As the midterms get closer, President Biden and the White House are turning up the heat on their criticisms of the GOP. The president accused Republicans allied with Trump of turning toward "semi-fascism" and being a threat to democracy. This comes as Republicans and some Democrats criticized Biden's plan to cancel up to $20,000 of federal student loans for millions of Americans.

The 2020 Democratic presidential primary saw a historic number of women vie for the nomination, yet none made it across the finish line. But why hasn’t the U.S. elected a woman president and what factors are at play in this country? NBC correspondent Ali Vitali's new book, “Electable: Why America Hasn't Put a Woman in the White House . . . Yet,” delves into these questions.

A redacted version of the affidavit used to secure the search warrant for former President Trump's home is unsealed and what President Biden's plan to forgive student debt could mean for the economy and the midterms. Join moderator Yamiche Alcindor, Scott MacFarlane of CBS News, Eva McKend of CNN, Ali Vitali of NBC News and Michael Shear of The New York Times to discuss these stories and more.

President Biden took a victory lap this week as he signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law, capping off a summer of legislative achievements that included a core portion of his domestic agenda. Still, despite this and his other recent victories Democrats remain concerned about his low approval ratings.

Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming lost her primary race in a landslide to Harriet Hageman, who is backed by former President Trump. Cheney became the eighth GOP House member who voted to impeach Trump to lose a primary or retire. Also, the fallout continues over the FBI's seizure of classified documents from Trump's Mar-a Lago home as a judge considers releasing parts of the affidavit used in the search.

One year ago this week, Taliban forces entered Afghanistan's capital of Kabul, causing the U.S. to scramble to evacuate thousands of Americans and many more Afghans, who for decades supported U.S. war efforts. But the frantic and deadly withdrawal set off widespread criticisms of President Biden, while the Taliban takeover of the country led to one of the world's worst humanitarian crises.

Former President Trump’s mounting legal troubles drowns out President Biden’s successes on key parts of his domestic agenda and Liz Cheney becomes the eighth GOP House incumbent to lose her seat after voting for Trump's impeachment. Join moderator Yamiche Alcindor, Peter Baker of The New York Times, Eugene Daniels of POLITICO and Susan Page of USA TODAY to discuss these stories and more.

It has been an extraordinary week of legal challenges for former President Trump. The FBI executed a search warrant of his Mar-a-Lago estate that was unsealed Friday, indicating he is under investigation for possibly violating the Espionage Act. Plus, Trump also pleaded the fifth in a separate probe on his real estate dealings as he weighs another run for the presidency.

An 18-month investigation into the Trump administration’s traumatizing policy of family separation at the U.S. border has been published in The Atlantic. Reporter Caitlin Dickerson, who covered the story, joins Yamiche Alcindor to discuss.

The FBI executes a search warrant for former President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home. Plus, we examine the findings of an 18-month investigation into the Trump administration’s family separation policy. Join moderator Yamiche Alcindor, Evan Perez of CNN, Robert Costa of CBS, Philip Rucker of The Washington Post and Caitlin Dickerson of The Atlantic as they discuss these stories and more.