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Donald Trump is back in the White House after a brief stay at Walter Reed medical centre, and has been criticised for downplaying the effects of Covid-19 and being reckless. Associate Professor Jo… Audio

Ken Rudin offers his insights in this unprecedented time in American politics with a pinch of historical context. Audio

Donald Trump has just left hospital in Washington DC, ending a three-day treatment period after contracting Covid-19.

The US President followed through with a tweet that he would be discharged… Audio

President Trump is expected to leave hospital in a few hours time. In a tweet a short time ago, he urged people not to be afraid of the virus, nor to let it dominate their lives. His physician, Dr… Audio

Professor Kurt Krause joins The Panel to discuss whether President Trump could be a Covid-19 super-spreader, and the potential effectiveness or side effects of the cocktail of medications he is… Audio

US correspondent Susan Davis talks to Kathryn about the series of contradictory messages from the White House causing confusion about Donald Trump's condition. Also a look at political contingency… Audio

The Panel speaks to City College of NY, American History Professor Darren Staloff about President Trump's nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett for the Supreme Court. Audio

As the US COVID death toll passes two hundred thousand, President Trump says it's a "shame". The Panel speaks to US correspondent Carol Ramos about the toll and heated debated about the next Supreme… Audio

Donald Trump's only niece Mary has written a book about the toxic family history that she believes shaped her uncle. She talks to Kathryn Ryan about the revelations contained in Too Much and Never… Audio

With protests in Portland Oregon turning deadly and the National Guard headed for Kenosha, Wisconsin Ron Elving talks to Kathryn about what is going on, is this a race war, or something else? Also an… Audio

Donald Trump has secured the Republican party's renomination to be the presidential candidate, and counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway has announced she is leaving the White House to focus on… Audio

With Guam in lockdown after a surge of coronavirus cases, there's anger that the US military is flouting the restrictions. Audio

"In a dark season of pestilence, COVID has reduced to tatters the illusion of American exceptionalism" In his recent Rolling Stone essay The Unraveling of America Canadian anthropologist Wade Davis… Audio

Kamala Harris has been named the Democrats vice presidential candidate, at day three of the party's national convention. She's spoken at the convention, to accept her nomination. Audio