New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including the historic inauguration, the Biden administration's early actions and a looming impeachment trial.
President Biden moved on a broad front Thursday to put his stamp on national policy, unveiling a number of new measures and pledging to confront the nation's public health crisis with COVID-19. White House correspondent Yamiche Alcindor joins Judy Woodruff to discuss Biden's response to the pandemic, confirmation hearings and former President Trump's impeachment trial.
In our news wrap Tuesday, the U.S. reached 400,000 deaths from COVID nearly equaling the number of Americans killed in World War II, President-elect Biden had an emotional departure from his home state of Delaware on the eve of inauguration, Biden will offer a sweeping immigration bill once in office, and the incoming Senate majority leader says President Trump's impeachment trial is a priority.
New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including President Trump's historic impeachment, the fallout from the Capitol insurrection and President-elect Biden's economic relief plan.
The events at the Capitol, beginning with a violent mob and ending with the second impeachment of President Trump, have exposed deep rifts in the Republican Party. With Trump set to leave office, we discuss the GOP's future with Lanhee Chen, a Hoover Institution fellow who's advised several Republican presidential candidates, and Gary Abernathy, a contributing columnist to The Washington Post.
President Trump projected defiance as he faces his greatest political peril yet with an unprecedented second impeachment. He denied any responsibility on Tuesday for the riot that engulfed the halls of the U.S. Congress last week. Yamiche Alcindor and Lisa Desjardins join Judy Woodruff to discuss.
Members of the U.S. House of Representatives, led by a majority of Democrats, will begin impeachment proceedings on Wednesday, as more Republicans indicated they may vote to remove President Trump from office. Florida Democratic Rep. Val Demings is a member of the Judiciary and Homeland Security committees. She joins Judy Woodruff to discuss the House plan to impeach the president a second time.
Democrats are nearly unanimous in their decision to impeach President Trump a second time, while Republicans are split about the path forward. Republican Rep. Tom Reed of New York says the House should censure the president but not pursue impeachment at this time. Reed is also the co-chair of the Problem Solvers Caucus, and he joins Judy Woodruff to discuss.
House Democrats on Monday continued to push Republicans to back their efforts to remove President Trump from office. Delaware Democratic Sen. Chris Coons, who is one of President-elect Joe Biden's closest allies on Capitol Hill, joins Judy Woodruff to discuss the likelihood of an expedited impeachment process and whether it will impact Biden's agenda.
NPR's Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report join Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest political news, including the violence at the U.S. Capitol, efforts to impeach President Trump, and Trump's influence on the Republican Party.
