Jul. 24, 2026 8:27 p.m. EDT
Clip: The Iran war's unexpected critics
As the Iran war is escalating, a chorus of criticism is growing louder, and it’s coming from unexpected voices. The panel discusses some of the frustration from Republican lawmakers, voters and conservative media.
Jul. 24, 2026 6:46 p.m. EDT
Clip: The mounting cost of the Iran war
With more service members killed, the war widening across the region, and gas prices again on the rise, the panel looks at the mounting costs of the Iran war.
Jul. 17, 2026 9:56 p.m. EDT
Full Episode: Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 7/17/26
Full Washington Week with the Atlantic broadcast from July 17, 2026.
Jul. 17, 2026 9:15 p.m. EDT
Clip: Loyalty to Trump’s election claims becomes requirement for administration members
Jay Clayton, President Trump’s nominee to head the nation’s intelligence agencies, clashed with Democrats during his confirmation hearing this week. It was the latest example of members of the administration playing along with Trump’s earnest or manufactured delusions about the results of the 2020 election.
Jul. 17, 2026 8:54 p.m. EDT
Clip: The president’s obsession with alleged election corruption
The issues facing Americans are matters of enormous domestic and international importance, including the Iran war, the Russian war against Ukraine, the future of NATO, energy prices, wildfires, the coming AI jobs crisis, and really, really bad lettuce. But what are we talking about in Washington? Our president’s obsession with alleged election corruption.
Jul. 16, 2026 2:10 p.m. EDT
Preview: Coming up on Washington Week with The Atlantic
Washington Week with The Atlantic airs July 17, 2026 at 8PM on PBS (check local listings) *** When Hindsight is Not 2020 & Lindsey Graham’s Legacy Six years after he lost the 2020 election, President Trump is expected to use a national primetime address to dispute the results again—and question the integrity of future elections. We also dive into the legacy of the late Senator Lindsey Graham, one of the Republican Party’s most prominent voices on foreign policy and one of Trump’s closest all...
Jul. 10, 2026 9:15 p.m. EDT
Full Episode: Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 7/10/26
Full Washington Week with the Atlantic broadcast from July 10, 2026.
Jul. 10, 2026 9:01 p.m. EDT
Clip: Will the Iran conflict spin out of control after Trump says ceasefire is over?
On the international front, "I-told-you-sos" are coming from people who had no faith in either the Iranian regime’s desire to shed its deeply-embedded extremism, or in the Trump administration’s ability to negotiate a complex deal that might cause American voters, among others, to think that maybe this war was worth it.
Jul. 10, 2026 8:45 p.m. EDT
Clip: Can Democrats salvage the Maine Senate race after Platner's exit?
It wasn’t the Nazi tattoo that did in Graham Platner. It was a rape allegation that caused the left-wing of the party to finally give up on their beloved oysterman. The big question for democrats now is how to salvage Maine, which they pretty much have to win to take control of the Senate.
Jul. 03, 2026 8:30 p.m. EDT
Full Episode: Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 7/3/26
On the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, a look at the state of our democracy and where we’re headed. Jeffrey Goldberg discusses the principles set forth by the founders and if America has lived up to them with The Atlantic's Tim Alberta, Idrees Kahloon and Ashley Parker, Stephen Hayes of The Dispatch, Peter Baker of The New York Times and Susan Glasser of The New Yorker.
