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The End of Political Centrism

The End of Political Centrism

Watch the full episode of Washington Week With The Atlantic, March 8, 2024 Courtesy of Washington Week With The Atlantic March 9, 2024, 4:33 PM ET Editor’s Note: Washington Week With The Atlantic is a partnership between NewsHour Productions, WETA, and The Atlantic airing every Friday on PBS stations nationwide. Check your local listings or watch full episodes here.   Between the Super Tuesday results and the president’s State of the Union address, a Joe Biden–Donald Trump face-off—the first presidential rematch since the 1950s—has become all but certain. The end of political centrism continues to be a prevailing theme. This week, Trump secured an endorsement from the Senate’s top Republican, Mitch McConnell, who had previously denounced the former president after the January 6 insurrection. Additionally, the decision of independent Senator Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona to not seek reelection signals further bipartisanship decline and likely increased polarization in the Senate. Joining the editor in chief of The Atlantic and moderator, Jeffrey Goldberg, this week to discuss this and more are Eugene Daniels, a White House correspondent …

The Candidates Running for Vice President

The Candidates Running for Vice President

Watch the full episode of Washington Week With The Atlantic, January 19, 2024 Courtesy of Washington Week With The Atlantic January 20, 2024, 11:53 AM ET Editor’s Note: Washington Week With The Atlantic is a partnership between NewsHour Productions, WETA, and The Atlantic airing every Friday on PBS stations nationwide. Check your local listings or watch full episodes here. With just days until New Hampshire’s presidential primary election, tension is growing between Republican rivals former President Donald Trump and former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley. Trump, fresh off his win in Iowa and leading in the polls, is weighing possible vice-presidential running mates, including Representative Elise Stefanik of New York, South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem, and former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy. Meanwhile, concerns about the war in Gaza expanding into a wider regional conflict are mounting after Iran’s recent strikes in Iraq and Pakistan. And in the Red Sea, Iranian-backed Houthi-rebel attacks on international shipping show no signs of stopping, despite the U.S. and its allies continuing to strike sites in Yemen. Joining the …