Talking Politics USA

Tom Bradby is joined by Dan Rivers, former Biden and Obama adviser Adam Hodge and former Trump advisor Heather Naeurt. They discuss the explosive first - and potentially only - presidential debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris.

They also talk about the division amongst the electorate in the swing-state of Georgia.

Things are about to get a whole lot more risky for Trump and Harris as they go off-script and prepare to meet for the first time at Tuesday's TV debate. 

Julie Etchingham - who is no stranger to high-stakes political debates - is joined by the journalist Jessica Taylor alongside the former Democratic adviser Adam Hodge and former Trump administration official Heather Nauert, who give us the inside track on how Trump and Harris are rehearsing. We also take a closer look at the state of the race, and go on a deep dive into the swing state Michigan, a fiercely-contested jewel in the so-called 'Blue Wall' that could very easily decide the election.

The way Donald Trump's campaign has been publicly rapped over the knuckles by the US Army this week over an altercation in Arlington Cemetery might have sunk many previous candidates. Trump, as we know, is different. But could even he suffer from this amongst a key voter base?

Tom Bradby is joined by the former Biden and Obama adviser Adam Hodge, the former Trump administration adviser Heather Nauert, and our Correspondent Rachel Townsend. Also on the agenda is how Trump and Harris' convention speeches stacked up against one another - and where the jeopardy lies hereon in for each campaign.

Tom Bradby is joined from an energised Democratic National Convention in Chicago by US Correspondent Dan Rivers and ITV's Election Analysts, the former Obama administration adviser Adam Hodge and Cook Political Report journalist Jessica Taylor. The three of them were there for the Obamas' roof-raising speeches and Biden's emotional farewell. But with the polls still so close, are enough of the party's target voters paying attention - or does Kamala Harris' team need to think differently to win their votes?

On this week's episode the team discuss new polling which shows Kamala Harris leading or level with Donald Trump in nearly all the key swing states.

We get the mood from the Democrats' camp, with former Obama adviser Adam Hodge, who tells us spirits are buoyant at the moment, but acknowledges there's a long way to go.

Former Republican adviser Heather Nauert tells Tom Bradby that Harris will soon need to start producing policy on which to be judged.

And Jessica Taylor, our elections expert whose team at Cook Political Report produced the polling, remarks on the turnaround achieved by Team Harris since she replaced Joe Biden, who was behind Donald Trump in virtually all those vital states.

Plus, the team take a deep dive into Nevada, with its crucial six electoral college votes.

On this week's episode Julie Etchingham is joined by Robert Moore, Democrat adviser Adam Hodge, and elections expert Jessica Taylor to discuss the selection of Tim Walz as Kamala Harris' running mate.

They take a look at the Minnesota governor's background and the voters the Harris campaign are hoping Walz can win over. 

The team also ask why Donald Trump appears so uncharacteristically subdued and explore the curious case of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a dead bear cub and Central Park...

Julie Etchingham is joined by correspondent Robert Moore, as well as former Republican adviser Heather Nauert and former Democrat adviser Adam Hodge for this week's episode.

They discuss Kamala Harris' energetic performance at a rally in Atlanta, and take a deep dive into why the state of Georgia is now back in play at this election.

Plus, our panel discuss whether JD Vance has now become a millstone around Donald Trump's neck.

Tom Bradby in Washington is joined by U.S. Correspondent Dan Rivers, Election Analyst Jessica Taylor and International Editor Emma Murphy for another episode of Talking Politics USA. 

On the agenda is how Kamala Harris is performing in key swing states including Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, and why Donald Trump simply doesn’t seem to lose support.

Tom Bradby in Washington is joined by U.S. Correspondent Dan Rivers and Election Analysts Adam Hodge and Jessica Taylor for another special bonus episode of Talking Politics USA, to discuss whether the Democrats' likely late substitution in the presidential race, Kamala Harris, can win on November 5th.

As Republicans unite around Donald Trump after he was the subject of an attempted assassination and senior Democrats appear to be deserting Joe Biden, Tom Bradby is joined by ITV News' US Correspondent Dan Rivers, our US Election Analyst Jessica Taylor and Heather Nauert, who worked as Donald Trump's state department spokesperson during his presidency, to discuss a dramatic week in US politics.