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Back to SearchThe man who thinks Democrats could win big in November: Politics Weekly America
With just over a month to go until the midterm elections, Jonathan Freedland speaks to Democratic strategist Simon Rosenberg about why he has been co…
4 years ago
Republicans playing the migration card: Politics Weekly America
Ana Ceballos, a political reporter for the Miami Herald, tells Jonathan Freedland about the Republican party’s attempts to dramatise the question of …
4 years ago
A new generation of voters empowered by Roe: Politics Weekly America
Poppy Noor has been looking into how the US Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v Wade back in June might influence midterm elections this Novem…
4 years, 1 month ago
Why Biden blames Trump’s MAGA as a threat to democracy: Politics Weekly America
After Joe Biden delivered a landmark speech a couple of weeks ago warning that the extremism of Donald Trump’s Republican supporters now threatened t…
4 years, 1 month ago
The Queen’s relationship with US presidents: Politics Weekly America special
Jonathan Freedland speaks to the former senior adviser to both Bill and Hillary Clinton, Sidney Blumenthal, about some of Queen Elizabeth II’s most p…
4 years, 1 month ago
From Today in Focus: the life and death of Queen Elizabeth II
The Queen has died aged 96 at her Scottish home of Balmoral. The Guardian’s Jonathan Freedland introduces this special episode of Today in Focus, wit…
4 years, 1 month ago
Leon Panetta on the Afghanistan withdrawal, a year on: Politics Weekly America podcast
A year ago, American troops withdrew from Afghanistan after a 20-year war. The Taliban quickly returned to power and the country has since experience…
4 years, 1 month ago
Is Trump back in Murdoch’s good books? Politics Weekly America
At the end of July, it was reported that Fox News and other publications owned by Rupert Murdoch were starting to abandon their extensive coverage of…
4 years, 2 months ago
What does the future hold for Liz Cheney? Politics Weekly America
This week, Joan E Greve speaks to the former chair of Republican National Committee Michael Steele about the defeat of Liz Cheney in the Wyoming prim…
4 years, 2 months ago
Democrats celebrate ‘historic’ climate bill: Politics Weekly America
As the Inflation Reduction Act heads to the House floor, many Democrats are hoping the landmark legislation to tackle the climate crisis, which passe…
4 years, 2 months ago