Josh Gerstein

Tomorrow marks a year since hundreds of Trump supporters attacked Capitol Hill in Washington refusing to accept their leader's election defeat.

A six-month investigation into the riots by the House… Audio

Afghanistan's government has collapsed and Taliban fighters are on the brink of taking over the city.

President Ashraf Ghani has fled the country, There are reports of shooting in several parts of… Audio

The US Senate has approved a $1.9 trillion dollar Covid-19 relief bill designed to help Americans impacted by the pandemic.

In a marathon 12-hour voting session on Saturday night, the bill made it… Audio

The second impeachment trial of former US president Donald Trump is under way in Washington DC.

The trial began about half an hour ago, and is expected to stretch at least two further days.

The… Audio

Washington DC is usually humming with visitors on Inauguration Day.

But this year as the fear of unrest and violence rises, they've been told to stay away.

Josh Gerstein is the Senior Legal Affairs… Audio

Today is President Trump's final full day in office.

He's expected to spend the day granting presidential pardons, while The White House says he "will make many calls and have many meetings".

Josh… Audio

The US President, Donald Trump, has defended his speech that sparked last week's deadly Capitol riot, calling it "totally appropriate". Mr Trump falsely claimed election fraud, and then urged his… Audio

"It's an unclear and frightening situation in Washington DC" - Josh Gerstein tells Philippa Tolley Donald Trump the 25th amendment or impeachment provide an avenue for a president to be removed. Audio

President Donald Trump's election team has lost or withdrawn at least 30 lawsuits in its attempt to flip, or disrupt, his loss to Joe Biden in the US Presidential Election.

In the latest blow to that… Audio

Donald Trump has still not conceeded in the US presidential election, despite Joe Biden being declared the winner.

He is claiming the election was stolen for him, despite no evidence of this. Josh… Audio

Polling booths across the US will close on Wednesday (NZ time) and officials will begin frantically counting votes for Joe Biden and Donald Trump.

State officials across the country are warning that… Audio

Polls from the US show that Joe Biden narrowly triumphed over Donald Trump in the first presidential debate.

But the battle of harsh words and hysteria left most viewers annoyed.

Josh Gerstein is a… Audio

Donald Trump and Joe Biden will face off in the first televised election debate later today.

With no studio audiences, voters around the United States will be tuning in - and many are yet to make up… Audio

In an article published in the Guardian yesterday, well known documentary maker Michael Moore has again predicted that President Trump will win in the upcoming US election.

In 2016, he successfully… Audio

President Trump has hinted he will move to make impeachments harder to pursue in his first remarks since being acquitted of impeachment.

Speaking at a national prayer breakfast a short time ago Trump… Audio

It's been described as a "serious, solemn and historic day" in the United States as the impeachment trial against President Donald Trump has officially begun.

The US Senate minority leader, Chuck… Audio

A man who spent more than 16 years in a US Prison for his part in murdering tourists at a gorilla watching saunctuary, has been deported to Australia.

Francois Karake, 55, was released from an… Audio

The first public hearings in Donald Trump's impeachment inquiry are under way in Washington.

The president is accused of improperly seeking help from Ukraine to boost his chances of re-election next… Audio

Over to the US where the fall-out from special counsel Robert Mueller's evidence against US President Donald Trump continues.

The former FBI director Robert Mueller spent two years probing alleged… Audio

It's more than 100 days since the last White House press briefing. Is this the end of a 90-year-old institution?  Audio