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...
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Is Jon Ossoff the key for Democrats in 2028?
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Trump’s trade war with Canada gets nasty
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Jill Lepore on why the artificial state is ‘doomed’
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Trump’s great plane escape
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Trump unbound: the making of an imperial presidency
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AOC 2028: could she be the first female US president?
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Why did Trump just gift Saudi Arabia a nuclear win?
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Are American politicians getting too old?
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Trump restarts war with Iran and plays nice(ish) with Nato
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Trump hijacks America at 250 celebrations
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Trump forced to drain the reflecting pool swamp
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Tired of Iran, Trump refocuses on Ukraine
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Is Trump about to ruin the World Cup?
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A Brit, a billionaire, and Spencer Pratt: California’s primary upsets
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Trump: the boy who cried ‘peace’ in the Middle East
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Stateside with Kai and Carter – Why the fight over abortion pills is only just b...
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Trump’s new ‘slush fund’ for his pals
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Introducing Stateside with Kai and Carter: Stacey Abrams on why gutting US Votin...
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Will Trump lose the Senate in the midterms?
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Does Trump basically own the US supreme court now?
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Why do people believe the Trump assassination attempts are fake?
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The Trump purge: is the FBI’s Kash Patel next?
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Is blasphemy the last straw for Trump’s Maga base?
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Could Trump be forced out of office?
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How Trump, Musk and Doge shattered the US government
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Is Trump losing it? (the war of course)
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Off Duty: The Crime, episode I
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What’s really behind Trump’s latest tantrums over Iran?
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Could the US military turn on Trump?
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Was Trump ever in control of the Iran war?
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‘Peacemaker’ Trump starts a war with Iran
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‘I could see myself stepping into that void’: Gavin Newsom on fighting Trump and...
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The ‘golden age of America’? Trump delivers the State of the Union address
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Jesse Jackson’s political legacy in the Trump era
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Trump dismantles the arts and tries to rewrite history
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Epstein files: why is Trump defending the Clintons?
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Is Trump’s ICE dream over?
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ICE shootings, tariffs and Greenland: why we’re experiencing ‘Trump exhaustion s...
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Is Trump regretting his battle with the Fed?
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Watch out Greenland: Trump is pro-imperialism now
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Trump captures Maduro and vows to ‘run’ Venezuela
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Revisited: Is Trump building a political dynasty? – episode three
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Revisited: Is Trump building a political dynasty? – episode two
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Revisited: Is Trump building a political dynasty? – episode one
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A Christmas message
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Trump in the White House: is it time to call it corruption?
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The Birth Keepers: I choose this – episode one
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The real reason behind Trump’s nasty breakup with Europe
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“This is war”: Is Trump about to invade Venezuela?
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Has a Texas law created ‘abortion bounty hunters’?
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