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Back on earth, Donald Trump’s legal troubles are mounting and the Republican presidential hopeful now faces debts of over half a billion dollars.

We assess how the former president will try to pay off these debts and what effect it might have on his run for the White House.

And on the evening that the US returned to the moon, Neil deGrasse Tyson - one of America’s most famous astrophysicists - talks to us about why commercial space ventures are in fashion and why people are struggling to know where to get their facts.

HOSTS:

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

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This episode was made by George Dabby with Rufus Gray, Catherine Fusillo, and Claire Betzer. The technical producer was Mike Regaard. The series producer is George Dabby. The senior news editor is Jonathan Aspinwall.

Krystal and Saagar discuss attacks on US troops exploding in the Middle East, Bibi saying Israel will occupy Gaza indefinitely, CNN admits censorship live on air, Fetterman shouted down by protesters, Trump melts down after wild court testimony, Obama strategists flip on Biden, Jim Cramer admits defeat after UAW wins, and J Miles Coleman explains the key elections taking place across the US today.

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