Washington Week With The Atlantic Full Episode August 7 2026

Summary

Midterm elections are often trouble for the party in power, even more so when the party in power keeps stepping on a rake. The war President Trump said would last just weeks is now in its sixth month and expanding. Why is the U.S. still fighting Iran, and ... It has been 25 years since nearly 3000 innocent people were murdered by the Islamist terrorists of al-Qaeda. To reflect on the ... Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said that the U.S. could maintain a blockade of Iran “indefinitely,” suggesting that President ... Mixed messages are emerging from the Trump administration after the national debt hits an all-time high of $40 trillion. But as the ... What started as a fight over trade has gone dangerously, ridiculously sideways. Why does President Trump loathe Canada but ... There's not much that unites Americans these days, but loathing for data centers does. Anxiety about AI is behind some of the hate ... The U.S. war against Iran is moving fast and America's footprint in the Middle East is expanding. Plus, as the conflict enters its third ... As President Trump weighs escalating the war with Iran, a chorus of criticism is growing louder, and it's coming from unexpected ... The Reflecting Pool has a new role as the place where metaphor goes to die. President Trump's chaotic approach to redesigning ... In a primetime address to the nation, President Trump said the Iran war is wrapping up. Can he deliver on that timeframe? The midterms are a few months away, but why talk about the future when you can sow confusion about an election held six years ... For the second time in as many weeks, Donald Trump has backed away from an unpopular policy. Last