Barack Obama

The White House has released two playlists on the music app Spotify, all hand chosen by the President of the United States himself. Audio

President Barack Obama has formally unveiled his administration's ramped-up plan to cut carbon emissions from power plants declaring climate change the greatest threat facing the world. Audio

Managing editor of TIME magazine, who has written over a hundred TIME cover stories, and visted in New Zealand as a guest of Fulbright NZ, on their John F Kennedy Memorial Fellowship. Audio

The United States President, Barack Obama, has ended his Africa tour with a speech to regional leaders in which he said the continent's progress depended on democracy, freedom and human rights. Audio

21-year-old Dylann Roof is in police custody and is likely to be charged with the shooting of 9 black churchgoers in Charleston, South Carolina . Audio

Barack Obama is facing tough opposition from some of his fellow Democrats over the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal. Audio

Three hours into a night time curfew and hundreds of people still remain on the streets of the US city of Baltimore. Audio

Police in the American city of Baltimore are now asking for up to five-thousand officers to be brought in from surrounding areas, and the National Guard is standing by after a night of violence and… Audio

The American President, Barack Obama, has released his Budget plan. His 4-trillion-US-dollar proposal includes boosting taxes on higher income Americans and corporations and giving tax relief to the… Audio

President Obama says the United States is ready to "turn the page" after years of vicious recession and long and costly wars. Audio

The US President, Barack Obama, will head into this afternoon's State of the Union address riding the first rise in his approval ratings in years. Audio

There's been rioting and looting in the US town of Ferguson as protesters reacted furiously to the decision by a grand jury not to bring charges against a white policeman who shot dead a black… Audio

In Washington, Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel has resigned after less than two years in the job. Audio

President Obama has announced the most sweeping changes to the US immigration system in a generation. Audio

Prime Minister John Key, from a media conference last night at the APEC meeting, spoke about NZ's contribution to the fight against ISIS and a possible US presidential visit to Aotearoa New Zealand. Audio

In the United States every step of how a Dallas hospital treated Ebola victim Thomas Duncan is now under review. Audio

Insight travels to Washington to explore how NZ can balance relationship between US and China Audio

American president, Barack Obama, has ruled out sending combat troops to Iraq but says he may take military action in the future. Audio

As Washington and Moscow remain locked in their worst diplomatic showdown in decades, western leaders attending the G7 meeting in Brussels have called on Russia to take action over the Ukraine crisis Audio