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Just two weeks after Renee Good was shot and killed by an ICE agent, another American civilian has been shot and killed. Alex Pretti - a 37 year old ICU nurse. It’s a tragedy that has pitted the state against the federal government in a remarkable standoff. We’re in Minneapolis. On today’s episode - what happened, why did it happen, and what could happen next. You can watch all episodes on our You...

A storm 2,000 miles long is set to dump two feet of snow on parts of the American east coast over the weekend. Storm Trump’s blown through somewhere else - Davos. We go through every twist and turn of an incredible week in geopolitics, including an astounding speech by Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine. We talk its implications. Plus - the Board of Peace is unveiled. But is this just Donald Trump’s a...

After productive talks with NATO, the threat of tariffs on European countries who opposed Donald Trump's plan to purchase Greenland is being dropped by the US president. It followed Donald Trump entering the lion's den in Davos, Switzerland. In a keynote speech he berated NATO and the institutions that have supported Western democracy for decades. After this landmark speech - and enormous climbdow...

It’s been a year since Donald Trump’s return to the White House. In a lengthy briefing to mark the occasion, he laid out his achievements and ambitions - at the centre of it all is Greenland. Trump refuses to rule out how far he is willing to go to secure it, and after posting an AI image of a US flag planted on Arctic ice, markets stumbled amid fears of a trade war with Europe. NATO, once again,...

Over the weekend, the president threatened to increase tariffs on eight countries, including the UK, if they continue to oppose his demand to take control of Greenland. Why the sudden escalation? Leaked texts between the Norwegian prime minister and the president may give us a bit of an insight. And the Gaza Board of Peace begins to form. The small price of $1bn to join the executive leading the f...

The president welcomes Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado to the White House, days after the United States’ audacious capture of her political rival Nicolas Maduro. What did she do when she met the man who covets her Nobel Peace Prize? She tells James Matthews how that conversation with Donald Trump went. Martha Kelner is in Minneapolis, as protesters clash with law enforcement on t...

Could we see the Clintons in court? Former president Bill Clinton and former first lady Hillary have refused to appear before a Congressional committee. They risk being in contempt of Congress - a jailable offence. Plus - tensions rise in Iran. The possibility of regime change feels real to many. Donald Trump ditches diplomacy and tells Iranians to get out on the streets and take over their instit...

Knives are out for the chair of the central banking system in the United States. The Trump administration want Jerome Powell out, and they want him indicted. He’s not going anywhere. Who will blink first? Plus - as anti-government protests accelerate in Iran, Donald Trump warns he’s considering military intervention. Could the US and Iran be about to lock horns once more? And in Minneapolis, tensi...

A woman is shot and killed as she drives away from ICE agents in Minneapolis. Minnesota is a powder keg as protests begin against immigration officials. Martha Kelner is there. Plus: after a big intelligence briefing on Capitol Hill, the Senate votes to limit the president's actions on Venezuela. Five Republicans rebel against Donald Trump. Why, and what does this mean for the president's plans to...

Donald Trump makes his first big speech after the US operation in Venezuela. Mexico, Cuba, and Greenland are on watch. It’s quite the speech. We digest it all. Plus - what a difference five years makes. The White House has launched a new website… it retells the story of January 6. It might not be the version you’ve heard before. We go down to the Proud Boys' anniversary march in Washington DC and...

The Trump100 team are inside Daniel Patrick Moynihan Courthouse in downtown Manhattan. The site of the arraignment of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, both charged with narcoterrorism. We digest the extraordinary sight of a president of a sovereign country holed up in a courthouse in New York City - facing serious criminal charges. What did he say in court? And we speak to the dis...

Venezuela, under the cover of darkness, was hit by a flurry of strikes by US special forces on Saturday. Military targets were hit, with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro captured by American troops and taken to New York to face trial for narco terrorism. How did we get we here? And what’s going to happen next? You can watch all episodes on our YouTube channel . Email us on trump100@sky.uk with...

Martha Kelner, James Matthews and Mark Stone look ahead to what promises to be a rollercoaster and consequential 2026 in America and beyond. What could define next year? And what can we learn from this year just gone to help us read the runes? We go through it all on this New Year’s Special. You can also watch all episodes on our YouTube channel .  Email us on trump100@sky.uk with your commen...

Martha Kelner, James Matthews and Mark Stone look back on a wild and topsy-turvy 2025 in America. What are the moments that shaped this year? And how has the presidency of Donald Trump reoriented the USA on the global stage? We go through it all. You can also watch all episodes on our YouTube channel . Email us on trump100@sky.uk with your comments and questions.

The full Epstein files release is imminent, as more photos are released. Meanwhile, Trump hits the stump, cutting a frustrated figure as his poll numbers continue to stay low.  The UK appoints a new US ambassador. Who is he, and will he be able to curry favour with the president? A new blockbuster film is announced… with jaw-dropping access to the very heart of the presidency.  And...

Donald Trump’s closest advisor, chief of staff Susie Wiles, reveals all to Vanity Fair. In it she eviscerates the vice president, calls out Elon Musk as a ketamine user, and says the president has ‘the personality of an alcoholic’. Wiles rejects the article, saying she’s been taken out of context. The president says he still has faith in her… for now.  How revealing of the inner Trump circle...

Members of the so-called Turtle Island Liberation Front have been charged with plotting to bomb multiple targets in California on New Year’s Eve. But who are they, and why has no one ever heard of them before now? Elsewhere, after legendary film director Rob Reiner and his wife are brutally murdered at their home over the weekend, the president writes online… not a message of condolence, but an at...

A significant escalation in tensions between the US and Venezuela.  On Wednesday, Donald Trump announced that his military had seized an oil tanker off the coast of the South American country. Then, a day later, the president says a land invasion is about to start. On the podcast today, we’ll explain what’s happened, what could happen next, and answer why America is even interested in Venezue...

President Trump is back on the stump for the first time in months on Tuesday. The polls all say Americans are unhappy with his presidency, and with his economy. Can he reverse the tide? But before that he was sitting down for a blockbuster interview with Politico. In it, the president eviscerates Europe, and Europe’s leaders.  Even the Pope is getting involved.  What does this mean for t...

A new White House National Security Strategy gives us an insight into how Donald Trump views the world, and the US's place within it. Is this America rejecting Europe and uprooting the established world order? Two massive media companies go head to head to buy Warner Bros in a media shake-up that will have a massive impact on the film and TV industry. The Supreme Court seems poised to expand the p...

The leaders of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo come to Washington DC to sign a peace deal. They don't look at each other, don't shake hands, and all the while fighting carries on in eastern Congo.  Is this all just business masquerading as peace? Plus - a report shows defence secretary Pete Hegseth (now styled as war secretary) risked endangering the lives of servicemen and wo...

Trump says Somalia "stinks" as he plans a sweeping crackdown on the Somali community in Minnesota. Why specifically them? The president also hosts his final cabinet meeting of the year. While Trump’s cabinet members laud him, questions are still being asked of his defence secretary: did he commit a war crime over a boat bombing in the Caribbean? Pete Hegseth has been questioned about it for the fi...

Did Pete Hegseth, former TV anchor now major military commander, order the murder of two unarmed, helpless men at sea in September? Plus - has this administration's most extreme immigration crackdown just begun? Donald Trump reacts to the shooting of two members of the National Guard by scrutinising those "from third-world countries". And what's the president's problem with female journalists? He...

The podcast a day earlier than normal - reacting to the shooting in the nation’s capital on Wednesday afternoon.  We’ll tell you what we know so far. Plus - some good news for the president in the courts. Might Donald Trump’s own personal legal woes be finally behind him? And who, and what, is the Venezuelan gang the president this week proscribed as a terrorist organisation?  You can al...

It's Thanksgiving season in the White House. Trump is pardoning turkeys... all while the US waits to hear from Russia on the latest iteration of the Ukraine peace plan. This, as Bloomberg reports that Trump's foreign affairs fixer Steve Witkoff has been advising the Russians on how to appeal to the president. And the effects of Trump's "drill, baby drill" policy come into view. California braces i...