Mar. 21, 2025 8:51 p.m. EDT
Clip: Why Elon Musk visited the Pentagon
Elon Musk visited the Pentagon on a day after reports he would be getting a briefing on potential U.S. war plans. President Trump denied the story and said Musk was there to discuss reducing costs.
Mar. 20, 2025 5:49 p.m. EDT
Preview: Coming Up on Washington Week with the Atlantic
Airs Friday, March 21, 2025 at 8PM on PBS (check local listings) Coming up on Washington Week with The Atlantic: Judicial Backlash and Future of the DOE New fears of a possible constitutional crisis are on the rise this week following an apparent standoff between President Trump and a federal judge who ordered a stop to the administration's deportation flights of non-U.S. citizens. The Trump administration seems to have defied the order and now the president and his allies are calling for th...
Mar. 14, 2025 8:58 p.m. EDT
Full Episode: Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 3/14/25
Two months into his second term, President Trump is destabilizing world order. As Trump’s unpredictability is causing economic turmoil that threatens his popularity, the Democrats struggle to find ways to challenge him. Join moderator Jeffrey Goldberg, Laura Barrón-López of the PBS News Hour, Stephen Hayes of The Dispatch and David Sanger of The New York Times to discuss this and more.
Mar. 14, 2025 8:54 p.m. EDT
Clip: Democrats split on shutdown bill and struggle to challenge Trump
The government shutdown has been averted and has led to division within the Democratic Party. The panel discusses the split and the struggle to find ways to challenge Trump.
Mar. 14, 2025 8:53 p.m. EDT
Clip: Trump's unpredictability with allies and adversaries
President Trump is destabilizing world order less than two months into his second term. The U.S. now treats adversaries like allies and allies like adversaries. The panel discusses Trump’s moves and his deep sympathy for Russia.
Mar. 13, 2025 6:23 p.m. EDT
Preview: Coming Up on Washington Week with The Atlantic
Airs Friday, March 14, 2025 at 8PM on PBS (check local listings) Coming up on Washington Week with The Atlantic: American Instability In less than two months since his return to the White House, Donald Trump has upended decades of foreign policy by targeting traditional allies and seeming to side with enemies. The effects of his actions are not only being felt abroad, but also here at home, as his erratic approach to tariffs continues to upset the financial markets. All of this looms against...
Mar. 07, 2025 9:06 p.m. EST
Full Episode: Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 3/7/25
President Trump's erratic approach to running the country may need finessing, as evidenced this week by the trade war he started, and just as abruptly ended, and by a confrontation with his Cabinet and Elon Musk. Join guest moderator Franklin Foer, Dan Balz of The Washington Post, Eugene Daniels of MSNBC, Michelle Price of the Associated Press and Kayla Tausche of CNN to discuss this and more.
Mar. 07, 2025 9 p.m. EST
Clip: Trump appears to reign Musk in as tensions rise with his Cabinet
President Trump said this week that Elon Musk must now confer with his Cabinet secretaries before any decisions are made on cuts to the federal workforce. This after tensions reportedly rose between his Cabinet and Elon Musk.
Mar. 07, 2025 8:59 p.m. EST
Clip: Trump’s unpredictable policies negatively impact global economies
New warning signs emerged this week that President Trump’s erratic economic policies are negatively impacting U.S. and global economies. His actions to shrink the federal government and impose tariffs on the country’s largest trading partners have rattled markets and prompted warnings of a possible recession. Meanwhile, some are asking if congressional Democrats are doing enough.
Mar. 06, 2025 7:46 p.m. EST
Preview: Coming Up on Washington Week with The Atlantic
Airs Friday, March 7, 2025 at 8PM on PBS (check local listings) Coming up on Washington Week with The Atlantic: Recession Fears on the Rise: New warning signs emerged this week that President Trump’s unpredictable economic policies are negatively affecting the U.S. and global economies. His moves to shrink the federal government and impose tariffs on the country’s largest trading partners have rattled the markets and prompted warnings of a possible recession. Additionally, a new report shows...
