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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
PredictIt puts chance of Trump impeachment at 30 percent
Geoff Todd, the Managing Director of VicLink, which runs the online political stock market Predict It says it puts the chance of Trump being impeachment in 2017 at 30 percent. Audio
Former FBI assistant Director: latest claims add to anxiety
Reports from the White House suggest the administration is becoming more and more chaotic with reports of shouting and yelling behind closed doors. A former assistant director of the FBI Ronald Hosko.
…Washington Post reporter predicts end of Trump Presidency
Morning Report talks to the Washington Post reporter Greg Miller who broke the story of Mr Trump's disclosure of classified material. He says Trump officials have gone into hiding and "the defenders… Audio
Putin offers to provide Congress transcript of meeting
The Russian President Vladimir Putin has offered to provide Congress transcript of meeting the meeting between his Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and the US President Donald Trump. We cross to our… Audio
White House hits back at Trump intel criticism
The White House is fighting back against criticism Donald Trump may have compromised intelligence sources when he shared classified information with Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov last week… Audio
A week in Trump Land
The Rock for US President, "idiot" is the word which most springs to mind according to a poll on Donald Trump and Al Gillespie of the University of Waikato on James Comey. Audio
Former FBI director calls Comey firing disgraceful
A former assistant director of the FBI says the multiple reasons given for the firing of former director, James Comey, suggests the Trump administration is misleading the American public, and it… Audio
Acting FBI director contradicts White House over James Comey
The acting director of the FBI, Andrew McCabe, has directly contradicted the White House's account of the sacking of former director James Comey. What's going on? Our correspondent in Washington Simon… Audio
James Comey and the Watergate comparison
Comparisons are being made between the sacking of the FBI's James Comey and that of the special prosecutor investigating the burglary at Watergate. Audio
USA correspondent - Susan Milligan
Kathryn Ryan talks to Susan Milligan about the repeal and replace bill that would replace Obamacare. Audio
