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We're in Richmond, Virginia for Donald Trump's last rally before he is almost certainly crowned the Republican candidate for president. But who are the voters queuing for miles to get into the sold-out event? What do they think - and what motivates them to vote for a man indicted 91 times?

We're the only foreign press able to get into the rally. The Trump team wouldn't let anyone else in. Listen to find out what it's like at the heart of MAGA America.

Editor: Gabriel Radus

Video Production: Rory Symon

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On Monday, Iowa holds the first contest in the Republican presidential nominating process and nobody will have more on the line than Ron DeSantis. The Florida governor staked his candidacy on a victory in Iowa, a victory that now seems increasingly remote.

Shane Goldmacher, a national political reporter for The Times, and the Daily producers Rob Szypko and Carlos Prieto explain what Mr. DeSantis’s challenge has looked like on the ground in Iowa.

Guest: Shane Goldmacher, a national political correspondent for The New York Times.

Background reading: 

• A weak night for Donald Trump? A Ron DeSantis flop? Gaming out Iowa.
• From December: Mr. Trump was gaining in Iowa polling, and Mr. DeSantis was holding off Nikki Haley for a distant second.

For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.

Climate change is real and so is climate anxiety. We’ll get into the ways the climate crisis is changing the mental health profession as people turn to therapy for help with handling all the climate doom. And, is there a way to turn climate anxiety into action? Also, former President Donald Trump’s latest indictment is now available to the public. (Seriously, read it.) And, asteroids may be the next frontier for human space exploration. Plus, meows of agreement from Yuki the cat.

Here’s everything we talked about today:

• • “United States of America vs. Donald J. Trump” (PDF) from the U.S. Justice Department

• • “CNN annotated text copy of Trump’s third indictment” from CNN

• • “For hard-core Trump supporters latest indictment doesn’t raise doubts” from NPR

• • “What To Do With Climate Emotions” from The New Yorker

• • “AI improves breast cancer detection rate by 20 percent” from Politico

• • “Prospects for Future Human Space Flight Missions to Near-Earth Asteroids” (PDF) from NASA

• • Yuki the cat’s Instagram account

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US prosecutors have charged Donald Trump for attempts to overturn the results of the 2020 Election. It’s the second federal indictment brought against the former president in as many months.

We knew this was on the way.

So why is he still the leading Republican to be president? And why doesn’t the party care ?

On this episode of The News Agents USA, two former Republican congressmen - one of whom challenged Donald Trump in the 2020 presidential election - go head to head on whether Trump is the right person to lead the Republican Party into the 2024 election. Trump still dominates the field.

Ron de Santis keeps saying the word “ woke “ but Republican voters just keep getting turned off by him.

And Hunter Biden’s business associate has claimed Joe Biden joined more than twenty work calls with his son - while he was Vice-President. A pretty major breach if the current president was improperly involved in his son's business proceedings, but how damaging could that be for the current incumbent of the White House?

Editor: Gabriel Radus

Planning Producer: Alex Barnett

Social Media Editor: Georgia Foxwell

Video Producer: Will Gibson-Smith

Greg Abbott says gun violence is due to a mental health crisis, not guns. So, America is exceptionally crazy? Plus, a bad poll for Biden, Trump's type of woman, and Will Saletan on how Lindsey Graham can explain the rise of authoritarianism in the US. Will is back with Charlie Sykes for Charlie and Will Monday.

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Joe Biden is officially running again! The 80-year-old president has posted a video promising “freedom” for Americans and to “finish the job”.

Jim Messina, who masterminded Barack Obama’s re-election campaign, tells the Americast team that Democrats should be praying every night for Donald Trump to be their opponent, why he thinks it makes sense for Kamala Harris to stay on as vice president, and how Biden’s team can make sure his age isn’t the elephant in the room.

Sarah visits a college baseball park in North Carolina to see which way voters are swinging. And Marianna checks in with our Undercover Voters, but some of them are actually distracted by the shock exit of influential anchor Tucker Carlson from Fox News.

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

GUEST: • Jim Messina, Barack Obama’s re-election campaign manager

GET IN TOUCH: • Send us a message or voice note via WhatsApp to +44 330 123 9480 • Email Americast@bbc.co.uk • Or use #Americast

Find out more about our award-winning “undercover voters” here: bbc.in/3lFddSF.

This episode was made by Daniel Wittenberg with Alix Pickles, Natasha Fernandes and Rufus Gray. The technical producer was Mike Regaard. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.

Jordan Klepper visits a pro-Trump rally in Des Moines, IA, where the MAGA faithful continue their devotion to the former president, and QAnon conspiracy theories abound.

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Facebook formally extends its temporary ban of Donald Trump, Trump continues to scam his supporters, and the ex-president doubles down on his lie that the 2020 election was stolen from him.

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In this special, Jordan Klepper reflects on his year of on-location coverage aimed at better understanding the fervent Trump supporters gathered at rallies and protests across the U.S.

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Jordan Klepper's on-the-scene coverage of Trump rallies spans four years of lunacy, revealing Trump supporters' undying devotion during the president's increasingly unhinged term in office.

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Sam Harris describes his new understanding of why people support President Trump.

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Joe Biden stonewalls all questions about Hunter Biden’s controversial emails; Trump supporters are physically assaulted in San Francisco and Washington D.C.; and we examine why conservatives will vote for Trump.

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