Politics Weekly America

Jonathan Friedland and Dan Alexander discuss the Trump administration’s trade war with Canada, the "economic D-Day" sanctions against Iran, and the US national debt hitting $34 trillion.

Jonathan Friedland interviews historian Jill Lepore about her new book, *The Rise and Fall of the Artificial State*.

Jonathan Friedland and Tara Setmayer discuss the elaborate decoy mission used to protect Donald Trump from an alleged Iranian missile threat after the NATO summit.

Jonathan Friedland interviews New York Times correspondent Jonathan Swan about his book, *Regime Change*, which details Donald Trump’s second term.

Jonathan Friedland interviews Bhaskar Sunkara about the Democratic Party’s left wing and midterm prospects.

Jonathan Friedland and Robert Jimmerson discuss Trump’s controversial nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia, which allows uranium enrichment without requiring normalization with Israel.

Host Jonathan Friedland and historian Alexis Coe discuss the sudden death of Senator Lindsey Graham and the aging of US politicians, including Mitch McConnell.