Mitch Ado About Nothing

Americanswers is back for a bank holiday special and this week we're answering the questions you've always wanted to ask on American politics! For example, Zohran Mamdani can't run for president of the United States as he was born in Uganda, but could he take up a cabinet positio ...  Show more

In several primary elections so far, polling has been wrong. So much so that a candidate in the Wisconsin Democratic primary dropped out because another candidate so high in the polls. The only problem - the ‘clear winner’ lost.Whether polls mislead American voters has been an ac ...  Show more

Donald Trump was all but certain to be cleared in his Senate trial, and so it went. But the few Republican votes to convict are <a href="https://www.economist.com/united-states/2021/02/14/donald-trumps-second-impeachment-ends-in-a-second-acquittal?utm_campaign=the-intelligence ...

Trump is acquitted despite a bipartisan majority voting to convict and a few last-minute witness surprises, Republicans can’t quit Trumpism, and Democrats look to pass reforms that would save democracy. Then Heather McGhee talks to Jon Lovett about her new book The Sum of Us, ...

Former President Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial begins in the Senate tomorrow where they will decide whether to convict him of inciting the capitol insurrection on Jan. 6. As of today, there are not enough votes to convict Trump on the article of insurrection. Plus, why ...  Show more

Senators voted to acquit President Trump, finding him not guilty on two articles of impeachment. Senator Mitt Romney, a Republican from Utah, surprised the public by voting to convict President Trump on the first article: abuse of power. He is the first Senator in history to vote ...  Show more