TrumpWorld

The dust is settling on Donald Trump’s midterms humiliation - but the political fallout is only just beginning. Calls for impeachment are already mounting, with Republican Congressman Thomas Massie leading an attempt to oust Trump’s Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth.

Could the Iran war prove to be Hegseth’s undoing? And how much responsibility does Trump bear for the Republicans’ disastrous election results?

On this episode of TrumpWorld, Anushka Asthana is joined by Carla Sands, former US ambassador to Denmark under Trump, who has backed the Iran war, and Democratic strategist Joe Chiazzo, a supporter of Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaigns.

As Donald Trump and the Republicans lick their wounds after the humiliating midterm results, will the president pull back on his legal pursuit of his political and personal opponents? 

One person who has found themselves in the president’s crosshairs is Don Lemon. The former CNN host is a long-time critic of the president and they’ve frequently exchanged spats online. 

And then Lemon was arrested earlier this year after covering an anti-ICE protest at a church in Minnesota. Don Lemon says he was doing his job as a journalist. The Trump administration says he was involved in a crime. 

He joined Matt Frei on this episode of TrumpWorld.

The Democrats have delivered a crushing blow to Donald Trump’s authority, after winning huge victories in the US Midterms.

In earth-shattering results, the Republican lost formerly staunch red states such as Texas, Kansas and South Carolina.

So what comes next for Donald Trump, now that he enters the ‘lame duck’ era of his presidency?

On this episode of TrumpWorld, Matt Frei and Anushka Asthana discuss what went wrong for Trump, what he could do with his final two years in office and why the Democrats still have work to do ahead of the 2028 presidential election.

After months of campaigning and billions of dollars spent, it’s the day we’ve been waiting for. America has gone to the polls in midterm elections that could reshape President Trump’s final two years in the White House. 

In a last ditch attempt to claw back voters President Trump dropped a bombshell today - that America will stop its four billion dollars of aid to Israel, by the end of the year. 

But is it too little too late? The polls suggest it could be. Democrats are hoping to capitalise on the cost-of-living crisis, soaring gas prices, the war with Iran and unpopular immigration politics to take control of the House from Republicans - and potentially make gains in the Senate too.

So can the polls be trusted? Will key battlegrounds like Texas and Michigan hold the clues for the future direction of both parties - and could Alaska have the final say?

In this episode of TrumpWorld Matt Frei and Anushka Asthana are joined by Nathaniel Rakich - managing editor of non-partisan VoteBeat - a nonprofit news organisation reporting on voting access.

They discuss why we can’t fully trust exit polls, why Democrats shouldn't feel like a win is a done deal and how many are already looking towards the next presidential race in 2028.

On the eve of hugely consequential US Midterm elections, a massive row has broken out in Michigan after Democratic Congresswoman Haley Stevens, has decided to back Republican Mike Rogers, in the race for the Senate.

After a long-running feud with Democratic nominee Abdul El-Sayed, Stevens removed her endorsement of El-Sayed, saying she "doesn’t belong" in his campaign.

Meanwhile in Texas, the Democrats are bidding to win their first Senate seat there in over three decades, in a race that could upend the norms of US politics.

In this episode of TrumpWorld Matt Frei and Anushka Asthana discuss whether the Democrats are on the verge of a ‘blue wave’, whether the polls are correct and: is President Trump losing his grip on power?

Will the US Midterms be free and fair?

Voters will head to the polls on November 3rd, in elections which look set to be difficult for Donald Trump and the Republican Party.

But is Trump preparing to cast doubt on the vote before we even know the results?

In this episode of TrumpWorld, former Federal Election Commission (FEC) Chair, Ellen Weintraub joins Anushka Asthana to discuss the unprecedented breakdown of America's chief campaign finance watchdog following her controversial removal by Donald Trump.

They also discuss the enormous amounts of money funding election campaigns from donors such as Elon Musk, the possibility of voter intimidation by ICE agents, as well as advice on what you should do if someone tries to stop you from voting.

In his new book Michael Lewis, bestselling author of The Big Short and Moneyball, reveals the inside story of Elon Musk’s DOGE and Donald Trump’s assault on the US government.

In Blockers, Lewis tells the stories of the civil servants who tried to stop Musk’s cost-cutting crusade and paid the price.

What happens when the people protecting the government become the enemy? What is actually left of America’s administrative state? And what comes next?

With weeks to go until the 2026 US midterm elections, both the House and the Senate hang in the balance. As Donald Trump barnstorms the country from Texas to Alaska, the polls increasingly seem to be in favour of the Democrats.

In this episode of TrumpWorld, Anushka Asthana sits down with political data analyst Lakshya Jain, co-founder of forecasting platform Split Ticket. Jain’s latest modeling gives Democrats an 89% chance of retaking the House and a 65% probability of capturing the Senate. But could the forecasting be underestimating the Republican vote?

Former CIA analyst turned bestselling author David McCloskey joins Anushka Asthana, where they explore the widening cracks in transatlantic intelligence sharing. Drawing on six years at Langley drafting the President’s Daily Brief across the Middle East, McCloskey’s new spy thriller, ‘London Station’, imagines the CIA and MI6 turning their covert apparatuses against one another.

Following the withdrawal of US bombers from RAF Fairford and security tensions over Iran, they discuss whether the "Special Relationship" can survive a second Trump administration. From Five Eyes burden-sharing complaints to Donald Trump’s war in Iran, can intelligence partnerships withstand growing political distrust between the UK and the US?

On this episode of TrumpWorld, Matt Frei speaks to Naomi Klein about her new book, End Times Fascism, and her argument that Donald Trump, Big Tech and the religious right are converging around a shared vision of the future.

They discuss Trump’s embrace of AI, the tech industry’s warnings about its dangers, the growing influence of apocalyptic thinking among some of his allies, and whether the backlash against AI and data centres could become a political problem for Trump ahead of the midterms.