President Trump travels to North Carolina on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020.
During President Trump’s first term in office, the speed of political news has often come so fast it’s been hard to digest one major event before the next one takes over.
This was one of those weeks, which started with reporting in The Atlantic by Jeffrey Goldberg that revealed the President disparaged members of the military. Then a few days alter, the public learned of a series of revelations about Trump in Bob Woodward’s new book, “Rage.”
Beyond that, the Department of Justice’s announced that they would intervene in a defamation lawsuit against Donald Trump, and wildfires are raging out west.
Diane asks Norm Ornstein, resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, about these stories, what we learned and how much they will matter to voters.
Rethinking leadership in the U.S. African AmericanStudies professor Eddie S. Glaude Jr. says Americans have looked to the political class to create a just democracy for too long – and it hasn't worked. In a new book he argues that we are the leaders we have been looking for and explains what that means for the 2024 election.
Menopause. Once a taboo topic, the "m" word is having a moment – among celebrities, in the media, and in Washington, where President Biden recently signed an order that supports research into women's health. Dr. Sharon Malone says it's about time, and explains why understanding "the change" is critical for a woman's ability to get – and stay -- healthy.
Donald Trump regularly ends his rallies with prayer. He has repeatedly compared himself to Jesus. And last week he started selling a version of the Bible. Robert P. Jones of the Public Religion Research Institute weighs in on Trump’s growing embrace of Christianity.
Donald Trump has made cognitive ability a central issue of the presidential race. But he rarely talks about his own family's experience with dementia. The Washington Post's Michael Kranish on Fred Trump Senior's Alzheimer's disease and what voters deserve to know about a candidate's mental fitness.