In this week's Talking Politics USA, Lucy Watson, US correspondent Dan Rivers and former White House adviser Laura Schwartz answer your questions, including:

• If Elon Musk and Donald Trump continue fighting, who will come out of it worse?
• What's the difference between Trump's travel ban and his 2017 'Muslim ban'?
• How effective is Trump's 'Mexican wall' and immigration policies?
• How can a President who claims to understand business not understand the negative effect from constantly changing tariff arrangements?
• Why are the Democrats' approval ratings down so low?
• Is the While House press office just a propaganda machine?

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Lucy Watson, Dan Rivers, and Laura Schwartz gather for an impromptu bonus episode after relations between the world's richest man and perhaps the world's most powerful man collapsed at lightning speed.

Elon Musk ramped up the row between the pair yesterday after claiming, without evidence, that Trump's administration hasn't released all the records related to sex abuser Jeffrey Epstein because the president is mentioned in them. He wrote on X: "Time to drop the really big bomb: @realDonaldTrump is in the Epstein files. That is the real reason they have not been made public."

So what on earth just happened? Where did this spat begin? And how damaging could this be to the U.S. President? 

The team will be back on Monday with another Q&A session.

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Keith Kellogg has perhaps the hardest job of all in the Trump administration. The retired general is the US President's Special Envoy for Ukraine, putting him right at the forefront of the American effort to end Russia's invasion - travelling between Washington, Kyiv, Turkey, the Middle East, attempting to reconcile the very, very different demands of Vladimir Putin, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and an increasingly impatient Donald Trump. And it has not been an easy ride. He was the first American official to meet with Zelensky after Trump called him a 'dictator' back in February; he was just a metre away when the pair later had that extraordinary shouting match in the Oval Office. And this week, he's been tasked with diffusing escalating tensions after Ukraine's audacious drone attack on Russian war planes. So it was quite a moment for our US Correspondent Dan Rivers to sit down with him for an extended interview, to discuss whether there is really ANY path to peace any more, and what it's been like dealing with Donald Trump behind the scenes.

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In this episode of Talking Politics, UK Editor Paul Brand and Political Editor Robert Peston evaluate the potential political gain and public damage from Robert Jenrick's recent video stunts.

The pair are then joined by Economics Editor Joel Hills to preview the challenges for Rachel Reeves heading into next week's Spending Review, including whether tax rises could now be unavoidable.

Plus, they dig into why the UK’s recent tariffs arrangement has caused absolute consternation among the country’s biggest food suppliers.

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This week on Talking Politics USA, Dan goes behind the scenes at the White House to meet Natalie Winters, co-host of Steve Bannon's 'War Room' and one of the new MAGA media cohort who have been granted greater access by President Donald Trump.

As Elon Musk bids farewell to the White House, Lucy Watson and Laura Schwartz join Dan to discuss whether this really is goodbye to the world's richest man and what his legacy will be.

Plus after Trump goes to war with Harvard, Dan reflects on meeting students at the university and the team discuss the new TACO meme which is ruffling the president's feathers.

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In this special edition of Talking Politics, Robert Peston meets ex-Civil Service chief Simon Case. Sir Simon served four prime ministers as Civil Service chief before standing down as Cabinet secretary in December.

In a wide-ranging conversation about the prime minister's plans to significantly invest in the UK's defence capability, including its nuclear deterrent, Sir Simon warned that the UK and West "better be ready" for a Chinese invasion of Taiwan. Plus:

• The future of America in Europe
• The struggle of government spending trade-offs
• The infamous Truss letter: His side of the story 

You can watch or listen to more episodes of Talking Politics on ITVX, YouTube or on your favourite podcast platform. Got a question for Robert and the team? Email us on [email protected] or comment on our social media posts and we’ll feature them in our Q&A special episodes.










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In this week's Q&A, Paul Brand, Robert Peston and Harry Horton answer the political questions that matter to you, including:

• Why do you give Farage so much air time? Are we suffering from 'Farage Derangement Syndrome'?
• How long can Labour get away with blaming the previous government for their problems?
• What are the team's most difficult or awkward interviews? 

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In this episode of Talking Politics, Paul Brand is joined by Robert Peston and Harry Horton to discuss Reform's latest pledges and attack on Labour, plus: 

• Is Reform the new party of the 'strivers'? And do Nigel Farage's promises add up?
• The hard-hitting letter from senior police chiefs which piles more pressure on Keir Starmer. 
• Which MP would make the best James Bond?
• And did Peston nearly become an MI6 spy?!

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In this special edition of Talking Politics USA, Lucy Watson speaks to NBC News Senior Politics Reporter Jonathan Allen, author of 'Fight: Inside the Wildest Battle for the White House'.

Jonathan tells Lucy about the shocking stories he and co-author Amie Parnes uncovered about former President Joe Biden's disastrous late exit from the race against Donald Trump in the 2024 election, how he made Kamala Harris beg for his endorsement and how Barack Obama wasn't convinced she was the right candidate.

Lucy and Jonathan also discuss what next for the Democrats, the state of the UK-U.S. relationship under Trump and whether the president is really going down an authoritarian path.

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In this week's Q&A, Paul Brand and (for the last time) Anushka Asthana answer the political questions that matter to you, including:

• Why were the arson attacks against the PM and his family not the top news story?
• Does Reform have the discipline and commitment to genuinely deliver local services?
• Is it possible to see a bright future with politics being such a toxic mess?

Plus! Some extra special questions for Anushka for her final episode with the podcast.

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