Washington Post Live

Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart speaks with Martin Luther King III, the late civil rights leader’s eldest son and the chair of the Drum Major Institute, about voting rights, what he thinks Congress should do next and the lessons from his father’s enduring legacy.

Washington Post Live’s “First Look” offers a smart, inside take on the day’s politics. Jonathan Capehart will host a reporter debrief followed by a roundtable discussion with Washington Post opinions columnists.

Washington Post national security reporter Ellen Nakashima speaks with Jeremy Sheridan, the assistant director of Office of Investigations at U.S. Secret Service, Dmitri Alperovitch, the co-founder and chair of the Silverado Policy Accelerator, and Tonya Ugoretz, deputy assistant director of the Cyber Division at the F.B.I, in a series of conversations about the path forward for public and private...

Tingirides discusses new recommendations from the Council on Criminal Justice on how to respond to the national rise in violent crime and what is contributing to the spike including in her city.

The top Republican on the House Ways and Means Committee discusses why he believes President Biden’s tax plan will slow economic growth and reflects on his decision to not run for reelection after serving 13 terms.

Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart speaks to Lindsey Vonn, the most decorated female skier in history, about her new memoir, "Rise: My Story.”

Washington Post technology policy reporter Cat Zakrzewski speaks with former congressman Will Hurd and Damian Collins, MP about the outsized impact disinformation campaigns have had around the world and what solutions are necessary to curb a global information disorder.

Washington Post media reporter Sarah Ellison speaks with ABC News chief meteorologist Ginger Zee joins Washington Post Live about her new book, “A Little Closer to Home: How I Found the Calm After the Storm,” her ongoing mental health struggles and how to lessen the stigma around seeking treatment.

Washington Post senior writer Frances Stead Sellers speaks with former U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams, MD, and emergency physician and professor of health policy Leana S. Wen, MD about the latest developments with the omicron variant and what this means for the country.

Washington Post reporter Missy Ryan speaks with Filippo Grandi, the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, about the current state of Afghanistan and the humanitarian needs for the 3.5 million people displaced by regional conflict.

Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart speaks with The Post’s E.J. Dionne, Paul Kane & Jennifer Rubin about the one-year anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol and the next steps for the House select committee investigation.

Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart speaks with Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.), the chair the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack, about what the committee has learned, the next phase of its work and how the attack impacted Congress and the country.

Washington Post anchor of The Early 202 Jacqueline Alemany speaks to Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.), one of only two Republicans on the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack, about the one year anniversary of the attack and where that investigation is headed.

Washington Post staff writer Sarah Ellison has back-to-back conversation about the state of free speech and the First Amendment with The Dispatch's Jonah Goldberg and Stephen Hayes, Paul Clement, former 43rd U.S. solicitor general, and Nadine Strossen, former national president of the American Civil Liberties Union.

Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart speaks with Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) about his experience during the insurrection, his work on the Jan. 6 select committee, the tragic suicide of his son Tommy, and his new book, “Unthinkable: Trauma, Truth, and the Trials of American Democracy.”

Kizzmekia S. Corbett, PhD, assistant professor at Harvard University’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health and recently named one of Time magazine’s 2021 Heroes of the Year, speaks with Washington post senior writer Frances Stead Sellers about leading the team behind Moderna’s mRNA vaccine, the omicron variant and the development and future possibilities of mRNA vaccine technology.

Washington Post investigative reporter Aaron C. Davis speaks with Donell Harvin, the former Chief of Homeland Security and Intelligence for the District of Columbia, and U.S. Capitol Police Sgt. Aquilino Gonell about how the Jan. 6 insurrection played out and how it has impacted their lives over the last year.

Washington Post media reporter Elahe Izadi speaks with Roy Wood Jr., correspondent for “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah,” about his recent special, “Imperfect Messenger,” exploring America through the lens of comedy and his Alabama roots.

Musician Jon Batiste joins The Post to discuss his Oscar win, his new album and why he took his music to the streets of New York during the nationwide protests over the killing of George Floyd last year.

“Queer Eye” host Karamo Brown joins The Post to discuss his advocacy around mental health and to share advice on how to adjust to our new normal as society reopens.

Washington Post columnist Heather Long speaks with Revathi Advaithi, CEO of Flex, to discuss the structural causes and potential solutions for the current supply chain bottlenecks and the future of manufacturing.

Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Gary Gensler joins Washington Post Live to discuss the cryptocurrency landscape, the growth in digital trading platforms and his call for more stringent financial disclosures around sustainability.

American Airlines chair and CEO Doug Parker join The Post to discuss how the carrier is keeping its passengers and employees safe, its efforts to address the environmental cost of flying and the future of the travel industry. This interview does not discuss the omicron variant as it was recorded before the variant emerged.

Rock-and-roll guitarist, “Sopranos” actor and activist Stevie Van Zandt joins Washington Post Live to discuss his new memoir, “Unrequited Infatuations,” which chronicles the twists and turns of his nearly nonstop career

In a special Washington Post Live program, veteran journalist Bob Woodward will be interviewed by his wife, Elsa Walsh, about his 50-year career at the Post.