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US elections update
Max Towle from RNZ's worldwatch is with us for the latest on the count.. Audio
Reaction to Donald Trump's defiant speech
Jesse speaks to political correspondent Jagruti Dave and political commentator Brent Budowsky. Audio
Donald Trump speaks, claims he's been cheated out of victory
The US President, Donald Trump, has spoke for the first time since the election on Wednesday.
He says he has been cheated out of a victory.
Worldwatch reporter, Perlina Lau, spoke to Politico… Audio
The wait for a US Presidential election result continues
Neither Donald Trump nor Joe Biden has yet been declared the winner of the US Presidential election, with vote counting still underway in six states.
Five of those states could swing either way, with… Audio
Republican campaign legal challenges to voting mount
Counting of millions of postal votes continues in Georgia, Arizona, Nevada and Pennsylvania as well as North Carolina and Alaska. Without evidence, Donald Trump alleges fraud and maintains the… Audio
Senator Heidi Heitkamp - how rural America has voted
Heidi Heitkamp was a Democratic senator for North Dakota from 2013 to 2019. A businesswoman, lawyer and politician, Senator Heitkamp is now with the Washington based think tank - the McCain Institute… Audio
US Election on a knife-edge
The race for the White House remains uncertain and hinges on a handful of key states. US correspondent Ron Elving is watching as the results trickle through from battleground states. Audio
US Election 2020: Challenges to democracy
The Panel speaks to New Yorker Ian Hoffmann, who worked on the campaign for Bernie Sanders in 2016. Audio
US Election 2020: The latest analysis
US election expert Associate Professor Brendon O'Connor from Sydney University provides election analysis. Audio
US election: What panellists have been thinking about
Panellists Tracey Barnett and Peter Field are joined by NZ journalist Simon Hampton, who reports from Washington. Audio
Legal challenges in the US Elections
Professor Tim Kuhner from Auckland University on whether the election will be decided by courts, rather than the voters. Audio
Economist Jeff Rubin 'the expendables have spoken'
A few months ago Jesse spoke to Canadian economist Jeff Rubin about his book The Expendables: How the Middle Class Got Screwed by Globalisation and now he says that the events of the last 24 hours… Audio
Chaos and drama were predicted ahead of the US elections
The current chaos, the close race, the attempt to have the US election decided in the courts, instead of by voters, was predicted in detail by author Sarah Kendzior and writer Andrea Chalupa on their… Audio
Biden closing in on 270 electoral votes and Presidential win
Joe Biden is rebuilding the "blue wall" one brick at a time, after being projected to win Michigan and Wisconsin - bringing the former vice-president even closer to the 270 votes he needs to secure… Audio
What will US President outcome mean for NZ?
The US Presidential hopeful, Joe Biden, has spoken from Delaware today, and admitted the vote shows the United States is a divided country.
The former Cabinet Minister, Tim Groser, was New Zealand's… Audio
US Presidential race looking good for Democrats
The Democratic Presidential hopeful, Joe Biden, is closing in on the US presidency, with 253 of the 270 electoral college votes required to win.
RNZ's US Correspondent is Sarah Walton and she spoke… Audio
Protests in Michigan as state called for Joe Biden
The Democratic Presidential hopeful, Joe Biden, is closing in on the US presidency, with 253 of the 270 electoral college votes required to win.
The Republican Party candidate, Donald Trump, has 213… Audio
US Election: Joe Biden addresses the nation
Presidential hopeful Joe Biden addresses the nation, and Kathryn speaks with Dr. Christopher Borick, Professor of Political Science and Director of the Muhlenberg College Institute of Public Opinion… Audio
US election: The legal challenges explained
What are the legal challenges threatening to delay the outcome of the US election? Could they make their way up to the US Supreme Court, the ultimate legal authority in the US? Steven Schneebaum is a… Audio
US election: What happens now?
Investigative journalist Ron Suskind has written about the presidency and national affairs for more than three decades, and recently published an article based on interviews with dozens of officials -… Audio