A new book throws out the conventional wisdom about the Bush White House. To give you an example, it quotes one source who calls Bush the "undisputed alpha male." The book: Days of Fire: Bush and Cheney in the White House.
Bob Woodward joins The Takeaway to talk about his new book, and what lies in the future for the Afghanistan war.
Almost as quickly as the story broke that a ring of Russian sleeper agents was operating in the U.S., officials from the two countries seemed to scramble for a face-saving solution. We're joined by Peter Baker, correspondent for the New York Times.
Is it true that the White House is engaging in dubious political tactics, or is this sort of partronage commonplace in Washington? Peter Baker of our partner, The New York Times, has the latest on this developing story.
In a front page article published in Sunday's New York Times, Peter Baker details how President Obama came to decide on the new Afghanistan war strategy he delivered to cadets at West Point last week.
The Takeaway hosts a roundtable discussion on what awaits the President this week ? from health care to Afghanistan to the overall happiness of the nation.
The Takeaway is joined by Peter Baker, White House correspondent for The New York Times, to talk about similarities between the continued war in Afghanistan and other ill-defined conflicts in America's past.
Bill Clinton's successful negotiation for the release of two American journalists brought the former president back into the spotlight. Peter Baker, White House correspondent for The New York Times, joins The Takeaway to talk about Clinton's new role.
President Barack Obama and other G-8 leaders are meeting in Italy today. Top of their agenda is climate change.
Pitting the extremes against each other while sliding through the middle -- 'triangulation' -- is a political strategy that former President Bill Clinton came to rely on. We discuss how Obama seems to be developing a triangulation strategy of his own.
In a press conference at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina, President Obama announced his plan for troop withdrawal from Iraq. While some Democrats say it's slower than promised, military leaders seem satisfied.