Simon Marks

A search and rescue operation is underway in the United States after a cargo vessel slammed into the central support pillar of one of the largest bridges on America's eastern seaboard.

The bridge in… Audio

The deadline is nearly up for Donald Trump to come up with a bond of nearly half-a-billion-US dollars to appeal a civil fraud case.

Trump is seeking to overturn a New York court finding that he owes… Audio

US President Joe Biden will make his final State of the Union address of this term on Friday (NZ time).

Biden will have the opportunity to tout his accomplishments and pitch his re-election campaign… Audio

Nikki Haley has exited the race to become president of the United States, after winning just two races on Super Tuesday.

In a repeat of 2020, it leaves President Joe Biden to face his predecessor… Audio

It's one of the most significant dates in the US political calendar, Super Tuesday, when voters in more than a dozen states pick their Democratic and Republican candidates for the Presidential… Audio

The US Supreme Court has struck down Colorado's move to bar Donald Trump from its presidential primary.

Colorado's top court removed the former president from its ballot in December, citing the 14th… Audio

The US Presidential season is heating up this week with Super Tuesday, the biggest day in the primary election cycle when 15 states vote for their preferred presidential candidate.

While the day is… Audio

It's our last programme for the year so we're crossing to some of our international correspondents to look what's been happening on their patch and what might lie ahead.

Washington DC correspondent… Audio

Donald Trump has responded to the Colorado Supreme Court ruling that he is ineligible to run for office on the state's ballot next year.

The Court says Section 3 of the 14th amendment of the US… Audio

Voters in Ohio overwhelmingly approved an amendment which would enshrine the right to terminate pregnancy in the state's constitution Its success is likely to bolster Democrats' hopes that abortion… Audio

The United States is still a year away from the 2024 presidential election, but on Wednesday, voters around the country are heading to the booths to decide on other key positions and measures.

The… Audio

Donald Trump has slammed the civil fraud case into his vastly overstated business empire as 'ridiculous'.

A possible outcome of the case in New York could bar Trump from any further business activity… Audio

The United States House of Representatives is in paralysis after the Speaker of the House was removed from his post on Wednesday.

Kevin McCarthy was ousted when a group of hard-line Republicans voted… Audio

The US says China is considering supplying weapons and ammunition to Russia for its war in Ukraine.

China has refused to condem Russia's invasion of Ukraine and in the last year has deepend its ties… Audio

US President Joe Biden is heading to the US-Mexico border for the first time since he took office, as the country wrestles with a growing number of migrants.

It comes just days after he announced… Audio

In the United States, Republicans are scrambling after their House leader Kevin McCarthy suffered defeat again after six rounds of voting over the last two days. The US House of Representatives is in… Audio

Despite being booted out of office almost two years ago, former US president Donald Trump is still dominating US politics.

The committee investigating the January 6 insurrection of the US Capitol… Audio

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky is on his way to the United States to meet with President Joe Biden. 

It will be Zelensky's first trip abroad since Russia invaded Ukraine in February. 

The… Audio