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This week: A front row seat to Trump’s NY trial with journalist Jonathan Alter. Also, why the Biden-Trump debate is risky for both sides. And as immigration remains a key election issue, we look at why the southern border is moving further south. Planet America Fireside Chat 8pm AEST ABC NEWS

This week: Untrustworthy? Trump’s former fixer Michael Cohen takes the stand, while Republicans show they stand with Trump. Also, gold bars, bribes, and favours for Egypt: the damning evidence in Senator Bob Menendez’s corruption trial. And … battleground polls: are voters bailing on Biden? Planet America 9pm AEST iView / 10pm AEST ABC TV

This week: Biden’s warning to a defiant Netanyahu. Also, with six months to go, who is winning? Cook Political Report’s Dave Wasserman on the state of the Biden v Trump race. And … sex with the president. Criminal defense expert Anna Cominsky explains why Stormy’s testimony was dangerous for both sides. Planet America Fireside Chat 8pm AEST ABC NEWS

Trump’s hush-money trial gets very Stormy, while Kristi Noem remains in the doghouse. Also, are campus protests threatening Democrats’ re-election chances like 1968? We ask UVA’s chief political scientist Larry Sabato. Planet America 9pm AEST iView / 10pm AEST ABC TV

This week: Gone to pot… will Biden’s marijuana-move save his campaign? Also, RFK Jr’s “no spoiler” election plot, the racist rant that wasn’t and ….odour in the court: is Trump letting it rip during his trial? Planet America Fireside Chat 8pm AEST ABC NEWS

This week: Biden makes some big changes before time runs out, but is he risking black lives because he wants black votes? And why puppy-slayer Kristi Noem is unlikely to be Trump’s running mate. Planet America 9pm AEST iView / 10pm AEST ABC TV

This week: Supreme Court to the rescue? The key takeaways from Donald Trump’s immunity case. Also, protests and arrests as campus tensions escalate. Planet America Fireside Chat 8pm AEST ABC NEWS

Defendant in chief; with all 12 jurors seated, what’s next for Trump’s hush-money trial? We ask former Watergate prosecutor Jill Wine-Banks. Also, the ‘Great Dechurching’ - why millions of Americans have stopped going to church. Planet America Fireside Chat 8pm AEST ABC NEWS

Biden's last remaining Democratic presidential rival Marianne Williamson tells John and Chas why she's still in the race. Plus we ask national security expert Mackenzie Eaglen what a breakdown in bipartisanship means for Ukraine and the future of American defence.

Donald Trump’s historic criminal trial gets underway, but is it “rigged”? John and Chas ask Judge Shira Scheindlin. Also, is Arizona’s abortion ban a gift for the Biden campaign?