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Back to SearchA huge week for US foreign policy: Politics Weekly America
This week, Jonathan Freedland speaks to the former US assistant secretary of state Philip Crowley about what events in Taiwan and Kabul tell us about…
4 years, 2 months ago
Why does an ageing Congress spell trouble for the Democrats? Politics Weekly America
Frustration is mounting about the Democrats’ elderly incumbents, as well as a growing sense that the party is so close to losing control of at least …
4 years, 2 months ago
Is Bannon on course to destroy democracy? Politics Weekly America
As the former White House chief strategist appears in court charged with contempt of Congress, Jonathan Freedland speaks to Jennifer Senior, of the A…
4 years, 3 months ago
Why Republicans are backing a controversial former NFL star
Last week, we learned that Herschel Walker, who’s the Republican nominee for a Senate seat in Georgia, lied to his own campaign team about how many c…
4 years, 3 months ago
Migrant deaths show Biden needs to change immigration policy: Politics Weekly America
At the end of June, authorities in San Antonio, Texas, opened the back of an abandoned truck to find the bodies of more than 50 migrants inside – peo…
4 years, 3 months ago
Americans lose faith in the US supreme court: Politics Weekly America
The US supreme court has struck down the constitutional right to an abortion, one of several landmark decisions that will affect the lives of million…
4 years, 3 months ago
What the January 6 hearings have told us: Politics Weekly America
We learned this week that the public hearings held by the January 6 select committee would be extended into July. The Guardian’s Hugo Lowell tells Jo…
4 years, 4 months ago
What does ‘Watergate’ teach us 50 years on?: Politics Weekly America
50 years ago, police in Washington DC arrested five men for breaking into the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee. What followed was th…
4 years, 4 months ago
A celebrity heart surgeon wins in Pennsylvania, what next? Politics Weekly America
Dr Mehmet Öz is the Republican nominee for the Pennsylvania Senate race, which will take place in November. Up against him is another interesting cha…
4 years, 4 months ago
Biden’s dilemma over supporting Ukraine: Politics Weekly America
This week, Joe Biden confirmed he will send more advanced rocket systems to Kyiv. As Russian troops continue their assault on the Donbas region in th…
4 years, 4 months ago