Capital Download

The Green Party presidential nominee tells USA TODAY's Capital Download that she will be at the first presidential debate at Hofstra University in less than six weeks. And she says she is “absolutely” ready to be arrested, as she was four years ago.

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker talks trade agreements with USA TODAY Washington bureau chief Susan Page for Capital Download. Photo Credit: Jasper Colt

Acting DNC Chairwoman Donna Brazile talks with USA TODAY Washington Bureau Chief Susan Page about Donald Trump's comments calling for Russia to hack email servers.

USA TODAY's Susan Page interviews Duck Dynasty's Phil Robertson and David Bossie, president of Citizens United about the Republican National Convention, elections and the American family.

House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi defends Hillary Clinton from a stinging FBI assessment on her handling of classified information while secretary of State. Photo: Jim Watson, AFP/Getty Images

In a conversation at the Aspen Ideas Festival, Mayor Mitch Landrieu spoke with USA TODAY Washington bureau chief Susan Page about gun control, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. Photo: Jasper Colt, USA TODAY

Black Lives Matter leader DeRay Mckesson warned Hillary Clinton of convention protests - citing the congressional sit-in by House Democrats as a possible model - amid qualms about her commitment to civil rights.

Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson expects to be on all the ballots in the 2016 election. The third-party candidate chats with Susan Page about gun control, using marijuana and his chances at becoming President. Photo: Mark Wilson, Getty Images

Montana Sen. Jon Tester, chairman of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, says having Trump at the top of the ticket is putting even such senior Republicans as Arizona's John McCain and Iowa's Chuck Grassley at risk of losing their seats.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell assesses the impact having Donald Trump at the top of the ticket will have on Republican Senate candidates in November and what dealing with a President Trump would be like.

Gov. John Hickenlooper of Colorado is beginning to get buzz as a potential vice presidential pick for Hillary Clinton. The swing-state governor, with a new memoir out, makes the case for Hillary over Bernie & why Trump should never be in the White House. Photo Credit: Robert Deutsch

NAIAD Director Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top expert on infectious diseases, warned that a continuing funding stalemate between the White House and Congress threatens to slow efforts to contain the Zika virus "to a dangerous level".

"Orange Is The New Black" actress Diane Guerrero lived on her own in the U.S. since the age of 14 after her parents were arrested and deported to Colombia.

USA TODAY's Capital Download Wednesday interviewed Jeff Weaver, campaign manager for Bernie Sanders, in the wake of the Vermont senator's double-digit victory in the Wisconsin primary.

In this edition of Capital Download, Susan Page speaks with Joel Benenson, pollster and chief strategist for Hillary Clinton's campaign.

A surprisingly calm Republican National Chairman Reince Priebus ready for convention speaks with Washington Bureau Chief Susan Page about the discourse surrounding the Republican Party and their upcoming National Convention.

In this edition of Capital Download, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka talks to USA TODAY's Susan Page.

Former first lady Laura Bush talking with USA TODAY's Capital Download discussing her new book, 'We Are Afghan Women: Voices of Hope," making the case for continued U.S. troops and investment in Afghanistan.

Capital Download this week with Katie Packer, deputy campaign manager for Mitt Romney in 2012 and now head of Our Principles, the leading super PAC devoted entirely to stopping Trump -- with financing from some of the GOP's biggest contributors.

In this edition of Capital Download, Matt Schlapp, chairman of the American Conservative Union, talks to USA TODAY's Susan Page about CPAC.