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Jared Kushner testifies to closed-door Senate panel
Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner has testified overnight to a Senate panel. Our correspondent in Washington, Simon Marks, has been following developments. Audio
Trumps revised travel ban starts today
After months in the courts, Donald Trump's much revised travel ban will go into effect again today. Our US correspondent Giles Gibson says people with close family ties to the six banned countries… Audio
Is a Georgia Congressional Race is a Referendum on Trump?
It's being touted as a referendum on Donald Trump's presidency. It's also the most expensive congressional race in history, with more than fifty million dollars being spent to win a single House seat… Audio
The making of Barack Obama
David Garrow interviewed over 1,000 people for his biography Rising Star: The Making of Barack Obama and discovered an incredibly disciplined man with a tendency to mythologise his own story. Audio
FBI investigation into Jared Kushner 'will haunt him'
Yale University lecturer Walter Shapiro talks to John Campbell about Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, and what Kushner was playing at when he discussed a back channel to Moscow. Video, Audio
Trump says he's after 'ultimate deal' - peace in Middle East
US President Donald Trump arrived in Israel overnight in search of what he has called "the ultimate deal"... peace in the Middle East. Joshua Davidovich from the Times of Israel is covering Mr Trump's… Audio
Charles Lane - Trump vs the FBI
Charles Lane is an opinion writer for the Washington Post. He was a finalist for the 2009 Pulitzer Prize in editorial writing, and is the author of The Day Freedom Died: The Colfax Massacre and The… Audio
Sally Yates to expose what Trump's team knew of Russia contact
former acting Attorney General Sally Yates is currently testifying in front of a Senate subcommittee about what and when she told the Trump White House about former National Security Advisor Michael… Audio
Trump briefs senators on North Korea at White House
There's been a meeting between the US president Donald Trump and the entire Senate at to the White House to be briefed on the escalating crisis between the US and North Korea. "It's a legitimate and… Audio
Biggest change in tax US since Reagan era just announced
The White House is calling it the most significant tax reform legislation since 1986 and one of the biggest tax cuts in American history. Geof Nightingale from Price Waterhouse Coopers, says the… Audio
Major tax reforms announced in the US
The Trump administration has just announced a package of major tax reforms. It's proposing a 15 percent tax rate for business, to reduce the number of tax brackets from 7 to 3 and to double the… Audio
Susan Bordo - The Destruction of Hillary Clinton
Dr Susan Bordo is Professor of Gender and Women's Studies at the University of Kentucky and the author of The Destruction of Hillary Clinton in which she examines the forces in politics and the media… Audio
USA correspondent Susan Milligan
Susan Milligan with the latest in American politics, including the aftermath of the US-Syria air strike. Audio
Living Colour: vivid as ever
Nick Bollinger and Yadana Saw speak with Living Colour's Vernon Reid and Doug Wimbish. Video, Audio
Trump: Out of control or strategic genius?
Donald Trump has reissued his executive order banning nationals from six countries from entering the US. LA Times Washington correspondent Doyle McManus joins Checkpoint. Video, Audio
Trump adviser Steve Bannon hails 'new political order'
The chief strategist to US President Donald Trump has said that his election victory has ushered in a "new political order", calling the media the "opposition party".
US officials face Mexico wrath
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly are visiting Mexico to repair frayed relations between the nations.
Gene Stone - Surviving Trump
For those who were stunned (or shocked) by the election of Donald J. Trump as President of the USA, author Gene Stone has written a survival guide. It's called The Trump survival guide - everything… Audio
US law professor says Trump is fighting losing battle
US law professor and political commentator Jessica Levinson says the lower court's decision on Donald Trump's travel ban will stand, regardless of whether it is taken to the Supreme Court. Audio
US Appeals Court turns down Trump's travel ban
A US Appeals Court has turned down President Donald Trump's attempt to revive his controversial travel ban on people from seven mainly Muslim countries - and it will remain on hold. Audio