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Some US politicians are growing impatient over supporting the war effort 鈥� and a lot could change if Donald Trump wins back the White House.

Our very own Anthony was in the Oval Office to see President Zelensky meet its current occupant, Joe Biden, while Sarah watched them address the UN. We talk about how Washington views America鈥檚 role in the conflict.

And Marianna chats to award-winning true crime podcasters, Suruthi Bala and Hannah Maguire, about the harmful effects of social media鈥檚 obsession with crime cases and whether that could extend to US politics.

HOSTS:
鈥� Justin Webb, Radio 4 presenter
鈥� Sarah Smith, North America editor
鈥� Marianna Spring, disinformation and social media correspondent
鈥� Anthony Zurcher, North America correspondent

GUESTS:
鈥� Suruthi Bala, 'RedHanded' podcast host
鈥� Hannah Maguire, 'RedHanded' podcast host

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This episode was made by Daniel Wittenberg, with Rufus Gray and Catherine Fusillo. The technical producer was Ricardo McCarthy and the editor is Jonathan Aspinwall.

91热爆 SOUNDS CHAPTERS:
2:27 鈥� Will the US election decide the war in Ukraine?
21:10 鈥� TikTok frenzies and true crime in America
38:28 鈥� Rep. Lauren Boebert 鈥渞eaching across the aisle鈥�