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The leaders of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo come to Washington DC to sign a peace deal. They don't look at each other, don't shake hands, and all the while fighting carries on in eastern Congo. 

Is this all just business masquerading as peace?

Plus - a report shows defence secretary Pete Hegseth (now styled as war secretary) risked endangering the lives of servicemen and women by texting operational details on his personal and non-secure phone. How much pressure is he now under?

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Trump says Somalia "stinks" as he plans a sweeping crackdown on the Somali community in Minnesota. Why specifically them?

The president also hosts his final cabinet meeting of the year.

While Trump’s cabinet members laud him, questions are still being asked of his defence secretary: did he commit a war crime over a boat bombing in the Caribbean? Pete Hegseth has been questioned about it for the first time by the media. What did he say?

Plus, a new-look press corps have started at the Pentagon. Out are the journalists… and in are...

Did Pete Hegseth, former TV anchor now major military commander, order the murder of two unarmed, helpless men at sea in September?

Plus - has this administration's most extreme immigration crackdown just begun? Donald Trump reacts to the shooting of two members of the National Guard by scrutinising those "from third-world countries".

And what's the president's problem with female journalists? He lashes out at two more this weekend after a spate of ill-tempered and rude exchanges over the last few weeks.

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The podcast a day earlier than normal - reacting to the shooting in the nation’s capital on Wednesday afternoon. 

We’ll tell you what we know so far.

Plus - some good news for the president in the courts. Might Donald Trump’s own personal legal woes be finally behind him?

And who, and what, is the Venezuelan gang the president this week proscribed as a terrorist organisation? 

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It's Thanksgiving season in the White House. Trump is pardoning turkeys... all while the US waits to hear from Russia on the latest iteration of the Ukraine peace plan.

This, as Bloomberg reports that Trump's foreign affairs fixer Steve Witkoff has been advising the Russians on how to appeal to the president.

And the effects of Trump's "drill, baby drill" policy come into view. California braces itself for mass oil drilling off its coast.

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The president speaks to Xi Jinping of China. Is Trump about to let China be aggressive in Taiwan?

Plus, Marjorie Taylor Greene, once Trump’s mouthpiece in the House of Representatives, announces her resignation. How badly is the MAGA, America First right splintering? 

And bad news in the courts for the president too. A judge has thrown out the prosecutions of two old foes as the president's revenge tour comes off the rails.  

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What have some Democrats done that has prompted Trump to respond, “SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR, punishable by DEATH!”? 

This, a day after he signed the release of the Epstein files into law. What’s now next?

What will the meeting be like between the president and the man he calls a radical ‘communist’?

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Jeffrey Epstein survivors spoke, American lawmakers listened. The House and the Senate pass a bill demanding the release of the Epstein files. 

Trump isn’t even able to veto the bill. It’s only a matter of time now. We discuss. 

Meanwhile, Trump hosts a crown prince in the White House. That prince, America's own intelligence agencies concluded, ordered the murder and dismemberment of a Washington Post journalist in 2018. 

Trump’s response? “Things happen”.

And Cristiano Ronaldo is in town meeting the president. He’s in the US after an 11 year absence - we take...

After months of delay, the House decides to vote on the Epstein files. What does this mean, and what's changed?

Plus - why is Donald Trump calling former right hand woman Marjorie Taylor Greene a traitor?

And Nicki Minaj, of all people, gets friendly with the Trump team.

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A new trove of 23,000 documents from the US House Oversight Committee sheds fresh light on Jeffrey Epstein's connections to power, and raises new questions about Donald Trump.

Mark Stone and James Matthews unpack the latest revelations: the decade of emails mentioning Trump, the claims about a "dog that hasn't barked", and the political fallout now engulfing Washington.

You can read more of our deep-dive into what the latest emails reveal, here.

Plus, the BBC apologises to Trump over an edited Panorama broadcast: will it be enough to prevent the president from suing?

As nations mark the anniversary of the end of the First World War, tension brews between two of the world's closest allies.

The UK has reportedly halted intelligence sharing with Washington over American airstrikes on so-called "drug boats" in the Caribbean, strikes that have already killed more than 70 people and are now being condemned as violations of international law. James Matthews in Washington and Martha Kelner in Los Angeles unpack what this rare rift says about trust between the US and UK.

Plus, Sky's science and technology editor Tom Clarke joins from COP in Brazil...

Donald Trump is threatening to sue the BBC for $1bn, accusing it of fabricating part of his January 6 speech in a Panorama documentary. The letter from his lawyers demands a full retraction, an apology - and a huge payout.

Meanwhile in Washington, a former jihadi commander who once had a US government bounty on his head, now Syria's new president, has been welcomed to the Oval Office. Mark and James report on the extraordinary meeting, what it means for US foreign policy, and how it plays into Trump's push to reshape the Middle East.

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The Democrats are on a roll. Will this mean they stay steady and don’t back down to Republican calls to end the government shutdown? Trump concedes that the Republicans were negatively affected by the shutdown when Americans went to the polls on Tuesday.

Is the Supreme Court about to kill Trump’s tariff policy?

Nancy Pelosi retires. And of course, we reflect on when James met Zohran. They bond over football. 

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Zohran Mamdani wins the New York City mayoral elections. 

Strong performances in the governor races for the Democrats in New Jersey and Virginia, and Prop 50 passes in California. A great night for the left of American politics.

Is the national dial shifting away from Donald Trump?

We discuss what all these results mean. 

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Donald Trump sits down for an interview with CBS' 60 Minutes - the programme he sued successfully for $16m just four months ago.

All the while, his poll numbers are at an all-time low due to the government shutdown, as hundreds of thousands of federal workers remain unpaid and food benefits for millions of people run out. 

And is this the week the real Democrats stand up? Their favourability numbers are also dire, but will the emergence of a firebrand left-wing mayor in New York City, in the shape of Zohran Mamdani, and a handful of p...

Donald Trump sits down for an interview with CBS' 60 Minutes - the programme he sued successfully for $16m just four months ago.

All the while, his poll numbers are at an all-time low due to the government shutdown, as hundreds of thousands of federal workers remain unpaid and food benefits for millions of people run out. 

And is this the week the real Democrats stand up? Their favourability numbers are also dire, but will the emergence of a firebrand left-wing mayor in New York City, in the shape of Zohran Mamdani, and a handful of p...

Sophy Ridge and Wilf Frost bring you the Cheat Sheet to the day’s news in 10 minutes. 

On this first episode, they look at the Huntington mass stabbing and hear from an eye witness. Sophy’s spoken to the sole survivor of the Air India crash which killed 241 people back in June. And Wilf’s heard from the US ambassador to the UK Warren Stephens, who wants the UK to keep drilling for oil and gas. And India’s women bring home the cricket World Cup. 

Minutes before meeting Chinese President Xi Jinping, Donald Trump ordered his military to carry out nuclear weapons tests. 

These were the first such tests the US conducted since the end of the Cold War.

Is this just a show of strength or real escalation of tension between the two true world superpowers?

What does the Xi-Trump meeting mean, and what happens next?

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Forty million Americans are about to lose vital food benefits because of the government shutdown. Museums are closed, flights delayed. Hundreds of thousands are working unpaid. When will this end?

Trump’s in Tokyo to talk trade as his noble steed Speaker Mike Johnson pours cold water over the possibility of a third term. Or did he?

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Donald Trump treks through Asia as he navigates a series of high-stakes meetings this week. First in Malaysia, now Japan, and later in the week, a head to head with President Xi Jinping of China, held in South Korea. All eyes are on that meeting as the two world superpowers meet.

At home in the US, tensions of a totally different sort. Is Trump’s administration readying itself to invade Venezuela?

Plus - MAGA starts to talk about Trump having a third term. What does this mean, and how likely is it that Donald Trump te...

Donald Trump begins bulldozing much of the White House as his plans to build a mega ballroom begin - without planning permission, nor true clarity as to how it’s all being funded. 

There are aesthetic questions, historical questions and ethical questions. We dig into what they are. 

And - who is the young Democratic socialist about to become New York City’s first Muslim mayor? We tell you everything you need to know about Zohran Mamdani. 

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With Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump's meeting in Budapest "on hold" for now, US correspondents Martha Kelner and Mark Stone unpick the US president's latest position on the war in Ukraine.

Martha also chats to Huffington Post journalist SV Dáte about his run-in with White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt.

US correspondents Mark Stone and Martha Kelner discuss the latest on Trump’s attempt to end the war in Ukraine, including whether his meeting with Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday moved the dial at all.

Martha also speaks to our economics and data editor Ed Conway about Trump’s battle with China over rare earths. You can read more from Ed here.

US Correspondents Martha Kelner and David Blevins discuss the latest on Donald Trump's negotiations with the Russian President Vladimir Putin. A "productive" call to reach peace in Ukraine, according to the White House, with news of an in-person meeting between the two leaders in the next two weeks.

We also hear from Martha on her latest reporting on Donald Trump's immigration raids, as she follows the sad case of Ismael Ayala-Uribe, who died in ICE detention in California in September.

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What’s happening in California - and why are Barack Obama and Arnold Schwarzenegger campaigning against one another? 

Plus, Trump meets “the chainsaw man” Javier Milei - the president of Argentina. The US are bailing out the Argentine’s flailing economy. But what about America First as the government stays shut?

And we reflect on what’s now the “National Day of Remembrance for Charlie Kirk” after he’s posthumously given the Presidential Medal of Freedom in a ceremony at the White House.

We are in Jerusalem and Sharm el Sheikh as hostages are returned back to Israeli families. Every living hostage now accounted for and back on Israeli soil. A moment of national catharsis for every Israeli, orchestrated by Donald Trump. He is greeted with adulation and awards as he arrives in Israel.

And then, he flies to Egypt - to sign a commitment to peace in the Middle East alongside Qatar, Turkey and Egypt.

The world's leaders come to Sharm el Sheikh to literally stand and watch as Trump holds court.

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The world turns to the Middle East as hostages held by Hamas are returned to their families in Israel on Monday after over two years in captivity. 

Thousands of Palestinian prisoners will also be released from Israeli prisons in exchange.

Mark Stone is in Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt, and Dominic Waghorn is in Jerusalem, Israel, as President Trump flies first to Israel to speak at the Israeli Parliament and celebrate the return of the hostages, before he flies to the Sinai Peninsula.
 
Dozens of world leaders will follow him to Sharm el Sheikh to wi...

The fallout continues from an extraordinary day in the Middle East, as Donald Trump leads the drive for peace in the region. He'll be in Israel in the next few days ready for a photo op with returned hostages. 

But away from foreign affairs, Trump's domestic in-tray expands. We're in Chicago as we reflect on a day of protests in the Windy City… against the president and the National Guard.
 
And another one of Donald Trump's enemies is charged with a crime. 

Plus - is Marjorie Taylor Greene now siding with the Democrats?

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Hamas and Israel agree the first phase of the Trump peace plan. A multi-country effort. Hugs in the negotiation rooms in Egypt between both sides. Tears of joy on the streets of Israel. Jubilation in Gaza. 

What does this mean? What’s next? And has Trump really stopped the death and destruction in Gaza, and returned the hostages?

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Could the president be about to invoke a centuries-old law that allows him to militarise the streets of American cities?

Plus - Mark Carney, the Canadian prime minister, is back in the White House. How did he manage renewed comments about Canada becoming the 51st American state?

The Treasury are minting a new dollar coin with Trump's face on it. It's illegal in the United States...but the administration seems hellbent on getting it into circulation next year. Is this the start of an American monarchy? 
 
And the Attorney General Pam Bondi faces senators. It...

The most unpopular Supreme Court ever is back in session. Will the justices continue to expand the president’s powers? 

The government is still shut down. Neither the Democrats nor the Republicans seem to be backing down. What next?
 
Plus - will the president secure the Middle East peace he needs to boost his Nobel Peace Prize ambitions before the winner is announced on Friday?
 
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Donald Trump declared war on drugs when he re-entered the White House in January - declaring cartels and gangs terrorist organisations.

There have now been two occasions where the US military has taken lethal force against boats allegedly carrying drugs.

One place on the frontline of Trump's anti-drug policy is Ecuador, where our chief correspondent Stuart Ramsay has embedded with law enforcement on drug raids.

Stuart joins Mark Stone to discuss how the US attitude to policing drugs has changed, and how Trump is pushing back against cartels.

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The government shuts down for the first time since 2018. Parks close - flights could get cancelled.

Trump and the Democrats stare off and neither are blinking. 

And could the army be about to get rid of women, beards and overweight soldiers?
 
The 'warrior ethos' is laid out by War Secretary Pete Hegseth in front of the most important generals in the land.

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A new 20-point plan for what tomorrow looks like in Gaza. Netanyahu agrees with it. Trump is triumphant. But will Hamas agree to their own extinction, and to a role in Gaza for a man widely despised among Palestinians for his role in the Iraq war?
 
Plus - can Congress avoid a shutdown? Or will hundreds of thousands be missing out a pay check soon?
 
And all the president’s men get a beating at Bethpage Black in the Ryder Cup.
 
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Trump’s longtime foe, former FBI director James Comey, becomes the first FBI director in history to be charged. He now faces a criminal trial, days after Trump publicly remonstrated against his Attorney General for not having gone after Comey hard enough. Is this the start of Trump going after his enemies?
 
David Lammy, in for the Prime Minister Keir Starmer, speaks at the UN. Did we just see Britain’s strongest words yet on Gaza?
 
And this week the Trump administration linked Tylenol use in pregnancy to autism. Now - health secretary RFK Jr is asking...

Trump gives Zelenskyy and the EU carte blanche to regain all of Ukraine - and "maybe even further than that".

President Zelenskyy calls the US president a "gamechanger". But what happens now?

And Jimmy Kimmel is back on air. We react to his first remarks on air since his show was suspended.

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Donald Trump and his health secretary announce that they think the main ingredient in Tylenol (Paracetamol in the UK) causes autism. Lots of questions. We break them down.
 
He also announces a slate of new medical advice in an extraordinary press conference that affects every American mother and child.
 
Plus - we’re in New York City at the United Nations General Assembly - as France leads formal recognition of Palestine.
 
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James Matthews and Tom Cheshire are at State Farm Stadium, the home of NFL team Arizona Cardinals, for the memorial of Charlie Kirk. 

MAGA in mourning.

The White House flew two plane-loads of the most senior people in the administration to the event. The man himself topped the bill.

On Trump 100 today, a special episode to reflect on a frenetic ten days which might be a tectonic shift in US politics.

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Starmer and Trump meet at Chequers. A press conference with enormous consequences, not just for the US and UK, but for global world order.
 
To match the occasion - a special episode of Electoral Dysfunction and Trump100.  A mashup. Mark Stone is joined by Beth Rigby, Harriet Harman and Ruth Davidson.

As Team Trump leaves British soil… is Starmer better off now than he was at the start of the week?

Or is he still on the ropes?  

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The pomp and circumstance. The man who some say wants to be king, meets The King.
 
Trump and King Charles spend the day together. We digest what’s happened, why it’s happened, and what it all means.  

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