In this week’s episode, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta answers the question of whether or not Afghanistan can stand on its own after the American combat mission in the country ends.  President Obama attacks the Romney campaign with his record in Bain Capital saying the former executive has more experience generating profit than creating jobs. Fox Anchor, Liz Claman, editorial director Ron Brownstein, political reporter Nia Malika Henderson, and former Michigan governor and TV host Jennifer Granholm discuss how the campaign affects both presidential candidates.

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In this week’s episode, another political showdown could be brewing in Washington where President Obama and Democrats in congress are negotiating with Republicans over budget priorities. Republicans are calling for all debt limit increases to be matched dollar-for-dollar by spending cuts, and Democrats are pushing back. ABC’s George Stephanopoulos spoke with Speaker of the House of Representatives John Boehner and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi about the national debt debate. Finally, at the political roundtable, political contributor George Will, political commentator Donna Brazile, Matthew Dowd, radio talk show host Laura Ingraham, and California Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom discussed the debt debate and the latest in the race for the White House.

In today's episode, George Stephanopoulos interviews congressional Representatives Barney Frank of Massachusetts and Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee about President Obama's announcement of support for gay marriage.  On this week's Round Table discussion, several political pundits examine the impact of gay marriage, the economy and the losses at JP Morgan on the nation's political arena. 

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In this week’s episode, ABC’s Jake Tapper speaks with President Obama’s Chief Campaign Strategist David Axelrod about the president’s bid for a second term in the White House amid new numbers that show a slower-than-expected economic recovery. Former presidential candidate, Senator John McCain, attacks the President’s record and policies toward Iran, Iraq, and Israel. Then, at the roundtable, panelists discuss an Obama ad that some say politicizes the killing of Osama Bin Laden. Political commentator George Will, Mitt Romney Adviser Bay Buchanan, Radio and television host Tavis Smiley, Former Obama Economic Adviser Austan Goolsbee, and Fox News Anchor Greta Van Susteren weigh in on the new jobs numbers, the overall economic picture, and what it means for the election.

In this week episode, This Week host, George Stephanopoulos, speaks with the Chief Counterterrorism Adviser, John Brennan about the threat of a terrorist attack on the anniversary of the death of Osama Bin Laden.

Then, is the economy built to last?  George Stephanopoulos hosts a roundtable with George Will, Carly Fiorina, co-chair of Romney’s campaign in California, David Walker, the CEO of the Comeback America initiative, Paul Krugman, a Nobel Prize winning economist, Jennifer Granholm, Former Governor of Massachusetts, and Eric Schmidt, the executive chairman of Google to discuss the economy and how it is affecting the creation of jobs.

In this week’s episode, ABC’s George Stephanopoulos sits down with Maine Senator Susan Collins, the ranking member of the Homeland Security Committee and New York Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney from the House Oversight Committee to discuss the recent government scandals. Is unethical behavior in the agency assigned to protect the president casting a shadow over government?

Next, George Will, Peggy Noonan of the Wall Street Journal, ABC News political analyst Matthew Dowd, Democratic strategist Donna Brazile, and Keith Olbermann on ABC’s “This Week” sit down to discuss what the scandals within the Secret Service and General Services Administration mean for the political race.

The panelists discuss who is to blame and whether or not the president can be held responsible.

Meanwhile, the race between Mitt Romney and President Obama is tightening with the latest polls showing a dead-heat less than seven months before Election Day.

In this week’s episode, ABC’s George Stephanopoulos speaks with Secretary of the Treasury Timothy Geithner about the country’s fiscal situation. The economy continues to add over 100,000 jobs a month, but thousands have also given up looking for work. President Obama could face an uphill battle if the unemployment rate remains above eight percent through November, but the head of the Treasury is optimistic that growth will continue. At the roundtable, Paul Gigot, editorial page editor of the Wall Street Journal, Katrina Vanden Heuvel, editor of the nation, political commentator Cokie Roberts, Romney campaign adviser Kevin Madden, and Mellody Barnes who headed domestic policy under the administration discussed the economy and politics.

In this week’s episode, ABC’s Jake Tapper interviews world-renowned Pastor Rick Warren about faith, religion, and politics. In Warren’s invocation at President Obama’s inauguration in 2009, the pastor called for civility in America, and today he says Americans still struggle to walk hand-in-hand without seeing eye-to-eye. At the political roundtable, commentator George Will, editor of Thomson Reuters digital Chrystia Freeland, The Washington Bureau Chief for Yahoo News David Chalian, Wall Street Journal Columnist Peggy Noonan, and author and Georgetown University Professor Michael Eric Dyson discuss the President’s harsh words for Congressman Paul Ryan’s budget plan and his criticism of the Supreme Court.

In this week’s episode, ABC’s George Stephanopoulos interviews Congressmen Paul Ryan and Chris Van Hollen. Ryan discusses his “Path to Prosperity” budget proposal which he says will cut the deficit and get the country’s economy back on track. Democrats say the plan subsidizes the rich by lowering tax rates while decreasing revenue and hurting the middle class. Then, at the political roundtable, commentators discuss the latest in the political race. A win in Wisconsin could mean Mitt Romney’s nomination is all but guaranteed, and some are already speculating about his running mate. Finally, the roundtable discusses the oral arguments before the Supreme Court for and against the Affordable Care Act. Does the law’s individual mandate violate the Constitution? The judges’ questions have led some to believe the law could be in trouble.

In this week’s episode, ABC’s George Stephanopoulos speaks with President Obama’s top strategist David Plouffe about the Trayvon Martin shooting, the Supreme Court’s upcoming hearing of the controversial healthcare law, and the latest on the Republican race for president. Congresswoman Michele Bachmann says it is important for Republicans to coalesce around one candidate, but that party unity will come when it is time. In the political roundtable discussion, contributors talk about the national conversation sparked by the Florida shooting, and the likelihood that the Supreme Court will strike down the President Obama’s signature legislation: the Affordable Care Act, and what it will mean for the political race.