Jul. 08, 2014 1:05 p.m. EDT
News: Obama's End of Year Presser, Monitoring the NSA, A Budget Deal in Congress, the Fed Trims Stimulus
President Obama met with the White House press for his end of year news conference; a new review on NSA practices; a rare budget deal in Congress and a look at the economy's standing at year's end. Joining Gwen: Susan Davis, USA Today; Pete Williams, NBC News; Greg Ip, The Economist; Dan Balz, Washington Post.
Jul. 08, 2014 12:59 p.m. EDT
News: The Stories That Shaped 2013
We take pause for the holidays to look back at the big stories of 2013 from the start of Obama's second term and the continued partisan deadlock in Washington to attempts by the GOP to reorganize after the elections of 2012. Gwen talks with 16 regular Washington Week panelists to get their perspective and analysis on the stories that shaped 2013.
Jul. 08, 2014 12:46 p.m. EDT
News: Webcast Extra: Senate Pushes to Declassify CIA Torture Report
Sen. Dianne Feinstein and the Senate Intelligence Committee are pushing to declassify a CIA report on the use of torture. And while Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid continues to attack conservative billionaires and Super PAC funders Charles and David Koch, The Washington Post's Matea Gold digs deeper into the Koch Brothers background and influence in the GOP.
Jul. 08, 2014 12:21 p.m. EDT
News: Webcast Extra: Privacy & Secrecy and 2014 Election Runoffs
In the wake of reports of US spying on German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Real Clear Politics’ Alexis Simendinger discusses the awkward interaction between Merkel and President Obama at the White House Friday. Plus The Wall Street Journal’s Janet Hook reports on the paper’s latest poll about how Americans are living their lives.
Jul. 08, 2014 11:31 a.m. EDT
News: Webcast Extra: "Hard Choices," Government Shutdown, and Ukraine Conflict
On the Webcast Extra, which doctors make the most from Medicare? Bloomberg's Alex Wayne reports on the amount of money Medicare pays doctors. Plus, Real Clear Politics' Alexis Simendinger digs deeper into the background of Health and Human Services secretary nominee Sylvia Mathews Burwell.
Jul. 07, 2014 5:17 p.m. EDT
News: 2014 State of the Union, Obama's Action Agenda and GOP Response
A roundtable discussion on President Obama's 2014 year-of-action agenda, the determined GOP opposition, and chances for bipartisan compromise. Joining Gwen: John Dickerson, Slate Magazine & CBS News; Susan Davis, USA Today; Christie Parson, Tribune News; Todd Purdum, Politico & Vanity Fair.
Jul. 07, 2014 4:52 p.m. EDT
News: Obama's Clean Debt Ceiling Bill, Obamacare Delays & GOP 2014 Strategy
After the nation's capital was blanketed with snow, our special reporters roundtable explores the politics coming out of the White House and Congress this week. Joining Gwen: Karen Tumulty, Washington Post; Molly Ball, The Atlantic; and Alexis Simendinger, Real Clear Politics.
Jul. 07, 2014 4:40 p.m. EDT
News: Ukraine Uprising, Equal Rights for LGBT community, Dingell retirement, My Brother's Keeper
The aftermath of the revolution in Ukraine, the defeat of an Arizona bill that would have allowed business owners to refuse service to gay people on religious grounds, Rep. John Dingell's retirement, and the launch of 'My Brother's Keeper'. Joining Gwen: Ed O'Keefe, Washington Post; Pete Williams, NBC News; Michael Sherer, TIME Magazine; and Indira Lakshmanan of Bloomberg News.
Jul. 07, 2014 4:06 p.m. EDT
News: Russia-Ukraine Standoff, Feinstein vs CIA and Florida's Special Election Review
Ukraine's interim Prime Minister visits the White House and Crimea referendum, CIA accused of spying on Senate intelligence committee, and the Republican party wins Florida congressional seat in special election. Joining Amy Walter of Cook Political Report: Susan Davis, USA Today; Ed O'Keefe, Washington Post; Indira Lakshmanan, Bloomberg News.
Jul. 01, 2014 5:06 p.m. EDT
News: U.S. considers Iraq options; Benghazi suspect captured; Obama's approval dips; and GOP power shifts
President Obama said Thursday the U.S. will provide military assets to support Iraqi security forces fighting ISIS insurgents but no combat troops. Plus, how will Obama's record-low approval ratings affect the midterms? And House Republicans elect new leaders.
