Dec. 26, 2025 8:22 p.m. EST
Full Episode: Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 12/26/25
Despite Donald Trump’s energetic effort on the campaign trail to distance himself from the controversial Project 2025, he was very quick to implement many of the report’s recommendations over the past year. Join moderator Jeffrey Goldberg, Peter Baker of the New York Times, Leigh Ann Caldwell of Puck, Laura Barrón-López of MS NOW and David Graham of The Atlantic to discuss this and more.
Dec. 19, 2025 8:29 p.m. EST
Full Episode: Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 12/19/25
President Trump had a lot of thoughts this week about affordability, Rob Reiner, the Middle East, all of his White House predecessors, and he seems very angry these days. Join moderator Jeffrey Goldberg, Ashley Parker and Franklin Foer of The Atlantic, Zolan Kanno-Youngs of The New York Times and Jonathan Karl of ABC News to discuss this and more.
Dec. 19, 2025 8:29 p.m. EST
Clip: The FBI's priorities under Kash Patel's leadership
After the deadly shootings at Brown University and MIT, the panel discusses the law enforcement response and whether the federal government's focus on immigration enforcement impacted the investigation. Plus, President Trump faces some backlash after his comments about the murders of Rob and Michele Reiner.
Dec. 19, 2025 8:29 p.m. EST
Clip: Trump rewrites history in fast and furious prime-time speech
President Trump delivered a fast and furious prime-time address to the nation this week. The panel discusses his claims and the revealing interview his White House chief of staff gave to Vanity Fair.
Dec. 12, 2025 9:04 p.m. EST
Full Episode: Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 12/12/25
President Trump this week pressured Ukraine to accept his administration’s peace proposal, one that heavily favors Russia. This as his administration’s national security strategy has put him at odds with American allies. Moderator Jeffrey Goldberg, Susan Glasser of The New Yorker, Amna Nawaz of PBS News Hour and Vivian Salama and Anne Applebaum of The Atlantic discuss all this and more.
Dec. 12, 2025 8:54 p.m. EST
Clip: Trump returns to his default position of supporting Russia
President Trump’s impatience was on full display over Ukraine’s unwillingness to accept his proposal for ending the war that Russia started. Trump’s vexation with Kyiv was centered on its reluctance to cede its own territory to Moscow.
Dec. 12, 2025 8:54 p.m. EST
Clip: Trump's new national security strategy turns friends into foes
President Trump’s anger with Ukraine and his propensity to support Russia puts him at odds with British, French and German counterparts. But his new national security strategy suggests America’s traditional allies are actually foes, not friends.
Dec. 05, 2025 8:52 p.m. EST
Full Episode: Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 12/5/25
The Trump administration’s self-styled Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, has spent most of this week on defense, facing accusations that he committed war crimes and that he endangered the lives of U.S. pilots. Join moderator Jeffrey Goldberg, Peter Baker of The New York Times, Susan Glasser of The New Yorker and Nancy Yousef of The Atlantic to discuss this and more.
Dec. 05, 2025 8:42 p.m. EST
Clip: Hegseth on defense after Signalgate inspector general report
The acting inspector general of the Department of Defense released his report on Signalgate and found that Defense Secretary Hegseth’s behavior endangered the safety of American pilots, and that he should not have been using a commercial messaging app, or his own phone, to share secret information about upcoming airstrikes. The panel discusses the findings and the response.
Dec. 05, 2025 8:41 p.m. EST
Clip: U.S. boat strikes and war crimes questions
There's growing controversy regarding the Trump administration's use of the military to fight alleged drug traffickers. The panel discusses the orders and the questions of war crimes.
