Face the Nation Diary

By John Dickerson, CBS News Chief Washington Correspondent and Face the Nation Host

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01.13.2018
The Bottom Line: A Fond Farewell
A note to our listeners in this final edition of the Face the Nation Diary.
01.06.2018
The Bottom Line: Try Saying Fire and Fury Three Times Fast
It was the week of Fire and Fury. That was the name of an explosive new book by Michael Wolff or it was a book about the reality of American politics we've been experiencing for the last year? Fire and...
12.23.2017
The Bottom Line: Republicans Deliver Big Tax Cuts in Time for Christmas
It's a win for the president. 2017 ends with that elusive legislative victory for the president and his party. Face the Nation moderator John Dickerson on the week in review.
12.16.2017
The Bottom Line: Democrats Win in Deep Red Alabama and Republicans Get a Tax Break
Democrat Doug Jones inches past controversial Republican candidate Roy Moore in the Alabama special election while Republicans in D.C. rally around a tax bill. Face the Nation moderator John Dickerson on the week in review.
12.09.2017
The Bottom Line: Moore Now than Ever
The president and Republican National Committee embrace Roy Moore, the Democrats pressure Al Franken and John Conyers to resign. Face the Nation moderator John Dickerson on the week in review.
12.03.2017
The Bottom Line: Flynn Flips and Tax Cuts Advance
Tax cuts are coming and men are leaving-- their media, Hollywood and corporate suites-- men who have sexually assaulted women are losing their jobs. Also, former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn enters a guilty plea for lying to the...
11.18.2017
The Bottom Line: Sex and Taxes
The most consequential economic legislation since the Affordable Care Act is making its speedy way through Congress as Republicans advance a tax reform proposal. Meanwhile, the reckoning with the past sexual behaviors of men in power continued again this week...
11.11.2017
The Bottom Line: Democrats Win And Moore
A president abroad in Asia left his tough talk about China behind, embracing the global power to present a united front against North Korea. Back home, Democrats rejoiced after election wins. Face the Nation moderator John Dickerson on the week...
11.04.2017
The Bottom Line: Indictments, Tax Reform and Terror ahead of Trump's voyage to Asia
Special Counsel Robert Muller steps forward into the light, plus a terrorist attack initiates a multi-day response from the president. Face the Nation moderator John Dickerson on the week in review.
10.28.2017
The Bottom Line: Breakup and a Lovefest
Love him or leave him was the choice before Republican lawmakers this week as breakaway Senators raised questions about the president's competence and moral standing. "Face the Nation" moderator John Dickerson on the week in review.
10.21.2017
The Bottom Line: Playing Politics with Gold Star Families
It was a week where the corrosive American political debate broke into one of the most sacred spaces of American life while leaders old and new reached for what had gone wrong and how America could get back on track....
10.14.2017
The Bottom Line: Trump Dismantles Obama's Signature Achievements
In seven days, the Trump administration launched a gambit aimed at deconstructing his predecessor's legacy. Face the Nation moderator John Dickerson on the week in review.
10.06.2017
The Bottom Line: Sorrow from Las Vegas to Puerto Rico
It was a stormy week of sorrow and frustration in America and infighting within the Trump administration. Face the Nation moderator John Dickerson looks back at the week in review.
09.30.2017
The Bottom Line: Will the GOP Get Tax Reform Right?
It was a week of scrambling to help Puerto Rico and push tax reform amid the president's latest feud with the NFL.
09.23.2017
The Bottom Line: Trump vows to destroy North Korea
It was a week of hash words from the president aimed at North Korea and harsh words from late night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel aimed at Senate Republicans making one last go at passing health care reform. Face the...
09.15.2017
The Bottom Line on Donald the deal maker
President Trump continues to play deal-maker but as he dines and deals with Democrats, he gets tough treatment from some in his own camp. Face the Nation moderator John Dickerson looks back at the week in review.
09.09.2017
The Bottom Line: Deals, Dreamers and Diplomacy
The Deal Maker President may have achieved his first bipartisan deal this week by joining with Nancy Pelosi and her Senate counterpart, Chuck Schumer, on the debt ceiling and government spending - but Republicans weren't happy. The so-called Dreamers weren't...
08.19.2017
The Bottom Line: The President's Moral Test
Every day is a test of the president's ability to succeed as a leader. This week, faced with a test of his moral instinct, President Trump, who built his reputation on bluntness about essential truths, could not speak clearly about...
08.05.2017
The Bottom Line: Kelly > Scaramucci
The White House re-shuffling continued this week with the departure of Anthony Scaramucci. A new chief of staff brought in military discipline, but news that the special counsel has empaneled a grand jury sent a chill through Trumpworld -- as...
07.29.2017
The Bottom Line: Obamacare stays, Priebus goes
The bars that surround the White House protect the president from the public, but this week it felt like they might protect the public from the chaos as it spilled out on the front lawn in the form of ugly...
07.21.2017
The Bottom Line: He does love holding my hand
A seven-year promise to end Obamacare may go unfulfilled despite last-minute scrambling and closed-door brow furrowing in the Senate, and the president and his aides prepare for trench warfare to defend against the special counsel. Face the Nation moderator...
07.14.2017
The Bottom Line: Junior and the lawyer in the tower
The investigation into Russian election interference took another turn this week with the release of emails showing Donald Trump Jr.'s attempt to arrange a meeting with a Russian government lawyer in the hopes of obtaining incriminating information on Hillary Clinton....
07.07.2017
The Bottom Line: How do you solve a problem like North Korea?
The tensions over North Korea's nuclear and missile programs entered a dangerous new phase this week with Pyongyang's successful test launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile. Meanwhile, President Trump was overseas at the G-20 summit in Europe, engaging with uneasy...
06.30.2017
The Bottom Line: The counterpuncher goes overboard
The Senate postpones action on a bill to replace Obamacare amid insufficient support, the president goes too far in an attack on a journalist, and the travel ban catches a break in the Supreme Court. Face the Nation moderator John...
06.23.2017
The Bottom Line on the Senate GOP's big health care reveal
Republican senators took their health care bill out of the back room and blinking into the light, and Democrats engaged in some soul-searching after a disappointing loss in a special election. Face the Nation moderator John Dickerson looks back at...
06.16.2017
The Bottom Line: The shooting and the obstruction probe
A week of tragedy in Washington and a president under investigation for obstruction of justice. A politically motivated shooting causes the political city to stop to reflect for a moment, but the threat of a crippling inquiry into the heart...
06.10.2017
The Bottom Line: Comey goes to Congress
All eyes this week were on former FBI Director James Comey, who testified Thursday before the Senate Intelligence Committee. Comey had been fired from his post last month by President Trump amid an ongoing investigation into possible collusion between the...
06.02.2017
The Bottom Line: Pittsburgh > Paris
President Trump was back in Washington this week after a nine-day trip abroad, but he still had one more message to send to the rest of the world with his decision to withdraw the U.S. from the Paris climate accord....
05.26.2017
The Bottom Line: President Trump hits the world stage
President Trump continued his swing through the Middle East and Europe this week, winning friends at some of his stops and causing controversy at others. Back home, the investigation into Russian election meddling continued simmering, the White House released its...
05.20.2017
The Bottom Line on Trump's Worst Week
It was another week of what seemed to be a relentless stream of news relating to the Trump White Administration. Leaks coming from the Intelligence Community and the White House birthed developments in the intertwined story of President Trump, the...
05.12.2017
The Bottom Line: Why did Trump fire Comey?
President Trump stirred up an intense controversy this week with his decision to fire FBI Director James Comey. The White House?s explanation of Comey?s termination kept shifting as the week wore on, and critics of the president wondered whether the...
05.09.2017
John Dickerson interviews President Donald Trump
To mark the president's 100th day in office, "Face the Nation" moderator John Dickerson sat down and traveled with President Trump
05.05.2017
The Bottom Line on the GOP's health care win
President Donald Trump cleared a major hurdle this week finally getting the health care bill unstuck from the House of Representatives, but there?s still a long road ahead for Republicans working to fulfill their pledge to repeal and replace Obamacare....
04.28.2017
The Bottom Line: Is Trump changing Washington, or vice versa?
President Trump will mark his 100th day in office this week, and he?s trying to notch a few more accomplishments before the deadline, pushing a new budget-busting tax cut, pushing for a House vote on health care, and signing a...
04.21.2017
The Bottom Line: Countdown to the end of Trump's first 100 days
With a possible government shutdown on the horizon, another terrorist attack in France, and continued tensions with North Korea, President Trump is approaching the end of his first 100 days with no shortage of agenda items. Face the Nation moderator...
04.14.2017
The Bottom Line on Trump and North Korea
President Trump offered reversals this week on the issues of Syria, China, and NATO, and brought the week to a close with a blustery confrontation over North Korea which darkened the Easter weekend. John Dickerson looks back at the week...
04.07.2017
The Bottom Line on Trump's Red Line
It was a week that illustrated the enormous power of the presidency: President Trump successfully put a new, conservative justice on the Supreme Court, and he ordered a military strike in Syria in retaliation for the apparent use of chemical...
03.31.2017
The Bottom Line: Russian dressing and the return of Michael Flynn
Republicans continue pointing fingers about the failure to repeal Obamacare, the House's probe of Russian election tampering nearly comes off the rails, and President Trump's former National Security Adviser seeks immunity from prosecution to tell his story. "Face the Nation"...
03.25.2017
The Bottom Line on the health care flatline
President Trump was fighting this week to keep his campaign pledges to repeal Obamacare and nominate a conservative to the Supreme Court, but a campaign problem -- the Russia imbroglio -- kept sidetracking his administration. Face the Nation moderator John...
03.17.2017
The Bottom Line on the Airquotes Presidency
Face the Nation Moderator John Dickerson looks back at a week that saw the unveiling of President Trump?s 2018 budget blueprint, some new troubles for the Obamacare repeal effort, and some new developments in the wiretapping controversy.
03.10.2017
The Bottom Line: Can Trump and the GOP govern?
Face the Nation moderator John Dickerson looks back at a week that saw big action on several fronts, from immigration to national security to health care. Can President Trump, who has no experience with governing, successfully corral lawmakers behind his...
03.03.2017
The Bottom Line on Trump's Joint Address
All eyes were on the President this week as he addressed the nation and a joint session of Congress for the first time. Reviews were mostly positive across the board. Did Tuesday night's success carry through the rest of the...
02.26.2017
Save the town hall!
John Dickerson discusses why town hall meetings between elected officials and their constituents are "too important to be left to mere partisans."
02.24.2017
The Bottom Line on the quietest week of the Trump presidency
While members of Congress were getting an earful at home in town halls, the White House had a fairly quiet week. Here's what you need to know.
02.17.2017
The Bottom Line
Everything you need to know, and what you may have missed, in the news this week.
02.10.2017
The Bottom Line
What you need to know about what happened this week.
11.08.2016
Election Day: What to watch for tonight
With voting underway across the country, John Dickerson explores some of the scenarios that could play out tonight as election returns roll in.
11.07.2016
What role will millenials play in the 2016 election?
John Dickerson talks with CBS News Associate Producer Louise Dufresne about the growing political power of millennials. What are these younger voters looking for? And how might they impact the 2016 election?
11.04.2016
Who will win the Sunshine State?
Just four days out from Election Day, John Dickerson talks with CBS News 2016 Digital Journalist Kylie Atwood, who's been stationed in Florida during the closing weeks of the race. Who's ahead in the contest for Florida's 29 electoral votes?...
11.02.2016
A strong divide in the battleground state Ohio
Ohio has been one of the most divided states this election season. "Face the Nation" moderator John Dickerson talks with CBS News Ohio embed Jacqueline Alemany on the latest developments in the battleground state.

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Face the Nation Diary episodes:

The Bottom Line: A Fond Farewell

The Bottom Line: Try Saying Fire and Fury Three Times Fast

The Bottom Line: Republicans Deliver Big Tax Cuts in Time for Christmas

The Bottom Line: Democrats Win in Deep Red Alabama and Republicans Get a Tax Break

The Bottom Line: Moore Now than Ever

The Bottom Line: Flynn Flips and Tax Cuts Advance

The Bottom Line: Sex and Taxes

The Bottom Line: Democrats Win And Moore

The Bottom Line: Indictments, Tax Reform and Terror ahead of Trump's voyage to Asia

The Bottom Line: Breakup and a Lovefest

The Bottom Line: Playing Politics with Gold Star Families

The Bottom Line: Trump Dismantles Obama's Signature Achievements

The Bottom Line: Sorrow from Las Vegas to Puerto Rico

The Bottom Line: Will the GOP Get Tax Reform Right?

The Bottom Line: Trump vows to destroy North Korea

The Bottom Line on Donald the deal maker

The Bottom Line: Deals, Dreamers and Diplomacy

The Bottom Line: The President's Moral Test

The Bottom Line: Kelly > Scaramucci

The Bottom Line: Obamacare stays, Priebus goes

The Bottom Line: He does love holding my hand

The Bottom Line: Junior and the lawyer in the tower

The Bottom Line: How do you solve a problem like North Korea?

The Bottom Line: The counterpuncher goes overboard

The Bottom Line on the Senate GOP's big health care reveal

The Bottom Line: The shooting and the obstruction probe

The Bottom Line: Comey goes to Congress

The Bottom Line: Pittsburgh > Paris

The Bottom Line: President Trump hits the world stage

The Bottom Line on Trump's Worst Week

The Bottom Line: Why did Trump fire Comey?

John Dickerson interviews President Donald Trump

The Bottom Line on the GOP's health care win

The Bottom Line: Is Trump changing Washington, or vice versa?

The Bottom Line: Countdown to the end of Trump's first 100 days

The Bottom Line on Trump and North Korea

The Bottom Line on Trump's Red Line

The Bottom Line: Russian dressing and the return of Michael Flynn

The Bottom Line on the health care flatline

The Bottom Line on the Airquotes Presidency

The Bottom Line: Can Trump and the GOP govern?

The Bottom Line on Trump's Joint Address

Save the town hall!

The Bottom Line on the quietest week of the Trump presidency

The Bottom Line

The Bottom Line

Election Day: What to watch for tonight

What role will millenials play in the 2016 election?

Who will win the Sunshine State?

A strong divide in the battleground state Ohio