Morning Report

Morning Report

The Morning Report features a deep dive into Washington's daily agenda from The Hill, with new episodes each weekday morning. National political reporters Alexis Simendinger and Kristina Karish provide insights and analysis on the big stories of the day and the political players to watch

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September 26, 2025 29 mins
Former FBI Director James Comey has been indicted on the basis of allegations that he gave false testimony to Congress in 2020, despite some officials expressing concern over a lack of evidence for the case. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jimmy Kimmel made an emotional but defiant return to his late night show on Wednesday night, ripping the Trump administration while saying he understood why his comment about Charlie Kirk’s killing left some people feeling upset. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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September 23, 2025 22 mins
When she took the stage to deliver her husband's eulogy, Erika Kirk followed multiple Cabinet members, top White House officials, key MAGA media personalities and the vice president. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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President Trump and all the big names in MAGA joined together Sunday to honor conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who was shot and killed earlier this month while speaking on a college campus in Utah. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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September 19, 2025 21 mins
The fallout from Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension and President Trump’s battle with media outlets is spreading as the president suggests licenses be taken away from media outlets for overwhelmingly negative coverage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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September 18, 2025 21 mins
▪ Trump’s Fed pick making waves Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Attorney General Pam Bondi is facing broad backlash on the right after suggesting the federal government may try to prosecute alleged hate speech, with efforts to clarify the comments stoking criticism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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September 16, 2025 18 mins
FBI Director Kash Patel faces a high-stake hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee today as he fends off frustration from the right over his handling of the investigation into Charlie Kirk’s assassination. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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The assassination of conservative influencer and Trump ally Charlie Kirk is focusing the national dialogue on political polarization and safety for public figures. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Lawmakers said they are on edge in the Capitol as they planned exits from Washington on Thursday to head back to their states and districts, with heightened security fears rippling across the country. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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The assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk shocked elected leaders on the right and left Wednesday and set off a new wave of warnings about heated discourse and violence fraying America from coast to coast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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President Trump’s economic sway over tariffs, interest rates and job creation will be tested before the year ends. Conditions in the U.S. economy may turn on what happens next. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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President Trump is ramping up immigration enforcement operations in Chicago and other areas as a way to target crime in major cities his administration has sought to paint as urban hellscapes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Is President Trump about to send troops and federal officers to Chicago? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Junior's fiery appearance on Thursday in the Capitol exposed the country's still simmering discord about vaccines, COVID-19 and the future of public health during President Trump's watch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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September 4, 2025 19 mins
Robert F. Kennedy Junior will face tough questions today from senators who worry his management of the Department of Health and Human Services HHS as a vaccine skeptic has spawned national confusion and raised the stakes for public health. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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September 3, 2025 16 mins
Congress returned to Washington this week consumed with the case over convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, an issue that has divided President Trump‘s base and stoked backlash against his administration. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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LAWMAKERS ARE BACK in Washington after their month-long recess and face a mountain of legislative work as GOP powerbrokers contend with a litany of thorny political fights. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is set to face pointed questions when he travels to Capitol Hill next week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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