NaN/100 votes#1 - Executive Action on Guns, North Korean Nuclear Threat and Countdown to Iowa & NH
Season 51 Episode 1 - Aired 1/8/2016
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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#2 - Trump, Cruz dominate GOP debate; Democratic race tightens and President Obama's final State of the Union
Season 51 Episode 2 - Aired 1/15/2016
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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#3 - Political Storm with One Week to Iowa, Supreme Court to Weigh Immigration Plan and Iran Releases U.S. Prisoners
Season 51 Episode 3 - Aired 1/22/2016
Trump and Sanders gaining momentum, SCOTUS to decide on halt of deportations and Washington Post reporter released from Iran
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#4 - State of the 2016 Campaign: Iowa Caucus Countdown
Season 51 Episode 4 - Aired 1/29/2016
Republicans debate but Donald Trump skips out while Democrats Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders are in a dead heat.
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#5 - 2016 race turns to New Hampshire; Clinton, Sanders debate
Season 51 Episode 5 - Aired 2/5/2016
Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders debate one-on-one. Republican race shakes up after Iowa.
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#6 - Washington Week in Milwaukee: Analysis from the Site of the Democratic Debate and the Narrowing Republican Field
Season 51 Episode 6 - Aired 2/12/2016
We examine the state of the 2016 presidential campaign from the site of the PBS NewsHour debate in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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#7 - The Fight to Replace Antonin Scalia at the Supreme Court and The Donald vs. The Pope
Season 51 Episode 7 - Aired 2/19/2016
The sudden death of Justice Scalia sets off an uproar about who should nominate his successor.
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#8 - Trump, Rubio, Cruz battle ahead of Super Tuesday and Obama fights Congress over Supreme Court and GITMO
Season 51 Episode 8 - Aired 2/26/2016
Trump marches to the Republican presidential nomination while his opponents up their attacks.
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#9 - Can establishment Republicans stop Donald Trump? Rubio, Cruz take aim at GOP frontrunner
Season 51 Episode 9 - Aired 3/4/2016
Donald Trump marches to the GOP nomination as party leaders try to stop his rise.
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#10 - Republican Race Turns Civil Ahead of Florida and Ohio, The
Season 51 Episode 10 - Aired 3/11/2016
Rubio and Kasich face critical home state tests in Florida and Ohio.
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#11 - Showdown over Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland, Republican insiders try to
Season 51 Episode 11 - Aired 3/18/2016
Senate Republicans refuse to consider Obama's latest Supreme Court nominee.
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#12 - Terror Attack in Brussels, Obama's historic trip to Cuba and Republicans coalesce around Cruz
Season 51 Episode 12 - Aired 3/25/2016
After attacks in Brussels, the United States renewed its fight against the Islamic State.
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#13 - Trump's Republican bona fides, Sanders & Clinton trade jabs and Supreme Court's second tie after Scalia's death
Season 51 Episode 13 - Aired 4/1/2016
Donald Trump faced criticism for comments on abortion, foreign policy and nuclear weapons.
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#14 - Sanders takes on Clinton in New York, Trump & Cruz gear up delegate operations, down-ballot concerns and explaining the Panama Papers
Season 51 Episode 14 - Aired 4/8/2016
The 2016 race for the White House shifts to New York, and candidates start counting delegates.
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#15 - New York state of mind: Clinton, Sanders debate in Brooklyn; Trump says GOP nominating system is
Season 51 Episode 15 - Aired 4/15/2016
Republican and Democratic White House hopefuls descend on New York ahead of Tuesday's primary.
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#16 - Trump changes tone of campaign, Clinton fights off a resilient Sanders, Obama mends fences abroad, and U.S. currency shakeup
Season 51 Episode 16 - Aired 4/22/2016
Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton solidify their front-runner status after convincing wins in New York.
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#17 - Election 2016: Clinton solidifies her lead, Trump talks foreign policy & Sanders' path forward
Season 51 Episode 17 - Aired 4/29/2016
As the election shifts to Indiana, Clinton and Trump widen their leads and are headed to a general election showdown.
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#18 - Can Trump unify the Republican Party? Paul Ryan
Season 51 Episode 18 - Aired 5/6/2016
The presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump will meet with Congressional Republicans to unify the GOP.
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#19 - Trump, Ryan try to unify the Republican Party while Clinton fights a two-front campaign. And the fight over transgender rights.
Season 51 Episode 19 - Aired 5/13/2016
Can the Republican Party unite before November? Can Hillary Clinton turn her focus to Trump?
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#20 - Tensions rise in the Democratic Party, Trump names his SCOTUS shortlist and Obama acts on overtime pay
Season 51 Episode 20 - Aired 5/20/2016
Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders continuing to fight for the Democratic nomination while Donald Trump shores up Republican support.
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#21 - Trump Clinches Republican Nomination, Clinton's Email Troubles Continue and Obama’s Historic Visit to Hiroshima
Season 51 Episode 21 - Aired 5/27/2016
Donald Trump surpassed the 1,237 delegates needed to clinch the Republican nomination while Hillary Clinton continues to deal with fallout over her private email server.
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#22 - The Trumpian campaign, California dreaming and America's standing in the world
Season 51 Episode 22 - Aired 6/3/2016
The stakes are high for Clinton, Sanders and Trump heading into the California primary.
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#23 - The General Election Begins: Clinton clinches nomination, Obama endorses and Trump criticized by GOP leaders
Season 51 Episode 23 - Aired 6/10/2016
Hillary Clinton makes history, Bernie Sanders keeps fighting and Donald Trump takes fire
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#24 - Orlando Shooting: Investigation and Political Fallout
Season 51 Episode 24 - Aired 6/17/2016
The deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history has sparked a debate on guns and terrorism.
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#25 - Britain votes to leave the European Union, the Supreme Court releases decisions & Congress debates gun control
Season 51 Episode 25 - Aired 6/24/2016
While Britain throws Europe into uncertainty by voting to leave the EU, the U.S. Supreme Court decides on affirmative action and immigration, and House Democrats stage a sit-in over gun control legislation.
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"Executive Action on Guns, North Korean Nuclear Threat and Countdown to Iowa & NH" is the best rated episode of "Washington Week with The Atlantic" season 51. It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 1/8/2016. This episode is rated NaN points higher than the second-best, "Trump, Cruz dominate GOP debate; Democratic race tightens and President Obama's final State of the Union".