U.S. President Donald Trump gestures as he boards Air Force One to depart for Florida, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., January 16, 2026. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
airs January 16, 2026 at 8PM on PBS (check local listings)
Donald Trump’s World
All eyes were on President Trump this week, as the world waits for him to make decisions and take action on a variety of domestic and foreign issues related to the Insurrection Act, the Federal Reserve, Iran, Greenland, and Venezuela.
Joining editor in chief of The Atlantic and moderator, Jeffrey Goldberg, to discuss this and more:
- Jonathan Karl, Chief Washington Correspondent, ABC News
- David Sanger, White House and National Security Correspondent, The New York Times
- Nick Schifrin Foreign Affairs and Defense Correspondent, PBS News Hour
- Nancy Youssef, Staff Writer, The Atlantic
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