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US election hanging in the balance
The US presidential election is hanging in the balance.
The outcome depends on a handful of states - Arizona, Georgia, Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Nevada The results may not be known for… Audio
Media in the Trump years, BBC's impartiality rules
Media commentator Andrew Holden looks at what four years of Donald Trump has taught the media and whether he's managed to game the old-school journalists' commitment to covering "both sides" of the… Audio
An election like no other
Our election may be over but all eyes now turn to the US - who will prevail? Audio
US election: Covid-19 casts shadow over final sprint to polls
A Covid-19 cloud hangs over the United States in the final sprint to election day.
There's just two days for Joe Biden and Donald Trump to secure votes as both candidates canvas key swing states.
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Correspondent Karen Kasler on the US election
It's crunch time in the lead-up to the US election, with voters set to decide on Wednesday (New Zealand time) whether Donald Trump remains in the White House for another four years or challenger Joe… Audio
The Sleep-Deprived Masculinity Stereotype
Sleep deprivation is more common among men than women. Researchers at the University of Oregon believe this is due to "The Sleep-Deprived Masculinity Stereotype". Co-author Nathan Warren is with us to… Audio
Political points, talking points, moot points
President Trump wants his Kiwi right-hand man in the White House to be the next head of the OECD, sparking political debate this week about whether New Zealand should endorse him. While parties sought… Audio
Weekend Panel with Bernard Hickey and Josie Pagani
Panellists Bernard Hickey and Josie Pagani look at the lay of the land in post-election New Zealand and pre-election US, New Zealand's euthanasia and cannabis referenda, a possible NZ Covid inquiry… Audio
Legal scholar Kim Wehle: the path to a US election result
Author and constitutional scholar Kim Wehle is a professor at the University of Baltimore School of Law and a former assistant attorney. She was associate independent counsel in the Whitewater… Audio
Countdown to the US Elections
With the US Elections just over a week away, we catch up on the latest news coming out of the States with correspondent Jagruti Dave. Video, Audio
Masha Gessen: Surviving Autocracy
Within 48 hours of Donald Trump's 2016 victory, Masha Gessen's essay Autocracy: Rules for Survival had gone viral. A staff writer at The New Yorker, Gessen's Soviet childhood and two decades covering… Audio
USA correspondent Susan Davis
The state of the presidential race with Donald Trump campaigning in places he won handily in 2016, suggests weaknesses in the firewall, but the US President says 'they're going to win and win big'… Audio
Joseph Nye: Covid-19 might not change the world
No one knows exactly how the world will look in 10 years from now, but Harvard University Professor and author Joseph Nye argues that pandemics like Covid-19 are not always transformative events that… Audio
Women more likely to embrace behaviours aimed at preventing spread of Covid-19
It's well documented that women adhere more to preventive health practices than men, so it's no surprise that a big new study out of Yale University and New York University has confirmed that women… Audio
Trump and Biden to face crowds after debate cancelled.
Both Donald Trump and Joe Biden will be grilled in duelling Town Halls this afternoon. They'll answer questions from audiences - replacing the cancelled second debate. Meanwhile, the president… Audio
US correspondent on Donald Trump's F-bomb
Donald Trump has warned Iran not to "f*** around" with the US while discussing Iranian support for US-designated terrorist groups praising himself for withdrawing from the Iran nuclear deal brokered… Audio
The Kiwi researcher exposing the links between the religious right & Trump
A New Zealand researcher has helped expose how data is being harvested and used by churches in the US to microtarget and radicalise vulnerable people into right-wing politics. Video, Audio
President Donald Trump to leave hospital
President Trump is expected to leave hospital in a few hours time. In a tweet a short time ago, he urged people not to be afraid of the virus, nor to let it dominate their lives. His physician, Dr… Audio
Donald Trump has Covid-19 - What next for America?
US President Donald Trump has tested positive for Covid-19. What could this mean for Trump, and for the election which is just one month away. We talk to Evan Osnos, a staff writer for the New Yorker… Audio
Midweek Mediawatch: A day of debates
In this week's Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Karyn Hay about three debates: one horrible, one good, and one excellent. Audio