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The Best Episodes of Washington Week with The Atlantic

Journalists participate in a round-table discussion of news events in this award-winning public affairs series. It first aired in 1967, making it the longest-running prime-time...
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  1. Background image for 2/23/1967
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    #1 - 2/23/1967

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    The new politics roundtable premieres.

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    #2 - 1/5/1968

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    #7 - 3/12/1993

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  10. Background image for Executive Action on Guns, North Korean Nuclear Threat and Countdown to Iowa & NH
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    #10 - Executive Action on Guns, North Korean Nuclear Threat and Countdown to Iowa & NH

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    Obama proposes changes to curb gun violence, North Korea claims h-bomb test and Donald Trump takes aim at Clinton and Cruz

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  11. Background image for Trump, Cruz dominate GOP debate; Democratic race tightens and President Obama's final State of the Union
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    #11 - Trump, Cruz dominate GOP debate; Democratic race tightens and President Obama's final State of the Union

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    Republicans debate Cruz's eligibility to be president, Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton are neck-and-neck and Obama's final year agenda.

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  12. Background image for Political Storm with One Week to Iowa, Supreme Court to Weigh Immigration Plan and Iran Releases U.S. Prisoners
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    #12 - Political Storm with One Week to Iowa, Supreme Court to Weigh Immigration Plan and Iran Releases U.S. Prisoners

    S51:E3

    Trump and Sanders gaining momentum, SCOTUS to decide on halt of deportations and Washington Post reporter released from Iran

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    #13 - State of the 2016 Campaign: Iowa Caucus Countdown

    S51:E4

    Republicans debate but Donald Trump skips out while Democrats Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders are in a dead heat.

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    #14 - 2016 race turns to New Hampshire; Clinton, Sanders debate

    S51:E5

    Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders debate one-on-one. Republican race shakes up after Iowa.

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  15. Background image for Washington Week in Milwaukee: Analysis from the Site of the Democratic Debate and the Narrowing Republican Field
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    #15 - Washington Week in Milwaukee: Analysis from the Site of the Democratic Debate and the Narrowing Republican Field

    S51:E6

    We examine the state of the 2016 presidential campaign from the site of the PBS NewsHour debate in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

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  16. Background image for The Fight to Replace Antonin Scalia at the Supreme Court and The Donald vs. The Pope
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    #16 - The Fight to Replace Antonin Scalia at the Supreme Court and The Donald vs. The Pope

    S51:E7

    The sudden death of Justice Scalia sets off an uproar about who should nominate his successor.

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  17. Background image for Trump, Rubio, Cruz battle ahead of Super Tuesday and Obama fights Congress over Supreme Court and GITMO
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    #17 - Trump, Rubio, Cruz battle ahead of Super Tuesday and Obama fights Congress over Supreme Court and GITMO

    S51:E8

    Trump marches to the Republican presidential nomination while his opponents up their attacks.

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    #18 - Can establishment Republicans stop Donald Trump? Rubio, Cruz take aim at GOP frontrunner

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    Donald Trump marches to the GOP nomination as party leaders try to stop his rise.

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    Rubio and Kasich face critical home state tests in Florida and Ohio.

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  20. Background image for Showdown over Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland, Republican insiders try to
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    Senate Republicans refuse to consider Obama's latest Supreme Court nominee.

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  21. Background image for Terror Attack in Brussels, Obama's historic trip to Cuba and Republicans coalesce around Cruz
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    After attacks in Brussels, the United States renewed its fight against the Islamic State.

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  22. Background image for Trump's Republican bona fides, Sanders & Clinton trade jabs and Supreme Court's second tie after Scalia's death
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    Donald Trump faced criticism for comments on abortion, foreign policy and nuclear weapons.

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  23. Background image for Sanders takes on Clinton in New York, Trump & Cruz gear up delegate operations, down-ballot concerns and explaining the Panama Papers
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    #23 - Sanders takes on Clinton in New York, Trump & Cruz gear up delegate operations, down-ballot concerns and explaining the Panama Papers

    S51:E14

    The 2016 race for the White House shifts to New York, and candidates start counting delegates.

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    #24 - New York state of mind: Clinton, Sanders debate in Brooklyn; Trump says GOP nominating system is

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    Republican and Democratic White House hopefuls descend on New York ahead of Tuesday's primary.

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  25. Background image for Trump changes tone of campaign, Clinton fights off a resilient Sanders, Obama mends fences abroad, and U.S. currency shakeup
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    S51:E16

    Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton solidify their front-runner status after convincing wins in New York.

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Best Episodes Summary

"2/23/1967" is the best rated episode of "Washington Week with The Atlantic". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 2/23/1967. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "1/5/1968".