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The US year in review with Karen Kasler
Our US correspondent Karen Kasler, who is the Ohio Statehouse Bureau chief, joins the show for the last time this year, talking about the state of America and the big stories that are in play there at… Audio
Evan Osnos: 'Greed has always been part of America's formula'
When Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Evan Osnos was living away from the United States for a decade, he often found himself making a case for his home country, despite the grave mistakes it had made… Audio
US correspondent on Donald Trump's impeachment acquittal
The Senate has acquitted Donald Trump in his historic second impeachment trial, voting that the former president is not guilty of inciting the deadly Capitol riot. United States correspondent Karen… Audio
US correspondent: Trump's NZ Covid-19 comparison 'unbelievable'
Joe Biden has accepted his big challenge to defeat Donald Trump in this year's presidential election and bring the United States out of the darkness and towards the light. US correspondent Karen… Audio
Filthy Rich author Tim Malloy: 'Epstein's currency was girls'
Tim Malloy is an Emmy Award-winning veteran of local and network television and co-author of Filthy Rich - the book about convicted child predator Jeffrey Epstein that inspired the current Netflix… Audio
Donald Trump's 'bonkers' week in US politics
It's been yet another big week in US politics, with Donald Trump capping things off with a rambling, vitriolic speech in the wake of his impeachment acquittal. US correspondent Karen Kasler has been… Audio
Where do the Midterms leave America?
Despite an unprecedented turnout, there was no blue tidal wave for the Democrats, but they did regain control of the House of Representatives, while Republicans extended their margin in the Senate… Audio
Iowa passes 'most restrictive' abortion law in US
An abortion law described as "the most restrictive" in the United States has been passed by the Iowa state legislature.
Democrat defeats Moore in Alabama race, blow to Trump
Democrat Doug Jones has won a special election to take the Senate seat of Alabama from the Republicans for the first time in 25 years. US correspondent Kevin McAleese has the details. Video, Audio
Sovereignty and the NZ Land Wars
Were the New Zealand wars really about disputed sovereignty? Geoff Fischer offers a republican take on the Treaty of Waitangi. Audio
Did Trump out-Trump himself in the last debate?
Did Donald Trump hijack his own performance at the third and final US presidential showdown against Hilary Clinton? Despite a more self assured and polished performance over all by the Republican… Audio
Top Republican figures against Trump
One of the signatories of an open letter declaring that Donald Trump isn't qualified to be President, Kathryn Ryan speaks to former Deputy Secretary of Defense and Ambassador to NATO under Ronald… Audio
Decoding the Conventions
Analysis - This US election is unlike any other, and the Democratic and Republican conventions have also been unusual, as Phil Smith explains.
Trump's path clear to GOP nomination
Matthew Dowd is an American political consultant who was the chief strategist for the Bush-Cheney '04 presidential campaign and current ABC News political analyst. He joins us from Austin Texas. Audio
Trump's remarks 'undermine US economy'
Donald Trump says the US is on the verge of a "very massive recession", but economists say that's simply not true.
The rage driving the race for the next American President
RNZ's Political Editor, Jane Patterson, travels to the US and finds widespread anger at Washington politicians and big money impacting on the presidential primary race. Audio
Bush leaves Republican primary race
Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush has pulled out of the race for the Republican Party's presidential nomination after suffering defeat in the South Carolina primary at the hands of Donald Trump. Audio
What will the Republican Party do about Trump?
The Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump has faced an onslaught of criticism after he called for Muslims to be banned from entering the United States. Senior republicans - including other… Audio
Trump 'laughed off hateful rhetoric'
Donald Trump has been criticised for failing to correct a supporter who said President Barack Obama is a Muslim and - quote- "not even an American".