Nov. 28, 2025 8:21 p.m. EST
Full Episode: Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 11/28/25
Even in an administration filled with unorthodox characters, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., stands out. He's more famous, more popular and more influential than any of his peers. And he's the most important figure in American health and science today. Join moderator Jeffrey Goldberg, Michael Scherer of The Atlantic, Dan Diamond of The Washington Post and Julie Rovner of KFF Health News to discuss.
Nov. 28, 2025 8:21 p.m. EST
Clip: Kennedy’s battles with the medical establishment and the health agencies he oversees
This month’s cover story in The Atlantic provides a revealing look at Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s robust effort to undermine and even overthrow whatever is left of the American medical consensus. The story comes from a series of interviews about Kennedy's life, his views and his many, many controversies, even as the staff of the U.S. secretary of Health and Human Services warned him against it.
Nov. 28, 2025 8:20 p.m. EST
Clip: Why RFK Jr. turned away from Democrats and backed Trump
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is caught in daily clashes with people who think he is destroying science, including members of his own family, and those who think he is saving it. But as he takes on the medical establishment, what led to his decision to turn away from Democrats, the party of his famous father and uncle, to become a backer of President Trump?
Nov. 21, 2025 8:30 p.m. EST
Full Episode: Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 11/21/25
President Trump is under considerable pressure and has been lashing out in fairly unprecedented ways, even for him. And then he called for the execution of Democratic members of Congress. Join moderator Jeffrey Goldberg, Peter Baker of The New York Times, Leigh Ann Caldwell of Puck, Jonathan Karl of ABC News and Toluse Olorunnipa of The Atlantic to discuss this and more.
Nov. 21, 2025 8:22 p.m. EST
Clip: Epstein files fuel Trump's fury
Donald Trump is under a lot of pressure these days with Jeffrey Epstein, the economy, declining poll numbers, and he's lashing out in fairly unprecedented ways, even for him. The panel discusses the president's unmanaged anger.
Nov. 21, 2025 8:21 p.m. EST
Clip: Trump's 'seditious behavior' accusation against Democrats
In ordinary times, a reminder to America’s men and women in uniform that it is their responsibility to disobey illegal orders would pass without much comment from anyone. But when six Democratic lawmakers, all veterans of the military and intelligence agencies, issued this general reminder, President Trump accused them of sedition and suggested that they be executed.
Nov. 14, 2025 9:01 p.m. EST
Full Episode: Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 11/14/25
The Jeffrey Epstein scandal has become so combustible that it’s creating fissures with the GOP. Plus, Democrats wrestle with their own over moderate senators' vote to end the government shutdown. Join guest moderator Vivian Salama, Natalie Andrews of The Wall Street Journal, Nancy Cordes of CBS News, Andrew Desiderio of Punchbowl News and Jeff Mason of Reuters to discuss this and more.
Nov. 14, 2025 9 p.m. EST
Clip: Trump faces expanding Epstein scandal
For months, the White House has been doing somersaults to distract from what has now become a scandal so combustible that it’s creating fissures with the Republican Party. A small but powerful group of otherwise Trump loyalists is siding with Democrats, demanding the release of files that may offer greater transparency into the influence and connections of the late sex offender, Jeffrey Epstein.
Nov. 14, 2025 9 p.m. EST
Clip: Democrats divided after moderates split to end shutdown
Democrats are wrestling with fissures between the moderate senators who brokered the deal to end the government shutdown and the progressive wing of the party, which hoped to hold the line.
Nov. 07, 2025 9:12 p.m. EST
Full Episode: Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 11/7/25
President Trump enjoys hosting leaders, projecting power and his central role in world affairs. But there’s a different reality outside the Oval Office, one in which polls are showing him unpopular with the majority of Americans. Join Jeffrey Goldberg, Leigh Ann Caldwell of Puck, David Ignatius of The Washington Post, Mark Leibovich of The Atlantic and Jeff Zeleny of CNN to discuss this and more.