PBS Washington Week with The Atlantic - Full Show

Missy Ryan, Pentagon correspondent at The Atlantic, explains operational military details and threats like mines and drones. Susan Glasser, New Yorker staff writer, discusses alliance strains and political risks. Peter Baker, NYT White House correspondent, examines presidential behavior and decision-making. David Ignatius, Washington Post columnist, analyzes U.S. strategy and historical parallels. They focus on military limits, Strait of Hormuz threats, and coalition challenges.

Vivian Salama, staff writer at The Atlantic, offers perspective on administration aims and regional diplomacy. Stephen Hayes, editor at The Dispatch, breaks down shifting rhetoric and coalition challenges. David Sanger, NYT national security correspondent, provides military strategy and historical context. They discuss U.S. strikes, unclear endgames, alliance strains, domestic support shifts, and broader geopolitical trade-offs.

Felicia Schwartz, diplomatic correspondent at Politico, unpacks timing and leverage in Iran tensions. Mark Mazzetti, NYT Washington correspondent, examines U.S. messaging and regional consequences. Steve Inskeep of NPR looks at economic fallout and political effects at home. Nancy Youssef, Pentagon correspondent at The Atlantic, explains military strikes, phases of operations, and troop movements.

Nancy Youssef, Pentagon correspondent at The Atlantic, reports on battlefield and casualty impacts. Karim Sadjadpour, Iran specialist at The Atlantic, analyzes leadership and regime-change prospects. Susan Glasser, New Yorker investigative writer, provides historical context on U.S. foreign policy. Peter Baker, NYT White House correspondent, examines presidential decisions and strategy. They probe timing of the Iran attacks, military reach, postwar planning, and leadership succession.

Andrew Desiderio, congressional reporter at Punchbowl News, offers a look at Capitol reactions and procedural stakes. Sarah Fitzpatrick, staff writer at The Atlantic, walks through decades of mismanagement around the Epstein files. Stephen Hayes, editor at The Dispatch, analyzes the partisan dynamics and shifting political motivations. They discuss DOJ handling, testimony fallout, flight-log scrutiny, and possible future subpoenas.

Susan Glasser, New Yorker writer on law and foreign policy; Lisa Desjardins, PBS NewsHour congressional reporter; Eugene Daniels, MS NOW political commentator; Peter Baker, New York Times White House correspondent. They dig into the Supreme Court tariff ruling and legal limits on presidential power. They debate tariffs’ diplomatic and market fallout. They discuss midterm Republican strategies, immigration raids, and tensions around the State of the Union.

Zolan Kanno-Youngs, NYT White House correspondent; Ashley Parker, Atlantic staff writer; Leigh Ann Caldwell, Puck chief Washington correspondent; and McKay Coppins, Atlantic staff writer. They trace Stephen Miller's rise from Capitol Hill to the White House. Short scenes cover his early years, performative rhetoric versus conviction, alliances with Sessions, his reach across policy areas, and how he aims to reshape national identity.

Liz Landers, PBS NewsHour White House correspondent, reports on administration actions and press interactions. Michael Shearer, The Atlantic White House correspondent, analyzes constitutional and intelligence angles. Jonathan Karl, ABC News chief Washington correspondent and author, covers Trump strategy and political risks. They discuss calls to nationalize elections, federal limits on voting, Tulsi Gabbard’s role in security, and GOP midterm strategy.

Toluse Olorunnipa, Atlantic staff writer with Minneapolis activism expertise; Zolan Kanno-Youngs, NYT White House reporter; Stephen Hayes, conservative commentator and Dispatch editor; Susan Glasser, New Yorker political journalist. They unpack a pulled ICE operation in Minneapolis, Trump’s shifting tactics and personnel moves, media and legal clashes around protests, and whether foreign or electoral drama reshapes the political spotlight.

Idrees Kahloon, Atlantic staff writer on economics and international affairs; Stephen Hayes, conservative editor and national security commentator; Leigh Ann Caldwell, Capitol Hill correspondent; Peter Baker, NYT White House reporter. They discuss why Trump publicly shames allies, Mark Carney’s Davos warning about rules-based order, the Greenland back-and-forth, Canada’s trade risks, NATO strains, and the prospect of striking Iran.