Washington Week

Airs Friday, February 3, 2023 at 8PM on PBS (check local listings)On this week's Washington Week:The Week In Politics: President Joe Biden & House Speaker Kevin McCarthy meet for the first time to try and prevent a default on the nation’s debt. The 2024 Republican race for president widens. And, there’s more scrutiny into the president’s handling of sensitive documents, as the FBI searches Mr. Biden’s Delaware vacation home.Police Reform: As mourners gathered for Tyre Nichols’ funeral this week, many pledged to continue the fight for police reform, and renewed the call for passage of the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act after the last bipartisan talks failed in 2021.Joining moderator Yamiche Alcindor to discuss this and more:Ayesha Rascoe, Host of NPR’s Weekend Edition Sunday and Up First Saturdays.Michael Shear, White House correspondent for the New York Times.Susan Page, Washington Bureau chief for USA TODAYMajor funding for “Washington Week” is provided by Consumer Cellular, the estate of Arnold Adams, the Yuen Foundation, Sandra and Carl DeLay-Magnuson, Rose Hirschel and Andy Shreeves, Robert and Susan Rosenbaum, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and PBS.Keep up with WASHINGTON WEEK anytime by visiting the website or joining the conversations on FACEBOOK and Twitter @washingtonweek.

The killing of Tyre Nichols shocks the nation as five fired Memphis police officers are charged with murder. Now, law enforcement agencies around the country are on high alert, bracing themselves for possible reaction to the video's release. Join moderator Yamiche Alcindor, Julia Baker of the Daily Memphian, Wesley Lowery, Ed O'Keefe of CBS News and Claudia Grisales of NPR to discuss the latest.

Airs Friday, January 27, 2023 at 8PM on PBS (check local listings)More mass shootings, the future of the GOP, plus the discovery of classified documents continues.On Wednesday, Vice President Kamala Harris returned to her home state of California, where she called for more gun laws during a visit to the site of last weekend’s mass shooting that killed eleven in the Los Angeles suburb of Monterey Park. The trip came in the wake of another mass shooting in the state on Tuesday that killed seven people in Half Moon Bay near San Francisco.Former President Donald Trump is set to hit the campaign trail on Saturday, with stops in two key states, New Hampshire and South Carolina.  And on Friday, the GOP is scheduled to choose who will run the Republican National Committee for the next two years. The fight between incumbent RNC chair Ronna McDaniel and her challengers is symptomatic of the split within the GOP over former President Trump’s position in the party.  Meanwhile, GOP Speaker of the House, Kevin McCarthy (CA) uses the power of the gavel to deny Democrats Rep. Adam Schiff (CA) and Eric Swalwell (CA) seats on the House Intelligence Committee.Plus, the classified document discovery controversy continues, after classified records were recently found in former Vice President Mike Pence’s Indiana home and turned over to the FBI.Joining moderator Yamiche Alcindor to discuss this and more:Dan Balz, Chief Correspondent, The Washington PostEd O’Keefe, Senior White House Correspondent, CBS NewsClaudia Grisales, Congressional Correspondent, NPRJosh Gerstein, Senior Legal Affairs Reporter, PoliticoMajor funding for “Washington Week” is provided by Consumer Cellular, the estate of Arnold Adams, the Yuen Foundation, Sandra and Carl DeLay-Magnuson, Rose Hirschel and Andy Shreeves, Robert and Susan Rosenbaum, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and PBS.Keep up with WASHINGTON WEEK anytime by visiting the website or joining the conversations on FACEBOOK and Twitter @washingtonweek.

The discovery of additional classified documents at President Biden’s home added more tension to an already growing problem. Plus, House Republicans are demanding spending cuts before they agree to raise the debt ceiling. Join moderator Yamiche Alcindor, Jonathan Lemire of Politico, Weijia Jiang of CBS News, Nia-Malika Henderson of CNN and Lisa Desjardins of PBS NewsHour to discuss this and more.

For the second straight week, President Biden is facing scrutiny over his handling of classified documents from his days as vice president and Republicans were quick to pounce after more papers were found. Plus, the U.S. hit its debt limit but House Republicans want to negotiate and say there must be spending cuts before they’ll agree to raise the borrowing cap.

Airs Friday, January 20, 2023 at 8PM on PBS (check local listings)Biden tries to get back to business after document blunder. The debt ceiling debate.  And alarming political violence.The discovery of additional classified documents at President Biden’s home last week added more tension to an already growing problem for him and his White House.  As those around the president work to contain the fallout surrounding the classified document controversy, President Biden has refused to answer questions about the topic, and instead projected a message of “business as usual”, with a trip to California to visit areas devastated by extreme weather. This all comes the United States hit its debt limit on Thursday, leading the Treasury Department to begin using accounting maneuvers to ensure the federal government can keep paying its bills. The issue is expected to come to a head in June. In the meantime, House Republicans want spending cuts before agreeing to lift the borrowing cap, and the White House refuses to negotiate.Plus, Solomon Peña, a former GOP New Mexico statehouse candidate, was charged on Wednesday with multiple counts stemming from shootings at the Albuquerque, N.M. homes of four Democratic elected officials. Joining moderator Yamiche Alcindor to discuss this and more:Jonathan Lemire, White House Bureau Chief, PoliticoWeijia Jiang, Senior White House Correspondent, CBS NewsNia-Malika Henderson, Senior Political Analyst, CNNLisa Desjardins, Capitol Hill Correspondent, PBS NewsHourMajor funding for “Washington Week” is provided by Consumer Cellular, the estate of Arnold Adams, the Yuen Foundation, Sandra and Carl DeLay-Magnuson, Rose Hirschel and Andy Shreeves, Robert and Susan Rosenbaum, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and PBS.Keep up with WASHINGTON WEEK anytime by visiting the website or joining the conversations on FACEBOOK and Twitter @washingtonweek.