On the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, a look at the state of our democracy and where we’re headed.

Compared to matters related to the economy, energy prices, housing and war in the Middle East and Europe, President Trump's efforts to remake Washington don’t matter all that much. But they tell us a ...

Washington Week with The Atlantic Airs June 26th, 2026 at 8PM on PBS (check local listings) ***Swamp PoliticsPresident Trump’s approach to renovating the Reflecting Pool – and the unintended results ...

U.S. forces struck Iranian targets Thursday after two U.S. destroyers were attacked in the Strait of Hormuz, but Trump called this response a “love tap” and said the exchange of fire did not represent ...

Few people in Washington have more power and influence than Stephen Miller. He’s the architect of the Trump administration’s hardline immigration policy, and he’s the president’s enforcer. Moderator ...

The Watergate hotel and condominium complex pictured on the Potomac River in Washington, June 17, 2002. Thirty years ago, on June 17, 1972 a break-in into an office in Washington's elegant Watergate ...

Black American civil rights leader Martin Luther King (1929 - 1968) addresses crowds during the March On Washington at the Lincoln Memorial, Washington DC, where he gave his 'I Have A Dream' speech.

It’s been a surreal week in Washington: gunshots at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner, a grand royal state visit, and a significant Supreme Court decision that could have far-reaching ...

This week, the U.S. and Iran signed an agreement to end hostilities, reopen oil routes and begin negotiations on the Iranian nuclear program. But Trump's deal has been criticized at home and abroad.

WETA PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER SHARON PERCY ROCKEFELLER NAMES ATLANTIC EDITOR IN CHIEF JEFFREY GOLDBERG MODERATOR OF WASHINGTON WEEK SUPPORT PROVIDED BY ...