Diane’s farewell message
After 52 years at WAMU, Diane Rehm says goodbye.
Congress begins debating a White House request to authorize military operations against ISIS. President Barack Obama travels to Silicon Valley for a summit on cybersecurity. Ashton Carter is confirmed as the next Secretary of Defense—the fourth one in six years. A labor dispute threatens to shut down West Coast seaports and cost the economy billions. A federal judge orders probate judges in Alabama to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. The FBI is investigating whether the murder of three Muslim students in North Carolina was a hate crime. And NBC suspends Nightly News host Brian Williams for six months without pay. Diane and a panel of journalists discuss the week’s top domestic stories.
Guests
- Laura Meckler Staff writer, The Wall Street Journal.
- Major Garrett Chief White House correspondent, CBS News.
- Chris Cillizza Founder of "The Fix", a politics blog for The Washington Post; author of "The Gospel According to The Fix."
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