Face the Nation Diary

Face the Nation Diary

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

  • 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 decision was motivated by the FBI?s investigation into possible collusion between Mr. Trump?s campaign and the Russians. Face the Nation moderator John Dickerson looks back at the week in review.
    32 min
  • 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. There was also some news this week on the investigation into Russian meddling with the U.S. election. Face the Nation moderator John Dickerson looks back at the week in review.
    26 min
  • 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 few executive orders. Face the Nation moderator John Dickerson looks back at the week in review.
    28 min
  • 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 John Dickerson looks back at the week in review.
    29 min
  • 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 in review.
    26 min
  • 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 weapons. Face the Nation moderator John Dickerson looks at the week in review.
    26 min
  • 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" moderator John Dickerson looks back at the week in review.
    43 min
  • 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 Dickerson looks at the week in review.
    45 min
  • 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.
    34 min

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