Dec. 29, 2022 2:18 p.m. EST
Preview: Coming Up on Washington Week
Airs Friday, December 30, 2022 at 8PM on PBS (check local listings)
On the last Washington Week of 2022, an all-star panel of newsroom leaders from America’s top media outlets reflect on this year’s headlines, and discuss the stories most likely to …
Dec. 16, 2022 2:32 p.m. EST
Preview: Coming Up on Washington Week
Airs Friday, December 16, 2022 at 8PM on PBS (check local listings)
Government funding feud & Trump’s popularity problem:
With days to go before this session of Congress ends, the House and Senate are scrambling to wrap-up work before heading home f…
Dec. 09, 2022 3:43 p.m. EST
Preview: Coming Up on Washington Week
Airs Friday, December 9, 2022 at 8PM on PBS (check local listings) Democrats enjoy some wins. Republicans clash over Trump:On Tuesday, incumbent Democratic Senator Raphael Warnock defeated Republican challenger Herschel Walker in the runoff for Georgia’s Senate seat. In addition to securing a Democratic majority in the Senate chamber and it’s committees, the win ends the need for a power-sharing arrangement and single senators’ - like Joe Manchin (WV) - ability to hold-up President Biden’s ...
Nov. 03, 2020 5:10 p.m. EST
News: What happens after Election Day? The process is longer (and more unclear) than you might think.
Election Day is November 3, but regardless of who wins or how close the results may be, the election will not officially be over. In every presidential election cycle, there are a handful of key dates when the full results of the election are legally certified and the election is made official. As millions of voters have contributed to a surge in early and mail-in voting amid the COVID-19 pandemic and President Donald Trump has made statements questioning the validity of his potential defeat,...
Mar. 26, 2019 4:51 p.m. EDT
News: What are trigger laws? Examining states' preemptive legislative bans on abortion
The Supreme Court passed Roe v. Wade nearly 50 years ago, making abortion legal across the United States. But the court’s makeup has shifted in recent years. Republican President Donald Trump nominated Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh to the bench, leaving some states to draft their own abortion laws on the chance Roe is ever overturned. Five states currently have what are known as "trigger laws" in place. “They express a legislative intent to ban all or most abortions as soon as it’s legally...
Apr. 03, 2018 6:54 p.m. EDT
News: 4 of Martin Luther King Jr.'s most memorable speeches
Before he was assassinated at age 39, Martin Luther King Jr. led the 1955 Montgomery bus boycott, organized the 1963 March on Washington, advocated for civil disobedience and non-violent protest, and became one of the most influential figures in Ame…
Feb. 06, 2017 noon EST
News: 10 of the biggest stories Washington Week covered in its first 50 years
Washington Week came on the air February 23, 1967. It was the height of the Cold War and the escalation of the Vietnam War. Men hadn't landed on the moon. The 25th Amendment had just been ratified, and Ronald Reagan had just taken office as the governor of California.
Dec. 05, 2016 5:13 p.m. EST
News: 16 Things to Know About…Ben Carson
President-elect Donald Trump has announced that his formal primary rival, the retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson, will serve as his Housing and Urban Development secretary. With no experience in government or housing policy, Carson previously expressed doubts about serving in Trump’s administration. But he will now oversee an agency with a $47 billion budget tasked with improving American cities. Here’s what experience Carson brings to the job. Ben Carson Photo: Republican presidential candidate...
Sep. 16, 2016 10:59 p.m. EDT
Watch: How To Moderate A Debate
This column is not what you think it is going to be. Because I have moderated two general election debates -- in 2004 and 2008 -- I know better than to carp from the sidelines. I am confident in my accomplishment of having had Queen Latifah portray me on Saturday Night Live both years. Safe to say, that record is safe. But that hasn't stopped the requests that have poured in every day for a month, as news outlets from around the world have asked my opinion on debate moderation. I've saved my ...
Jul. 26, 2016 9:43 a.m. EDT
News: 16 of Hillary Clinton's Most Controversial Statements
The former secretary of state also remains haunted by some past controversies as she heads into the general election against Donald Trump. Here are 16 of Clinton's most controversial statements from this election cycle.
