Aug. 10, 2018 10:17 p.m. EDT
News: Rep. Chris Collins charged with insider trading
Rep. Chris Collins, R-N.Y., was indicted on insider trading charges this week. Panelists discuss the questions and ethics of such practices and how it could give democrats ammunition in the upcoming midterm elections. Plus, former White House aide Omarosa Manigault Newman’s tell-all book about President Trump is about to hit store shelves. And, how the 2020 presidential race is starting early
Aug. 10, 2018 9:53 p.m. EDT
News: What's really at stake in the upcoming midterm elections?
As November’s midterm elections approach, Republicans are on edge after this week’s primaries and special elections in five states. Panelists analyze the challenges Republicans and Democrats will confront in the coming months as the Russia investigation looms over the president. Plus, are President Trump and special counsel Robert Mueller headed for a subpoena showdown?
Aug. 03, 2018 9:13 p.m. EDT
News: President Donald Trump heightens attacks on the media
What’s the cost of the press being thrust into political storms? Panelists discussed the fraught relationship between the White House and the press.
Aug. 03, 2018 9:10 p.m. EDT
News: The Trump administration clashes over the Russia Probe
The Trump administration confronts Russian election interference as a showdown with special counsel Robert Mueller looms. Panelists also discussed former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort’s trial for tax and bank fraud.
Jul. 27, 2018 9:29 p.m. EDT
News: Lawmakers grill Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Capitol Hill
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo testified this week before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee addressing questions about President Donald Trump’s recent meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Plus, the White House postpones a possible second Trump-Putin summit to 2019 and Putin invites Trump to Moscow.
Jul. 27, 2018 9:25 p.m. EDT
News: The U.S. economy surges to a 4.1% growth rate while the trade war persists
After the Commerce Department announced Friday that the economy grew at a rate of 4.1%, the panelists discussed the impact of the president’s trade policies on the economy. The conversation also turned to the freeze on U.S.-EU trade tensions and the bombshell claims made by former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen. Plus, leaders of the House Freedom Caucus call for the impeachment of AG Rod Rosenstein.
Jul. 20, 2018 9:42 p.m. EDT
News: Ex-Trump attorney’s tapes and alleged Russian agent indicted
The panelists discussed Friday's New York Times report alleging that Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's former lawyer, secretly recorded a conversation with the president. The roundtable’s conversation also turned to the headlines surrounding Maria Butina, the latest Russian charged with interfering in American politics.
Jul. 20, 2018 9:33 p.m. EDT
News: President Trump faces political firestorm after Putin meeting
The White House faced a week of contradictions and clarifications following President Donald Trump’s meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki. The panelists discussed the summit's backlash, including DNI chief Dan Coats' comments and the reaction on Capitol Hill.
Jul. 13, 2018 9:26 p.m. EDT
News: The latest developments in the Russia probe
A dozen Russian nationals are indicted days before President Donald Trump meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Trump also made global headlines during his international trip this week. Panelists discussed his time at the NATO summit and comments about British Prime Minister Theresa May.
Jul. 10, 2018 4:44 p.m. EDT
News: From the Vault: President Trump's first NATO Summit
As President Donald Trump arrives in Brussels to meet with allies at the annual NATO summit, we take a look into our vault to the president’s first NATO summit in 2017. Washington Week panelists discussed Trump’s address to allies and his decision not to reaffirm his commitment to Article 5 of the NATO treaty, which states that an attack on one ally is an attack on all. Panelists also discussed a viral video of the president pushing Duško Marković, the prime minister of Montenegro during a gr...
