Airs Friday, April 14, 2023 at 8PM on PBS (check local listings) On this week's Washington Week: Abortion Access: The Biden administration seeks to take the fight over abortion pill access to the Supreme Court, after a week of whiplash in the legal battle over Mifepristone. Pressure to Resign: Absent from the Senate for more than a month due to health problems, 89-year old California Democrat Dianne Feinstein faces calls from some within her own party to resign, setting up a potential political fight with Republicans over temporarily filling her critical Judiciary Committee seat. Classified Leaks: Federal investigators close in on the person responsible for the damaging leak of hundreds of highly classified Pentagon documents related to the war in Ukraine. Joining guest moderator Amna Nawaz to discuss this and more: Carl Hulse, Chief Washington Correspondent for The New York Times Leigh Ann Caldwell, Co-Author of The Washington Post’s ‘Early 202’ and Anchor for ‘Washington Post Live’ Franco Ordoñez, White House Correspondent for NPR Sarah McCammon, National Correspondent for NPR Vivian Salama, National Security Reporter for The Wall Street Journal 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.

Donald Trump becomes the first former commander in chief in history to be indicted. Plus, Republican lawmakers in Tennessee take extraordinary steps against their Democratic colleagues. Join guest moderator Geoff Bennett, Jacqueline Alemany of The Washington Post, Peter Baker of The New York Times, Francesca Chambers of USA Today and Hugo Lowell of The Guardian to discuss this and more.

Tennessee’s House Republicans made extraordinary moves this week and expelled two of their Black Democratic colleagues for breaking decorum and floor rules. The vote came after Rep. Justin Jones, Rep. Gloria Johnson and Rep. Justin Pearson joined gun protests in the Capitol after the Nashville elementary school shooting.

History was made in New York City this week when, for the first time, a former U.S. president was indicted, arrested and arraigned on criminal charges. Republicans were quick to rush to Trump's defense while the Biden White House chose not to engage.

Airs Friday, April 7, 2023 at 8PM on PBS (check local listings) Coming-up on this week’s Washington Week: Joining moderator Geoff Bennett 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...

The nation is at a political and criminal crossroads after former President Trump is indicted. Plus, a debate over guns erupts in the halls of Congress after another deadly school shooting. Join guest moderator Lisa Desjardins, Luke Broadwater of The New York Times, Domenico Montanaro of NPR, Ashley Parker of The Washington Post and Mario Parker of Bloomberg News to discuss this and more.

The nation faces another test of its institutions and politics as Donald Trump is the first former U.S. president to face criminal charges. Following an investigation by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, a grand jury indicted the former president for a hush-money payment related to an alleged affair. It happens as Trump is the leading GOP candidate for the 2024 presidential nomination.

The debate over guns in America is again rising after a deadly school shooting in Nashville. Republicans in Washington responded to the tragedy by saying it is too soon to judge while President Biden admitted that he has exhausted all of his executive authority to act on gun violence. Wednesday evening, the growing tension between the two parties boiled over into the hallways of Congress.

Airs Friday, March 31, 2023 at 8PM on PBS (check local listings) On this week’s Washington Week: Heated Gun Debate:  Tempers flared in the halls of Congress this week over how to address gun violence following the deadly elementary school shooting in Nashville. President Biden and Democrats are calling for the assault weapons ban to be reinstated, as Republicans call any legislative action “premature”. Culture Wars:  As Republicans dismiss calls for gun legislation at the federal level, the p...

Former President Donald Trump makes a new threat amid developments in the criminal cases against him, while Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis criticized both Trump and the Manhattan DA investigating him. Join guest moderator Laura Barrón-López, Devlin Barrett of the Washington Post, Heather Caygle of Punchbowl News, Eugene Daniels of Politico and Hans Nichols of Axios as they discuss this and more.