Dec. 16, 2022 10:23 p.m. EST
Full Episode: Washington Week full episode, Dec. 16, 2022
The Jan. 6 committee is preparing to vote on urging the Justice Department to pursue charges against former President Trump and top lawmakers are scrambling to avoid a government shutdown. Join moderator Yamiche Alcindor, Monica Alba of NBC News, Ca…
Dec. 16, 2022 8:46 p.m. EST
Clip: Biden invests in Africa as Chinese and Russian influence loom large there
President Biden celebrated signing legislation protecting same-sex marriages and interracial marriages. He also held a three-day U.S.-Africa summit focused on investing more in the continent as China and Russia loom large there. The panel takes a lo…
Dec. 16, 2022 8:42 p.m. EST
Clip: Jan. 6 committee expected to urge DOJ to pursue criminal charges against Trump
The Jan. 6 Committee is preparing to vote on urging the DOJ to pursue at least three criminal charges against former President Trump. The charges under consideration are insurrection, obstruction of an official proceeding and conspiracy to defraud t…
Dec. 15, 2022 1:30 p.m. EST
Watch: Newtown 10 years after Sandy Hook
Ten years ago this month, 20 children and six educators were killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School in one of the deadliest mass shootings in U.S. history.
On this episode of Washington Week Recommends, Yamiche Alcindor talks to Davis Dunavin, a rep…
Dec. 09, 2022 8:59 p.m. EST
Full Episode: Washington Week full episode, Dec. 9, 2022
Democrats win Georgia's runoff as Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema leaves the party, Republicans criticize former President Trump for comments on the Constitution and Russia frees Brittney Griner. Join moderator Yamiche Alcindor, Maya King of The New Yor…
Dec. 09, 2022 8:43 p.m. EST
Clip: Trump faces array of new legal challenges and Republican criticisms
President Trump faced another week of legal challenges after his real estate company was found guilty of tax fraud, more classified documents were discovered in a Florida facility he used, and the Jan. 6 committee indicated it would send a criminal …
Dec. 09, 2022 8:34 p.m. EST
Clip: Uncertainty in the Senate as Sinema leaves the Democratic Party
Sen. Raphael Warnock this week beat his GOP rival Herschel Walker in Georgia’s runoff election, temporarily handing Democrats a 51-49 majority in the Senate. But that advantage was thrown into doubt Friday after Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema left the …
Dec. 09, 2022 11:54 a.m. EST
Watch: Why white residents in Providence may qualify for reparations
Providence, Rhode Island, is offering reparations to address its history of discrimination against Black and Indigenous residents, but half of the city's White population could also qualify. On Washington Week Recommends, Yamiche Alcindor talks to Emmanuel Felton, the race and ethnicity reporter at the Washington Post, about the city's controversial program. Washington Week Recommends is a weekly, live series hosted by Yamiche Alcindor that highlights compelling reporting across the country. ...
Dec. 02, 2022 7 p.m. EST
Clip: Jan. 6 committee could soon announce criminal referrals to Justice Department
House Democrats celebrated this week as they elected a new and younger leadership team. Meanwhile, Republican leader Kevin McCarthy is expected to be the next Speaker of the House, but he has yet to secure the votes needed to be elected to the position as some hardliners in the Freedom Caucus continue to withhold their support.
Dec. 02, 2022 2:16 p.m. EST
Full Episode: Washington Week full episode, December 2, 2022
House Democrats elect a new, historic leadership team as Republicans disagree over who should lead as they take power. Plus, the Jan. 6 committee weighs whether to make criminal referrals to the Justice Department. Join moderator Yamiche Alcindor, Nia-Malika Henderson of CNN, Michael C. Bender of The New York Times, Weijia Jiang of CBS News and Asma Khalid of NPR to discuss these stories and more.
