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The Jim Acosta ShowBreaking News: Trump DOJ Misses Deadline to Release All Epstein Files with Tara Palmeri and Skye PerrymanThank you Anand Giridharadas, BY GLENN KESSLER, Elise Labott, J Dziak, Dianne Mize, and many others for tuning into my live video with Tara Palmeri! Join me for my next live video in the app. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimacosta.substack.com/subscribe
2025-12-1953 min
Cosmopolitics by Elise LabottHot takes happy hour with Elise and DanyAlways great to see you all:Dany has assembled some good reading material (links below about the debate over whether Congress has the sole power to declare war when it comes to Venezuela, as well as some objections to the President’s military campaign - including from conservatives -that are worth reading.Here’s a nice little outtake from an analysis by the Constitution Center In modern times, however, Presidents have used military force without formal declarations or express consent from Congress on multiple occasions. For example, President Truman ordered U.S. forces into...
2025-12-1240 min
Cosmopolitics by Elise LabottVenezuela, Hegseth’s Pentagon and Trump’s National Security StrategyI love talking with my friend and former CNN colleague Barbara Starr. Few journalists can cut through the noise to focus on what truly matters like she can - and this conversation was no exception. If you weren’t able to watch live, check out the recording. Barbara broke down the US military campaign in the Caribbean and the potential drain a long deployment could place on the force. She spoke to the heart of what the latest campaign against Venezuela is really about and explained how President Trump seems to be marginalizing Pete Hegseth. (Check out he...
2025-12-1031 min
Cosmopolitics by Elise LabottMBS in WashingtonFor those of you who didn’t catch my live conversation with Steven A. Cook, here is the recording. As always, Steven’s insights on Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman’s visit to Washington, and the evolution of US-Saudi relationship were sharp, thoughtful, and essential for anyone looking to understand the transformation of the Gulf. Thank you GG Haegelin, lotta kuylenstjerna, Hava Salita, BCz, Align, and many others for tuning into my live video with Steven A. Cook! Join me for my next live video in the app. This is a publ...
2025-11-1845 min
Cosmopolitics by Elise LabottHot takes happy hour with the Elise and Dany Dany and I covered a lot of ground this week. We discussed this week’s elections and Democratic victories, including Zoran Mamdani’s win; the Supreme Court’s deliberations on President Trump’s tariffs and his meeting with Chinese President Xi; Nancy Pelosi’s announcement that she won’t seek re-election; and the Heritage Foundation’s disturbing reaction to antisemitism among Republicans like Nick Fuentes and Tucker Carlson. If you didn’t get a chance to catch us live, here’s the recording. Show notes below.Let us know what you think and, as always, send us questions and topi...
2025-11-0734 min
Cosmopolitics by Elise LabottHot Takes Happy Hour with Elise and DanyFriends: Sorry I am sending out our recording and show notes later than usual - I’ve been traveling the last few days. Last week Trump finally discovered the sanctions button. After months of playing footsie with Putin while Europe nervously chain-smoked cigarettes in the corner, Trump concluded that “good conversations that don’t go anywhere” was in fact Putin’s way of blowing off his efforts to end the war. Russia helpfully announced they are “immune” to the sanctions. But India is reportedly ready to dump Russian oil. The Kremlin responded by hitting a Ukrainian kindergarten.In Israel...
2025-10-2835 min
Cosmopolitics by Elise LabottThe Palestinian voice you need to hearHope you will join me and Danielle Pletka lTODAY at 5p for #Hot Take Happy Hour: On the menu: Russia sanctions, Vance and Rubio in Israel and #WTH in Venezuela. Plus whatever happens today - you just know there will be something. See you there!If you missed my conversation with Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib , the recording is essential viewing - and I mean that. In wide-ranging discussion that was at times heartbreaking and at others cautiously hopeful, Ahmed offered the kind of nuanced perspective on Gaza’s future that’s become vanishingly rare in our polarized discourse abou...
2025-10-231h 02
Saturday Extra - Separate stories podcastThe whirlwind week in Middle East and US politicsThe BBC's Tom Bateman travelled with Donald Trump for the President's day-long trip to the Middle East to clinch the Gaza agreement. Tom reflects on that day - one of the most critical moments after two years of war between Israel and Hamas..And Elise Labott discusses the diplomatic breakthrough from the perspective from United States, where Ukraine President Volodomyr Zelensky has met with Donald Trump for talks on whether to arm Ukraine with Tomahawk missiles capable of striking deep into Russia.
2025-10-1715 minSaturday Extra - Full program podcastWhat’s at stake in the Albanese Trump meeting?One the show: The significant week in Middle East politics with the BBC's Tom Bateman who was part White House press corps travelling on Air Force One to Israel. Foreign affairs journalist, Elise Labott also unpacks the week including Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's visit to discuss whether the US will arm Ukraine with Tomahawk missiles capable of striking deep into Russia. As Prime Minister Anthony Albanese also heads to Washington, what gift should he take along? Paul Brummel, the author of Diplomatic Gifts: A History in Fifty Presents has some gift giving stories and tips. Kate Mulvany on the n...
2025-10-171h 15
World Review with Ivo DaalderWORLD REVIEW LIVE: Missiles for Ukraine? French Government survives no-confidence vote, with Karen DeYoung and Steven ErlangerThank you Elise Labott, Brenda Elthon, Peter Sukowski, Bob Fleischman, arvershbow@atlanticcouncil.org, and many others for tuning into my live video with Steven Erlanger and Karen DeYoung! Join me for my next live video in the app. Get full access to America Abroad at ivodaalder.substack.com/subscribe
2025-10-1732 min
Cosmopolitics by Elise LabottBolton is indicted, the US eyes regime change in in Venezuela and Putin woos TrumpFormer National Security Adviser John Bolton was indicted yesterday. Unlike the politicized cases against James Comey and others, this one has teeth. The Washington Post notes the indictment was signed by Kelly O. Hayes, a respected veteran prosecutor, and Tom Sullivan, who heads Maryland’s national security division—both career prosecutors, not Trump appointees overruling their staff. The timing may be political. The case itself? Less so.Venezuela: My conversation with Elliott Abrams, Trump’s former envoy to Venezuela, is essential viewing (link in show notes). If you think US action there is just about drug cartels, think...
2025-10-1741 min
Cosmopolitics by Elise LabottIs the US seeking regime change in Venezuela?If you weren’t able to catch my conversation with Elliott Abrams here is the recording. As the former US envoy to Venezuela during President Trump’s first administration, his perspective is essential viewing for anyone trying to understand the administration’s current approach to Venezuela and its president, Nicolás Maduro.Lest you think recent US actions against Venezuela are simply about drug cartels, Elliott offered a wide-ranging assessment of the situation in the country, the administration’s broader regional strategy, and the US interests at stake—putting the recent military strikes and President Trump’s CIA directive...
2025-10-1734 min
Cosmopolitics by Elise LabottThe morning afterIt’s worth repeating that President Trump pulled off a major feat yesterday: securing the release of Israeli hostages and and end to the fighting - at least for now - in Gaza.But as Air Force One lifted off from the Middle East, his “historic dawn of a new Middle East” was already colliding with a far messier reality on the ground—one that suggests the hardest part of ending this war hasn’t even begun.Cosmopolitics is a reader-supported publication. If you value my work, please consider becoming a paid subscriber.The c...
2025-10-1533 min
The Jim Acosta ShowWhy Won't Johnson swear-in Congresswoman-elect with Adelita Grijalva? Plus Elise Labott on the Middle East.Thank you Abigail Thomas, Nick Valencia, Rick Herbst, Dianne Mize, Caro Henry, and many others for tuning into my live video with Adelita S. Grijalva! Join me for my next live video in the app. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimacosta.substack.com/subscribe
2025-10-1359 min
Cosmopolitics by Elise LabottTrump's A for effort in GazaIf you couldn’t catch Hot Take Happy Hour with me and Danielle Pletka, here is the recording. Dany will have her own piece on the deal and I have some of her previous work in the show notes below. Here is my take: After watching Trump’s first-term Middle East policy veer between genius and chaos, often within the same week, I approached his recent Gaza diplomacy with the skepticism of someone who’s covered enough peace processes to know how spectacularly they can fail. But credit where it’s due: Trump did what Joe Biden couldn’t...
2025-10-1030 min
Cosmopolitics by Elise LabottPete Hegseth’s “Pep Rally”PROGRAMMING NOTE: Hot Takes Happy Hour with myself and Danielle Pletka will take place FRIDAY at 4p in observation of Yom Kippur. May all those who celebrate have an easy and peaceful fast. There was so much news this week - Friday’s discussion should be next level! This week’s meeting at Quantico—and the remarks from both President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to the assembled generals and admirals—drew shock, condemnation, some agreement, and plenty of memes. Most importantly, it raised critical questions about whether the U.S. military under Trump and Hegs...
2025-10-0231 min
Cosmopolitics by Elise LabottA former US Mideast negotiator on Trump‘s Gaza planPROGRAMMING NOTE: Join me TODAY at NOON for a Substack live with Barbara Starr, former CNN Pentagon correspondent and current USC Annenberg fellow. We’ll discuss the unprecedented meeting between President Trump, Pete Hegseth, and American military generals, Hegseth’s proposed “warrior ethos” culture, the president’s suggestion to use American cities as military training grounds, and the latest Pentagon restrictions on journalists. Barbara’s analysis is sharp, thoughtful, and essential—don’t miss it.If you missed my conversation with Aaron David Miller, the recording is essential viewing. Aaron joined us for his first Substack Live—an...
2025-10-0146 min
Tom LoBianco ReportsLate Night w/ Viktor Orban?? Elise Labott explains why Trump is using the Hungary playbookYou know what sucks in a dictatorship? (Aside from just about everything) The entertainment. And yet that's what autocrats around the world have been pushing for years now, inspired in large part by a man named Viktor Orban in Hungary. So I brought on longtime foreign affairs correspondent Elise Labott to explain. She's been covering global affairs for decades. We talked right after ABC suspended Jimmy Kimmel, and before they reinstated him. Labott, who pens the Cosmopolitics, explained that using the government to censor critics is one of the building blocks of Orban's sty...
2025-09-2835 min
Cosmopolitics by Elise LabottHot Tales Happy Hour with Elise and DanyThanks for joining Danielle Pletka and I for our special coverage of the UN General Assembly. If you didn’t have a chance to watch us live yesterday, here is the video and here is the video of our UNGA show on Tuesday. We plan to do more special editions of Hot Takes Happy Hour for big and breaking stories. Let us know what you want to hear about. I’m wrapping up a week in New York for the opening of the United Nations General Assembly. UNGA, as it is not-so-affectionately know, has been called the dipl...
2025-09-2632 min
Cosmopolitics by Elise LabottHot Takes Happy Hour with Elise and Dany: UNGA EditionIf you weren’t able to watch Danielle Pletka and me live during our special UNGA Edition of Hot Takes Happy Hour, here is the recording. It was a good discussion about Trump’s speech to the UN General Assembly, the recognition of a Palestinian state by many countries at the French/Saudi summit and the whiplash on Ukraine. Dany and I are back THURSDAY at 5:30 ET with our regular programming. We hope you will join us! Show notes are at the end of this post. I will let Dany share her own thoughts on Trum...
2025-09-2433 min
The Jim Acosta ShowTrump Lies at the U.N. and about Tylenol with Olivia Troye, Dr. Rob Davidson and Elise Labott.Thank you Lev Parnas, Nick Valencia, Elise Labott, Dianne Mize, Kristin Lehrer, and many others for tuning into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimacosta.substack.com/subscribe
2025-09-231h 00
Cosmopolitics by Elise LabottHot Takes Happy Hour with Elise and DanyIf you didn’t get a chance to catch this week’s Hot Takes Happy Hour live show, Danielle Pletka and I hope you will watch the recording. The main takeaway here is simple: if Charlie Kirk's murder has taught us anything, it's that we must stop demonizing one another simply because we disagree. People who hold beliefs different from ours are not bad people. Period. We need to make space for those with different viewpoints - we don't need to agree with them, but they may teach us something. Whether you agreed with Charlie or not, Dany...
2025-09-1935 min
Cosmopolitics by Elise LabottIs America becoming militarized?For those who missed my conversation with Barbara Starr, I highly recommend giving it a listen. Barbara's Pentagon reporting and deep knowledge of America's armed forces ranks among the finest in journalism, and her incisive analysis of the Trump administration's escalating operations against drug cartels in the Caribbean, the deployment of National Guard forces to American cities, and the recent rebranding of the Defense Department as the Department of War is both sharp and sobering. She also had some good insights on Russia’s recent testing of NATO by sending drones to Poland and Israel’s audacious strike in Qata...
2025-09-1130 min
Cosmopolitics by Elise LabottThe art of knowing the dealCosmopolitians! In case you missed it, check out my Substack Live on World Review with Ivo Daalder and Yasmeen Abutaleb on next steps in Ukraine. It was a lively discussion that dissected the week’s frantic diplomacy, but also takes the conversation on Ukraine forward. It was great to be Yasmeen, who has covered the White House for years and has a sharp perspective on how this White House operates. Thanks to Ivo for hosting, and look forward to returning the favor and having him here on Cosmopolitics Danielle Pletka and I will be back today at 5:30 ET...
2025-08-2141 min
The Jim Acosta ShowBreaking Epstein news with legal analyst Joyce Vance plus British filmmaker James Glancy live from the frontlines in Ukraine and foreign policy expert Elise Labott on Zelensky visit.Thank you Ellie Leonard, Dianne Mize, Caro Henry, Robin Payes, Amy McGrath, and many others for tuning into my live video with Joyce Vance, Elise Labott, and James Glancy! Join me for my next live video in the app. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimacosta.substack.com/subscribe
2025-08-191h 05
Meet the PressMeet the Press NOW — August 18President Trump meets with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders at the White House to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine. Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Bill Taylor, Elise Labott and former U.S. Ambassador to the OSCE Michael Carpenter joins Meet the Press NOW to discuss the next steps for U.S. negotiations and the potential concessions each side could make. NBC News Legal Affairs Reporter Gary Grumbach discusses the latest on the deployment of National Guard troops in Washington, DC. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com
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2025-08-1851 min
Cosmopolitics by Elise LabottHot Takes Happy Hour with Elise and DanyThank you Cash Flow Collective, David Galinsky, Amit Sen, The Nymph Channel, Gary Sorensen, and many others for tuning into my live video with Danielle Pletka! Join me for my next live video in the app. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.cosmopolitics.news/subscribe
2025-08-1830 min
Cosmopolitics by Elise LabottWhat we are missing about the Gaza warIf you missed Thursday’s Hot Takes Happy Hour with Danielle Pletka and me, do yourself a favor and watch the replay here. We had one of those conversations that reminds you why nuanced debate still matters in a world obsessed with picking teams.Dany and I agree on most things, but Gaza? That's where it gets thornier – and where things get interesting. We can have a heated discussion about Israeli policy, Palestinian statehood, and the mess of Middle East diplomacy without questioning each other's moral credentials or storming off in a huff. Revolutionary concept, I know.
2025-08-0130 min
Olivia of TroyeCutting Through the Manufactured Chaos: Olivia Troye, Miles Taylor and Elise Labott join Jim AcostaI joined The Jim Acosta Show alongside Miles Taylor and Elise Labott for a candid and wide-ranging conversation with Jim on the mounting crises we’re facing—from Trump’s unraveling over the Epstein scandal to the corruption hiding in plain sight, like the $400 million Qatari jet quietly funneled through the Pentagon. We also dove into the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza, Texas’s brazen redistricting moves, and the broader question of whether our democracy can withstand another round of chaos. It’s a raw, urgent episode—and a reminder that silence and exhaustion aren’t options. Join us for the nex...
2025-07-311h 00
The Jim Acosta ShowOlivia Troye & Miles Taylor on Epstein-gate and Trump's Attacks on Democracy plus Elise Labott on the starvation in GazaThank you Abigail Thomas, Nick Paro, Caro Henry, Sara Garcia, Debbie Hupp, and many others for tuning into my live video with Elise Labott, Olivia of Troye, and Miles Taylor! Join me for my next live video in the app. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimacosta.substack.com/subscribe
2025-07-311h 00
Cosmopolitics by Elise LabottHot Takes Happy Hour w/ Elise and DanyCosmopolitans: I’m back after a week of some family commitments. Dany and I had a lot to catch up on - if you didn’t catch our Hot Takes Happy Hour, have a listen. Stay tuned for my next post on developments in Israel and Gaza, and of course - our weekly edit. Substack live interviews will resume next week. Hope to see you there! Let me know what is on your mind in the comments below, or send me a DM.Cosmopolitics by Elise Labott is a reader-supported publication. To rece...
2025-07-2532 min
The Jim Acosta ShowHistorian Heather Cox Richardson and Indivisible's Ezra LevinThank you Ray Hartmann, Abigail Thomas, Taegan Goddard, Elise Labott, Stephanie G Wilson, PhD, and many others for tuning into my live video with Ezra Levin and Heather Cox Richardson! Join me for my next live video in the app. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimacosta.substack.com/subscribe
2025-07-181h 02
Cosmopolitics by Elise LabottCan NATO survive Trump with former US ambassador to NATO Ivo DaalderThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.cosmopolitics.newsI really enjoyed this conversation with Ivo Daalder.There was plenty to say about NATO's "Trump summit," as Secretary of State Marco Rubio called it. Ivo agrees that the alliance bent itself around Trump's ego, preferences and attention span—from Secretary General Rutte's fawning praise (calling Trump "daddy"), to shortening the multi-day summit from two days to 2…
2025-06-2701 min
Cosmopolitics by Elise LabottCan Trump keep the cease?This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.cosmopolitics.newsI love taking with Steven A. Cook. Steven is the Eni Enrico Mattei Senior Fellow for Middle East and Africa Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations and a columnist at Foreign Policy. He's also a good friend. His recent book, The End of AmbitionAmerica’s Past, Present, and Future in the Middle East offers a pragmatic vision for American Middle East policy in tod…
2025-06-2515 min
Cosmopolitics by Elise LabottHot Takes Happy Hour: Israel-Iran warThank you to everyone who tuned into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.cosmopolitics.news/subscribe
2025-06-2020 min
The Jim Acosta ShowThe Contrarian's Jen Rubin and Global Affairs Expert Elise LabottThank you Rebecca Gummere, Jonathan Brownson, Amy McGrath, Lisa N. Peterson, Gemma, and many others for tuning into my live video with Elise Labott and Jennifer Rubin! Join me for my next live video in the app. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimacosta.substack.com/subscribe
2025-06-1847 min
Cosmopolitics by Elise LabottIs Trump with Israel or MAGA?Thank you Linda Kemp, Patricia Wren, Mindy Forrest, Deborah Hamberlin, Mary Lynn Culver, and many others for tuning into my live video with Steve Schmidt! Join me for my next live video in the app. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.cosmopolitics.news/subscribe
2025-06-1525 min
Cosmopolitics by Elise LabottHot Takes Happy Hour: Politicizing the militaryThank you David Galinsky, Jaime HG 🇺🇸, Mel, lotta kuylenstjerna, and many others for tuning into my live video with Danielle Pletka! Join me for my next live video in the app. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.cosmopolitics.news/subscribe
2025-06-1434 min
Cosmopolitics by Elise LabottBarbara Starr on Trump's Los Angeles troop deploymentWhen President Trump deployed the National Guard and Marines to Los Angeles, the first person I wanted to speak with for the Cosmopolitics community was Barbara Starr, my friend and former colleague at CNN, where she covered the Pentagon for decades.Understanding the traditional role the military is meant to play in our society is crucial to grasping just how precarious this moment is. As protests spread throughout the country and Trump threatens to send troops to other cities as well, both the politicization of our military and the militarization of law enforcement have consequences that extend...
2025-06-1228 min
Cosmopolitics by Elise LabottHot Takes Happy Hour: Trump vs MuskThis episodes cocktail: Spicy Hot Takes Marg Thank you Jaime HG 🇺🇸, Genia Sklute, Aaron Rubin, Irene, and many others for tuning into my live video with Danielle Pletka! Join me for my next live video in the app. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.cosmopolitics.news/subscribe
2025-06-0633 min
Cosmopolitics by Elise LabottHot Takes Happy Hour: Trump vs. HarvardDrink of the week: Purple Haze Thank you David Galinsky, Wendy Bowis, Paul kirkpatrick, Irene, Robert Wade, and many others for tuning into my live video with Danielle Pletka! Join me for my next live video in the app. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.cosmopolitics.news/subscribe
2025-06-0624 min
The Rubin ReportReporter Goes Silent as Press Sec Fact Checks Her to Her FaceDave Rubin of “The Rubin Report” talks about White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt pushing back against NBC News’ Yamiche Alcindor’s attempt to debunk Trump’s statements about the crosses meant to signify the number of murdered white farmers in South Africa; CNN’s Scott Jennings going completely speechless after hearing his co-panelists Charles Blow and Elise Labott bizarre take on the resurgence in popularity for the phrase “kill the white farmers” and the actual murder of white farmers in South Africa; new footage of Julius Malema of the Economic Freedom Fighters leading huge crowds to chant “kill the boer, kill the...
2025-05-2846 min
Cosmopolitics by Elise LabottHot Takes Happy Hour: Terror attack in DCThis week’s Hot Takes Happy Hour cocktail: The Mission ImpossibleThank you David Galinsky, Liz O’Connor, Jaime HG 🇺🇸, Wendy Bowis, Robert Wade, and many others for tuning into my live video with Danielle Pletka! Join me for my next live video in the app. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.cosmopolitics.news/subscribe
2025-05-2530 min
Cosmopolitics by Elise LabottLive with Tom LoBianco: Foreign Policy roundupThank you Earl Brownlee, ArleneMach, and many others for tuning into my live video with Tom LoBianco! Join me for my next live video in the app. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.cosmopolitics.news/subscribe
2025-05-2235 min
Cosmopolitics by Elise LabottLive with Tara Palmeri: Is MAGA building its own deep state?Tara Palmieri discusses a new group of conservative State Department workers that could reshape the traditionally non-partisan culture of the U.S. foreign policy apparatus.Thank you Tom LoBianco, AnaMaria🌸, Mary Brohmer, Rosalie, Melissa Ober, and many others for tuning into my live video with Tara Palmeri! Join me for my next live video in the app. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.cosmopolitics.news/subscribe
2025-05-1923 min
Cosmopolitics by Elise LabottHot Takes Happy Hour: Trump’s Middle East TripThank you Align, Gayle Grigson, and many others for tuning into my live video with Danielle Pletka! Join me for my next live video in the app. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.cosmopolitics.news/subscribe
2025-05-1931 min
The Tara Palmeri ShowInside the MAGA Deep StateDive into a Tara Palmeri Show exclusive as Tara unravels her explosive report, Inside the MAGA Deep State. Joined by former CNN correspondent Elise Labott on her Substack, The Red Letter, Tara exposes how Marco Rubio is reshaping the State Department, prioritizing loyalty over expertise. Discover how an obscure nonprofit is funneling MAGA-aligned career diplomats into senior policy roles.
Are you disturbed by Trump's loyalty test or is it much ado about nothing?
Welcome to The Tara Palmeri Show!
Tara Palmeri is one of the most feared and fearless political journalists. As a deep...
2025-05-1827 min
24sight NewsAdam Klasfeld on the Diddy trial, Trump lawfare and standing up to powerSupport independent journalism, a free subscription gets you most 24sight gems, but paid supporters get full access, including Substack Live Recordings over at the Super Secret Members Page. $5/month, $50/yearProgramming Notes Look for updates on upcoming 24sight Live guests on Substack, including a check-in soon with Elise Labott on the rewiring of the global power structure and a special interview with best-selling author Laurence Leamer, whose newest book, “Warhol’s Muses” goes inside the world of Warhol to answer the lure and abuse of celebrity and power. Ready for more Congressional action? Julieg...
2025-05-1838 min
The Jim Acosta ShowCongressman Joaquin Castro on case of deported 11 year old US citizen and Elise Labott on Trump's trip to Middle East This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimacosta.substack.com/subscribe
2025-05-1432 min
Cosmopolitics by Elise LabottHot Takes Happy Hour: Papal editionThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.cosmopolitics.newsThank you Rosalie, Colleen Tallen, Robert Wade, Irene, Rebecca Hageman, and many others for tuning into my live video with Danielle Pletka! Join me for my next live video in the app.
2025-05-1215 min
World Review with Ivo DaalderPutin-Xi Pact, India-Pakistan Crossfire, Netanyahu’s PushThis week, Chinese leader Xi Jinping visits Moscow for a Victory Day parade and meetings meant to showcase and strengthen a strategic alliance. Both Xi and Russian President Putin have taken aim at US economic and military policies and are presenting themselves as a counterbalance to Western influence. Meanwhile, India launches airstrikes against Pakistani targets after a deadly Kashmir attack, prompting Pakistan to down multiple Indian aircraft and raising fears of wider conflict between the nuclear-armed rivals. And in the Middle East, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu unveils plans for a sweeping military operation in Gaza, involving a large-scale...
2025-05-0940 min
Cosmopolitics by Elise LabottHot Takes Happy Hour: Foreign Policy in Trump’s First 100 DaysMoscow Mule’s were so 1960’s. This Hot Takes Happy Hour, sip on Kviv Mules as Danielle Pletka and I discuss how the Ukraine Mineral’s plan came to be, Mike Waltz’s reassignment, Trump’s first 100 days and more. Thank you Victoria Lillich, Robert C Gray, Betty Pasternak, and many others for tuning into my live video with Danielle Pletka! Join me for my next live video in the app. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.cosmopolitics.news/subsc
2025-05-0232 min
Cosmopolitics by Elise LabottDemocracy’s tipping pointFirst, as they say… some housekeeping: Don't forget to join Danielle Pletka and me today at 5:30p ET/2:30 PT for a special edition of Hot Takes Happy Hour. We're drilling into the hard realities of how the administration’s early moves are reshaping America's global footprint. Whether you're toasting these changes or drowning your sorrows, this conversation deserves a proper drink alongside it. Hope to see you there.And now….democracy in America. Yet another reason for imbibing. What does it mean when a scholar who's spent his career diagnosing democratic collapse abroad now turns his an...
2025-05-0130 min
Cosmopolitics by Elise LabottWhy Spicer is targeting Tara Palmeri, plus White House infightingThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.cosmopolitics.newsThank you Elise Labott, Cly0076, Marcie Alexander, Karen Burns, John Philp, and many others for tuning into my live video with Tara Palmeri! Join me for my next live video in the app.
2025-04-2702 min
Cosmopolitics by Elise LabottHot Takes Happy Hour with Elise Labott and Danielle PletkaThank you ArleneMach, Ajhview, Candace Head-Dylla, Carter Inskeep, Zara Safiullah, and many others for tuning into my live video with Danielle Pletka! Join me for my next live video in the app. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.cosmopolitics.news/subscribe
2025-04-2733 min
The Jim Acosta ShowNew media star Harry Sisson, former Biden ad writer Cliff Schecter on pushing back against Trump plus national security experts Elise Labott and Sean Savett on Signalgate Round 2.Thank you Aaron Parnas, Rabbi Joshua Hammerman, Find Out Podcast, Elise Labott, J Dziak, and many others for tuning into my live video with Sean Savett, Elise Labott, Cliff Schecter, and Harry Sisson! Join me for my next live video in the app. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimacosta.substack.com/subscribe
2025-04-231h 07
Cosmopolitics by Elise LabottHot Takes Happy Hour with Elise and DanyThank you Peggy Clancy, ARNOLD KUHLMANN, and many others, for tuning in to our live video with Elise Labott and Danielle Pletka ! Join us for our next live video in the app.Note from Elise: You may have noticed a brief mix-up at the beginning of today's live show when an unfamiliar face appeared instead of mine. That was my mom! As you might recall, I joined last week's livestream from California using her iPad while logged into my account. It seems she was still logged in when she joined early today to catch the show.
2025-04-1830 min
Cosmopolitics by Elise LabottHot Takes Happy Hour with Elise and DanyThank you Rich Dornisch 🏳️🌈, Just Joan, Pamela, Joan Palmer, Kathryn Wallenstein, and many others for tuning into my live video with Danielle Pletka! Join me for my next live video in the app. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.cosmopolitics.news/subscribe
2025-04-1147 min
Cosmopolitics by Elise LabottBibi, Iran talks and Tariff-paloozaThank you Laura Grossman, Mary Brohmer, Sandra McKenzie, Tessa Spain, Danielle T, and many others for tuning into my live video with Steven A. Cook! Join me for my next live video in the app. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.cosmopolitics.news/subscribe
2025-04-0833 min
Cosmopolitics by Elise LabottCosmopolitics Q&AThis is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.cosmopolitics.news/subscribe
2025-04-0433 min
The Jim Acosta ShowBREAKING: Trump tariffs cause market nosedive. Elise Labott and Pres. Historian Julian Zelizer discuss.Thank you Dean Blundell, Elise Labott, Rebecca Gummere, Different Lens, Amy J Brown, and many others for tuning into my live video with Julian Zelizer and Elise Labott! Join me for my next live video in the app. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimacosta.substack.com/subscribe
2025-04-0334 min
Cosmopolitics by Elise LabottIs Trump making China great again?Thank you Karna Smith Bosman, Sue Narten, Rosalie Bycz, and many others for tuning into my live video with Sasha Ingber! Join me for my next live video in the app. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.cosmopolitics.news/subscribe
2025-03-2827 min
The Jim Acosta ShowRep. Brendan Boyle, D-PA plus an exclusive with Voice of America Journalist Steve Herman and Elise LabottThank you Elise Labott, J Dziak, Rebecca Gummere, Justice Junction News, Madeleine Butler, and many others for tuning into my live video with Elise Labott, Steve Herman, and Rep. Brendan Boyle! Join me for my next live video in the app. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimacosta.substack.com/subscribe
2025-03-181h 13
The Jim Acosta ShowAlex Vindman on Trump-Putin Romance plus Michael Cohen on Trump's enablers making matters worse plus Elise Labott on the importance of "soft power" in the world.Thank you Alexander Vindman, Elise Labott, MC McDonald, PhD, Implied Expectations, Susannah Fisher, and many others for tuning into my live video with Elise Labott, Michael Cohen, and Alexander Vindman! Join me for my next live video in the app. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimacosta.substack.com/subscribe
2025-03-031h 08Meet the PressMeet the Press NOW – February 27President Donald Trump hosts British Prime Minister Keir Starmer at the White House as negotiations to end the war in Ukraine continue. NBC White House Correspondent Yamiche Alcindor, Sky News Anchor Sir Trevor Phillips, and Council on Foreign Relations Fellow Elise Labott discuss the latest developments from their meeting. NBC Chief Capitol Hill Correspondent Ryan Nobles describes the finger pointing between lawmakers as tensions rise to meet a government spending deadline. NBC Correspondent George Solis and Dr. Peter Hotez discuss the latest on the growing numbers of measles cases in Texas. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz...
2025-02-2741 min
The World Next WeekIsrael-Hamas Cease-Fire, Trump’s First Immigration Moves, Russia’s and Iran’s New Partnership, and MoreIsrael and Hamas reach a cease-fire deal aimed at exchanging hostages and prisoners while seeking a longer-term pause in fighting; the incoming Donald Trump administration weighs ambitious moves on immigration; Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Russian President Vladimir Putin sign off on a twenty-year partnership agreement; and students in Serbia protest violations of civil rights.
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2025-01-1636 min
Cosmopolitics by Elise LabottYes, this is the US-Israel "come to Jesus" moment"This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.cosmopolitics.newsThere's been quite a dramatic shift in tone from the Biden administration regarding the potential assault on Rafah. Until recently, the White House was reluctantly going along with the Israeli raid into Rafah to root out the last bits of Hamas. Not anymore. Speaking to Israeli Prime Minister Monday for the first time in a month, President Biden told him that an assault on Rafah would be a “mistake” and unnecessary to neutralize the final remn...
2024-03-1900 min
Cosmopolitics by Elise LabottThe Troubling Trump-Orbán PlaydateWhen former President Donald Trump lavishly praised Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán at Mar-a-Lago, he wasn’t just admiring what he considered a “great leader, respected all over the world;” he was endorsing a playbook that has eroded democracy in Hungary. “He’s a non-controversial figure because he says, ‘This is the way it’s going to be,’ and that’s the end of it, right?” Trump said of Orbán. “He’s the boss.”Orbán, on his part, didn't miss a beat, praising Trump for his leadership and urging him to "come back and bring us peace." It...
2024-03-1001 min
Cosmopolitics by Elise LabottSome thoughts on foreign policy in Biden's SOTUIn President Joe Biden's recent State of the Union address, viewers were not just treated to a traditional policy rundown; they were offered a vivid contrast between two visions of America.This contrast was most vividly drawn through Biden's fiery and partisan rhetoric, distinguishing his presidency as one rooted in democracy, in stark opposition to the authoritarian leanings personified by "his predecessor," who he referred to about a dozen times but never mentioned by name. It was less a policy speech and more a call to the soul of America, framed around the stark dichotomy...
2024-03-0901 min
The Beat with Ari MelberU.S. forces strike more than 85 targets in Iraq and SyriaMSNBC's Katy Tur hosts "The Beat" on Friday, February 2, and reports on the U.S. launching strikes against Iran-backed militias in response to the killings of 3 American soldiers. Kelly O'Donnell, Keir Simmons, James Stavridis, Matt Bradley, Dan De Luce, Andrea Mitchell, Hooman Majd, Dennis Ross, Elise Labott, Barry McCaffrey, John Garamendi, Courtney Kube, Jen Psaki, David Rothkopf and Marc Ginsberg join to discuss. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS
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2024-02-031h 00The Beat with Ari MelberAs witnesses flip on Trump, he faces uphill fight at both coup trialsMSNBC’s Ari Melber hosts “The Beat” on Friday, October 27, and reports on Donald Trump’s legal battles, George Santos, new House Speaker Mike Johnson and the latest in the Israel-Hamas war. Kristy Greenberg, Renato Mariotti, David Rothkopf, Elise Labott, David Rohde and Ellison Barber join.
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2023-10-2842 min
World Review with Ivo DaalderIsraeli Democracy, Russia-Africa Summit, and Spanish ElectionsNetanyahu’s judiciary bill has passed despite protests from the Israeli public and consternation from the Biden administration. Putin hosts African leaders after pulling out of the grain deal with Ukraine, and the Spanish far-right falls short in elections, although the new government's composition remains uncertain. The Council's Ivo Daalder discusses all this with Giles Whittell of Tortoise Media, and Elise Labott of Zivvy Media. Get full access to America Abroad at ivodaalder.substack.com/subscribe
2023-07-2844 min
World Review with Ivo DaalderMacron Goes Off ScriptFrench President Emmanuel Macron has sparked outrage by sounding off on his return flight from China. Meanwhile, US officials scramble to reassure allies following a leak of highly classified information about the war in Ukraine. Plus, the IMF and World Bank spring meetings are underway in Washington. Council President Ivo Daalder talks details with Jamil Anderlini, Ryan Heath, and Elise Labott on World Review. Get full access to America Abroad at ivodaalder.substack.com/subscribe
2023-04-1446 min
World Review with Ivo DaalderXi U-Turns, Biden's Green Subsidies, Ukraine Gets Its TanksPresident Xi Jinping has introduced a series of policy shifts to turn the narrative around as the fallout from zero-COVID further strains China's economy. Will this smooth relations with the West, and is this new push authentic? Plus, what does the latest US-EU clash over clean energy subsidies mean for the future of climate change and global trade? And finally, Germany and the United States agree to send tanks to Ukraine. Ivo Daalder discusses with Jamil Anderlini, Elise Labott, and Peter Spiegel on World Review. Get full access to America Abroad at ivodaalder.substack.com/subscribe
2023-01-2748 min
What Do You Do Exactly?ELISE LABOTT: GEN Z & INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRSCEO and Founder of Zivvy Media, Elise Labott, talks about the importance of giving Gen Z more of a voice on the international stage. The professor and Politico Magazine Contributing Editor talks with Jamie Maglietta about how Trump impacted her decision to leave CNN, freelancing, and launching her own business. Labott, an Emmy-winning reporter, also explains the importance of investing in oneself and offers advice to people facing uncertainty or looking to pivot. As a correspondent, Labott covered seven U.S. secretaries of states and weaves in tips for journalists looking to follow a similar path within international affairs.
2022-12-2925 min
World Review with Ivo DaalderUkraine War Escalates, OPEC's Fallout, and Kim's Nuclear GamesThe war in Ukraine intensifies as Russia hurls missiles at civilians and critical infrastructure across the country. OPEC scales back oil production, with big repercussions for Saudi Arabia’s complicated US relationship. And North Korea moves closer to its first nuclear test in five years with the threat of conflict on the peninsula rising. Elise Labott, Stefan Kornelius, and Peter Spiegel join Ivo Daalder on World Review to discuss the fallout. Get full access to America Abroad at ivodaalder.substack.com/subscribe
2022-10-1446 min
World Review with Ivo DaalderXi-Putin Summit, the UK after Elizabeth, and Ukraine Strikes BackAs Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping meet in Uzbekistan, does their nations' partnership truly have “no limits”? What does Queen Elizabeth II’s passing mean for the United Kingdom, the Commonwealth, and Britain’s global role? And what might Ukrainian gains on the battlefield mean for the war's outcome and for continued Western support of Kyiv? Elise Labott, Philip Stephens, and Giles Whittell join Council President Ivo Daalder to discuss. Get full access to America Abroad at ivodaalder.substack.com/subscribe
2022-09-1645 min
World Review with Ivo DaalderThe Perfect Storm – Heat Waves, Energy Crunches, and Climate ChangeAs the Northern Hemisphere battles record-setting heat waves and wildfires, Europe barrels towards a winter energy shortage that will chill homes and industrial output alike. This week—Nirmal Ghosh, Amna Nawaz, and Elise Labott join Ivo Daalder to examine a perfect storm of energy and environment crises. Also up for discussion: What did Biden and Putin accomplish in their respective trips to the Middle East? And we’ll get the latest on unrest in Sri Lanka. Like this episode? Leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts. Get full access to America Abroad at i...
2022-07-2244 min
The Ray Hanania Radio Show-Arab NewsWriter Elise Labott discusses US-Saudi Ties, & Fahad Nazer talks about Biden’s planned trip to KSA S2 E12The Ray Hanania Show Season 2, Episode 12 June 22, 2022
Discussing the upcoming US President Biden visit to Saudi Arabia, what is expected from the visit and why now...
Segment 1: Elise Labott, Former Global Affairs Correspondent, CNN, discusses the US Saudi relationship. Labott is a leading journalist covering US foreign policy and international issues. She is a columnist at Politico Magazine and an adjunct professor at American University’s School of International Service.
Segment 2: Fahad Nazer, spokesperson for the Embassy of Saudi Arabia in the US discussing President Biden's planned visit to Saudi Arabia in July. Na...
2022-06-2356 min
World Review with Ivo DaalderPutin Doubles Down in Ukraine, Germany's Business with Russia, and New NATO MembersRyan Heath, Elise Labott, and Carla Anne Robbins join World Review with Ivo Daalder to discuss the next phase of war in Ukraine, more military assistance from US and NATO, and why Putin put an end to peace talks. Then, Finland and Sweden make moves to join NATO and Germany’s complicated corporate and trade relations with Russia. Prefer to watch the show instead? https://www.thechicagocouncil.org/events/world-review-apr-15 Like the show? Leave us a review! Get full access to America Abroad at ivodaalder.substack.com/subscribe
2022-04-1645 min
World Review with Ivo DaalderUkraine Calls on US to “Do More” While Russia FaltersElise Labott, Carla Anne Robbins, and Peter Spiegel join Ivo Daalder to walk through a week of diplomacy on the war in Ukraine. They look at Zelensky’s video speeches to world leaders and governing bodies, who’s winning the information war, Putin’s headspace after military setbacks and political isolation, and whether Russia's next move is diplomacy or escalation. Prefer to watch the show instead? Like what you're hearing? Leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts. Get full access to America Abroad at ivodaalder.substack.com/subscribe
2022-03-1845 min
World Review with Ivo DaalderBiden's First Year, European Instability, and UkraineIn this edition, Ryan Heath, Elise Labott, and Gideon Rachman join Ivo to look at President Biden's first year, the highs and lows of the administration’s foreign policy, and how diplomats see where we are now. Then, their takes on how to prevent looming political instability in Europe and check in Russia and Ukraine. Prefer to watch the show instead? Visit https://www.thechicagocouncil.org/worldreview. Featuring: Ryan Heath - Host, Global Insider, POLITICO Elise Labott - Founder, Zivvy Media Gideon Rachman - Chief Foreign Affairs Commentator, Financial Times Ivo H. Daalder - President, Chicag...
2022-01-2143 min
In the ArenaAuthors & Insights: Martin Indyk & Elise LabottThis Authors & Insights event features Council on Foreign Relations Distinguished Fellow Martin Indyk and Foreign Policy columnist Elise Labott. They discuss Indyk’s new book “Master of the Game: Henry Kissinger and the Art of Middle East Diplomacy,” a look at how America’s foremost statesman reshaped America’s foreign policy for generations to come.
2021-11-2959 min
The Bottom LineDemocracy vs hypocrisy: Biden’s ‘Summit for Democracy’ | The Bottom LineUS President Joe Biden had been in office for a few days when he announced that he would hold a virtual “Summit for Democracy” to “push back authoritarianism’s advance” worldwide.
But after the world watched the disregard for rule of law, expansion of executive power and mistrust of elections spread throughout the United States, the question is: What moral authority does Washington have to lecture the rest of the world about democracy?
Host Steve Clemons speaks with former US diplomat Daniel Fried, Foreign Policy magazine columnist Elise Labott, and Progressive International Coordinator David Adler about the prospe...
2021-11-2524 min
The World UnpackedTwin Crises: Haiti and CubaCrisis has struck Cuba and Haiti in recent weeks. In Cuba, thousands of protestors have flooded the streets in unprecedented demonstrations amid a dire economic situation and the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Meanwhile, Haiti has plunged into further turmoil following the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse at the hands of highly trained assassins, as rivals jockey for power and gangs sew chaos across the island nation.This week, Foreign Policy columnist Elise Labott joins Doug to talk about how both crises unfolded, where the two Caribbean countries go from here, and how the United States should r...
2021-07-2929 min
#POOLIGANSS3E5 Elise Labott (@eliselabott) Veteran Foreign Affairs JournalistWe're thrilled to welcome universally beloved #POOLIGANS favorite ELISE LABOTT (@eliselabott), veteran foreign affairs journalist, to the latest episode! Learn more about the teacher who inspired her career, what really happens at gorgeous palaces and what has and maybe hasn't changed over 20 years of covering administrations. We also discuss French waiters, the charms of podcasting, why journos may have to rethink their approaches to coverage, killer enchiladas and [gasp!] Julie Mason's heart of gold.
2020-03-2154 min
She Said / She Said with Laura Cox KaplanBeing true to yourself and learning to move on: Elise Labott, award-winning journalist & foreign affairs correspondent (Episode 88)After almost 20 years as the foreign affairs correspondent at CNN, Elise Labott decided to leave the cable network. The decision wasn’t easy and in many ways is still something she is coming to terms with. Even when we know what we must do — or when we recognize that we have evolved past a […]
2020-02-2449 min
She Said / She SaidBeing true to yourself and learning to move on: Elise Labott, award-winning journalist & foreign affairs correspondent (Episode 88)After almost 20 years as the foreign affairs correspondent at CNN, Elise Labott decided to leave the cable network. The decision wasn’t easy and in many ways is still something she is coming to terms with. Even when we know what we must do — or when we recognize that we have evolved past a job or position, mourning the loss of what once was can be tough. It requires us to stretch, realign our priorities, reflect, and pursue possibilities that we might not otherwise have considered. It also requires that we wrestle with identity which can become so wrapped up i...
2020-02-2449 min
Vital Voices PodcastHurricane Maria and Women Entrepreneurs: A Special Episode Hosted by Elise LabottHurricane Maria and Women Entrepreneurs: A Special Episode Hosted by Elise Labott The #GlobalAmbassadors Program, in partnership with Bank of America, headed to Puerto Rico to assist woman business leaders in rebuilding their communities. Listen to this special episode hosted by Elise Labott as they discussed the future and the effects of a natural disaster on local businesses. Mentees: Paulina Salach Antonetti Maria Velasco Isabel C. Fernandez Ana Yris Guzmán Isabel Rullan
2019-06-0533 min