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The State of It: USA, page 2
by The Times · English
Katy Balls and Gerard Baker on the state of Trump’s America. No fake news, no flag waving and no Trump Derangement Syndrome. Just honest, in-depth discussion of what’s going down inside the White House. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Trump’s dizzying Nato summit: Greenland, Iran and Ukraine
The episode of The State of It USA (Times/Sunday Times) argues that Trump’s NATO summit agenda is destabilizing: he threatens to end a ceasefire with Iran, pressures allies over Greenland, and treats…
8 Jul 2026 · 32m · 10 chapters
What JD Vance told me: UK politics, Donald Trump and cat ladies
Katy Balls discusses her Sunday Times exclusive interview with US Vice President J.D.
4 Jul 2026 · 13m · 6 chapters
Birthright citizenship reaction: hysterical, borderline insane
Supreme Court rejection of Trump’s attempt to end birthright citizenship; what it signals about U.S.
1 Jul 2026 · 25m · 11 chapters
Trump, Hitler, Mao, Stalin: the list the president loved
The episode of State of the Nation USA focuses on two main topics: (1) political reporting about Donald Trump’s second term via the New York Times book Regime Change by Maggie Haberman and Jonathan…
24 Jun 2026 · 29m · 16 chapters
Trump’s Iran Deal: A Calamity for the US — and JD Vance
The episode argues Trump’s Iran ceasefire-and-sanctions deal is a strategic “calamity” for the US and a political trap for JD Vance.
18 Jun 2026 · 27m · 10 chapters
Why the naysayers are wrong about the Maga World Cup
The episode argues that critics are overstating problems with the “MAGA World Cup,” claiming it’s more accurate to call it the US-Canada-Mexico World Cup and that Americans are increasingly warming…
11 Jun 2026 · 28m · 14 chapters
Why America's leaders keep getting worse
Political polarization and declining US leadership, with a focus on primary results and upcoming midterm/Senate dynamics; also covers Trump’s “weaponization of justice” reimbursement fund and Jill…
3 Jun 2026 · 32m · 9 chapters
Republicans find their spines
The episode of State of It USA focuses on three political storylines and one sports story.
27 May 2026 · 31m · 12 chapters
No dissent: Donald Trump's revenge tour
The episode argues Donald Trump is enforcing “party discipline” through primary-election punishments (“revenge tour”), while also discussing a $1.776 billion federal settlement fund for…
20 May 2026 · 29m · 11 chapters
Trump in China: Iran for Taiwan?
The episode of The State of It USA focuses on Trump’s China trip, framed as a shift from prior U.S.
13 May 2026 · 23m · 11 chapters
Trump's Iran problem deepens as a new king moves into view...
The episode dissects Trump’s worsening Iran situation—oscillating between proposed ceasefire/“peace” plans and abrupt reversals like Project Freedom—while arguing Trump is constrained by Gulf allies,…
7 May 2026 · 28m · 11 chapters
Trump and the King, and America's age of political violence
A Times/Sunday Times podcast episode on King Charles’s U.S. state visit to Washington during Trump’s presidency, and on the White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting and the broader “age of…
29 Apr 2026 · 25m · 12 chapters
Is the Trump magic gone?
The episode of State of It USA focuses on whether “Trump magic” is fading, centered on negotiations to end the Iran war and broader political/economic signals.
22 Apr 2026 · 27m · 12 chapters
Trump's blockade, AI Jesus and JD Vance's soul
U.S. blockade of Iranian ports as an off-ramp; J.D. Vance’s role in Iran talks and his stance on Ukraine; Trump’s clash with the Pope after Trump posted an image of himself as Jesus; broader…
15 Apr 2026 · 27m · 14 chapters
A fragile ceasefire and JD Vance's moment in Budapest
The podcast episode covers (1) a fragile US-Iran ceasefire after Trump’s “end of civilisation” rhetoric and deadline brinkmanship, with doubts about Israel’s role and whether Iran will open the…
9 Apr 2026 · 22m · 9 chapters
Bonus: Trump's address to the nation unpacked
Katy Balls and Fraser Nelson unpack Donald Trump’s televised address to the nation about the Iran conflict, focusing on the stated objectives, timeline, and implications for regime change, NATO, and…
2 Apr 2026 · 17m · 9 chapters
Foreign policy by tantrum
U.S. foreign policy toward the Middle East war and NATO, framed as “foreign policy by tantrum,” plus a separate news segment on Kristi Noem’s husband and CPAC’s current mood.
1 Apr 2026 · 29m · 12 chapters
Trump in Iran: Blitzkrieg to quagmire?
U.S.-Iran war and diplomacy, whether Trump can “win” without a lasting settlement, and the risk of escalation/“boots on the ground,” plus domestic political fallout (oil prices, airport chaos,…
25 Mar 2026 · 28m · 13 chapters
How Keir Starmer became Donald Trump's kickable pet
In this episode of *The State of It: USA*, hosts Katy Balls and Gerard Baker discuss various topics within US politics, focusing on the geopolitical dynamics surrounding the war in Iran and its…
18 Mar 2026 · 30m · 11 chapters
No grand strategy on Iran, just vibes
Not specified (the series launches on January 28, 2026)
11 Mar 2026 · 32m · 11 chapters
The White House's mixed messages on Iran
In this episode, Katy Balls and Gerard Baker tackle the complexities surrounding U.S. foreign policy regarding Iran and the implications of Donald Trump's recent military actions.
4 Mar 2026 · 27m · 9 chapters
What Trump got right and wrong at the State of the Union address
Washington editor and columnist at The Times and The Sunday Times
25 Feb 2026 · 30m · 13 chapters
The Democratic Trump? AOC shapes up to take on JD Vance
Katy Balls (Washington editor and columnist at The Times and The Sunday Times) and Gerard Baker (editor-at-large of The Wall Street Journal and columnist for The Times)
18 Feb 2026 · 26m · 12 chapters
Is America past peak Trump?
In this episode, hosts Katy Balls and Gerard Baker discuss the precarious state of the Republican Party, the upcoming European trip by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and the influence of…
11 Feb 2026 · 28m · 9 chapters