Jul. 03, 2020 9:31 p.m. EDT
News: The Washington Week Bookshelf: “Team of Five: The Presidents Club in the Age of Trump”
Washington Week Extra for July 3, 2020
Sep. 07, 2018 9:29 p.m. EDT
News: Former President Barack Obama criticizes President Trump
During a speech at The University of Illinois at Urbana Friday, former President Barack Obama attacked the Republican Party and called out sitting President Donald Trump by name for the first time. The panelists discussed the impact of Obama’s scathing critique and what it reveals about the Democratic party.
Jun. 26, 2017 12:16 p.m. EDT
News: From candidate to president: Obama's call of history
Five months after leaving the Oval Office, President Barack Obama is reemerging on the global stage and trying to find his place as a former president. The New York Times’s chief White House correspondent Peter Baker covered Obama’s two terms in office and has written a new book “Obama: The Call of History.” He shares some of the pivotal moments during Obama’s presidency.
Jun. 16, 2017 10 p.m. EDT
News: Trump restricts Cuba travel and extends protections for dreamers. Georgia race heats up.
One of the driving themes of President Trump's first five months in office is the rollback of his predecessors policies. This week Trump restored restrictions on trade and travel to Cuba. One area where he's extending Obama-era policies is immigration. Trump extended protections for dreamers, the undocumented immigrants who came to the United States as children.
Jun. 14, 2017 5:58 p.m. EDT
News: The 2011 shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords
On Wednesday, a lone gunman opened fire at the Congressional Baseball Game practice in Alexandria, VA, wounding Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA) and several congressional aides. We remember a similar event in 2011, when Former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) was seriously injured in a mass shooting in her home state.
May. 24, 2017 4:22 p.m. EDT
News: President Obama Meets Pope Francis
In light of President Trump's meeting with Pope Francis Wednesday, we take a look back at President Obama’s first meeting with the pope in 2014. On the discussion table then, was the issue of abortion and the dictatorship of Bashar al-Assad in Syria. Our panel discussed the leaders' political differences and possibilities for diplomacy.
Apr. 21, 2017 9:25 p.m. EDT
News: Obama to make first post-presidency speech and VP Pence travels to Asia
Former President Barack Obama is set to make his first major speech since leaving the White House in January. Obama will return to his roots and discuss community organizing. Plus, Vice President Mike Pence made his first major trip to Asia since taking office. And what does the future of the Democratic Party look like ahead of the 2018 midterm elections.
Apr. 05, 2017 5:45 p.m. EDT
News: Obama’s response to a 2013 chemical attack in Syria
President Trump blamed his predecessor for Syria’s ongoing violence and casualties on Wednesday. He claimed that President Obama’s failure to act in 2013, after Syrian President Bashar al-Assad crossed the “red line” of deploying chemical weapons, has allowed the bloody conflict to continue.
Apr. 03, 2017 5:14 p.m. EDT
News: Senate Democrats invoke the nuclear option in 2013
When then-Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid invoked the nuclear option to break the filibuster on President Obama’s nominees, Mitch McConnell warned that it set a dangerous precedent. He also predicted that Republicans would not hesitate to also change Senate rules once they won back the majority. McConnell will likely have to do that later this week to confirm Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court.
Mar. 28, 2017 6:20 p.m. EDT
News: President Obama's 2015 Energy Agenda
In the final 6 months of 2015, President Obama took some of his most significant steps in his energy and climate change agenda. He announced the Clean Power Plan to cut carbon emissions. He rejected the Keystone XL Pipeline. He negotiated the Paris Agreement to slow the effects of climate change. President Trump has reversed many of his predecessor's decisions.
