Elections

The Supreme Court in Samoa is hearing a challenge to the head of state's decision to call a second election. Audio

Surangel Whipps Jr, the brother-in-law of outgoing President Tommy Remengesau, is to be Palau's new leader. Whipps' opponent in this week's election, outgoing Vice President Raynold Oilouch, has… Audio

NZ's final election results are in and National has lost two seats while Labour and Māori Party gain one each.  Audio

US journalist Jagruti Dave has the latest from the US.  Audio

Jesse speaks to political correspondent Jagruti Dave and political commentator Brent Budowsky. Audio

The US President, Donald Trump, has spoke for the first time since the election on Wednesday.

He says he has been cheated out of a victory.

Worldwatch reporter, Perlina Lau, spoke to Politico… Audio

The Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, and her new cabinet of Ministers have been officially sworn in to Government by the Governor-General in Wellington this morning.

The ceremony at Government House… Audio

Neither Donald Trump nor Joe Biden has yet been declared the winner of the US Presidential election, with vote counting still underway in six states.

Five of those states could swing either way, with… Audio

Counting of millions of postal votes continues in Georgia, Arizona, Nevada and Pennsylvania as well as North Carolina and Alaska. Without evidence, Donald Trump alleges fraud and maintains the… Audio

Heidi Heitkamp was a Democratic senator for North Dakota from 2013 to 2019. A businesswoman, lawyer and politician, Senator Heitkamp is now with the Washington based think tank - the McCain Institute… Audio

The race for the White House remains uncertain and hinges on a handful of key states. US correspondent Ron Elving is watching as the results trickle through from battleground states. Audio

The Panel speaks to New Yorker Ian Hoffmann, who worked on the campaign for Bernie Sanders in 2016. Audio

US election expert Associate Professor Brendon O'Connor from Sydney University provides election analysis. Audio

Panellists Tracey Barnett and Peter Field are joined by NZ journalist Simon Hampton, who reports from Washington. Audio

A few months ago Jesse spoke to Canadian economist Jeff Rubin about his book The Expendables: How the Middle Class Got Screwed by Globalisation and now he says that the events of the last 24 hours… Audio

The current chaos, the close race, the attempt to have the US election decided in the courts, instead of by voters, was predicted in detail by author Sarah Kendzior and writer Andrea Chalupa on their… Audio

Joe Biden is rebuilding the "blue wall" one brick at a time, after being projected to win Michigan and Wisconsin - bringing the former vice-president even closer to the 270 votes he needs to secure… Audio

The US Presidential hopeful, Joe Biden, has spoken from Delaware today, and admitted the vote shows the United States is a divided country.

The former Cabinet Minister, Tim Groser, was New Zealand's… Audio

The Democratic Presidential hopeful, Joe Biden, is closing in on the US presidency, with 253 of the 270 electoral college votes required to win.

RNZ's US Correspondent is Sarah Walton and she spoke… Audio