Feb. 21, 2025 9:03 p.m. EST
Clip: What Trump's firing of the Joint Chiefs chairman means for the military
President Trump abruptly fired the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Air Force Gen. CQ Brown, on Friday. The panel discusses what the president's move means for the U.S. military.
Feb. 21, 2025 9:02 p.m. EST
Clip: What's behind Trump's pivot toward Putin
There was a time when America could be counted on to support the goals of the NATO alliance. And that time was last week. The panel looks at Trump’s stunning pivot toward Putin and what it means for America’s role in the world.
Feb. 20, 2025 9:01 p.m. EST
Preview: Coming Up on Washington Week with the Atlantic
Airs Friday, February 21, 2025 at 8PM on PBS (check local listings) Coming up on Washington Week with The Atlantic: Trump’s Russia Pivot and Looming Pentagon Cuts: Just days before the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, President Donald Trump falsely blamed Ukraine for starting the war and called President Volodymyr Zelenskyy a dictator. This dramatically reversed 80 years of American foreign policy, after Trump seemed to align with Russia’s Vladimir Putin on ending the war i...
Feb. 14, 2025 9:18 p.m. EST
Full Episode: Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 2/14/25
President Trump indicates his loyalty to Elon Musk by firing as much of the federal workforce as he can, and his administration’s statements about Ukraine show how Trump views the war and Russia. Join moderator Jeffrey Goldberg, Eugene Daniels of Politico, Stephen Hayes of The Dispatch, Theodore Schleifer of The New York Times and Nancy Youssef of The Wall Street Journal to discuss this and more.
Feb. 14, 2025 8:58 p.m. EST
Clip: What the Trump administration is signaling about Ukraine and Russia
Ukraine was front and center this week in the international community, with members of the Trump administration sending mixed messages at a NATO meeting in Brussels and a security summit in Munich, while President Trump had a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The panel discusses what it all means.
Feb. 14, 2025 8:57 p.m. EST
Clip: Musk’s influence over mass firings in the federal government
President Trump’s decision to order mass firings in the federal workforce indicates not only his loyalty to billionaire Elon Musk, but to a revolutionary idea about the role of government itself. The panel discusses the relationship between Trump and Musk and the ideology driving many of Trump’s policy decisions.
Feb. 13, 2025 8:31 p.m. EST
Preview: Coming Up on Washington Week with The Atlantic
Airs Friday, February 14, 2025 at 8PM on PBS (check local listings) Coming up on Washington Week with The Atlantic: An Emboldened Musk and Trump’s Ukraine Shift: Mass firings are underway at some federal agencies this week after President Donald Trump and Elon Musk defended and expanded on their efforts to slash and overhaul the government. Trump signed new executive orders giving Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency even more power to make drastic changes to each agency. Meanwhile, T...
Feb. 07, 2025 9:24 p.m. EST
Full Episode: Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 2/7/25
Elon Musk is carrying out his plan to purge thousands of employees from the federal government, even as President Trump identifies new assignments for federal officials, including occupying and rebuilding the Gaza Strip. Join moderator Jeffrey Goldberg, Michael Scherer and Anne Applebaum of The Atlantic, Eugene Daniels of Politico and Asma Khalid of NPR to discuss this and more.
Feb. 07, 2025 8:55 p.m. EST
Clip: The regional consequences of Trump's Gaza redevelopment ideas
America is unlikely to follow through on President Trump's idea of occupying the Gaza Strip and turning it into the "Riviera of the Middle East," but just floating the concept could have an impact in the region.
Feb. 07, 2025 8:55 p.m. EST
Clip: What's next from Trump's federal purge after USAID's closure
President Trump and Elon Musk are carrying out plans to purge thousands of employees from the federal government. Musk says USAID was fed “into the woodchipper," and the Trump administration has launched an attempt to neuter both the Federal Election Commission and the National Archives.
