President Trump during a drive outside of Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Sunday, Oct. 4, 2020, in Bethesda, Md.
President Trump is back in the White House, claiming he feels better than he has in twenty years. But messaging from his doctors has sown doubts about the upbeat assessment. Meanwhile, the number of infections associated with the outbreak continues to climb — and threatens to disrupt not only the presidential campaign but also the confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett.
Edward Luce is U.S. national editor and columnist at the Financial Times and author of the book “The Retreat of Western Liberalism.”
Diane spoke to him Tuesday morning about Trump’s diagnosis, what comes next and the political fallout.
Doctor Francis Collins is stepping down as director of the National Institutes of Health after 12 years. He reflects on his legacy and his agency's efforts in the fight against COVID-19.
Congress expert Norman Ornstein on what the debate over the debt limit says about dysfunction in Congress, and his ideas for how to fix it.
Trump impeachment witness Fiona Hill on what her own background says about this political moment, and why she thinks the greatest threat to American democracy now comes from within.
Cities and states across the country are exploring reparations programs for Black Americans, but not all reparations advocates think it's the right approach. Diane talks to Mayor Daniel Biss of Evanston, Ill., and William Darity, Jr., and Kirsten Mullen, the co-authors of the book, "From Here to Equality: Reparations for Black Americans in the Twenty-First Century”
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