Thursday, April 25, 2013


9:20 p.m. – WTOP Capitol Hill Correspondent Dave McConnell

New deal for FAA furloughs


8:20 p.m. – POLITICO’s Patrick Gavin

White House correspondent’s dinner could be different after Boston


7:50 p.m. – Christian Toto, assistant editor, Big Hollywood

Review: "Pain and Gain"


7:30 p.m. – Philip Ewing, defense editor for POLITICO

Syria’s possible chemical weapon use


7:20 p.m. – WTOP Sports reporters Greg Bianco and Dave Preston

Redskins potential draft picks and season preview


5:20 p.m. James Hohmann, national political reporter for POLITICO

How George W. Bush wants to be remembered


4:50 p.m. Catherine Herridge, Fox News chief intelligence correspondent

The bombers’ plans for NYC


Bears spotted in Frederick, Md.


2:20 p.m. Dr. Rolf Halden, Director of the Center for Environmental Security at Arizona State University

Is it safe to heat food in plastic containers?


Chemical weapons likely used before in Syria

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel says the Syrian regime has likely used chemical weapons on a “small scale.”

1:20 p.m. Hagel: Intelligence suggests that Syria has chemical weapons

J.J. Green, WTOP national security correspondent


12:20 p.m. Pets can suffer from allergies too

Dr. Katy Nelson, veterinarian


The most annoying aspects of going to the doctor

Kristi King, WTOP reporter


12:50 p.m. – Dave Ross, commentator

Entirely homemade


Americans for Prosperity blame the president for flight delays

Andrew Mollenbeck, WTOP reporter


Congress discussing Obamacare ‘out’ for members, aides

WASHINGTON – While businesses across the country are trying to figure out how to deal with new health care requirements, Congress has been secretly discussing exempting members and aides from insurance exchanges required by Obamacare, Politico reports.

There reportedly is concern about lawmakers and aides being hit with thousands of dollars in health care costs that could lead staffers to seek jobs elsewhere and create a Capitol Hill “brain drain,” Politico says.

Citing sources, Politico reports talks on the issue have involved Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, and Obama administration officials. The discussions are described by Politico as “extremely sensitive” due to the fallout that could ensue from such an exemption.

Read more on the story from Politico here, and listen to executive editor Jim VandeHei discuss the issue in the interview below.

Jim VandeHei, executive editor of POLITICO

Exempting Congress from federal health care law


The miraculous recovery of a gravely wounded police officer

WTOP’s Kristi King reports

Watch video below from Fox 5

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8:50 a.m. – Marc Ginsberg, former U.S. ambassador to Morocco

Terrorism from five Islamic Russian Republics


8:20: J.J. Green, WTOP national security correspondent

More on the online magazine where the Boston bombing suspects got blueprints for their bomb.


7:50 a.m. – James Alan Fox, Lipman professor of criminology, law and public policy at Northeastern University

Terrorism: Clues in the dynamics in family relationships


7:35 a.m.: Bob Beckel and Cal Thomas, commentators

The FBI’s failures regarding the Boston bombing suspects.


Data Doctors

LoJack for Laptops


Washington Monument fixes nearing completion

WTOP’s Nick Iannelli reports


Protesters rally against proposed work rule

WTOP’s Andrew Mollenbeck reports


7:20 a.m.: R. James Woolsey, former CIA director

The intelligence and the Tsarnaev brothers.


Best and worst jobs of 2013

WTOP’s David Burd reports.

Related Link: What are the worst jobs? The best?


Social media key for older workers competing in workplace

WTOP’s David Burd reports from Frederick.


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