marine corps veteran travis partington discusses his podcast "oscar mike radio," which highlights real-life stories of active-duty military and veterans. "washington journal" starts now. join the conversation. host: this is "washington journal" saturday, november 9. former president donald trump will return to the white house after a decisive victory over vice president kamala harris. in addition to holding onto his base, the republican presidential elect picked up votes in key blocks that have traditionally supported democrats. to start today's pogrom, we are asking republicans only why did you support donald trump? here are the lines. if you are in the eastern or central time zone, (202) 748-8000. if you are in mountain or pacific, (202) 748-8001. if you are a first-time gop voter, we have a line set aside for you, (202) 748-8002. you can text your comments to (202) 748-8003. be sure to include your name and city. you can also post a question or comment on facebook at facebook.com/cspan or on x at @cspanwj. good morning. thank you for joining us on "washington journal." we will get to you

host: still ahead, it is veterans day weekend and we will have a conversation with travis partingtonbout his pcast "oscar mike radio," and issues facing the nation's veterans. first more of your calls during open forum. you can start calling now with the lines on your screen. democrats, 202-748-8000. republicans, 202-748-8001. s, 202-748-8002 -- and independents, 202-748-8002. we will be right back. >> next week on the c-span networks, the house and senate return for the first time since the election for legislative business and votes as they prepare for the 119th congress in the new year. house and senate republicans are holding leadership election the house gop will select their nominee for speaker and senate republicans will replace mitch mcconnell in the senate. also newly elected house members and senators will be in d.c. for orientation. watch next week live on the c-span networks or c-span now. head over to c-span.org for scheduling information to watch live or on-demand any time. c-span, your unfiltered view of government. >> join booktv saturday and sunday november 16 and 17