Sep. 19, 2025 9:19 p.m. EDT
Full Episode: Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 9/19/25
President Trump stokes fears that he’s using the government to silence his critics after ABC abruptly suspends Jimmy Kimmel. But the punishment has set off a wave of alarm and outrage. Join guest moderator Vivian Salama, Leigh Ann Caldwell of Puck, Zolan Kanno-Youngs of The New York Times and Asma Khalid of BBC News to discuss this and more.
Sep. 19, 2025 9:02 p.m. EDT
Clip: Free speech under fire
President Trump put television networks on notice, stoking fears that he’s using the government to silence his critics. The panel takes a deep dive into the fierce debate over free speech in the United States.
Sep. 19, 2025 8:39 p.m. EDT
Clip: As Russia tests NATO, Trump says Putin 'has let me down'
As Russia tests NATO with incursions into Polish and Estonian airspace, President Trump says Putin has let him down. The panel discusses where the Ukraine war stands five weeks after the summit in Alaska.
Sep. 19, 2025 9:08 a.m. EDT
News: Coming Up on Washington Week with The Atlantic
Airs Friday, Sept. 19, 2025 at 8PM on PBS (check local listings) Coming up on Washington Week with The Atlantic: Fear & Furor over Free Speech Concerns are on the rise that President Trump and his allies are retaliating against his critics, and a fierce debate over free speech is underway after ABC abruptly suspended Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night talk show this week. Kimmel’s suspension was announced shortly after Brendan Carr, the Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, took the come...
Sep. 12, 2025 9:14 p.m. EDT
Full Episode: Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 9/12/25
The assassination Charlie Kirk, conservative activist and close ally of President Donald Trump, has raised new questions about escalating political violence in the country. Join moderator Jeffrey Goldberg, Peter Baker of The New York Times, Laura Barrón-López of MSNBC, Susan Glasser of The New Yorker and Tom Nichols of The Atlantic to discuss this and more.
Sep. 12, 2025 9 p.m. EDT
Clip: Charlie Kirk’s assassination raises questions about escalating political violence
America’s list of victims of political violence is distressingly long and features figures from both the right and left. The panel discusses this week’s assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, its fallout and the role of social media in a culture of escalating violence.
Sep. 12, 2025 8:57 p.m. EDT
Clip: What Russia’s drone incursion into Poland means for NATO and Trump
The incursion of Russian drones into Polish airspace this week represented a serious extension of Putin’s war in Ukraine into NATO territory. The panel discusses what this means for Europe and President Trump.
Sep. 11, 2025 5:29 p.m. EDT
Preview: Coming Up on Washington Week with The Atlantic
Airs Friday, Sept. 12, 2025 at 8PM on PBS (check local listings) Coming up on Washington Week with The Atlantic: Culture of Violence The assassination of Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist and close ally of President Trump, has shocked the nation this week, and raised new questions about the country’s escalating political violence. Meanwhile, America’s influence on the global stage is in question after President Trump was blindsided by Israel’s strike in Qatar and Russia’s incursion of ...
Sep. 05, 2025 8:58 p.m. EDT
Full Episode: Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 9/5/25
RFK Jr. was bludgeoned in the Senate for his management of the CDC and for his views on vaccines. And halfway around the world, America’s adversaries gathered in Beijing in a show of force. Join moderator Jeffrey Goldberg, Elisabeth Bumiller of The New York Times, Leigh Ann Caldwell of Puck, Stephen Hayes of The Dispatch and Vivian Salama of The Atlantic to discuss this and more.
Sep. 05, 2025 8:48 p.m. EDT
Clip: Is RFK Jr.'s vaccine fight popular with Trump and his base?
Scientists have endorsed the efficacy of vaccines for quite literally hundreds of years. George Washington himself had his troops vaccinated for smallpox. But Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. spent a day debating vaccination with senators of both parties. The panel discusses how popular the agenda is with President Trump's supporters.
