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. 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.
Jun. 26, 2026 8:37 p.m. EDT
Clip: Iran asserts control of Strait of Hormuz despite U.S. agreement
Iran is regularly asserting its control over the Strait of Hormuz even after the preliminary agreement with the United States. The panel discusses how things have changed in the region since the war started.
Jun. 26, 2026 8:37 p.m. EDT
Full Episode: Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 6/26/26
Full Washington Week with the Atlantic broadcast from June 26, 2026.
Jun. 26, 2026 8:37 p.m. EDT
Clip: How Trump's effort to remake Washington reflects his governing style
Compared to matters related to the economy, energy prices, housing and war in the Middle East and Europe, President Trump's efforts to remake Washington don’t matter all that much. But they tell us a lot about the current chaos, and about his approach to leadership and governance.
