The Diane Rehm Show

A panel of journalists joins Diane for analysis of the week's top national news stories: President Obama said he would outline plans for a new stimulus program in September; the Justice Department is investigating S&P's mortgage ratings; Governor Tim Pawlenty dropped out of the GOP race; and Warren Buffet says rich people should pay higher taxes.

A panel of journalists join Diane for analysis of the week's top national news stories: Eight Republican candidates clashed in the Iowa presidential debate last night; the Dow moved 400 points on four straight days for the first time in history; and congressional leaders picked members of the new deficit “supercommittee.”

A panel of journalists joins Diane to talk about the week's top stories: President Obama signed a compromise debt ceiling deal; a partial shutdown of the FAA furloughed thousands of airport workers; and top advisers departed from more than one Republican presidential campaign.

A panel of journalists joins guest host Susan Page for analysis of the week's top national news stories: Congressional lawmakers proposed competing debt plans to avoid a first-ever default on U.S. obligations as the Aug. 2 deadline nears; the debt ceiling stalemate threatened to stall an already struggling U.S. economy, and GOP presidential candidate Rick Perry rose to second in a new Gallup Poll.