Apr. 24, 2015 3:02 p.m. EDT
News: Al Qaeda Captives Killed in Drone Strike, Loretta Lynch Confirmed, Hillary Clinton Scrutinized & U.S. Navy Monitors Yemen
President Obama apologized after an American and an Italian citizen being held captive by al Qaeda were among the people killed in a U.S. counterterrorism operation in Pakistan. Two other Americans who had joined al Qaeda were also killed.
Apr. 22, 2015 11:41 a.m. EDT
News: Was the human trafficking compromise worth delaying vote on Loretta Lynch?
Senate negotiators struck a deal to tweak the human trafficking bill that has held up the confirmation proceedings for President Obama's nominee for U.S. attorney general, Loretta Lynch. The holdup was due to an unrelated fight over access to abortion for human trafficking victims. Gwen Ifill talks to Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., about the deal and the delay.
Apr. 17, 2015 9:20 p.m. EDT
News: Congressional Review of Iran Deal, Restoring Relations with Cuba, The Loretta Lynch Holdup & 2016 Campaign Heats Up
Lawmakers reached an agreement this week that allows Congressional review of any Iran nuclear agreement. POLITICO's Manu Raju explains how Congress reached the bipartisan deal, and The New York Times' Peter Baker explains why President Obama agreed.
Apr. 10, 2015 2:50 p.m. EDT
News: Three Candidates Jump Into 2016 Race, Selling the Iran Nuclear Deal & SC Police Shooting
Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul became the second official 2016 candidate this week, but how is he distinguishing himself as a different kind of Republican as he tries to win the GOP presidential nomination? With two other candidates set to join the race in the coming days -- Democrat Hillary Clinton on Sunday and Republican Marco Rubio on Monday, how is the 2016 field taking shape?
Mar. 27, 2015 9:28 p.m. EDT
News: Congress Holds on Loretta Lynch, Gallup Poll Shows Government Distrust, Hillary Clinton’s “Charm Offensive” & US Troops in Iraq
While Congress accomplished a lot this week, they did not act on the nomination of Loretta Lynch, the woman the president has selected to succeed Eric Holder as Attorney General.
Mar. 17, 2015 12:01 p.m. EDT
News: Senate standoff over human trafficking bill stalls Loretta Lynch confirmation
Gwen Ifill talks to Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report and Tamara Keith of NPR about why a human trafficking bill is standing in the way of a Senate confirmation vote for attorney general nominee Loretta Lynch, what happened when Jeb Bush and Scott Walker recently tested the waters in New Hampshire and whether voters care about scrutiny over Hillary Clinton’s email.
Mar. 13, 2015 9:06 p.m. EDT
News: Presidential Hopefuls in New Hampshire, Sen. Menendez Corruption Investigation & President Obama on Jimmy Kimmel Live
Several potential Republican presidential candidates travelled to New Hampshire this week. Jeff Zeleny of CNN explains the impact of campaigning in early primary states for these hopefuls. The Washington Post’s Carol Leonnig breaks down the corruption investigation of New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez and what is, or isn’t, allowed when people in power want to "help a friend."
Mar. 10, 2015 2:41 p.m. EDT
News: Missing White House Emails
Potential 2016 presidential candidate Hillary Clinton addresses reporters in New York about her exclusive use of a private email server during her tenure as secretary of state. Republicans and some Democrats are questioning whether all of the emails she sent during her tenure were archived or if she is withholding some. We look back at another controversy involving thousands of White House emails that were sent on a private server that were deleted in this April 2007 Washington Week. In 200...
Mar. 06, 2015 12:19 p.m. EST
News: DOJ's Ferguson Report; Supreme Court's Obamacare Challenge; Hillary Clinton's Private Emails; Netanyahu's Critical Iran Policy Speech
The Justice Department released a “scathing” report on the systemic racial bias of the Ferguson Police Department. One person has already been fired, but what lasting changes will be made? At the Supreme Court, the justices are once again considering a challenge to the Affordable Care Act. This challenge centers are just 4 words but could impact millions of Americans.
Mar. 06, 2015 11:23 a.m. EST
News: How tickets, fines and fees undermined police focus on community in Ferguson
A U.S. Justice Department investigation into law enforcement in Ferguson discovered many disturbing incidents that helped drive distrust and hostility between the community and police. Gwen Ifill discusses the report’s findings with Rev. Starsky Wilson and Kevin Ahlbrand of the Missouri Fraternal Order of Police, two members of an independent commission set up by the state of Missouri.
