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What's really behind Trump's crime crackdown?

13 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What is really behind Donald Trump’s decision to send the National Guard into Washington DC, and what could it mean for other states in America? As ...

Americanswers…on 5 Live! Why is Donald Trump deploying the National Guard to Washington DC?

11 Aug 2025

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Washington D.C. has been "taken over by violent gangs and bloodthirsty criminals”. That was Donald Trump’s claim at this morning’s press confere...

Why are Texan Democrats on the run?

08 Aug 2025

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Illinois Governor JB Pritzker said on Monday: “There are no rules anymore, apparently,” as he stood alongside the Democrat lawmakers who fled Texa...

Why has RFK Jr pulled $500m of mRNA vaccine funding?

06 Aug 2025

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US Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr has cancelled 22 projects - worth $500m (£376m) in funding – for tackling infections such as Covid and flu....

BONUS EPISODE: Newscast and Americast live from the Edinburgh Fringe

05 Aug 2025

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Today, Newscast joined forces with Americast for an episode live from the Edinburgh fringe recorded at the Edinburgh Fringe in front of a live audienc...

Americanswers… on 5 Live! Why has Sydney Sweeney's jeans ad sparked a race debate?

04 Aug 2025

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On this week’s Q&A, why is Donald Trump personally endorsing a jeans advert with Sydney Sweeney? The US president calls it a ‘fantastic’ ad ...

Trump v Murdoch: Who will win?

31 Jul 2025

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Donald Trump and Rupert Murdoch have had a tumultuous relationship over the decades, but increasingly tensions have threatened to boil over. Following...

Will Trump stand firm on his tariff deadlines?

30 Jul 2025

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President Trump has said he’s holding firm strong on his deadline this Friday for tariffs to go into effect on nations that do not come to new trade...

Americanswers… on 5 Live! Trump hosts Starmer at his Scottish golf resort

28 Jul 2025

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It was a wide-ranging and lengthy press conference between Donald Trump and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer at Trump’s luxury golf resort in Turnberr...

Donald Trump vs The Wall Street Journal

24 Jul 2025

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Since returning to office Donald Trump has followed a familiar playbook when confronted with unfavourable stories in the press, often ending in a larg...

Donald Trump’s mid-year review

23 Jul 2025

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We’ve now witnessed six months of Donald Trump’s second term in the White House. In that time he's dominated the world's media and international h...

Americanswers… on 5 Live! Is Trump a better friend to Britain than Biden?

21 Jul 2025

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As Trump heads to the UK this week in an unprecedented second state visit, the Americast team discuss whether the historic ‘special relationship’ ...

Is Trump taking advice from his wife Melania on Ukraine?

18 Jul 2025

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There has been a significant change in how Donald Trump has been speaking about Vladimir Putin and today on Americast, we look at what that could mean...

Why can’t Donald Trump shake off the Epstein Files?

16 Jul 2025

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Donald Trump is trying to move on and dismiss the growing backlash within his own party over the refusal to release further information related to the...

Donald Trump's BBC interview in full and the story behind it

15 Jul 2025

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Adam Fleming from Newscast speaks to the BBC's Chief North America Correspondent Gary O'Donoghue about his exclusive interview with Donald Trump. It ...

Americanswers… on 5 Live! Why has Trump changed his mind on Ukraine?

14 Jul 2025

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US President Donald Trump and Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte have made a statement at the White House to [INSERT DETAILS HERE]. We answer your ques...

Trump’s NEW tariff threats.. should we take them seriously?

10 Jul 2025

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There were big promises of deals being struck around the world after Donald Trump announced his “reciprocal” tariffs back in April. But those prom...

Jeffrey Epstein is causing a Trump-MAGA rift

09 Jul 2025

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Donald Trump is under pressure from sections of his MAGA-supporting base after a Justice Department memo released on Monday said there was no 'client ...

Americanswers… did Trump’s funding cuts contribute to Texas floods deaths?

07 Jul 2025

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Justin, Anthony and Marianna answer your questions on the devastating flash floods in Texas, which have killed tens of people, including children at a...

Is Trump deporting record numbers of migrants?

04 Jul 2025

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On the campaign trail, Donald Trump promised to target illegal immigrants that were the ‘worst of the worst’ with strict deportation enforcements....

Why has Paramount paid Donald Trump $16 million over a CBS interview?

02 Jul 2025

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In the latest instalment of Donald Trump's battle with the U.S. media, Paramount - the parent company of CBS News - has agreed to pay $16 million to D...

Americanswers! Has the Supreme Court made Trump more powerful than ever?

30 Jun 2025

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We answer your questions on Americanswers. Donald Trump suggested this week that the Supreme Court ruling on birth right citizenship is a victory fo...

Is Zohran Mamdani the Democrats' new secret weapon?

27 Jun 2025

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Why has a mayoral race in New York sparked conversations across America about the future of the Democratic party, and the state of politics in the Uni...

Has a Pentagon leak shattered Trump’s claims on Iran?

25 Jun 2025

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Donald Trump has aimed his fury at the media after a Pentagon report was leaked to the press claiming that the US strikes on Iran only set back the co...

Americanswers… Has Trump triggered all out war in the Middle East?

23 Jun 2025

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What has Donald Trump started in the Middle East after US strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities over the weekend? He also seemingly changed his positi...

​​Newscast: The US Bombs Iranian Nuclear Sites

22 Jun 2025

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​​Today we look at the US bombing of Iranian nuclear sites. ​​ ​​Donald Trump told Tehran to "make peace" or face "far greater" attacks i...

Why Trump’s Iran decision is splitting the Republican party

19 Jun 2025

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As the world waits for Donald Trump’s decison on whether to join Israel in striking Iran’s nuclear sites, he is quickly losing support from his ow...

Is Donald Trump about to put the US at war with Iran?

18 Jun 2025

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Donald Trump is considering how far the United States should go in joining Israel’s attacks on Iran. Sarah and Anthony - who were both at the G7 sum...

Americanswers… On 5 Live! Can Donald Trump stop the war between Israel and Iran?

16 Jun 2025

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“I’m not going to start a war, I’m going to stop all wars.” Donald Trump’s campaign promise from 2024, which he has repeated many times. But...

Why has RFK Jr sacked an entire US vaccine safety committee?

13 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

By popular demand the Americast team turn their focus on stories that have flown under the radar during the blanket coverage of the disorder in LA thi...

Did Donald Trump deliberately provoke the LA protests?

11 Jun 2025

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Sarah and Anthony are joined by Miles Taylor to discuss events in LA and to ask whether the President is deliberately stoking protest for political en...

Americanswers... on 5 Live! Why has Donald Trump sent the National Guard to protests in LA?

09 Jun 2025

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Donald Trump has defended his decision to deploy the National Guard to Los Angeles despite criticism from Democrats and California officials. The US ...

Elon Musk says Donald Trump is "in the Epstein files”

06 Jun 2025

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How did one of the most powerful alliances in American politics blow up? The falling out between Donald Trump and Elon Musk has been playing out very ...

Why has Trump imposed a new travel ban and who’s on the list?

06 Jun 2025

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The US president Donald Trump has imposed a full travel ban on 12 countries mainly in Africa and the Middle East, following through on a promise made ...

Elon Musk trashes Donald Trump's big tax bill

04 Jun 2025

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Donald Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill is causing a rift with Elon Musk after the Tesla founder labelled it a "disgusting abomination". If passed, it ...

Americanswers... on 5 Live! Who controls Donald Trump's Truth Social account?

02 Jun 2025

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Donald Trump founded Truth Social in 2022 after he was banned from major social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter. But is the president the so...

Have Trump's tariff dreams been shattered?

29 May 2025

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It’s been a chaotic day in the United States.This morning, we heard the news that a court in the US has blocked Donald Trump’s tariffs.Later this ...

Americanswers... on 5 Live! Is the Trump-Musk bromance now over?

28 May 2025

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Elon Musk says he’s 'disappointed' by Donald Trump's 'big, beautiful' tax bill, marking a break from the US president who he helped to win re-electi...

Why did Trump ambush the South African president?

22 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa went to the White House in hope of a ‘reset’ with the USA on trade and asylum laws. What he got was a cho...

How will Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' change America?

21 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Donald Trump's ‘one big beautiful bill’ looks set to be his defining piece of legislation for his second term, if he can get it through Congress. ...

Americanswers! Why is Biden’s cancer diagnosis prompting new questions?

19 May 2025

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Anthony, Marianna and Justin discuss Joe Biden’s announcement that he has been diagnosed with prostate cancer. They also talk about the political ...

We speak to CNN's Jake Tapper on the “cover-up” behind Joe Biden’s decline

18 May 2025

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The fallout from Joe Biden’s failed presidential campaign continues with a new book that accuses senior White House figures of covering up the forme...

What is RFK doing for the health of Americans?

16 May 2025

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Testifying in front of Congress is often a bruising process for lawmakers, and Wednesday’s hearing was no exception for Health Secretary Robert F. K...

Is Trump's free plane a gift too far for Republicans?

14 May 2025

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It’s Donald Trump’s first major trip in his second term as president and he’s chosen to visit the Gulf in a four-day whirlwind tour. He began in...

Introducing... Diddy On Trial

13 May 2025

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On the first day of Diddy’s trial, jurors have watched a video showing him assaulting his former long-time partner, the singer Cassie.The prosecutio...

Americanswers... on 5 Live! Has China won its trade war with Trump?

12 May 2025

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Donald Trump says the US has achieved a “total reset” in relations with China after both countries agreed to reduce tariffs on each other's goods ...

We Speak To Prof Joseph Stiglitz (Nobel Laureate) On The UK/US Trade Deal…

09 May 2025

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As more details of the trade deal between the UK and United States emerge, we get a view from the Novel prize winning economist and author, Professor ...

Who’s the real winner from the UK’s trade deal with the US?

08 May 2025

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At a press conference inside the Oval Office on Thursday, Donald Trump - with the British PM Keir Starmer on the phone - announced changes to tariffs ...

Joe Biden's BBC Interview

07 May 2025

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In his first interview since leaving the White House, Joe Biden accused the Trump administration of "modern-day appeasement" in pressuring Ukraine to ...

Americanswers... on 5 Live! Are the US and Canada friends again?

07 May 2025

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Mark Carney, Canada’s new prime minister, made a high-stakes visit to the White House on Tuesday in his first meeting with Donald Trump since winnin...

Is Donald Trump losing public support?

02 May 2025

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As Donald Trump surpasses 100 days in office for the second time, new polls suggest he might not be quite as popular as he claims. Justin, Sarah, and ...

100 Days of Trump (Part 5)… Has He Redefined What It Means To Be President?

29 Apr 2025

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This is a special Americast mini series, looking at five ways Donald Trump has changed America in his first 100 days back, as President of the United...

100 Days of Trump (Part 4)… Has Elon Musk Changed Government Forever?

29 Apr 2025

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This is a special Americast mini series, looking at five ways Donald Trump has changed America in his first 100 days back, as President of the United...

100 Days of Trump (Part 3)… Who Is Welcome in America, Now?

29 Apr 2025

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This is a special Americast mini series, looking at five ways Donald Trump has changed America in his first 100 days back, as President of the United ...

100 Days of Trump (Part 2)… What Has He Done to the US Economy?

29 Apr 2025

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This is a special Americast mini series, looking at five ways Donald Trump has changed America in his first 100 days back, as President of the United...

100 Days of Trump (Part 1)… Is Trump winning his war on woke?

29 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This is a special Americast mini series, looking at five ways Donald Trump has changed America in his first 100 days back, as President of the United...

Americanswers… on 5 Live! Is the Trump/Zelensky relationship back on track?

28 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

After the two leaders were reunited at Pope Francis’s funeral over the weekend, the Americast inbox has been filled with correspondence on whether T...

Signal chats, leaks, and sackings... What's going on in the Pentagon?

24 Apr 2025

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There’s trouble in the Pentagon - again! Pete Hegseth and Donald Trump have dismissed new reports that the defence secretary sent details of confide...

Americanswers…on 5 Live! Is Elon Musk being forced out of the White House?

23 Apr 2025

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Elon Musk says he’s stepping back from his role at DOGE and refocusing on Tesla after the electric car firm reported a huge drop in profit and sales...

How the ‘world’s coolest dictator’ is helping Trump

17 Apr 2025

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Justin and Sumi take a closer look into the deepening relationship between Donald Trump and El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele, as the row over th...

Can Harvard afford to fight Trump?

16 Apr 2025

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President Trump has given Harvard University a long list of demands, but the university has refused to give in to them.The president has frozen $2.2bn...

Americanswers! Does Trump want to bring back the man his administration mistakenly deported?

14 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

‘If I had all the money in the world, I’d spend it all just to buy one thing: a phone call to hear Kilmar’s voice again.’ Those were the pleas...

Trump's Tariffs... Chaos or a cunning plan?

10 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Everything has changed…again! Or has it? The team assemble after President Trump scrapped his tariff plans (for 90 days at least) and reverted for a...

Trump’s Tariffs...

09 Apr 2025

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Donald Trump's latest wave of tariffs came into force on Wednesday only for him to announce a 90-day pause on higher tariffs for dozens of countries e...

Americanswers! Which news stories are being overshadowed by Trump's tariffs?

07 Apr 2025

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The first US measles death in a decade, mass protests against Trump and El Salvador’s mega-jail…In today’s Q&A Anthony, Justin and Mariana s...

Is Elon Musk leaving the White House?

04 Apr 2025

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There was a bright spot for Democrats this week after a liberal judge beat her conservative rival in the most expensive judicial election in US histor...

Will Trump’s tariffs start a global trade war?

03 Apr 2025

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Donald Trump has announced sweeping new universal tariffs tonight on all imports into the United States. Justin, Sarah and Anthony unpack the U.S. pr...

Americanswers…on 5 Live! Could Trump run for a third term?

31 Mar 2025

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‘A lot of people want me to do it’ was Donald Trump’s answer when asked in an NBC interview on Saturday if he wanted to serve a third term as US...

Will US-Canada relations ever be the same again?

28 Mar 2025

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Donald Trump announced this week 25% tariffs on US car imports, a move that will impact neighbours Mexico and Canada. Canadian prime minister Mark Car...

We speak to the journalist behind Signalgate

27 Mar 2025

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The journalist who was inadvertently included in a group chat among Trump’s senior cabinet leaders and national security officials tells Sarah Smith...

Can Donald Trump shrug off the Signal chat leak?

26 Mar 2025

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What constitutes a ‘war plan’ and when is information ‘classified’? After the revelation that the editor of The Atlantic was included in a sen...

Americanswers… on 5 Live! Why does Trump want to shut down the Education Department?

24 Mar 2025

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It’s Americanswers! Sarah, Anthony and Marianna join Matt Chorley from 5 Live to answer your questions. Today, can Donald Trump dismantle the Depa...

The Trump Comeback... Michael Wolff’s Inside Story

21 Mar 2025

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How did Donald Trump get close to Elon Musk? What is the story behind his relationship with Melania, and how did Trump get re-elected against all the ...

Is Donald Trump ready to defy the courts?

19 Mar 2025

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The U.S. President is setting up a major showdown with America’s judicial system. Sarah and Justin pick apart claims that Donald Trump defied a cou...

Americanswers…on 5 Live! Is Trump standing up to Putin?

17 Mar 2025

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Donald Trump says he and Vladimir Putin will hold Ukraine peace talks on Tuesday.Sarah, Anthony, Justin and Marianna answer your questions on what the...

Where do the Democrats go from here?

14 Mar 2025

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The Democrats may be on the retreat politically but they're hoping to bounce back after an actual retreat this week in Leesburg, Virginia.One of the s...

Can Donald Trump afford a trade war with Canada?

12 Mar 2025

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The world is bracing itself as Donald Trump enacts his global tariffs. As the president begins to enforce them upon the rest of the world, the America...

Americanswers…on 5 Live! Is Trump worried about the US economy?

10 Mar 2025

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Donald Trump has not ruled out the possibility of the US going into recession. Sarah, Anthony, Justin and Marianna answer your questions on how Trump...

How should Trump deal with Putin?

06 Mar 2025

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What do we know about President Trump’s long term strategy when it comes to dealing with Russia, and where does that leave America’s relationship ...

Trump’s GREAT BIG LONG Speech

05 Mar 2025

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Sarah and Anthony pick apart Donald Trump’s biggest speech since returning to the White House.He delivered it 24 hours after announcing he was pausi...

Americanswers... on 5 Live! Did Trump ambush Zelensky?

03 Mar 2025

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Presidents Trump and Zelensky clashed on Friday night in a furious exchange at the White House, during which Trump accused the Ukrainian president of ...

Who’s Running America… Trump’s Health Secretary (RFK Jr)

02 Mar 2025

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Our latest mini series is here and this time we're profiling some of the key players in Donald Trump's presidency, who are now running America. We’r...

Ukrainecast: Trump and Zelensky clash in the Oval Office

28 Feb 2025

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There were unprecedented scenes in the White House this afternoon when President Trump, Vice President JD Vance and President Zelensky clashed in an e...

Did Starmer win over Trump at the White House?

28 Feb 2025

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How successful was Sir Keir Starmer’s meeting with President Trump at the White House on Thursday? Trump praised the Prime Minister as a “tough ne...

Why is Trump sharing an AI video of Gaza?

26 Feb 2025

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Donald Trump sparked a social media frenzy on Wednesday when he posted a video of Gaza generated by artificial intelligence on his site Truth Social. ...

Americanswers... on 5 Live! What's Elon Musk's latest threat to federal workers?

24 Feb 2025

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French president Emmanuel Macron is in Washington DC for talks with Donald Trump as he - and later in the week Keir Starmer - attempt to stop a deal o...

Who’s Running America… Trump’s Policy Chief (Stephen Miller)

23 Feb 2025

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Our latest mini series is here and this time we're profiling some of the key players in Donald Trump's presidency, who are now running America. Stephe...

How far away is a Ukraine peace deal?

21 Feb 2025

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The past week has seen international diplomacy turned upside down as the US began talks with Russia to end the war in Ukraine. The decision to exclude...

Trump and Zelensky’s war of words

19 Feb 2025

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As the Trump administration begins peace talks with Russian officials to end the war in Ukraine, President Trump himself seems to be blaming Ukraine f...

Americanswers... on 5 Live! Will the US leave NATO?

17 Feb 2025

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American and Russian leaders will meet in Saudi Arabia this week to begin negotiations about a peace deal for Ukraine. Trump said on Sunday he could b...

Who's Running America... Trump's Defence Chief (Pete Hegseth)

16 Feb 2025

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Our latest mini series is here and this time we're profiling some of the key players in Donald Trump's presidency, who are now running America. Over t...

Could Donald Trump stretch the power of the presidency?

14 Feb 2025

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In the first weeks of his second term, President Donald Trump has wasted no time in using Executive Orders to suspend all new asylum claims, freeze go...

Our predictions for the year... The 2025 Time Capsule!

14 Feb 2025

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Americast makes its predictions for 2025 as Donald Trump continues to create headlines with his first 100 days as president. Justin, Sarah, Anthony a...

Elon Musk's 'Take Your Kid to Work' Day

12 Feb 2025

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Elon Musk is already in uncharted territory with his role in Donald Trump's administration, but in a surprise appearance inside the Oval Office yester...

We Speak to Lord Mandelson (New UK Ambassador to US)

11 Feb 2025

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On his first day in the role, Lord Mandelson talks to Americast about how the UK will handle Donald Trump. In his conversation with Sarah, Britain’...

Americanswers... on 5 Live! Why was Taylor Swift booed at the Super Bowl?

10 Feb 2025

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One day on from a big US Super Bowl weekend, what happened with Taylor Swift, and what was her reaction? We also hear Donald Trump defending Elon Musk...

Who's Running America...Trump's Tech Bro (Elon Musk)

09 Feb 2025

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Our latest mini series is here and this time we're profiling some of the key players in Donald Trump's presidency, who are now running America. Over t...

Elon Musk vs The U.S. Government

07 Feb 2025

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In the three weeks since Donald Trump returned to the White House, Elon Musk has taken a wrecking ball to the federal government in what he has called...

Trump on Gaza..."We'll own it"

05 Feb 2025

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In an extraordinary press conference alongside Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Donald Trump suggested the US could “own” the Gaza Strip...

Americanswers... on 5 Live! What is the impact of Trump's tariffs?

03 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

After announcing he would place tariffs on Canada and Mexico during his campaign, the president nearly followed through. After sending the world econo...