Simon Marks

To the US, where the Republican Party's presidential election year convention kicked off yesterday, with President Donald Trump accepting the party's nomination. The Convention takes place over four… Audio

Former Trump adviser and campaign manager, Steve Bannon, has been charged with fraud.

The US Department of Justice has accused Bannon of defrauding a fundraising campaign to build a wall between the… Audio

We begin with in the US where Steve Bannon - President Trump's former chief strategist has been arrested and charged with fraud. For more on this breaking news story, Indira was joined by our… Audio

The 2020 Democratic National Convention kicked off yesterday afternoon. The event, which takes place each election year, provides a platform to promote and then formally nominate, the party's choice… Audio

The Democrats are holding their national convention this week - but it's not a convention as you'd know it.

Gone are the balloons and the big crowds and hoopla of old.

Instead the convention is… Audio

President Donald Trump has condemned universal mail voting claiming it will take 'months' or 'years' to know the election result.

Many Americans are in favour of a postal voting system due to… Audio

Let's cross now to the USA where presumptive Democratic Party presidential nominee Joe Biden is expected to pick his running mate sometime within the next 24 hours. Traditionally, vice-presidential… Audio

There are just 100 days left now until America's Presidential election on 3 November.

President Trump has been spending the weekend at his golf club in New Jersey, battered by a series of polls that… Audio

The crisp British tones of today's Bookmarks guest, will be familiar, it's Simon Marks. He's a regular on RNZ as President and Chief Correspondent of Feature Story News (FSN) which he set up almost 30… Audio

Strict lockdown rules have been brought in for the US state of California.

Schools, hairdressers and religious institutions have been shut.

US correspondent Simon Marks speaks to Philippa Tolley. Audio

The US supreme court this morning ruled that president Donald Trump is not immune to prosecution over his tax returns.

Seven judges to two agreed that a New York prosecutor can obtain President… Audio

To the US, where President Donald Trump has been ordered by the Supreme Court to release his financial records to be examined by prosecutors in the state of New York. But the ruling stopped short of… Audio

Donald Trump has vowed to defeat the "radical left" and protect American history in his 4 July speech.

Striking a combative tone in two speeches commemorating Independence Day, Trump said he would… Audio

British socialite and heiress Ghislaine Maxwell, an ex-girlfriend of disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, is facing charges in the US after being arrested by the FBI.

The six charges include enticing… Audio

US President Donald Trump's been rage tweeting overnight. He's calling the reports that Russia put a bounty on US soldiers lives in Afghanistan "just another HOAX".

Another tweet says he will veto an… Audio

The US Supreme Court has struck down an attempt to restrict the availability of abortions in the US state of Louisiana.

In a five to four ruling the Chief Justice John Roberts sided with four more… Audio

The Rolling Stones song 'You Can't Always Get What You Want' was picked to play at Donald Trump's campaign rally last week in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Now the Stones have warned Trump he could face legal… Audio

In the US, interstate travellers arriving in New York, New Jersey or Connecticut from states with spiking infections rates will be required to quarantine for 14 days.

The travel advisory currently… Audio