Look at who’s talking: divining Trump’s Middle East plans
Donald Trump will inherit a tangle of conflicts in the Middle East; will he deliver on his promise to “stop the wars”? That will depend on who has his ear. Our correspondent says the way to better reh...
8 Nov 202426min
Do the after math: how Trump won
The American presidential election delivered a mercifully quick and decisive outcome. Our data editor explains why such a tight-seeming race was likely to result in a clear-cut victory. As ADHD preval...
7 Nov 202424min
Don of a new age: Trump’s decisive win
In the end America got a swift and decisive call as to the next president: Donald Trump. We invite the hosts of “Checks and Balance”, our subscriber-only podcast on American politics, onto the show to...
6 Nov 202422min
Election results: a brief message from John Prideaux
John Prideaux, Charlotte Howard and Idrees Kahloon are on today's edition of The Intelligence with their take on the election results so far. To listen, head to The Intelligence feed. Checks and Balan...
6 Nov 202429s
Vote! Our election-day special
America and the world hold their proverbial breath for what has become a dead heat. Our special episode explains how the vote works and how the count will proceed. We ask what to watch for, how countr...
5 Nov 202427min
Last-ditch pitch: America’s campaigns conclude
Both campaigns have racked up air miles covering the swing states that will decide America’s knife-edge election. We take a measure of things one day before the vote. The Turkic states of central Asia...
4 Nov 202424min
Turn up the PA: the last in our swing-state series
Our series concludes with an examination of the state with the most electoral-college votes: Pennsylvania. It is practically a must-win for either candidate—and it is on a knife-edge. As more and more...
1 Nov 202423min
Tax driver: Labour’s budget
Rachel Reeves’s first budget as chancellor of the exchequer saw the biggest tax rises in decades, as well as promises of high spending and investment. Our correspondent explains what the announcement ...
31 Okt 202422min
