War in Ukraine: airstrikes, drones and a looming counteroffensive
This week saw heightened tensions in the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. A wave of drone strikes hit the Russian capital Tuesday morning, bringing the war to Moscow for the first…
Diane and her guests look at the options for keeping the U.S. government — executive, judicial, and legislative branches — up and running in times of catastrophic crisis.
Guests
- Norman Ornstein Is resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute; coauthor with Thomas Mann of "The Broken Branch: How Congress Is Failing America and How to Get It Back on Track."
- Lynn Martin Member of the Continuity of Government Commission
- Donald Wolfensberger Director of the Congress Project at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars; former staff director of the House Rules Committee
- Rep. Vic Snyder (D-Arkansas)
- Rep. Brian Baird (D-Washington)
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