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Redacted 400-page Mueller report gets mid-April release date
A redacted version of Robert Mueller's full report into Russian interference in the 2016 US election will be made public "by mid-April", US Attorney General William Barr says.
Mueller report: The best day of Trump's presidency
Opinion - Today is without doubt the best day that US President Donald Trump has had since his inauguration, the BBC's John Sopel writes.
Mueller report doesn't conclude Trump committed a crime
US House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler says the Mueller report doesn't conclude US President Donald Trump committed a crime, but neither does it exonerate him.
Trump 'not out of woods' after Mueller report
In the United States, details are beginning to emerge on Robert Mueller's report into foreign interference in the 2016 election campaign. Guyon Espiner talks to Simon Marks in Washington DC with the… Audio
Will Robert Mueller's report be made public?
Democrats in the United States have said they'll continue investigating allegations of collusion against President Trump - even if the Justice Department decides not to lay charges. Special Counsel… Audio
Robert Mueller's collusion report goes to US Congress
Findings from Robert Mueller's two year investigation into alleged collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia are expected to be given to Congress today. Special Counsel Robert Mueller submitted… Audio
Trump rejects claims of anti-Islamic rhetoric
US president Donald Trump has taken to Twitter overnight to reject claims his anti-Islamic rhetoric helped fuel the Christchurch mosque attacks. The accused gunman Brenton Tarrant had praised Mr Trump… Audio
Ex-Trump aide Manafort gets 43 months more jail time
Donald Trump's former campaign chief Paul Manafort has been jailed for 43 more months on charges stemming from the Russia investigation.
Trump wants $8.6bn more for border wall in budget
The US President wants to slash the country's foreign aid budget and boost spending on the military and a southern border wall in his 2020 budget.
Trump tribulations & Bernie's back
From the US, Washington bureau chief of The Guardian, David Smith with the latest on the US House panel inquiry into President Donald Trump, amid accusations of obstruction and abuse of power. Also… Audio
House panel launches sweeping probe of Trump
A sweeping new probe of US President Donald Trump, his White House, his campaign and his businesses is being launched.
US House to begin Trump obstruction of justice inquiry
A committee of the US House of Representatives is seeking documents alleging obstruction of justice, corruption and abuse of power by President Donald Trump and his aides.
Executive time: Presidential slackers in history
The Iowa State University Professor of History Stacy Cordery has looked at what appears to be a disproportionate number of hours of "executive time" that factor in US President Trump's schedule. Audio
Al Gillespie: Conflict on the India/Pakistan border and Michael Cohen testimony
Waikato University's professor of international law Al Gillespie joins the show to discuss the rising tension between India and Pakistan. Audio
Jean H. Lee: Breakdown in second US - North Korea Summit in Vietnam
The second summit involving US President Donald Trump and North Korea leader Kim Jong Un, Vietnam failed. Jean H. Lee, a North Korea expert at the Wilson Center in Washington DC, gives her analysis. Audio
No deal reached with North Korea - White House
US President Donald Trump says he walked away from a nuclear deal at a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un because of unacceptable demands to lift sanctions. Video
Ivan Watson: Trump needs more than photo-op to win back headlines
Donald Trump's expected to front a press conference about his latest meeting with North Korean leader Kim Yong Un, but instead he's likely to face a barrage of questions about allegations he is a… Audio
Trump declares talks with Kim Jong Un as ‘very successful’
It's second date territory for President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Yong Un who are talking de-nuclearisation in Vietnam. BBC's Jon Sopel joined Checkpoint from Hanoi, where the duo's… Video, Audio
Karen Kasler: U.S. political correspondent
Karen Kasler, a political journalist, talks about the release this coming week of the long-awaited Mueller report in the U.S. Audio
Trump confirms he'll use emergency powers to build wall
The US president has confirmed he will use emergency powers to build a wall on the border with Mexico.
