Hurricane Irene was less severe than expected in New York City, but other areas points farther north and south got hit hard. On today's Washington Report, Eddie Robinson speaks with chief Washington correspondent for the New York Times David Sanger about the political implications of the storm for the Obama administration. He also weighs in on last Friday's speech by Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke.

On this week's Washington Report, David Sanger, chief Washington correspondent for the New York Times, joins Kerry Nolan to discuss Moammar Gadhafi's 42-year rule, which seems to be on the brink of collapse as Libyan rebel forces spread throughout Tripoli. The Libyan leader remains defiant and his exact wherabouts are unknown as the international community continues to call for him to step down peacefully. Sanger weighs in on why the rebels have suddenly been able to advance and what the impending endgame means for the Obama administration and nations like North Korea and Iran.

On this week's Washington Report, David Sanger, chief Washington correspondent for the New York Times, joins Liz White for a look at how the Obama administration is handling the economy and Afghanistan. Sanger weighs in on the debate underway at the White House over what the administration should do to fix the country's broken economy. He also talks about the rising death toll in Afghanistan following the exit of some U.S. troops and the changing dynamics in the Republican presidential primary race.

Standard and Poor's downgraded the credit rating of the United States Friday from triple A to double A plus. On this week's Washington Report, David Sanger, chief Washington correspondent for the New York Times, joins Kerry Nolan for a look at what that means for global markets and Wall Street. He also weighs in on whether the death of 30 American troops in Afghanistan at the hands of the Taliban is "Obama's Blackhawk Down."

David Sanger, chief Washington correspondent for the New York Times, joins Liz White to discuss U.S. lawmakers' continuing efforts to reach an agreement on the debt limit. With a week to go until the August 2nd deadline, Democrats and Republicans are pushing competing emergency plans to raise the debt ceiling. But the markets will also play a role in any forthcoming deal. Sanger weighs in on the ongoing negotiations as well as the lessons learned from Greece's financial crisis and bailout.

David Sanger, chief Washington correspondent for the New York Times, joins Yasmeen Khan to discuss U.S. lawmakers' continuing efforts to reach an agreement on the debt limit. With just two weeks left before the August 2nd deadline, there's increased pressure for Republicans and Democrats to broker a deal. Sanger weighs in on the so-called "cap, cut and balance" plan as well as the President's wish for $1.5 trillion.

David Sanger, chief Washington correspondent for the New York Times, joins Kerry Nolan to discuss the debt showdown in Washington. President Obama will hold a press conference at the White House this morning ahead of today's bargaining session on raising the nation's debt ceiling and slashing the budget. So far, the bi-partisan talks haven't borne any fruit and the August 2nd deadline looms. The question is: Will there be a $4 trillion package or one half that size?

David Sanger, chief Washington correspondent for the New York Times, joins Yasmeen Khan to discuss U.S. lawmakers' continuing efforts to reach an agreement on the debt limit. Senators are off today, but they're forgoing the rest of their July 4th recess to get back to work tomorrow.

David Sanger, chief Washington correspondent for the New York Times, joins Liz White to discuss the President Obama's decision to withdraw 10,000 troops from Afghanistan by the end of the year and the House's vote to condemn the administration's role in the conflict in Libya. Sanger weighs in on the content of the president's drawdown announcement and on what was missing. He also talks about shifting opinions in the House of Representatives on Libya.