In the five weeks since his second inauguration, President Trump has been flooding the zone with executive order after executive order, while slashing federal agencies with help from Elon Musk. But is this style of governing finally reaching resistance? Marc Short, former Chief of Staff to Vice President Mike Pence, brings an insider view.
Also on today's show: playwright Joe Murphy and actor Stephen Kunken on "Kyoto"; ACLU LGBTQ & HIV Rights Project Co-Director Chase Strangio
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Assessing the 'Special Relationship' Moving Forward
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer met with US President Donald Trump today in Washington. The stakes were high, with European security, and indeed prosperity in the balance. As UK Ambassador to the US during the Obama presidency, Sir Peter Westmacott helped steward the US-UK special relationship, a unique alliance dating back to World War II. He joins the show to make sense of where it may be headed.
Also on today's show: Former Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov; grief expert David Kessler
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Former British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace
For the past week, Donald Trump has publicly aligned the United States more with America's adversary, Vladimir Putin, than with its allies, Ukraine and the rest of the Europe. With the next German chancellor talking about having to seek security independence from the United States, NATO leaders are already ramping up their defense spending. Ben Wallace was the UK's Defense Secretary during Russia's invasion in 2022 and has been a staunch supporter of Ukraine. He joins Christiane in London.
Also on today’s show: Gregg Nunziata, Executive Director, Society for the Rule of Law; New America senior adviser and retired naval officer Theodore R. Johnson
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Who is Dan Bongino?
The FBI is undergoing the most radical transformation of its leadership in its history. It's new director, Kash Patel, an ardent Trump supporter, was narrowly confirmed by the Senate last week and he will now be joined by Dan Bongino as deputy director, a former secret service agent turned right-wing podcaster. The modern FBI is meant to be apolitical, but can it remain so with two ideologues at the helm? Brian Todd reports on the latest controversial appointment.
Also on today's show: former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe; International Crisis Group President/CEO Comfort Ero; Hermitage Capital Management CEO/Co-founder Bill Browder
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Europe Marks 3 Years of War in Ukraine
European leaders are gathered in Kyiv today to mark the third anniversary of Russia’s war on Ukraine. And for President Zelensky, the show of European support could not come at a more important time: after President Trump shocked allies by adopting Russian talking points, calling President Zelensky a dictator and falsely claiming he started the war. Correspondent Nick Paton Walsh reports the latest from Kyiv.
Also on today's show: Ukrainian novelist Andrey Kurkov; Constanze Stelzenmüller Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution; David Broder, Europe Editor, Jacobin; human rights activist and author Kenneth Roth
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