Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, April 18, 2025

President Trump is taking extraordinary steps to exert power and influence over what he thinks of as the country’s “elite” institutions, and we are seeing that defiance has a price for fellow Republicans. Join moderator Jeffrey Goldberg, Peter Baker of the New York Times, Laura Barrón-López of PBS News Hour, Eugene Daniels of MSNBC and Mark Leibovich of The Atlantic to discuss this and more.

WATCH TODAY’S SEGMENTS:
Why Republicans in Congress won't stand up to Trump
   • 'Retaliation is real': Why Republican...  
What's next in Trump's battle with the courts
   • What's next in Trump's battle with th...  

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