Protests in Iran are closer than ever to pushing the country over the brink. With thousands of protesters reported dead, will Trump sit this one out? Or is "help" on its way? Carlo Versano is joined by Newsweek's Tom O'Connor to break down the latest.

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Freddy Guevara is a former Venezuelan opposition leader and political prisoner under Nicolás Maduro. Guevara joins Newsweek's Jesús Mesa on The 1600 to talk Venezuela's post-Maduro future.

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Former Colombian diplomat and defense minister Juan Carlos Pinzón joins Carlo Versano on The 1600 to talk his presidential run and how the fallout of the U.S. deposition of Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela impacts Colombia.

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Gabe Fleisher of "Wake Up to Politics" joins Carlo Versano to talk Tim Walz, Jeffrey Epstein, 2026 midterms and the big stories to watch this year. 

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Carlo Versano is joined by Gabe Fleisher of "Wake Up To Politics" to dissect Donald Trump's foreign policy doctrine after a stunning U.S. attack in Venezuela that captured its president, Nicolás Maduro, on Saturday. Newsweek's Jesús Mesa also joins to share reactions from the Venezuelan diaspora in Miami, Florida.

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In this episode, host Carlo Versano quizzes conservative columnist Josh Hammer about Charlie Kirk, 2025’s biggest winners and losers, and how the right wing is really digesting Trump’s second term.

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Carlo Versano connects with critic and author W. David Marx, whose new book "Blank Space" explores how the 21st century became a wasteland of cultural stagnation.

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Derek Davison of "Foreign Exchanges" joins Carlo Versano on "The 1600" to discuss theaters of war across the world, including President Donald Trump's strikes on alleged drug boats in the Caribbean, the fragile Gaza ceasefire and unfolding conflicts in Africa.

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Curtis Sliwa isn't going anywhere. The New York City GOP mayoral candidate told Carlo Versano on "The 1600" why he won't cave into demands to exit the race.

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The 1600 is an unfiltered guide to the politics and culture defining the Trump era. Newsweek's Carlo Versano explores the forces reshaping our world with help from lawmakers, experts and modern thinkers.

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