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Novelist Karen McMillan's new novel The Paris of the West
We first met novelist Karen McMillan's Polish characters in Warsaw, the Paris of the East, during the Second World War. In her sequel, the surviving family members who suffered appalling hardships… Audio, Gallery
The Way to Win an Election
It was heady times when Tom Agee was working as an ad executive in the early 1970s, and his agency was engaged in a campaign to elect the first Republican senator in Virginia for 100 years.. Audio
President Obama's Visit To Cuba - Michael Voss
We're heading to Havana now, to speak about President Obama's historic visit. It's the first time an American leader has walked on Cuban soil since 1928. A State Dinner at the Palace of the… Audio
US correspondent, Steve Almond
Despite considerable resistance to both candidates, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton appear to be headed for the general election. The rhetorical battle lines are already been drawn up. He also has… Audio
Trump refuses to condemn violence at rallies
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has blamed "professional agitators" for violence at his rallies as video showed a protester being beaten.
Trump blames Sanders supporters for campaign chaos in Chicago
Frontrunner for the US Republican presidential nomination, Donald Trump, has lost badly in caucuses in Wyoming and Washington, D.C. Priscilla Huff is our correspondent in Washington, D.C. Audio
Trump dominates on Super Tuesday 2
American Presidential hopeful Donald Trump has extended his lead in the race for the Republican nomination, winning Mississippi and Michigan. Priscilla Huff reports. Video, Audio
Steve Almond - US correspondent
United States presidential primaries. Trump University lawsuits. Audio
Saru Jayaraman - History of Tipping
Tipping - a practice that encourages good service, or a hangover from slavery? American food advocate Saru Jayaraman joins Wallace to explain the dark history of tipping and why she wants to see an… Audio
Nights' Sport - United States of America
LA Times sports journalist Helene Elliott likes fast moving competitions where pucks are hit by sticks... Los Angeles are finally getting a National Football League team back; and National Basketball… Audio
Who would be a better President for NZ as Trump and Clinton gain momentum?
Who would be a better President from New Zealand's point of view? Our political editor Jane Patterson reports. Audio
Republican's Mitt Romney labels Trump as 'phony', 'fraud'
Republican ex-presidential candidate Mitt Romney has delivered a stiniging attack on Donald Trump calling him a conman and a fake. Our Washington correspondent is Simon Marks. Audio
John Oliver: We can no longer ignore Trump
REVIEW: Comedian John Oliver has laid into Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. And he wants the politician to change his name.
Decoding Super Tuesday
ANALYSIS: Why is the US in a flap about a single day in the country's long presidential election process? Phil Smith explains why 1 March matters.
Classified Top Secret
Diana Ranger recounts her Cold War brush with the Cuban Missile Crisis while visiting an American airforce base in Turkey in the early 1960's. Audio
Super Tuesday looms with Donald Trump in Republican lead
As the Republican primary contest heads towards Super Tuesday, the big question is: can anyone derail the Donald Trump train? Josh Gerstein is a senior White House reporter for Politico in Washington.
…Clinton wins South Carolina
Hillary Clinton has won a decisive victory in South Carolina, reinvigorating her campaign and re-establishing herself as the leading contender for the Democratic Presidential nomination. Our… Audio
Kansas mass shooting suspect killed
The gunman in a shooting in Kansas that killed three and wounded 14 was an employee at a local lawnmower factory, police say.
Six killed in shootings in US state of Michigan
US police have taken a man into custody after a series of apparently random shootings left six people dead in the Michigan town of Kalamazoo. Four people were killed at...
Trump in spat with the Pope
The Pope has questioned the American Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's Christianity because of his call to build a border wall with Mexico. The Guardian's US political reporter Ben… Audio