Daily Debrief

Drew Petrimoulx chats with The Hill’s courts and legal reporter Zach Schonfeld about Chief Justice John Roberts temporarily delaying a midnight deadline for the Trump administration to unfreeze nearly $2 billion in foreign aid payments, imposed by a lower judge who found the administration had flouted his ruling. The Hill’s senior editor Jesse Byrnes joins the show to discuss British Prime Ministe...

Drew Petrimoulx chats with The Hill’s White House columnist Niall Stanage about President Trump sharing a video produced using artificial intelligence (AI) that showcases his proposals for the potential development of the war-torn Gaza Strip, complete with a golden statue of his likeness and beachfront skyscrapers rising from the rubble.  Plus, NewsNation’s Washington, D.C. correspondent Joe Khali...

Drew Petrimoulx chats with The Hill’s Congressional reporter Mychael Schnell as the House mulls over a sweeping budget plan that would lay the groundwork for President Trump’s agenda.   Mychael digs into the details on what’s in the bill, who the holdouts are, what GOP leaders are doing to collect enough votes to pass, and how democrats in congress are reacting.   Also in your Debreif: The Trump A...

Judy Kurtz chats with The Hill’s Zach Schonfeld as Federal workers stress over an OPM memo directing them to reply with their recent accomplishments or be fired. Zach has what’s next as workers sue against the memo and other recent DOGE directives. Judy also chats with National Political reporter Julia Manchester about what agencies are pushing back on Government cuts. Also in your Debrief: Law en...

Bianca Facchinei chats with The Hill’s White House columnist Niall Stanage about the IRS firing 6,700 employees Thursday. They also touch on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth directing senior Pentagon officials and military leaders to forge plans that would result in an 8 percent cut to the defense budget for each year over the next five years.    Plus, The Hill’s courts and legal reporter Zach Schon...

In Today’s Daily Debrief: President Trump eliminates all Federal benefits for immigrants without legal status. NewsNation’s Robert Sherman is at The White House with a look at the impact and what it means for taxpayers. Plus, Drew Petrimoulx chats with Senior Director of Emerson College Polling, Matt Taglia, as new numbers show what Americans are thinking about President Trump’s foreign and econom...

Drew Petrimoulx chats with The Hill’s White House columnist Niall Stanage about President Trump ratcheting up his criticism of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, accusing him of taking advantage of the United States and saying he has done a “terrible job” leading his war-torn country.  Plus, hear from NewsNation’s Southwest correspondent Ali Bradley on the Trump administration ordering immigr...

The CEO of the Toronto Airport Authority speaks on the terrifying plane crash at Person International Airport. NewsNation's Alex Caprariello gives the latest update on what we know about the miracle crash that 80 passengers survived.   Plus, The Hill's Brett Samuels joins Drew Petrimoulx to discuss the meeting between U.S. and Russian diplomats in Saudi Arabia. The talks began just one day after E...

Julia Manchester chats with The Hill’s congressional reporter Mychael Schnell as Republicans disagree over how to implement President Trump’s agenda, and Democrats sound the alarm over Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency taking aim at the IRS. Also in your debrief: Space-X pays a visit to the FAA following the deadly mid-air collision last month near Reagan National Airport, and a look...

Judy Kurtz chats with The Hill’s national political reporter Julia Manchester to break down Vice President Vance's remarks at the Munich Security Conference in Germany Friday morning. Also in your Debrief: TikTok returns to Apple, Google app stores amid Trump ban delay; Mexico threatens to sue Google over Gulf of Mexico name change. Judy Kurtz chats with The Hill’s congressional reporter Mychael S...

Drew Petrimoulx chats with The Hill’s congressional reporter Mychael Schnell about longtime vaccine critic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. becoming the nation’s top health official, after the Senate on Thursday voted almost entirely on party lines to confirm him atop a department of nearly 100,000 employees that runs 13 agencies.  Plus, hear from constitutional law expert Robert McWhirter on the legal impli...

Drew Petrimoulx chats with The Hill’s White House columnist Niall Stanage about the first hearing for the House Oversight Committee’s Delivering on Government Efficiency (DOGE) panel.  Plus, hear from NewsNation’s national correspondent Robert Sherman on Department of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ruling out NATO membership for Ukraine in a peace deal with Russia.   Also in your Debrief: US infla...

Drew Petrimoulx chats with The Hill’s Brett Samuels as President Trump meets with King Abdullah of Jordan following his controversial proposal to take over the Gaza strip and relocate more than 2 million Palestinians to Egypt and Jordan. Plus, Brett gives his take as another of Trump’s controversial nominees is poised to be confirmed, The EU promises to retaliate against Trump’s tariffs, and Repub...

Julia Manchester chats with The Hill’s White House Correspondent Alex Gangitano as President Trump is set to implement new tariffs on steel and aluminum, target the consumer financial protection bureau for elimination, and pardon disgraced former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich before appointing him ambassador to Serbia. Alex also gives an update on the president’s cabinet nominees who have yet...

Julia Manchester chats with The Hill’s White House columnist Niall Stanage about how Republicans are handling how to move President Trump’s massive agenda forward in the shape of one or two reconciliation bills.    Plus, hear from NewsNation’s Jackie Koppell on members of Congress being denied access to the Department of Education.    Also in your Debrief: DOJ sues Illinois, Chicago over ‘sanctuar...

Drew Petrimoulx chats with The Hill’s White House correspondent Alex Gangitano about the midnight deadline for federal employees to take President Trump’s proposed buyouts being paused by a federal judge. Also in your Debrief: New Orleans increasing security ahead of Super Bowl; FAA bars helicopters, planes from sharing air space over Potomac; A dozen West Point cadet clubs ordered to disband, all...

The Hill's Senior Editor Jesse Byrnes Joins Drew Petrimoulx to discuss Elon Musk's influence in Washington and how Republicans are beginning to challenge the billionaire's authority. Lawmakers focus on the looming government shutdown as the GOP continues to fight over the scope of cuts. Today, Pam Bondi was sworn in as Attorney General with a mission to restore trust in the DOJ.   Plus, is Preside...

Drew Petrimoulx chats with The Hill’s White House Correspondent Alex Gangitano, as two controversial cabinet nominees face their first major hurdle to confirmation. Alex has a look at what’s next for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. after his nomination heads out of committee, and what’s in store for Tulsi Gabbard as she faces her final committee vote as well.   Plus, Alex dives into the remaining confirmati...

Judy Kurtz chats with The Hill’s Brett Samuels following President Trump’s weekend order to impose 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada, and his Monday morning delay to allow time for negotiations. Brett gives his take on what the impact of the tariffs could be, what might come out of the negotiations, and what the next steps are in the brewing trade war. Also in your debrief: What’s next for recovery...

Drew Petrimoulx chats with The Hill’s Alexander Bolton as three of President Trump’s cabinet nominees face an uphill battle for confirmation. Alex gives his take on what’s next for Tulsi Gabbard, Kash Patel, and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Also in your Debrief: Trump looks to kill New York City’s congestion pricing program, and Israel bans a key aid organization ahead of another hostage release this wee...

Zach Schonfeld chats with The Hill’s national political reporter Cate Martel on all the executive orders President Trump has enacted since taking office just over a week ago.  Plus, hear from Washington correspondent Vinay Simlot on the deadly collision on Wednesday night between an American Airlines plane with 60 passengers and four crew members and an Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter with three...

Zach Schonfeld chats with The Hill’s White House columnist Niall Stanage about Health and Human Services Secretary hopeful Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s confirmation hearing in front of the Senate. Also in your Debrief: Trump says drones over New Jersey were ‘not the enemy’; Trump asks Musk to ‘go get’ NASA astronauts stuck in space; Fed holds rates steady as Trump tariffs loom, economy hums.

The Hill's White House Reporter Brett Samuels joins Zach Schonfeld today to break down the Trump Administration's sweeping pause on federal loans and grants, a move that sent shockwaves across the country.  New York Attorney General Letitia James says her office will be taking legal action against this administration's 'unconstitutional pause on federal funding', while New York Senator Chuck Schum...

Mychael Schnell chats with The Hill’s Julia Manchester after President Trump purged 17 different watchdog investigators from the federal government, and thrusting his administration into murky legal waters. Julia gives her take on the reactions around the beltway plus what’s next for Trump’s cabinet confirmations. Also in your Debrief: The Trump administration kicks off nationwide immigration and...