"He's either going to kill the American democracy, which he will do if he's reelected, or he's going to go down fighting."

Legal cases proceed against former president Donald Trump this week, and he can't help throwing threats around in spite of specific warnings. Meanwhile, China has hacked the defence servers of one of the US's closest allies and seen further sanctions taken out against it due to fears of its burgeoning military. Also looking at abortion rights, regulations for ghost guns, Ukraine, and the FIFA Women's World Cup.

"He's either going to kill the American democracy, which he will do if he's reelected, or he's going to go down fighting."
Legal cases proceed against former president Donald Trump this week, and he can't help throwing threats around in spite of specific warnings. Meanwhile, China has hacked the defence servers of one of the US's closest allies and seen further sanctions taken out against it due to fears of its burgeoning military. Also looking at abortion rights, regulations for ghost guns, Ukraine, and the FIFA Women's World Cup.

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.
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