Sep. 19, 2025 9:19 p.m. EDT
Full Episode: Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 9/19/25
President Trump stokes fears that he’s using the government to silence his critics after ABC abruptly suspends Jimmy Kimmel. But the punishment has set off a wave of alarm and outrage. Join guest moderator Vivian Salama, Leigh Ann Caldwell of Puck, Zolan Kanno-Youngs of The New York Times and Asma Khalid of BBC News to discuss this and more.
Sep. 19, 2025 9:02 p.m. EDT
Clip: Free speech under fire
President Trump put television networks on notice, stoking fears that he’s using the government to silence his critics. The panel takes a deep dive into the fierce debate over free speech in the United States.
Sep. 19, 2025 8:39 p.m. EDT
Clip: As Russia tests NATO, Trump says Putin 'has let me down'
As Russia tests NATO with incursions into Polish and Estonian airspace, President Trump says Putin has let him down. The panel discusses where the Ukraine war stands five weeks after the summit in Alaska.
Sep. 12, 2025 9:14 p.m. EDT
Full Episode: Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 9/12/25
The assassination Charlie Kirk, conservative activist and close ally of President Donald Trump, has raised new questions about escalating political violence in the country. Join moderator Jeffrey Goldberg, Peter Baker of The New York Times, Laura Barrón-López of MSNBC, Susan Glasser of The New Yorker and Tom Nichols of The Atlantic to discuss this and more.
Sep. 12, 2025 9 p.m. EDT
Clip: Charlie Kirk’s assassination raises questions about escalating political violence
America’s list of victims of political violence is distressingly long and features figures from both the right and left. The panel discusses this week’s assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, its fallout and the role of social media in a culture of escalating violence.
Sep. 12, 2025 8:57 p.m. EDT
Clip: What Russia’s drone incursion into Poland means for NATO and Trump
The incursion of Russian drones into Polish airspace this week represented a serious extension of Putin’s war in Ukraine into NATO territory. The panel discusses what this means for Europe and President Trump.
Sep. 05, 2025 8:58 p.m. EDT
Full Episode: Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 9/5/25
RFK Jr. was bludgeoned in the Senate for his management of the CDC and for his views on vaccines. And halfway around the world, America’s adversaries gathered in Beijing in a show of force. Join moderator Jeffrey Goldberg, Elisabeth Bumiller of The New York Times, Leigh Ann Caldwell of Puck, Stephen Hayes of The Dispatch and Vivian Salama of The Atlantic to discuss this and more.
Sep. 05, 2025 8:48 p.m. EDT
Clip: Is RFK Jr.'s vaccine fight popular with Trump and his base?
Scientists have endorsed the efficacy of vaccines for quite literally hundreds of years. George Washington himself had his troops vaccinated for smallpox. But Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. spent a day debating vaccination with senators of both parties. The panel discusses how popular the agenda is with President Trump's supporters.
Sep. 05, 2025 8:47 p.m. EDT
Clip: U.S. adversaries strengthen their bond and alliance against Trump
America’s adversaries gathered in Beijing in a show of force that highlighted their strengthening alliance and their growing contempt for the United States.
Aug. 29, 2025 8:32 p.m. EDT
Full Episode: Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 8/29/25
He has been described as “the last of a generation of gold-standard political reporters.” On a special edition of Washington Week with The Atlantic, Jeffrey Goldberg speaks with The Washington Post’s Dan Balz, who is stepping down as a full-time political correspondent with the paper after 47 years on the job.
