On Saturday, a 21-year-old killed three people in Jacksonville, Florida, in a racist hate crime. 60 years on from Martin Luther King's famous 'I Have a Dream' speech, and three years on from the killing of George Floyd, why does America seem to always go 'two steps forward and then two steps back'? And do the GOP frontrunners have a handle of the problem of racial discrimination in America? We ask Ron Christie, Republican strategist who's father used to vandalise segregationist signs in 1960s America. And.. Trump's court date for election interference is set for early March. The day before the biggest day in the race to be nominated as the Republican presidential candidate for 2024. That'll be some week. Editor: Gabriel Radus Social Editor: Georgia Foxwell Video Producer: Will Gibson-Smith  The News Agents is a Global Player Original and a Persephonica Production.

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If the adult porn director Stormy Daniels was the star witness of the Trump trial last week, this week it got even hotter. Trump's former fixer, friend and lawyer took the stand. Except now, Michael Cohen is no friend of Trump. What's more, he's a convicted felon, a liar and a perjurer. Will his presence as a key witness help or hinder the prosecution?And does it matter that he's told a jury he'd like to see Trump jailed?  Later, why are 21 foreign born sailors still stuck on the cargo ship that collapsed the Baltimore bridge? Editor: Gabriel Radus Social Media Editor: Georgia Foxwell Video Production: Shane Fennelly & Arvind Badewal You can listen to this episode on Alexa - just say "Alexa, ask Global Player to play The News Agents USA"! The News Agents USA is brought to you by HSBC UK - https://www.hsbc.co.uk/ Find our store here: https://store.global.com/collections/the-news-agents

"He should go to jail!" Michael Cohen tell's Donald Trump's trial

In a surprise move, the sex worker and pornstar Stormy Daniels appeared as a witness yesterday in the trial of Donald Trump to reveal details of the night they spent together in a Nevada hotel room.  The details were specific, and to some ears rather lurid - and included a description of her beating him on the backside with a rolled up magazine. None of this is illegal - but what might be is the money she alleges he paid her to hush it up - money from his campaign funds.  Later, we revisit dog murderer-in-chief Kristi Noem's fortunes as a potential VP pick. And ask what happened overnight in Indiana. Editor: Gabriel Radus Social Media Editor: Georgia Foxwell Video Production: Rory Symon & Arvind Badewal You can listen to this episode on Alexa - just say "Alexa, ask Global Player to play The News Agents USA"! The News Agents USA is brought to you by HSBC UK - https://www.hsbc.co.uk/ Find our store here: https://store.global.com/collections/the-news-agents

Stormy Daniels takes the stand against Donald Trump

Is Trump above the law and should he have immunity from a case involving his actions around the January 6th insurrection?  That's what the Supreme Court has spent the last week arguing about. Amazingly, they might be making a case for why he checks notes... IS immune.  We hear from The New York Times Supreme Court supremo Adam Liptak.  Later is Joe Biden wise to joke about his age at the White House Correspondents Dinner?  And why did Trump's potential vice president pick shoot dead her pet puppy - and then boast about it? Editor: Gabriel Radus Social Media Editor: Georgia Foxwell Video Production: Rory Symon The News Agents USA is brought to you by HSBC UK - https://www.hsbc.co.uk/ You can listen to this episode on Alexa - just say "Alexa, ask Global Player to play The News Agents USA".

Should a president be able to "assassinate" his political opponents?

Later in the show...Why are teachers now being given guns in Tennessee schools? We start this episode with the astonishing testimony of former Trump ally David Pecker - who ran the National Enquirer tabloids - and freuquently bought up the embarassing stories about Trump to save him face when he was running for president in 2016.  Was this against the law? Does it hurt Trump's defence?  And why does Trump keep slagging off his critics on social media when he's been gagged ?  Later what's actually happening on the Columbia campus protests? Editor: Gabriel Radus Social Media Editor: Georgia Foxwell Video Production: Rory Symon The News Agents USA is brought to you by HSBC UK - https://www.hsbc.co.uk/ You can listen to this episode on Alexa - just say "Alexa, ask Global Player to play The News Agents USA".

Trump on trial... and should America arm its teachers?

How do you pick a jury of right-minded individuals to pass a fair verdict on Donald Trump?  His lawyers say it's impossible, that this trial is a witch hunt, that he's been gagged AND denied the chance to go to his son's graduation.  Meanwhile, the judge has just carried on. They're selecting a jury which will witness the first ever criminal trial of a former US president.  We talk to criminal defence attorney - and hardened New Yorker - Randy Scott Zelin about whether justice can be served in such a politicised atmosphere.   Later, what actually happened on the film set of RUST in October 2021, when Alec Baldwin accidentally shot dead the lead cinematographer. Today the armourer  - responsible for weapons and ammunition on set  - Hannah Guttierrez-Reed was sentenced to 18 months prison. We ask an armourer here how film set rules are followed - and what he thinks went wrong. Editor: Gabriel Radus Social Media Editor: Georgia Foxwell Video Production: Shane Fennelly The News Agents USA is brought to you by HSBC UK - https://www.hsbc.co.uk/ You can listen to this episode on Alexa - just say "Alexa, ask Global Player to play The News Agents USA".

Why are there still racist killings in America?

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