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Washington Week with The Atlantic

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, 4/18/25

26m 46s

President Trump is taking extraordinary steps to exert power and influence over what he thinks of as the country’s “elite” institutions, and we are seeing that defiance has a price for fellow Republicans. Join moderator Jeffrey Goldberg, Peter Baker of the New York Times, Laura Barrón-López of PBS News Hour, Eugene Daniels of MSNBC and Mark Leibovich of The Atlantic to discuss this and more.

Episodes

Extras + Features

  • What's next in Trump's battle with the courts: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    What's next in Trump's battle with the courts

    S2025 E16 - 13m 39s

    President Trump believes that the executive branch is first among equals, continuing his conflict with the judicial branch. The panel discusses his steps to exert power and influence.

  • Why Republicans in Congress won't stand up to Trump: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Why Republicans in Congress won't stand up to Trump

    S2025 E16 - 9m 57s

    Sen. Lisa Murkowski told voters in Alaska that she's anxious about using her voice in Washington "because retaliation is real." The panel discusses why Republicans are still afraid to stand up to President Trump.

  • What's next for Trump after triggering economic chaos?: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    What's next for Trump after triggering economic chaos?

    S2025 E15 - 15m 17s

    Is there a method to the seeming madness we’ve all experienced this past week? Donald Trump, a famously transactional president, apparently believes quite deeply in something few economists believe, that high tariffs are the key to strengthening the American economy and society.

  • What's behind Trump's abrupt firing of NSA leadership?: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    What's behind Trump's abrupt firing of NSA leadership?

    S2025 E14 - 12m 48s

    President Trump is facing criticism after firing the head of the National Security Agency. Far-right activist Laura Loomer took credit for the firings on social media and said she discussed staff loyalty in an Oval Office meeting with Trump.

  • Trump's preoccupation with tariffs: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Trump's preoccupation with tariffs

    S2025 E14 - 10m 50s

    Is there any possible way President Trump's new tariffs will make things better for Americans? The panel explores this question and what economists are saying.

  • Consequences of Trump administration's security breach: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Consequences of Trump administration's security breach

    S2025 E13 - 9m 2s

    Despite the Trump administration’s enthusiastic efforts to deflect attention away from Signalgate and their extraordinary security breach, Senate leaders of both parties are calling for an investigation, and National Security Adviser Mike Waltz, who first included Jeffrey Goldberg in the Signal group, and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth are facing calls to resign.

  • Is there a lesson for the press after Signal controversy?: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Is there a lesson for the press after Signal controversy?

    S2025 E13 - 14m 40s

    The panel discusses if there's a lesson for the press after the Trump administration's response to Jeffrey Goldberg's report that he was added to a Signal chat with senior officials sharing classified information regarding military strikes against the Houthis in Yemen.

  • Why Elon Musk visited the Pentagon: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Why Elon Musk visited the Pentagon

    S2025 E12 - 6m 38s

    Elon Musk visited the Pentagon on a day after reports he would be getting a briefing on potential U.S. war plans. President Trump denied the story and said Musk was there to discuss reducing costs.

  • Trump's unpredictability with allies and adversaries: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Trump's unpredictability with allies and adversaries

    S2025 E11 - 18m 34s

    President Trump is destabilizing world order less than two months into his second term. The U.S. now treats adversaries like allies and allies like adversaries. The panel discusses Trump’s moves and his deep sympathy for Russia.

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