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Mehdi Hasan on Trump’s midterms disaster | The News Agents
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- Mehdi Hasan on Trump’s midterms disaster | The News Agents
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- 34:39
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- 10 hours ago
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- The Democrats led a ‘blue wave’ across America, taking control of both the Senate and the House in Congress, and leaving Donald Trump all but powerless in his remaining two years in the White House. Trump may have been defanged and neutered by the results of the midterms, but that man will be the “backseat driver” of the Republican Party for many years to come.
Mehdi Hasan joins Lewis to dissect where it all went wrong for Donald Trump, and why, even after he leaves the White House, Trumpism is here to stay – and likely to get more extreme.
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- The number one issue for Americans voting in the midterms was corruption | The News Agents
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- 1:36
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- 11 hours ago
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- Russell Brand the rapist | The News Agents
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- 38:40
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- 1 day ago
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- Russell Brand was today convicted of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault. Detective Superintendent Andy Furphy has said today that Brand is a "danger to women", the Met Police have said that two further rape allegations are being investigated, and the judge presiding over Brand's case has said his sentence - on Monday - will be "significant".
The Met says the comedian turned MAGA Christian podcaster "used his influence, status and fame to sexually offend against women." Jon and Emily talk to Andy Hughes, co-host of The Crime Agents, about how the conviction was secured and how Brand tried to get his own trial thrown out.
Later, how the battle to replace Trump has already begun - and why the Democrats are tempering their messaging in the first few days following that stunning election night.
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- Emily Maitlis looks back at ‘chilling’ 2017 interview with Russell Brand | The News Agents
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- 2:37
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- 1 day ago
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- Are some Republicans realising their state is no longer MAGA, but their appearance still is…
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- 1:56
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- 2 days ago
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- Is Trump about to enter the anger stage after Republican midterm catastrophe? | The News Agents
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- 2:55
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- 2 days ago
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- Who will Trump blame for his electoral wipeout? | The News Agents
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- 31:50
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- 2 days ago
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- After a night of electoral disaster, Trump has finally appeared before the world media to offer up his thoughts on...you’ve guessed it...the ballroom. Is he just going to pretend last night didn’t happen? Who’s going to get the blame in his inner circle? And will democrats resist the urge to sound punchably smug after their blue wave?
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- Is Vance’s "bold" post-midterms message an attempt to distance himself from Trump? | The News Agents
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- 2:20
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- 2 days ago
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- MAGA turns ugly as Republicans lose big in Texas. | The News Agents
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- 1:58
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- 3 days ago
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- Honks, cheers, dancing - and some p*ssed off republicans.
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- 2:29
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- 3 days ago
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- Will Trump backers be on the phone to their lawyers today?
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- 1:56
- Date posted
- 3 days ago
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- The Democrats destroy Trump - what happens now? | The News Agents
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- 38:50
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- 3 days ago
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- As we come off air at 1am the Democrats have just taken the house and the senate - flipping seats in the unlikeliest of places - Texas, South Carolina, Iowa and even Maine.
It’s an absolute blue blow out, and a repudiation of Trump which even he is finding hard to ignore. So what will happen to MAGA now - and to Trump himself?
Lewis is with the crowds celebrating in Texas, whilst Jon and Emily are watching the door of the White House slowly open and close in the darkness.
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- Trump had lost big in the midterms and there’s only one person to blame.
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- 2:13
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- 3 days ago
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- “I think there’s probably a lot of panic in the White House about the way this year has played out.”
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- 2:16
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- 3 days ago
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- What does Piers Morgan predict will happen in the midterms?
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- 1:29
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- 3 days ago
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- Piers Morgan on polling day in America | The News Agents
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- 26:20
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- 3 days ago
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- 59 million Americans have already gone to the polls ahead of election day - but tonight we find out if those predictions of a Blue Democrat wave are actually right. We’re joined by Piers Morgan to analyse where the MAGA movement is now. And we get his predictions for the races ahead.
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- Special Report: Is Texas where MAGA dies? | The News Agents
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- 1:01:50
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- 3 days ago
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- "If we lose Texas, we lose America." Those are the words of Ken Paxton, Trump's scandal-plagued candidate for the Texas Senate seat. He shouldn't be having to issue that warning. Texas has always been Trump county - there is no clear path to the White House for the Republicans without it.
And yet, if the polls are right, the Democrats could be on course for an historic victory. James Talarico has electrified voters with his brand of Christian populism, and even he seems more interested in criticising Elon Musk than Donald Trump.
Is this the last stand for MAGA? And why are so many Texan Republicans starting to think about life after Trump? Lewis has a special report from Texas.
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- Meet Brandon Herrera - the Trump-backed candidate who calls women "c*m trophies". | The News Agents
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- 2:50
- Date posted
- 4 days ago
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- The “full horror” of the White House construction site as Trump builds his ‘big, beautiful’ ballroom
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- 1:06
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- 4 days ago
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- Why has a Democrat "traitor" switched sides to help Trump win? | The News Agents
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- 41:46
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- 4 days ago
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- The News Agents are in Washington DC to begin their week of midterms coverage - and there's a huge story out of Michigan - as Democrat Haley Stevens switched sides this weekend to support the Republicans instead of fellow dem Abdul El-Sayed in the race for the Senate.
Stevens has long had a problem with El-Sayed - the man who defeated her in the Michigan primary for Senate. But her move yesterday left Democrats spitting blood.
Does Stevens have a point when she talks about the anti-semitic rhetoric that surrounds parts of his campaign? Or has she just blown her moral high ground by siding with a Trump puppet who has peddled in Islamophobia? And how much does this Michigan row reflect what’s happening more widely in the Democratic Party?
Later, the latest New York Times polls are looking a little too good for the Democrats. Will this make it harder to get out the vote? And how much leeway should we allow pollsters for their much vaunted “margin of err...
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- Inside young MAGA’s Halloween party | The News Agents
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- 2:49
- Date posted
- 5 days ago
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- How James Talarico is hammering billionaires to turn Texas Blue. | The News Agents
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- 2:53
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- 5 days ago
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- What happens if Trump loses these midterms? | The News Agents
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- 44:36
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- 7 days ago
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- Trump's popularity is at record lows. What impact will this have on Americans going to vote in the mid term elections next week? Today we lay out the races to watch on Tuesday night, and ask whether Congress could really go Democrat. What will that mean for American foreign policy, for us ,and for the presidential race of 2028?
We’re joined by Miles Taylor - Trump's former state department chief of staff - now wanted for treason by the president…
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- Would far-right parties in Israel form a government with the Arab parties? | The News Agents
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- 1:54
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- 9 days ago
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- Burnham's first Budget: 'Is that it?' | The News Agents
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- 44:05
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- 9 days ago
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- If the Chancellor wanted to deliver a quiet budget then this was probably it. Even the opposition couldn’t find that many big ticket items to criticise, leaving Kemi Badenoch plaintively asking: "is that it?". Big decisions were delayed through taskforces and spending reviews into next year. Small measures will help small businesses, families with skyrocketing energy bills, the high street, and dads on paternity leave. But broadly this Budget contained tonnes of little things - small measures that won’t make much of a fiscal ripple. Is the Chancellor too hemmed in by Labour's red lines and the reverberations of Trump and Netanyahu's wars to really make a difference? And why is his PM still pushing on the Europe door? We ask Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds.
Later - Israel has voted, so why don't we know whether Netanyahu is finished or not?
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- Why does Trump still loom so large over so much in the UK? | The News Agents
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- 2:52
- Date posted
- 9 days ago
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- Trump's election temper tantrum - does he know he's toast? | The News Agents
- Runtime
- 42:23
- Date posted
- 10 days ago
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- The Alaska Senate race shouldn't even be competitive. The Democrats haven't won there in almost two decades. But as a sign of how badly the Republicans are doing, Donald Trump has ordered his department of justice to pre-emptively sue the State in an attempt to block the certification of the Dem frontrunner Mary Peltola. The President is furious that Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan is having to share the ballot paper with another Dan Sullivan - an independent who critics are accusing of being a wrecking candidate trying to assist the Dems. Is this early temper tantrum a sign of just how bad the midterms could be for Trump and his party? And is it a worrying sign of a President looking increasingly unlikely to accept defeat?
Later - why the Dems are talking about Epstein, and why JD Vance's decision to back Vivek Ramaswamy's deplorable ad could come back to haunt him.
With Miles Taylor.
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- Is Andy Burnham all over the place on Brexit? | The News Agents
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- 42:14
- Date posted
- 10 days ago
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- Andy Burnham clearly likes talking about Brexit. This weekend, he said he would welcome an "honest discussion" about the prospect of returning to freedom of movement with the EU. Yesterday, he was reiterating that he'd like to see us rejoining in his lifetime - though insisted that "the public are the bosses". But despite the warm words, it's not actually clear what he's proposing. And, indeed, Downing Street had to come forward to clarify that the PM isn't 'proposing' a return to freedom of movement - or indeed any other particular option - at this stage. Should Burnham be a bit clearer about what outcome he actually wants? Would moving closer to the EU be the easiest way to get some more growth into the economy? Or is there method in the vague position he currently occupies?
Later, on the eve of the Budget, Darren Jones - intensely involved in the Budgets of Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves - speaks to Jon and Emily about the challenges ahead for the Treasury, and how Labo...
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- “You can see it hit a nerve”
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- 2:42
- Date posted
- 10 days ago
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- Will Trump’s endorsement of Netanyahu revitalise his chances in Israeli election? | The News Agents
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- 2:46
- Date posted
- 10 days ago
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- Young people in Serbia were so sick of corruption they formed their own party - and it just won.
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- 2:52
- Date posted
- 11 days ago
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- How Trump cost his mates their elections | The News Agents
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- 41:27
- Date posted
- 11 days ago
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- It has been a busy weekend of election watching with some stupendous results. In Belgrade, the Russian friendly Aleksandar Vucic conceded defeat when a grass roots student movement on an anti corruption platform ended his 12 year hold over Serbia. In Brazil, "Lula's Army" - a ten million strong WhatsApp group - helped the 80-year-old defeat the son of Trump's mate Jair Bolsonaro.
What does this mobilisation of the youth vote presage for elections in Israel tomorrow and for the American midterms next week? Is Trump a help or a hindrance to those leaders he vocally supports?
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- Has Trump exposed a fundamental weakness in Congress? | The News Agents
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- 2:17
- Date posted
- 13 days ago
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- Inside DOGE: The people who tried to stop Elon Musk | The News Agents
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- 34:06
- Date posted
- 15 days ago
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- On January 20 2025 Donald Trump marked the first day of his second term as president by signing an executive order creating a new taskforce: the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Led by Musk, who had spent more than $250m on Trump’s presidential campaign, DOGE was charged with slashing federal spending, cutting government waste and reducing the size of the workforce.
This Friday, Lewis is joined by Michael Lewis, bestselling author of The Big Short, Moneyball and The Blind Side, to discuss his latest book, Blockers: Rebels in the Deep State. It takes us inside Elon Musk’s DOGE through the stories of the civil servants who found themselves labelled as “blockers” as they tried to navigate Musk's leadership.
So, what happens when the people responsible for keeping government running become the very people standing in the way of those in power? Was DOGE ever really about efficiency? And who protects the Constitution when those sworn to uphold it ...
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- The ‘disturbing’ ways Elon Musk’s DOGE tried to save money for the US government. | The News Agents
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- 2:27
- Date posted
- 15 days ago
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- Is Elon Musk actually a good business man, or simply a good conman? | The News Agents
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- 2:35
- Date posted
- 15 days ago
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- Could this election spell the end of Netanyahu? | The News Agents
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- 43:10
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- 15 days ago
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- Next week some 7 million Israelis will go to the polls to decide the future of their country and whether to boot out Benjamin Netanyahu - a man who has dominated their country for nearly three decades. It’s the first election since the massacre of October 7th and his destruction of Gaza. Will voters blame him for the terrorism on home soil? Or will they believe him best placed to defend their interests and security? Voters outside of Israel must all return home to vote - we speak to one, Ayala Panievsky, who is leaving tonight, about her hopes for the future.
Later, thousands of young protestors on the streets and a hard line response from the police in Tirana. Why is it all kicking off again in Albania? And can it really be traced back to Donald Trump again?
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- “The sounds from Tirana last night- water cannons and stun grenades - it seems apocalyptic.”
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- 2:38
- Date posted
- 15 days ago
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- The Israeli elections could see Netanyahu lose more than just his premiership. | The News Agents
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- 2:17
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- 15 days ago
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- Had Vivek Ramaswamy stooped to an all time low?
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- 2:53
- Date posted
- 16 days ago
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- Why did Steve Witkoff calling Putin a ‘humanitarian?’
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- 0:02
- Date posted
- 16 days ago
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- Is this the most depraved political ad ever made? | The News Agents
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- 37:56
- Date posted
- 16 days ago
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- Has Vivek Ramaswamy, close friend of JD Vance, just plunged to an all time low in American politics? He is scrapping in second place in the race to become Ohio's next governor, with rival Amy Acton, a former physician, primed to become the first Democrat in that role in two decades.
And the attack ad he has just released has been labelled by critics as "disgusting", "outrageous" and the "scummiest thing I've seen in politics". In it, Acton's estranged mother labels her daughter a liar with a "serious problem" who will only make the state worse. What the ad fails to mention is that Acton and her brother abused by their stepfather, and she was taken out of their care at the age of 12. How on earth did this advert ever make it to air? And can we be sure that it will backfire?
Later, a sneak preview of Miles Taylor's new documentary 'Corruptionland' - he takes us into the kind of sums that the Trump family has made since they’ve been back in power.
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- Why is Trump obsessing over men’s bodies? | The News Agents
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- 36:02
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- 16 days ago
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- There has always been a flamboyance to Donald Trump. His language, his hair, his addiction to the gay Anthem YMCA - but in recent weeks his chat on the campaign trail has become much more explicit. To cut to the chase, he’s spending more and more time talking about men’s arses. Is Trump becoming more unfiltered in his old age? Why does more and more of his recent attention seem to be fixed on the appearance of the men around him? Or is this all part of his consummate distraction project from the issues he really doesn’t want to discuss - the Iran war and the price of oil. We talk to his former homeland security chief of staff, Miles Taylor.
Later, why is Steve Witkoff - the man tasked with ending the war in Ukraine - praising Vladimir Putin as a "humanitarian"?
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- “It’s extraordinary that at the age of 80 Trump’s become slightly unfiltered about the male gaze”
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- 2:47
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- 16 days ago
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- The powerful people that Kowtowed to Donald Trump. | The News Agents
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- 2:59
- Date posted
- 17 days ago
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- Is Trump’s disdain for Zelenskyy really this petty? | The News Agents
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- 2:41
- Date posted
- 17 days ago
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- Has Donald Trump totally unravelled? | The News Agents
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- 46:26
- Date posted
- 17 days ago
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- Four years of war, an estimated 450,000 deaths – and yet Donald Trump says Russia’s actions in Ukraine have been “fine”.
The US president continues to unravel, on camera, as his personal ratings plummet to new lows (just 31% at the latest count) and the Republican Party readies itself for a disastrous midterm election result in November. Once again, Zelensky is on the receiving end of Trump's mood.
So why has Trump turned his back so dramatically on Zelensky? And what's he bargaining for with his love in for Putin? And could it all just be jealously?
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- Trump’s rallies are ‘dripping in racism’, does he think voters will back this? | The News Agents
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- 2:46
- Date posted
- 17 days ago
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- “I’ve no doubt the Home Office are looking at it” | The News Agents
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- 2:31
- Date posted
- 18 days ago
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- Why is France on the verge of a nervous breakdown? | The News Agents
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- 45:30
- Date posted
- 18 days ago
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- After the horrifying scenes of violence and destruction all over France this weekend the Prime Minister has this morning called for partial curfews. Are these protests organic frustration amongst the young over rising costs and falling wages? Or is there a political movement afoot here? And is this something the rest of Europe is catching?
Later, former Home Office minister Mike Tapp is fresh back from Dunkirk ,Calais and Piddington. What’s the true picture of the immigration problem- and is he right to call it a crisis?
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