Sarah Palin back in the spotlight. We’ll look at the Palin odyssey, the Palin memoir, and Sarah Palin’s political future.

Fort Hood questions. Afghanistan options and healthcare reform meets abortion politics. Our news roundtable goes behind the headlines.

Horror at Fort Hood. Election signals. And an imminent vote on health care. Our weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines.

The Copenhagen climate conference is one month away. US climate action is going nowhere in Congress. We’ll look at the global implications of America’s domestic climate politics.

A shot-across-the-bow election day for Republicans and Democrats. We’ll look at the results as both parties look ahead to 2010.

Tim Geithner and Barney Frank say they’ll rein in banks that are “Too Big To Fail.” Critics say their plan won’t fix Wall Street. We’ll hear the debate.

The tempest over the U.S. Chamber of Commerce — and who speaks for American business.

Record profits on Wall Street. A Republican votes for health care reform. And insurgent attacks rock Pakistan. Our weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines.

Nine months into the Obama administration, critics on the left and right say the president isn’t delivering. Arianna Huffington, Byron York, and Jack Beatty weigh in.

Former GOP Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, and former Vermont Governor and DNC Chairman Howard Dean, both doctors, take up the health care debate.

World leaders on stage in New York and Pittsburgh. Terror arrests in Denver. New hope for an AIDS vaccine. Our weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines.

ACORN under fire. Conservatives have attacked the liberal organizing group for years — now, ACORN’s in real trouble. We’ll take stock of the ACORN scandal.

Max Baucus rolls out a healthcare plan. Missile defense. Murder at Yale. Jimmy Carter talks race. Our weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines.

We’ll talk with the founder of J Street, the upstart Jewish lobbying organization that wants to be the liberal answer to AIPAC.

Conservatives might not like it, but Sam Tanenhaus says their movement is, fundamentally, dead. We’ll hear his case and his critics.

Barack Obama delivers the biggest speech of his presidency, and tries to reframe the health care reform debate. We’ll ask if he can now get it done.

The president prepares to address the nation at what many call a do-or-die moment for health care reform. We’ll talk with Health & Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, and more.

Dick Cheney defends CIA interrogations. California wildfires threaten thousands. And Afghanistan on the edge. Our weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines.

The nation mourns Ted Kennedy. The health care debate rages on. And the attorney general names a prosecutor on torture. Our weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines.

Our remembrance of Ted Kennedy continues as we open the phone lines to hear your views on the passing of an American — and New England — icon.