Order
    Apr 12, 2025 – 35:33
  • President Trump has annual physical; China raises tariffs again to match U.S.
    Apr 11, 2025 – 49:19
  • House passes Budget Resolution, next step to enact President's tax cuts, spending cuts, border, energy & defense agenda
    Apr 10, 2025 – 54:19
  • President Trump pauses reciprocal tariffs for 90 days & increases tariffs on China; stock market rebounds
    Apr 9, 2025 – 59:11
  • U.S. Trade Rep. defends President's tariffs at Senate Committee; stock markets fall for fourth straight day
    Apr 8, 2025 – 56:32
  • US stock market closes lower after Trump’s latest tariff threats
    Apr 7, 2025 – 42:45
  • Weekend Edition: Impact of President Trump's Tariffs, Wisconsin Supreme Court & Florida Special Elections, and the JFK Files
    Apr 5, 2025 – 34:15
  • Fed Chair Powell says President Trump's tariffs likely to increase inflation & slow growth; Dow falls another 2,200 points
    Apr 4, 2025 – 51:29
  • President Trump says his new tariff plan is 'going very well' as stock markets plummet
    Apr 3, 2025 – 56:24
  • President Trump announces 10% universal tariff, higher tariffs for top trading partners whose trade practices have 'looted' & 'pillaged' the U.S.
    Apr 2, 2025 – 55:23
  • Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair nominee Dan Caine tells Senate Committee he would be apolitical and story he wore a MAGA hat is untrue
    Apr 1, 2025 – 51:59
  • President preparing sweeping tariffs to take effect Wednesday
    Mar 31, 2025 – 37:21
  • Weekend Edition: DOGE's Impact on the IRS, Budget Reconciliation & the Debt Limit, and the American Conservation Coalition
    Mar 29, 2025 – 34:12
  • Vice President JD Vance in Greenland: 'we don't think military force will ever be necessary'
    Mar 28, 2025 – 55:39
  • HHS Sec RFK, Jr. calls his dept. a 'sprawling bureaucracy,' announces reorganization and downsizing
    Mar 27, 2025 – 55:13
  • Atlantic magazine publishes Houthi military strike texts from Trump Admin. group chat; President Trump imposes 25% tariff on import cars & light trucks
    Mar 26, 2025 – 52:19
  • President Trump defends National Security Adviser, attacks journalist in group chat on military strikes against Houthis
    Mar 25, 2025 – 53:23
  • Trump Admin. officials mistakenly text plans for military strikes on Houthis to The Atlantic journalist
    Mar 24, 2025 – 54:04
  • Weekend Edition: Issue One, Medicaid, & Ukraine-Russia Ceasefire Talks
    Mar 22, 2025 – 35:14
  • President Trump & Defense Sec Hegseth say Elon Musk's Pentagon meeting was about efficiency, not China war plans
    Mar 21, 2025 – 49:06
  • President Trump signs Executive Order to abolish the Education Department
    Mar 20, 2025 – 52:06
  • President Trump says he had 'very good' phone call with President Zelensky and Russia-Ukraine war ceasefire efforts are 'on track'
    Mar 19, 2025 – 53:18
  • Russian President Putin agrees to partial Ukraine war ceasefire after call with President Trump
    Mar 18, 2025 – 46:07
  • White House defends in court deporting alleged gang members after judge's halt order
    Mar 17, 2025 – 32:42
  • Weekend Edition: The Constitution and the executive branch, Government Spending, Trump Administration and Canada
    Mar 15, 2025 – 34:49
  • Senate passes Republican-drafted CR to avert gov't shutdown; 10 Senate Democrats support key procedural vote
    Mar 14, 2025 – 50:27
  • Senate Dem Leader Schumer says he will support GOP-written federal gov't funding extension to prevent shutdown Friday night
    Mar 13, 2025 – 52:43
  • Senate Democrats say they will block House-passed 6-month CR to prevent gov't shutdown, push for 30-day CR to complete bipartisan funding negotiations
    Mar 12, 2025 – 54:58
Recent Reviews
  • Mama Quilla
    Third party candidates?
    Why no Dr Cornel West? Or Claudia de la Cruz? Very disappointed.
  • another RJF
    (Hamas controlled) Gaza Health Administration
    Information from the terrorist Hamas controlled Gaza Health Authority should not be taken a face value. The Hamas controlled Gaza Health Administration has never separated the number of Hamas fighters from total casualties. You should preface “Hamas controlled” to any government authority in Gaza. The terrorist controlled Gaza Health Authority is not at the same level as the American Red Cross.
  • Del winklestar
    Unbiased and Incredibly Informative
    I listen to many podcasts but this is the only one I’ve been moved to review. It’s so refreshing to get the news in a way that is simply reporting the facts without all the hot takes or salacious punditry. Even when they share opinions from other news sources, it’s always balanced by alternative view points and everything is cited. If you can, please consider donating to CSPAN, so that they can continue their important work.
  • TidalNeeds Help
    Great podcast!
    Great & informative podcast
  • sr_98_sr
    Great!
    Great!
  • Ms. Means
    Ugh Mumble Much!
    I really do like this podcast; however, some of the people that they like to use to do interviews such as Lindsay McPherson have the worst vocal fry, mumbling mouth, answering questions with a questions at the end of everything that they say it is so bad you can’t understand McPherson (You’re a journalist you should’ve taken speech or some kind of vocals class in college). If you’re listening on 2X times play good luck trying to understand McPherson because dictation and enunciation are not a strong suit. Otherwise the coverage is good it’s it’s exactly what you would expect from CSpan just the straight news.
  • Limited Perspective
    I’m
    Please. No more quotes from FoxNews.
  • Chesterossa
    What more could one ask for?
    Just the news as it should be. Steadfast, objective and covered in a plain brown wrapper. “Well done” would be an understatement. Thank you but please get someone to engineer your sound levels! Quite literally my only complaint
  • This Ken
    No longer a credible source of news.
    They use to offer some Republican views. Now they have gone all in promoting the leftist elite’s agenda.
  • sodak34
    sodak34
    At the end of your comments you said the next post would be June 12. Today is July 2 m
  • Miguelito2017
    Host Is Too Liberal.
    I appreciate getting to hear CSPAN’s audio recordings of interviews and speeches, but the host (I think it’s still Steve Skully, a former intern of Joe Biden and obvious liberal) is too biased. It’s totally fine for people to be liberal, conservative, indifferent, etc, and it’s fine for those people to have podcasts. Start a podcast and be as liberal or conservative as you want, just be honest about what you’re doing and where you’re coming from. Don’t try to act like you’re “above the fray” and simply stating facts and reporting the news, when really you’re trying to persuade people to adopt your view.
  • WaitsTooLongToReview
    Most balanced podcast available
    Tremendous job giving both sides equal time and opportunity to make arguments. Great podcast if you just want to hear politicians talk and hear about policy. I genuinely appreciate the general lack of analysis by the hosts and the mostly dry reporting. It’s perfect for letting the listener form their own opinions. The only thing I wish they would change is the number of times that the host trips over something they are reading on the teleprompter. Several times every episode is crazy for a professional news organization.
  • Buddy14309888
    LOUDNESS NORMALIZATION! Please!!!
    The 1 star is not a mistake. I LOVE this podcast. BUT! The extreme volume level changes are unacceptable from a professional broadcasting operation. Fix it! It is very difficult to listen to! There will be quiet audio so I’ll turn the volume up. Then the next clip is way louder with no warning and my ears are ringing. How are you all letting this happen?! Cmon man! C-SPAN has been at it for way too long to make this rookie move. It’s such a simple fix. Look into loudness normalization. Auphonic is a great tool. I can’t do this anymore. 💔 I will happily change my rating to 5 stars as soon as my ears stop bleeding.
  • j69169
    C span is okay
    I like cspan because it seems to be less affected by the left media bias. Was sad to see them lending credibility to an unconfirmed Atlantic article. Instead of using those expensive journalist skills they bought from a prestigious university. A university no doubt dedicated to the INTEGRITY of the craft... Instead, CSpan wastes your time and goes with “he said she said.” Put some effort in.
  • amylem7
    Left propaganda
    Fake news
  • Patriot98
    Great
    Long time listener
  • kfigluc
    #firefauchi
    Why would Trump use this hashtag to begin with? What else could this mean??? I don’t understand the constant manipulating and attempts to right what he says/does. Having said that if he fires Fauchi he is more reckless than I could have imagined. Man I don’t envy the jobs of his staff. What a freak show.
  • Jon from USA
    Great podcast
    This is one of the best, if not the best podcast I’ve listened to. Great content and the host is excellent. Love that opening and closing music,too.
  • Craig2372
    Biased
    I listened for a month but finally unsubscribed because of the subtle leftist bias of the host. The tone of the coverage of Trump is monotonically negative.
  • Steve456743
    Informative and Objective
    C-SPAN, and in particular Washington Today, brings some of the most unbiased and objective coverage of what’s happening in our federal government and national politics. I’m so grateful that there is still some small sliver of journalistic objectivity that survives in these extremely divisive times.
  • MScorsese
    Unbiased/Absolutely vital in today’s political environment
    I only wish this was the main source of news for Americans. In these times, and for the last 15 years, when CNN, FOX, and all the other cable networks are spewing out hour after after hour of biased punditry and sensationalism, CSPAN is a bastion of neutrality. This admirable station is an example to all and more importantly, it is unfortunately the only news source in the United States that is truly non-bias.
  • NCIS fan124
    RECOMMEND FOR EVERYONE!!!!
    This is one political media outlet I would recommend for everyone! It truly gives an accurate account of the days in politics and is not biased to either political party! The only issue I have is that not all episode are on this podcast.
  • thesethb
    The best podcast out there
    Informational, nonbiased, and has lit intro music
  • JT34245120
    Presents Facts
    Thank you for your hard work! This program presents facts. It presents all viewpoints. It allows folks to express opinions. We need to protect our democracy as a nation, these are dark times, bordering on dictatorship and destruction of rule of law. As a nation? We like each other and can get along. This program can help us remember that.
  • Busybee987654321
    Me
    Very interesting and I formative
  • SaraCastic
    3/5/18 - Needs a correction
    Around 30 minutes in, they incorrectly state that Stormy Daniels started stripping at the age of 12. According to Wikipedia, she started at 17.
  • mr6424
    Accurate and nonpartisan
    Great to have a nonpartisan news source like this for politics and policy issues.
  • Anonatall
    A Real Education
    Thank you, C-Span. You give me the story, unspun. You help me understand the view points of others, nation wide. Washington Today is a civics class for the here and now.
  • EdieRoseHall
    Podcast error
    I love Washington Today, but I've been unable to get it to either load or play for a week- what's going on? Did the Russians hack the podcasts too?
  • Jeff10f
    CSPAN Radio Podcast is great!!
    Love the brief, insightful interviews! The most recent interview with Josh Earnest was super interesting and masterfully produced.
  • Ace89
    Love this show
    I love this show. I listen to it every day on my commute home. I love that there's no commentary, just the unfiltered fact. The new Campaign Podcast is awesome too!
  • spaceboy909
    No more updates?
    Every once in awhile the updates stop. I have emailed the main site and received no reponse. I think someone must be asleep at the wheel.
  • The Return Project
    Non-Partisan but Inconsistent
    This is my favorite political podcast but it's a bit irritating that it's not being updated on a regular schedule. I promise, you'll get more out of us if you stick with a schedule.
  • Matthew Hancock
    Love the podcast, but never available.
    Each night I try to listen, there is a 90% chance it's unavailable. Love it when it actually works. Same thing today?
  • Jerm1331
    It's good
    I listen to Washington Today today, tomorrow, yesterday, and plenty of other days but I can't remember them. This program tells me what's new in politics, like the other guy said all unbiased and stuff. It's good and I like it better than those knuckle heads on Fox
  • Epranav
    Excellent but inconsistent
    Washington Today is an excellent way to catch up on political news. About 2 hours of new material, 5 days a week gives you a non-partisan view on congress and the whitehouse. The podcast itself however suffers from inconsistent refreshing and tends to skip days now and again.
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