US immigration: Could Biden's border policy d...

As the United States approaches its 250th anniversary, The Global Story is launching a landmark series exploring the surprising and often hidden ways the United States has shaped the modern world. 

For two decades, PEPFAR, the US program to curb AIDS/HIV, enjoyed support and financial backing from both Republicans and Democrats, saving an estimated 26 million lives in what is described as the largest ever commitment by any nation to address a single disease.Previous preside ...  Show more

President Biden wanted to show America’s global strength during his flying visit to Israel this week, but does the United States still call the shots internationally? The Americast team reviews Biden’s high-stakes 30 hours in the region, talks about the misinformation swirling ...

The issue of immigration might be Donald Trump’s biggest political boon ahead of the US election in November, but President Joe Biden went to the US-Mexico border this week to try to change the narrative. The FT’s Houston correspondent, Myles McCormick, and US political news e ...

President Biden is fed up. He shared choice words with reporters after being criticized for his age and mental acuity. Earlier in the day the special counsel who found Biden willfully retained but his actions did not warrant criminal charges described the president as a ''well-me ...  Show more

We’re trying something new today. Instead of bringing you just one important story, we’re rounding up some of the week’s biggest news from the US and across the globe. Bloomberg’s Nancy Cook, Craig Gordon and Rosalind Mathieson join this episode to discuss the latest from the 202 ...  Show more