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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.

26 July 2024

  • AP Photo/. Tony GutierrezVice President Kamala Harris speaks during the American Federation of Teachers' 88th national convention

    Harris navigates Netanyahu visit - podcast

    With fewer than 100 days left, Joan Greve speaks to the former adviser to Barack Obama and co-host of Pod Save The World, Ben Rhodes, about the state of play for November 2024

21 July 2024

  • President Joe Biden arrives for the Nato summit in Washington, July 10, 2024

    Biden drops out – what happens now? – podcast

    Jonathan Freedland is joined by politics reporter Nikki McCann Ramírez to discuss the breaking news that Joe Biden has withdrawn from the presidential race after weeks of pressure to quit

17 July 2024

  • Donald Trump and JD Vance laughing, in blue suits

    JD Vance: who is Donald Trump’s new vice-president? – podcast

    Jonathan Freedland is joined by a former Republican congressional communications director, Tara Setmayer, to find out more about Donald Trump’s running mate, JD Vance

14 July 2024

  • REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump holds a campaign rally in Butler

    Republicans elevate Trump to ‘living martyr’ status after shooting – podcast

    As the US comes to grips with what happened in Pennsylvania, Jonathan Freedland and Sidney Blumenthal discuss what it means for the former president’s image with less than five months until the election

12 July 2024

  • Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump sit side by side at an official meeting, leaning over a small table between their chairs as they talk to each other

    Anne Applebaum on autocracies and signs of America’s move to join them

    This week, Jonathan Freedland is joined by the political commentator and author Anne Applebaum to look at what the US should be doing to tackle the growing threat of autocracy

4 July 2024

  • Joe Bide

    Biden in trouble as Supreme Court hands Trump another big win

    Jonathan Freedland and Paul Begala, a former adviser to Bill Clinton, discuss how the Democrats regroup after a calamitous week

28 June 2024

  • Donald Trump (left) and Joe Biden take part in the first presidential debate (Photo by Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images)

    Debate disaster: is there a way back for Joe Biden? – podcast

    Jonathan Freedland and Nikki McCann Ramirez of Rolling Stone look at who did better on the debate stage in Atlanta, Georgia, for their first head to head of this year’s presidential campaign

21 June 2024

  • President Joe Biden. Photograph: Drew Angerer

    Will Joe Biden’s immigration pledge convince or confuse the public? – podcast

    Immigration is set to be one the key issues for US voters in November. President Biden has attempted to offer both control and compassion – but will voters buy it?

14 June 2024

  • Joe Biden stands with his son, Hunter

    Republicans struggle to respond to Hunter Biden’s conviction - podcast

    Jonathan Freedland is joined by Susan Glasser of the New Yorker to look at how the right has decided to spin this latest historical conviction

7 June 2024

  • Samuel and Martha-Ann Alito smiling

    The Alito flag scandal and the US supreme court’s ethics problem

    Jonathan Freedland speaks to Amanda Marcotte of Salon about whether the Samuel Alito row is proof that the supreme court is incapable of being unbiased

30 May 2024

  • Protestors holding signs that say "guilty" and "Trump is guilty". Jury Finds Former President Donald Trump Guilty On All 34 Counts In Hush Money Trial

    Trump guilty on all counts – so what happens next?

    On a historic night for American politics, Jonathan Freedland and Sam Levine look at what the verdict will mean – both for Trump himself, and for the election in November

24 May 2024

  • Robert F Kennedy Jr stands at a podium during a campaign rally

    Who does RFK Jr pose the bigger threat to: Joe Biden or Donald Trump? – podcast

    This week, Jonathan Freedland speaks to political analyst David Corn about which of the two frontrunners should be more worried by RFK Jr’s presidential campaign

15 May 2024

  • Photo by David Dee Delgado/Getty Images. Former Donald Trump attorney Michael Cohen departing from his home

    Donald Trump comes face to face with former fixer Michael Cohen

    Jonathan Freedland asks former federal prosecutor Ankush Khardori what he makes of the prosecution’s star witness so far

8 May 2024

  • Donald Trump in court

    Stormy Daniels takes the stand in Trump trial

    How bad was Stormy Daniels’ testimony for the presumptive GOP candidate? Jonathan Freedland and the political commentator Molly Jong-Fast discuss an extraordinary day in a Manhattan courtroom

3 May 2024

  • Donald Trump wearing a suit and tie outside court.

    Trump trial update, terrifying Time interview and a Republican dog killer

    Jonathan Freedland and Nikki McCann Ramirez of Rolling Stone magazine discuss what another crazy week in US politics means for the 2024 election

26 April 2024

  • Biden in bow tie and shades with sign behind him saying: White House Correspondents' Association

    White House Correspondents’ Dinner: is there still space for humour?

    This week, Jonathan Freedland is joined by Jeff Nussbaum, a former senior speech writer to Joe Biden, to discuss the art of writing gags for presidents and whether there is still space humour in US politics

19 April 2024

  • Kari Lake speaks at Turning Point USA's AmericaFest 2023 in Phoenix

    Republicans divided over abortion ahead of elections – podcast

    This week, Jonathan Freedland and Moira Donegan of Guardian US discuss why Republicans are divided on restrictions they worked so hard to put in place

12 April 2024

  • Jo Biden at desk sucking a pen with US flag and framed photos behind him

    How badly has US diplomacy been damaged by the war in Gaza? – podcast

    This week, Jonathan Freedland speaks to a former negotiator in the Middle East, Aaron David Miller, about whether pressure from within his own party will force Joe Biden to stop supplying arms to the US’s biggest ally in the Middle East, and what the future holds for the relationship between the US and Israel when the war ends

5 April 2024

  • Donald Trump raises a fist as he stands on stage. Photograph: Win McNamee/Getty Images

    Should Biden be worried about losing Black voters to Trump? – podcast

    Jonathan Freedland speaks to the historian and author Leah Wright Rigueur about whether or not Donald Trump can really win over more Black voters than Joe Biden can afford to lose

29 March 2024

  • Donald Trump.

    Can Bibles, sneakers and social media save Trump from financial ruin?

    This week Jonathan Freedland speaks to Erica Orden, of Politico, to discuss the highs and lows Donald Trump experienced this week, and whether or not he can raise the money to save himself from bankruptcy
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