Oct. 05, 2023 5:49 p.m. EDT
Preview: Coming Up on Washington Week with The Atlantic
Airs Friday, October 6, 2023 at 8PM on PBS (check local listings) Coming up on Washington Week with The Atlantic: House in Crisis: Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s (R-CA) historic removal from the Speakership this week and the burgeoning race for someone to replace him indicates the anarchic spirit is alive and well within the House GOP. But as another potential shutdown looms, the ensuing chaos threatens to exacerbate the Federal government’s dysfunction. What does the GOP’s infighting mean for the he...
Sep. 28, 2023 5:36 p.m. EDT
Preview: Coming Up on Washington Week with The Atlantic
Airs Friday, September 29, 2023 at 8PM on PBS (check local listings) Coming up on Washington Week with The Atlantic: The American government on the brink of shutdown: With the federal government about to run out of money, we explore how the country got to this point, who will be affected, and how U.S. support for Ukraine has become a divisive political issue. Joining editor in chief of The Atlantic and moderator, Jeffrey Goldberg, to discuss this and more: Major funding for “Washington Week” ...
Sep. 21, 2023 5:25 p.m. EDT
Preview: Coming Up on Washington Week with The Atlantic
Airs Friday, September 22, 2023 at 8PM on PBS (check local listings) Coming up on Washington Week with The Atlantic: Congressional Dysfunction: House Republicans have been fighting amongst themselves over the federal budget as a possible government shutdown looms. In the midst of this, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited Capitol Hill this to appeal to Congress to provide critical weapons and support, which has also been met with some GOP resistance. And, with days until Chairman...
Sep. 14, 2023 5:20 p.m. EDT
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Airs Friday, September 15, 2023 at 8PM on PBS (check local listings) House GOP infighting reached new heights this week as Trump-aligned House Republicans threaten to shut down the government. Speaker Kevin McCarthy tried to appease his far-right members by opening an impeachment inquiry into President Biden but the move wasn’t enough for his right flank. They want their list of demands met or else they’ll come for McCarthy’s gavel and vote against funding the government. With no agreement ...
Sep. 07, 2023 5:02 p.m. EDT
Preview: Coming Up on Washington Week with The Atlantic
Airs Friday, September 08, 2023 at 8PM on PBS (check local listings) Coming up on Washington Week with The Atlantic: A closer look at President Biden’s achievements and challenges. President Biden is on his way to Asia, aiming to strengthen key relationships and counter China’s influence in the region by attending the G-20 gathering of world leaders in Delhi and by meeting with Vietnamese leaders in Hanoi. His trip comes after National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan warned North Korea would ...
Aug. 31, 2023 8:12 p.m. EDT
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Airs Friday, September 1, 2023 at 8PM on PBS (check local listings) A trial date is set for former President Trump, and concern grows over America’s aging leadership. The calendar for one of the most novel presidential election races in U.S. history is coming into view. This week a D.C. judge ruled that former President Donald Trump’s federal election interference trial will start on March 4, 2024—the day before Super Tuesday. Trump also pleaded “not guilty” and waived his arraignment in the ...
Aug. 24, 2023 2:46 p.m. EDT
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Airs Friday, August 25, 2023 at 8PM on PBS (check local listings) Coming up on Washington Week with The Atlantic: Donald Trump arrested in Georgia, after skipping the first GOP debate: Former President Donald Trump will surrender to authorities at the Fulton County jail on Thursday on felony charges connected to his efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election results in the state. The Republican frontrunner’s booking in Atlanta came a day after Trump skipped the first Republican pres...
Aug. 17, 2023 8:57 p.m. EDT
Preview: Coming Up on Washington Week with The Atlantic
Coming up on Washington Week with The Atlantic: Donald Trump’s 91 felony charges: Former President Donald Trump is facing what could be his most consequential legal challenge yet, after he was indicted in Fulton County, Georgia this week for his alleged efforts to overturn the state’s 2020 presidential election results. It’s Trump’s fourth indictment in as many months and the sweeping, complex case has potential flaws and some weaknesses. The latest indictment also adds to the chaos of the G...
Aug. 10, 2023 4:24 p.m. EDT
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Airs Friday, August 11, 2023 at 8PM on PBS (check local listings) Coming up on Washington Week with The Atlantic Red flags for Republicans, hard challenges for President Biden: After former President Donald Trump was arraigned for trying to overturn the 2020 election results, a strange question looms over the 2024 race: 'Will the former President and current Republican GOP frontrunner win the presidency, go to prison, or both?’ The challenges facing Democrats and President Biden’s 2024 re-ele...
Aug. 03, 2023 8:20 p.m. EDT
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Airs Friday, August 4, 2023 at 8PM on PBS (check local listings) This week on Washington Week: Trump arrested and arraigned in DC: For the first time in our Nation’s history, a former American president has been criminally charged with trying to hold on to power after losing an election. On Thursday, Former President Donald Trump - and the current 2024 GOP presidential frontrunner - returned to the Nation’s capital as a criminal defendant. In a federal courthouse in Washington, DC, Trump plea...
