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Yahoo
14-06-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
A Test of Presidential Powers
The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day, helps you discover new ideas, and recommends the best in culture. Sign up for it here. Donald Trump is embroiled in conflicts, facing new tests of his presidential powers and of his willingness to use military force. Panelists on Washington Week With The Atlantic joined to discuss the conflict between Israel and Iran—and how it is a test of Trump's influence. Iran likely does not want to draw the United States into war, but Israel might have other incentives. Those, including some on the right, who do not want the Trump administration to become enmeshed in this conflict fear that Benjamin Netanyahu 'launched this wider-scale attack that didn't just target nuclear facilities, but also military personnel and scientists, in part to try and make Iran's response bigger to then draw the U.S. in,' Tyler Pager, a White House correspondent at the The New York Times, said last night. Joining guest moderator and staff writer at The Atlantic, Ashley Parker, to discuss this and more: Eugene Daniels, a senior Washington correspondent and a co-host of The Weekend at MSNBC; Tyler Pager, a White House correspondent at the The New York Times; Matt Viser, the White House bureau chief at The Washington Post; and Nancy Youssef, a national-security correspondent for the The Wall Street Journal. Watch the full episode here. Article originally published at The Atlantic
Yahoo
31-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Profit and Power
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, watch full episodes here, or listen to the weekly podcast here. Donald Trump's willingness to mix public office with personal benefit is facing scrutiny, as are his latest pardons. Panelists on Washington Week With The Atlantic joined last night to discuss how the president may be using his power to profit, and more. Meanwhile, Trump's battle with Harvard continued this week. Panelists considered how that fight is being received by voters and Republican lawmakers—and whether the president's continued crackdown on higher education could have political consequences. For Republicans, Trump's action against Harvard is 'not something that they want to break with the president on,' Leigh Ann Caldwell said last night. 'This is not an issue that they're willing to stand in front of him on, like most issues.' Joining the editor in chief of The Atlantic, Jeffrey Goldberg, to discuss this and more: Peter Baker, the chief White House correspondent for The New York Times; Leigh Ann Caldwell, the chief Washington correspondent at Puck; and Stephen Hayes, the editor of The Dispatch. Watch the full episode here. Article originally published at The Atlantic
Atlantic
31-05-2025
- Politics
- Atlantic
Profit and Power
Donald Trump's willingness to mix public office with personal benefit is facing scrutiny, as are his latest pardons. Panelists on Washington Week With The Atlantic joined last night to discuss how the president may be using his power to profit, and more. Meanwhile, Trump's battle with Harvard continued this week. Panelists considered how that fight is being received by voters and Republican lawmakers—and whether the president's continued crackdown on higher education could have political consequences. For Republicans, Trump's action against Harvard is 'not something that they want to break with the president on,' Leigh Ann Caldwell said last night. 'This is not an issue that they're willing to stand in front of him on, like most issues.' Joining the editor in chief of The Atlantic, Jeffrey Goldberg, to discuss this and more: Peter Baker, the chief White House correspondent for The New York Times; Leigh Ann Caldwell, the chief Washington correspondent at Puck; and Stephen Hayes, the editor of The Dispatch. Watch the full episode here.
Atlantic
17-05-2025
- Politics
- Atlantic
Trump's Transactional Foreign Policy
This week, Donald Trump returned from the first major foreign trip of his second term. Panelists on Washington Week With The Atlantic joined last night to discuss what the president's visit to the Middle East reveals about America's place in the world. The time Trump spent abroad has reinforced an approach to foreign policy that is 'malleable' and 'not always predictable,' Peter Baker said last night. 'He went to the Middle East to re-alter the dynamics by recognizing Syria's new government, announcing that he's going to lift sanctions, and effectively moving closer towards a deal with Iran that sounds an awful lot like the deal he threw out in his first term.' This, Baker continued, 'is a different dynamic than we saw even just a week ago.' Joining the editor in chief of The Atlantic, Jeffrey Goldberg, to discuss this and more: Peter Baker, the chief White House correspondent at The New York Times; Stephen Hayes, the editor of The Dispatch; David Ignatius, a columnist at The Washington Post; Andrea Mitchell, the chief Washington and foreign-affairs correspondent for NBC News. Watch the full episode here.
Atlantic
10-05-2025
- Politics
- Atlantic
Trump Travels to the Middle East
President Donald Trump is about to begin the first major foreign trip of his second term, traveling next week to Saudi Arabia, while also making stops in the United Arab Emirates and Qatar, nations which play a key role in mediating conflicts in the region. Panelists on Washington Week With The Atlantic joined to discuss. Trump's Middle East visit comes at a critical time, as America's role and influence in the world under his leadership are being tested by the escalating conflict between India and Pakistan, the Israeli government's controversial moves in Gaza and an end to the war in Ukraine remains elusive. Joining editor in chief of The Atlantic and moderator, Jeffrey Goldberg, are Susan Glasser, Staff Writer, The New Yorker; Asma Khalid, White House Correspondent, NPR and Political Contributor, ABC News; David Sanger, White House and National Security Correspondent, The New York Times; and Nancy Youssef, National Security Correspondent, The Wall Street Journal. Watch the full episode here.
