"Republicans have nothing to lose. They're already losing anyway so why not screw things up on the way out?"

Australia and Papua New Guinea have been ghosted by Joe Biden as he dashes back home to take part in further debt ceiling negotiations, but will it make any difference to what will ultimately have to be done? And the long-awaited Durham probe into the Trump-Russia investigation has been released to reveal... a whole lot of not much. Again. Also talking, Rudy Giuliani, white supremacy's terror threat, Title 42, and the latest from Florida.

"Republicans have nothing to lose. They're already losing anyway so why not screw things up on the way out?"
Australia and Papua New Guinea have been ghosted by Joe Biden as he dashes back home to take part in further debt ceiling negotiations, but will it make any difference to what will ultimately have to be done? And the long-awaited Durham probe into the Trump-Russia investigation has been released to reveal... a whole lot of not much. Again. Also talking, Rudy Giuliani, white supremacy's terror threat, Title 42, and the latest from Florida.

Ed Blakely has served in different capacities under a succession of presidential administrations, has guided government policy on urban planning and is a widely cited academic. My name is Sean Britten, and each week, Ed and I have a chat about what's the latest news out of the United States, talking everything politics, planning and policy from sea to shining sea.
US of Ed typically talks issues on a week by week basis, but check out some of our more timeless specials:
SPECIAL: MLK's legacy and the issues of Black America: https://player.whooshkaa.com/episode?id=184046
US of Ed on Guns in America: Part One: https://player.whooshkaa.com/episode?id=285335
US of Ed on Guns in America: Part Two: https://player.whooshkaa.com/episode?id=285341
SPECIAL: South of the Border: https://player.whooshkaa.com/episode?id=372708
SPECIAL: Crafting Innovative Places: https://player.whooshkaa.com/episode?id=386032
SPECIAL: Who Killed the American Dream?: https://player.whooshkaa.com/episode?id=386003
SPECIAL: Climate Emergency: https://player.whooshkaa.com/episode?id=386003
SPECIAL: The Impeachment Process: https://player.whooshkaa.com/episode?id=433201
SPECIAL: Ruth Bader Ginsburg: https://player.whooshkaa.com/episode?id=738156