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Trump promotes MAGA loyalist after midterm "blue tsunami"
Friday, 6 November, 2026
Did the midterm elections signal a realignment of American politics, and a rejection of Trumpism? What does Trump's promotion of Stephen Miller to White House chief of staff indicate about his interpretation of the results? Two leading political commentators, conservative thinker Bill Kristol, and journalist Molly Ball join Nick Bryant to unpack the meaning of the midterm vote.Closer to home we unpack the big economic and business news of the week: the rising interest rates and the collapse of department store David Jones.Visionary artist Es Devlin has collaborated with everyone from Bad Bunny and Beyoncé to the Louvre. We speak with Es Devlin about her first Australian exhibition at Powerhouse Parramatta.And on the eve of the Hindu Festival of Lights, Diwali, we review a new blockbuster adaptation of the Indian epic The Ramayana.
