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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.

Trump's mixed messages and unpredictability on Iran
Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 1/16/26
How Trump ignores the guardrails of the presidency
Major funding for “Washington Week with The Atlantic” is provided by Consumer Cellular, Otsuka, Kaiser Permanente, the Yuen Foundation, and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
Episodes
President Nixon's 1972 budget proposal
President Nixon's re-election and tensions with Congressional Democrats.
Ronald Reagan sworn in as President and the Iranian hostages are released.
The Washington Week panel discusses the 1987 confirmation battle over Judge Robert Bork.
President George H.W. Bush pushes his health care reform plan in 1992.
An historic take-over and rumors of a third-party presidential candidate.
The Washington Week panel analyzes the decision to overturn DC's gun law.
The Haiti earthquake, Haiti's history, new bank fees and a hot Senate race
Roundtable analysis of President Obama's first State of the Union address.
The partisan divide, the Christmas terror plot, the review of Don't Ask Don't Tell
Gwen and the panel discuss the polls, attempts at bipartisanship, jobs and Iran
Sen. Evan Bayh retires, the 2010 elections, the stimulus and the debt reduction commission
Extras
What is the goal of Trump's aggressive immigration crackdown?
Trump’s Greenland threats and imperialist ambitions
Will Trump go to war with Venezuela in 2026?
Trump's new national security strategy and how it may play out in 2026
How Trump implemented much of Project 2025 in his first year
Project 2026: What's next from the Trump administration
Trump rewrites history in fast and furious prime-time speech
The FBI's priorities under Kash Patel's leadership
Trump returns to his default position of supporting Russia
Trump's new national security strategy turns friends into foes
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