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The best and worst of Washington

Season 2025 Episode 35 | 17m 04s

Jeffrey Goldberg and Dan Balz discuss how Conservative Democrats and Liberal Republicans in Congress encouraged bipartisanship in the past, and Newt Gingrich's role in the political polarization we see today.

Major funding for “Washington Week with The Atlantic” is provided by Consumer Cellular, Otsuka, Kaiser Permanente, the Yuen Foundation, and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
Extras
Dan Balz on how politics has evolved
Trump's revenge and retribution against his opponents
Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 8/22/25
After a busy week of diplomacy, is Ukraine closer to peace or further away?
Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 8/15/25
Trump's motivation for using the military for domestic law enforcement
Did Trump succeed in Alaska, or is Putin manipulating him?
Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 8/8/25
Trump’s dramatic and destabilizing approach to the economy
What to expect from Trump's meeting with Putin