Asma Khalid

This case and conviction have raised new questions about the promises and limits of the Me Too movement.

From the BBC, I'm Asma Khalid in Washington, D.C. And today on The Global Story, we're joined by my BBC colleague Anoushka Motandadori, who's been in the courtroom every day for the trial of Russell Brand.

You'll hear from her about what this conviction tells us about the relationship between fame, power, and accountability.

Anushka, it's a pleasure to have you on The Global Story.

Our digital producer was Charlie Firth.

Our senior news editor is Chyna Collins.

And I'm Asma Khalid.

Thanks as always for spending some time with us.

So this is a sea change of sorts in that state, at least at the Senate level.

And as you noted, Asma, it's the first pickup for Democrats, and they'll need a couple others.

But this is a race that they had earmarked for a long time as a potential victory.

Daniel Bush.

Those aren't probably I hate to say it's probably not our federal candidates per se, but more of our local candidates that have done that.

So I would say that that there may be a deficit there in terms of providing a vision for what's possible in the future.

Farmer Ryan Marcord speaking to James Kumarasamy and Asma Khalid.

So how will the US midterm elections affect US foreign policy, particularly the wars in Iran and Ukraine? Our chief international correspondent is Lise Doucette.

And before we go, a quick heads up.

The US midterm elections are upon us and our very own Asma Khalid will be right in the thick of it.

As many of you know, Asma spent years covering US politics before joining us here at The Global Story.

And this week, she'll be putting that experience to work as one of the BBC World Service's co-anchors for our live radio coverage of the midterms.

There'll be an interactive results service on our app and our website, live reporting and analysis from our correspondents around the country.

And here on the BBC World Service, we've got live coverage from 2300 GMT, 1800 Eastern Time, If you're stateside, with James Kamara-Sami and Asma Khalid bringing you all the results and interviews with reporters and players in all the key states.

And coming up on the programme, we'll hear how artificial intelligence appears unable sometimes to distinguish between fact and fantasy.

I messaged a friend who's a specialist and said, what's going on? He said, oh, it's hallucinations.

That was Maggie Rash, lifelong Republican, now a proud Democrat with the yard signs to prove it in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

And to find out all the US midterm election results as they come in, you can join me and Asma Khalid for a special programme here on the BBC World Service on Tuesday.

It begins at 23 hours GMT.

We'll all be tuned in.