Episodes
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Washington Week full episode, October 7, 2022
S2022 E40 - 26m 46s
Washington Week full episode, October 7, 2022
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Washington Week full episode, September 30, 2022
S2022 E39 - 26m 45s
Washington Week full episode, September 30, 2022
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Washington Week full episode, September 23, 2022
S2022 E38 - 26m 46s
Washington Week full episode, September 23, 2022
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Washington Week full episode, September 16, 2022
S2022 E37 - 26m 47s
Washington Week full episode, September 16, 2022
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Washington Week full episode, September 9, 2022
S2022 E36 - 26m 45s
Washington Week full episode, September 9, 2022
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Washington Week full episode, September 2, 2022
S2022 E35 - 26m 46s
Washington Week full episode, September 2, 2022
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Washington Week full episode, August 26, 2022
S2022 E34 - 26m 46s
Washington Week full episode, August 26, 2022
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Washington Week full episode, August 19, 2022
S2022 E33 - 24m 10s
Washington Week full episode, August 19, 2022
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Washington Week full episode, August 12, 2022
S2022 E32 - 24m 10s
Washington Week full episode, August 12, 2022
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Washington Week full episode, August 5, 2022
S2022 E31 - 26m 46s
Washington Week full episode, August 5, 2022
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Washington Week full episode, July 29, 2022
S2022 E30 - 26m 46s
Washington Week full episode, July 29, 2022
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Washington Week full episode, July 22, 2022
S2022 E29 - 26m 46s
Washington Week full episode, July 22, 2022
Extras + Features
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Biden visits the Middle East as domestic agenda takes a hit
S2022 E28 - 12m
A high-stakes dance on the world stage is underway as President Biden meets with Saudi Arabia’s controversial Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who reportedly approved the brutal murder of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Meanwhile, Biden's domestic agenda on climate change and taxing the wealthy is shut down by West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin as the U.S. sees historic inflation.
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Biden takes executive action to protect abortion rights
S2022 E27 - 14m 14s
Yet another high-profile and deadly mass shooting took place in the United States, this time in Highland Park, Illinois. This as the nation faces myriad challenges and debates over gun laws, abortion, historic inflation and high gas prices. As pressure mounts on President Biden to to more, he signed an executive order Friday to protect access to abortion medication and emergency contraception.
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Brittney Griner pleads guilty to drug charges in Russia
S2022 E27 - 11m 34s
This week saw a number of startling headlines from overseas. The former longest-serving prime minister of Japan Shinzo Abe was assassinated, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson resigned from office plagued by scandal, and the fate of WNBA basketball star Brittney Griner remains uncertain after she pleaded guilty to drug charges in a Russian court.
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Trump’s White House counsel speaks to the Jan. 6 committee
S2022 E27 - 8m 21s
Former White House counsel Pat Cipollone on Friday testified behind closed doors before the Jan. 6 committee over former President Trump’s actions surrounding the Capitol attack. It follows grand jury's subpoenas that were issued to several of Trump top allies as officials in Georgia investigate their roles in attempting to overturn the state's 2020 presidential election results.
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Fallout from Supreme Court decision on Roe v. Wade continues
S2022 E26 - 13m 2s
It’s been a week since the Supreme Court handed down its historic decision, striking down Roe v. Wade and ending the constitutional right to an abortion. President Biden on Thursday called on Congress to make the right to an abortion law, and expressed his support for suspending the filibuster to get it done, as Republican celebrated and tried to shift the focus to inflation and rising prices.
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Surprise Jan. 6 committee hearing offers explosive testimony
S2022 E26 - 9m 18s
Former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson testified on Tuesday before the Jan. 6 committee that former President Trump demanded armed protesters be allowed into his morning rally and that he insisted on joining the crowd at the Capitol, among other details. But some have pushed back on parts of her story and many Republicans have dismissed her testimony as hearsay.
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Landmark decisions cap historic term for the Supreme Court
S2022 E26 - 10m 41s
The Supreme Court this term made several significant decisions in addition to overturning Roe v. Wade, and on Thursday the justices limited the EPA's power to regulate greenhouse gas emissions. This is a major setback for the Biden administration's efforts to combat climate change. But in a win for President Biden, the court upheld his authority to end the "Remain in Mexico" policy.
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Soaring prices, tanking markets and the political fallout
S2022 E24 - 8m 48s
The Federal Reserve raised interest rates this week by three-quarters of a percent to fight inflation, the largest hike in 28 years. Fed chair Jerome Powell also indicated that a similar rise could come in July if the economy doesn’t improve. Stocks tumbled in response to the historic action and Wall Street fell into bear market territory amid increased concerns that a recession may be looming.
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The Fed takes aggressive action to prevent a recession
S2022 E24 - 3m 33s
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised interest rates by three-quarters of a percent. This was the central bank’s biggest rate hike since 1994, an aggressive step to try and control the rapid rise in inflation.
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Jan. 6 panel lays out Trump efforts to change 2020 election
S2022 E24 - 19m 15s
The Jan. 6 committee this week offered chilling new details on how former President Trump pressured Vice President Pence to overturn the 2020 election and even put Pence’s life in danger by enraging the mob. The committee also accuses Trump of scamming his supporters and lying about election fraud.
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Will the Senate take bipartisan action on gun control?
S2022 E23 - 10m 42s
Gun reform efforts on Capitol Hill continued this week following the high-profile mass shootings in Uvalde and Buffalo. On Wednesday, survivors and parents of recent mass shooting victims testified before Congress. Amid all this, a bipartisan group of senators say they are optimistic that their negotiations over a narrow package could get the 60 votes needed to pass.
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Biden calls for new gun laws amid ongoing debate in Congress
S2022 E22 - 11m
Since the massacre in Buffalo three weeks ago on May 14, there have been at least 37 mass shootings in the United States, including in Uvalde, Texas and Tulsa, Oklahoma. In an address to the nation this week, President Biden called for action to contend with the spate of gun violence, as a bipartisan group of lawmakers tries to hammer out a deal on a gun reform bill.
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