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On today's podcast: 1) President Donald Trump sowed chaos in metals markets by indicating the US would implement a higher-than-expected 50% tariff on copper imports, spurring a record spike in New York futures and a drop in the global benchmark. 2) Greg Abbott says authorities be ... Show More

On today's podcast: 1) President Trump sends out a wave of tariff letters, while suggesting he's open to negotiations. President Trump released letters threatening higher tariffs, but he extended the deadline for talks to Aug. 1, the day that the new levies will take effect. The ... Show More

On today's podcast: 1) More than 80 people die in flash floods across Texas as search and rescue efforts continue. A catastrophic flood in Kerrville, Texas, caused by torrential rains, has resulted in at least 82 deaths and many missing, including children, with the area remainin ... Show More

Donald Trump has warned foreign governments they would have to pay "a lot of money" to lift sweeping tariffs, delivering more pain for global financial markets. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he hopes Trump will ease tariffs imposed on Israel when the two meet in ... Show More

President-elect Donald Trump has pledged big tariffs on the United States' three largest trading partners - Canada, Mexico and China. Israel’s security cabinet is to set to approve a U.S. plan for a ceasefire with the Iran-backed Hezbollah. Inflation-weary Americans should see th ... Show More

US President Joe Biden has addressed the nation for the first time since dropping his reelection bid. Ahead of his Oval Office speech, Donald Trump was back on the campaign trail where he branded Kamala Harris a "radical left lunatic". Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ha ... Show More

Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank are one of the most contentious issues in the decades-long conflict between Israel and the Palestinians. But settlers are celebrating Donald Trump’s win, looking at his pro-Israel cabinet for clues as to what his second term might bri ... Show More

Tommy and Ben discuss how Trump’s insane plan to ethnically cleanse and “own” the Gaza strip is destabilizing governments in Egypt and Jordan, and why Trump keeps undermining the Gaza ceasefire deal he helped broker. They also discuss new whistleblower allegations about Trump’s p ... Show More

Rescue teams are searching flood-stricken central Texas for a fourth day, looking for dozens of people still missing after catastrophic flooding. President Donald Trump calls Elon Musk's plans to form a new political party "ridiculous". Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ... Show More

The world prepares for President-elect Donald Trump’s foreign policy agenda. Israel sends planes to Amsterdam to collect soccer fans injured in overnight violence, which officials have described as antisemitic. Black Americans take stock of an election result that sent shockwaves ... Show More

Donald Trump has been inaugurated as the 47th president of the United States. The dollar rallied and Asian stocks trimmed their opening gains after President Trump said he was considering enacting previously threatened tariffs on Canada and Mexico starting next month.  Featuring: ... Show More

Special Counsel Jack Smith announced a revised federal indictment against former president Donald Trump. Silicon Valley supporters of Vice President Kamala Harris’ White House bid want her to prioritize abortion rights. Israel’s military raids the West Bank in a major operation. ... Show More

Negotiators are meeting in Doha to finalise details of a plan to end the war in Gaza, with hopes a ceasefire and hostage deal is imminent. U.S. Special Counsel Jack Smith concludes that Donald Trump engaged in an "unprecedented criminal effort" to hold on to power after losing th ... Show More