Donald Trump treks through Asia as he navigates a series of high-stakes meetings this week. First in Malaysia, now Japan, and later in the week, a head to head with President Xi Jinping of China, held in South Korea. All eyes are on that meeting as the two world superpowers meet.

At home in the US, tensions of a totally different sort. Is Trump’s administration readying itself to invade Venezuela?

Plus - MAGA starts to talk about Trump having a third term. What does this mean, and how likely is it that Donald Trump tears up the constitution to stay president?

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Donald Trump begins bulldozing much of the White House as his plans to build a mega ballroom begin - without planning permission, nor true clarity as to how it’s all being funded. 

There are aesthetic questions, historical questions and ethical questions. We dig into what they are. 

And - who is the young Democratic socialist about to become New York City’s first Muslim mayor? We tell you everything you need to know about Zohran Mamdani. 

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With Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump's meeting in Budapest "on hold" for now, US correspondents Martha Kelner and Mark Stone unpick the US president's latest position on the war in Ukraine.

Martha also chats to Huffington Post journalist SV Dáte about his run-in with White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt.

US correspondents Mark Stone and Martha Kelner discuss the latest on Trump’s attempt to end the war in Ukraine, including whether his meeting with Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday moved the dial at all.

Martha also speaks to our economics and data editor Ed Conway about Trump’s battle with China over rare earths. You can read more from Ed here.

US Correspondents Martha Kelner and David Blevins discuss the latest on Donald Trump's negotiations with the Russian President Vladimir Putin. A "productive" call to reach peace in Ukraine, according to the White House, with news of an in-person meeting between the two leaders in the next two weeks.

We also hear from Martha on her latest reporting on Donald Trump's immigration raids, as she follows the sad case of Ismael Ayala-Uribe, who died in ICE detention in California in September.

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What’s happening in California - and why are Barack Obama and Arnold Schwarzenegger campaigning against one another? 

Plus, Trump meets “the chainsaw man” Javier Milei - the president of Argentina. The US are bailing out the Argentine’s flailing economy. But what about America First as the government stays shut?

And we reflect on what’s now the “National Day of Remembrance for Charlie Kirk” after he’s posthumously given the Presidential Medal of Freedom in a ceremony at the White House.