S61 · E2: Episode 2

As the United States approaches the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, we're looking at the state of our democracy and where we’re headed. On a special edition of Washington Week, Jeffrey Goldberg sits down with The Atlantic's Tim Alberta, Idrees Kahloon and Ashley Parker, Stephen Hayes of The Dispatch, Peter Baker of The New York Times and Susan Glasser of The New Yorker.

A hour-long special taped at Austin PBS previewing the upcoming midterm election.

In the waning days before Election Day, Republicans appear split. Some of them are criticizing Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy’s controversial campaign ad against his democratic opponent, amid concerns that it could have negative down ballot consequences for Sen. Jon Husted, who’s engaged in a tight race to keep his seat. The President has prompted bipartisan backlash with his dismissal of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, while his special envoy Steve Witkoff touted Russian President Vladimir Putin as a “humanitarian.”