Nina Maria Potts
Background on anti-trans activist headed to NZ
Rallies featuring the controversial British anti-trans activist Kellie-Jay Keen-Minshull, will go ahead in Auckland and Wellington this weekend if she's not stopped at the border.
Her entry into New… Audio
BBC struggling to cover sports after Lineker stood down
The BBC is struggling to restore public confidence in its impartiality, after a presenter who criticised proposed immigration policy was stood down.
Former England soccer captain Gary Lineker, the… Audio
ISIS leader in Syria killed in US drone strike
The leader of the Islamic State group in Syria has reportedly been killed in a US strike.
Details have emerged from the US military about the death of Maher al-Agal, who's one of the militant group's… 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
US Election Update
Nina-Maria Potts, Director of Global News Coverage at Featurestory joins the programme for an update on the US election. Audio
US Election Update
Nina-Maria Potts, Director of Global News Coverage at Featurestory joins the programme for an update on the US election. Audio
Election day eve arrives in United States
It's the eve of election day in the United States. Donald Trump and Joe Biden have been frantically campaigning across key battleground states.
Against the backdrop of a soaring second wave of… Audio
Trump backtracks on Helsinki comments
The US President has backtracked from his defence of Russia over claims of interference in the 2016 elections. It comes as he received a barrage of criticism for his remarks in Helsinki, yesterday… Audio
Trump-Kim meeting likely delayed - analysis
US President Donald Trump has said a historic summit with North Korea's Kim Jong-un next month may be delayed. He made the comments as he received South Korea's President Moon Jae-in at the White… Audio
Robert Mueller delivers the goods on Russian interference
Robert Mueller, the special counsel investigating Russian interference in the 2016 election has charged 13 Russians and three organisations with interfering in the US election to help Donald Trump… Audio
Trump not cleared by memo - Democrats, Republicans
Democrats and Republicans are casting doubt on President Donald Trump's claims that a declassified memo clears him in the Russia inquiry. President Trump tweeted on Sunday that the release of a… Audio
Michael Flynn developments
Donald Trump's former national security adviser Michael Flynn has pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI ... about conversations he had with the Russian ambassador to the US during the US election… Audio
Arrests expected soon in FBI's Russia probe
The first arrests in the FBI's investigation into Russian interference in last year's US presidential elections are expected in a little over 24 hours. On Friday a Federal grand jury approved the… Audio
Classified JFK files to be released
The thousands of government files on the assassination of President John F Kennedy have still to be released. The files are scheduled to be opened by the US National Archives on 26 October, but the… Audio
Trump denies saying soldier 'knew what he signed up for'
US President Donald Trump has taken to Twitter to reject criticism of the way he dealt with the widow of a fallen soldier. It took Mr Trump almost a fortnight before connecting with the families of… Audio
Senate hearing on Russia's 'meddling' in US elections
Russia tried to hijack the US election through "propaganda on steroids", says a Democratic senator investigating alleged Kremlin political meddling. His comments come as the Senate Intelligence… Audio
Heads of FBI, NSA give evidence on Russian meddling in election
An 'extraordinary week' in Washington has seen an intense hearing at the House Committee with the FBI director James Comey confirming an investigation into Donald Trump's campaign team's alleged links… Audio
Trump's new travel ban excludes Iraq
Donald Trump has signed an order banning travellers from six mostly Muslim countries - this time Iraq has been left off the list. Our Washington correspondent Nina-Maria Potts says Mr Trump can't… Audio
Trump ups ante in Obama wiretap claim
Our correspondent in Washington DC tells us political circles are in uproar over Donald Trump's demand that Congress investigate his claim his headquarters were wiretapped by the Obama administration.
…Correspondent Nina-Maria Potts on the eve of the US election
Nina-Maria Potts is covering the election in Washington DC. She joins Checkpoint with the latest in the day's campaigning. Video, Audio