{"podcast":{"title":"The News Agents - USA","slug":"the-news-agents-usa-6426068","podcast_index_feed_id":6426068,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/the-news-agents-usa-podcast/","website_url":"https://the-news-agents-usa-podcast.captivate.fm","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/902f67b0-a8e8-41bf-b551-92f17b692e02/1i-a9afOaArH6SHTiG-701E7.jpg","author":"Global","episode_count":165,"summary":"Join Emily Maitlis and Jon Sopel in a weekly podcast that unpicks everything you need to know about the world of US politics - all of it delivered with Emily and Jon’s astute analysis, world-class insight and wry sense of humour. Episodes are available every Tuesday/Wednesday. You can visit our website here https://www.thenewsagents.co.uk/ The News Agents USA is a Global Player Original podcast and production. For advertising opportunities on this podcast email: dax@global.com","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-news-agents-usa-6426068"},"episode":{"title":"Has Donald Trump just gifted Texas to the Democrats?","slug":"has-donald-trump-just-gifted-texas-to-the-democrats","published_at":"2026-05-28T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-news-agents-usa-6426068/has-donald-trump-just-gifted-texas-to-the-democrats","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-news-agents-usa-6426068","url":"https://the-news-agents-usa-podcast.captivate.fm","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/1a0e41bb-c41f-449a-a10d-9aeab9db7691.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=8c91949e-a4a3-4814-b708-4159882f3786&aw_0_1st.episodeid=1a0e41bb-c41f-449a-a10d-9aeab9db7691","summary":"Ken Paxton - Texas Attorney General - and a politician with a string of sleaze investigations behind him - has just been anointed by Trump as the Texas Senate candidate. Has Trump made a terrible mistake here? Why are the Democrats licking their lips? And is a blue seat in a deep red state starting to seem possible? Later, Philadelphia congressman Brendan Boyle on Trump’s slush fund, the mid term races, and his urgent warning to British voters. The News Agents USA is a Global Production. The News Agents USA is brought to you by HSBC UK - https://www.hsbc.co.uk/","meta_description":"Ken Paxton - Texas Attorney General - and a politician with a string of sleaze investigations behind him - has just been anointed by Trump as the Texas Se…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2408,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-news-agents-usa-6426068/episodes/has-donald-trump-just-gifted-texas-to-the-democrats/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-news-agents-usa-6426068/has-donald-trump-just-gifted-texas-to-the-democrats.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}