USA
Alabama abortion decision
Alabama is the latest to restrict pregnancy terminations - abortions will be illegal in nearly all ciurcumstances. And sixteen other states are seeking to impose new restrictions on abortion. Those… Audio
Unlikely Felicity Huffman will go to jail - Maria Cramer
US actress Felicity Huffman has pleaded guilty to her part in a college admissions rort, where she paid $15,000 to a fake charity to get her daughter into a top college. Boston Globe reporter Maria… Audio
Go-Fund-Me campaign to build a border wall
The man who started up a Go-Fund-Me campaign to raise money to build a border wall between the US and Mexico is being questioned by his donors who are wondering if it's ever going to happen, and what… Audio
Alabama and Georgia race to curb abortion
From the US, Washington bureau chief of The Guardian, David Smith talks to Kathryn about the race to outlaw abortion in Alabama, with Georgia and five other states signing bills to dramatically curb… Audio
American state's abortion law fuels Hollywood boycott call
A new abortion law in the US state of Georgia has fuelled calls for a Hollywood boycott from actors and production companies.
US police allege man planned to bomb white supremacist rally
Authorities in the US believe they've foiled a plot by a US Army veteran who wanted revenge for attacks on Muslims around the world, including the Christchurch mosque shootings. Jane Lanhee Lee… Video, Audio
Biden campaigns, NRA in turmoil
From the US, Washington bureau chief of The Guardian, David Smith talks to Kathryn about former Vice President Joe Biden's first campaign rally as he eyes up the 2020 Democratic nomination, an… Audio
Right-wing radicalism an under-acknowledged threat, according to investigative journalist David Neiwert
Investigative journalist David Neiwert discusses his book Alt-America: The Rise of the Radical Right in the Time of Trump with Paul Thomas. Audio
US parents who shackled, starved children jailed for life
A US couple who starved a dozen of their children and kept some shackled to beds have been sentenced to life in prison, ending a shocking case that revealed a house of horrors hidden behind a veneer…
Trump's endorsement of 'Sanctuary Cities"
From the US, Washington bureau chief of The Guardian, David Smith talks to Kathryn about the US President's idea of moving illegal immigrants to so-called "sanctuary cities", urban centres usually run… Audio
Trump 'strongly looking' at releasing migrants in Democratic cities
US President Donald Trump says he is strongly considering releasing "illegal immigrants" into Democratic strongholds to punish congressional foes for inaction on the border.
Homeland Security Secretary leaves the Trump administration
From the US, Susan Milligan with the latest on the resignation of Homeland Security secretary, Kirstjen Nielsen, amid growing border tensions. Also, a number of women have now come forward claiming… Audio
US faces avocado shortage if Trump closes Mexico border
Americans could face an avocado shortage and higher prices for fruits and vegetables if President Donald Trump carries out his threat to shut down the US-Mexico border. Fred Katayama reports. Video, Audio
Blow for Biden, & does Trump cheat at golf?
From the US, Washington bureau chief of The Guardian, David Smith talks to Kathryn about unwanted touching and kissing allegations levelled at former Vice President Joe Biden amid talk he may run for… Audio
DIY diplomacy: Spacebridge
It's a far out true story featuring New Age thinking, The Space Race, dream telepathy, the Grateful Dead, and ESP. With the world living under the threat of nuclear attack, the idea was to bypass Cold… Audio
White nationalism born in the USA
It seems that the modern wave of white nationalism is originating in the US and spreading elsewhere. The Christchurch mosque killer is a self-confessed follower of American white nationalism… Audio
The US President's reaction to the Mueller report
Susan Milligan reports from Washington DC on Donald Trump being cleared of conspiring with Russia over the US 2016 election. The President is accusing his enemies of doing evil and treasonous things… Audio
Mueller Report: No conspiracy by Trump campaign with Russia
A letter sent to Congress today says the report by Special Counsel Robert Mueller has found no evidence that the Trump campaign or his associates conspired with Russia. We cross to the Guardian's… Audio
USA correspondent - David Smith
From the US, Washington bureau chief of The Guardian, David Smith. Audio
Win boosts Black Sticks women into fifth
The Black Sticks women have climbed into fifth place on hockey's Pro League ladder with a 3-1 win over the United States in Auckland on Friday.