Road tripping through a divided state
With the midterm elections on the horizon, both parties are searching for ways to connect with voters. But what if the thing voters want most is for politics to stop feeling like an existential death ...
17 Feb 202242min
Blue states are moving on from the pandemic. Can Biden?
The White House is in a tough spot as Democratic governors begin lifting mask mandates. How long will President Biden hold out while facing pressure from his own party? And what accounts for the discr...
10 Feb 202222min
Trump, 2024 and the fragility of American democracy
New details emerged about former president Trump's actions in the aftermath of the 2020 election. Plus, he made some new claims about the electoral process. How might the week's news affect a potentia...
3 Feb 202220min
Why we’re talking about Ukraine… again
What’s likely to happen next with this intensifying U.S.-Russia conflict? How is Biden’s approach with Ukraine different than past presidents? And why does Ukraine seem to come up over and over again ...
27 Jan 202216min
Biden’s struggle to tackle ‘four historic crises’ at once
After one year in office — with the country still facing several historic crises, simultaneously — Washington Post reporters set out to answer this question: What has Biden done about the four crises ...
21 Jan 202224min
Not everyone’s sold on Biden’s voting rights push. Will it work?
President Biden once said the filibuster was an important part of the legislative process. Now, he's urging changes to get legislation passed. How far will his words go in convincing Senate Democrats?...
13 Jan 202222min
A son's death, Jan. 6, and a congressman's mission
On Jan. 5, 2021, Rep. Jamie Raskin buried his only son. The next day he witnessed firsthand the attack on the Capitol. As we mark a year since the insurrection, we look at how Raskin dealt with his so...
7 Jan 202246min
One year later, has Biden’s DOJ brought enough justice?
Where things stand one year after the Jan. 6 attacks on the Capitol? How much has Biden’s administration done to understand what led to the events of that day? And how far has it gone to prevent anoth...
6 Jan 202221min
