Back home a surprise defeat shakes up the Republican Party. Obviously we came up short. Gwen as eric cantor becomes the first House Majority leader ever to go down to primary defeat. Im just humbled that the people spoke. And i think they want a new direction in washington, d. C. Gwen democrats were smug. The people have spoken. Gwen republicans were scrambling. The message is this. We were elected by american citizens. And we better represent the interests of american citizens. Gwen what next . And Bowe Bergdahl returns home. But at what cost . Any of these detainees ever try to rejoin the fight . They would be doing so at their own peril. Gwen the debate is just beginning. Covering the week, Nancy Youssef of mclatchey newspapers. Robert costa of the Washington Post. John harwood of cnbc. And the new york times. And Mark Mazzetti of the new york times. Awardwinning reporting and nalysis covering history as it happens, live from our nations capital, this is Washington Week with gwen if
Back home a surprise defeat shakes up the Republican Party. Obviously we came up short. Gwen as eric cantor becomes the first House Majority leader ever to go down to primary defeat. Im just humbled that the people spoke. And i think they want a new direction in washington, d. C. Gwen democrats were smug. The people have spoken. Gwen republicans were scrambling. The message is this. We were elected by american citizens. And we better represent the interests of american citizens. Gwen what next . And Bowe Bergdahl returns home. But at what cost . Any of these detainees ever try to rejoin the fight . They would be doing so at their own peril. Gwen the debate is just beginning. Covering the week, Nancy Youssef of mclatchey newspapers. Robert costa of the Washington Post. John harwood of cnbc. And the new york times. And Mark Mazzetti of the new york times. Awardwinning reporting and nalysis covering history as it happens, live from our nations capital, this is Washington Week with gwen if
Journalist detained in 10 months await his release, battling on the border, ukraine threatens to build a fence to keep out the russians. All the sports including the latest from the world cup. Where host brazil face mexico in their second match of the turn. Well be live in rio later in the program. Hello, welcome to the program. The sunni rebel advance across Northern Iraq is gaining momentum. With fighters from the Islamic State of iraq and the levant moving ever closer to the capital. They are currently clashing with Government Troops just 60kilometer as way in the city of baquoba. Police say dozens of sunni prisoners were killed in an overnight assault by shia that litsch a on a prison station there. Sewn you rebels have made a number of gains across Northern Iraq, including a tikrit and mo dull. They are under pressure to reach out to the sunnies as a way to stemming the violence. Prime minister almaliki is accusing sunni power, saudi arabia, of stowing the up rising. From baghdad,
Democratic republic of congo. It is still unclear how washington will respond to iraqs request for air strikes against sunni rebels. There is increasing pressure on Prime Minister Nouri Almaliki to resign to help unify the country. Meanwhile, the iraqi army has taken back control of the countrys Biggest Oil Refinery a report with the latest. Reporter fighters from the Islamic State in iraq and the levant are heading towards baghdad. Other sunni groups link today the former leader Sadam Hussein are also taking part in this rebellions against the government. Iraqi authorities are asking the United States to help push them back. What the United States is doing is about iraq. It is not about maliki. And nothing that the president decides to do is going to be focused specifically on Prime Minister maliki. It is focused on the people of iraq. Reporter washington hasnt ruled out air strikes, but so far, it has been reluctant. It is not just because of domestic politics or the lack of intellig
After nearly two years on the run, the Obama Administration announced today that one of the people suspected of carrying out the deadly attack on the u. S. Consolate in benghazi libya is now in u. S. Custody. Four americans including u. S. Ambassador Chris Stevens were killed in the september 2012 attack. Mike viqueira joins us live from washington. Tell us what you know at this point about the suspect and the arrest . Reporter we have had a round of briefings from officials all over washington today, tony and basically what we know is this, late on sunday, libya time, about midday sunday, eastern time, u. S. Special forces according to president obama who spoke about this earlier today, launched a raid inside libyan territory, their target said to be a master mind of benghazi attacks on september 11th 2012 resulting as you reported in the deaths of four americans including ambassador Chris Stevens and causing a political firestorm ever since here in washington and elsewhere. I had bee