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  • Mamdani wins in New York and takes the fight to Trump

    Mamdani wins in New York and takes the fight to Trump
    2025/11/05
    This time last year, no one had really heard of him. Now, Zohran Mamdani is the first Muslim, millennial and south Asian mayor of America’s largest city. Jonathan Freedland speaks to Ed Pilkington about Mamdani’s historic win, his challenge to the president, and what the Democrats should take away from a successful night at the ballot box
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    30 分
  • Why is Trump talking about nuclear weapons?

    Why is Trump talking about nuclear weapons?
    2025/10/31
    Less than an hour before Donald Trump met the Chinese president, Xi Jinping, to discuss a deal that could end the trade war between the two superpowers, the US president posted on Truth Social that he had directed the Pentagon to match Russia and China in nuclear weapons testing. Jonathan Freedland speaks to Jonathan Czin, the former director for China at the National Security Council, about why Trump did this and whether he or Xi left South Korea feeling the strongest
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    32 分
  • Is Trump preparing for civil war?

    Is Trump preparing for civil war?
    2025/10/24
    Millions of people across the US attended No Kings protests against Donald Trump last weekend. The president publicly denied he wanted to be a king, but he posted an AI-generated video of himself dressed as one, flying a fighter jet and dumping excrement on protesters. Jonathan Freedland speaks to the political scientist Barbara Walter about the tactics the Trump administration is using against protesters
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    29 分
  • Donald Trump: King of the world?

    Donald Trump: King of the world?
    2025/10/17
    Donald Trump has his hands in multiple pies around the world. Not satisfied with the Middle East, the president is attempting to end the war in Ukraine, influence elections in Argentina and manage conflict with Venezuela. This week, Jonathan Freedland speaks to the Guardian’s Andrew Roth about what happened to the ‘America first’ president. Having made himself the king of America, does Trump want to be king of the world?
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    30 分
  • Gaza ceasefire plan: how much credit does Trump deserve?

    Gaza ceasefire plan: how much credit does Trump deserve?
    2025/10/09
    Donald Trump posted on Truth Social on Wednesday night that Israel and Hamas had agreed the first phase of a new ceasefire deal in Gaza. We’ve been here before, but is it different this time? Has Trump proved the doubters wrong? Jonathan Freedland speaks to Julian Borger about the prospect for peace in the Middle East and the US president’s role in getting to this point
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    28 分
  • When did the US supreme court become so ‘lawless’?

    When did the US supreme court become so ‘lawless’?
    2025/10/03
    The US supreme court starts a new term on Monday, and the nine justices are preparing to take on cases that could prove crucial to the future of American society and democracy. Jonathan Freedland speaks to Prof Leah Litman about what exactly motivates the nine judges who are supposedly tasked with upholding the US constitution? When did the highest court in the land become so apparently partisan? Is there any coming back from this?
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    27 分
  • US government shutdown: now what?

    US government shutdown: now what?
    2025/10/01
    After weeks of threats from both sides and negotiations that went nowhere, the US is once again experiencing a government shutdown. This week, Jonathan Freedland speaks to Marianna Sotomayor, a congressional reporter at the Washington Post, to look at who should take the blame, who suffers, and who will blink first
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    22 分
  • Why is the Trump administration obsessed with autism?

    Why is the Trump administration obsessed with autism?
    2025/09/26
    The US health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr, has long been consumed by the neurological condition autism – what causes it, and whether there’s a treatment. This week, Donald Trump took on the cause, making claims about acetaminophen, also known as Tylenol and paracetamol, that were dismissed outright by medical experts around the world. Jonathan Freedland speaks to Carter Sherman, the reproductive health and justice reporter at Guardian US, about when and why the obsession with autism became political
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    28 分