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Sharon Percy Rockefeller, president and chief executive officer of WETA and President of NewsHour Productions, today announced Jeffrey Goldberg, the editor in chief of The Atlantic, as the new moderator of Washington Week.

Airs Friday, July 28, 2023 at 8PM on PBS (check local listings) This week on Washington Week: Legal clouds loom over the 2024 election: Anticipation over the likely indictment of former President - and frontrunner for the GOP nomination in 2024 - Donald Trump heated-up on Thursday. Trump’s legal team met with special counsel Jack Smith, and the grand jury hearing Smith’s team’s evidence on efforts to overturn the 2020 election sat in Washington. Donald Trump isn’t the only one making legal n...

Airs Friday, July 21, 2023 at 8PM on PBS (check local listings) This week on Washington Week: Why Trump’s growing legal challenges will test America’s democracy Former President Trump said this week he recently received notification from Special Counsel Jack Smith's office that he’s a target of the Justice Department’s criminal probe into efforts to overturn the 2020 election. DOJ’s notification is a sign the former president - and current frontrunner for the GOP’s 2024 presidential nominatio...

Airs Friday, July 14, 2023 at 8PM on PBS (check local listings) This week on Washington Week: President Biden unites NATO allies abroad, as Speaker McCarthy grapples with Republican divides in the House President Biden returns to Washington after a successful and historic trip abroad, where he negotiated Sweden’s accession to NATO, and smoothed over tensions surrounding Ukraine’s pathway to membership of the security alliance. Back at home, Speaker of the House, Kevin McCarthy faced another h...

Airs Friday, June 30, 2023 at 8PM on PBS (check local listings) Coming up on Washington Week: President Biden’s foreign and domestic priorities: President Biden is set to attend an important NATO summit in Lithuania aimed at expanding the number of countries in the security alliance and strengthening the group’s support for Ukraine. The meeting comes at a critical moment: The president is weighing supplying Ukraine with controversial weapons to aid its slow-going counteroffensive against Russ...

Airs Friday, June 30, 2023 at 8PM on PBS (check local listings) On this week's Washington Week: Historic SCOTUS decisions: The Supreme Court ended an historic session with a flurry of decisions with long and lasting consequences, across the political and cultural landscape. The rulings — including the highly anticipated opinion on affirmative action in college admissions — sparked intense reaction from both sides of the political aisle.  Conservatives praised the High Court’s decision, but Pr...

Airs Friday, June 23, 2023 at 8PM on PBS (check local listings) On this week's Washington Week: Joining guest moderator William Brangham to discuss this and more: Major funding for “Washington Week” is provided by Consumer Cellular, the estate of Arnold Adams, the Yuen Foundation, Sandra and Carl DeLay-Magnuson, Rose Hirschel and Andy Shreeves, Robert and Susan Rosenbaum, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and PBS. Keep up with WASHINGTON WEEK anytime by visiting the website or joining ...

Airs Friday, June 16, 2023 at 8PM on PBS (check local listings) On this week’s Washington Week: Trump’s historic day in court: Former President Donald Trump made history on Tuesday when he became the first former American president to be arraigned on federal charges. He pleaded not guilty to 37 felony counts related to his alleged mishandling of classified documents and for obstructing the government’s efforts to get them back. After his court proceeding, Trump flew to Bedminster where he delivered a fiery speech in front of his supporters, attacking the Biden administration, the Justice Department, and special counsel Jack Smith. But on Wednesday, Attorney General Merrick Garland, in his first public comments since Trump’s arraignment, defended the special counsel and his team. For Trump, the Republican Party’s current 2024 presidential front-runner, news of his indictment resulted in his campaign raising over $6 million and his rivals for the nomination are struggling to find ways to capitalize on Trump’s legal vulnerabilities without angering his base. Joining guest moderator, John Yang, to discuss this and more: Sadie Gurman, Justice Department Reporter, The Wall Street Journal Domenico Montanaro, Senior Political Editor, NPR Toluse Olorunnipa, White House Bureau Chief, Washington Post Charlie Savage, Washington Correspondent, New York Times Major funding for “Washington Week” is provided by Consumer Cellular, the estate of Arnold Adams, the Yuen Foundation, Sandra and Carl DeLay-Magnuson, Rose Hirschel and Andy Shreeves, Robert and Susan Rosenbaum, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and PBS. Keep up with WASHINGTON WEEK anytime by visiting the website or joining the conversations on FACEBOOK and Twitter @washingtonweek.

Airs Friday, June 9, 2023 at 8PM on PBS (check local listings) Coming up on Washington Week: Trump’s legal woes worsen: In the clearest sign yet that former President Donald Trump is likely to face criminal charges, federal prosecutors have informed his legal team he is a target of an investigation into his handling of classified information. Meanwhile, a second grand jury in Florida is hearing evidence on possible crimes committed in the documents case there. Trump attacked by GOP 2024 rival...

Airs Friday, June 2, 2023 at 8PM on PBS (check local listings) Coming up on Washington Week: Debt ceiling deal. After weeks of brinkmanship, posturing, and negotiation the Senate is racing to pass the Fiscal Responsibility Act and get it to President Biden for his signature before Monday, when the U.S. could default on its debt for the first time in history. GOP 2024 race for the White House gets more heated, and crowded.  Florida Governor Ron DeSantis kicked off his run for the White House t...