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The Leader of Today’s Republican Party

The Leader of Today’s Republican Party

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“McConnell was the final backstop against the complete Trumpification of the Senate.” Courtesy of Washington Week With The Atlantic March 2, 2024, 10:36 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.   The race to become the Senate’s top Republican is already under way. Mitch McConnell made the surprise announcement this week that he will step down from his role as Senate minority leader in November—ending his tenure as the longest-serving Senate leader in U.S. history and solidifying former President Donald Trump as the leader of today’s Republican Party. Meanwhile, both President Joe Biden and Trump won their respective primaries on Tuesday, but the results underscored vulnerabilities in their 2024 bids for the White House. Joining the editor in chief of The Atlantic and moderator, Jeffrey Goldberg, this week to discuss this and more are Adam Harris, a staff writer for The Atlantic; Leigh Ann Caldwell, a co-author of …

Will Foreign-Policy Debates Decide Biden’s Fate?

Will Foreign-Policy Debates Decide Biden’s Fate?

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Watch the full episode of Washington Week With The Atlantic, December 8, 2023 Courtesy of Washington Week With The Atlantic December 9, 2023, 4:40 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. It’s been a difficult week for President Joe Biden. His agenda on funding Israel, Ukraine, and border security is stalled in Congress, and his approval ratings are nearing a record low. With just 11 months until the general election, will debate over foreign policy determine whether Biden is reelected president in 2024? Joining the editor in chief of The Atlantic and moderator, Jeffrey Goldberg, this week to discuss this and more are Anne Applebaum, a staff writer at The Atlantic; Leigh Ann Caldwell, a co-author of the Early 202 newsletter at The Washington Post and an anchor at Washington Post Live; Vivian Salama, a national-security reporter at The Wall Street Journal; and Chuck Todd, the chief …

Trump’s Apocalyptic Rhetoric – The Atlantic

Trump’s Apocalyptic Rhetoric – The Atlantic

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November 18, 2023, 4:16 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. Former President Donald Trump has never been moderate in rhetoric and action. But there’s a real sense out there that, as he comes under further legal pressure, he’s become more apocalyptic: During a Veterans Day speech, echoing the language of authoritarian dictators, he described his political foes as “vermin.” Meanwhile, on Capitol Hill, a rash of angry altercations erupted this week. Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy, a Republican from California, allegedly elbowed fellow GOP Representative Tim Burchett of Tennessee in the kidneys, and Senator Markwayne Mullin, a Republican from Oklahoma, challenged a hearing witness to a fight. Joining the editor in chief of The Atlantic and moderator, Jeffrey Goldberg, to discuss this and more are Peter Baker, the chief White House correspondent at The New York Times; Leigh Ann Caldwell, a co-author of The Washington Post’s Early …

How the U.S. Ended Up on the Brink of Government Shutdown

How the U.S. Ended Up on the Brink of Government Shutdown

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September 30, 2023, 5 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. The American government on the brink of shutdown: With the federal government about to run out of money, we explore how the country got to this point, who will be affected, and how U.S. support for Ukraine has become a divisive political issue. Joining the editor in chief of The Atlantic and moderator, Jeffrey Goldberg, this week to discuss these issues and more: Anne Applebaum, a staff writer at The Atlantic; Peter Baker, the chief White House correspondent at The New York Times; Leigh Ann Caldwell, an anchor at Washington Post Live and a co-author of the Early 202; and Asma Khalid, a White House correspondent at NPR and a co-host of the NPR Politics Podcast. Read the full transcript here. Source link

Washington Week: The Republicans Threatening to Shut Down the Government

Washington Week: The Republicans Threatening to Shut Down the Government

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September 16, 2023, 3:02 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. House GOP infighting reached new heights this week as Trump-aligned House Republicans threatened to shut down the government. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy opened an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden based on no evidence this week in an effort to appease his far-right party members. But the move doesn’t appear to have satisfied them. If their demands aren’t met, they plan to challenge McCarthy’s speakership and vote against funding the government. With no agreement in sight, McCarthy dared his detractors to bring a vote to oust him from his leadership post. And weeks after his plea deal fell apart, President Biden’s son Hunter was indicted on Thursday with three federal firearms charges. Joining the guest moderator and PBS NewsHour White House correspondent Laura Barrón-López this week to discuss this and more: Leigh Ann Caldwell, a co-author …