Divided States

Divided States episodes:

• 01.28.2022

  Biden vs Putin: Is the Ukraine crisis one big bluff?

  The headlines over the past month have been dominated by one issue: Ukraine. In this episode of Divided States, Sky News US Correspondent Mark Stone talks to the great-granddaughter of one of Vladimir Putin’s predecessors. Now a professor in New...

  
• 11.23.2021

  A trial that divided America: How Kyle Rittenhouse walked free

  18-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse was on trial for murder - in August 2020 he’d shot and killed two men and wounded a third in racial unrest in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Last week he was acquitted on five counts. It's a trial that...

  
• 10.08.2021

  Abortion in America: Texas' 'heartbeat bill' and beyond

  This week a Texas judge halted the so-called ‘heartbeat bill’ which bans abortions after 6 weeks, calling it “flagrantly unconstitutional”. But the ruling is temporary, and Texas has already appealed it. It’s already testing the landmark Roe v Wade decision...

  
• 08.20.2021

  Abandoning Afghanistan: Biden's darkest hour?

  It's been the most extraordinary week for Afghanistan, for Joe Biden and for America’s allies. Why was there such chaos in Kabul? How will this Taliban takeover play out - on the ground and in the White House? Can President...

  
• 04.20.2021

  Toxic air, dirty water: Erin Brockovich on solving America's climate crisis

  In a corner of southwest Detroit, there's a community that's spent years grappling with the air they're breathing in. The 48217 district has become known as Michigan's "most polluted zip code". There are more than two dozen pollutant-producing facilities owned...

  
• 03.19.2021

  Racist America: Will we see change?

  Racism is persistent and pervasive in America's history and present, but what about its future? US Correspondent Cordelia Lynch reflects on whether the US has reached a true turning point, with promises of institutional reform starting to come into effect,...

  
• 03.05.2021

  What now for QAnon?

  QAnon has gone from fringe conspiracy theory to mainstream news. The latest prophecy of the group was that Donald Trump would be inaugurated again on 4th March 2021. Of course, that didn't come to fruition. So, what now?In the first...

  
• 01.22.2021

  46th President with 99+ problems

  Joe Biden became the 46th President of the United States on Wednesday, and his VP pick Kamala Harris made history as the first black woman to hold such high office. Does a new administration mean a new era?US Correspondent Cordelia...

  
• 01.15.2021

  Insurrection, impeachment, inauguration

  In the first fortnight of 2021 we have seen extraordinary events in the United States. After a violent pro-Trump mob stormed the United States Capitol, Donald Trump has become the only US President to be impeached twice. The security threat...

  
• 12.10.2020

  2020 reflections: How pandemic politics changed America

  It might be a year we'd all like to forget, but 2020 will need chapters upon chapters of history books written about it. Trump on trial, pandemic politics and a racial reckoning - all themes of an extraordinary 12 months....

  
• 12.03.2020

  Dr Fauci and Newsmax CEO: The interviews

  There are two tandem stories going on in America: a race for a vaccine and a President still trying to claim election victory. This week Cordelia Lynch and Emily Purser Brown digest Sky News' interview with the White House's chief...

  
• 11.26.2020

  Lame duck pardons turkey

  It's Thanksgiving in the US - and with it comes one zany tradition: the official presidential pardon of a prize turkey. And it wasn't President Trump's only pardon of the week.US correspondent Cordelia Lynch and Washington bureau chief Emily Purser...

  
• 11.12.2020

  A transition in limbo

  Joe Biden is the president-elect, but Donald Trump is yet to concede. His loyalists are pursuing legal challenges, but we still haven't seen any evidence of electoral fraud.US correspondent Cordelia Lynch and Washington bureau chief Emily Purser Brown discuss why...

  
• 11.09.2020

  BONUS: President-elect Joe Biden – the man, the politician and the new FLOTUS

  America finally decided after more than three days of uncertainty while election ballots were counted.In his first speech since being named US president-elect, Joe Biden promised to “unify” the country and heal deep divisions. But what more do we know...

  
• 11.08.2020

  Joe Biden wins the presidency, Donald Trump golfs

  After a long wait, a victory in Pennsylvania helped win Joe Biden the presidency of the United States. While Democrats celebrated history being made, Donald Trump golfed, and his lawyers upped the ante on challenging the electoral process. US correspondent...

  
• 11.04.2020

  Too early to call

  The votes are still coming in, and America hasn't yet picked a President - where do we go from here?US Correspondent Cordelia Lynch and Washington Bureau Chief Emily Purser Brown bring you this episode of Divided States from a tented...

  
• 11.02.2020

  BONUS: America Decides: How does the US election work?

  From the Sky News Daily team: Will Donald Trump defeat Joe Biden to secure a second term in the White House? Or has his Democratic opponent done enough to win over US voters?On this edition of the Sky News Daily...

  
• 10.29.2020

  Four more years? A Biden landslide? What could happen on election day?

  Only five days to go until election day and the scenarios for what next week might look like are endless. A red mirage? A blue wave? Too close to call? US correspondent Cordelia Lynch and Washington bureau chief Emily Purser...

  
• 10.23.2020

  Will the last debate change anything?

  The second and final presidential debate was a much more civilised affair - a win for the mute button perhaps, but also for the American public. With less than two weeks to go until November 3rd, Cordelia Lynch and Emily...

  
• 10.16.2020

  Swinging into battle

  He claims to be Covid-free, and President Trump is back on the campaign trail - but is he fighting a losing battle?US Correspondent Cordelia Lynch and Washington Bureau Chief Emily Purser Brown discuss the state of the race with just...

  
• 10.08.2020

  A long week in Washington: President Trump gets Covid

  It’s been a week since President Trump became America’s highest profile Covid-19 patient: the White House is now a hotspot, and the election campaign is in complete disarray.Cordelia Lynch and Emily Purser Brown take you through a rollercoaster Washington week,...

  
• 09.30.2020

  “Will you shut up, man!” - The fallout from the first presidential debate

  The first presidential debate was a chaotic, rowdy affair – more of a verbal brawl than a political high point.Donald Trump and Joe Biden interrupted and insulted each other, and many voters weren’t impressed.Cordelia Lynch and Emily Purser Brown are...

  
• 09.27.2020

  BONUS: The life and legacy of Ruth Bader Ginsburg

  Measuring just 5ft in height, the late Supreme Court judge was both small in stature and softly spoken.But the Brooklyn-born woman – known affectionately as the "Notorious RBG" – was a towering giant for gender equality and civil rights throughout...

  
• 09.25.2020

  The fight for RBG's Supreme Court seat

  This week on Divided States, Emily Purser Brown and Cordelia Lynch reflect on the passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a champion of gender equality who became a pop culture icon: the notorious RBG. Her dying wish was...

  
• 09.17.2020

  Wildfires and wild science

  As wildfires burn across the West Coast, climate change has finally become an election issue. Donald Trump and Joe Biden disagree on even the most basic of facts – with Trump saying this week “I don’t think science knows”.Cordelia Lynch...

  
• 09.10.2020

  The race for the White House tightens

  With just eight weeks until the presidential election, we’re back with a new season.Cordelia Lynch and Emily Purser Brown discuss the state of the race as we enter the final, intense period of the campaign, and why the polls have...

  
• 08.20.2020

  Introducing...Polonium & the Piano Player

  Two Russians agents release a miniature nuclear weapon in a 5-star London hotel. But former KGB spy Alexander Litvinenko is not the only victim? For the full series, search 'Polonium & the Piano Player.'From Sky News StoryCast.

  
• 07.31.2020

  Good trouble, bad trouble, election trouble

  It’s just under 100 days until the election – although Donald Trump might like it to be longer. This week he floated the idea of delaying the vote, a power he does not have.Cordelia Lynch and Emily Purser Brown decipher...

  
• 07.24.2020

  Person. Woman. Man. President.

  Donald Trump is cognitively brilliant - at least that’s what he says. It’s been an interesting week at the White House, as the president grapples with coronavirus cases soaring, and his election poll numbers going in the opposite direction.Cordelia Lynch...

  
• 07.08.2020

  On-the-ground in America’s COVID surge

  This week our team are in Texas, Florida and California as the number of coronavirus cases dramatically rises in the United States, even as states re-open.Cordelia Lynch is joined by Special Correspondent Alex Crawford, who has been inside the ICU...

  
• 06.12.2020

  George Floyd: Is this America’s tipping point?

  A conversation with Karen Attiah, Global Opinions Editor at the Washington Post.Just back from Minneapolis, this week Cordelia Lynch and Emily Purser Brown are joined by Karen Attiah to discuss whether the movement sparked by George Floyd’s death will finally...

  
• 06.02.2020

  Protests and rage engulf America

  It has been an astonishing week in America. The death of George Floyd cut the country to its very core, igniting a movement that is difficult to compare.Over the past few days, we have seen America’s major cities burning. Protests...

  
• 05.21.2020

  Donald Trump experiments with drugs

  It surprised everyone: President Trump is taking hydroxycholorquine as a prophylactic for Coronavirus. He dropped the announcement at the end of a long event, and it sent Washington into a spin.On this week’s episode we take a deep dive into...

  
• 05.15.2020

  Has America had enough of experts?

  On this week’s episode, we look at the stark message from the government’s scientists, not to rush re-opening – and discuss whether that advice is being followed by President Trump.A top government virologist turned whistleblower gave a damning appraisal of...

  
• 05.07.2020

  Live or Let Die?

  America is not out of the woods with coronavirus - far from it. But states are beginning to re-open, and Donald Trump is back on the road too.This week our team in Washington DC talk about the President’s trip to...

  
• 04.23.2020

  Is it too soon to re-open America?

  Over the past week, protests have begun to spring up across America, demanding that the economy re-opens. They have been partly spurred on by President Trump – but does relaxing social distancing now fit the medical data?This week on Divided...

  
• 04.16.2020

  Trump tries to reopen America as Obama gets into the 2020 race

  Across America over 30,000 people have died from coronavirus - doubling in one week - hundreds of thousands of people are sick and millions are struggling for financial survival. Donald Trump is lashing out as his handling of the crisis comes...

  
• 04.10.2020

  Life, death, and hunger in COVID-19 America

  The coronavirus pandemic continues to wreak havoc across the United States. Cordelia Lynch and Emily Purser present an eyewitness report from inside one Brooklyn hospital where they are struggling to cope with the amount of patients., and report from one...

  
• 04.01.2020

  In New York: Ground Zero of America's coronavirus crisis

  The United States now has more cases of the coronavirus than any other country in the world, with more than 190,000 people testing positive for the disease and over 4,000 deaths.New York has been hardest hit. Refrigerated trucks are now being...

  
• 03.24.2020

  COVID-19 crisis: Can 15 days save America?

  The Coronavirus has America in its grip, and life here is changing fast. But just as the rest of the world shuts down, President Trump has started talking about opening the US back up. Will it really only take 15...

  
• 03.16.2020

  COVID-19: America in lockdown

  The Coronavirus pandemic is rapidly spreading through the US, and the response has been intense. Normal life has been suspended in many parts of America: schools are closed, so too are many bars and restaurants, and the public are grappling...

  
• 03.04.2020

  Super Tuesday: The return of Joe Biden

  We’re back! And what a day to return with Season Two - with more twists and turns in the race for the White House.Joe Biden's candidacy looked all but dead in the water a few weeks ago, but after an...

  
• 02.06.2020

  Donald Trump acquitted, the race to the White House begins

  Fresh from a cold week in Iowa, the team are back in Washington and just in time for Donald Trump to be acquitted in the impeachment trial.Cordelia Lynch, Amanda Walker and Emily Purser Brown debate whether that inevitable outcome will...

  
• 02.02.2020

  Can anyone defeat Donald Trump in the 2020 election?

  This week the crew discuss the bombshell new revelations that could have changed the impeachment trial – and how Democrats’ hopes fell apart.Leaks from an upcoming book by former National Security Adviser John Bolton created major jeopardy over the question...

  
• 01.24.2020

  All you need to know from the first week of the impeachment trial

  The impeachment trial is upon us! After weeks of wrangling, this week the Senate finally began to hear evidence in the trial that the Democrats hope will remove Donald Trump from office.Join Amanda Walker, Cordelia Lynch and Emily Purser Brown...

  
• 01.17.2020

  Will new evidence change the Senate impeachment trial?

  The impeachment trial is upon us, and the 2020 race is heating up – all while Donald Trump goes head-to-head with Iran.This week Amanda Walker, Cordelia Lynch and Emily Purser Brown catch up on the surprising twist in the impeachment...

  
• 12.20.2019

  President Trump gets impeached

  It was a momentous week in Washington: for the third time in America's history - the House of Representatives voted to impeach a president.Donald Trump will not be removed from office but that should not detract from the gravity of...

  
• 12.13.2019

  High crimes and misdemeanors

  It’s Go time in Washington DC. The Democrats have filed their Articles of Impeachment, and the stage is set for Donald Trump to be impeached by the House of Representatives. This week on Divided States, Cordelia Lynch, Amanda Walker and...

  
• 12.06.2019

  The beginning of the beginning

  This week on Divided States, it’s the end of the impeachment investigations, and the start of what might be the endgame for House Democrats. Amanda Walker, Cordelia Lynch and Emily Purser Brown talk you through another dizzying week of impeachment...

  
• 11.29.2019

  The president punches back

  This week on Divided States, Cordelia Lynch, Amanda Walker and Emily Purser-Brown have got a Thanksgiving infused feast for you - a three course impeachment banquet. In part one, we discuss some of our highlights of the week, including President...