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Back to SearchCan Republicans come back from the extreme in 2023? Politics Weekly America podcast
As 2022 draws to a close, Jonathan Freedland speaks to Simon Rosenberg and Sarah Longwell about their predictions for how US politics will shake out …
3 years, 6 months ago
Why 51 is better than 50 in the Senate: Politics Weekly America podcast
Raphael Warnock was re-elected to represent Georgia in the US Senate for the next six years. Jonathan Freedland speaks to Molly Reynolds of the Brook…
3 years, 7 months ago
10 years since Sandy Hook – what’s changed? Politics Weekly America special
On 14 December it will be 10 years since the Sandy Hook elementary school mass shooting, when a 20-year-old killed 20 children aged six and seven, as…
3 years, 7 months ago
Who’s really in charge of the House of Representatives? Politics Weekly America
There was no red wave, but come January next year, the Republicans will officially be in control of the House of Representatives. What will they do? …
3 years, 7 months ago
Trump re-enters the battleground for the presidency: Politics Weekly America
Donald Trump has announced his third run for president, and not all Republicans are happy about it. Not only have there been a string of midterm loss…
3 years, 7 months ago
Trump quiet as Democrats pull off surprise boost: Politics Weekly America midterms special
Republicans will be wondering how polling got it so wrong. As John Fetterman wins that all-important Pennsylvania seat and Democrats keeps more seats…
3 years, 8 months ago
No sign of the red wave – yet: Politics Weekly America midterms special
As the votes continue to be counted, Jonathan Freedland is joined by Joan E Greve, columnist Richard Wolffe, and Chris Scott of Democracy for America…
3 years, 8 months ago
Pennsylvania proves the final battleground: Politics Weekly America midterms special
It’s a tale of two cities for Jonathan Freedland, as he attends a Donald Trump rally in Pittsburgh, where he speaks to voters who want the former pre…
3 years, 8 months ago
The fight for blue collar voters in Ohio: Politics Weekly America midterms special
In the second episode of our special series, Jonathan Freedland travels to Youngstown, Ohio, to see who voters are more excited by in the state’s cru…
3 years, 8 months ago
Georgia fights for democracy – Politics Weekly America Midterms Special
Jonathan Freedland travels around the state of Georgia, a state that gave Democrats the Senate at the start of 2021. He follows Stacey Abrams and Her…
3 years, 8 months ago