The News Agents - USA

Legal expert discusses the possibility of removing Trump's name from the ballot using the 14th Amendment. The podcast also explores the philosophical divide within conservatism, the potential impeachment of President Biden, and the age concerns in American politics.

Analyzing the persistence of racist killings in America despite progress, the impact of Trump's court date on the race to be the Republican presidential candidate in 2024, and a discussion on legal challenges faced by Donald Trump, including upcoming trials and charges against him.

Discussion of the uncertainty facing the Republican Party if Trump is convicted. Absence of Trump at the debate and Vivek Ramaswami's standout performance. Comparing an outsider politician to Trump's success and humor. Foreign policy and supporting a convicted felon in the debate. Events following the first presidential debate, including Trump's surrender and the reactions of Giuliani and Trump's lawyers.

It's debate night in Milwaukee on Wednesday night. The big hitters of the Republican Party will all be there, fighting it out in the first chance to be on the same stage together. That is, all bar one, notable frontrunner; former President Donald Trump. Emily and Jon will be back in your feeds on Thursday morning digesting the overnight debate. See you then!

Donald Trump is charged with racketeering in Georgia, facing 91 counts; Hunter Biden's controversies and their potential impact on Joe Biden's political career; Perception of a two-tiered system of justice in the US; The origins of the investigation into Trump's alleged Russia ties; Doubts, concerns, and the upcoming Republican candidates' debate.

Ever wondered what Trump's personal pastor has to say about all the law-breaking that the 45th President allegedly has engaged in? Jon speaks to him on today's episode.We mull that, and an impending fourth indictment, on The News Agents USA. And we're also joined by Biden's former strategist - who explains what the President has to do to thwart the oxygen-guzzler and limelight-stealer that is Donald J. Trump.Editor: Gabriel RadusSocial Media Editor: Georgia FoxwellPlanning Producer: Alex BarnettVideo Producer: Rory SymonThe News Agents is a Global Player Original and a Persephonica Production.

US prosecutors have charged Donald Trump for attempts to overturn the results of the 2020 Election. It’s the second federal indictment brought against the former president in as many months. We knew this was on the way. So why is he still the leading Republican to be president? And why doesn’t the party care ?On this episode of The News Agents USA, two former Republican congressmen - one of whom challenged Donald Trump in the 2020 presidential election - go head to head on whether Trump is the right person to lead the Republican Party into the 2024 election. Trump still dominates the field.Ron de Santis keeps saying the word “ woke “ but Republican voters just keep getting turned off by him. And Hunter Biden’s business associate has claimed Joe Biden joined more than twenty work calls with his son - while he was Vice-President. A pretty major breach if the current president was improperly involved in his son's business proceedings, but how damaging could that be for the current incumbent of the White House?Editor: Gabriel RadusPlanning Producer: Alex BarnettSocial Media Editor: Georgia FoxwellVideo Producer: Will Gibson-Smith

Why is Ron DeSantis losing ground in the polls to an unknown? Why is the new Barbie film driving American right-wingers mad? And why did a young American soldier dash across the border to seek refuge... in North Korea?Editor: Gabriel RadusSocial Editor: Georgia FoxwellVideo Producer: Will Gibson-SmithThe News Agents is a Global Player Original and a Persephonica Production.

As we settled into News Agents USA HQ, the breaking news that Trump may be set to face trial for a third time, and criminal proceedings for a second time, wafted in. We talk to the Washington Post's Olivier Knox about what this means for Trump, his rivals and the ever-quickening race to be the next incumbent of the White House.Joe Manchin, the highly influential Democrat Senator of West Virginia, seems to be flirting with an independent run for the White House, forging a ticket with a former Republican Governor of Utah. What are third parties like in the US? Is it even possible to get close to the presidency without the backing of the two major US parties?And... don't send sensitive emails without checking who you're sending to. A lesson for the Pentagon, who, instead of sending private emails to staff, accidentally sent the missives to the government of Mali.

Joe Biden meets Rishi Sunak in London before flying out to Vilnius to a NATO summit in which he's set to snub the UK government's attempts to have Ben Wallace, Defence Secretary, become the next Secretary General of NATO. The famous 'special relationship' doesn't feel so special any more. Former US Ambassador to NATO Kurt Volker joins Emily and Jon in News Agents USA HQ.This, all while US news outlets report that the President is a lot less mild-mannered in private than he appears in public. We ask Washington Post National Politics Reporter Olivier Knox, who's spent decades with US Presidents and in the White House, if that's really the case. And then, we turn to Trump and DeSantis, the two main candidates in the race to win the Republican candidacy for the 2024 election. Trump battles against court dates; DeSantis battles his lack of personality. And, an ode to Marjorie Taylor-Greene, the Republican congresswoman who, despite believing that Jewish people and their space lasers are to blame for Californian wildfires, is deemed too moderate for the right-wing Freedom Caucus in Congress. Another normal week on The Hill.