The Washington Report

David Sanger, chief Washington correspondent for The New York Times, joins Kerry Nolan to discuss the early agenda of the incoming 112th Congress, including a push to repeal the President's health plan and to decide whether to raise the U.S. debt limit. Sanger also looks at some upcoming international issues facing President Obama upon his return from vacationing in Hawaii.

David Sanger, chief Washington correspondent for The New York Times, has been doing the WQXR's Washington Report for over a decade. In the last episode of the year, he discusses what's been surprising in the news over the past months - from the war in Afghanistan, to China's shifting relationship with the West, to the President's struggles with Congress. He also shares the predictions he nailed and the ones he missed this year as 2010 comes to a close.

David Sanger, chief Washington correspondent for The New York Times, joins Kerry Nolan to discuss the Congressional lame duck session -- what's happened and what to expect before the end of the year. Sanger weighs in on a surprisingly overwhelming repeal of Don't Ask Don't Tell and the uncertainty of the New Start arms treaty with Russia.

David Sanger, chief Washington correspondent for The New York Times, and WNYC's Kerry Nolan take the pulse of Washington after President Obama's tax-cut compromise was announced last week. They also discuss Bill Clinton's public support of the plan as he took a familiar position in front of the White House press corps on Friday.

David Sanger, chief Washington correspondent for The New York Times, joins Kerry Nolan from China. They discuss China's reaction to the Wikileaks and the growing tension between China and the United States. Sanger also weighs in on the new fast trains the country is building at an impressive rate -- can the U.S. keep up?

NYT's David Sanger discusses the 250,000 leaked diplomatic cables published by Wikileaks and analysed by the New York Times.

David Sanger, chief Washington correspondent for The New York Times, joins Kerry Nolan to discuss a surprising new nuclear plant in North Korea and why the U.S. is concerned about it. Sanger also weighs in on the lame-duck Congress and what might happen with the Bush Era tax cuts and with Obama's arms control treaty.

David Sanger, chief Washington correspondent for The New York Times, joins Kerry Nolan to discuss how President Obama did at the G-20 Summit last week in South Korea.  They also take a look at the President's potentially difficult meeting with Congressional leadership this week in the White House.

David Sanger, chief Washington correspondent for The New York Times, joins Kerry Nolan to discuss President Obama's trip to India and how things might be different for him after an election upset last week.  They also talk about what to expect at the G-20 Summit in Seoul, South Korea and what to look for in the upcoming Congressional lame-duck session.

David Sanger, chief Washington correspondent for The New York Times, joins Kerry Nolan to discuss the interception of package bombs mailed from Yemen and what this tells us about the small country.  Sanger also talks about the life and death of JFK's legendary speechwriter and confidant, Theodore Sorensen, who died on Sunday.