Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 3/28/25
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, 1/3/25
S2025 E1 - 26m 46s
Mike Johnson keeps the speaker's gavel after Donald Trump convinces holdouts to switch their vote. And we are days away from Kamala Harris presiding over the certification of Trump’s win. Join moderator Jeffrey Goldberg, Peter Baker of The New York Times, Leigh Ann Caldwell of Washington Post Live, Francesca Chambers of USA Today and David Ignatius of The Washington Post to discuss this and more.
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Is there a lesson for the press after Signal controversy?
S2025 E13 - 14m 40s
The panel discusses if there's a lesson for the press after the Trump administration's response to Jeffrey Goldberg's report that he was added to a Signal chat with senior officials sharing classified information regarding military strikes against the Houthis in Yemen.
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Consequences of Trump administration's security breach
S2025 E13 - 9m 2s
Despite the Trump administration’s enthusiastic efforts to deflect attention away from Signalgate and their extraordinary security breach, Senate leaders of both parties are calling for an investigation, and National Security Adviser Mike Waltz, who first included Jeffrey Goldberg in the Signal group, and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth are facing calls to resign.
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What does constitutional crisis mean and are we there?
S2025 E12 - 17m 13s
Would it be a constitutional crisis if the president defies a federal judge’s order on the detention of immigrants? Are we already in such a crisis? The panel discusses those questions.
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Why Elon Musk visited the Pentagon
S2025 E12 - 6m 38s
Elon Musk visited the Pentagon on a day after reports he would be getting a briefing on potential U.S. war plans. President Trump denied the story and said Musk was there to discuss reducing costs.
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Dems split on shutdown bill and struggle to challenge Trump
S2025 E11 - 2m 57s
The government shutdown has been averted and has led to division within the Democratic Party. The panel discusses the split and the struggle to find ways to challenge Trump.
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Trump's unpredictability with allies and adversaries
S2025 E11 - 18m 34s
President Trump is destabilizing world order less than two months into his second term. The U.S. now treats adversaries like allies and allies like adversaries. The panel discusses Trump’s moves and his deep sympathy for Russia.
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Trump reigns Musk in as tensions rise with Cabinet members
S2025 E10 - 10m 10s
President Trump said this week that Elon Musk must now confer with his Cabinet secretaries before any decisions are made on cuts to the federal workforce. This after tensions reportedly rose between his Cabinet and Elon Musk.
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Trump’s unpredictable policies impact global economies
S2025 E10 - 11m 23s
New warning signs emerged this week that President Trump’s erratic economic policies are negatively impacting U.S. and global economies. His actions to shrink the federal government and impose tariffs on the country’s largest trading partners have rattled markets and prompted warnings of a possible recession. Meanwhile, some are asking if congressional Democrats are doing enough.
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The fallout from Trump and Zelenskyy's fiery exchange
S2025 E9 - 12m 1s
The fallout from Trump and Zelenskyy's fiery meeting has been swift and intense. Some Republicans are calling for new leadership in Ukraine, while some European allies are breaking with the United States.
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Trump-Zelenskyy meeting sees outrage, accusations, insults
S2025 E9 - 9m 15s
It was an extraordinary Oval Office gathering unlike anything we’ve ever seen. President Trump's meeting with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy devolved into a display of raw anger. The panel discusses what happened and what's next.
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What Trump's Joint Chiefs firing means for the military
S2025 E8 - 4m 17s
President Trump abruptly fired the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Air Force Gen. CQ Brown, on Friday. The panel discusses what the president's move means for the U.S. military.
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What's behind Trump's pivot toward Putin
S2025 E8 - 19m 48s
There was a time when America could be counted on to support the goals of the NATO alliance. And that time was last week. The panel looks at Trump’s stunning pivot toward Putin and what it means for America’s role in the world.
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