U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen takes questions on the Biden administration's plans following the collapse of three U.S. lenders including Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank, as she testifies before a Senate Finance Committee hearing on U.S. President Joe Biden's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2024, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., March 16, 2023. REUTERS/Mary F. Calvert
Airs Friday, March 17, 2023 at 8PM on PBS (check local listings)
On this week's Washington Week:
- Economic Uncertainty: The Biden administration aims to calm the financial markets and concerned Americans, after the second-largest bank collapse in U.S. history, and ahead of the Federal Reserve’s critical meeting next week.
- U.S.-Russia Tensions & GOP Division Over Ukraine: A Russian fighter jet’s collision with a U.S. reconnaissance drone this week marks the most direct military encounter between the two countries since the war in Ukraine began, and comes amidst a split within the Republican Party about U.S. aid to Ukraine.
Joining guest moderator William Brangham to discuss this and more:
- Fin Gomez, Political Director, CBS News
- Neil Irwin, Chief Economic Correspondent, Axios
- Zolan Kanno-Youngs, White House Correspondent, The New York Times
- Kayla Tausche, Anchor and Senior White House Correspondent, CNBC
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