This week Fareed speaks with The New York Times columnist Tom Friedman about Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu government’s judicial reforms and the politics at play. Then, New York Times Magazine writer Emily Bazelon talks with Fareed about the power of high courts globally and what role they should serve as a check on government action. Secretary of Hom ... Show More
Aug 23
Trump’s Korea Pivot, Chinese AI, Summer of Heat
Today on the show, Trump cut short military drills between the US and South Korea this week, saying that they sent the wrong signal to the "unthreatening and respectful" North Korea. Fareed asks former NSA official and scholar Victor Cha if Trump is throwing over one longtime US ... Show More
43m 6s
Aug 16
Trump’s Escape, 5 Years of Taliban Rule, AI Mania
Today on the show, President Trump's plane switch after last month's NATO summit was said to be in response to an assassination threat from Iran. It begs the question: How credible are Iran's threats against the president and, more broadly, against the United States? Fareed asks ... Show More
42m 49s
Aug 2024
Washington Weekly Podcast: SCOTUS reform, Fentanyl curbing, Geopolitics
On this week’s episode we examine President Biden’s proposed reforms from the US Supreme Court, along with an initiative from the White House the curb the flow of fentanyl into the US. We also spend time on the regional implications of recent escalations related to the Israel-Ham ... Show More
10m 34s
Jan 2022
Interviews with: Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Republican Sen. Joni Ernst, Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders, New York City Mayor Eric Adams, Former Trump Advisers Alyssa Griffin and David Urban
First, Secretary of State Antony Blinken joins CNN's Dana Bash to discuss growing tensions between Ukraine and Russia after the British government released a statement saying that Russia is working to install a pro-Kremlin leader in Ukraine. Then, Republican Sen. Joni Ernst detai ... Show More
48m 42s
Dec 2020
Amanpour: Peter Beinart, Kori Schake, Bill de Blasio, and W. Kamau Bell
The New York Times' Peter Beinart and former Defense and State department staffer Kori Schake join Christiane Amanpour to debate whether the U.S. should take a leading role in global affairs. Then, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio talks about the importance of leadership as yet anot ... Show More
57m 2s
Jan 2019
Interview with Senate Intelligence Committee Vice Chair Mark Warner on stunning new developments in the Russia investigation; Interview with Senate Homeland Security Committee Chair Ron Johnson on the longest-ever government shutdown; Interview with New Y
First, CNN's Jake Tapper interviews Senate Intelligence Committee Vice Chair Mark Warner on reports of the FBI's investigation into whether President Trump was working on behalf of the Russians and the President's concealing details of his meetings with Russian President Vladimir ... Show More
46 m
Feb 2021
February 14, 2021: The future of MAGA media after Trump's acquittal; Rep. Sara Jacobs on extremism, 'conflict entrepreneurs' and the need for a 'truth commission'
Plus... Politico's editor reacts to White House aide's resignation; BBC World Service boss reacts to China's ban of the BBC; what went wrong with The New York Times' Caliphate podcast; and more. Carrie Budoff Brown, Rep. Sara Jacobs, Tina Nguyen, Erik Wemple, Lorraine Ali, Noah S ... Show More
41m 9s
Jun 2023
Interviews with: Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Ret. Gen. David Petraeus, Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Gov. Doug Burgum (R-ND)
First: Secretary of State Antony Blinken talks to Dana Bash about the latest developments in Russia and his recent trip to China, where he met with Xi Jinping.
Next: Retired General and former CIA Director David Petraeus shares his thoughts on the state of Russian President Vl ... Show More
41m 41s