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The News Agents - USA

The News Agents - USA

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Join Emily Maitlis and Jon Sopel in a weekly podcast that unpicks everything you need to know about the world of US politics - all of it delivered with Emily and Jon’s astute analysis, world-class insight and wry sense of humour. Episodes are available every Tuesday/Wednesday. The News Agents USA is a Global Player Original podcast and production. For advertising opportunities on this podcast email: dax@global.comCopyright 2025 Global Political Science Politics & Government
Episodes
  • Can the federal government survive President Trump?
    Jun 17 2025

    Michael Lewis, author of The Big Short and Who is Government, joins Emily in the studio to talk about whether American's have fallen out of love with their government, and what happens when you dismantle it?

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    28 mins
  • Steve Bannon on LA raids, Elon Musk and tax cuts for billionaires
    Jun 11 2025

    As tensions in LA spills out, President Trump is sending the armed forces onto the streets of the city. It's against the wishes of California's governor, who has warned that "democracy is under assault". Jon an Emily are joined by the architect of Trump's 2016 victory and host of host of the War Rooms, Steve Bannon.

    Is Trump enacting the mass deportation he promised? Or is he manufacturing a crisis that will allow him to access more emergency - executive power?

    Later, should Elon Musk be deported? Should Trump be giving tax cuts to billionaires? And which British politicians is he watching most closely?

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    38 mins
  • Trump's Big, Beautiful, Disgusting Abomination (Bill)
    Jun 4 2025

    For months, Donald Trump has been heralding his "Big, Beautiful" spending bill - a key piece of his agenda, containing tax cuts for the rich and benefits cuts for the vulnerable. It will also add trillions to America's debt - to the point that some are now sounding the alarm, warning of a "debt bomb" about to hit the US economy. What the White House didn't bet on was that one of those leading critics would be Elon Musk - who's turned fire on his former boss in spectacular fashion, calling the legislation a "disgusting abomination" and ominously warning Senators that voters will fire those politicians who "betray America". Will his words spook Republicans into defying Donald Trump? And how will the President react to Musk's missives?

    Later, we speak to Evan Osnos, New Yorker writer and author of new book 'The Haves and Have-Yachts: Dispatches on the Ultrarich". It's a firsthand insight into the lives of America's new oligarchy now running America - what does it tell us about the forces driving voters and how can the Democrats respond?

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    37 mins
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