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  • 12 minutes 34 seconds
    Musk in Wisconsin, Trump's law firm fight and Kurds in Turkey

    Elon Musk hands out million-dollar checks in Wisconsin ahead of a closely contested Supreme Court election. U.S. President Donald Trump’s attacks on major law firms. And, Turkey's crackdown on President Tayyip Erdogan's main rival erodes peace process hopes among Kurds.


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    1 April 2025, 7:39 am
  • 20 minutes 6 seconds
    Trump vs the Universities

    The Trump administration says at least 60 schools have violated Title VI for allowing antisemitism to flourish on campus. Critics see this effort as a way for the White House to clamp down on freedom of speech, and to punish left-leaning institutions. On this weekend episode, our reporters Helen Coster and Julia Harte unpack the fight over higher education in America.



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    29 March 2025, 10:00 am
  • 12 minutes 19 seconds
    Myanmar quake, Vance in Greenland, Stefanik and auto tariffs

    A 7.7-magnitude earthquake hits Myanmar. U.S. Vice President JD Vance visits Greenland as Trump insists that Washington should control the Arctic island. Trump bumps his pick for UN ambassador opting to keep Congresswoman Elise Stefanik in the House. And American drivers face higher car prices and fewer choices as auto tariffs loom. 


     

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    28 March 2025, 9:56 am
  • 12 minutes 48 seconds
    Trump's auto tariffs, Hegseth’s denial and Kursk

    U.S. President Donald Trump announces his latest trade war salvo – a 25% tariff on imported vehicles. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth texted about plans to kill a Houthi leader just two hours before a military operation that was meant to be top secret, but denies that he shared war plans. And Reuters is one of the first international news outlets to gain access to Kursk – hear from the ground as Russian troops are close to driving out the last Ukrainian forces.


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    28 March 2025, 9:37 am
  • 12 minutes 20 seconds
    Signal fallout, Chinese network targeting fired workers and Russia-Ukraine

    The Trump administration has sought to contain the fallout after a journalist was inadvertently included in a secret group discussion of highly sensitive war plans - we look at how secure the Signal app is. A network of companies operated by a secretive Chinese tech firm has been trying to recruit recently laid-off U.S. government workers, according to job ads and a researcher who uncovered the campaign. The U.S. says Russia and Ukraine have agreed to maritime and energy ceasefires.


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    27 March 2025, 7:38 am
  • 11 minutes 54 seconds
    Group chat blunder, the Black Sea and stagflation

    Top Trump cabinet members inadvertently included a journalist in a Signal group chat about Houthi strike plans in Yemen. It’s Kyiv’s turn at the negotiating table in Saudi Arabia but what would a ceasefire in the Black Sea mean for Ukraine and Russia. Plus, the risk of stagflation.


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    25 March 2025, 10:53 am
  • 12 minutes 54 seconds
    Istanbul mayor, US-Russia talks and veterans

    A Turkish court has jailed Istanbul’s Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu – President Tayyip Erdogan’s main political rival – triggering huge protests. U.S. and Russian officials begin talks in Saudi Arabia aiming for a Black Sea deal ahead of a broad Ukraine ceasefire. And as the shrinking of the federal workforce hits the VA, we look at the impact on mental healthcare for veterans.


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    25 March 2025, 9:38 am
  • 11 minutes 22 seconds
    Heathrow fire, Department of Education and Snow White

    A huge fire has closed London Heathrow airport, disrupting hundreds of flights. U.S. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to dismantle the Department of Education. And controversy swirls around Disney’s ‘Snow White’ as it hits the theaters.


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    24 March 2025, 9:36 am
  • 23 minutes 9 seconds
    Trump and the judges: a constitutional test

    Deportations by the Trump administration are testing the system set up by America's founders where three equal branches of government check each other’s power.  Our legal journalists examine the growing standoff between the executive and judicial branches to understand where we go from here.


    Donald Trump and John Roberts: Two sides of a US judiciary under pressure


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    22 March 2025, 10:00 am
  • 13 minutes 1 second
    Trump-Zelenskiy call, Trump vs the Fed, segregation and the IOC

    U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy agree to work together to end the war in Ukraine. The Fed is in no rush to cut interest rates, drawing Trump's ire on Truth Social. The Trump administration has removed a ban on "segregated facilities"

    for federal contractors. And the race for the International Olympic Committee president enters the home stretch.


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    21 March 2025, 9:01 am
  • 12 minutes 32 seconds
    Russia’s energy ceasefire, Israel, Fed economic projections and Nvidia

    Russian President Vladimir Putin has agreed to stop attacking Ukrainian energy facilities temporarily, but declined to endorse a full 30-day ceasefire. What renewed strikes on Gaza mean for Israel's coalition government. The Federal Reserve wraps up its latest meeting today and is widely expected to keep rates on hold. And Nvidia unveils its latest AI chip.


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    20 March 2025, 8:24 am
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