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.
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Why are there still racist killings in America?
On Saturday, a 21-year-old killed three people in Jacksonville, Florida, in a racist hate crime...
Who won the Republican Party debate?
There were eight candidates on stage last night in Milwaukee all vying for the Republican nomination to be president.
But the man who’ll almost certainly get it was locked in a rambling conspiracy heavy chinwag with his recently sacked Fox friend Tucker Carlson...
The News Agents USA: Debate Night
It's debate night in Milwaukee on Wednesday night. The big hitters of the Republican Party will all be there, fighting it out in the first chance to be on the same stage together. That is, all bar one, notable frontrunner; former President Donald Trump.
Emily and Jon will be back in your feeds on Thursday morning digesting the overnight debate. See you then!
Why is Donald Trump being charged like a mafia boss?
Donald Trump. Charged with racketeering in Georgia after allegedly attempting to meddle with election results - and he's now got 91 counts against his name... and counting.
Will this change anything? And what about the whataboutery with Hunter Biden and Joe Biden? We speak to Republican strategist who worked in George W...
Trump, the law, and The Lord
Ever wondered what Trump's personal pastor has to say about all the law-breaking that the 45th President allegedly has engaged in? Jon speaks to him on today's episode.
We mull that, and an impending fourth indictment, on The News Agents USA.
And we're also joined by Biden's former strategist - who explains what the President has to do to thwart the oxygen-guzzler and limelight-stealer that is Donald J. Trump...
Has the Republican Party become 'a cult'?
US prosecutors have charged Donald Trump for attempts to overturn the results of the 2020 Election. It’s the second federal indictment brought against the former president in as many months.
We knew this was on the way...
Why is Ron DeSantis sinking?
Why is Ron DeSantis losing ground in the polls to an unknown?
Why is the new Barbie film driving American right-wingers mad?
And why did a young American soldier dash across the border to seek refuge... in North Korea?
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Is Trump about to be charged for citing the January 6th riots?
As we settled into News Agents USA HQ, the breaking news that Trump may be set to face trial for a third time, and criminal proceedings for a second time, wafted in. We talk to the Washington Post's Olivier Knox about what this means for Trump, his rivals and the ever-quickening race to be the next incumbent of the White House...
Is Biden really that 'rock-solid' with the UK?
Joe Biden meets Rishi Sunak in London before flying out to Vilnius to a NATO summit in which he's set to snub the UK government's attempts to have Ben Wallace, Defence Secretary, become the next Secretary General of NATO. The famous 'special relationship' doesn't feel so special any more. Former US Ambassador to NATO Kurt Volker joins Emily and Jon in News Agents USA HQ...
America's Supreme Court - powerful, politicised, and unpoliced
Joe Biden - that's President Joe Biden - has said the Supreme Court is "not normal". He's referring to the recent judgements the 9 justices have made - overturning Roe v Wade last year, overruling affirmative action policies at two US universities, refusing to allow the government to cancel student debt, and wading into LGBTQ+ issues on a spurious basis of complaints that don't even exist...