Karen Kasler
'We've never seen year like this in modern American history'
What a year it has been in America. Joining us to assess it is our US correspondent Karen Kasler, who looks back on 2020 and warns that many of the problems the US has faced this year aren't going to… Audio
US correspondent on Trump's 'stolen' election
As expected, outgoing US president Donald Trump is refusing to leave the White House without a fight, claiming his election loss to president-elect Joe Biden is the "worst scam in the history of US… Audio
Correspondent Karen Kasler on the US election
The US election is now all over bar the shouting -- but there is still plenty of that to come, with outgoing President Donald Trump saying he's being cheated. US correspondent Karen Kasler is with us… Audio
Correspondent Karen Kasler on the US election
It's crunch time in the lead-up to the US election, with voters set to decide on Wednesday (New Zealand time) whether Donald Trump remains in the White House for another four years or challenger Joe… Audio
US Supreme Court replacement announcement
President Trump said he would name a woman to succeed Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died eight days ago, and with lightning speed he has. Karen Kasler analyses his decision to… Audio
US correspondent on Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death
The news of the death of American Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has caused another firestorm in US politics. Correspondent Karen Kasler looks back on the life of the woman who championed… Audio
US correspondent: Trump's NZ Covid-19 comparison 'unbelievable'
Joe Biden has accepted his big challenge to defeat Donald Trump in this year's presidential election and bring the United States out of the darkness and towards the light. US correspondent Karen… Audio
Time appears to be running out for Donald Trump
The Trump campaign now has less than 100 days before election day to change a narrative that has seen president Donald Trump fail the leadership test during the pandemic. US correspondent Karen Kasler… Audio
A lot not to celebrate on the Fourth of July
It's July 4 in the US and while the beaches are closed in Florida due to a surge in Covid-19 cases, the Pentagon has given the green light to the involvement of 1,700 service members in the federal… Audio
US correspondent on George Floyd death and civil unrest
It's a weekend of protests from New York to Seattle in the wake of George Floyd's death, with protesters and police continuing to clash and the tensions showing no sign of abating. U.S. correspondent… Audio
Trump calls on US 'to be warriors' as death toll passes 75,000
It's been yet another big week in US politics, with Joe Biden' sexual accuser Tara Reade calling on him to drop out of the 2020 presidential race. US correspondent Karen Kasler joins the show to look… Audio
New York is now the world's coronavirus hotspot
New York is the world's coronavirus hotspot now, with hospitals overwhelmed as they were in Italy. US correspondent Karen Kasler joins the show to discuss. Audio
US Correspondent: 'Presidency race picture troubling'
Elizabeth Warren quit the Democratic presidential race this week, leaving Joe Biden (77) and Bernie Sanders (78) as the last major contenders battling Donald Trump (73). Karen Kasler wonders when the… Audio
US correspondent Karen Kassler on 'Super Tuesday'
There is another huge week ahead ahead in US politics, with 'Super Tuesday' -- where more than a third of the 2020 Democratic presidential primary votes will be cast -- looming as the star billing. US… Audio
US correspondent Karen Kasler on the Iowa caucuses
For more than a century, the Iowa caucuses have been the opening bell of the presidential election season. US correspondent Karen Kasler explains why Iowa is given so much weight and which candidate… Audio
Donald Trump could be guilty of four different crimes
If the CIA whistleblower's claims ring true, Donald Trump could be guilty of as many as four different crimes. US correspondent Karen Kasler looks at the potential impeachment of the US President. Audio
US military deployments could be the tip of the iceberg
Karen Kasler is with us to look at the deployment of US troops to the Middle East - and what it could lead to - and the notion that Donald Trump is pressuring the Ukraine to investigate Joe Biden's… Audio
Karen Kasler: U.S. political correspondent
Karen Kasler, a political journalist, talks about the release this coming week of the long-awaited Mueller report in the U.S. Audio
Trump resumes attacks on media following mid-terms
US political correspondent Karen Kasler joins the panel to explain yesterday's mid-term results, the implications, and what happens next. Plus a discussion of Donald Trump's run-in with CNN's Jim… Audio
America votes in mid-term elections
It's judgment day in the USA, as voters have their say on the Trump Presidency so far by voting in the mid-term elections. With dozens of possible permutations, we cross to RNZ's Tim Watkin to get a… Audio