C-SPAN's The Weekly
Connecting today's political discourse with the past 40 years of politics. Using audio taken from C-SPAN's vast Video Library, each episode focuses on a theme tied to current events providing a unique perspective on today's news.
Episodes
August 21, 2025 • 14 mins
Think you know everything there is to know about Warren Buffett?
You likely know how he got wealthy as CEO and chairman of Berkshire Hathaway.... And you probably know his support for Democratic Party politicians, like Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. .. And you might also remember President Obama giving him a Medal of Freedom.
But did you know this: Warren Buffett's father was ... a member of Congress.
Warren Buffett re...
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August 14, 2025 • 16 mins
We hear all the time from politicians talking about how to reduce the deficit and the debt.But have you ever heard a politician talk about how to spend a surplus.Believe it or not, that did happen.
It is now official and I'm proud to announce that we posted a budget surplus of $123 billion -- the largest surplus in American history. And in the last two years alone, we have paid down our nation's debt by $140 billion -- the larg...
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August 7, 2025 • 46 mins
The House parliamentarian. The C-SPAN audience knows the parliamentarian from House rules and procedures and various parliamentary inquiries and interruptions… But what about the personal side of the job? …. The unrivaled opportunity to see Congress history up close and personal – watching it all from the front, facing the chamber, and seeing all the faces… What's that like?
In the latest episode of C-SPAN's podcast "The Weekly...
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July 31, 2025 • 24 mins
The House of Representatives … October 10th, 1998, … A Republican Congressman from Florida rises and makes remarks about a bill he's introducing:
In the closing days of World War II, the U.S.S. Indianapolis had its hull pierced by three Japanese torpedoes. Twelve minutes later the cruiser went down. On board were almost 1,200 crew members and only 300 survived, the others dying of shark attacks and exposure. For half a century...
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July 24, 2025 • 16 mins
You probably saw video of Republican Senator Joni Ernst recently telling an Iowa town hall: "We're all going to die."
And you probably saw the ensuing Democratic outrage.
But do you remember who said this?
"It says that eventually we are all going to die!"
"Under the Clinton health plan? You mean after Bill and Hillary put all those new bureaucrats and taxes on us; we're still all going to die?"
That was Bill Clinton and Hil...
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July 17, 2025 • 15 mins
"Peace through strength" — it's a phrase heard frequently after the U.S. attack on Iran's nuclear facilities. These days, "peace through strength" has become associated with President Donald Trump. But an earlier President also famously embraced the doctrine of "Peace through Strength."
Happy Thanksgiving as well to Captain Pat Hannifin and all of the sailors aboard the USS Ronald Reagan. Great ship. Your ship's motto is one that...
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July 10, 2025 • 40 mins
The U.S. Supreme Court just ended its 2024-2025 term.
And along with issuing big decisions in big cases — they also had — in some oral arguments — big laughs.
So, time now for our annual end-of-term Supreme Court comedy festival!
Hear the top 8 laugh lines from this Supreme Court term – then find out why they were funny — then, find out how they could have been made even funnier still — Then, hear the jokes ranked.
How are we g...
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July 3, 2025 • 17 mins
It's the Fourth of July!
Which makes now the perfect time to remember this Republican congressman from New York:
"Rep. Felix Grucci from New York's 1st district. We probably don't have many fireworks company presidents in Congress. That's how some people might know your name. Tell us about the family business."
"Well, the family business is one hundred twenty-five years old and it's been a family business. We've been lighting ...
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June 26, 2025 • 23 mins
Time capsules!
America is full of them ... and for America 250, Congress is even creating a new one.
For this year's Fourth of July holiday, C-SPAN's podcast "The Weekly" presents a time capsule of its own. The contents: What American presidents have said about time capsules — or even put in time capsules.
Like pictures of themselves.
Here's what Senate historian Don Ritchie once told C-SPAN:
"I was present in 1976 when we a...
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June 19, 2025 • 27 mins
William F. Buckley, Jr.
The conservative icon died in February 2008 — but in 2025, he's back in the news.
• In March, the U.S. Postal Service announced a new stamp with his picture
• In June, a new biography, "Buckley: The Life and the Revolution That Changed America," was published
• And in November, it would have been Bill Buckley's 100th birthday
Over the years, members of Congress cited Bill Buckley and told stories abou...
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June 12, 2025 • 24 mins
There's a big parade planned in Washington, DC for Saturday, June 14th, 2025.
It's Flag Day — It's the 250th Anniversary of the U.S. Army — and it's President Trump's birthday — his 79th.
Speaking at West Point five years ago, President Trump noted the calendar coincidence.
Tomorrow America will celebrate a very important anniversary: the 245th birthday of the United States Army. Unrelated, going to be my birthday also. I don'...
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June 5, 2025 • 61 mins
Elon Musk is ending active involvement in the Trump administration and DOGE... His relationship with President Trump as a senior advisor and special government employee has been well documented… So has the billionaire's founding and serving as CEO of several companies…But Elon Musk isn't the only famous CEO who's had connections to presidents.
In this week's episode of C-SPAN's podcast "The Weekly," learn what other top-shelf CEO...
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May 29, 2025 • 66 mins
Live, gavel-to-gavel coverage of the U.S. Senate floor.
It began 39 years ago -- June 2nd, 1986 – Day One of C-SPAN2.
Here's one of the first things heard that first day of Senate TV:
"Today begins the video history book. No longer will the great debates in this
Chamber be lost forever. What a thrill it would be to watch Henry Clay, John Calhoun, or Daniel Webster in action. Of course, there were no cameras or tape recorders...
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May 22, 2025 • 15 mins
50 years ago, the Vietnam War ended.. The South Vietnamese capital of Saigon fell to the North Vietnamese Army…. North Vietnam achieved its objective of reunifying Vietnam under communist rule.... There were 58,220 U.S. military fatalities …. America effectively lost the Vietnam War....
"It was a sad day to sit in the Oval Office and see on television the American troops being literally kicked off of an American embassy before ...
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May 15, 2025 • 16 mins
Ah -- Romance is in the air.
And by romance in the air – we mean Governors giving their annual state of the state addresses and budget speeches in front of state legislatures.
Like Tony Evers. Here’s what the Wisconsin Governor said during his 2025 state of the state address:
“My forever prom date, Kathy, is up in the gallery, as well. Kathleen Frances, you are the cream to fill my cream puff.”
In the next episode of C-SPAN’s...
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At some point, close listeners to C-SPAN's podcast "The Weekly" might have wondered: Why have we never done an episode featuring the best-of James Traficant?
Well – wonder no more.
Because – it's this week's episode!
Why now?
Two reasons:
1. This podcast is running on May 8th - That's right – Congressman James Traficant's birthday … he was born on May 8th, 1941;
2. We have a very special guest for this podcast … We're joined...
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May 1, 2025 • 21 mins
Can you imagine a time when a U.S. President and a Canadian Prime Minister were friends? ... And said nice things about each other in public? ... And the nice things they said about each other in public were neither remarkable nor newsworthy?
Well, here's proof that such a time once existed:
"The fact that we go on, we got along, President Reagan and Prime Minister Mulroney, two some said Irish, we were Irish, now that I t...
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April 24, 2025 • 12 mins
It's time for the annual White House Correspondents Association Dinner at the Washington Hilton.
But this year: No comedian.
Which means: No jokes about C-SPAN … or about the Washington Hilton.
In the past, at every dinner, there seemed to be at least one joke made about one or the other ... or sometimes both in the same joke — Like Conan O'Brien pulled off in 2013...
Congratulations to C-SPAN for winning the bid to broadcast thi...
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April 17, 2025 • 67 mins
The White House Correspondents Association dinner is just a week away.
The big annual media black tie shindig in the basement of the Washington Hilton typically has several surprises.
Like this film shown during 2000 dinner.
"I want to thank the Academy for this tremendous honor. This may be the greatest moment of my life. I mean, hear since i was a little boy I wanted to be a real actor"
That was Bill Clinton, his final dinn...
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Thirty years ago, C-SPAN showed the Senate Whitewater Committee hearings. The Special Committee to Investigate Whitewater Development Corporation and Related Matters was created in May 1995. Hearings ran for 300 hours over 60 sessions across 13 months.
Did anything concrete come out of those hearings seen on C-SPAN?
Well – at least one thing.
A hit murder mystery now streaming on Netflix called "The Residence."
How do you get from...
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