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Trump's one-speech-fits-all
US President Donald Trump has told a Scout jamboree about the cesspool that is the US political system. Audio
Trump Jr to Testify
Donald Trump Junior and the former Trump campaign manager, Paul Manafort will testify before the US Senate Judiciary Committee in Washington next week. The President's son-in-law and senior adviser… Audio
KO drops back in US Open
New Zealand golfer Lydia Ko has slipped back to 10th place after the second round of the US Open at Trump National in New Jersey.
US political scientist talks latest Trump Russia scandal
US Politicial scientistt Gary Jacobson talks about the ramifications and implications of Trump junior talking to the Russians. Audio
Take down of Trump by Aussie journo at G20
Australian reporter's epic take down of Trump sets twitterverse on fire. Audio
Kerry-Anne Walsh with news from Australia
It's Friday so we cross the ditch to Canberra to talk to our correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio
North Korea's missile testing likely to be on G20 agenda
The threat posed by North Korea will be among the key issues for world leaders at this weekend's G20 summit in Germany. Melissa Hanham is a senior research associate with the Middlebury Institute of… Audio
G20 leaders gearing up for summit in Hamburg
Our correspondent Natalie Carney is in Hamburg for the G20 and says the protestors aren't going to make the summit easy at all. Audio
'Ample precedent' for impeachment, says academic
Allan Lichtman, a distinguished professor of history at American University in Washington, says in his latest book, The Case for Impeachment, President Trump could face impeachment for any number of… Audio
Will Comey's testimony hurt Trump?
US political scientist Gary Jacobson says there is no evidence from the Comey hearings so far that Trump has done anything illegal, and it is unlikely to lead to impeachment. Audio
White House rejects Comey claims Trump is a liar
The White House has rejected James Comey's claims President Donald Trump is a liar. Ron Hosko is a former assistant director of the FBI and says it would have genuinely hurt Comey to testify. Audio
"Lies, plain and simple" testimony from James Comey
The former FBI chief James Comey has lashed out at the Trump administration saying the comments about him and the FBI were "lies plain and simple". Our Washington correspondent Simon Marks has been… Audio
Ex-FBI director James Comey's explosive testimony
Ex-FBI chief James Comey has told Congress that the Trump administration's comments about him and the FBI were "lies plain and simple". The Hill's political columnist Brent Budowsky is covering the… Audio
Top White House communications aide resigns
Simon Marks joins us on the latest from the White House, with spokesman Sean Spicer upset at bad reporting over Donald Trump's recent first overseas trip. Audio
Merkel and Modi meet as US / Germany rift widens
Donald Trump has stepped up his criticism of Germany and its commitment to NATO following comments from Angela Merkel that the USA was no longer such a reliable ally. Audio
FBI scrutinieses Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner
Washington Post's Matt Zapotosky talks to Checkpoint about Donald Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser, Jared Kushner, who is under FBI scrutiny as part of the Russia investigation. Video, Audio
Pope urges US President to stay in Paris Climate Agreement
The US President Donald Trump has met with Pope Francis in Rome in what is the third stop of his first international trip as President of the United States. Rome Reports news agency reporter Melissa… Audio
USA correspondent Susan Milligan
Kathryn Ryan talks to Susan Milligan about the repeal and replace bill that would replace Obamacare. Audio
Trump "There is no collusion" with Russia
President Trump has once again said he did not ask FBI director James Comey to end the Michael Flynn investigation. Simon Marks updates us on Donald Trump's latest press conference where he insisted… Audio
Trump trials and tribulations
The US President Donald Trump says he's the most unfairly treated president ever. We ask Al Gillespie of the University of Waikato if this could be true? Audio