May. 09, 2024 5:22 p.m. EDT
Preview: Coming Up on Washington Week with The Atlantic
Airs Friday, May 10, 2024 at 8PM on PBS (check local listings) Coming up on Washington Week with The Atlantic: Porn Stars, Parasitic Brain Worms & Presidential Politics: It's been a week of weird political headlines related to the looming presidential election. Adult film star Stormy Daniels testified for several hours in former President Donald Trump’s hush money trial. Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. confirmed that a dead worm was found in his brain over a decade ago. And Go...
May. 03, 2024 9:20 p.m. EDT
Full Episode: Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 5/3/24
President Biden is dealing with a Middle East crisis partially beyond his control and he’s feeling the fallout at home. Now, Biden and Trump are trying to figure out how to turn the conflict and campus unrest to their advantage. Join moderator Jeffrey Goldberg, Eric Cortellessa of Time, Franklin Foer of The Atlantic, Asma Khalid of NPR and Nancy Youseff of The Wall Street Journal to discuss more.
May. 03, 2024 9:02 p.m. EDT
Clip: Time's Eric Cortellessa on Trump's plans to consolidate power in a 2nd term
In an interview with Time's Eric Cortellessa, Donald Trump laid out ideas of what he might do with a second term, including plans to consolidate power in the presidency.
May. 03, 2024 8:47 p.m. EDT
Clip: Gaza war's impact on Israel's potential normalization with Saudi Arabia
President Biden has been forced to address the fallout from the war in Gaza on two fronts. In the United States, pro-Palestinian protests spread across college campuses this week. And abroad, the war remains central to the conversations surrounding what could be a historic security pact involving Saudi Arabia.
May. 03, 2024 8:34 p.m. EDT
Clip: Biden and Trump look to turn Middle East conflict and campus unrest to their advantage
It is a confirmable truth that most presidents want to pivot to Asia. And it’s a confirmable truth that the Middle East won’t let them. It’s President Biden's turn now. The panel discusses how he’s navigating the overlapping domestic and global challenges created by the Israel-Hamas war and how it is affecting his campaign to keep the presidency.
May. 02, 2024 5:51 p.m. EDT
Preview: Coming Up on Washington Week with The Atlantic
Airs Friday, May 3, 2024 at 8PM on PBS (check local listings) Coming up on Washington Week with The Atlantic: Middle East Tensions and Biden’s Dilemma: This week, President Biden has been forced to address fallout from the war in Gaza on two fronts; here in the United States as pro-Palestinian protests spread across college campuses—and abroad, as the war remains central to the conversations surrounding what could be a historic security pact between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia. On a special ed...
Apr. 26, 2024 8:50 p.m. EDT
Clip: How protests against Israel and war in Gaza could hurt Biden in November
College campuses across the country have erupted in demonstrations against the war in Gaza. The panel discusses how President Bidens's Israel policy could hurt his standing among young voters this November.
Apr. 26, 2024 8:43 p.m. EDT
Full Episode: Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 4/26/24
Crucial American military aid is on the way to Ukraine thanks in part to the work of the Speaker of the House. Plus, Donald Trump is on trial for alleged shenanigans related to payoffs to an adult film actress. Join moderator Jeffrey Goldberg, Peter Baker of The New York Times, Laura Barrón-López of PBS NewsHour, David Drucker of The Dispatch and Mara Liasson of NPR to discuss this and more.
Apr. 26, 2024 8:42 p.m. EDT
Clip: Johnson risks speakership to get Ukraine aid bill approved
Speaker Mike Johnson put his job on the line by putting Ukraine aid on the House floor for a vote. It earned him a legislative victory over Marjorie Taylor Freene and the isolationist wing of the Republican Party.
Apr. 26, 2024 2:37 p.m. EDT
Preview: Coming Up on Washington Week with The Atlantic
Airs Friday, April 26, 2024 at 8PM on PBS (check local listings) Coming up on Washington Week with The Atlantic: Foreign Funding Fallout and College Campus Chaos: President Joe Biden announced that critical weapons are being rushed to Ukraine after signing into law a $95 billion military aid package, which includes funding for Israel, Taiwan, and other foreign allies. This marks the end to the long-drawn-out fight on Capitol Hill over foreign funding, but the question remains: what will be t...
