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The Politics Hour: Prince George County's Jolene Ivey and Congressman-elect Eugene Vindman

The Politics Hour with Kojo Nnamdi··8 August 2026·49 min

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President-elect Donald Trump has made it clear he wants the FBI headquarters to stay in the District. There's a possibility he could reverse the decision made last year to move the FBI to Prince George's County. Prince George's County Council Chair Jolene Ivey joined us to discuss.Plus, a Senate committee moved legislation forward that would give D.C. control of the R-F-K Stadium site at no cost for the use of the land. It’s a step towards building a new football stadium and luring the team back to D.C.from Prince George’s County. That’s concerning for Council Chair Ivey, who’d like to keep the team where it is. She said she's recently talked with the team about staying put, touting the potential for development and noted the team already owns the land where the current stadium sits."But of course, that was before Congress put their thumb on the scale, and right now, it looks possible they could be getting the land for free. And that’s really not fair," Ivey said.Army veteran Eugene Vindman won his race earlier this month to represent Virginia's 7th Congressional District. Congressman-elect Vindman joined the show to talk about his victory, legislative priorities, and navigating a Republican-controlled House. And as someone who had run-ins with Trump, does he have concerns about possible retribution?Plus, President-Elect Donald Trump announced that he tapped tech billionaire Elon Musk and businessman Vivek Ramaswamy to head a Department of Government Efficiency.The goal is to cut federal spending, which would leave many federal workers in our region wondering what will become of their  jobs under the incoming Trump administration.Vindman aid he recognizes a need to trim the federal budget but that there are certain areas where he will not compromise."There are gonna be some realities that those appointed to conduct these activities are gonna run into. They're related to national security realties, economic realities, political realities. And so, where we can work together we will and where we can't I'm gonna fight for Virginia families," Vindman said.  Become a member of WAMU: wamu.org/donateSend us questions and comments for guests: kojo@wamu.orgFollow us on Instagram: instagram.com/wamu885Follow us on Facebook: facebook.com/thepoliticshour