Tickets to The News Agents Live On Stage with HSBC UK are now on sale! You can get your tickets for Birmingham, Manchester and Edinburgh here: https://articles.globalplayer.com/7giHoMavXLgdrd6gaC3GxWG7T8 Joe Biden decided late on Sunday to pardon his only surviving son, Hunter Biden who was convicted on gun charges earlier this year. It might have been the spectre of the incoming FBI Chief Kash Patel that spurred his choice. Or a sense that he ultimately had nothing to lose politically (and everything to lose personally) if he did not. How have Democrats responded after repeated promises that President Biden would respect the law and wouldn't pardon his son? We speak to Chair of the Harriz Walz Campaign Rep Jasmine Crockett. Later, Republican Strategist Mike Murphy joins us to talk through the latest Trump picks and the shape of things to come in America 2025. Editor: Tom Hughes Executive Producer: Louis Degenhardt Producer: Natalie Indge  Digital Editor: Michaela Walters Social Media Editor: Georgia Foxwell Video Production: Rory Symon, Shane Fennelly & Arvind Badewal Digital Journalists: Michael Baggs & Jacob Paul You can watch Lewis's special report on the abortion crisis in Florida here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=df5BCL0ocFE Don’t forget you can also subscribe to our other News Agents podcasts via the link below: https://linktr.ee/thenewsagents  The News Agents USA now have merch! Click here to buy yours now: https://store.global.com/collections/the-news-agents-usa You can listen to this episode on Alexa - just say "Alexa, ask Global Player to play The News Agents" The News Agents is brought to you by HSBC UK - https://www.hsbc.co.uk/

Three weeks on from Donald Trump's historic comeback, the clamour for answers about where it all went wrong within the Democrat party is reaching a fever pitch. Kamala Harris has released a message to supporters urging them not to let anyone 'take their power' - but with her party consigned to another four years out of the White House, how can they rebuild and reconnect with the voters who deserted them at the ballot box? Jon and Emily speak to former Congressman and ally of Nancy Pelosi, Steve Israel. Editor: Tom Hughes Executive Producer: Louis Degenhardt Producer: Natalie Indge  Digital Editor: Michaela Walters Social Media Editor: Georgia Foxwell Video Production: Rory Symon, Shane Fennelly & Arvind Badewal Digital Journalists: Michael Baggs & Jacob Paul You can watch Lewis's special report on the abortion crisis in Florida here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=df5BCL0ocFE Don’t forget you can also subscribe to our other News Agents podcasts via the link below: https://linktr.ee/thenewsagents  The News Agents USA now have merch! Click here to buy yours now: https://store.global.com/collections/the-news-agents-usa You can listen to this episode on Alexa - just say "Alexa, ask Global Player to play The News Agents" The News Agents is brought to you by HSBC UK - https://www.hsbc.co.uk/

Later in the episode we will hear from James Orr - the Cambridge University theologian and academic who was one of JD Vance’s guiding voices and a close confidant. But we start with the world of wrestling - what does it tells us about Donald Trump’s cabinet picks? And, how many of them have faced, or continue to face, allegations of sexual harassment ? Editor: Tom Hughes Executive Producer: Louis Degenhardt Producer: Natalie Indge  Digital Editor: Michaela Walters Social Media Editor: Georgia Foxwell Video Production: Rory Symon, Shane Fennelly & Arvind Badewal Digital Journalists: Michael Baggs & Jacob Paul You can watch Lewis's special report on the abortion crisis in Florida here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=df5BCL0ocFE Don’t forget you can also subscribe to our other News Agents podcasts via the link below: https://linktr.ee/thenewsagents  The News Agents USA now have merch! Click here to buy yours now: https://store.global.com/collections/the-news-agents-usa You can listen to this episode on Alexa - just say "Alexa, ask Global Player to play The News Agents" The News Agents is brought to you by HSBC UK - https://www.hsbc.co.uk/

Donald Trump has named a Fox News anchor as his pick for Defence Secretary. And the former governor of South Dakota, known better in this country as the woman who shot her own dog, is set to be his head of Homeland Security. What do his picks tell us about the direction of travel of the incoming administration? And why has he had to appoint not one, but two heads to run the Department of Government Efficiency? Editor: Tom Hughes Executive Producer: Louis Degenhardt Producer: Natalie Indge  Digital Editor: Michaela Walters Social Media Editor: Georgia Foxwell Video Production: Rory Symon, Shane Fennelly & Arvind Badewal Digital Journalists: Michael Baggs & Jacob Paul You can watch Lewis's special report on the abortion crisis in Florida here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=df5BCL0ocFE Don’t forget you can also subscribe to our other News Agents podcasts via the link below: https://linktr.ee/thenewsagents  The News Agents USA now have merch! Click here to buy yours now: https://store.global.com/collections/the-news-agents-usa You can listen to this episode on Alexa - just say "Alexa, ask Global Player to play The News Agents" The News Agents is brought to you by HSBC UK - https://www.hsbc.co.uk/

Emily, Jon and Lewis bid farewell to the United States by answering your questions on the US election. So what next for Kamala Harris? Why didn't the celebrity endorsements work for the Democrats? And is there any way Donald Trump could stand for a third term? Editor: Tom Hughes Executive Producer: Louis Degenhardt Producer: Natalie Indge  Digital Editor: Michaela Walters Social Media Editor: Georgia Foxwell Video Production: Rory Symon, Shane Fennelly & Arvind Badewal Digital Journalists: Michael Baggs & Jacob Paul You can watch Lewis's special report on the abortion crisis in Florida here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=df5BCL0ocFE Don’t forget you can also subscribe to our other News Agents podcasts via the link below: https://linktr.ee/thenewsagents  The News Agents USA now have merch! Click here to buy yours now: https://store.global.com/collections/the-news-agents-usa You can listen to this episode on Alexa - just say "Alexa, ask Global Player to play The News Agents" The News Agents is brought to you by HSBC UK - https://www.hsbc.co.uk/

The Democrats are only just beginning to digest what went wrong and what a Trump presidency might mean for America for the second time around. But in Britain and Europe alarm bells are already off the charts. What does Trump mean for Starmer, for populism and for national security? Do we have to start doing more without Americas help? Editor: Tom Hughes Executive Producer: Louis Degenhardt Producer: Natalie Indge  Digital Editor: Michaela Walters Social Media Editor: Georgia Foxwell Video Production: Rory Symon, Shane Fennelly & Arvind Badewal Digital Journalists: Michael Baggs & Jacob Paul You can watch Lewis's special report on the abortion crisis in Florida here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=df5BCL0ocFE Don’t forget you can also subscribe to our other News Agents podcasts via the link below: https://linktr.ee/thenewsagents  The News Agents USA now have merch! Click here to buy yours now: https://store.global.com/collections/the-news-agents-usa You can listen to this episode on Alexa - just say "Alexa, ask Global Player to play The News Agents" The News Agents is brought to you by HSBC UK - https://www.hsbc.co.uk/

Donald Trump’s result last night was astounding. He reached corners of America few republicans had reached, both geographically and demographically. The Democrat post-mortem will begin before she’s even conceded. What went wrong? What did they misunderstand? And what happens now that Donald Trump's power is unchecked and complete? Editor: Tom Hughes Executive Producer: Louis Degenhardt Producer: Natalie Indge  Digital Editor: Michaela Walters Social Media Editor: Georgia Foxwell Video Production: Rory Symon, Shane Fennelly & Arvind Badewal Digital Journalists: Michael Baggs & Jacob Paul Don’t forget you can also subscribe to our other News Agents podcasts via the link below: https://linktr.ee/thenewsagents  You can watch Lewis's special report on the abortion crisis in Florida here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=df5BCL0ocFE The News Agents USA now have merch! Click here to buy yours now: https://store.global.com/collections/the-news-agents-usa You can listen to this episode on Alexa - just say "Alexa, ask Global Player to play The News Agents" The News Agents is brought to you by HSBC UK - https://www.hsbc.co.uk/

It's still early in Washington DC but in a remarkable and unprecedented night Donald Trump is on the verge of the greatest comeback in political history. He's on course to pick up the key swing states he needs to secure a return to the White House. How has he managed it? And what does it mean for America and the world? Editor: Tom Hughes Executive Producer: Louis Degenhardt Producer: Natalie Indge  Digital Editor: Michaela Walters Social Media Editor: Georgia Foxwell Video Production: Rory Symon, Shane Fennelly & Arvind Badewal Digital Journalists: Michael Baggs & Jacob Paul Don’t forget you can also subscribe to our other News Agents podcasts via the link below: https://linktr.ee/thenewsagents  You can watch Lewis's special report on the abortion crisis in Florida here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=df5BCL0ocFE The News Agents USA now have merch! Click here to buy yours now: https://store.global.com/collections/the-news-agents-usa You can listen to this episode on Alexa - just say "Alexa, ask Global Player to play The News Agents" The News Agents is brought to you by HSBC UK - https://www.hsbc.co.uk/

The stakes could hardly be higher as US voters turn out to vote for the next President. Is it the White House or the jailhouse for Donald Trump? Could America be on the cusp of its first female POTUS? The country is on a knife edge, security barricades are going up, and once again Donald Trump is slinging sexist insults. The next 24 hours could be fraught, unpredictable and historic. And, your questions answered on the US election. The surprises to watch out for, why Americans have to queue so long to vote, and what happens if it’s a tie? You can watch Lewis's special report on the abortion crisis in Florida here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=df5BCL0ocFE Editor: Tom Hughes Executive Producer: Louis Degenhardt Producer: Natalie Indge  Digital Editor: Michaela Walters Social Media Editor: Georgia Foxwell Video Production: Rory Symon, Shane Fennelly & Arvind Badewal Digital Journalists: Michael Baggs & Jacob Paul Don’t forget you can also subscribe to our other News Agents podcasts via the link below: https://linktr.ee/thenewsagents  The News Agents USA now have merch! Click here to buy yours now: https://store.global.com/collections/the-news-agents-usa You can listen to this episode on Alexa - just say "Alexa, ask Global Player to play The News Agents" The News Agents is brought to you by HSBC UK - https://www.hsbc.co.uk/

We’re high on the rooftops overlooking the White House for our last full day of this election. How has each candidate closed the campaign? What should we be looking out for on election night itself as early results come in? And what has Jon learned from the Kamala Harris campaign team about how they're planning the last 24 hours? Editor: Tom Hughes Executive Producer: Louis Degenhardt Producer: Natalie Indge  Digital Editor: Michaela Walters Social Media Editor: Georgia Foxwell Video Production: Rory Symon, Shane Fennelly & Arvind Badewal Digital Journalists: Michael Baggs & Jacob Paul Don’t forget you can also subscribe to our other News Agents podcasts via the link below: https://linktr.ee/thenewsagents  The News Agents USA now have merch! Click here to buy yours now: https://store.global.com/collections/the-news-agents-usa You can listen to this episode on Alexa - just say "Alexa, ask Global Player to play The News Agents" The News Agents is brought to you by HSBC UK - https://www.hsbc.co.uk/

The News Agents are in Washington. And we’re asking one big question - will this be the election that brings women out for Kamala Harris in such numbers that she can seal the deal? That in essence is where we start the final lap of the campaign. What is the 'secret voter' really doing? And does anyone trust the shift in the polls? Later, we’re door knocking in a ruby red county of Pennsylvania. Why do the Democrats think they stand a chance here when they know it’s a deeply religious conservative community? Is there such thing as a 'moral Republican' voter demographic? Editor: Tom Hughes Executive Producer: Louis Degenhardt Producer: Natalie Indge  Digital Editor: Michaela Walters Social Media Editor: Georgia Foxwell Video Production: Rory Symon, Shane Fennelly & Arvind Badewal Digital Journalists: Michael Baggs & Jacob Paul Don’t forget you can also subscribe to our other News Agents podcasts via the link below: https://linktr.ee/thenewsagents  You can listen to this episode on Alexa - just say "Alexa, ask Global Player to play The News Agents" And, you can grab your News Agents merch, including t-shirts, hoodies and water bottles here: https://store.global.com/collections/the-news-agents The News Agents is brought to you by HSBC UK - https://www.hsbc.co.uk/

45 million people - or 20 percent of the electorate - have already voted. What do the patterns tell us about who might have the advantage? Later, we speak to Bob Woodward, of The Washington Post and Watergate fame, about Trump and democracy. And we ask whether Madison Square misogyny and minority group racism will put Trump voters off - or turn them on. Editor: Tom Hughes Executive Producer: Louis Degenhardt Producer: Natalie Indge Digital Editor: Michaela Walters Social Media Editor: Georgia Foxwell Video Production: Rory Symon, Shane Fennelly & Arvind Badewal Digital Journalists: Michael Baggs & Jacob Paul Don’t forget you can also subscribe to our other News Agents podcasts via the link below: https://linktr.ee/thenewsagents You can listen to this episode on Alexa - just say "Alexa, ask Global Player to play The News Agents" And you can grab your News Agents merch, including t-shirts, hoodies and water bottles at the link below. https://store.global.com/collections/the-news-agents The News Agents is brought to you by HSBC UK - https://www.hsbc.co.uk/

With less than two weeks until the Presidential election, Donald Trump has carved out precious time on the campaign trail to focus on the size of a former golfer’s manhood and stake a claim to a McDonald’s Employee of the Month award. It’s certainly not conventional campaign strategy - but could it be helping, rather than hindering, efforts to gee up Republican voters? The polls are looking incredibly tight, so what does early voting tell us about the state of the race? And, with abortion on the ballot in many states, is a woman’s right to choose the vote-winner that Kamala Harris and the Democrats are banking on it being? Or is it more complicated than that? Editor: Tom Hughes Executive Producer: Louis Degenhardt Lead Producer: Rory Symon Digital Editor: Michaela Walters Social Media Editor: Georgia Foxwell Video Production: Rory Symon, Shane Fennelly & Arvind Badewal Digital Journalists: Michael Baggs & Jacob Paul Don’t forget you can also subscribe to our other News Agents podcasts via the link below: https://linktr.ee/thenewsagents You can listen to this episode on Alexa - just say "Alexa, ask Global Player to play The News Agents" And you can grab your News Agents merch, including t-shirts, hoodies and water bottles at the link below. https://store.global.com/collections/the-news-agents The News Agents is brought to you by HSBC UK - https://www.hsbc.co.uk/

The old wisdom held that Democrats could rely on the votes of those in the Black and Latino communities - often immigrant families that felt that party were on their side. But in recent elections that has started to shift. Kamala Harris is struggling to win the Black vote at the same levels Joe Biden won it in 2020, which pushed him over the line. And her latest pitch is an economic plan specifically tailored to Black men. Is this smart or reductive? And can Trump capitalise on that gap? We’re joined by Luis Sanchez, who’s on the ground in Wisconsin. Later, what are the polls telling us now and how much should we trust them? We're with Kyle Kondik of Sabato's Crystal Ball - the electoral gurus who break down the numbers. Editor: Tom Hughes Executive Producer: Louis Degenhardt Producers: Rory Symon & Natalie Indge  Digital Editor: Michaela Walters Social Media Editor: Georgia Foxwell Video Production: Rory Symon, Shane Fennelly & Arvind Badewal Digital Journalists: Michael Baggs & Jacob Paul Audio clips courtesy of BBC Breakfast and Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg on BBC One.Don’t forget you can also subscribe to our other News Agents podcasts via the link below: https://linktr.ee/thenewsagents  You can listen to this episode on Alexa - just say "Alexa, ask Global Player to play The News Agents" And you can grab your News Agents merch, including t-shirts, hoodies and water bottles at the link below. https://store.global.com/collections/the-news-agents The News Agents is brought to you by HSBC UK - https://www.hsbc.co.uk/

This week, Kamala Harris was the unlikely guest on a sex and relationships podcast aimed at Gen Z women, asking them to ‘Call Her Daddy’ - it turns out it isn’t all blowjobs, redflags and narcissists. Meanwhile, Elon Musk was jumping around at the scene of the attempt on Donald Trump’s life in Pennsylvania, fist-pumping and talking about bloodied faces. The difference is stark. Could this be the biggest gender split in an election we’ve ever seen? All of this plays out with the background of two major hurricanes in the south. Florida steels itself for the storm of the century, but we ask how natural disasters became so deeply politicised? Editor: Tom Hughes Producers: Rory Symon & Natalie Indge Digital Editor: Michaela Walters Social Media Editor: Georgia Foxwell Video Production: Rory Symon, Shane Fennelly & Arvind Badewal Digital Journalists: Michael Baggs & Jacob Paul Don’t forget you can also subscribe to our other News Agents podcasts via the link below: https://linktr.ee/thenewsagents You can listen to this episode on Alexa - just say "Alexa, ask Global Player to play The News Agents" And you can grab your News Agents merch, including t-shirts, hoodies and water bottles at the link below. https://store.global.com/collections/the-news-agents The News Agents is brought to you by HSBC UK - https://www.hsbc.co.uk/

Imagine a political world where Donald Trump doesn’t exist. That’s what the VP debate sounded like on CBS last night. There was none of the crazy talk. No stage stalking. Not a whisper of a pet eating migrant...It was just two blokes talking policy rather delicately. Tim Walz seemed nervous to a slicker more spirited JD Vance. But ultimately the Minnesota governor probably had the knock out blow when he asked his opponent “who won“ the last election. And JD Vance couldn’t say. Will this change the dial of a very tight race? Editor: Tom Hughes Producers: Rory Symon & Natalie Indge Digital Editor: Michaela Walters Social Media Editor: Georgia Foxwell Video Production: Rory Symon, Shane Fennelly & Arvind Badewal Digital Journalists: Michael Baggs & Jacob Paul Don’t forget you can also subscribe to our other News Agents podcasts via the link below: https://linktr.ee/thenewsagents You can listen to this episode on Alexa - just say "Alexa, ask Global Player to play The News Agents" And you can grab your News Agents merch, including t-shirts, hoodies and water bottles at the link below. https://store.global.com/collections/the-news-agents The News Agents is brought to you by HSBC UK - https://www.hsbc.co.uk/

We start with the very strangest of tales - the man standing to be North Carolina's governor was found to have called himself a "black nazi" on a porn website some years ago and called for a return to slavery. The reason it's making headlines is because he was endorsed by Trump six months ago, and was called 'Martin Luther king on steroids'. Will that endorsement hurt Trump? The former president is tied in the polls with the vice president but out polls her by 11 points when voters are asked who they trust on the economy. We ask Megan Gorman, author of 'All the Presidents' money whether the economy will ultimately decide who wins. Tickets are now on sale for The News Agents 'live on stage' at The Royal Albert Hall on Sunday December 1st. Buy yours from Global Player at the link below. https://app.af.globalplayer.com/Br0x/7ggnmqw4 Editor: Tom Hughes Lead Producer: Rory Symon Producer: Natalie Indge Digital Editor: Michaela Walters Social Media Editor: Georgia Foxwell Video Production: Rory Symon, Shane Fennelly & Arvind Badewal Digital Journalists: Michael Baggs & Jacob Paul Don’t forget you can also subscribe to our other News Agents podcasts via the link below: https://linktr.ee/thenewsagents You can listen to this episode on Alexa - just say "Alexa, ask Global Player to play The News Agents" And you can grab your News Agents merch, including t-shirts, hoodies and water bottles at the link below. https://store.global.com/collections/the-news-agents The News Agents is brought to you by HSBC UK - https://www.hsbc.co.uk/

How to make sense of not one but two assassination attempts in as many months on a former president? Donald Trump says it's all down to the language that Kamala Harris and the Democrats are using. JD Vance has just called her 'the most fraudulent person to run for president'. Is it language? Guns? Or an impossible to police golf course perimeter? The first voting by post began in Pennsylvania this week. What does the attack bode for the November election and beyond? Tickets to see the News Agents Live on Stage at the Royal Albert Hall go on sale this Friday, September 20th. They will be available via Global Player at the link below. https://articles.globalplayer.com/2GXq4afyiJDx1xqP7ZMiP9ZVkWQ Editor: Tom Hughes Producer: Rory Symon & Natalie Indge Digital Editor: Michaela Walters Social Media Editor: Georgia Foxwell Video Production: Rory Symon, Shane Fennelly & Arvind Badewal Digital Journalists: Michael Baggs & Jacob Paul Don’t forget you can also subscribe to our other News Agents podcasts via the link below: https://linktr.ee/thenewsagents You can listen to this episode on Alexa - just say "Alexa, ask Global Player to play The News Agents" The News Agents is brought to you by HSBC UK - https://www.hsbc.co.uk/ https://store.global.com/collections/the-news-agents

The Presidential debate on Tuesday night was everything that team Harris were praying it would be. Trap after trap laid for Donald Trump which he appeared to walk into. His areas of strength - the economy and immigration - didn’t really get off the ground. She baited him on his rallies and his racism. And he got very cross. Moments after the debate ended the Democratic nominee won the support of arguably the most powerful woman alive - Taylor Swift. How will this shift the electoral race? Editor: Tom Hughes Producer: Rory Symon Digital Editor: Michaela Walters Social Media Editor: Georgia Foxwell Video Production: Rory Symon & Shane Fennelly You can listen to this episode on Alexa - just say "Alexa, ask Global Player to play The News Agents" The News Agents is brought to you by HSBC UK - https://www.hsbc.co.uk/ You can also buy your very own News Agents merch at the link below... https://store.global.com/collections/the-news-agents

Trump has been having what our grandmother's mght once have called 'a funny turn'. He keeps saying things out loud he then regrets. He admitted this week he had both lost the last election and tried to interfere with the result. Then he argued against the 6 week abortion ban in Florida - saying it was TOO SHORT. And then offered America free IVF. None of which he'd agreed as policy with his VP. If this makes you think Kamala has the election in the bag, well, pause there: she doesn't. The polls are tightening but the election is still looking neck and neck. She's managed to avoid any real accountability by doing a soft soap interview. But what's going to happen come the TV debate next week? We have finally seen they have the power to change a presidential race... Editor: Tom Hughes Producers: Rory Symon & Natalie Indge Digital Editor: Michaela Walters Social Media Editor: Georgia Foxwell Video Production: Rory Symon & Shane Fennelly Digital Journalists: Michael Baggs & Jacob Paul You can listen to this episode on Alexa - just say "Alexa, ask Global Player to play The News Agents" The News Agents is brought to you by HSBC UK - https://www.hsbc.co.uk/ https://store.global.com/collections/the-news-agents