Politics Weekly America

Politics Weekly America

The Guardian

Episodes 264
Avg. Duration 27m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 4.5 (148)
Since Feb 2022
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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About This Podcast

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 reporting across every continent.

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Recent Episodes

Is Trump about to ruin the World Cup?

Jun 11, 2026 22m

Donald Trump is using some of the world’s most popular sporting events as his own personal stage. This week, Jenna Amatulli speaks to investigative reporter Karim Zidan about whether the US…

A Brit, a billionaire, and Spencer Pratt: California’s primary upsets

Jun 05, 2026 25m

In what has become one of the most chaotic primaries in recent history, elections in California are delivering some upsets. Elsewhere, establishment Democrats performed well and a Trump pick failed…

Trump: the boy who cried ‘peace’ in the Middle East

May 29, 2026 21m

On Saturday, Donald Trump said talks with Tehran were going well and an agreement to end the war was ‘largely negotiated’. On Sunday, the US launched strikes on Southern Iran. By Thursday, Donald…

Stateside with Kai and Carter – Why the fight over abortion pills is only just beginning

May 25, 2026 42m Bonus

The US supreme court has preserved nationwide access to mail-order abortion pills – for now. As Carter Sherman explains, the fight to protect this medication is far from over, as a nationwide,…

Trump’s new ‘slush fund’ for his pals

May 22, 2026 26m

This week, Donald Trump dropped a personal $10bn lawsuit he had against the Internal Revenue Service in exchange for a so-called anti-weaponisation fund. The $1.8bn fund will be used to compensate…

Introducing Stateside with Kai and Carter: Stacey Abrams on why gutting US Voting Rights Act is ‘evil’

May 18, 2026 35m Bonus

The US supreme court demolished the 1965 Voting Rights Act when it ruled in Louisiana v Callais in April that states can’t consider race in redistricting. Southern states from Tennessee to Alabama…

Will Trump lose the Senate in the midterms?

May 15, 2026 27m

Democrats think they can flip the Senate blue in November, and they’re hoping a group of interesting characters will help them do it. This week, Jonathan Freedland is joined by Jonathan Martin of…

Does Trump basically own the US supreme court now?

May 08, 2026 27m

Jonathan Freedland speaks to the law professor and author Leah Litman about the conservative-leaning court’s decisions this legislative session, cases to come and why some are arguing it is now a…

Why do people believe the Trump assassination attempts are fake?

May 01, 2026 25m

A 31-year-old man has been charged with attempting to assassinate Donald Trump, after a thwarted attack at Saturday’s White House correspondents’ dinner. Immediately after this, conspiracy theories…

The Trump purge: is the FBI’s Kash Patel next?

Apr 24, 2026 28m

Three cabinet secretaries have left – or been pushed out – of the US administration since the start of March. Recent reporting suggests more could soon find themselves on the chopping block. Jonathan…

Is blasphemy the last straw for Trump’s Maga base?

Apr 17, 2026 28m

No matter how much Donald Trump outrages his opponents, nothing ever seems to stick. But what about his own base? With controversies surrounding the Epstein files, his war on Iran, and now a…

Could Trump be forced out of office?

Apr 10, 2026 27m

This week, despite securing a temporary ceasefire with Iran, there were calls from both the left and the right to invoke the 25th amendment of the US constitution to remove Donald Trump from office.…

How Trump, Musk and Doge shattered the US government

Apr 02, 2026 29m

In the end, Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, or Doge, sort of just … fizzled out. So did Musk save the taxpayer any money? What happened the people who lost their jobs in the mass…

Is Trump losing it? (the war of course)

Mar 27, 2026 28m

Donald Trump says the US has won its war with Iran. Iranian officials responded to this by mocking him. This week, Jonathan Freedland speaks to Susan Glasser of the New Yorker about analysis…

Off Duty: The Crime, episode I

Mar 24, 2026 26m

This is episode one of Off Duty, a new Guardian Investigates podcast series by Melissa Segura. On the evening of 29 December 2011, the police officer Clifton Lewis was moonlighting as a security…

What’s really behind Trump’s latest tantrums over Iran?

Mar 20, 2026 25m

Donald Trump has told his Nato allies: ‘We don’t need you.’ He also threatened to ‘massively blow up’ the world’s largest gasfield, despite Americans already having to deal with higher prices. This…

Could the US military turn on Trump?

Mar 13, 2026 27m

Since coming back into office, Donald Trump has sent troops to Venezuela, Iran and US cities. He has threatened to deploy them to Greenland in order to get what he wants. But what do the people who…

Was Trump ever in control of the Iran war?

Mar 05, 2026 31m

If you’ve been listening to the Trump administration this week, you would be forgiven for being confused about who started the war, why America got involved and what the end game is. This week,…

‘Peacemaker’ Trump starts a war with Iran

Mar 01, 2026 29m

The US and Israel launched a joint military operation against Iran on Saturday, killing Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Why did Trump decide (again) to attack Iran during negotiations…

‘I could see myself stepping into that void’: Gavin Newsom on fighting Trump and running in 2028

Feb 28, 2026 36m

The governor of California, Gavin Newsom, is widely regarded as one of the Democratic party’s leading contenders for the 2028 presidential election. He has also published a new book, Young Man in a…

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