Elizabeth doit faire face à une enquête insensée concernant son passé, une enquête qui pourrait remettre en cause le vote de la première grande loi de sa présidence.

De son côté, le Premier gentleman Henry est mal à l'aise quand il comprend que son passage dans l'émission « The Late Show » est l'occasion pour le présentateur de s'intéresser de près aux relations entre la Présidente et son mari.

Elizabeth est confrontée à une montée des protestations contre la hausse des prix des carburants dans tout le pays.

Elle va bientôt devoir se soumettre au traditionnel « premier lancer présidentiel » à l'ouverture d'un match des New York Mets game... alors qu'elle n'a jamais joué au baseball.

Pendant ce temps, Mike B. est auditionné par la Commission du Renseignement du Sénat dans le cadre de l'enquête sur l'implication de l'Iran et de la secrétaire d'État McCord dans les élections présidentielles américaines.

Elizabeth must decide whether to use autonomous unmanned weapons or send U.S. soldiers to bring the mastermind of the UN gas attack to justice. Also, Blake is questioned by Senator Hanson about potential campaign finance violations related to his love life, and Henry and Elizabeth search for the perfect dog.

Henry teams up with a Marine veteran to fight for legislation that helps Veterans Affairs provide better mental health care, but he encounters surprising resistance from Vice President Carlos Morejon. Also, Senator Hanson questions Daisy about an arrest in her past.

When evidence implicates Daisy in the leak of hacked information during the presidential campaign and threatens to topple Elizabeth’s presidency, Elizabeth must decide what to believe and how far she’s willing to go to uncover the truth. Also, Henry and Elizabeth host former President Dalton at the White House after his interview with Bob Schieffer.

When a fabricated video makes it look like Elizabeth and Henry are making fun of a foreign dignitary, they struggle to convince him not to pull out of an important international agreement. Also, Stevie says goodbye to an important person in her life.

When U.S. intelligence locates the mastermind behind a foreign country's hack, Elizabeth must decide whether to risk war by extracting him from the country while she also prepares for the White House correspondents' dinner. Also, Jason faces backlash after he confronts his school newspaper over its coverage of Elizabeth.

When an American tech CEO goes missing in a foreign country, Elizabeth navigates complicated diplomatic terrain to get him back without triggering a regional conflict. Also, things get personal when Stevie and Henry testify at House impeachment proceedings.

Elizabeth faces a national security crisis when a military conflict in international waters spirals to the brink of nuclear confrontation. Also, with the imminent threat of impeachment looming over the McCord administration, Elizabeth and Henry make a wish-list of things to do while she’s still in office.

President Elizabeth McCord kicks off a new landmark political initiative with help from members of the World Cup Champion U.S. Women’s Soccer team. Also, the McCords overcome last-minute obstacles to pull off a spectacular family celebration.