The Supreme Court session closes with blockbuster rulings, handing conservatives victories on religious rights, the president's student loan forgiveness plan and affirmative action. Join guest moderator Lisa Desjardins, Eugene Daniels of Politico, Ariane de Vogue of CNN, Seung Min Kim of The Associated Press and John Yang of PBS NewsHour to discuss this and more.

The Supreme Court ended the week with conservative victories on religious rights and the president's student loan forgiveness plan. But a ruling earlier in the week against the controversial independent state legislature theory rejected a Republican-led attempt to have more power over federal elections. The panel discusses the potential impact heading into the 2024 election.

The Supreme Court released a series of historic rulings this week with far-reaching consequences for race, education, and elections in America. For the second year in a row, the Roberts court overturned years of legal precedent and ruled against widespread practice conservatives have long sought to end. This year it was affirmative action.

Airs Friday, June 30, 2023 at 8PM on PBS (check local listings) On this week's Washington Week: Historic SCOTUS decisions: The Supreme Court ended an historic session with a flurry of decisions with long and lasting consequences, across the political and cultural landscape. The rulings — including the highly anticipated opinion on affirmative action in college admissions — sparked intense reaction from both sides of the political aisle.  Conservatives praised the High Court’s decision, but Pr...

Hunter Biden reaches a plea deal and outraged Republicans vow to further investigate the president's family. Plus, tensions between the U.S. and China flare up just a day after a delicate diplomatic visit. Join guest moderator William Brangham, Vivian Salama of The Wall Street Journal, Mary Bruce of ABC News, Carl Hulse of The New York Times and Weijia Jiang of CBS News to discuss this and more.

The president's son, Hunter Biden, is expected to plead guilty to two misdemeanor tax charges and will admit to illegally owning a gun. If a judge accepts the terms, he will likely avoid prison time. Outraged House Republicans blasted the agreement and vowed to continue investigating the president and his family.

President Biden hosted the controversial prime minister of India looking to counter China’s global influence. It came as tensions between the U.S. and Beijing flared up when Biden referred to President Xi Jinping as a dictator. That was just a day after Antony Blinken's delicate diplomatic visit to China, the first visit by a U.S. secretary of state in five years.

Airs Friday, June 23, 2023 at 8PM on PBS (check local listings) On this week's Washington Week: Joining guest moderator William Brangham to discuss this and more: Major 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 ...

Former President Trump went on the attack after being arrested and pleading not guilty to charges over his handling of classified documents and Republican voters appear to be sticking with him. Join moderator John Yang, Sadie Gurman of The Wall Street Journal, Domenico Montanaro of NPR, Toluse Olorunnipa of The Washington Post and Charlie Savage of The New York Times to discuss this and more.

Airs Friday, June 16, 2023 at 8PM on PBS (check local listings) On this week’s Washington Week: Trump’s historic day in court: Former President Donald Trump made history on Tuesday when he became the first former American president to be arraigned on federal charges. He pleaded not guilty to 37 felony counts related to his alleged mishandling of classified documents and for obstructing the government’s efforts to get them back. After his court proceeding, Trump flew to Bedminster where he delivered a fiery speech in front of his supporters, attacking the Biden administration, the Justice Department, and special counsel Jack Smith. But on Wednesday, Attorney General Merrick Garland, in his first public comments since Trump’s arraignment, defended the special counsel and his team. For Trump, the Republican Party’s current 2024 presidential front-runner, news of his indictment resulted in his campaign raising over $6 million and his rivals for the nomination are struggling to find ways to capitalize on Trump’s legal vulnerabilities without angering his base. Joining guest moderator, John Yang, to discuss this and more: Sadie Gurman, Justice Department Reporter, The Wall Street Journal Domenico Montanaro, Senior Political Editor, NPR Toluse Olorunnipa, White House Bureau Chief, Washington Post Charlie Savage, Washington Correspondent, New York Times Major 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.