Face the Nation Diary

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 John Dickerson looks back at the week in review.

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. Meanwhile, the Republican health care bill remained stalled in the Senate, and President Trump headed to France to commemorate Bastille Day. Face the Nation moderator John Dickerson looks back at the week in review.

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 U.S. allies and coming face-to-face with Russian President Vladimir Putin for the first time since taking office. Face the Nation moderator John Dickerson looks back at the week in review.

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 Dickerson looks back at the week in review.

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 the week in review.

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 of the presidency draws forth a new set of partisan reactions. Face the Nation Moderator John Dickerson looks back at the week in review

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 Trump campaign and Russia, and his testimony shed significant new light on that controversy and others. Also this week: the president continued his feud with London's mayor, criticized his own Justice Department attorneys, and more. Face the Nation Moderator John Dickerson looks back at the week in review.

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. Plus, some new developments in the Russia investigation cast a shadow on presidential son-in-law Jared Kushner. Face the Nation moderator John Dickerson looks back at the week in review.

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 budget, and a special congressional election got a bit physical. John Dickerson looks back at the week in review.

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 Department of Justice, Congress and Russia. It?s been seven straight days of sharp intakes of breath, building up to the week the president took his first foreign trip. Face the Nation moderator John Dickerson looks back at the week in review.