Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 5/16/25
After being welcomed in royal style by Gulf leaders, President Trump announced enormous deals and made dramatic foreign policy decisions on the fly. He also advanced the cause of his family’s businesses. Join moderator Jeffrey Goldberg, Peter Baker of The New York Times, Stephen Hayes of The Dispatch, David Ignatius of The Washington Post and Andrea Mitchell of NBC News to discuss this and more.
Episodes
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Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 5/16/25
S2025 E20 - 26m 45s
After being welcomed in royal style by Gulf leaders, President Trump announced enormous deals and made dramatic foreign policy decisions on the fly. He also advanced the cause of his family’s businesses. Join moderator Jeffrey Goldberg, Peter Baker of The New York Times, Stephen Hayes of The Dispatch, David Ignatius of The Washington Post and Andrea Mitchell of NBC News to discuss this and more.
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Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 5/9/25
S2025 E19 - 26m 46s
Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 5/9/25
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Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 5/2/25
S2025 E18 - 26m 46s
President Trump ousts his national security adviser, making Mike Waltz the first casualty of Signalgate. And federal judges across the country call the biggest parts of Trump’s deportation agenda unlawful. Join guest moderator Laura Barrón-López, Leigh Ann Caldwell of Puck, Michael Scherer of The Atlantic, Ali Vitali of MSNBC and Alexander Ward of The Wall Street Journal to discuss this and more.
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Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 4/25/25
S2025 E17 - 26m 46s
Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 4/25/25
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Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 4/18/25
S2025 E16 - 26m 46s
President Trump is taking extraordinary steps to exert power and influence over what he thinks of as the country’s “elite” institutions, and we are seeing that defiance has a price for fellow Republicans. Join moderator Jeffrey Goldberg, Peter Baker of the New York Times, Laura Barrón-López of PBS News Hour, Eugene Daniels of MSNBC and Mark Leibovich of The Atlantic to discuss this and more.
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Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 4/11/25
S2025 E15 - 26m 46s
Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 4/11/25
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Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 4/4/25
S2025 E14 - 26m 45s
Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 4/4/25
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Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 3/28/25
S2025 E13 - 26m 46s
The fallout continues following Jeffrey Goldberg’s report that top members of President Trump’s national security team discussed military attack plans in a Signal group chat that inadvertently included Goldberg. Joining Goldberg to discuss this and more are Peter Baker of The New York Times, Susan Glasser of The New Yorker, Laura Barrón-López of PBS News Hour and Shane Harris of the Atlantic.
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Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 3/21/25
S2025 E12 - 26m 45s
Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 3/21/25
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Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 3/14/25
S2025 E11 - 24m 9s
Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 3/14/25
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Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 3/7/25
S2025 E10 - 24m 10s
Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 3/7/25
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Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 2/28/25
S2025 E9 - 24m 10s
President Trump abandoned Ukraine and its president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in an Oval Office meeting that devolved into a display of raw anger. The fallout has been swift and intense. Join guest moderator Franklin Foer, Peter Baker of The New York Times, Jonathan Karl of ABC News, Ashley Parker of The Atlantic and Nancy Youssef of The Wall Street Journal to discuss this and more.
Extras + Features
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Trump resets U.S. foreign policy during Middle East visit
S2025 E20 - 12m 25s
It was a homecoming of sorts for President Trump this week. After being welcomed in royal style by Gulf leaders, the president announced enormous deals and made dramatic new foreign policy decisions on the fly. The panel examines the president’s trip to the Middle East and what it tells us about America’s place in the world.
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Is Trump turning Netanyahu into a sucker?
S2025 E20 - 11m 13s
President Trump is seeking a new nuclear deal with Iran and engaging in transactional diplomacy with other Middle Eastern leaders. The panel discusses what Trump's shift means for Benjamin Netanyahu and Israel.
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Trump's shifting policies prove to be a challenge
S2025 E19 - 16m 30s
As the president prepares for the first major foreign trip of his second term, the panel assesses America’s ambiguous and contradictory role in conflict zones across the globe.
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How will Trump coexist with Pope Leo on the world stage?
S2025 E19 - 7m 22s
Among the people who must try to understand President Trump’s vision for the world is Pope Leo XIV. As best as we can tell, he doesn’t think like Trump on a huge range of issues. The panel discusses how the first American pope could get along with an American president not known for sharing the stage.
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Mike Waltz becomes first casualty of Signalgate
S2025 E18 - 12m 40s
President Trump is looking for a new national security adviser after pushing out Mike Waltz. It’s the first axe to fall after the moderator of this show reported he was mistakenly added to a Signal chat about military attack plans.
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Judge criticizes Trump's deportation agenda as 'unlawful'
S2025 E18 - 6m 11s
A Trump-appointed federal judge in Texas called the administration's use of the Alien Enemies Act "unlawful." The panel discusses the pushback from this judge and others across the country that have ruled against Trump.
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What Trump said before his interview with The Atlantic
S2025 E17 - 3m 29s
Jeffrey Goldberg, along with two colleagues from The Atlantic, interviewed President Trump in the Oval Office on Thursday. That interview will be part of a story that comes out on Monday on theatlantic.com. Goldberg and Ashley Parker discussed their meeting with Trump and what was said.
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Trump's evolving views on ending the war in Ukraine
S2025 E17 - 8m 16s
President Trump's views on ending the war in Ukraine have evolved. From saying he would end it on day one, to his Oval Office scolding of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and now his online plea of "Vladimir, STOP!" The panel discusses how far Putin can push Trump before he takes Ukraine's side.
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Trump's first 100 days and what comes next
S2025 E17 - 11m 57s
If President Trump's goal is to exhaust everyone in his first 100 days, mission accomplished. It’s hard to reckon with how much has changed in the economy, in foreign relations and across the institutions that have made us a knowledge-based democracy. The panel discusses what Trump has accomplished and what he hopes to achieve.
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What's next in Trump's battle with the courts
S2025 E16 - 13m 39s
President Trump believes that the executive branch is first among equals, continuing his conflict with the judicial branch. The panel discusses his steps to exert power and influence.
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Why Republicans in Congress won't stand up to Trump
S2025 E16 - 9m 57s
Sen. Lisa Murkowski told voters in Alaska that she's anxious about using her voice in Washington "because retaliation is real." The panel discusses why Republicans are still afraid to stand up to President Trump.
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What's next for Trump after triggering economic chaos?
S2025 E15 - 15m 17s
Is there a method to the seeming madness we’ve all experienced this past week? Donald Trump, a famously transactional president, apparently believes quite deeply in something few economists believe, that high tariffs are the key to strengthening the American economy and society.
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