This week, as the death of Henry Nowak causes political chaos in the UK, Vice President JD Vance decides to weigh in, but why? Plus, the Kennedy Center removes Trump's name from the building after months of protestation, and... NASA are building a Moon Base. Would you live there? Joining me this week is Kate Ballantyne, a Senior Lecturer in American History at Liverpool John Moores University. . Stories: 01:16 - The Kennedy Center Drops Trump 07:55 - More Deaths at Louisiana ICE Facility 16:45 - JD Vance and Henry Nowak 34:01 - NASA's Moon Base . Sources: The Kennedy Center drops Trump: https://www.usnews.com/news/entertainment/articles/2026-06-08/the-kennedy-center-drops-trump-branding-as-bill-mahers-twain-award-guests-are-revealed  Deaths at an ICE detention facility: https://apnews.com/article/ice-detainee-death-winn-a1ab66753aa4a1effdff0b7abef2240f  Inhumane conditions: https://apnews.com/article/ice-immigration-detention-medical-neglect-dhs-32c3fbeef0c44dfb02fcab890b2c9a96  Downing Street response to JD Vance comments: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crlplwn1jkro  What is the Henry Nowak case? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cpvpv2xylgeo  Black arrests in the UK: https://irr.org.uk/research/statistics/criminal-justice/  JD Vance on X: https://x.com/JDVance/status/2062938286977421755 Moon Base: https://www.nasa.gov/moonbase/ . America: The Story of the USA is a Podcasts by Liam production for ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Mercury⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, in partnership with the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠British Association for American Studies⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Subscribe to our weekly newsletter: https://america-the-story-of-the-usa.beehiiv.com/ Join the community: https://www.patreon.com/americathestoryoftheusa Get in touch: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices