Simon Marks
Search and rescue underway after bridge collapse in Baltimore
A search and rescue operation is underway in the United States after a cargo vessel slammed into the central support pillar of one of the largest bridges on America's eastern seaboard.
The bridge in… Audio
Time almost up for Trump to pay bond
The deadline is nearly up for Donald Trump to come up with a bond of nearly half-a-billion-US dollars to appeal a civil fraud case.
Trump is seeking to overturn a New York court finding that he owes… Audio
Biden to make State of the Union address
US President Joe Biden will make his final State of the Union address of this term on Friday (NZ time).
Biden will have the opportunity to tout his accomplishments and pitch his re-election campaign… Audio
Nikki Haley drops out of Republican race
Nikki Haley has exited the race to become president of the United States, after winning just two races on Super Tuesday.
In a repeat of 2020, it leaves President Joe Biden to face his predecessor… Audio
Super Tuesday underway in the US
It's one of the most significant dates in the US political calendar, Super Tuesday, when voters in more than a dozen states pick their Democratic and Republican candidates for the Presidential… Audio
Trump to remain on Colorado ballot
The US Supreme Court has struck down Colorado's move to bar Donald Trump from its presidential primary.
Colorado's top court removed the former president from its ballot in December, citing the 14th… Audio
Trump continues march to Republican nomination
The US Presidential season is heating up this week with Super Tuesday, the biggest day in the primary election cycle when 15 states vote for their preferred presidential candidate.
While the day is… Audio
US correspondent on Christmas in the USA
It's our last programme for the year so we're crossing to some of our international correspondents to look what's been happening on their patch and what might lie ahead.
Washington DC correspondent… Audio
Trump ineligible to run for office on Colorado's ballot
Donald Trump has responded to the Colorado Supreme Court ruling that he is ineligible to run for office on the state's ballot next year.
The Court says Section 3 of the 14th amendment of the US… Audio
Ohio votes to add abortion rights to constitution
Voters in Ohio overwhelmingly approved an amendment which would enshrine the right to terminate pregnancy in the state's constitution Its success is likely to bolster Democrats' hopes that abortion… Audio
Off-year elections 'interim verdict' on Biden's presidency
The United States is still a year away from the 2024 presidential election, but on Wednesday, voters around the country are heading to the booths to decide on other key positions and measures.
The… Audio
Trump leads polls in key states despite legal issues
Donald Trump has slammed the civil fraud case into his vastly overstated business empire as 'ridiculous'.
A possible outcome of the case in New York could bar Trump from any further business activity… Audio
US Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy ousted
The United States House of Representatives is in paralysis after the Speaker of the House was removed from his post on Wednesday.
Kevin McCarthy was ousted when a group of hard-line Republicans voted… Audio
US says China considering supplying weapons to Russia
The US says China is considering supplying weapons and ammunition to Russia for its war in Ukraine.
China has refused to condem Russia's invasion of Ukraine and in the last year has deepend its ties… Audio
Joe Biden's first visit to US-Mexico border as president
US President Joe Biden is heading to the US-Mexico border for the first time since he took office, as the country wrestles with a growing number of migrants. It comes just days after he announced an… Audio
Joe Biden's first visit to US-Mexico border as president
US President Joe Biden is heading to the US-Mexico border for the first time since he took office, as the country wrestles with a growing number of migrants.
It comes just days after he announced… Audio
House of Representatives in turmoil ahead of Capitol Riots anniversary
In the United States, Republicans are scrambling after their House leader Kevin McCarthy suffered defeat again after six rounds of voting over the last two days. The US House of Representatives is in… Audio
Fractured Republicans control House
The new session of US Congress begins today, this time with Republicans taking control of the House and Democrats keeping hold of the Senate. A vote for the new speaker of the House is the first order… Audio
Donald Trump continued to dominate US politics in 2022
Despite being booted out of office almost two years ago, former US president Donald Trump is still dominating US politics.
The committee investigating the January 6 insurrection of the US Capitol… Audio
Zelensky headed to United States to meet Biden
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky is on his way to the United States to meet with President Joe Biden.
It will be Zelensky's first trip abroad since Russia invaded Ukraine in February.
The… Audio