{"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":"Will Trump's Iran strikes hit him in the ballots?","slug":"will-trump-s-iran-strikes-hit-him-in-the-ballots","published_at":"2026-03-04T08:02:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-news-agents-usa-6426068/will-trump-s-iran-strikes-hit-him-in-the-ballots","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/31c2ce0b-2794-4155-9376-a9ff14b6270c.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=8c91949e-a4a3-4814-b708-4159882f3786&aw_0_1st.episodeid=31c2ce0b-2794-4155-9376-a9ff14b6270c","summary":"Why did Trump decide to strike Iran? Was it the US that started the war? Is it even a war? Listening to senior figures in the administration and in MAGA it's not entirely clear. The accounts are confused, contradictory, and seem to change by day. What is clearer is that the American public don't support the action. Polling suggests only one in four Americans back the strikes - and a series of Trump influencers have reacted with fury to the move. This is another war from the President who pledged to end them. With the midterms critical for Trump's future, could this intervention become a massive own goal if gas prices rise and voters turn away from the GOP? This week, Jon is joined by Michael D. Shear, the Pulitzer Prize winning New York Times correspondent. And later - James Talarico electrifies Democrats in Texas, but is talk of turning the State blue premature? Or does Talarico represent a generational shift in the party? The News Agents USA is brought to you by HSBC UK - https://www.hsbc.co.uk/","meta_description":"Why did Trump decide to strike Iran? Was it the US that started the war? Is it even a war? Listening to senior figures in the administration and in MAGA i…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2023,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-news-agents-usa-6426068/episodes/will-trump-s-iran-strikes-hit-him-in-the-ballots/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/will-trump-s-iran-strikes-hit-him-in-the-ballots.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}