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As White House officials head to Saudi Arabia to begin peace talks between Russia and Ukraine, how influential will Donald Trump be as a powerbroker on the world stage? 
 
And, our US correspondents Mark Stone and James Matthews discuss if Donald Trump and Elon Musk have been rattled by speculation about their working relationship.  
 
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As Donald Trump’s vice president JD Vance launches a blistering attack on the European allies in a speech at the Munich Security Conference, US correspondents Mark Stone, Martha Kelner and James Matthews discuss why was he talking with the leader of Germany’s far-right AfD party?   
  
And, what links President Trump, the mayor of New York City, and pop star Sabrina Carpenter?   
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As Donald Trump welcomes India’s Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, to the White House, our US correspondents, Martha Kelner and Mark Stone, ask why Mr Modi met with Elon Musk (and his children) before the President, and what this reveals about the blurred lines between business and politics in Trump’s administration. 

Plus, as Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is sworn in as President Trump’s Health Secretary, Martha explores why he believes raw milk could be the key to solving America’s health issues. 

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As Donald Trump fires the starting gun on peace negotiations in Ukraine, US correspondents Mark Stone and James Matthews look at his hot-and-cold relationship with Russia’s President Putin and ask if Donald Trump is actually playing to his MAGA base.  
 
And, Martha Kelner has hit the beachfront bars of Venice Beach to find out how Donald Trump’s plan to ‘bring back plastic’ is going down there. 
 
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As Donald Trump’s right hand man Elon Musk faces questions from the press for the first time since the inauguration, US correspondents Mark Stone and James Matthews discuss his awkward performance, and ask if he is really as accountable as he claims.   
  
Plus, Sky’s economic and data editor Ed Conway joins the podcast to explain what Trump’s steel tariffs could mean for the UK.   
  
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As Donald Trump announces more trade tariffs – this time on steel and aluminium imports – our US correspondents Mark Stone, James Matthews and Martha Kelner discuss who the President is trying to win over with another trade war.   
 
And, President Trump has promised ‘all hell will break out’ if Israeli hostages held by Hamas are not released by midday on Saturday, but what impact will it have on his plans for peace in the region?   
   
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As Donald Trump becomes the first sitting president to attend the Super Bowl, US correspondents Mark Stone and Martha Kelner dissect the impact of his continued media blitz. 
 
Plus, as President Trump makes an unexpected announcement on steel tariffs, what will it mean for US manufacturing?  
 
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On this episode, our US correspondents James Matthews and Mark Stone tackle listeners' questions on everything from Elon Musk's influence in Washington to the impact of Trump's plans abroad, and why the president wants to ban paper straws...   
  
If you'd like to know more about Project 2025, Mark wrote a handy explainer. 
   
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Twenty days into Donald Trump’s second term, US correspondents James Matthews and Mark Stone are joined by Washington DC cameramen Ed Young and Michael Herd to take a step back and discuss what it’s like covering the White House under President Trump compared to President Biden.  
 
They also share some of the moments they got close (perhaps too close) to the most powerful man in the world.  
  
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As Donald Trump signs an executive order targeting "eradicating anti-Christian bias" in the federal government, US correspondents James Matthews and Martha Kelner look at the unlikely alliance between the president and the Christian right.  

And, how Elon Musk's ‘move-fast-and-break-things' approach to government reform is rocking Washington, DC.   

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