May. 30, 2025 8:42 p.m. EDT
Clip: How Trump's fight with Harvard is playing politically
President Trump's battle with Harvard and higher education continued this week. The panel discusses how that fight is being received by voters and GOP lawmakers.
May. 23, 2025 8:47 p.m. EDT
Full Episode: Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 5/23/25
Presidential legacies tend to be debated for decades, but in the four months since Joe Biden left office, a consensus seems to have emerged that his decision to stand for a second term all but guaranteed Donald Trump’s return to power and that efforts to hide his infirmities were disastrous and dishonest. Jeffrey Goldberg speaks with Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson about their book, “Original Sin.”
May. 23, 2025 8:46 p.m. EDT
Clip: Protective 'politburo' hid Biden's decline, Tapper and Thompson say
Jake Tapper's and Alex Thompson's new book, "Original Sin: President Biden's Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again," has enthralled Washington and much of the nation. They joined Jeffrey Goldberg to discuss the protective 'politburo' that they say hid Biden from his Cabinet, the press and the nation.
May. 23, 2025 8:46 p.m. EDT
Clip: When Biden started showing signs of decline
Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson, authors of "Original Sin," speak with Jeffrey Goldberg about when Joe Biden started showing signs of decline and how some behind the scenes were questioning his fitness to serve as president.
May. 22, 2025 5:11 p.m. EDT
Preview: Coming Up on Washington Week with The Atlantic
Airs Friday, May 22, 2025 at 8PM on PBS (check local listings) Coming up on Washington Week with The Atlantic: Biden’s Cancer Diagnosis and Allegations of a White House Cover-Up On a special edition of Washington Week with The Atlantic, moderator Jeffrey Goldberg will be joined by Jake Tapper, CNN’s Anchor and Chief Washington Correspondent and Alex Thompson, Axios’ National Political Correspondent to discuss their revealing new book, Original Sin. Major funding for “Washington Week with T...
May. 16, 2025 8:50 p.m. EDT
Full Episode: Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 5/16/25
After being welcomed in royal style by Gulf leaders, President Trump announced enormous deals and made dramatic foreign policy decisions on the fly. He also advanced the cause of his family’s businesses. Join moderator Jeffrey Goldberg, Peter Baker of The New York Times, Stephen Hayes of The Dispatch, David Ignatius of The Washington Post and Andrea Mitchell of NBC News to discuss this and more.
May. 16, 2025 8:37 p.m. EDT
Clip: How Trump reset U.S. foreign policy during his Middle East visit
It was a homecoming of sorts for President Trump this week. After being welcomed in royal style by Gulf leaders, the president announced enormous deals and made dramatic new foreign policy decisions on the fly. The panel examines the president’s trip to the Middle East and what it tells us about America’s place in the world.
May. 16, 2025 8:35 p.m. EDT
Clip: Is Trump turning Netanyahu into a sucker?
President Trump is seeking a new nuclear deal with Iran and engaging in transactional diplomacy with other Middle Eastern leaders. The panel discusses what Trump's shift means for Benjamin Netanyahu and Israel.
May. 15, 2025 7:18 p.m. EDT
Preview:: Coming Up on Washington Week with The Atlantic
Airs Friday, May 16, 2025 at 8PM on PBS (check local listings) Coming up on Washington Week with The Atlantic: Trump’s Transactional Diplomacy President Trump returns from the Middle East on Friday, following the first major overseas trip of his second term. Deal-making overshadowed foreign policy conversations, as the visit was marked by Trump's announcement of multi-billion dollar investments for America. Meanwhile, the Trump Organization’s recent expansion in Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the ...
May. 09, 2025 9:21 p.m. EDT
Full Episode: Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 5/9/25
President Trump’s leadership on the world stage is being put to the test and the challenge for America’s allies and adversaries alike is figuring out what his actual policies are. Join moderator Jeffrey Goldberg, Susan Glasser of The New Yorker, Asma Khalid of NPR, David Sanger of The New York Times and Nancy Youssef of The Wall Street Journal to discuss this and more.
