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Americast
Americast is the authoritative US news and politics podcast from the BBC. Each week we provide audiences with the best analysis from across the BBC, with on-the-ground observations and big picture insights about the stories which are defining America right now. The podcast is hosted by trusted...
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How far will Trump go in his “war” with Venezuela?
What’s going on between the United States and Venezuela? The Trump administration has been defending its seizure of an oil tanker off the Venezuelan c...
Does Trump have a plan to reform healthcare in America?
Donald Trump has lambasted European countries as “decaying” and “weak”, singling out the UK, France and Germany for their immigration policies, whilst...
Has Trump just made the US/Europe breakup official?
Has the Trump administration just said the quiet part out loud? After months of speculation about what the U.S. really thinks about Europe, the Trump...
Is Trump giving the FIFA World Cup a MAGA makeover?
As the United States gets ready to host the Fifa World Cup 2026, Americast looks at what’s behind the close relationship between Donald Trump and the...
Did Donald Trump fall asleep at a cabinet meeting?
In Trump’s last cabinet meeting of the year, we hear the US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth - under pressure over possible war crimes in the Carribean...
Americanswers… On 5 Live! Why has the US been accused of war crimes off the Venezuelan coast?
Donald Trump has warned that US efforts to halt Venezuelan drug trafficking "by land" would begin "very soon". But what’s actually happening off the c...
The Donald Trump v Zohran Mamdani Show
In this episode, Sarah and Anthony unpack one of the most surprising political moments of the year - when New York’s incoming mayor Zohran Mamdani met...
Has Trump's retribution campaign been derailed (for now)?
The Trump administration is planning its next move after a major setback this week. Criminal cases against Trump’s two longtime political foes - form...
Americanswers… on 5 Live! What’s really going on with Trump’s peace plan for Ukraine?
Donald Trump has posted on social media that ‘something good just may be happening’ when it comes to negotiating an end to the war in Ukraine, after o...
Marjorie Taylor Greene v Donald Trump
The Georgia Republican congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene is being celebrated by Democrats for being one of the few Republicans to stand up to Donal...
Will Trump delay releasing the Epstein Files?
Donald Trump says he will sign a bill to release the Epstein Files after it passed nearly unanimously through both houses of Congress. It’s a notable...
Americanswers… on 5 Live! Has Donald Trump changed his mind on the Epstein Files?
On Sunday night Donald Trump told Republicans in the House of Representatives to vote in favour of releasing files relating to the late convicted sex...
Are cracks showing inside Trump’s MAGA movement?
Fifty year mortgages, recent aid for Argentina, high food prices, a focus on foreign affairs, and Trump telling Fox News that the U.S. needs foreign w...
Trump vs the BBC…what happens next?
In a Fox News interview released on Tuesday, Donald Trump says he has an ‘obligation’ to sue the BBC for the way it edited a section of a speech he ma...
Americanswers on 5 Live! Why is Donald Trump threatening to sue the BBC for $1 billion?
President Donald Trump has threatened to sue the BBC for $1 billion over how the editing of his speech in a Panorama documentary, calling it "false an...
The Democrats are back…will it last?
For the first time since the presidential election there is renewed optimism among Democrats after a big election night on Tuesday. Alongside Zohran M...
Zohran Mamdani wins New York mayoral race
Election night is back in the US and this time around there’s a lot more for the Democrats to cheer about after the party’s rising star, Zohran Mamdan...
Americanswers…on 5 Live! Could Andrew answer Epstein questions before Congress?
Sarah, Anthony and Marianna join Matt Chorley on 5 Live to answer your questions. The team look at a week of elections in New York, Virginia and New...
Is Donald Trump building a ballroom or a bunker at the White House?
Donald Trump’s decision to demolish the East Wing of the White House in favour of a new and much larger ballroom has sparked controversy - and conspir...
Are the U.S and China about to end their trade war?
President Donald Trump is topping off his whirlwind trip around Asia with a long-anticipated meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday. Af...
Americanswers…on 5 Live! Will Kamala Harris (and Donald Trump) run for president again?
It’s just over a year since the 2024 presidential election but attention is already turning to 2028 with both candidates from last year’s race express...
Inside Mamdani’s campaign to be mayor of New York City
Voting starts on Saturday for one of America’s biggest and most prominent political positions. How did Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee, emerge...
Does Trump really want to invade Venezuela?
Why is Donald Trump intent on targeting Venezuela, and what’s really behind the continued targeting of boats in the Carribean Sea? The U.S. military b...
Americanswers… on 5 Live! How will Donald Trump respond to the ‘No Kings’ protests?
Millions of Americans took to the streets over the weekend to take part in ‘No Kings’ protests against Donald Trump’s policies and his expansion of pr...
Can Trump silence the press?
A major row has erupted between the US defense department and the journalists that cover its work after a memo was issued last month requiring journal...
The battle for the soul of the Democratic Party
Since losing to Donald Trump in last year’s presidential election, Democrats across the U.S have been working behind the scenes to change the party’s...
Americanswers… on 5 Live! Has Donald Trump delivered a “historic dawn of a new Middle East”?
The U.S. president has hailed a “historic dawn of a new Middle East” on the day the last 20 living hostages were returned by Hamas to Israel, and almo...
Trump's new plan for America's top universities
There is a new deal on the table for universities in America. After months of fighting with the Trump administration over funding cuts, free speech an...
Can Trump turn a Gaza ceasefire into a lasting peace deal?
There was an extraordinary moment at the White House on Wednesday when, in front of reporters, secretary of state Marco Rubio handed Donald Trump a no...
Americanswers… on 5 Live! Is Chicago really a ‘war zone’?
Donald Trump’s mission to target Democrat-led cities has expanded to Illinois after the Texan National Guard arrived on Tuesday at an army base near C...
Why is Trump blowing up Venezuelan "drug boats"?
In today’s episode, we look at some of the stories “under the radar”, away from the main news headlines in the United States.
Why is the Tr...
Will the Democrats’ shutdown gamble pay off?
The US federal government has shut down for the first time since 2018, and with it the suspension of all non-essential services and the threat of mass...
Americanswers… on 5 Live! What next after US government shutdown?
In another extraordinary week in U.S politics, the US government has shut down for the first time in almost seven years after members of Congress fail...
Trump vs Comey (and the city of Portland)
It started with a Truth Social post from the president, calling for a handful of his critics to be prosecuted, one of those targeted was the former FB...
Is America's health secretary RFK Jr a danger to public health?
Monday’s White House announcement made headlines worldwide when Donald Trump - flanked by his health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Junior - said taking...
Americanswers… on 5 Live! Can we trust what Donald Trump says about Ukraine?
Donald Trump’s appearance at the United Nations was a clear - and at times stark - outline of his global vision, often involving sharp attacks against...
MAGA’s “righteous fury” at Charlie Kirk’s memorial
Justin and Anthony unpack the memorial service held yesterday in Glendale, Arizona for the conservative activist, Charlie Kirk, who was shot dead earl...
Has Trump cancelled Jimmy Kimmel over Charlie Kirk?
Donald Trump has finished his state visit to the UK and it ended with a joint press conference with the British PM Keir Starmer. What did the two lea...
What does Donald Trump want from his UK state visit?
As King Charles welcomes Donald Trump to Windsor, England for the US president’s second state visit to the UK, what should we be expecting from the tr...
Americanswers…on 5 Live! Who is Tyler Robinson, Charlie Kirk’s suspected killer?
What do we know, and not know, about Tyler Robinson - the 22 year old man who has become the main suspect in the shooting of the conservative activist...