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Ahead of his election Donald Trump promised to deport millions of undocumented immigrants. 

The surge by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in cities like Chicago has seen people plucked off the street, pending deportation, with agents even targeting churches and schools. 

Today, Caitlin Dickerson, staff writer at The Atlantic, on how the president’s campaign is set to ramp up.

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Caitlin Dickerson, staff writer at The Atlantic

He’s decided he won’t call himself a duke anymore, but Prince Andrew is still a prince, living in a 30 bedroom mansion on the grounds of Windsor Castle.

So, when, if ever, will he be held accountable for his association with the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and his alleged abuse of Virginia Giuffre, whose harrowing memoir has been released this week. 

Today, ABC royal commentator, Juliet Rieden, on whether Andrew could ever lose his prince title. 

This episode discusses some disturbing allegations. 

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Juliet Rieden, ABC royal commentator and author of The Royals in Australia

Anthony Albanese’s meeting with Donald Trump went pretty smoothly, with AUKUS, a minerals deal and the Australia-US relationship all receiving strong backing. 

But past comments about President Trump from Kevin Rudd, Australia’s ambassador to the United States, ended up being the biggest point of contention and amusement. 

In the prime minister’s first White House meeting with the president, a multi-billion dollar deal was signed to develop a critical minerals supply from Australia. 

Today, ABC correspondent Jane Norman tells us what it was like in the White House and why the timing of the meeting couldn't have been better for the prime minister. 

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Jane Norman, ABC national affairs correspondent

Could Barnaby Joyce end up leading Pauline Hanson’s One Nation party?

It might be exactly what the MP has his eyes on as talk of his defection from the Nationals intensifies. 

Today, Melissa Clarke, political correspondent for Radio National Breakfast, on what Barnaby is up to and why. 

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Melissa Clarke, Radio National Breakfast political correspondent

AI chatbots have come a long way and can be pretty helpful.

But do they make good therapists? 

More young people are turning to chatbots to seek personal mental health advice.

Today, psychiatrist Andrew Clark, who’s been testing the technology, reveals the good, bad and the ugly when a robot becomes a therapist.

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Andrew Clark, US-based psychiatrist

Tesla boss Elon Musk could become the world’s first trillionaire after his net worth surpassed $500 billion this month. 

But is there a problem with the concentration of so much wealth in the hands of so few people and what is it doing to our societies? 

Today, Professor Carl Rhodes, author of Stinking Rich: The Four Myths of the Good Billionaire, on why we need to stop the rich getting richer. 

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Carl Rhodes, Professor of Business and Society at UTS Business School

Just days ago, Donald Trump declared we were in the midst of the historic dawn of a new Middle East.

But already the peace plan is in doubt, with the US president warning Hamas will be disarmed, perhaps 'violently' if the group fails to do so on its own.

Today, Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib, a Palestinian-American and senior fellow with the Atlantic Council on what Hamas is doing to cling to power.

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Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib, a Palestinian-American and senior fellow with the Atlantic Council

Why did the government cave to pressure over its superannuation tax changes for the richest Australians? 

The Treasurer Jim Chalmers has revealed two major changes in response to critics, introducing indexing on the $3 million threshold and dropping a plan to tax unrealised gains. 

He says the government’s new plan achieves the same objective in making the system more equitable, but how will it work? 

Today, political correspondent Melissa Clarke on what the backdown means for the future of tax reform under Labor. 

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Melissa Clarke, ABC political correspondent

Donald Trump says the war is over.

And with the US president now in the Middle East to continue peace talks, there is great hope he’s right.

Today, Jonathan Panikoff, director of the Scowcroft Middle East Security initiative at the Atlantic Council, on the release of the hostages and what needs to happen next to ensure the war has ended for good.

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Jonathan Panikoff, director of the Scowcroft Middle East Security initiative at the Atlantic Council

We all know Donald Trump is wealthy, but how much richer has he become since returning to the White House at the start of the year? 

That’s a question the ABC’s Americas Editor John Lyons posed to the president last month, in a testy exchange that ended with one word from Trump: ‘quiet’. 

Today, John Lyons on his Four Corners investigation into Donald Trump’s billions, his family’s business dealings and his growing wealth. 

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John Lyons, ABC Americas Editor