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Washington Week with The Atlantic

Season 51 · Episode 23

The General Election Begins: Clinton clinches nomination, Obama endorses and Trump criticized by GOP leaders

0.023mJune 10, 2016

Hillary Clinton makes history, Bernie Sanders keeps fighting and Donald Trump takes fire

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Episode 1Executive Action on Guns, North Korean Nuclear Threat and Countdown to Iowa & NH
Episode 2Trump, Cruz dominate GOP debate; Democratic race tightens and President Obama's final State of the Union
Episode 3Political Storm with One Week to Iowa, Supreme Court to Weigh Immigration Plan and Iran Releases U.S. Prisoners
Episode 4State of the 2016 Campaign: Iowa Caucus Countdown
Episode 52016 race turns to New Hampshire; Clinton, Sanders debate
Episode 6Washington Week in Milwaukee: Analysis from the Site of the Democratic Debate and the Narrowing Republican Field
Episode 7The Fight to Replace Antonin Scalia at the Supreme Court and The Donald vs. The Pope

Episode 8Trump, Rubio, Cruz battle ahead of Super Tuesday and Obama fights Congress over Supreme Court and GITMO

Episode 9Can establishment Republicans stop Donald Trump? Rubio, Cruz take aim at GOP frontrunner

Episode 10Republican Race Turns Civil Ahead of Florida and Ohio, The

Episode 11Showdown over Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland, Republican insiders try to

Episode 12Terror Attack in Brussels, Obama's historic trip to Cuba and Republicans coalesce around Cruz

Episode 13Trump's Republican bona fides, Sanders & Clinton trade jabs and Supreme Court's second tie after Scalia's death

Episode 14Sanders takes on Clinton in New York, Trump & Cruz gear up delegate operations, down-ballot concerns and explaining the Panama Papers

Episode 15New York state of mind: Clinton, Sanders debate in Brooklyn; Trump says GOP nominating system is

Episode 16Trump changes tone of campaign, Clinton fights off a resilient Sanders, Obama mends fences abroad, and U.S. currency shakeup

Episode 17Election 2016: Clinton solidifies her lead, Trump talks foreign policy & Sanders' path forward

Episode 18Can Trump unify the Republican Party? Paul Ryan

Episode 19Trump, Ryan try to unify the Republican Party while Clinton fights a two-front campaign. And the fight over transgender rights.

Episode 20Tensions rise in the Democratic Party, Trump names his SCOTUS shortlist and Obama acts on overtime pay

Episode 21Trump Clinches Republican Nomination, Clinton's Email Troubles Continue and Obama’s Historic Visit to Hiroshima

Episode 22The Trumpian campaign, California dreaming and America's standing in the world

Episode 23The General Election Begins: Clinton clinches nomination, Obama endorses and Trump criticized by GOP leaders

Episode 24Orlando Shooting: Investigation and Political Fallout

Episode 25Britain votes to leave the European Union, the Supreme Court releases decisions & Congress debates gun control

Episode 26Trump and Clinton prep for conventions, terror in Turkey, and SCOTUS rules on abortion

Episode 27Fatal shootings revive questions of race and policing, FBI closes Clinton email probe and Trump meets with GOP Congress

Episode 28Washington Week in Cleveland: Candidates respond to terror attack, Trump names Pence as VP and Sanders endorses Clinton

Episode 29Washington Week in Philadelphia: Trump accepts Republican nomination and Clinton prepares for DNC

Episode 30Hillary Clinton makes history as Democratic nominee and the general election strategy begins

Episode 31Republican leaders concerned about Trump as polls show a Clinton lead

Episode 32Election 2016: Separating the conventional from the unconventional

Episode 33Trump shakes up campaign staff and expresses

Episode 34Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton trade accusations of racism, Trump rethinks immigration and Clinton defends family foundation

Episode 35Donald Trump visits Mexico and doubles down on immigration plan while Clinton fundraises and makes the case for American exceptionalism

Episode 36Washington Week in Colorado: Trump and Clinton debate national security as polls tighten

Episode 37Health, Taxes and Birtherism: The debate over transparency on the campaign trail

Episode 38National security and policing take center stage three days before the first Clinton/Trump debate

Episode 39Campaigns build on debate momentum and Congress overrides Obama veto

Episode 40Trump's comments about women caught on tape as candidates prepare for second debate

Episode 41Trump denies allegations of sexual assault and Wikileaks releases hacked Clinton campaign emails

Episode 42Trump won't accept election results if he loses as Clinton expands campaign into red states

Episode 43FBI reviews newly found Clinton emails as candidates make final pitch to voters

Episode 44The Final Days of Election 2016

Episode 45Trump begins transition to the White House after deeply polarizing election

Episode 46A tribute to Gwen Ifill’s remarkable life and legacy

Episode 47Trump's Transition: President-elect's legislative priorities and cabinet picks

Episode 48Trump takes victory lap and strikes deal to save American jobs while Democrats debate the way forward

Episode 49The Trump Transition: A deep dive into his unconventional cabinet picks

Episode 50How Obama, Trump and Congress are responding to Russian hacks in the U.S. election

Episode 51The Obama Legacy: From hope and change to achievements and setbacks

Episode 52U.S. sanctions Russia for election hacks, Kerry rebukes Israeli settlements and Trump expresses frustration with Obama’s policies