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Why Fauci hearing was similar to ‘McCarthyism’
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- Why Fauci hearing was similar to ‘McCarthyism’
- Runtime
- 1:37
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Dr. Anthony Fauci’s Senate hearing was "a witch hunt" and "McCarthyism," The New Yorker's Susan Glasser told Washington Week moderator Jeffrey Goldberg on Friday.
Fauci, who helped lead the federal government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic under Presidents Donald Trump and Joe Biden, invoked the Fifth Amendment and refused to answer questions during the GOP-led hearing Wednesday about the origins of the virus and the government's pandemic response. Sen. Rand Paul subpoenaed Fauci to appear before the committee.
"I found it very painful to watch, as I'm sure many people did," Glasser said of the hearing. "The person who was accountable ultimately for America's failed initial handling of the pandemic in 2020 was someone named Donald Trump."
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- What the Fauci hearing says about where we are politically
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- 6:49
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Anthony Fauci returned to Capitol Hill this week for a Senate hearing and faced attacks from Republican lawmakers. The panel discusses Sen. Rand Paul's motivation for the hearing and Fauci's response.
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- Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, July 31, 2026
- Runtime
- 26:47
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- The war President Trump said would last just weeks is now in its sixth month and expanding. Why is the U.S. still fighting Iran, and to what end? And why are straight answers hard to come by in Washington? Join moderator Jeffrey Goldberg, Peter Baker of The New York Times, Susan Glasser of The New Yorker, Stephen Hayes of The Dispatch and Nancy Youssef of The Atlantic to discuss this and more.
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- Why is the U.S. still fighting Iran? And why are straight answers hard to come by?
- Runtime
- 18:10
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Trust in government has declined rapidly in recent years, and the consequences of this collapse are everywhere. Donald Trump can't find it in himself to be transparent with the American people about the state of the war with Iran, or about much else. The panel discusses the state of the war and the lack of answers.
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- How 'invisible' costs of Iran war are starting to appear
- Runtime
- 1:48
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Americans are starting to experience more of the "economic shock" of the war with Iran, The Atlantic's Adam Harris says.
"On top of the typical costs that we would associate with it, the deaths to troops, the deaths to civilians who are caught in the crossfire, you have this economic shock that Americans are starting to experience in a more granular way right now," The Atlantic's Adam Harris said.
He noted that high gas prices and other increased costs are "likely to continue on for a significant period."
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- GOP frustration with Trump over Iran grows
- Runtime
- 1:37
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- A growing number of Republicans are publicly sharing their frustration with the Trump administration as the war with Iran continues.
Puck News' Leigh Ann Caldwell says Republicans on Capitol Hill are not happy with the "lack of answers" from the administration about the war, including the objectives and information on funding requests.
"There's still lots of questions about what the money is going to be used for, how much specifically is needed, how much will be needed in the future," Caldwell told guest moderator Vivian Salama.
"When members of Congress are asked to fund billions and billions of dollars, when their constituents are the ones who are being put on the line for this, patience obviously wears quite thin," she added. "But, I will say, it is not manifesting in a rebuke to the president."
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- Why it’s ‘hard to say’ what the U.S. strategy in Iran is
- Runtime
- 1:45
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- It is "hard to say" what the Trump administration's strategy is for Iran, the New York Times' David Sanger says, as the U.S. paused its bombing campaign.
"It's really hard to say at this point, ... if you don't have much of a strategy going in, it's hard to develop one in the middle of a war," Sanger told guest moderator Vivian Salama on Friday.
Both the U.S. and Iran paused strikes over the weekend after nearly two weeks of attacks and escalating tensions. Regional officials said Monday that mediators are working to bring the U.S. and Iran back to the negotiations.
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- The Iran war's unexpected critics
- Runtime
- 16:35
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- As the Iran war is escalating, a chorus of criticism is growing louder, and it’s coming from unexpected voices. The panel discusses some of the frustration from Republican lawmakers, voters and conservative media.
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- The mounting cost of the Iran war
- Runtime
- 6:55
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- With more service members killed, the war widening across the region, and gas prices again on the rise, the panel looks at the mounting costs of the Iran war.
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- Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, July 24, 2026
- Runtime
- 26:47
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- As President Trump weighs escalating the war with Iran, a chorus of criticism is growing louder, and it’s coming from unexpected voices. Join guest moderator Vivian Salama, Leigh Ann Caldwell of Puck, Adam Harris of Radio Atlantic, Jonathan Karl of ABC News and David Sanger of the New York Times to discuss this and more.
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- Title
- WATCH: After primetime speech, what's next for Trump?
- Runtime
- 1:56
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- President Donald Trump is “very concerned about the outcomes in 2026,” The Dispatch’s Stephen Hayes told Washington Week moderator Jeffrey Goldberg.
Hayes suggested that Trump’s primetime address last Thursday was less about the 2020 election and election security and more about “what’s to come,” setting up what we might see from Trump moving forward.
“He doesn't want to be impeached. He believes that if Democrats take the House, they will move to impeach him quickly,” Hayes said. “He's done a number of things in his past that suggest he's very open to interfering in the elections in the months to come.”
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- Why Trump is still 'fixated' on 2020 election
- Runtime
- 1:20
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- President Donald Trump’s primetime speech last Thursday was both about “personal vindication” and a larger campaign to “gain as much control over American elections as possible,” MS NOW’s Laura Barrón-López told Washington Week moderator Jeffrey Goldberg.
“This was about him trying to, again, just convince the public that his lie about the 2020 election being stolen is true. That was him. He is fixated on 2020,” Barrón-López said.
She noted that, constitutionally, states have the power to hold elections. But that hasn't stopped Trump from using federal agencies to try to take control from the states.
Trump's "big message was, look, our elections are so insecure that, essentially, he needs to gain more control over it," Barrón-López said.
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- What evidence says about 2020 election interference
- Runtime
- 1:40
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- Months ahead of the midterm elections, President Donald Trump delivered a primetime address last Thursday and claimed that the U.S. election system is in danger. Trump provided no evidence to back up his claim.
Moderator Jeffrey Goldberg asked The Atlantic’s Anne Applebaum if there evidence that U.S. elections are in danger from foreign interference or "other nefarious players that Donald Trump believes exist out there."
"There's no evidence at all, and actually, he didn't produce any,” Applebaum told Goldberg, noting that there's no evidence another foreign nation has changed votes, affected voting machines or altered an election’s outcome.
“There's a series of institutions that have been created, going back decades actually, that are designed to prevent foreign interference and other interference, and actually the Trump administration [has] pretty systematically dismantled them," Applebaum added.
Washington Week with The Atl...
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- Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, July 17, 2026
- Runtime
- 26:47
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- The midterms are a few months away, but why talk about the future when you can sow confusion about an election held six years ago? And why work to encourage participation when you can manufacture doubt? Join moderator Jeffrey Goldberg, Anne Applebaum of The Atlantic, Laura Barrón-López of MS NOW, Stephen Hayes of The Dispatch, and Carl Hulse of The New York Times to discuss this and more.
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- Loyalty to Trump’s election claims becomes requirement for administration members
- Runtime
- 10:53
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- 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.
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- The president’s obsession with alleged election corruption
- Runtime
- 12:51
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- 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.
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- The politics of Trump's 'continued misreading' of Iran
- Runtime
- 1:54
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- As questions arise about whether the U.S.-Iran ceasefire will hold, Washington Week moderator Jeffrey Goldberg asked The New Yorker’s Susan Glasser whether the conflict will become “perpetual background noise” and whether it could become a threat to Republicans during the November midterms.
"For the previous 15 years, just the mere thought of the United States striking Iran, even in a single bout of airstrikes, was considered to be one of the major debates that engaged foreign policy over and over again," Glasser told Goldberg.
"And yet Donald Trump just sort of casually now goes back to war, and the world just sort of shrugs its shoulders to a certain extent."
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- The 'wrong lesson' Democrats used to pick Platner
- Runtime
- 1:31
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- With Graham Platner’s exit from the Maine Senate race last week, The Atlantic’s Adam Harris said that part of the issue is that Democrats were “learning the wrong lesson from 2020 and 2024.”
Harris added that with Platner, Democrats were looking for the “prototypical candidate” who could win back isolated white male voters they may have thought they lost to President Donald Trump, “as opposed to sort of understanding a policy preference that voters might be thinking of.”
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- How Platner rose to Democratic ‘standard-bearer’
- Runtime
- 1:30
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- Graham Platner’s exit from the Maine Senate race raises questions about Democrats’ prospects in the November midterms. But who is Platner, and why did Democrats choose him?
"Graham Platner was found by these political operatives, young political operatives, who did very little vetting, and he was connected with an agency that focuses on these progressive candidates," Puck’s Leigh Ann Caldwell told Washington Week moderator Jeffrey Goldberg.
"But how he gained so much support is he is charismatic, he was a good messenger and he had the message that the progressive left, the Bernie Sanders wing of the party, is really looking for," Caldwell added.
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- Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, July 10, 2026
- Runtime
- 26:48
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- This is an "I-told-you-so" week for many people, as we have answers to two questions that have preoccupied Washington in recent weeks: Will the U.S.-Iran ceasefire hold? And will Graham Platner's campaign survive? Join moderator Jeffrey Goldberg, Peter Baker of The New York Times, Leigh Ann Caldwell of Puck, Susan Glasser of The New Yorker and Adam Harris of The Atlantic to discuss this and more.
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- Will the Iran conflict spin out of control after Trump says ceasefire is over?
- Runtime
- 7:21
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- 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.
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- Can Democrats salvage the Maine Senate race after Platner's exit?
- Runtime
- 16:11
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- 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.
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- How Trump changed the way the world views the U.S.
- Runtime
- 1:56
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- During a special edition of Washington Week, moderator Jeffrey Goldberg posed a “small” question for The New York Times’ Peter Baker as the panel looked back at America’s storied history.
“Is the post-World War II, international, liberal order created and maintained by the United States over?" Goldberg asked.
"Yes," Baker said. "Our understanding of what we thought the world order was for the last 80 years is over."
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- Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, July 3, 2026
- Runtime
- 26:47
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- 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.
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- Are America's divides creating a crisis of cynicism?
- Runtime
- 1:42
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Iran asserts control of Strait of Hormuz despite U.S. agreement
- Runtime
- 14:49
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- 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.
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- Title
- How Trump's effort to remake Washington reflects his governing style
- Runtime
- 8:51
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- 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.
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- Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, June 26, 2026
- Runtime
- 26:47
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- The Reflecting Pool has a new role as the place where metaphor goes to die. President Trump's chaotic approach to redesigning Washington is representative of the broader chaos in foreign and domestic policy. Join moderator Jeffrey Goldberg, Leigh Ann Caldwell of Puck, Stephen Hayes of the Dispatch, Michael Scherer, and Michael Scherer and Nancy Yousef of the Atlantic.
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Trump's effort to remake Washington reflects governing style
https://youtu.be/5dH-W4GA00U
Iran asserts control of Strait of Hormuz despite U.S. deal
https://youtu.be/lnvXBY3AzB4
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- Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 6/19/26
- Runtime
- 26:47
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- On April 7, President Trump threatened Iran with complete destruction. This week, he argued that Iran has a right to ballistic missiles. Join moderator Jeffrey Goldberg, Jonathan Karl of ABC News, Karim Sadjadpour of The Atlantic, David Sanger of The New York Times and Nancy Youssef of The Atlantic for the seemingly impossible assignment and try to make sense of America’s foreign policy.
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- Title
- Is the world more dangerous after the Iran war?
- Runtime
- 5:36
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- Iran appears to be significantly degraded as a military power, but its agreement with the U.S. could open new revenue streams for the regime. The panel discusses how North Korea or China could interpret the behavior of the United States and President Trump over the past three months.
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- Title
- How Iran benefits from Trump's deal and what's next
- Runtime
- 18:13
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- This week, the U.S. and Iran signed an agreement to end hostilities, reopen oil routes and begin negotiations on the Iranian nuclear program. But Trump's deal has been criticized at home and abroad. The panel discusses how Iran immediately benefits from the plan and whether a long-term agreement will ever be signed.
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- Title
- Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 6/12/26
- Runtime
- 56:47
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- As the United States approaches the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, we're looking at the state of our democracy and where we’re headed. On a special edition of Washington Week, Jeffrey Goldberg sits down 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.
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Has America upheld the principles formulated 250 years ago?
https://youtu.be/aeb0MAAOzJo
Why is America the economic engine of the world?
https://youtu.be/y-8EOMgO1hU
Is Trump a symptom or the cause of political polarization?
https://youtu.be/yzW69g7d-fs
Is America driven by democratic ideals or self-interest?
https://youtu.be/QkZ9v7aF5Nw
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- Is America driven by democratic ideals or transnational interests?
- Runtime
- 12:52
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- The panel discusses whether the United States is becoming transactional in its foreign policy, in the style associated with Donald Trump, or whether older idealistic principles still guide it.
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- Title
- Is Trump a symptom or the cause of political polarization?
- Runtime
- 16:17
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- It's hard to find a unifying principle today, but everyone in America agrees that something's broken. The panel discusses whether President Trump is a symptom of dysfunction and polarization or the cause of it.
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- Title
- Why has America been the economic engine of the world for so long?
- Runtime
- 3:59
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- Over 250 years, the United States has become the world’s dominant economic power. The panel examines how it achieved that status and whether it can keep it.
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- Title
- Has the United States lived up to the principles formulated 250 years ago?
- Runtime
- 5:50
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- As the United States marks its 250th anniversary, the panel discusses if America has lived up to the principles set forth by its founders.
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- Trailer - America: The next 250 | A Washington Week with The Atlantic special event
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- 0:31
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- Title
- The state of negotiations to end Trump’s stalled war in Iran
- Runtime
- 11:50
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- This week, Trump said he would like to meet Iran’s new supreme leader if the U.S. makes a deal. The panel discusses Trump’s approach to negotiating an end to the Iran war and the effect on the United States’ standing in the world.
This week, Trump said he would like to meet Iran’s new supreme leader if the U.S. makes a deal. The panel discusses Trump’s approach to negotiating an end to the Iran war and the effect on the United States’ standing in the world.
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- Title
- Why ‘YOLO’ Republicans are defying Trump in Congress
- Runtime
- 8:47
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- Trump's successful campaign to end the congressional careers of Republicans he deems insufficiently loyal may be backfiring. These lawmakers now comprise the so-called “YOLO caucus,” eager to defy Trump and vote against his legislative agenda. The panel discusses what the next six months may look like.
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- Title
- Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, June 5, 2026
- Runtime
- 24:21
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- Trump is facing a Republican revolt from soon-to-be former senators he had deemed insufficiently loyal. That group, now known as the “YOLO caucus,” is emboldened to defy the president and thwart his legislative agenda. Moderator Jeffrey Goldberg, Stephen Hayes of The Dispatch, Annie Linskey of The Wall Street Journal, and Michael Scherer and Nancy Youssef of The Atlantic discuss this and more.
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- Title
- Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, May 29, 2026
- Runtime
- 24:10
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- President Trump is on the cusp of ending the Iran war he started, but he’s also thinking about invading Cuba. He’s also making America’s allies in Europe and Asia wonder if they can ever trust the U.S. again. On a special edition of Washington Week with The Atlantic, Jeffrey Goldberg speaks with David Ignatius of The Washington Post about the global consequences of America’s unpredictability.
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- Title
- David Ignatius on the consequences of the Iran war
- Runtime
- 11:17
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- The U.S. seems to be on the cusp of a negotiated settlement with Iran, a country that President Trump promised three months ago he would unconditionally defeat. Jeffrey Goldberg and David Ignatius discussed the war and its consequences.
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- Title
- Trump’s revolutionary approach to global leadership
- Runtime
- 9:46
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- Jeffrey Goldberg and David Ignatius discuss America’s unique role in the post-World War II international order and Trump’s revolutionary approach to global leadership.
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- Title
- Washington Week with The Atlantic live episode, May 29, 2026
- Runtime
- 24:42
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- Watch the latest Washington Week with The Atlantic here: https://pbs.org/washingtonweek
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- Title
- Hegseth’s turbulent time leading the U.S. military
- Runtime
- 17:55
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has distinguished himself as President Trump’s most pugnacious Cabinet member and as a leading advocate of the war against Iran. He is also someone who is trying to reshape the military according to his own values and beliefs. The panel discusses Hegseth’s turbulent time leading the world’s most powerful military.
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- Title
- Trump's political rampage
- Runtime
- 5:32
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- There are contradictory signals about President Trump's political strength. On the one hand, his poll numbers are in the basement. On the other hand, he still has the power to punish his Republican enemies, as he just did with Rep. Thomas Massey of Kentucky and Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana.
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- Title
- Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, May 22, 2026
- Runtime
- 26:47
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- It’s safe to say that the Pentagon has never seen a secretary of defense like Pete Hegseth. On this Memorial Day weekend, a close look at Hegseth’s turbulent time leading the world’s most powerful military. Join moderator Jeffrey Goldberg, Helene Cooper of The New York Times, Jonathan Karl of ABC News, and Missy Ryan and Vivian Salama of The Atlantic to discuss this and more.
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- Title
- Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, May 15, 2026
- Runtime
- 26:48
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- President Trump returns to Washington more or less empty-handed after his two-day summit in China. Despite Trump’s praise, China will not be using its leverage to help him in the Middle East. Join moderator Jeffrey Goldberg, Peter Baker of The New York Times, Susan Glasser of The New Yorker, Mark Mazzetti of The New York Times and Nancy Youssef of The Atlantic to discuss this and more.
WATCH TODAY'S SEGMENTS:
Did Xi get what he wanted out of Trump's China visit?
https://youtu.be/-EM0R6-rq10
What role does China play in resolving the Iran war?
https://youtu.be/XN07NyXOKiM
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- Title
- What role does China play in resolving the Iran war?
- Runtime
- 13:28
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- On his way back from China, President Trump told reporters, “We’ve settled a lot of different problems that other people wouldn’t have been able to settle.” But China’s support for Iran and American support for Taiwan are two things that weren't settled
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- Title
- Did Xi get what he wanted out of Trump's China visit?
- Runtime
- 9:52
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- President Trump left China more or less empty-handed after his two-day summit in Beijing. The panel discusses if Xi Jinping got what he wanted out of Trump's visit to China.
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