Is Trump about to be charged for citing the January 6th riots?

Is Trump about to be charged for citing the January 6th riots?

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.

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Clinton, Epstein and Trump's dire polling

Clinton, Epstein and Trump's dire polling

Trump is trying his best to manifest good polling numbers. But the raw numbers as they stand are dire for the President. This week, we talk to top pollster Doug Sosnik, who was at Bill Clinton’s side ...

11 Feb 32min

Why are the Epstein files revealing more about the victims than the villains?

Why are the Epstein files revealing more about the victims than the villains?

In an exclusive interview with Emily, Amy Wallace - who co-authored Virginia Giuffre's posthumous memoir - warns that lives are being put in danger by the way that the US department of justice has han...

4 Feb 27min

Billy Crudup on The Morning Show, moral cowardice, and Minneapolis as a police state

Billy Crudup on The Morning Show, moral cowardice, and Minneapolis as a police state

The actor Billy Crudup, known for The Morning show, Jay Kelly, and Almost Famous, is bringing the Western to the London stage in High Noon. It's an allegory of McCarthyism and Hollywood’s “black list ...

29 Jan 38min

Is Trump trying to distract us from the Epstein files?

Is Trump trying to distract us from the Epstein files?

The deadline to release the Epstein files is now over a month old. Last night, a congressional committee confirmed Ghislaine Maxwell would appear before it in a hearing on February 9th. Although she m...

22 Jan 30min

Will Trump bring martial law to Minnesota?

Will Trump bring martial law to Minnesota?

It's a week since Renee Nicole Good was shot by an ICE agent whilst in her car in Minnesota. Since then, protests have erupted around the country, schools in Minneapolis have closed, and last night sa...

15 Jan 43min

Why 2026 could be Trump's most volatile year yet

Why 2026 could be Trump's most volatile year yet

The plan to taken down Venezuelan leader, Nicolas Maduro, was months in the making. And yet, when it did finally happen, it not only took Caracas by surprise but even Washington was stunned by the spe...

7 Jan 34min

Has Vanity Fair made MAGA look ugly again?

Has Vanity Fair made MAGA look ugly again?

Trump's inner circle may be wondering this week why they gave Vanity Fair exclusive access and close up photos for the magazine. The portrait is unflattering to say the least. And highly revelatory. W...

18 Des 202531min

Why are Americans abandoning Trump on the economy?

Why are Americans abandoning Trump on the economy?

Affordability is the word that Zohran Mamdani made the centre of his New York mayoral campaign after watching the Democrats lose so badly in 2024. But now it’s the Republicans and President Trump that...

11 Des 202529min

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