Now playing Next USA US election: Trump refuses to take part in virtual debate with Biden Organisers had said the campaign rivals would debate from separate locations because of the president's COVID-19 diagnosis. 08/10/2020
Now playing Next USA US debate commission to make changes to format after Trump-Biden clash The commission said it was "clear that additional structure should be added to the format of the remaining debates". 01/10/2020
Now playing Next USA Trump-Biden presidential debate: Five key takeaways Trump is no stranger to going on the offensive, but his fighting approach on stage left his Democratic opponent struggling to complete a sentence during the debate. 30/09/2020
Now playing Next USA First US presidential debate: Trump and Biden lock horns from outset There were heated clashes over the president's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, the integrity of the election results, personal attacks about Biden's family and how the Supreme Court will shape the future of the nation’s health care. 30/09/2020
Now playing Next USA Stage set for first debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden The two main candidates in November's US presidential election will meet for the first of three televised debates early on Wednesday morning European time 29/09/2020
Now playing Next USA How Trump and Biden are preparing for first presidential debate Trump and Biden will face off next week in the first of three presidential debates before the high stakes November election. 26/09/2020
Now playing Next USA US President Trump nominates anti-abortion judge to Supreme Court Amy Coney Barrett has described abortion as "always immoral". The Republican-dominated Senate is planning to confirm her and the Democrats are powerless to stop it. 26/09/2020
Now playing Next state of the union Europe's week: Failed sanctions and a rebooted migration policy Sanctions against Belarusian strongman, Alexander Lukashenko, failed to materialise this week, as the EU launched its much anticipated and revamped migration pact. 25/09/2020
Now playing Next USA US Supreme Court: Barrett favourite as Trump moves to fill RBG post The US President says he expects to decide by the weekend on a Supreme Court replacement for Ruth Bader Ginsburg, ignoring Democratic objections. 22/09/2020
Now playing Next USA Biden urges Senators to follow their conscience on US Supreme Court Justice The ideological balance of the nine-member court is crucial to its rulings on the most important issues in US law.. 21/09/2020
Now playing Next USA Biden blasts Trump's 'criminal' virus response at drive-in town hall US Democratic candidate Joe Biden called President Donald Trump's downplaying of COVID-19 "close to criminal". 18/09/2020
Now playing Next United Kingdom Biden to UK: No US trade deal if Irish peace deal is Brexit 'casualty' The US presidential candidate's warning comes amid international dismay at the UK government's plan to overrule parts of the legally-binding EU divorce deal. 17/09/2020
Now playing Next USA US wildfires: Trump dismisses science and predicts cooler temperatures Democratic presidential challenger Joe Biden branded Trump a 'climate arsonist' after the US President said 'don't think science knows' about the causes of west coast wildfires. 15/09/2020
Now playing Next USA What does a Biden administration mean for key European issues? From climate change to an EU-US trade deal, how will the next man in the White House impact major European issues? 11/09/2020
Now playing Next USA Trump draws criticism for alleged comments mocking US war dead The president said a report claiming he called US soldiers killed in action "losers" and "suckers" was a "fake story". 05/09/2020
Now playing Next USA US election race: Joe Biden meets Jacob Blake's family in Wisconsin The Democratic candidate's visit to Kenosha followed that of Donald Trump two days earlier. Biden accused the US President of legitimizing the human 'dark side'. 03/09/2020
Now playing Next USA 'Best yet to come': Trump formally accepts presidential nomination He spoke to a crowd of 1,500 - largely maskless - people, at the White House. 28/08/2020
Now playing Next USA National Guard called out after police shoot Black man in Wisconsin Wisconsin’s governor summoned the National Guard to head off another round of violent protests after the police shooting of a Black man in the back multiple times in Kenosha on Sunday. 24/08/2020
Now playing Next USA Kamala Harris with official VP nomination Harris has been tipped as a future standard-bearer for the Democratic Party as she prepares to make her acceptance speech as the first woman of colour to be nominated to a party's presidential election ticket. 19/08/2020
Now playing Next USA Democrats officially nominate Biden to take on Trump “Donald Trump says we’re leading the world. Well, we are the only major industrial economy to have its unemployment rate triple,” former US President Bill Clinton said in a speech to endorse Joe Biden. 19/08/2020