How has the country come to where it currently stands? Former CIA Director John Brennan, who spent nearly 30 years with the agency, joins the show to discuss the president, the state of the nation, and his new memoir.

13 people were charged in an alleged domestic terror plot to kidnap Michigan’s Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer. The state became a hotbed of right wing extremism during the coronavirus lockdown. Whitmer blames the president for encouraging the extremist groups, citing his infamous "Liberate Michigan" tweet. State Attorney General Dana Nessel joins the show to discuss the investigation.

If there’s one thing that can get us through 2020, it’s laughter. This also happens to be a very effective way to get under the skin of the high and mighty. Cue Emmy Award-winning producer and comedian Larry Wilmore. The former "Daily Show" correspondent is returning to late night with “Wilmore,” a new series on NBC’s streaming service Peacock.

A Pew Research Center poll found at least 82% of white evangelicals are preparing to vote again for President Trump, but he also has growing support among non-white evangelicals. Pastor Sam Rodriguez is president of the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference. He tells Michel Martin why he thinks President Trump's "heart is in the right place."

Today President Trump said he would not take part in any virtual debate, then suggested doing it in-person a week later—something the Biden campaign has rejected. Meanwhile, the White House COVID hotspot gets hotter, with at least one military aide who carries the nuclear code briefcase now infected. Veteran journalists Susan Glasser and Peter Baker weigh in on this fraught situation.

The pandemic and the global uprising for racial justice are pushing many businesses around the world to rethink sustainability and social responsibility. These are topics that have been on Stella McCartney's mind since the beginning of her career. Christiane speaks with the designer in her London office about the roadmap for the future in fashion.

Astronomer and UCLA Professor Andrea Ghez has been named a co-winner of the Nobel Prize in physics. She shares the honor with Berkeley colleague Reinhard Genzel and Sir Roger Penrose of Oxford University. Ghez is only the fourth woman to be awarded the Nobel Prize in physics, and she joins Christiane to react to the news.

Mental health issues have skyrocketed around the world, and the WHO says COVID has disrupted mental health services in over 90% of the world's nations. The crisis is particularly urgent for young people who may be living in isolation and struggling with the stress of remote learning. Laurie Santos is a professor of psychology at Yale and host of hit podcast "The Happiness Lab."

27 days away from the election, President Trump continues to trail Joe Biden in the polls, and questions remain over how the breakdown in stimulus talks may play into voters' thinking. Michael Steele, former chair of the Republican National Committee and now an ardent Never Trumper, joins Christiane to break it all down.

A new Harvard study led by Yochai Benkler examines how the president harnesses mass media to disseminate and reinforce disinformation about mail-in voter fraud. Benkler joins Hari Sreenivasan to explain his findings.

Before President Trump fell ill, the most talked-about debate issue was his refusal to clearly denounce white supremacy and the Proud Boys. Kristofer Goldsmith is a U.S. Army veteran, having enlisted after 9/11, and he has spent years tracking the efforts of extremist organizations to recruit American soldiers. He explains why white supremacist groups pose a serious danger to democracy.

President Trump, still sick with COVID-19, is back at work in the White House with a skeleton crew. The virus has now infected at least 11 members of the White House staff, and most observers are shocked by the president's continuing disregard for coronavirus protocols. For a reality check on the virus and on governmental responses, Christiane speaks with public health expert Devi Sridhar.

Joe Biden has received regular COVID-19 tests since last week’s debate with President Trump, who is now known to be ill with the virus. To discuss Trump's conduct, the Biden campaign’s concerns, and the effect all this could have on the presidential race, Christiane speaks with former Secretary of Health and Human Services and current Congresswoman Donna Shalala.

During the lengthy investigation into President Trump's relationship with Russia, Robert Mueller’s team was conspicuously tight-lipped. Now, one of Mueller’s top deputies is speaking out. Andrew Weissmann has decades of experience in the Justice Department. In his new book, "Where Law Ends," Weissman argues that Mueller and his team made serious missteps.

To respond to the administration’s policies on Iran, Christiane speaks with Vali Nasr, a former senior adviser at the State Department and current Professor of Middle East Studies and International Affairs at Johns Hopkins University.

Do we expect too much of the American president? Political journalist John Dickerson believes so, having interviewed many of the men to have held the office -- including the current occupant. In his New York Times bestseller, Dickerson reminds us of how the responsibility and influence of the office have expanded since its creation-- and the effect of all this on the public's expectations.

History will record the current era as one characterized by a dangerous erosion of truth and trust in government -- concurrent with a global pandemic, economic and environmental collapse, and multinational uprisings. To gain perspective on all of this, Christiane speaks with renowned historian Margaret MacMillan, whose new book "War: How Conflict Shaped Us" is earning respectful reviews.

Reports on the state of President Trump's health have been conflicting and confounding, with profound implications for national security. To discuss this and to talk substance on foreign policy, Christiane speaks with Elliott Abrams, the State Department's Special Representative for Iran and Venezuela.

Like President Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin initially played down the coronavirus – but his country has the world’s fourth highest number of cases. And when it comes to protecting himself, Putin has been far more rigorous than Trump. Correspondent Matthew Chance joins the show from Moscow with details of Putin’s own protective bubble.

President Trump and the First Lady have tested positive for the coronavirus and are now experiencing “mild symptoms” according to the White House. At 74 years old and clinically obese, the president is a high risk patient. Former acting surgeon general Boris Lushniak joins Christiane to explain the medical risks and assess how this infection could have reached the commander in chief.