robert and susan rosenbaum. the corporation for public broadcasting.nd by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. clayton davis: have you ever wished you could hang out with your favorite hollywood stars? andrew garfield: the first thing i did was a doritos commercial in spain, and i thought i was done. i'd made it. clayton: variety studio invites you to listen in as the most critically acclaimed actors working today discuss their latest role. courteney cox: it's so intense. i can't believe it. clayton: with zendaya and andrew garfield, cynthia nixon anbowen yang, and courteney cox and faith hill. clayton: welcome to variety studio "actors on actors." i'm clayton davis. elizabeth wagmeister: and i'm elizabeth wagmeister. in this episode we're hearing from the actors who gave some of the year's most memorable performances. wherever or however you watch those shows, these are the biggest stars in television. major players from the marvel cinematic universe, superstars zendaya and andrew garfield reunite after the massive

robert and susan rosenbaum. the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. once again from washington, moderator yamiche alcindor. >> good evening and welcome to washington week. this week started with another high-profile mass shooting. in highland park, a man shot seven people to death at a july 4 parade. according to the gun violence archive over the holiday weekend, there were at least 11 mass shootings. that comes as the challenges facing the nation continue to mount. a debate over gun laws, abortion politics, and historic inflation. this week, president biden faced a rash of bad headlines, with democrats questioning whether he's meeting the moment. as an example, critics pointed to the president's response of the parade shooting as not forceful enough in contrast to jb pritzker's open frustration. >> we got a lot more wk to do, we've got to get this under control. >> if you are angry today, i'm here to tell you be angry. i'm furious yet more innocent lives were taken by gun viol

the ewing foundation, committed to bridging cultural differences in our communities, robert and susan rosenbaum, the corporation for public broadcasting, and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> once again from washington, moderator yamiche alcindor. yamiche: good evening and welcome to "washington week." it has been a week since the supreme court handed down its historic decision striking down roe v. wade and ending the constitutional right to an abortion. activists for abortion rights are continuing to take to the streets in protest. they and democratic lawmakers argue the decision threatens the lives of women and will lead to other rights being taken away. republicans, though, are condemning the protests. here is what senator lindsey graham of south carolina had to say. >> when roe v. wade came out, we did not burn down the capitol as conservative justices. the radical left are constitutional anarchists. they are literally trying to change this country from top to bottom. yamiche: on wednesday, i interviewed former secretary of state hillary clinton. she

our communities, sandra and carl delay-magnuson, rose hirschel and andy shreeves, robert and susan rosenbaum, the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. once again from washington moderator yamiche alcindor. yamiche: good evening and welcome to "washington week." this week the range of president den's political fortunes was on full display. he dealt with grim economic reports and enjoyed surprise legislative wins. on wednesday, the federal reserve took another aggressive step aimed at tackling inflation. it increased interest rates by three quarters of a percentage point. then in a surprise move, senator joe manchin of west virginia announced he and senate majority leader chuck schumer reached an agreement on president biden's top domestic agenda items. this is a deal that had seemed dead for months. $739 billion agreement is named the inflation reduction act. they say it taxes climate change, increases taxes on the wealthiest corporations, lowers health care costs, and fights inflation. >> this is a good piece of legisl