Dr. Alan Chartock

WAMC's Dr. Alan Chartock discusses President Joe Biden's executive orders so far, including a number of actions aimed at centralizing the government's response to the coronavirus pandemic. 

WAMC's Dr. Alan Chartock discusses the inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris Wednesday. 

WAMC's Dr. Alan Chartock discusses President-elect Joe Biden's upcoming inauguration Wednesday, and reflects on the Tuesday night ceremony in which Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris recognized the 400,000 Americans who have died from the coronavirus pandemic so far. 

WAMC's Dr. Alan Chartock discusses reports that President Trump is considering a number of pardons for his last day in office, including potential clemency for former New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, who was first convicted on corruption charges in 2015. 

WAMC's Dr. Alan Chartock discusses President Trump's looming impeachment trial in the Senate, and the presence of QAnon in the Republican Party. 

WAMC's Dr. Alan Chartock discusses President-elect Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief proposal, and considers the role Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will play in the Senate. 

WAMC's Dr. Alan Chartock discusses reports that the House voted to impeach President Trump for an unprecedented second time Wednesday, following last week's deadly siege of the U.S. Capitol. 

WAMC's Dr. Alan Chartock discusses reports that some senior Republicans have joined House Democrats in their push to impeach President Trump a second time, following last week's mob attack at the U.S. Capitol. 

WAMC's Dr. Alan Chartock explains why it's unlikely that Vice President Mike Pence will invoke the 25th Amendment to remove President Trump from office following last week's mob attack on the U.S. Capitol. 

WAMC's Dr. Alan Chartock considers how Congress might handle a second impeachment of President Trump, and takes a closer look at the mob of Trump supporters that stormed the U.S. Capitol last week.

WAMC's Dr. Alan Chartock questions whether Congress can successfully impeach and remove President Trump from office within the next 12 days. 

WAMC's Dr. Alan Chartock considers whether President Trump should be impeached after a mob of his supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol as Congress worked to certify President-elect Joe Biden's Electoral College victory Wednesday afternoon. 

WAMC's Dr. Alan Chartock discusses reports that Democrat Raphael Warnock has beaten Republican Senator Kelly Loeffler in one of Georgia's runoff elections Tuesday. 

WAMC's Dr. Alan Chartock discusses Tuesday's Senate runoffs in Georgia, and considers whether President Trump's weekend phone call asking Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to "find" votes should be considered treason. 

WAMC's Dr. Alan Chartock discusses President Trump's phone call to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger on Saturday, in which the president pressured Raffensperger to "find" votes to overturn the state's results in the 2020 election.

WAMC's Dr. Alan Chartock reflects on the past year, and contemplates whether President Trump could have won a second term if he had better handled the coronavirus pandemic. 

WAMC's Dr. Alan Chartock discusses reports that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has blocked an attempt by Democrats to quickly approve a measure that would increase COVID-19 stimulus checks to $2,000.

WAMC's Dr. Alan Chartock discusses President-elect Joe Biden's claim that the Trump administration continues to set up "roadblocks" to his transition. 

WAMC's Dr. Alan Chartock discusses reports that President Trump has signed Congress' $900 billion COVID-19 relief package, despite calling it a "disgrace" last week. 

WAMC's Dr. Alan Chartock discusses reports that President Trump pardoned 15 people Tuesday, including three former Republican members of Congress, and George Papadopoulos, Trump's former campaign adviser who pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI in the Mueller investigation. 

WAMC's Dr. Alan Chartock discusses President Trump's continued efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election. On Monday, the president met with some House Republicans to explore whether they could prevent Congress from reaffirming President-elect Joe Biden's win on January 6.

Dr. Alan Chartock examines reports that Congressional leaders have agreed on a $900 billion COVID-19 relief package. 

WAMC's Dr. Alan Chartock discusses reports that Congress appears to be approaching a compromise on a $900 billion coronavirus relief package. 

WAMC's Dr. Alan Chartock discusses reports that Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell congratulated President-elect Joe Biden on his victory in the 2020 election Tuesday. 

WAMC's Dr. Alan Chartock discusses President-elect Joe Biden's speech Monday night, in which the Democrat criticized President Trump and his allies for attempting to overturn the results of the 2020 election.

WAMC's Dr. Alan Chartock discusses a Saturday pro-Trump rally that turned violent in Washington D.C., and comments on reports that Russian hackers have broken into networks at U.S. government agencies, including the Treasury and Commerce Departments. 

WAMC's Dr. Alan Chartock discusses reports that an FDA panel has recommended the agency grant emergency authorization to Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine. 

WAMC's Dr. Alan Chartock considers what President Trump may do once the Electoral College officially votes for President-elect Joe Biden next week. 

WAMC's Dr. Alan Chartock examines reports that the Supreme Court has rejected a bid by Republicans to overturn President-elect Joe Biden's win in Pennsylvania. 

WAMC's Dr. Alan Chartock discusses reports that President Trump has asked Bryan Cutler, the Republican speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, to challenge the state's official results in the 2020 election.