Oct. 31, 2025 8:31 p.m. EDT
Full Episode: Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 10/31/25
Trade deals in Asia, a threat to resume nuclear weapons testing and a government shutdown that’s set to become the longest in American history. Join guest moderator Vivian Salama, Paul Beckett of The Atlantic, Jeff Mason of Reuters, Seung Min Kim of The Associated Press and Andrea Mitchell of NBC News to discuss this and more.
Oct. 31, 2025 8:29 p.m. EDT
Clip: Trump's trade deals in Asia and threats to resume nuclear testing
President Trump returned from his trip to Asia boasting of trade deals with China and South Korea. But he topped off the visit by vowing to resume nuclear weapons testing, breaking a decades-long moratorium respected by most of the world’s nuclear powers.
Oct. 31, 2025 8:29 p.m. EDT
Clip: Which side will face more political pressure to end the shutdown?
President Trump is back in Washington, where tempers are flaring on Capitol Hill as millions of Americans are on the brink of losing critical federal assistance. The panel discusses whether the president will get directly involved in the shutdown fight.
Oct. 30, 2025 4:18 p.m. EDT
Preview: Coming Up on Washington Week with The Atlantic
airs Friday, Oct. 31, 2025 at 8PM on PBS (check local listings) Trump Returns to Shutdown PressureAfter reaching several agreements with leaders in Asia earlier this week, President Trump has returned to Washington, where lawmakers have failed to make progress on re-opening the government, and federal food benefit and childhood education programs that serve millions of Americans are set to run out of money. As pressure mounts on to re-open the government, both sides are dug in, raising the qu...
Oct. 24, 2025 8:57 p.m. EDT
Full Episode: Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 10/24/25
President Trump took a wrecking ball to the East Wing of the White House, and in so doing obliterated the line between metaphor and literal reality. Join moderator Jeffrey Goldberg, Peter Baker of The New York Times, Susan Glasser of The New Yorker, David Ignatius of The Washington Post and Toluse Olorunnipa of The Atlantic to discuss this and more.
Oct. 24, 2025 8:57 p.m. EDT
Clip: Trump's unchecked power and unapologetic impunity
How does a president get to knock down the East Wing? Is that even legal? By what authority does he do the things he does? The panel discusses what’s legal and what’s not, and just exactly what Trump is up to.
Oct. 24, 2025 8:57 p.m. EDT
Clip: How Trump defies all norms of presidential behavior
This was a week in which Trump posted an AI-generated video of himself, wearing a crown, dropping a planeload of feces on protesters. He also pardoned a convicted crypto kingpin who has worked to enrich the Trump family’s company, and he asked the DOJ to pay him millions for legal costs incurred when the government he now controls investigated him. He also seems to be going to war with Venezuela.
Oct. 24, 2025 2:31 p.m. EDT
Preview: Coming Up on Washington Week with The Atlantic
airs Friday, Oct. 24, 2025 at 8PM on PBS (check local listings)***Trump’s Figurative and Literal Wrecking BallThis week, in a symbolic and brazen display of unchecked power, President Trump used a wrecking ball to demolish the White House’s East Wing in order to make way for a new $300 million ballroom. He’s also tearing through Washington with other controversial moves, such as demanding the Justice Department reimburse him for hundreds of millions of dollars for past investigations and esca...
Oct. 17, 2025 8:51 p.m. EDT
Full Episode: Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 10/17/25
Buoyed by the belief that he brought peace to the Middle East, President Trump is trying to end Russia’s war on Ukraine. But at home, he’s waging war on domestic critics, engaging in a prosecution campaign without precedent. Join moderator Jeffrey Goldberg, Nancy Youssef and Anne Applebaum of The Atlantic, Stephen Hayes of The Dispatch and Tyler Pager of The New York Times to discuss more.
Oct. 17, 2025 8:39 p.m. EDT
Clip: What the Pentagon press corps eviction means for coverage of the U.S. military
Presidents have always believed that in a democratic country, there is a role for the press in covering military affairs. But this week, the press corps was ousted from the Pentagon. The panel discusses what it means for future coverage.
