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Washington Week with The Atlantic is the longest-running primetime news and public affairs program on television. The show features a group of journalists participating in a roundtable discussion of major news events and can be found at 8pm ET on most local PBS stations.

Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 12/20/24

26m 46s

Joe Biden is still president, but you wouldn’t know it. Elon Musk and his partner, President-elect Trump, are making it clear that they are already in charge and a government shutdown is on the table. Join moderator Jeffrey Goldberg, Asma Khalid of NPR, Mark Leibovich of The Atlantic, Ashley Parker of The Washington Post and Vivian Salama of The Wall Street Journal to discuss this and more.

Episodes

  • Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 12/20/24: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 12/20/24

    S2024 E51 - 26m 46s

    Joe Biden is still president, but you wouldn’t know it. Elon Musk and his partner, President-elect Trump, are making it clear that they are already in charge and a government shutdown is on the table. Join moderator Jeffrey Goldberg, Asma Khalid of NPR, Mark Leibovich of The Atlantic, Ashley Parker of The Washington Post and Vivian Salama of The Wall Street Journal to discuss this and more.

  • Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 12/13/24: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 12/13/24

    S2024 E50 - 26m 46s

    In just over a month, Donald Trump will be sworn in as president again. He and his congressional allies want to hit the ground running, but Republican lawmakers are quickly hitting divides over where to start. Join guest moderator Lisa Desjardins, Peter Baker of The New York Times, Hans Nichols of Axios, Toluse Olorunnipa of The Washington Post and Ali Vitali of NBC News to discuss this and more.

  • Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 12/6/24: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 12/6/24

    S2024 E49 - 24m 10s

    Will Pete Hegseth convince key Republican senators that he’s a changed man? Donald Trump is standing by his choice for defense secretary, but is there an expiration date on this nomination? Join moderator Jeffrey Goldberg, McKay Coppins of The Atlantic, Jane Mayer of The New Yorker and Tarini Parti of The Wall Street Journal to discuss this and more.

  • Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 11/1/24: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 11/1/24

    S2024 E44 - 26m 46s

    This is the closest presidential race in memory, and one of the strangest and most foreboding, as well. How did we get here, and where are we headed? Join moderator Jeffrey Goldberg, Peter Baker of The New York Times, McKay Coppins of The Atlantic, Eugene Daniels of Politico and Vivian Salama of The Wall Street Journal to discuss this and more.

  • Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 10/11/24: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 10/11/24

    S2024 E41 - 26m 46s

    Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are ramping up efforts to win undecided and unlikely voters. Election Day is just over three weeks away, but the election is already underway with early voting in many states. Join guest moderator Lisa Desjardins, Jeff Mason of Reuters, Saleha Mohsin of Bloomberg, Ashley Parker of The Washington Post and Jessica Taylor of the Cook Political Report to discuss more.

  • Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 10/4/24: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 10/4/24

    S2024 E40 - 26m 46s

    The U.S. is hip-deep in the Middle East conflict, joining Israel in shooting down Iranian missiles this week. Further intensification might change the dynamics of the election in unpredictable ways. Join moderator Jeffrey Goldberg, Peter Baker of The New York Times, Francesca Chambers of USA Today, Franklin Foer of The Atlantic and David Ignatius of The Washington Post to discuss this and more.

  • Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 9/27/24: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 9/27/24

    S2024 E39 - 26m 46s

    Kamala Harris confronts one of her political vulnerabilities, immigration, by visiting the southern border. Plus, foreign policy takes center stage as Harris and Donald Trump meet Ukraine’s president. Join guest moderator Laura Barrón-López, Peter Baker of The New York Times, Wendy Benjaminson of Bloomberg News, Adam Harris of The Atlantic and Heidi Przybyla of Politico to discuss this and more.

  • Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 9/20/24: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 9/20/24

    S2024 E38 - 26m 46s

    Congress is scrambling to avoid a government shutdown just weeks until the election. Plus, a look at the candidate quality problem the Republican Party is facing. Join moderator Jeffrey Goldberg, Leigh Ann Caldwell of Washington Post Live, McKay Coppins and Caitlin Dickerson of The Atlantic and Zolan Kanno-Youngs of The New York Times to discuss this and more.

  • Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 9/13/24: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 9/13/24

    S2024 E37 - 26m 46s

    Kamala Harris exceeded expectations Tuesday in what, as of now, stands to be the only debate between her and Donald Trump. But will that success help her earn more votes? Join moderator Jeffrey Goldberg, Ashley Parker of The Washington Post, Eugene Daniels of Politico, Jerusalem Demsas of The Atlantic and Asma Khalid of NPR to discuss this and more.

  • Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 9/6/24: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 9/6/24

    S2024 E36 - 24m 10s

    Vice President Harris and former President Trump will soon face off in a televised debate. With less than 60 days until the election, the candidates and their running mates are working to sway swing state voters. Join guest moderator William Brangham, Leigh Ann Caldwell of Washington Post Live, Lisa Desjardins of PBS News Hour and Vivian Salama of The Wall Street Journal to discuss this and more.

  • Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 8/30/24: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 8/30/24

    S2024 E35 - 24m 10s

    Labor Day marks the final sprint to the election, and as things stand now, the presidential race is a toss-up. We’ll take a close look at the polls in the most crucial swing states and attempt to divine the immediate future. Join moderator Jeffrey Goldberg, Francesca Chambers of USA Today, McKay Coppins of The Atlantic, Jeff Mason of Reuters and Domenico Montanaro of NPR to discuss this and more.

  • Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 8/23/24: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 8/23/24

    S2024 E34 - 26m 46s

    This week at the DNC, Kamala Harris became the first Black woman and first candidate of Asian descent to lead a major party’s presidential ticket. Can she convince swing voters that she'd make a better president than Donald Trump? Join moderator Jeffrey Goldberg, Eugene Daniels of Politico, Asma Khalid of NPR, Mark Leibovich of The Atlantic and Ali Vitali of NBC News to discuss this and more.

Extras + Features

  • The biggest political surprises of 2024: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The biggest political surprises of 2024

    S2024 E51 - 5m 44s

    There were several noteworthy news events during the 2024 campaign season. The panel discusses their biggest political surprises of the year.

  • Trump runs into GOP divides over his ambitious agenda: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Trump runs into GOP divides over his ambitious agenda

    S2024 E50 - 7m 24s

    President-elect Trump and Republicans on Capitol Hill are unified on the big picture ahead, eagerly backing the Trump agenda on key issues like the border, taxes and energy. But that’s the easy part. The hard part is a split that has emerged among GOP leaders over how and when to turn Trump’s legislative wishlist into law.

  • Trump's backpedaling on promises to lower prices: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Trump's backpedaling on promises to lower prices

    S2024 E50 - 15m 56s

    After making inflation and the cost of groceries part of his campaign, President-elect Trump is starting to walk back some of his promises to lower prices. The panel discusses what's behind that change and Trump's other potentially extreme actions on immigration.

  • Mitt Romney's failed attempt to 'save' the Republican Party: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Mitt Romney's failed attempt to 'save' the Republican Party

    S2024 E49 - 5m 43s

    A former Republican standard-bearer said goodbye to Washington this week. Mitt Romney joined the Senate in the early years of Trump's first term and had a strong belief that he could steer the Republican Party away from what he considered the toxic elements of Trumpism. He's leaving with the GOP fully controlled by Trump.

  • Trump sticking with Hegseth after a week of revelations: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Trump sticking with Hegseth after a week of revelations

    S2024 E49 - 15m 41s

    The Fox morning host chosen by President-elect Trump to lead the world’s most powerful military is still in the game after a week of stunning revelations about his private life and personal demons. The drama around Pete Hegseth has diverted attention from Trump’s choice to run the FBI who appears ready to use his power to prosecute Trump’s enemies.

  • What Yahya Sinwar’s death means for Middle East tensions: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    What Yahya Sinwar’s death means for Middle East tensions

    S2024 E42 - 3m 20s

    Israel’s killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, the mastermind of the Oct. 7 attacks, is reverberating throughout the Middle East. What type of turning point does this spark for the war in Gaza? The panel discusses what this means for tensions in the region and U.S. foreign policy.

  • Why Trump is holding rallies in solidly blue states: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Why Trump is holding rallies in solidly blue states

    S2024 E41 - 9m 2s

    Former President Trump’s campaign is taking an unconventional approach, holding rallies in solidly blue states as a way to highlight what he says are failed democratic policies. The panel discusses this latest strategy.

  • Who are the key voters in the final weeks: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Who are the key voters in the final weeks

    S2024 E41 - 14m 43s

    Democratic heavy hitters, including former presidents Obama and Clinton, are all out campaigning for Kamala Harris. But others in the party are sounding the alarm that her popularity may have plateaued. The panel discusses where the race stands in the final stretch.

  • How the Middle East conflict could change election dynamics: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    How the Middle East conflict could change election dynamics

    S2024 E40 - 15m 41s

    We're a month away from an important and close presidential election, which means, we’re poised for an October surprise. There’s a good chance that the surprise, if it happens, will come out of the Middle East. While President Biden simultaneously supports Israel’s right to defend itself, he cautions Israel against further expanding the war.

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