

May. 02, 2025 8:42 p.m. EDT
Clip: Federal judge rules Trump's Alien Enemies Act deportations are unlawful
A Trump-appointed federal judge in Texas called the administration's use of the Alien Enemies Act "unlawful." The panel discusses the pushback from this judge and others across the country that have ruled against Trump.


May. 02, 2025 8:39 p.m. EDT
Clip: Mike Waltz ousted as national security adviser, becoming first casualty of Signalgate
President Trump is looking for a new national security adviser after pushing out Mike Waltz. It’s the first axe to fall after the moderator of this show reported he was mistakenly added to a Signal chat about military attack plans.

May. 01, 2025 4:04 p.m. EDT
Preview: Coming Up on Washington Week with The Atlantic
Airs Friday, May 2, 2025 at 8PM on PBS (check local listings) Coming up on Washington Week with The Atlantic: Trump’s Cabinet Shakeup and the Courts Push Back: Just days after marking the first 100 days of his second term, President Trump is shaking up his cabinet. In a Truth Social post on Thursday, the president announced that he’s nominating National Security Advisor Michael Waltz to be the next U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. and that Secretary of State Marco Rubio will serve as the Acting N...

Apr. 29, 2025 11:48 a.m. EDT
Watch Live: Trump’s first 100 days – A Washington Week with The Atlantic special edition
Join Washington Week host and Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeffery Goldberg as he convenes Atlantic staff writers Tim Alberta, Ashley Parker, Tom Nichols and Anne Applebaum to discuss President Donald Trump’s second term after 100 days in office. This special program is presented as part of the On the Future Atlantic Festival Event. Following the panel, Goldberg will interview Francis Collins, former director of the National Institutes of Health, about the Trump administration’s reshaping of U....


Apr. 25, 2025 8:56 p.m. EDT
Full Episode: Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 4/25/25
Moving at breakneck speed, Donald Trump is pushing revolutionary and destabilizing ideas while trying to bend Washington, and the world, to his will. Join moderator Jeffrey Goldberg, Kaitlan Collins of CNN, Stephen Hayes of The Dispatch, Asma Khalid of NPR and Ashley Parker of The Atlantic to take stock of the president’s first 100 days, his most important decisions and what else he's planning.


Apr. 25, 2025 8:44 p.m. EDT
Clip: Trump's first 100 days and what comes next
If President Trump's goal is to exhaust everyone in his first 100 days, mission accomplished. It’s hard to reckon with how much has changed in the economy, in foreign relations and across the institutions that have made us a knowledge-based democracy. The panel discusses what Trump has accomplished and what he hopes to achieve.


Apr. 25, 2025 8:44 p.m. EDT
Clip: A look at Trump's evolving views on ending the war in Ukraine
President Trump's views on ending the war in Ukraine have evolved. From saying he would end it on day one, to his Oval Office scolding of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and now his online plea of "Vladimir, STOP!" The panel discusses how far Putin can push Trump before he takes Ukraine's side.


Apr. 25, 2025 8:44 p.m. EDT
Clip: What Trump said before his Oval Office interview with The Atlantic
Jeffrey Goldberg, along with two colleagues from The Atlantic, interviewed President Trump in the Oval Office on Thursday. That interview will be part of a story that comes out on Monday on theatlantic.com. Goldberg and Ashley Parker discussed their meeting with Trump and what was said.

Apr. 24, 2025 5:12 p.m. EDT
Preview: Coming Up on Washington Week with The Atlantic
Airs Friday, April 25, 2025 at 8PM on PBS (check local listings) Coming up on Washington Week with The Atlantic: Trump’s First 100 Days A lot has changed since President Trump returned to the White House: a blitz of executive orders; the overhaul of core institutions and norms; mass government layoffs; foreign policy reversals; whiplash tariff initiatives; tumultuous markets; ongoing legal battles; and scandals within his cabinet. Joining editor in chief of The Atlantic and moderator, Jeffre...


Apr. 18, 2025 8:55 p.m. EDT
Clip: 'Retaliation is real': Why Republicans in Congress won't stand up to Trump
Sen. Lisa Murkowski told voters in Alaska that she's anxious about using her voice in Washington "because retaliation is real." The panel discusses why Republicans are still afraid to stand up to President Trump.