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Politics Weekly America

Every Friday, Guardian columnist and former Washington correspondent, Jonathan Freedland, invites experts to help analyse the latest in American politics. From politicians to journalists covering the White House and beyond, Jonathan and his guests give listeners behind the scenes access to how the American political machine works.

With a global network of over 900 journalists and five dedicated editions covering news in the US, UK, Australia, Europe, and beyond, the Guardian offers comprehensive reporting across every continent. 

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    A Brit, a billionaire, and Spencer Pratt: California’s primary upsets – podcast

    Jonathan Freedland speaks to the Guardian’s Sam Levin about the big takeaways from the single busiest primary day of the year so far
    Podcast25:49
  • This week, as the US-Iran deal remains in a precarious state, Jonathan Freedland speaks to Ali Vaez of the International Crisis Group about why Trump keeps changing his mind on what to do to end the war

    Trump: the boy who cried ‘peace’ in the Middle East | Politics Weekly America

    Video20:27
  • Donald Trump and Marco Rubio

    Trump: the boy who cried ‘peace’ in the Middle East – podcast

    Podcast21:36
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    Stateside with Kai and Carter – Why the fight over abortion pills is only just beginning

    In this episode of the Guardian’s new podcast out of New York, Stateside with Kai and Carter, Carter Sherman explains why the fight to protect mail-order abortion medication is far from over, as a nationwide, near-total abortion ban could be on the horizon
    Podcast42:35
  • This week, Donald Trump dropped a personal $10bn lawsuit he had against the Internal Revenue Service in exchange for a so-called anti-weaponisation fund. The $1.8bn fund will be used to compensate those who think they have been unfairly investigated by the government in the past. Jonathan Freedland speaks to the legal analyst Kristy Greenberg about why critics are calling this fund ‘corruption on steroids’

    Trump’s new ‘slush fund’ for his pals | Politics Weekly America

    Video26:10
  • Todd Blanche

    Trump’s new ‘slush fund’ for his pals – podcast

    Podcast26:56
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    Introducing Stateside with Kai and Carter: Stacey Abrams on why gutting US Voting Rights Act is ‘evil’ – podcast

    The US supreme court demolished the 1965 Voting Rights Act when it ruled in Louisiana v Callais last month. Kai Wright talks with voting rights advocate and former Georgia state legislator Stacey Abrams about the way forward
    Podcast35:39
  • Democrats think they can flip the Senate blue in November, and they’re hoping a group of interesting characters will help them do it. This week, Jonathan Freedland is joined by Jonathan Martin of Politico to discuss the chances of such an upset and what it would mean for the president to lose the upper chamber

    Can flailing Trump hold on to the Senate in the midterms? | Politics Weekly America

    Video24:57
  • Democrat politician James Talarico

    Will Trump lose the Senate in the midterms? – podcast

    Podcast27:40
  • A protester holding a placard saying 'Protect our vote!' (Photographer: Eric Lee/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

    Does Trump basically own the US supreme court now? – podcast

    Jonathan Freedland speaks to Leah Litman about the decisions made this legislative session, cases to come and if the court is now a political institution
    Podcast27:13
  • Donald Trump in dinner jacket and bow tie

    Why do people believe the Trump assassination attempts are fake? – podcast

    This week, Jonathan Freedland speaks to Rachel Leingang about why conspiracy theories about the White House correspondents’ dinner attack immediately spread online
    Podcast25:16
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    The Trump purge: is the FBI’s Kash Patel next? – podcast

    Jonathan Freedland speaks to MS NOW White House correspondent Laura Barrón-López about senior US officials who have been pushed out, and who might be next
    Podcast28:21
  • Donald Trump in red Maga hat

    Is blasphemy the last straw for Trump’s Maga base? – podcast

    Jonathan Freedland speaks to Rolling Stone’s Nikki McCann Ramírez about whether Donald Trump’s latest scandal comparing himself to Jesus is a step too far for Maga
    Podcast28:35
  • Donald Trump raising his hand outside the Oval Office

    Could Trump be forced out of office? – podcast

    Jonathan Freedland speaks to the Guardian’s David Smith about the various ways Congress could remove Trump from the White House, after there were calls from the left and the right to invoke the 25th amendment of the US constitution
    Podcast27:17
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    How Trump, Musk and Doge shattered the US government – podcast

    Jonathan Freedland speaks to author Sasha Abramsky about his new book, American Carnage: How Trump, Musk, and DOGE Butchered the US Government, and about what lasting legacy of Doge will be
    Podcast29:05
  • Donald Trump waves from the stage at the National Republican Congressional Committee fundraising dinner

    Is Trump losing it? (the war of course) – podcast

    This week, Jonathan Freedland speaks to Susan Glasser of the New Yorker about analysis suggesting Trump is losing his touch when it comes to sealing the deal, winning elections or just having the energy to run the White House
    Podcast28:47
  • Podcast artwork for the Guardian Investigates series, Off Duty

    Off Duty: The Crime – podcast

    This is episode one of Off Duty, a new Guardian Investigates podcast series by Melissa Segura
    Podcast26:42
  • Donald Trump wearing a long black overcoat while walking on the White House lawn

    What’s really behind Trump’s latest tantrums over Iran? – podcast

    This week, Jonathan Freedland speaks to Kamala Harris’s former national security adviser, Philip Gordon, about what this all means for the Iran war and Trump’s ‘America First’ policy
    Podcast25:55
  • Donald Trump gives a salute wearing a USA baseball cap

    Could the US military turn on Trump? – podcast

    Jonathan Freedland speaks to Janessa Goldbeck, a former Marine and the chief executive of Vet Voice Foundation, to understand what the people who serve think of their commander-in-chief. If they wanted to, could they disobey his orders?
    Podcast27:57
  • Pete Hegseth. EPA/JIM LO SCALZO / POOL

    Was Trump ever in control of the Iran war? – podcast

    Rachel Leingang speaks to Ali Vaez of the International Crisis Group and the Guardian’s Andrew Roth about the chaos in the Trump administration and Congress over the war with Iran
    Podcast31:24
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