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Each week, the country's top reporters join moderator Gwen Ifill for an in-depth discussion of the week's top news from Washington and around the world. The longest-running news and public affairs program on PBS, "Washington Week" features journalists -- not pundits -- lending insight and ...
Each week, the country's top reporters join moderator Gwen Ifill for an in-depth discussion of the week's top news from Washington and around the world. The longest-running news and public affairs program on PBS, "Washington Week" features journalists -- not pundits -- lending insight and perspective to the week's important news stories. This week Gwen will be broadcasting from Minnesota, site of the 2008 Republican National Convention. She'll preview next week's convention and have analysis on the state of Campaign '08.
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Speaker Boehner to resign in October, Pope addresses Congress, Obama hosts Xi JI
After being under strong pressure from conservatives in Congress to ...
After being under strong pressure from conservatives in Congress to push for tighter government spending, House Speaker John Boehner announced his resignation this week. As he continued his tour around the U.S., Pope Francis came to Washington to address Congress on controversial issues including immigration and climate change.
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Obama-Putin at the UN & the fickle GOP electorate
Amid tensions over Syria and Ukraine, President Obama and Russian ...
Amid tensions over Syria and Ukraine, President Obama and Russian leader Vladimir Putin will meet in New York during the United Nations General Assembly on September 28. Alexis Simendinger of RealClearPolitics explains the challenges the two sides face trying to find common ground on their profound differences. Plus, what led to Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's downfall?
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Republican Undercard Debate and O’Malley Calls for more Debates from DNC
Lindsey Graham took advantage of being on the smaller stage ...
Lindsey Graham took advantage of being on the smaller stage at The Reagan Presidential Library to detail his foreign policy agenda and add humor to the discussion. Meanwhile, Democratic candidate Martin O’Malley wants the DNC to consider scheduling more debates for the Democrats to allow more exposure for all candidates.
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Republicans Take Aim at Donald Trump in Second Debate
Karen Tumulty of The Washington Post explains how a combination ...
Karen Tumulty of The Washington Post explains how a combination of attacks from other challengers and policy discussion left Donald Trump silent for part of the debate. Plus, Carly Fiorina’s thoughtful responses that contributed to her strong debate performance. And what do the Democratic candidates take away from this debate?
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Clinton Backs Nuclear Deal, Rick Perry's Abandoned White House Run
As the Iran nuclear deal survives a vote in Congress, ...
As the Iran nuclear deal survives a vote in Congress, Hillary Clinton gave a speech backing the deal and promising a reset the fractured U.S.-Israel relationship. Plus, how has Clinton's long-term strategy shifted from her first presidential campaign eight years ago. And Republican Rick Perry suspended his troubled second presidential campaign after week's of low fundraising.
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Biden Weighs 2016 Run, Clinton’s Email Contrition, Trump’s Surge
In an appearance on The Late Show, Vice President Joe ...
In an appearance on The Late Show, Vice President Joe Biden gave an emotional answer about his current thinking about entering the 2016 race for the White House. Meanwhile, his would-be Democratic opponent Hillary Clinton apologized this week for her use of a private email server during her tenure as secretary of State.
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Clinton's Emails, Trump Pledges GOP Loyalty & Iran Deal Gets Support
The State Department released another batch of Hillary Clinton’s emails ...
The State Department released another batch of Hillary Clinton’s emails and 150 were classified after the fact. Donald Trump signed an agreement pledging allegiance to the Republican party. Vice President Joe Biden is weighing a third bid for the presidency. President Obama received the necessary votes to assure the Iran nuclear agreement survives Republican opposition in Congress.
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Obama Highlights Climate Change in Alaska and Joe Biden's 2016 Path to Victory
President Obama became the first sitting president to visit the ...
President Obama became the first sitting president to visit the Arctic Circle this week as part of his trip to Alaska promoting his climate change agenda. Meanwhile, Vice President Joe Biden continues to weigh a 2016 run for the top job. Jeanne Cummings reports on what would make the campaign different than Biden's two previous campaigns.
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The Politics of Mockery & Hair and Biden's Role Selling the Iran Deal
As the slow build to Election Day 2015 continues, the ...
As the slow build to Election Day 2015 continues, the Summer campaign swings have turned to hair. Republican candidate Donald Trump pulled a stranger up on stage during a campaign appearance this week to prove to the audience that his famous hair is not in fact a toupee. And Democrat Hillary Clinton, who has spent decades in the national spotlight, can relate to the hair scrutiny.
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Biden Weighs White House Run, Trump Spars With Media
The declared Democratic presidential candidates spoke to party leaders in ...
The declared Democratic presidential candidates spoke to party leaders in Minneapolis this week. As frontrunner Hillary Clinton takes on the Republican field, Bernie Sanders pushes his populist appeal, and Martin O'Malley pushes back at the DNC's debate plan.
