Jun. 06, 2025 8:46 p.m. EDT
Clip: Trump’s instability and the potential of a post-American world
In President Trump's first administration, he was surrounded by buffers and filters. In his second, he's surrounded by amplifiers. Jeffrey Goldberg and Thomas Friedman discuss the chaos of Trump's conflicts, how world leaders are viewing the instability and Trump's explosive feud with Elon Musk.
Jun. 06, 2025 8:45 p.m. EDT
Clip: What Netanyahu doesn't understand about American Jewish politics
Thomas Friedman is a critic of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the way he's conducted the war in Gaza. Friedman and Jeffrey Goldberg to discuss the state of the war and how to build an alternative to Hamas for the Palestinian people.
Jun. 05, 2025 8:22 p.m. EDT
Preview: Coming Up on Washington Week with The Atlantic
Airs Friday, June 6, 2025 at 8PM on PBS (check local listings) Coming up on Washington Week with The Atlantic: On a special edition of Washington Week with The Atlantic, moderator Jeffrey Goldberg will be joined by Thomas L. Friedman, a Foreign Affairs Columnist at The New York Times, to unpack President Trump’s efforts to address critical issues in the Middle East. Friedman dives into his own recent trip to Israel, the parallels between Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a...
May. 30, 2025 9:03 p.m. EDT
Full Episode: Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 5/30/25
Most presidents wait until they leave the White House to cash in, but President Trump takes a different approach. If there’s a way to make money off the presidency, he’s on it. Join moderator Jeffrey Goldberg, Peter Baker of The New York Times, Leigh Ann Caldwell of Puck and Stephen Hayes of The Dispatch to discuss this and more.
May. 30, 2025 8:52 p.m. EDT
Clip: How Trump is using his power to profit and why no one will stop him
Most presidents wait until they leave the White House to cash in, but President Trump takes a different approach. Crypto deals, hotels, golf courses, 747s, everything is on the table. The panel discusses the ways Trump is treating the White House, and Mar-a-Lago, as a place to make sure his children are even richer than he is.
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...
