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 in Montgomery.  He also reveals his take on what Maryland Democrats need to do to re-take the Governor’s office once Republican Governor Larry Hogan leaves office. 

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On The Hill, Episode 54: Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich on coronavirus response plans and more

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 in considering another run for Maryland’s top job.

On The Hill, Episode 53: Former Maryland Attorney General talks about prosecuting the DC sniper

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 gun violence. Ky is also trying to get pro-gun and gun control advocates to start talking with each other in hopes of finding common ground. 

On The Hill, Episode 52: A chat about gun vocabulary with U.S. Marine Corps combat veteran Ky Hunter

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. 

On The Hill, Episode 51: A chat about African American voter issues with Phillip Thompson

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.

On The Hill, Episode 50: A chat with Nick Timiraos of the Wall Street Journal

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 of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. 

On the Hill Episode 49: A chat with author Doug Wead

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!

On The Hill, Episode 48: A chat with Professor Allan Lichtman, who has predicted 7 out of the last 8 presidential elections

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!  

On the Hill Episode 47: A chat with author and former Senate candidate Neal Simon

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.

On The Hill Podcast: Jan 12, 2012: A chat with Institute for Women's Policy Research President and CEO Nicole Mason

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.

On The Hill, Episode 45: A chat with Iranian expert Rebecca Grant of the IRIS Independent Research Group

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!

On The Hill, Episode 44: A chat with producer Kevin Manzel and historian David Stewart about the first impeachment in 1868

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 themselves. Join us!

On The Hill, Episode 43: A chat with Corey Burr, Senior Vice President at Sotheby’s International Realty

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!

On the Hill, Episode 42: A chat with Attorney and Political Strategist A. Scott Bolden

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 government town as that Amazon and bio-tech industries make their homes here.

On The Hill, Episode 41: A chat with Jason Miller, CEO of Greater Washington Partnership

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 administration. She discusses what’s next as she moves forward with a Democratic majority board, and discusses challenges the county is facing in education, economic development and transportation.  We also discuss what the Democrats' big 2019 election means and for the 2020 elections after they took control of the Virginia General Assembly for the first time in a generation.

On The Hill, Episode 41: A chat with newly elected Prince William County Board of Supervisors Ann Wheeler

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