This time the On The Hill podcast is joined by Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich. Montgomery County is currently dealing with the first confirmed cases of Coronavirus in Maryland. He walks us through the timeline and behind-the-scenes activity as officials put their response plan into action. We also discuss several other topics, from plans to expand Interstate 270 and the American Legion Bridge to criticism Elrich has faced in regards to his controversial stance on immigration enforcement...
Mar 09, 2020•29 min
This time the On The Hill podcast is joined by former Maryland Attorney General Douglas Gansler. He was the Maryland State’s Attorney for Montgomery County when he prosecuted the DC sniper. He talks about Virginia Governor Ralph Northam’s decision to sign a law allowing juveniles, like Lee Boyd Malvo, to be eligible for parole. He also reveals details of his own direct conversations with the convicted sniper. Gansler also discusses the upcoming Maryland Governor’s race and if he’d be interested ...
Mar 02, 2020•21 min
This time the On The Hill podcast takes a look at the vocabulary of guns. What is an assault weapon and what’s not? What’s considered a high-capacity magazine? The difference between gun control supporters and Second Amendment advocates are not just political, but also rooted in different terms they use talking about firearms. Ky Hunter spent her military career as a U.S. Marine Corps combat veteran. Now, she’s on a new political battlefield with the Brady Campaign, trying to pass laws to stop g...
Feb 24, 2020•26 min
This time the On The Hill podcast is joined by Phillip Thompson. He's a former member of the Virginia State Conference NAACP and current Executive Director of the National Black Nonpartisan Redistricting Org. Phillip talks about African American voter issues, ranging from opportunity zones to economic development. He also discusses the state of Virginia politics one year after individual scandals rocked the top three Democrats in Virginia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.c...
Feb 17, 2020•28 min
On this episode of the On The Hill podcast we look at “The Blue Collar Boom.” President Donald Trump is heading into the re-election year with an economy running on all cylinders. How much credit does he deserve and does he take too much credit? Or does he deserve more than he’s getting? Nick Timiraos, the chief economic correspondent of the Wall Street Journal, joins FOX 5’s Tom Fitzgerald with a look at where we’re going in the economy and some of the road signs that could signal trouble. Lear...
Feb 10, 2020•20 min
There have been no shortage of books about the Trump administration. Most center on palace intrigue and eye-opening tidbits. Historian and New York Times Bestselling author Doug Wead spend nearly two years in the Trump White House, and came away with something very different than other authors. Wead had unprecedented access to the First Family, and President Trump himself. His book, “Inside Trump’s White House” is out and he joins the On The Hill Podcast to discuss what he saw behind the walls o...
Feb 03, 2020•22 min
American University Professor Allan Lichtman joins FOX 5's Tom Fitzgerald on this episode of the On The Hill podcast. Lichtman has correctly predicted the outcome in seven of the last eight presidential races. He also predicted in 2016 that President Donald Trump would face impeachment. Now he’s turning his quasi-scientific method he calls “13 keys” to predict the outcome of the 2020 race. Join us! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 27, 2020•25 min
This time the On the Hill Podcast welcomes Neal Simon. He’s a former Independent candidate for U.S. Senator in Maryland, who’s now the author of a new book called “Contract to Unite America.” Neal talks about what it was like trying to run as an independent in a political system dominated by Democrats and Republicans. Now he’s written a book to try and find a way back from the extreme political divides on the left and the right. Join us! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com...
Jan 20, 2020•26 min
This time the “On The Hill Podcast welcomes Nicole Mason. She’s the president and C.E.O. of the Institute For Women’s Policy Research. Six women candidates for President started in the race and now only two, Senators Elizabeth Warren and Amy Klobuchar remain. Women make up 53% of our electorate. So what’s different about 2020’s race in the wake of a 2016 campaign that saw Democrats nominate a woman? We’ll discuss that and more. Join us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/...
Jan 13, 2020•23 min
Rebecca Grant, an Iranian expert at the IRIS Independent Research Group, joins FOX 5’s Tom Fitzgerald on this episode of the On The Hill podcast. Grant looks at the recent history between the U.S. and Iran leading up to the U.S. drone strike that killed an Iranian general. She also discusses what’s ahead for the U.S. and what actions Iran may take in response. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 09, 2020•20 min
In this episode of the “On The Hill” podcast, we’re discussing impeachment. No, not the 2019 impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump, but way back to 1868 and Andrew Johnson. We’ll go back in time with producer Kevin Manzel and historian David Stewart about their new riveting documentary, “Going to the Devil: The Impeachment of 1868.” It turns out there are a lot of comparisons between the very first impeachment and the impeachment inquiry gripping Washington right now. Join us! Learn more...
Dec 09, 2019•37 min
When Amazon announced it was opening a second headquarters outside the District in Northern Virginia, it delivered a massive impact on the housing market in Virginia, D.C. and Maryland. Corey Burr, a Senior Vice President of Sotheby’s International Realty, chats with FOX 5’s Tom Fitzgerald on this episode of the On The Hill podcast about what Amazon’s HQ2 has done to prices now, the housing needs of low and middle class income people, and how Millennials should get in on the housing market thems...
Dec 02, 2019•21 min
This time the “On The Hill Podcast” welcomes noted Attorney and Political Strategist A. Scott Bolden for a conversation about the impeachment hearings, where things are headed, what are the next steps. Join us! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nov 26, 2019•25 min
This time the On the Hill podcast doesn’t go inside the Beltway, but on the Beltway. Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan and Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam made a historic announcement that the states are teaming up to rebuild and expand the traffic-clogged American Legion Bridge. Jason Miller, the CEO of the Greater Washington Partnership business group, looks at how transportation is a dominating public policy regionally. He also explains how the DC region is starting to shed its business image as just a g...
Nov 18, 2019•25 min
Newly elected incoming Chairwoman of the Prince William County Board of Supervisors Ann Wheeler joins FOX 5’s Tom Fitzgerald on this episode of the On The Hill podcast. Wheeler will take over the leadership of the board in what will be a dramatic power shift for the Northern Virginia county. She replaces Republican Conservative Corey Stewart, who was one of the architects of the hardline immigration enforcement policies which were later embraced and enacted by the Trump campaign and administrati...
Nov 11, 2019•18 min
Dr. Rob Cohen, an Army Veteran Doctor who was “boots on the ground” with the Kurds in the Middle East, joins FOX 5’s Tom Fitzgerald in this episode of the On The Hill Podcast. As the U.S. racked up a major achievement with the takedown of ISIS’ top leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, here at home, there is an intense debate over the withdrawal of U.S. troops in the region. Cohen breaks down the situation in the region and talks about the key players in it all. Cohen also states what he thinks the focus...
Nov 04, 2019•19 min
On this episode of the On The Hill podcast, we’re taking you out to the ballgame. The Washington Nationals are in the World Series for the first time in their franchise history. Boston had the “Curse of the Bambino” and Chicago had “The Goat.” DC has not hosted a World Series since 1933 and has not won a World Series since 1924. Fred Frommer, the baseball author of “You Gotta Have Heart,” breaks down DC’s long, frustrating relationship with the great national pastime, as the Nationals are ready ...
Oct 21, 2019•32 min
Gene Healy, the vice president of the Libertarian think-tank Cato Institute, joins FOX 5's Tom Fitzgerald on this episode of the On The Hill podcast. In 2008, Healy wrote a book called “The Cult Of The Presidency,” which examined the power of the executive branch of government. The Trump, Obama, Bush, Clinton and Reagan administrations have all expanded the scope of the presidency. Now, Healy says 11 years later that book is more important than ever. The U.S. faces new challenges in the form of ...
Oct 14, 2019•22 min
How old is too old to be president? Lee Edwards, a distinguished fellow at The Heritage Foundation, joins FOX 5’s Tom Fitzgerald to look at the impact of age on politics - both from the candidate perspective and the voter perspective. With Bernie Sanders’ recent health issues, and both Joe Biden and Donald Trump being in their 70s, how much are voters focusing on age and are younger candidates going to make an issue of it moving forward? Join us! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastch...
Oct 07, 2019•20 min
Irvin McCullough, a National Security Analyst at the Government Accountability Project, joins FOX 5's Tom Fitzgerald on this episode of the On The Hill podcast. Given the headlines surrounding the President and the whistleblower complaint against him, we look at how the whistleblower protections are supposed to work, why they exist and how the current blowback from the White House could impact other whistleblowers from coming forward. Join us! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoic...
Sep 30, 2019•19 min
Should DC become the 51st state? DC Vote Executive Director Bo Shuff joins FOX 5’s Tom Fitzgerald in this episode of the On The Hill podcast. We look at the Congressional hearing that was just held on H.R. 51 in Congress, the arguments for and against statehood, national public opinion against Statehood, and the political challenges the effort faces in both the House and the Senate. Finally, we do a deep dive on how even some folks on the same side of the issue have very different ideas about ho...
Sep 23, 2019•37 min
Paul Rosenzweig, a former U.S. Department of Homeland Security Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, joins Tom Fitzgerald on this episode of the On The Hill podcast. Rosenzweig is now a Senior Fellow at the R Street Institute, a foreign policy think tank in Washington. We look at the removal of John Bolton as National Security Advisor, what would happen if the Secretary of State takes over the job and the subsequent national security implications. In addition, why has foreign policy been largel...
Sep 16, 2019•22 min
NASA scientist Tom Neumann joins FOX 5’s Tom Fitzgerald on this edition of the On The Hill podcast. While NASA is often known for exploring other worlds, Neumann’s specialty at NASA is studying planet earth. Neumann is an expert on the Arctic ice melt that he’s tracked for years. It has been a summer of record temperatures – even the earth’s coldest places felt the heat as the arctic is seeing extreme levels of ice loss. What is the latest with the heatwave and why should we care? We will get th...
Sep 09, 2019•27 min
Aaron Zitner of the Wall Street Journal joins FOX 5’s Tom Fitzgerald on the latest episode of the On The Hill podcast. Zitner is the Polling Editor for the Wall Street Journal and has some fascinating new data on how American values are changing on issues ranging from patriotism, religion to even whether or not to have children. As politicians look to connect with younger voters, it’s key information to know heading into the 2020 presidential election. Join us! Learn more about your ad choices. ...
Sep 03, 2019•24 min
This time the On The Hill podcast is joined by Dr. Ibram Kendi, a professor at American University and the founding director of the Antiracist Research and Policy Center at American University. Dr. Kendi joins us to talk about his new book out this week is called “How To Be An Antiracist.” It’s a blueprint on how to move America forward on the issue of race and racism, and looks at what everyone can do in their own lives to bring people together on the issues of race. Learn more about your ad ch...
Aug 19, 2019•25 min
Kate Davidson, the economic policy reporter for the Wall Street Journal, joins us On The Hill. Davidson has been tracking the budget deal that’s on-track to be passed without any issues. So how did this happen when Democrats and Republicans have been at odds for so long? It is a 2-year deal to suspend the debt ceiling and both sides received some of what they wanted. Davidson also lets us in on the surprising behind-the-scenes negotiating team switch that the White House made to help hammer out ...
Jul 29, 2019•19 min
Howard University Political Science Professor Michael Fauntroy joins the On The Hill podcast to discuss a wide range of topics, including Fauntroy’s take on the reaction to President Donald Trump’s tweets aimed at “The Squad,” why the election system in the U.S. needs to be overhauled, DC Statehood and how the debate over gentrification is growing as a political movement of its own. Join us! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 22, 2019•31 min
Veteran Washington D.C. attorney A. Scott Bolden of the Reed Smith Law firm joins us this time the 'On The Hill' podcast. Bolden, who is a well know figure in political circles in the nation’s capital, talks about the latest subpoenas and the ongoing investigations that have come out of Robert Mueller’s report. Bolden has analysis on the investigation of DC Councilman Jack Evans and also shares remembrances of his former client and friend, the late mayor of Washington DC Marion Barry. Join us! L...
Jul 15, 2019•29 min
Maryland Congressman David Trone joins FOX 5’s Tom Fitzgerald on this week’s “On The Hill” podcast. Trone is known as the businessman behind a successful wine retail business who made the jump into politics in the 2018 mid-terms. We discuss the potential impact of the Supreme Court gerrymandering ruling in his 6th Congressional District, his view of the difference between being a businessman and being in politics. We also look at the continued effort to increase the fight against opioid abuse. P...
Jun 24, 2019•26 min
Robert McCartney, the Washington Post’s senior regional correspondent, joins FOX 5’s Tom Fitzgerald on this week’s On The Hill podcast. We tackle a wide view of local politics around the National Capital Region, including Virginia’s big primary and the “Northam Effect” on the Democratic Party. We look at an unprecedented budget battle threatening DC and how leaders are responding to rising community protests about gentrification. Meanwhile, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan isn’t running for president i...
Jun 17, 2019•31 min
