So good to see both of you. The others, they seem pretty modest, making sure there's mask-wearing within federal property, that's reasonably limited. News for Students and Teacher Resources 6–12 Grade Level, Biden signs executive actions and the Senate prepares for its impeachment trial Continue reading →, DOWNLOAD VIDEO Teachers: This past two weeks have been full of news that can be hard to process, but for that reason, is all the…read more. So, that's let — that's not executive action. Reversing Trump policies that were — reversing Trump executive orders, he clearly has the right to do that. The Constitution really says it's — the impeachment is about removal from office. And now you at least get the image somebody is working on the problem to bridge the ravines. I am not afraid of a fight. Thank you both, David Brooks, Jonathan Capehart. And, David, you want to go on the record of whether you expect conviction or not? And I do think that's why it's unity for something, not just for the sake of being united. New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including tensions in the Republican Party, Democrats and bipartisanship, President Biden's economic relief plan and former President Trump's impeachment trial. We do not share information with any other organization. Subscribe to ‘Here's the Deal,’ our politics newsletter. Having said that, there's a big debate now on whether the Democrats should end the filibuster. And I think there is some possibility. So, if Republicans do go into full oppo mode, I do think Democrats should end the filibuster. I think that President Biden has been operating under the hope that his calls for unity and let's work together and let's make Washington work for the American people, that there will be some people on the other side of the aisle who will join with him in getting legislation over the finish line. David, what about you? And they have got to use every day of that 100-day period. Brooks and Capehart on the Republican Party's identity crisis. And are these things that can do — can make permanent change, even though they're executive orders? Yes, I thought Jonathan's question really got the hair on the back of his neck going straight up, because he was angry, not at Jonathan, just angry. Brooks and Capehart on the Republican Party's identity crisis Brooks and Capehart on the Republican Party's identity crisis Skip to Main Content ... Use one of the services below to sign in to PBS: You've just tried to add this video to My List. There could be ping-pong. New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including the historic inauguration, the Biden administration's early actions and a looming impeachment trial. All Rights Reserved. And, I mean, and what's to keep this from just being the ping-pong, Donald Trump reverses what Barack Obama did, Joe Biden reverses what Donald Trump did? NewsHour Extra will not use contact information for any purpose other than our own records. And I have spent my entire professional life supporting the filibuster, because I think it forces parties to try to at least work a little across the aisle. I would like to know if it's even constitutional. It's an argument for a certain kind of America where people can rise and succeed with each other's help. It's a vision of America. We're talking about one article of impeachment, and we all witnessed what they're going to be talking about with our own eyes. And the problem is not over. And so are you ready for the punch in the mouth that's coming. And that's why Johnson emphasized laws, you have got to pass laws. We have had a couple of days to absorb what inauguration was. Jonathan Capehart, the Washington Post columnist and MSNBC anchor, is joining PBS NewsHour as a regular contributor and will succeed Mark Shields as … You can sign them, and then, four years later, somebody can unsign them. And now it's time for our Friday analysis with Brooks and Capehart. And I would remind everyone, Republicans voted for $3 trillion in new federal spending over the last 11 months. That is New York Times columnist David Brooks and Jonathan Capehart, columnist for The Washington Post. New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including tensions in … That's legislation. Do you get the sense that he's going to find cooperation or a closed door? He said there's this thing about life is that sometimes you need a hand and sometimes you're called upon to lend a hand. New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including President Biden's use of executive actions, Biden's $1.9 trillion relief package, and the state of the Republican Party after former President Trump. Raising the food stamp benefits, that's very good policy, but quite limited. Does it feel like — I mean, what is the sense you're getting from this in terms of his priorities, what he's trying — what message he's trying to send to the American people? That's a lot of spending they voted for. Skip to Main Content. And what about that, Jonathan? But we just can't have paralysis for two more years. And I quoted Mike Tyson to him, saying, Mike Tyson once famously said, everyone has a plan until they're punched in the mouth. That is New York Times columnist David Brooks and Jonathan Capehart… All Rights Reserved, Brooks & Capehart Classroom Resource: Biden’s agenda and Trump’s impeachment. His priorities, President Biden's priorities have been, first and foremost, COVID, getting a handle on the pandemic. And I would say — I would say it's worth giving it a shot, that the Republican Party is very divided. And the first executive order he signed had to do with the coronavirus pandemic, but then let's not forget that he's submitted a $1.9 trillion COVID relief package. And there may be other Democrats. Please check your inbox to confirm. And now we turn to the first Friday analysis of the Biden administration with Brooks and Capehart. Subscribe to Here’s the Deal, our politics newsletter for analysis you won’t find anywhere else. And so, when he calls for unity, it's not like kumbaya, let's all come together. But we have got, what, a little over a minute or so left, but I want each of you, to ask each of you about this impeachment trial. Wow. It's not clear to me that they have the ability to remove somebody who's already been removed by voters. Lyndon Johnson used to say that executive orders are just paper. You've just tried to add this show to My List. Well, we will see in the coming days what happens with that. New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including the Senate impeachment trial of former President Trump and the Biden administration's response to the pandemic. And we have lived for four years with — and more — longer with winding and very wide cleavages between left and right, between white and black, between rich and poor. You've just tried to add this show to My List. I know many Republicans in the Senate who would like to work with him, and they think they're issues upon which they can work for him. A lot of those executive actions and executive orders are about reversing some of the more egregious things that President Trump did, from the Muslim ban, to pulling the United States out of the WHO. But, if it does happen, I hope it's short. Thank you. Nothing. Judy, the thing that stays with me is the mood and the tone set by President Biden. But time will tell. Nothing. Judy Woodruff: And now we turn to the first Friday analysis of the Biden administration with Brooks and Capehart. Key takeaways from Day 4 of Trump’s second impeachment trial, WATCH: Trump’s second impeachment trial | Day 4, By Eric Tucker, Lisa Mascaro, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press, Key takeaways from Day 2 of Trump’s second impeachment trial, WATCH: Trump’s second impeachment trial | Day 3, By Lisa Mascaro, Eric Tucker, Mary Clare Jalonick, Jill Colvin, Associated Press, Your guide to the Trump impeachment trial of 2021, What we know about Trump’s second impeachment trial. And…. But I have to say, when I think of these E.O.s, they're strong, but they're not overly ambitious. He believes in Congress. I would — I wouldn't be surprised if that Friday after the trial starts, which I believe it might be the 8th or the 9th of February, that we could be talking about a potential verdict. And I suggest to anyone — or I would say to anyone who doubts that President Biden has the will and the stomach for a fight that they need to make a reassessment, because I actually believe that he is willing to fight. The country has just had these ravines opened up or stay open that are ancient. And he said, basically: You guys think I don't know what I'm doing. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/brooks-and-capehart-on-bidens-agenda-and-trumps-impeachment-trial, Biden aims to counteract the economic damage wrought by COVID-19, Senate nearing a deal on timing of Trump’s impeachment trial, News Wrap: Biden invokes Defense Production Act to ramp up supply of COVID-19 vaccines. That will be tough, because West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin has sworn that he will never vote for it. But first, we need you to sign in to PBS using one of the services below. Brooks and Capehart on Biden's first full week and the state of the Republican Party Brooks and Capehart on Biden's first full week and the state of the Republican Party ... Use one of the services below to sign in to PBS: You've just tried to add this video to My List. Jonathan and I were on a couple calls during the transition with President Biden. Presidents only get one 100-day period. But first, we need you to sign in to PBS using one of the services below. On one of those calls that David and I were on with then president-elect Biden, I asked the question: Look, Mr. President-elect, yes, you want to work with Republicans, but what do you say to Democrats who believe that you are naive and don't see the sucker punch that's coming from Republicans? But first, we need you to sign in to PBS … So, I think he's threading needles here, doing stuff, but not overreaching in a way that would alarm either members of his own party, but especially members of the other party. And that's, of course, true about life, but it's also true about the kind of family Joe Biden grew up in, and the sort of town he grew up in, and the sort of America he envisions, which is an interdependent America, where we help each other out and we help each other rise and succeed. And so I hope it does not become a distraction. We got to spend Wednesday together virtually, but there's nothing like Friday night. That is New York Times columnist David Brooks and Jonathan Capehart, … Weirdly, a phrase that didn't seem too remarkable at the time, but I think sums up Joe Biden pretty well. Well, the message that he that he's been sending since that picture was taken is that there's competence back in the Oval Office, there's action back in the Oval Office, and that he meant what he said on the campaign trail about what he was going to do as president and certainly what he was going to do as president on day one. Brooks & Capehart classroom resource: A transformative two weeks for the U.S. Video. And so I think what President Biden is doing is, rhetorically, but also through actions, giving — showing that he wants people to come in. Learn more about Friends of the NewsHour. At what point does President Biden decide, OK, enough of trying to work with these folks, now I'm going to lower the hammer and now I'm going to show them that I know how to fight? But in the days since, the thing that I keep coming back to is that I felt I was welcomed in this country again. So, I don't expect the trial itself to last very long. PBS NewsHour | Clip | Brooks and Capehart on Trump's impeachment. What stays with you? What is — what stays with you? It's great to have you both. Political Rewind On Second Thought Georgia Today 1A Ask the Mayor What You Need to Know: Coronavirus Brooks and Capehart on the GOP’s identity crisis New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including tensions in the Republican Party, Democrats and bipartisanship, President Biden's economic relief plan and former President Trump's impeachment trial. February, a big month, coming up, just like January, but hopefully different, certainly, in a lot of respects. PBS NewsHour | Clip | Brooks and Capehart on Biden’s agenda. PBS NewsHour | Clip | Brooks and Capehart on Biden's first full week in office. Judy, I expect the trial to be brief, meaning not 20-something days. And taking down a Senate institution, which I believe in, in principle, seems to be the necessary thing. But I think, with the executive actions — and, apparently, there's going to be 10 days of this — he's trying to show that the absence of leadership that we have seen, certainly since Election Day, from the previous administration has been completely reversed and that he has focused like laser beam on helping the country and helping the American people. Nonetheless, in this crisis, in this situation, I just don't think we can afford two years of government paralysis. New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including the Senate impeachment trial of former President Trump and the Biden administration's response to the pandemic. He's a man whose life was formed in the Senate. New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including … © 1996 - 2021 NewsHour Productions LLC. Well, he certainly, David, has the recent example of President Obama and what happened when he tried to work with the Congress. And we talked about this on Wednesday, how the poem by Amanda Gorman and the national anthem sung by Lady Gaga and her turning to the flag and saying the flag was still there, just how stirring that was. They want to end partisan gridlock. I had a feeling of welcome home, and that we were being led by a person of empathy, of decency, of moral character, but also one who sees the country as it is and wants to lead all of us, not just the 80 million people who voted him into office. And, Jonathan, he's followed up what he said on Wednesday with a — what, a flurry of these executive orders and statements. What lingers? But first, we need you to sign in to PBS using one of the services below. You've just tried to add this show to My List. New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including President Trump’s historic impeachment, the fallout from the Capitol insurrection and President-elect Biden’s economic relief plan. New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including the historic inauguration, the Biden administration's early actions and a looming impeachment trial. But first, we need you to sign in to PBS using one of the services below. New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including the rampage at the Capitol, President Trump's potential impeachment, and the future of the Republican Party. And so the — if you look at these, they take actions, but they don't take actions in a way that would alarm somebody who thinks he's taking power he doesn't actually have. It looks like maybe February the 9th. There's this Problem Solvers Caucus and then a Common Sense Caucus, this bipartisan group that did the COVID relief bill. Brooks & Capehart classroom resource: A transformative two weeks for the U.S. And if that gets passed by Congress, that is that is law, and relief will come to the American people. I have been around the block for a long time. Copyright © 2021 NewsHour Productions LLC. I mean, do you get the sense that — because you're hearing — you're hearing some welcoming comments, but you're also hearing some pushback from Republicans. But first, we need you to sign in to PBS using one of the services below. And so I may be naive, but I'm a little more hopeful. PBS NewsHour | Clip | Brooks and Capehart on Trump's Senate impeachment trial. 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