May. 09, 2025 9:05 p.m. EDT
Clip: How will Trump coexist with the first American pope on the world stage?
Among the people who must try to understand President Trump’s vision for the world is Pope Leo XIV. As best as we can tell, he doesn’t think like Trump on a huge range of issues. The panel discusses how the first American pope could get along with an American president not known for sharing the stage.
May. 09, 2025 9:04 p.m. EDT
Clip: Trump's shifting policies prove to be a challenge for allies and adversaries alike
As the president prepares for the first major foreign trip of his second term, the panel assesses America’s ambiguous and contradictory role in conflict zones across the globe.
May. 08, 2025 4:13 p.m. EDT
Preview: Coming Up on Washington Week with The Atlantic
Airs Friday, May 9, 2025 at 8PM on PBS (check local listings) Coming up on Washington Week with The Atlantic: Trump’s Middle East Trip President Donald Trump is about to begin the first major foreign trip of his second term, traveling next week to Saudi Arabia, while also making stops in the United Arab Emirates and Qatar, nations which play a key role in mediating conflicts in the region. His Middle East visit comes at a critical time, as America’s role and influence in the world under his...
May. 02, 2025 8:50 p.m. EDT
Full Episode: Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 5/2/25
President Trump ousts his national security adviser, making Mike Waltz the first casualty of Signalgate. And federal judges across the country call the biggest parts of Trump’s deportation agenda unlawful. Join guest moderator Laura Barrón-López, Leigh Ann Caldwell of Puck, Michael Scherer of The Atlantic, Ali Vitali of MSNBC and Alexander Ward of The Wall Street Journal to discuss this and more.
May. 02, 2025 8:42 p.m. EDT
Clip: Federal judge rules Trump's Alien Enemies Act deportations are unlawful
A Trump-appointed federal judge in Texas called the administration's use of the Alien Enemies Act "unlawful." The panel discusses the pushback from this judge and others across the country that have ruled against Trump.
May. 02, 2025 8:39 p.m. EDT
Clip: Mike Waltz ousted as national security adviser, becoming first casualty of Signalgate
President Trump is looking for a new national security adviser after pushing out Mike Waltz. It’s the first axe to fall after the moderator of this show reported he was mistakenly added to a Signal chat about military attack plans.
May. 01, 2025 4:04 p.m. EDT
Preview: Coming Up on Washington Week with The Atlantic
Airs Friday, May 2, 2025 at 8PM on PBS (check local listings) Coming up on Washington Week with The Atlantic: Trump’s Cabinet Shakeup and the Courts Push Back: Just days after marking the first 100 days of his second term, President Trump is shaking up his cabinet. In a Truth Social post on Thursday, the president announced that he’s nominating National Security Advisor Michael Waltz to be the next U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. and that Secretary of State Marco Rubio will serve as the Acting N...
Apr. 29, 2025 11:48 a.m. EDT
Watch Live: Trump’s first 100 days – A Washington Week with The Atlantic special edition
Join Washington Week host and Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeffery Goldberg as he convenes Atlantic staff writers Tim Alberta, Ashley Parker, Tom Nichols and Anne Applebaum to discuss President Donald Trump’s second term after 100 days in office. This special program is presented as part of the On the Future Atlantic Festival Event. Following the panel, Goldberg will interview Francis Collins, former director of the National Institutes of Health, about the Trump administration’s reshaping of U....
Apr. 25, 2025 8:56 p.m. EDT
Full Episode: Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 4/25/25
Moving at breakneck speed, Donald Trump is pushing revolutionary and destabilizing ideas while trying to bend Washington, and the world, to his will. Join moderator Jeffrey Goldberg, Kaitlan Collins of CNN, Stephen Hayes of The Dispatch, Asma Khalid of NPR and Ashley Parker of The Atlantic to take stock of the president’s first 100 days, his most important decisions and what else he's planning.
Apr. 25, 2025 8:44 p.m. EDT
Clip: Trump's first 100 days and what comes next
If President Trump's goal is to exhaust everyone in his first 100 days, mission accomplished. It’s hard to reckon with how much has changed in the economy, in foreign relations and across the institutions that have made us a knowledge-based democracy. The panel discusses what Trump has accomplished and what he hopes to achieve.
