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.
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Trump’s U-turn on the Epstein files and his bust-up with Marjorie Taylor Greene – podcast
This week Jonathan Freedland speaks to the Rolling Stone reporter Nikki McCann Ramirez to find out the truth behind Donald Trump’s bust-up with Marjorie Taylor Greene and what could come next once all of the Epstein files are released
As Americans face going hungry, Trump builds a ballroom – podcast
The US government shutdown became the longest in history this week, crossing the 36-day mark. Food stamp benefits have been delayed for millions of Americans, and 10% fewer flights are going to take off from major airports across the country because government employees aren’t turning up to work since their pay was stopped.
Rachel Leingang and David Smith discuss why the president has decided to focus his time on grand architectural plans
When did the US supreme court become so ‘lawless’? – podcast
Jonathan Freedland speaks to Prof Leah Litman about what exactly motivates the nine judges who are supposedly tasked with upholding the US constitution? When did the highest court in the land become so apparently partisan? Is there any coming back from this?
