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David Cole is a former National Legal Director of the American Civil Liberties Union and is now Professor of Law at Georgetown University.

The second series of the Trump Show is proving just as wild and unpredictable as the first. This time he will be more powerful as he will be backed by Republican control of Congress.

The sweary insults and dark warnings have been swapped for small talk and handshakes. 

We speak to Matt Terrill, who was chief of staff for Marco Rubio’s campaign for the Republican presidential nomination.

The recriminations have started in the Democratic party, with former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi blaming Joe Biden for Kamala Harris losing.

We’re joined by Democrat-supporting pollster, political strategist and broadcaster Cornell Belcher.

All eyes are now on Mar-a-Lago and who will be in Donald Trump’s new administration.

We’re joined by Lance Trover, a Republican strategist and Lauren Windsor, a progressive activist and commentator.

We were joined by Aaron David Miller, who’s a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and a former State Department diplomat.

President Trump will pose challenges to governments all over the world, and news today that Elon Musk – the billionaire owner of social media site X – joined in the first call between Donald Trump and President Zelenskyy of Ukraine.

While the Democrats begin the soul searching about why they lost, the Trump team is busy preparing for power.

We were joined by Republican strategist Kristin Davison.

We were joined by Peter Loge, who was a senior advisor in the Obama administration, and is now a professor at George Washington University.

European leaders have had their first chance to discuss the impact of another Trump presidency at a political summit in Budapest. 

The Democratic Party of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris has been engaging in the bitter rituals of the loser in a democratic election.