
Jay O'Brien
ABC News Capitol Hill correspondent reporting on the Markwayne Mullin confirmation hearing and related Senate developments.
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25 snips
Mar 19, 2026 • 29min
Iran & Israel’s Scorched-Earth Energy Strikes
Armando Garcia, ABC immigration reporter on Cesar Chavez fallout; Jay O'Brien, Capitol Hill correspondent on Mullin’s heated confirmation; James Longman, chief international correspondent on Middle East energy hits. They discuss an Israeli strike on an Iranian gas field and ripple effects on regional energy infrastructure. They also cover Senate turmoil around a Homeland Security nominee and sudden allegations reshaping a labor icon’s legacy.

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Feb 11, 2026 • 29min
A Break in the Nancy Guthrie Case
Elizabeth Schulze, ABC reporter on border life, Jay O'Brien, Capitol Hill correspondent, and Aaron Katursky, investigative reporter from Pima County, discuss a detained person connected to the Nancy Guthrie investigation and new surveillance details. They also cover questioning of Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick over Epstein ties, and how policy shifts are reshaping a cross-border library and community.

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Feb 12, 2026 • 28min
The Laser That Closed El Paso's Airspace
Armando Garcia, ABC immigration reporter covering Border Patrol incidents; Jay O'Brien, ABC Capitol Hill correspondent on DOJ oversight; Colonel Stephen Ganyard, former Marine fighter pilot and aviation analyst. They unpack the sudden El Paso airspace shutdown and a Pentagon-FAA spat over a counter-drone laser. They also walk through released bodycam and text evidence in a Border Patrol shooting and a heated congressional hearing about DOJ document handling.

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Feb 25, 2026 • 28min
“Winning” Issues? Trump’s State of the Union Address
Jay O'Brien, ABC Capitol Hill reporter covering congressional politics and scandals, and Karen Travers, ABC White House correspondent on policy and SOTU coverage, break down Trump’s State of the Union pitch. They discuss the speech’s visuals and vibe. They cover the electricity and retirement proposals. They unpack the Tony Gonzales scandal and the political fallout. They also touch on a viral snowball fight in New York.

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Mar 17, 2026 • 28min
Israel: Limited Ground Operations Begin in Lebanon
Elizabeth Schulze, Fed and legal policy reporter; Jay O'Brien, Capitol Hill correspondent; Tom Sufi-Burridge, Tel Aviv-based foreign correspondent. They discuss limited Israeli ground maneuvers in southern Lebanon and civilian displacement. They cover proposed voter ID reforms and Senate procedural hurdles. They also examine the DOJ subpoena fight over Federal Reserve leadership and its political fallout.


