Celebrations are held in Washington, D.C., on November 11, 2020, following the defeat of President Trump.
Throughout Donald Trump’s presidency, Susan Glasser has been writing a weekly column in The New Yorker titled, “Letter from Trump’s Washington.”
Her first piece in 2017 focused on how some veteran Republican lawmakers were expressing disgust, dismay, and even fury at the state of affairs in the White House. Her latest piece describes her horror at how Republicans throughout the country have gone along with attempts to overturn the election.
On Thursday morning, Susan joined Diane to look back at “Trump’s Washington” and look ahead at what, if anything, will change in “Biden’s Washington.”
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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