Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 10/17/25

President Trump took a wrecking ball to the East Wing of the White House, and in so doing obliterated the line between metaphor and literal reality. Join moderator Jeffrey Goldberg, Peter Baker of The New York Times, Susan Glasser of The New Yorker, David Ignatius of The Washington Post and Toluse Olorunnipa of The Atlantic to discuss this and more.

Buoyed by the belief that he brought peace to the Middle East, President Trump is trying to end Russia’s war on Ukraine. But at home, he’s waging war on domestic critics, engaging in a prosecution campaign without precedent. Join moderator Jeffrey Goldberg, Nancy Youssef and Anne Applebaum of The Atlantic, Stephen Hayes of The Dispatch and Tyler Pager of The New York Times to discuss more.

President Trump prepares for a high-profile victory lap after brokering what could be a historic peace agreement that finally ends the Israel-Hamas war. Join guest moderator Vivian Salama, Nancy Cordes of CBS News, David Ignatius of The Washington Post, Jonathan Karl of ABC News and Mark Mazzetti of The New York Times to discuss this and more.

Funding fights in Washington usually play out like games of chicken. Right now, neither party seems ready to give in. Join moderator Jeffrey Goldberg, Leigh Ann Caldwell of Puck News, Andrew Desiderio of Punchbowl News, and Toluse Olorunnipa and Ashley Parker of The Atlantic.

President Trump swore to seek retribution against his political adversaries, and he’s delivering on his promise. Never in modern history has a president used the tools of state power so blatantly to punish his foes. Join moderator Jeffrey Goldberg, Stephen Hayes of The Dispatch, Karen Tumulty of The Washington Post, Ali Vitali of MSNBC and Nancy Youssef of The Atlantic to discuss this and more.

President Trump stokes fears that he’s using the government to silence his critics after ABC abruptly suspends Jimmy Kimmel. But the punishment has set off a wave of alarm and outrage. Join guest moderator Vivian Salama, Leigh Ann Caldwell of Puck, Zolan Kanno-Youngs of The New York Times and Asma Khalid of BBC News to discuss this and more.

The assassination Charlie Kirk, conservative activist and close ally of President Donald Trump, has raised new questions about escalating political violence in the country. Join moderator Jeffrey Goldberg, Peter Baker of The New York Times, Laura Barrón-López of MSNBC, Susan Glasser of The New Yorker and Tom Nichols of The Atlantic to discuss this and more.

RFK Jr. was bludgeoned in the Senate for his management of the CDC and for his views on vaccines. And halfway around the world, America’s adversaries gathered in Beijing in a show of force. Join moderator Jeffrey Goldberg, Elisabeth Bumiller of The New York Times, Leigh Ann Caldwell of Puck, Stephen Hayes of The Dispatch and Vivian Salama of The Atlantic to discuss this and more.

He has been described as “the last of a generation of gold-standard political reporters.” On a special edition of Washington Week with The Atlantic, Jeffrey Goldberg speaks with The Washington Post’s Dan Balz, who is stepping down as a full-time political correspondent with the paper after 47 years on the job.

Despite the red carpet, B-2 flyovers, the burst of diplomatic activity, and President Trump’s large promises, there’s actually been no progress in ending Russia’s war against Ukraine. Join moderator Jeffrey Goldberg, Laura Barrón-López of MSNBC, Jonathan Karl of ABC News, Michael Scherer of The Atlantic and Matt Viser of The Washington Post to discuss this and more.