The State of It: USA

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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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Episode Date
Republicans find their spines
May 27, 2026
No dissent: Donald Trump's revenge tour
May 20, 2026
Trump in China: Iran for Taiwan?
May 13, 2026
Trump's Iran problem deepens as a new king moves into view...
May 07, 2026
Trump and the King, and America's age of political violence
Apr 29, 2026
Is the Trump magic gone?
Apr 22, 2026
Trump's blockade, AI Jesus and JD Vance's soul
Apr 15, 2026
A fragile ceasefire and JD Vance's moment in Budapest
Apr 09, 2026
Bonus: Trump's address to the nation unpacked
Apr 02, 2026
Foreign policy by tantrum
Apr 01, 2026
Trump in Iran: Blitzkrieg to quagmire?
Mar 25, 2026
How Keir Starmer became Donald Trump's kickable pet
Mar 18, 2026
No grand strategy on Iran, just vibes
Mar 11, 2026
The White House's mixed messages on Iran
Mar 04, 2026
What Trump got right and wrong at the State of the Union address
Feb 25, 2026
The Democratic Trump? AOC shapes up to take on JD Vance
Feb 18, 2026
Is America past peak Trump?
Feb 11, 2026
Epstein tried to befriend me
Feb 04, 2026
Trump v Iran: what MAGA and the military are saying
Jan 28, 2026
Introducing The State of It: USA
Jan 21, 2026