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EPISODE · Jun 24, 2026 · 28 MIN

Trump, Hitler, Mao, Stalin: the list the president loved

from The State of It: USA

Find out why President Trump was thrilled to be on a list with Hitler, Mao and Stalin. It's one of many astonishing details in a new book, Regime Change, by Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan. We pick some highlights from the book, and Katy has been speaking to authors.As Andy Burnham prepares to take over as British prime minister, how would a more left-wing government go down in Washington and in Wall Street? Katy has interviewed the US ambassador to London, who did not speak enthusiastically about Ed Miliband. And Gerry has been speaking to senior officials and financiers who were pretty scathing about Britain's prospects.And in New York, candidates supported by the mayor, Zohran Mamdani, have swept the board in Democratic primaries. We look at the power of the far-left and anti-Israel vote and discuss what that means for the future of the Democratic Party.Katy Balls, Washington editor and columnist at The Times and The Sunday TimesGerard Baker, columnist at The Times and editor at large at The Wall Street JournalProducers: Euan Dawtrey, Harry KitsonExecutive producer: Molly GuinnessPicture: Getty Images00:00 - The "Most Powerful Man in History" Note00:48 - Regime Change: The Explosive New Trump Book02:03 - Situation Room Leaks: Jeffrey Epstein & JD Vance03:18 - The Golf Caddy's Note06:14 - Trump 1.0 vs Trump 2.0: Is He Losing Control?09:30 - The Secret Internal Fallout of the Iran War14:15 - Keir Starmer Quits: Is the UK a Laughing Stock in America?16:03 - Trump’s Ambassador Clashes with the New UK Government20:49 - Socialists Win Big: The Shocking New York Primary Results25:39 - The Great Corporate Exodus: Why Billionaires are Swapping California for TexasThis podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Find out why President Trump was thrilled to be on a list with Hitler, Mao and Stalin. It's one of many astonishing details in a new book, Regime Change, by Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan. We pick some highlights from the book, and Katy has been speaking to authors.As Andy Burnham prepares to take over as British prime minister, how would a more left-wing government go down in Washington and in Wall Street? Katy has interviewed the US ambassador to London, who did not speak enthusiastically about Ed Miliband. And Gerry has been speaking to senior officials and financiers who were pretty scathing about Britain's prospects.And in New York, candidates supported by the mayor, Zohran Mamdani, have swept the board in Democratic primaries. We look at the power of the far-left and anti-Israel vote and discuss what that means for the future of the Democratic Party.Katy Balls, Washington editor and columnist at The Times and The Sunday TimesGerard Baker, columnist at The Times and editor at large at The Wall Street JournalProducers: Euan Dawtrey, Harry KitsonExecutive producer: Molly GuinnessPicture: Getty Images00:00 - The "Most Powerful Man in History" Note00:48 - Regime Change: The Explosive New Trump Book02:03 - Situation Room Leaks: Jeffrey Epstein & JD Vance03:18 - The Golf Caddy's Note06:14 - Trump 1.0 vs Trump 2.0: Is He Losing Control?09:30 - The Secret Internal Fallout of the Iran War14:15 - Keir Starmer Quits: Is the UK a Laughing Stock in America?16:03 - Trump’s Ambassador Clashes with the New UK Government20:49 - Socialists Win Big: The Shocking New York Primary Results25:39 - The Great Corporate Exodus: Why Billionaires are Swapping California for TexasThis podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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