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The United States we thought we knew is gone. And it isn’t coming back.
Every week on After America, Dr Emma Shortis examines the second Trump presidency, its impact at home and abroad, and how Australia can help shape our rapidly changing world for the better.
Presented by the Australia Institute.
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This World Cup shows who holds the cards in Trump’s economy
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Jun 22, 2026 |
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Trump says the war on Iran is over. Is it really?
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Jun 15, 2026 |
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SPECIAL | Why it's time for a public inquiry into AUKUS
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Jun 08, 2026 |
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As Trump blusters over Iran, prospects for real peace slip further away
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Jun 01, 2026 |
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Australia gambles on AUKUS as Trump rides Iran merry-go-round
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May 25, 2026 |
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Trump’s China trip light on substance as his approval rating continues to tank
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May 18, 2026 |
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The United States we thought we knew is gone
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May 11, 2026 |
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Supreme Court guts voting rights as Iran war support hits new low
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May 04, 2026 |
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Correspondents' dinner attacked, MAGA confronts midterms
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Apr 27, 2026 |
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Trump is fighting for a worse deal with Iran
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Apr 20, 2026 |
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Vance joyless as US-Iran negotiations fall apart
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Apr 13, 2026 |
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The US has left itself with no good options in Iran
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Mar 30, 2026 |
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Trump nixes Xi summit as Iran war escalates
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Mar 23, 2026 |
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“No plan” and no end in sight for Trump’s “little excursion” in Iran
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Mar 16, 2026 |
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AUKUS drags Australia towards US-Israel war on Iran
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Mar 11, 2026 |
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Born to rule: Trump’s economy and the State of the Union
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Mar 07, 2026 |
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The US and Israel attack Iran, foment chaos
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Mar 02, 2026 |
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The Mar-a-Lago model: how Trump is trying to dominate global governance
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Feb 23, 2026 |
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The “president of peace” is helping revive the nuclear arms race
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Feb 16, 2026 |
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Democracy “dies in darkness” and Trump is trying to turn out the lights
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Feb 09, 2026 |
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Why MAGA is here to stay with Don Watson
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Feb 02, 2026 |
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BONUS EPISODE | Stephen Miller, the architect
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Jan 30, 2026 |
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“Living within a lie”: Carney’s eulogy to the international order
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Jan 26, 2026 |
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US extorts Europe in effort to acquire Greenland
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Jan 19, 2026 |
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"Chaotic cruelty": Trump administration escalating violence at home and abroad
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Jan 15, 2026 |
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US invades Venezuela, threatens Greenland while ICE wreaks havoc
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Jan 09, 2026 |
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Our shared humanity
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Dec 18, 2025 |
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“Maximum lethality”: the US military under the Trump administration
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Dec 09, 2025 |
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The nuclear option
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Dec 01, 2025 |
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Did the US play a role in the Whitlam dismissal?
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Nov 24, 2025 |
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"Anti-achievement" Democrats let pressure off Trump
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Nov 17, 2025 |
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Democrats sweep to victory after shutdown becomes longest ever
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Nov 10, 2025 |
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"Everything is uncertain": Trump-Xi meeting leaves the world on edge
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Nov 03, 2025 |
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Trust Trump to be Trump
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Oct 27, 2025 |
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Albanese visits Trump as US democracy circles a golden drain
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Oct 22, 2025 |
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No peace without accountability: Sydney Peace Laureate Navi Pillay
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Oct 19, 2025 |
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Trump’s shutdown power play
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Oct 13, 2025 |
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Trump's plan no path to lasting peace
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Oct 07, 2025 |
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Our mate Donald
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Sep 29, 2025 |
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MAGA deifies Kirk as Australia recognises Palestine
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Sep 22, 2025 |
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The mindless menace of violence
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Sep 15, 2025 |
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Even war must have limits
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Sep 08, 2025 |
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“I’m not a dictator”: how Trump is consolidating executive power
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Sep 01, 2025 |
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Empire strikes back
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Aug 25, 2025 |
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The Trump-Putin bromance continues at Alaska meeting
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Aug 18, 2025 |
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Will Trump run again?
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Aug 07, 2025 |
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Australians march for Palestine as Trump shoots the messenger
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Aug 04, 2025 |
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Are the Democrats an unworkable coalition?
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Jul 28, 2025 |
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Six months down, 42 to go (maybe...)
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Jul 21, 2025 |
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Trump’s pharma tariffs would hurt Americans the most
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Jul 14, 2025 |
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Trump's Big Bill makes America more dangerous while enriching a few
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Jul 07, 2025 |
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How’s that trade war working out?
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Jun 30, 2025 |
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Why did Trump join the Israel-Iran war?
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Jun 23, 2025 |
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"Mugged by reality": Australia's AUKUS disaster with Malcolm Turnbull
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Jun 16, 2025 |
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Trump-Musk meltdown & the administration’s ‘crystal ball’
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Jun 09, 2025 |
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The golden age
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Jun 02, 2025 |
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Another Oval Office ambush
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May 26, 2025 |
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The 'better America' bias
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May 19, 2025 |
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Oligarchy or democracy?
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May 12, 2025 |
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The Trump effect
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May 05, 2025 |
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Boys will be boys
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Apr 28, 2025 |
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Trump and the Australian election
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Apr 22, 2025 |
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Golfing while Rome burns
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Apr 14, 2025 |
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Bully's gonna bully
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Apr 07, 2025 |
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No joke
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Mar 31, 2025 |
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We don't need no Education
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Mar 26, 2025 |
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Dog acts
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Mar 19, 2025 |
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Why Russia’s aggression cannot be rewarded with Vasyl Myroshnychenko
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Mar 10, 2025 |
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Insecurity guarantee
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Mar 03, 2025 |
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Thrown under the bus: Ukraine abandoned by the Trump administration
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Feb 24, 2025 |
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With friends like these
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Feb 17, 2025 |
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"A crime against humanity": Trump's intentions for Gaza
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Feb 10, 2025 |
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Manifest destiny
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Feb 03, 2025 |
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Flooding the zone
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Jan 28, 2025 |
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Victim-in-chief
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Jan 21, 2025 |
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A world on fire
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Jan 14, 2025 |
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Kissing the ring
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Dec 10, 2024 |
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Return to Trumpland with Zoe Daniel
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Dec 02, 2024 |
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The worm kingdom
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Nov 25, 2024 |
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Standing up to Trump with Malcolm Turnbull
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Nov 12, 2024 |
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Fill the sky
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Nov 08, 2024 |
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Four more years
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Nov 07, 2024 |
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See you on the other side
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Nov 05, 2024 |
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Will women win Kamala Harris the election?
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Nov 04, 2024 |
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America's greatest strength with José Ramos-Horta
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Nov 04, 2024 |
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American non-democracy with Yanis Varoufakis
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Nov 02, 2024 |
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In the shade
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Oct 31, 2024 |
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Who'll run the world
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Oct 30, 2024 |
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Is Australia ready for Trump 2.0?
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Oct 28, 2024 |
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Campaigning in the manosphere
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Oct 22, 2024 |
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The enemy within
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Oct 15, 2024 |
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Caught in the headlights
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Oct 08, 2024 |
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A region divided with Helen Clark
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Oct 04, 2024 |
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The church of Trump with Don Watson
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Sep 23, 2024 |
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Ready or not: will Americans elect their country’s first Black woman president?
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Sep 16, 2024 |
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Trump's debate dog whistle and Swift endorsement | DEBATE SPECIAL
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Sep 13, 2024 |
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Jobs for the boys
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Sep 09, 2024 |
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Middle, middle, middle class: Harris' pitch to the heartland
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Sep 03, 2024 |
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Dems do the business at the DNC
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Aug 26, 2024 |
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Sweet home, Chicago
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Aug 20, 2024 |