The State of It: USA
By The Times
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Katy Balls and Gerard Baker bring you the REAL truth about US politics and power. No fake news, no flag waving and no Trump Derangement Syndrome. Just honest, in-depth discussion of what’s really being said inside the White House.
Join the conversation between two people who know everyone in the USA who matters. Beaming in from NYC, Gerard brings almost 30 years’ experience reporting on America while Katy is the new kid on the block, spending her days chasing news and her nights on the Washington cocktail circuit.
This series launches on 28 January 2026.
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Is a blue tsunami coming for Trump?
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Sep 30, 2026 |
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Trump meets Burnham: smiles - and policy clashes
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Sep 22, 2026 |
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Trump's three gifts to the Democrats
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Sep 16, 2026 |
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It's a cult! Trump goes to Dallas
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Sep 11, 2026 |
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Trumpapalooza: the risky Republican midterm strategy
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Sep 09, 2026 |
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Trump, Iran and why he’s glad Harry left America - Washington Insider
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Sep 03, 2026 |
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Read this! Watch this! Culture to understand America
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Aug 26, 2026 |
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Killer rabbits, violent protest and an awful lot of golf: American summer
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Aug 19, 2026 |
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The socialists take a beating and the tyranny of "woke 1"
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Aug 12, 2026 |
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How did Trump mitigate an Iranian assassination attempt? – Washington Insider
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Aug 11, 2026 |
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Could America go socialist?
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Aug 05, 2026 |
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MAGA's Iran War Apathy - Washington Insider
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Aug 04, 2026 |
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How Trump changed his mind about Zelensky
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Jul 29, 2026 |
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What to expect from Trump's meetings with Netanyahu and Zelensky - Washington Insider
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Jul 28, 2026 |
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Bromance but for how long? Trump and Burnham's first call
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Jul 21, 2026 |
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Who the hell is this Andy guy? Washington sizes up Burnham
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Jul 21, 2026 |
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Trump in Iran: war as performance art
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Jul 15, 2026 |
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Trump’s dizzying Nato summit: Greenland, Iran and Ukraine
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Jul 08, 2026 |
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What JD Vance told me: UK politics, Donald Trump and cat ladies
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Jul 04, 2026 |
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Birthright citizenship reaction: hysterical, borderline insane
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Jul 01, 2026 |
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Trump, Hitler, Mao, Stalin: the list the president loved
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Jun 24, 2026 |
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Trump’s Iran Deal: A Calamity for the US — and JD Vance
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Jun 18, 2026 |
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Why the naysayers are wrong about the Maga World Cup
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Jun 11, 2026 |
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Why America's leaders keep getting worse
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Jun 03, 2026 |
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Republicans find their spines
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May 27, 2026 |
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No dissent: Donald Trump's revenge tour
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May 20, 2026 |
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Trump in China: Iran for Taiwan?
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May 13, 2026 |
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Trump's Iran problem deepens as a new king moves into view...
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May 07, 2026 |
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Trump and the King, and America's age of political violence
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Apr 29, 2026 |
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Is the Trump magic gone?
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Apr 22, 2026 |
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Trump's blockade, AI Jesus and JD Vance's soul
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Apr 15, 2026 |
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A fragile ceasefire and JD Vance's moment in Budapest
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Apr 09, 2026 |
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Bonus: Trump's address to the nation unpacked
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Apr 02, 2026 |
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Foreign policy by tantrum
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Apr 01, 2026 |
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Trump in Iran: Blitzkrieg to quagmire?
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Mar 25, 2026 |
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How Keir Starmer became Donald Trump's kickable pet
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Mar 18, 2026 |
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No grand strategy on Iran, just vibes
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Mar 11, 2026 |
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The White House's mixed messages on Iran
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Mar 04, 2026 |
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What Trump got right and wrong at the State of the Union address
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Feb 25, 2026 |
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The Democratic Trump? AOC shapes up to take on JD Vance
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Feb 18, 2026 |
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Is America past peak Trump?
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Feb 11, 2026 |
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Epstein tried to befriend me
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Feb 04, 2026 |
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Trump v Iran: what MAGA and the military are saying
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Jan 28, 2026 |
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Introducing The State of It: USA
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Jan 21, 2026 |