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06.02.2023

Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart and columnist Gary Abernathy join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including the deal to raise the debt ceiling and the growing field of candidates challenging former President Trump for the 2024 ...

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06.02.2023 Capehart and Abernathy on the debt deal and race for the GOP presidential nomination Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart and columnist Gary Abernathy join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including the deal to raise the debt ceiling and the growing field of candidates challenging former President Trump for the 2024 ...
05.26.2023 Brooks and Capehart on the chances of reaching a debt ceiling deal before default New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including the ongoing negotiations in Washington to raise the nation's debt ceiling and Republicans Sen. Tim Scott and ...
05.12.2023 Brooks and Capehart on U.S. border policy and debt ceiling negotiations New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including the end of the Title 42 border policy, former President Trump found liable for sexual abuse and ...
05.05.2023 Brooks and Capehart on the controversies involving Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including Senate Democrats exploring their own ethical code for justices following a series of controversies involving Supreme Court ...
04.21.2023 Brooks and Capehart on Biden's chances for reelection as he prepares to announce 2024 run New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including the state of abortion rights in America, Biden's chances for reelection as he prepares to announce his ...
04.07.2023 Capehart and Abernathy on Trump's indictment and his hold on the GOP Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart and columnist Gary Abernathy join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including Trump's hold on the Republican party as he faces legal issues and the expulsion of two Democratic lawmakers in Tennessee. ...
03.31.2023 Brooks and Tumulty on the political implications of Trump's indictment New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Karen Tumulty join Amna Nawaz to discuss the political implications of former President Trump's indictment and the arrest of an American journalist in Russia. PBS NewsHour is supported by - ...
03.24.2023 Brooks and Capehart on Trump's legal woes and parents' influence in schools New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including the latest developments in former President Trump's legal woes, the debate over parental say in school curricula ...
03.17.2023 Brooks and Capehart on the turmoil in the banking sector New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including turmoil in the banking sector, a flare-up in U.S.-Russian tensions and where we stand three years after ...
03.10.2023 Brooks and Capehart on Biden's budget, Trump's legal trouble, the GOP's presidential field New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including the impact of former President Trump potential testimony before a New York grand jury, how President Biden's ...
03.03.2023 Brooks and Capehart on CPAC and the future of the Republican Party New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including insights on CPAC, the future of the Republican Party and the Supreme Court case on President Biden's ...
02.24.2023 Brooks and Capehart on Tucker Carlson's access to Jan. 6 video, war in Ukraine New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including the larger implications of Tucker Carlson's access to the Jan. 6 footage and what the year of ...
02.17.2023 Brooks and Capehart on Fox's false claims of fraud after the last presidential election New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including new details emerge about the false claims of fraud from the last presidential election, bids for the ...
02.10.2023 Brooks and Capehart on Biden getting his message out, GOP primary poll New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including President Biden taking his message on the road after the State of the Union address and a ...
02.03.2023 Brooks and Capehart on the state of the 2024 race for the White House New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including Trump's third run getting off to a sluggish start and Democrats map out a new path to ...
01.20.2023 Brooks and Capehart on the debt ceiling debate and Biden document investigations New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including the latest on President Biden's classified documents investigation and the debt ceiling debate in Congress. PBS NewsHour ...
01.13.2023 Brooks and Capehart on Biden's handling of classified documents, George Santos scandals New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including questions about President Biden's handling of classified documents, the scandals around GOP Rep. Santos and an attempted ...
01.06.2023 Brooks and Capehart on the political chaos in the House New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including the political fight in the House unlike any seen since the Civil War and the second anniversary ...
12.30.2022 Brooks and Capehart on the year in politics and what's ahead in 2023 New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Judy Woodruff to reflect on the year in politics and look ahead to 2023. Plus, they share their favorite memories as Judy departs the NewsHour anchor ...
12.23.2022 Brooks and Capehart on Zelenskyy's visit to Washington and defending democracy abroad New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including Ukrainian President Zelenskyy's trip to Washington, the Jan. 6 committee report and if Congress should consider barring ...
12.16.2022 Brooks and Capehart on upcoming Jan. 6 committee vote on urging charges against Trump New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including the Jan. 6 committee prepares to vote on recommending criminal charges against Trump, Congress tries to avoid ...
12.09.2022 Brooks and Capehart on Senate shakeups and Brittney Griner's release New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including how a win in Georgia expands Democrats' majority in the Senate despite the loss of a party ...
12.02.2022 Brooks and Capehart on the Democrats' plan to shake up the presidential primary calendar New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including the Democrats' plan to shakeup the road to the White House, President Biden and Congress halt a ...
11.18.2022 Capehart and Abernathy on the special counsel appointed to oversee Trump investigations Washington Post columnists Jonathan Capehart and Gary Abernathy join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including a special counsel appointed to investigate former President Trump, the balance of power in Washington and the battle for leadership on Capitol ...
11.11.2022 Brooks and Capehart on the midterm results and what it means for Trump's role in the GOP New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including the red wave that failed to materialize and what it means for former President Trump's role in ...
11.04.2022 Brooks and Capehart on factors that could determine outcome of the midterms New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including the final hours of the midterm campaign and the factors that could determine the outcome. PBS NewsHour ...
10.28.2022 Brooks and Capehart on the final days of the midterm campaign New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including the final days of the midterm campaign and the attack on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband. PBS ...
10.21.2022 Brooks and Marcus on issues that could decide the midterms and politics in the UK New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post deputy editorial page editor Ruth Marcus join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including the top issues that could decide the midterms and the tumultuous state of politics in ...
10.07.2022 Brooks and Capehart on October surprises with just a month until the midterms New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including October surprises in the U.S. and crises on the world stage with just a month until the ...
09.30.2022 Brooks and Capehart on response to Hurricane Ian and right-wing election wins in Europe New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including the state and federal response to Hurricane Ian and recent election victories by right-wing political parties across ...
09.23.2022 Brooks and Tumulty on Putin's war in Ukraine and the state of Republican politics New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Karen Tumulty join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including President Biden's rebuke of Russia and Putin at the U.N. and the state of Republican politics. PBS NewsHour ...
09.16.2022 Capehart and Gerson on how immigration debate and abortion access will play into midterms Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart and Washington Post opinion columnist Michael Gerson join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including controversies over immigration and how access to abortion is likely to play into the midterm elections. PBS ...
09.09.2022 Capehart and Gerson on Queen Elizabeth's political impact and new polls ahead of midterms Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart and Washington Post opinion columnist Michael Gerson join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including Queen Elizabeth's impact on the American political landscape and a look at new polls that paint a ...
09.02.2022 Brooks and Capehart on Biden's criticism of Republicans, Trump document investigation New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including President Biden calling "MAGA Republicans" a direct threat to democracy, the investigation into former President Trump's handling ...
08.26.2022 Brooks and Marcus on the Mar-a-Lago affidavit and Biden's student debt plan New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post editor Ruth Marcus join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week's political news, including the newly unsealed documents that led to the FBI search of Mar-a-Lago, President Biden's plan to eliminate student ...
08.19.2022 Brooks and Marcus on threats against the FBI, Liz Cheney's future, Trump's grip on the GOP New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post deputy editorial page editor Ruth Marcus join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including how primary races once again demonstrated the strengths and limits of former President Trump's influence ...
08.12.2022 Brooks and Capehart on the FBI search of Mar-a-Lago, the investigations surrounding Trump New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including the multiple investigations hanging over former President Trump and primary victories by his supporters who are election ...
08.05.2022 Brooks and Capehart on Democrats' climate bill and critical primary elections New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including how Democrats are moving closer to passing a new climate and spending bill and a look at ...
07.29.2022 Brooks and Capehart on the Senate's climate and health care deal New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including how an apparent Senate deal to address health care costs and climate change revives some of President ...
07.22.2022 Brooks and Capehart on the Jan. 6 hearings and Democrats' imperiled climate agenda New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including the Jan. 6 committee concluded its first set of public hearings and President Biden announced executive action ...
07.15.2022 Brooks and Capehart on Democrat's climate agenda and Trump's ties to extremism New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join William Brangham to discuss the week in politics, including the collapse of the Democratic climate agenda, the connection between former President Trump and right-wing extremism and ...
07.08.2022 Brooks and Capehart on gun violence and abortion access New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including the mass shooting in a Chicago suburb and gun violence in the United States and President Biden's ...
07.01.2022 Brooks and Marcus on the Supreme Court's history-making term, Jan. 6 revelations New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post deputy editorial page editor Ruth Marcus join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including how the Supreme Court capped off a consequential term as the fallout continues from its ...
06.24.2022 Capehart and Gerson on the end of Roe v. Wade Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart and Washington Post opinion columnist Michael Gerson join Judy Woodruff to discuss what the Supreme Court's decision to overturn abortion rights means to the nation in a moment of great political and cultural discord. ...
06.20.2022 Remembering longtime NewsHour political analyst Mark Shields Mark Shields, a syndicated columnist and commentator, was a fixture on the NewsHour for 33 years, providing insights into our nation's politics each Friday night before his retirement in December 2020. He died on Saturday at the age of 85. ...
06.17.2022 Capehart and Gerson on the Jan. 6 hearings, gun legislation, the importance of Juneteenth Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart and Washington Post opinion columnist Michael Gerson join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including new revelations after the third public hearing on the Jan. 6 Capitol attack and a framework for ...
06.10.2022 Brooks and Capehart on the Jan. 6 hearings and the push for gun safety legislation New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including how the country is reckoning with the fallout from Jan. 6 after the House select committee held ...
06.03.2022 Brooks and Capehart on the wave of gun violence in America New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join William Brangham to discuss the week in politics, including President Biden's plea for "common sense" gun reform amid a spate of mass shootings and the potential ...
05.27.2022 Brooks and Capehart on the tragedy in Uvalde and Georgia's primary elections New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including the potential for meaningful changes to federal gun regulations after the unspeakable tragedy at an elementary school ...
05.20.2022 Brooks and Capehart on the Buffalo mass shooting, primary results, public opinion on Roe New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including the reaction to the racially motivated massacre in Buffalo, the implications of primary results as the U.S. ...

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