A Busy Week in Washington

Townhall Review | Conservative Commentary On Today's News

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Politics, News, News Commentary

4.7 • 697 Ratings

🗓️ 4 April 2025

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Townhall Review – April 5, 2025

🔹 Election Fallout in Florida and Wisconsin – Special elections in Florida and a State Supreme Court race in Wisconsin shift the political landscape. Rich Lowry of National Review and Charlie Kirk break down the results and implications.

🔹 Budget Battles Intensify – Congress races to pass a budget and save the Trump tax cuts from sunsetting. Hugh Hewitt discusses the stakes with Senate Majority Leader John Thune.

🔹 Economy and Confidence – Speaker of the House Mike Johnson joins Tony Perkins (Host of This Week on Capitol Hill) to address the budget’s impact on consumers and investors.

🔹 Trump’s “Liberation Day” Plan – President Donald Trump unveils a tariff-based economic strategy to boost American wealth. Economist Stephen Moore and Victor Davis Hanson share their analyses.

🔹 Cutting Government Waste – Efforts to root out fraud and abuse in federal spending escalate, tied to Elon Musk’s influence. Chris Stigall explores this with Ned Ryun of American Majority.

🔹 NPR Funding Under Fire – Taxpayer support for a hard-left NPR faces scrutiny after revelations at a House hearing. Charlie Kirk discusses with FCC Chairman Brendan Carr.

All this and more on Townhall Review with Hugh Hewitt.

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0:00.0	This week in the town hall review with Hugh Hewitt.
0:07.3	Special elections in Florida, the state Supreme Court contest in Wisconsin.
0:12.2	We'll hear from Rich Lowry.
0:13.5	When Trump's down in the ballot, it's tough for Republicans now.
0:16.1	And Charlie Kirk.
0:17.4	Elections like this can serve as momentary little cautionary warning signs. Ooh, got to fix that.
0:24.0	We've got to rebuild that. We'll hear from Senate Majority Leader John Thune. But at the end of the day,
0:28.9	we all succeed or fail together. And in my view, failure is not an option. And Speaker of the House,
0:34.4	Mike Johnson. This is our opportunity to deliver what will be one of the most consequential pieces of legislation
0:40.4	in the history of the Congress and our nation.
0:43.8	Plus, President Trump unveils its tariff-based economic plan, calling it Liberation Day.
0:49.3	My fellow Americans, this is Liberation Day, waiting for a long time.
0:56.9	We'll hear from Stephen Moore.
0:58.5	Every single time that we have lowered tax rates, we've gotten more revenues, we've got more
1:03.0	economic growth, and the economy has performed better for everyone.
1:06.7	We've got all this and more.
1:08.2	I'm Hugh Hewitt.
1:09.1	Great to be with you.
1:10.4	Learn more at Hugh Hewitt.com, and follow me, please, on X'm Hugh Hewitt. Great to be with you. Learn more at
1:11.0	Hugh Hewitt.com and follow me please on X at Hugh Hewitt. Follow this program as well at Town Hall
1:17.1	Review. Town Hall Review is part of the Salem Podcast Network. We'll begin with the key elections
1:23.1	from Tuesday this past week. In Wisconsin, we were watching the state Supreme Court contest,
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