Washington Week with The Atlantic

News and Public Affairs Series / 22 Seasons

Washington Week with The Atlantic is the longest-running primetime news and public affairs program on television. The show features a group of journalists participating in a roundtable discussion of major news events and can be found at 8pm ET on most local PBS stations.

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26m 45s

After Gaetz, Senate scrutiny moves to Trump's other picks

11m 13s

Controversy over former Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz’s nomination to and withdrawal from the top role in President-elect Trump's Justice Department soaked up headlines this week, but other nominations appear equally improbable. The panel discusses other key nominees and whether the Senate will approve their confirmation.

Can McConnell defy Trump's isolationism during his 2nd term?

13m 6s

As President-elect Donald Trump continues to form his Cabinet, the panel discusses long-time Republican lawmakers like Sen. Mitch McConnell's reactions to Trump's picks, and McConnell's plans to address isolationism within some factions of the party.

What's behind Trump's controversial Cabinet choices

19m 55s

Donald Trump names a vaccine denier to head the Health and Human Services Department. For attorney general, he picks a person who most likely wouldn’t be able to pass an FBI background check and he has nominated an apologist for Putin as director of national intelligence. The panel discusses Trump’s controversial Cabinet choices.

How Trump won and what he'll do with the power

13m 49s

Donald Trump has told voters that he would be a dictator on his first day back in office, and now he has an open-field run to remake American government and society. The panel discusses how he won and what he’ll do with the power he’s been handed.

Why Democrats lost their working-class coalition

10m 16s

This election marked, among other things, the birth of a new Republican-led multiracial working-class coalition and the beginning of an upheaval in the Democratic Party. The panel discusses how both parties will adapt.

How voters will react to Trump's escalating rhetoric

16m 14s

With just over a week until the election, Kamala Harris is calling Donald Trump a fascist following reports that he expressed admiration for the way Hitler ran his army. The panel discusses the latest Trump controversy and how voters will react.

Analyzing voter sentiment in key states ahead of election

7m 54s

It’s fair to say that no recent election has polled this closely. Everything matters these days, including and especially the candidates’ ability to move a tiny number of voters to their team. Neither candidate, it seems, could win the presidency without taking Pennsylvania.

What Yahya Sinwar’s death means for Middle East tensions

3m 20s

Israel’s killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, the mastermind of the Oct. 7 attacks, is reverberating throughout the Middle East. What type of turning point does this spark for the war in Gaza? The panel discusses what this means for tensions in the region and U.S. foreign policy.

Harris, Trump test closing arguments in battleground states

20m 29s

The race for the White House is deadlocked, and with two and a half weeks to go before Election Day, Donald Harris and Kamala Trump are running out of time to win over undecided voters and dramatically alter the trajectory of the contest. The panel discusses each candidate’s strategy and rhetoric.

Who are the key voters in the final weeks

14m 43s

Democratic heavy hitters, including former presidents Obama and Clinton, are all out campaigning for Kamala Harris. But others in the party are sounding the alarm that her popularity may have plateaued. The panel discusses where the race stands in the final stretch.

Why Trump is holding rallies in solidly blue states

9m 2s

Former President Trump’s campaign is taking an unconventional approach, holding rallies in solidly blue states as a way to highlight what he says are failed democratic policies. The panel discusses this latest strategy.

How the Middle East conflict could change election dynamics

15m 41s

We're a month away from an important and close presidential election, which means, we’re poised for an October surprise. There’s a good chance that the surprise, if it happens, will come out of the Middle East. While President Biden simultaneously supports Israel’s right to defend itself, he cautions Israel against further expanding the war.

Can Harris close the polling gap with Trump on immigration?

12m 15s

Kamala Harris visited the southern border in the critical swing state of Arizona as recent polls show her neck-and-neck with Donald Trump across battlegrounds, but trailing him on the issue of immigration. It comes after another round of baseless claims from the former president and JD Vance about Haitian immigrants.

What happens to Ukraine if Trump wins?

11m 36s

The foreign policy differences between the candidates were on display this week with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy meeting with both Donald Trump and Kamala Harris. The panel discusses what could happen in Ukraine if Trump wins the election.

Johnson scrambles to avoid shutdown weeks before election

4m 43s

In Washington, Republican leaders are scrambling to avoid a government shutdown after the House failed to pass a funding bill. It has also renewed questions about Speaker Mike Johnson’s ability to keep his caucus in line. The panel discusses what's next.

Why Republicans are still facing a candidate quality problem

19m 8s

The Republican Party is facing a candidate quality problem. The panel discusses the scandal surrounding the GOP candidate for governor in North Carolina and the fallout for the unfortunate Ohio town of Springfield after Trump and Vance spread false claims that immigrants there were eating pets.

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