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The Rest Is Politics: US returns to No. 1 in New Zealand

Katty Kay and Anthony Scaramucci's post-midterm agenda moves from Democratic victories to the future of MAGA and Donald Trump Jr.

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The Rest Is Politics US Story of November 8, 2026Trari Newsroom

Why this story? The podcast "The Rest Is Politics: US" reached #1 on Apple's podcast chart in New Zealand.

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12:20Kay argues that Trump's focus on aesthetic projects misses voters' economic concerns, particularly gas prices and inflation.
17:13The hosts consider a Democratic House majority and how divided government would work.
25:24Kay explains that different state rules govern when mail ballots can be processed and counted.
29:16Asked about non-MAGA Republican leadership, the hosts consider Haley, Christie, Youngkin and Cheney.

American election fallout has taken The Rest Is Politics: US back to the top of Apple's podcast chart in New Zealand. The show climbed from sixth to first, returning to a position it also held earlier in election week.

Made by Goalhanger, the podcast pairs Katty Kay's decades of reporting on American politics with Anthony Scaramucci's experience as a financier and former White House communications director. Their conversations move between Washington's personalities and the practical consequences of who holds power.

The latest episode, "240. Vance Has Broken With Trump - Will MAGA Follow?", turns toward Republican succession. Alongside the question in its title, the episode asks whether Donald Trump Jr. is positioning himself for a presidential run, why Kansas went Democratic and how incoming Democratic senators could change their party. It follows a post-election edition examining what Democrats should do with control of both chambers of Congress.

The episode accompanying this page, "Is America Done with Trump?", captures the conversation before the results. Kay argues that Trump's attention to Washington's Reflecting Pool is disconnected from voters' worries about gas prices and inflation: "This really is an election that is driven by prices."

There is also a useful answer to a recurring election-night frustration. Kay explains that states have different rules for processing and counting mail ballots, helping account for why results arrive at different speeds. The grand political question shares space with the machinery that produces the answer.

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