After a deeply unedifying week of US politics we look at the choice before America in November.

Is Biden too old to stand for President?

Is Trump too corrupt?

And what happens next if the answer to both those questions is 'yes'?

On today's episode we look at the report by special counsel Robert K. Hur who calls the president a 'well-meaning elderly man' and the kind words of encouragment Trump has for Vladimir Putin.

Will any of the court cases land a decisive blow either way?

And what is going to happen to the conman congressman George Santos's seat in the Long Island special election this week?

Editor: Gabriel Radus

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The unanimous decision by the court of appeal in Washington has declared that Donald Trump has no presidential immunity.

This means Special Counsel Jack Smith can now proceed apace with his indictment of Trump over attempted election interference.

What does this mean for Trump legally?

What will happen to the highly debated US border deal?

And later to hear from Ambassador John Bolton on whether military intervention by the US could make a Trump comeback more likely.

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It's all quiet - for now - on the campaign front.

Today we ask whether republicans are prepared to scupper a cross-party border deal if they think it could help Trump in November.

And we bring you the remarkable story of E. Jean Carroll - who’s owed 83 million dollars by the Donald.

And ask if Taylor Swift can swing a US election.

PSA: If you want to hear about Biden's crisis in the Middle East - head to the Monday episode of our regular daily The News Agents feed. Why is everyone talking about WWIII?

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Nikki Haley lost by more than ten points overnight in New Hampshire.

The Republican National Committee now wants to crown election-denier Trump as its nominee.

But Haley has made clear she’s not going to go quietly. She’s sticking around to call Trump senile and sees if he falls down any (metaphorical) stairs.

Election denier Trump meanwhile is getting really stroppy with her and, like a sad class bully, has started threatening her.

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A bonus episode of The News Agents: USA as Ron DeSantis drops out of the presidential race and endorses the man that's ridiculed him for months on end - Donald Trump. He's kissed the ring - 6 days after slagging people off for being spineless enough to do just that.

With just one state having voted, and another voting tomorrow Tuesday (New Hampshire) - is Nikki Haley, the only candidate left - toast?

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Last night in Iowa saw many firsts.

The coldest caucus on record and the biggest lead by the winner. Trump secured his win just 31 minutes after the polls closed. His nearest rivals, Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley trailed him by 30 odd points.

So is the contest over? Can anything change the trajectory of Trump? And what does this tell us about the state of the Republican party and what will happen next?

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The US 2024 election calendar kicks off in earnest this week as the wannabee Republican nominees head to Iowa.

Trump is making a quick pit stop via the courts - to tell them to grant him immunity from prosecution.

And Nikki Haley is trying a novel tactic of pissing off the Iowan voters by telling them that New Hampshire knows better.

Meanwhile, Biden is reminding America Trump is a threat to democracy, as he heads straight to South Carolina for the three year anniversary of the January 6th riots.

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Could California exit the union?

Could Trump try for three terms?

Would proportional representation ever work in America?

And what were we doing on a soup-making course before the New Hampshire primary?

Your brilliant questions, our valiant and occasionally pathetic attempt at answers as we see out the pre-election presidential year of America 2023.

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The viral clip of Harvard President Dr. Claudine Gay - unable to condemn those on campus calling for genocide - has kicked off a wider debate about academic freedom and double standards.

The president of University of Pennsylvania - who offered similar responses - has now resigned.

On today’s episode we talk to Columbia Professor of History Simon Sharma about campus culture war and how it’s affecting wider party politics.

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Donald Trump is warning of the dangers to democracy posed by 'corrupt' Joe Biden. It almost sounds ironic. But Trump doesn’t do irony - he's more into inciting violence.

Today we speak to former US ambassador Matthew Barzan who worked on the two Obama campaigns. How dangerous is the threat of a Trump presidency in 2024, and, what does it actually look like?

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