Simon Marks

The American President Donald Trump is spending another day at the White House, with no public events on his schedule.

But behind the scenes, he continues to hold a series of private meetings that… Audio

US President Donald Trump is denying he plans to introduce martial law in the United States, after multiple news organizations reported there was a "screaming match" at the White House over the issue… Audio

In the US more than 3600 people died of Covid-19 yesterday a new, shocking record for a country that has now recorded more than 17 million cases of coronavirus infection.

A second vaccine is expected… Audio

Mitch McConnell, the Republican leader in the US Senate, has finally congratulated Joe Biden on becoming the US President-elect.

The exchange came hours after the Electoral College met and declared… Audio

We head to Washington DC, with the latest from the long-drawn out Presidential election and related shenanigans is our correspondent Simon Marks. Audio

In a milestone moment for the US, a critical care nurse in Long Island has become the first person in the country to receive the Covid-19 vaccination.

Sandra Lindsay works as an intensive-care nurse… Audio

The US public will start to receiving the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine from Monday after it was authorised for emergency use.

The first three million doses of the vaccine have just started to… Audio

The US has started shipping the Covid-19 vaccine around the country as the city of Boston registers record Covid-19 levels Electoral College voters gather to caste ther votes and affirm Joe Biden as… Audio

The United States has recorded more than 3000 Covid-19 deaths in a single day.

That is more than were killed in the 9/11 terror attacks and the highest 24-hour total anywhere in the world since the… Audio

After criss-crossing the country over the past few weeks, former New York Mayor and President Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Guiliani yesterday tested positive for Covid-19. Nathan Rarere gets the… Audio

Figures released overnight show more than 3000 people died of covid-19 in the US yesterday. This is a record number of deaths due to the virus. Some projections show another 150,000 people could die… Audio

Joe Biden is hinting at closer ties with New Zealand and the wider Asia-Pacific region when he takes charge in the White House.

The US president-elect gave separate interviews published in major… Audio

The US Justice Department is investigating an alleged 'bribery for pardon scheme' at the White House in exchange for a Presidential Pardon. Court records unsealed yesterday show a request from August… Audio

America's coronavirus curve is steep and it keeps climbing.

The pandemic is the worst its been since Covid-19 first entered the United States, according to the country's top infectious disease… Audio

To the US - joining Nathan Rarere from Washington for all the latest on the dying days of the Trump administration is our correspondent Simon Marks. Audio

Let's begin in the United States where there's been more bad news for Donald Trump over the weekend - a judge in Pennsylvania has dismissed yet another law suit aimed at up-ending the election. The… Audio

Donald Trump's lawyers continue to claim the presidential election was influenced by systematic, organised corruption across the country.

So far, the Trump campaign has filed dozens of lawsuits and… Audio

To the US now where, President-Elect Joe Biden says the longer President Trump waits to concede the election and begin the transfer of power - the more people will die of covid-19. The Biden team is… Audio