President Biden made it official this week, announcing his 2024 reelection bid and setting the stage for a possible 2024 rematch against his predecessor. Former President Trump, the current front-runner for the Republican nomination, immediately went on the attack.

Airs Friday, April 28, 2023 at 8PM on PBS (check local listings) Coming-up on this week’s Washington Week: Debt limit stalemate: In his first major test as speaker, Kevin McCarthy successfully, albeit narrowly, passed a party-line bill to raise the debt limit for one year. But Senate Democrats say the bill - which also slashes spending - is “dead on arrival.” And President Biden reiterated this week he will not negotiate spending cuts in talks about increasing the nation’s debt limit. Biden’s...

After weeks of confusion, the Supreme Court weighs in on the abortion pill legal battle. Plus, The debt ceiling dance takes a new turn as the spending deadline looms. Join guest moderator Lisa Desjardins, Nandita Bose of Reuters, Heather Caygle of Punchbowl News, Michael Scherer of The Washington Post, Scott Wong of NBC News and John Yang of the PBS NewsHour to discuss this and more.

Two top leaders in Washington are in a standoff over raising the U.S. debt ceiling and each has potential problems within their parties. Speaker McCarthy said he would raise the debt ceiling into next year in exchange for major spending cuts. President Biden immediately rejected the opening bid calling it "The MAGA economic agenda."

The Supreme Court goes right up to its deadline and finally weighs in on the widely used abortion pill mifepristone. The court ruling preserves access to the drug and declines restrictions on its use as the lawsuit over its FDA approval continues. The panel discusses how this case and the overall debate over abortion rights will play in the 2024 campaign.

The arrest of an Air National Guardsman accused in connection with the most damaging release of classified U.S. information in years raises new questions about who is given access to our nation’s most closely guarded secrets.

The Supreme Court once again wades into the battle over reproductive rights. Plus, an arrest is made in one of the worst leaks of classified U.S. intelligence in years. Join guest moderator Amna Nawaz, Sarah McCammon of NPR, Leigh Ann Caldwell of The Washington Post, Carl Hulse of The New York Times, Franco Ordoñez of NPR and Vivian Salama of The Wall Street Journal to discuss this and more.

It’s been a week of legal whiplash in the high-stakes battle over access to mifepristone, the most common form of abortion in the country. The Supreme Court is now involved and temporarily restored access to the drug, giving the high court more time to consider an emergency appeal filed by the Biden administration and the drug’s manufacturer.

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.