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On Washington Post Live’s “First Look,” associate editor Jonathan Capehart speaks with The Post’s Aaron Blake, Megan McArdle and Jennifer Rubin about Donald Trump’s New Hampshire primary win, Nikki Haley’s strategy to remain viable, President Biden’s push to tout the economy’s strength and the stakes for the 2024 presidential election. Conversation recorded on Friday, January 26, 2023.
Actor Michelle Yeoh, who won an Oscar for best actress for last year’s “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” joins Washington Post Live to discuss her new crime drama, "The Brothers Sun," how she’s honed her craft and the power of representation. Conversation recorded on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024.
Washington Post White House reporter Yasmeen Abutaleb speaks with former U.S. envoy to the Middle East, Dennis Ross, about the latest on the Israel-Gaza war, fears the conflict could spread across the region, the evolving relationship between the United States and Israel and what steps can be taken to establish lasting peace. Conversation recorded on Wednesday, January 24, 2024.
Washington Post columnist and associate editor David Ignatius speaks with Ukraine’s ambassador to the United States Oksana Markarova about he uncertainty around U.S. aid, the counteroffensive against Russia and the future of her country. Conversation recorded on Tuesday, January 23, 2024.
Join The Post’s Political Roundtable as reporters Sean Sullivan, Josh Dawsey, Colby Itkowitz and Marianne LeVine discuss Ron DeSantis’s exit from the campaign, Nikki Haley’s attempts to stall Donald Trump’s momentum in New Hampshire, and President Biden’s economic record. Conversations recorded on Monday, Jan. 22, 2024.
On Washington Post Live’s “First Look,” associate editor Jonathan Capehart speaks with The Post’s Maeve Reston, Hugh Hewitt and Ruth Marcus about the 2024 presidential race, a possible Trump-Biden rematch and the growing concerns over a wider Mideast war. Conversation recorded on Friday, Jan. 19, 2024.
Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Tex.) joins Washington Post Live to discuss the status of current border policy negotiations in Congress and the impact of the record influx of migrants on his district. Conversation recorded on Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024.
Washington Post staff writer Sarah Ellison speaks with "The Woman in the Wall" actor Ruth Wilson and showrunner Joe Murtagh about the new fictional crime series set against the backdrop of the Magdalene Laundries, former Irish institutions run by Catholic nuns that kept thousands of women and girls against their will to perform forced labor and how it was inspired by real-life stories of historical abuse. Conversation recorded on Wednesday, January 17, 2024.
Kentucky’s secretary of state Michael Adams joins Washington Post Live to discuss the state of voting rights ahead of the 2024 presidential contest, the rising concerns over election denialism and the common ground he has found working with a Democratic governor. Conversation recorded on Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024.
On Washington Post Live’s “First Look,” associate editor Jonathan Capehart speaks with The Post’s Dan Balz, Robert Kagan and Jennifer Rubin about the final stretch before the Iowa caucuses, Donald Trump's courtroom appearances and the increasing number of political threats. Conversation recorded on Friday, Jan. 12, 2024.
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