Mar. 21, 2025 9:04 p.m. EDT
Full Episode: Washington Week with the Atlantic full episode, 3/21/25
The Trump administration’s standoff with the judicial branch raises new fears of a possible constitutional crisis, as the president moves to shut down the Department of Education. Join moderator Jeffrey Goldberg, Eugene Daniels of MSNBC, David Ignatius of The Washington Post, Michael Scherer of The Atlantic and Nancy Youssef of The Wall Street Journal to discuss this and more.
Mar. 21, 2025 8:57 p.m. EDT
Clip: What does constitutional crisis mean and are we there?
Would it be a constitutional crisis if the president defies a federal judge’s order on the detention of immigrants? Are we already in such a crisis? The panel discusses those questions.
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.
