A blue wave is building across America, as Republicans brace for a brutal midterm reckoning. Red strongholds like Kansas, Oklahoma and Florida are starting to look vulnerable. Does President Trump even care?
The mystery surrounding RAF Fairford is only getting stranger, raising more questions than answers and exposing the fragility of the US-UK relationship. Is Marco Rubio right that a foreign actor is involved? And could it ultimately be good news for Andy Burnham?
And as the world wakes up to the potential dangers of AI, Trump is embracing America’s tech giants. Is he sleepwalking into a crisis?
Katy Balls, Washington editor and columnist at The Times and The Sunday Times
Gerard Baker, columnist at The Times and editor at large at The Wall Street Journal
Producers: Euan Dawtrey, Harry Kitson
Executive producer: Molly Guinness
Picture: Getty Images
Audio: Reuters
00:00 - Is a Republican Midterm Disaster Looming?
00:33 - The "Blue Tsunami" & Key Battlegrounds (Kansas, Florida, Texas)
06:33 - Is Trump Becoming an Electoral Liability?
09:18 - Fearing Subpoenas: The Final Years of a Trump Presidency
11:46 - UK Foreign Security Incident & US Reaction
17:06 - Trump's "Superintelligence" AI Summit & Silicon Valley Backlash
21:01 - AI Anxiety, Tech Billionaires, and Backlash from Voters
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