Face the Nation Diary

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. Face the Nation moderator John Dickerson on the week in review.

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.

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.

It was a week of scrambling to help Puerto Rico and push tax reform amid the president's latest feud with the NFL.

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 Nation moderator John Dickerson looks back at the week in review.

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.

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 happy, either, after the announcement of a policy shift on immigration. And a storm-battered nation faced another monster hurricane approaching Florida. Face the Nation moderator John Dickerson looks back at the week in review.

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 racism and bigotry, raising fresh questions about his moral compass, discipline and whether he has irreparably crippled his ability to govern a diverse nation. Plus, the departure of yet another top White House aide. Face the Nation moderator John Dickerson looks back at the week in review.

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 did more leaks, including leaks of presidential conversations with foreign heads of state. Face the Nation moderator John Dickerson looks back at the week in review.

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 disputes involving the president and his top aides. At the other end of Pennsylvania Avenue, a dramatic late night vote ended this round of health care reform and left the future of the Affordable Care Act intact but shaky. Face the Nation moderator John Dickerson looks back at the week in review.