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As Democrats made their case to the Senate and the nation, moderator Robert Costa and this week's reporters discussed the latest on the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump.
With just several weeks before the Iowa caucuses, the panelists discussed the clash between Democratic presidential candidates Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren. The conversation also turned to the latest on the US trade deal with China and USMCA.
The Senate impeachment trial began with an oath to be impartial, but partisan battles rage. The panelists recapped a week of developments, including new documents from a former associate of Rudy Giuliani.
Foreign policy dominated the debate on Capitol Hill and on the campaign trail as candidates spoke out against rising hostilities with Iran. Bernie Sanders narrowly leads in the Des Moines Register/CNN/Mediacom Iowa Poll, just 3 weeks before the Iowa caucuses.
The Trump administration insists the killing of Iran’s top general Qassim Soleimani was a response to ‘imminent’ threats but on Capitol Hill members of both parties are furious. President Trump’s Senate trial draws near as Speaker Nancy Pelosi prepares to send over the articles of impeachment.
With less than a month until the Iowa caucuses, Democrats hit the campaign trail. Our panelists discussed the latest.
In what is being called a pivotal moment in his presidency, President Trump ordered a drone strike that killed Iran’s leading general Qassim Suleimani. The panelists discussed the implications of this decision.
As the year winds down, Robert Costa and the panelists looked at the president’s foreign policy goals and what he accomplished on the international front in 2019.
It was a sleepy week in Washington, but not in American politics. Robert Costa and the panelists looked at the latest developments in President Trump’s impeachment battle. The conversation also turned to a look back at some of the year’s big issues, like immigration and the economy, and previewed where these subjects could go in the new year.
With only eight weeks until the Iowa caucuses, 2020 candidates took the stage in California and debated healthcare, campaign finance reform and impeachment. Moderator Robert Costa and the panelists discuss who stood out.
Moderator Robert Costa and the panelists break down a historic week in Washington after House Democrats voted to impeach the president.
News of an initial trade deal with China capped this historic week in Washington.
The House Judiciary Committee voted to send the articles of impeachment to the House floor for a vote Friday.
After the president spent several days in London for a NATO meeting this week, moderator Robert Costa and the panelists discussed what came out of the gathering.
It's official: Speaker Nancy Pelosi has directed the House Judiciary Committee to draft articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, moving the process closer to a floor vote.
