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C-SPAN · 52 episodes with transcripts

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.

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VP JD Vance asked about Iran War & gas prices at White House briefing | Billionaire Leon Black defies Cong. subpoena in Epstein probe | Dallas Morning News' Joseph Morton on next week's GOP Midterm Convention

September 3, 2026

C-SPAN (0:04)

Welcome to Washington Today on C-Span Radio for Thursday, September 3rd, 2026 Vice President JD Vance holds a White House news conference asked about the war with Iran and rising fuel prices ahead of the Labor Day holiday weekend when millions of Americans will be traveling. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney…

State Department launches the Foundry School, which the administration says is a national program to train the entrepreneurs, engineers, technicians and industrial leaders needed to rebuild American manufacturing. US House passes a bill to cut off federal student aid to colleges that support boycotts of Israel…

SPEAKER_2 (1:29)

Are we talking to you as the Vice President or the Press Secretary?

JD Vance (1:34)

So, I'm not Marco. I have not yet accepted any additional jobs. I guess the Fraud Task Force is my co-chair, is my second additional job. It's funny, before I came out here, I was talking with the President in the Oval Office and he said, he said, be careful. I want you to do well, but if you do too well, I might…

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