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  • ‘I could see myself stepping into that void’: Gavin Newsom on fighting Trump and running in 2028

    ‘I could see myself stepping into that void’: Gavin Newsom on fighting Trump and running in 2028
    Feb 28 2026
    The governor of California, Gavin Newsom, is widely regarded as one of the Democratic party’s leading contenders for the 2028 presidential election. He has also published a new book, Young Man in a Hurry, reflecting on his childhood and his path to the governor’s mansion. This week, Jonathan Freedland speaks to Newsom about why he believes the Democrats suffered such heavy losses in 2024, why the party needs to be less judgmental, and whether he intends to run for president in 2028
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    37 Min.
  • The ‘golden age of America’? Trump delivers the State of the Union address

    The ‘golden age of America’? Trump delivers the State of the Union address
    Feb 25 2026
    Donald Trump made history again on Tuesday evening, delivering the longest State of the Union address on record. But while the president declared the ‘golden age of America’, many Democrats boycotted the event, telling the country Republicans are ‘making your life harder’. The Guardian’s Jenna Amatulli talks to Rolling Stone’s Nikki McCann Ramírez about Trump’s claims, the Democrats’ rebuttal, and how the speech will land with a divided nation
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    27 Min.
  • Jesse Jackson’s political legacy in the Trump era

    Jesse Jackson’s political legacy in the Trump era
    Feb 20 2026
    On Tuesday, we learned that the US civil rights leader Jesse Jackson had died at the age of 84. Tributes flooded in from political figures across the aisle for the Baptist minister who twice ran for the Democratic presidential nomination. This week, the Guardian’s Jenna Amatulli speaks to George Chidi about how Jackson transformed the Democratic party and empowered minority communities at the ballot box, and what Jackson might have thought about the party today as it takes on Donald Trump
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    27 Min.
  • Trump dismantles the arts and tries to rewrite history

    Trump dismantles the arts and tries to rewrite history
    Feb 13 2026
    When Donald Trump returned to the White House last year, he vowed to kill off ‘woke’ in America. From the Kennedy Center to the Smithsonian museums and the Stonewall national monument, the Trump administration has imposed its values on American culture and history. Jonathan Freedland and the Guardian’s Washington bureau chief, David Smith, discuss the consequences for millions of Americans of Trump reimagining history and culture in his image
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    28 Min.
  • Epstein files: why is Trump defending the Clintons?

    Epstein files: why is Trump defending the Clintons?
    Feb 6 2026
    After months of negotiations, threats and refusals, Bill and Hillary Clinton have finally agreed to testify in front of Congress as part of a Republican-led investigation into the convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Jonathan Freedland speaks to the Politico Magazine columnist and former federal prosecutor Ankush Khardori about why Donald Trump thinks it is a ‘shame’ the Clintons have been forced to testify
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    28 Min.
  • Is Trump’s ICE dream over?

    Is Trump’s ICE dream over?
    Jan 30 2026
    After weeks of federal insurgency, Minnesota fought back, and it seems Donald Trump has lost faith in the people running his ICE operation in the state. So where does this leave Trump’s ‘ICE patriots’? How do Republicans unite over immigration policies that kill Americans? And where does it leave the far-right agitators in Trump’s cabinet? Jonathan Freedland speaks to George Conway, a founding member of the Lincoln Project, who is running for Congress, about what happens next
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    28 Min.
  • ICE shootings, tariffs and Greenland: why we’re experiencing ‘Trump exhaustion syndrome’

    ICE shootings, tariffs and Greenland: why we’re experiencing ‘Trump exhaustion syndrome’
    Jan 22 2026
    At the beginning of Donald Trump’s trip to Davos, the US president’s plans for Greenland were vague, and a worry to European leaders. By the end of the day, military force was off the table and threats of tariffs dropped. This is just one example of what it has been like to follow Trump 2.0 in the last year. This week, Jonathan Freedland speaks to Ashley Parker of the Atlantic about why she thinks Americans are suffering from a new politically induced condition and why the midterms in November might be the perfect remedy
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    30 Min.
  • Is Trump regretting his battle with the Fed?

    Is Trump regretting his battle with the Fed?
    Jan 16 2026
    Last week, Department of Justice opened a criminal investigation into the chair of the Federal Reserve – and longtime foe of Donald Trump – Jerome Powell. In an extraordinary move, world central bank governors and bank bosses in America pushed back against the Trump administration. This week, Jonathan Freedland speaks to the economist Heather Boushey about why a fight with Wall Street might be one the president regrets
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    23 Min.