Planet America

President Trump escalates his war on cartels and threatens sending in the troops to Chicago, but is any of it legal? Plus the key moments from RFK Jr’s trainwreck Senate hearing and the push for him to resign.

Firings and mass walkouts amid turmoil at the Centers for Disease Control, while Health Secretary RFK Jr stokes fears about vaccines. Plus Trump furious after a court rules most of his global tariffs are illegal.

Ghislaine Maxwell praises Trump and claims there was no “client list”. Trump vows to ban mail-in-voting for future elections.

No ceasefire and no sanctions. Did Putin give Trump a lesson in the art of the “no deal”? Plus the growing threat of inflation as tariffs start to bite.

On the run! Texas Democrats risk jail to stop Trump rigging the next election. Also, is Putin calling the shots? What to expect at the upcoming Trump-Putin summit in Alaska. Plus the debate over recreational marijuana.

From bunker-busting bombs to F-bombs, Trump lashes out at Israel and Iran over ceasefire violations. Meanwhile, leaked intelligence disputes Trump’s claim that US bombs “obliterated” Iran’s nuclear sites. So, is the nuclear program still intact?

As the Israel-Iran conflict intensifies, so does another conflict among Trump’s MAGA movement. Also, after the assassination of Melissa Hortman, we speak to Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon.

The California Governor slams Trump after Marines deployed to LA. Wrongly deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia returns from El Salvador to face criminal charges and tensions cool after Elon Musk’s break-up with his former boss.

Is a US-China war over Taiwan “imminent”? We ask former US Ambassador to China, Nick Burns. Also, the trade war continues as Trump doubles down on tariffs, while Elon Musk turns nuclear on the “big, beautiful bill”.

The backlash against Black Lives Matter: Five years after the death of George Floyd, has anything changed? Plus Trump loses patience with Putin and risks a trade war with Europe.