Now playing Next USA Barack Obama blasts Donald Trump’s record in Biden campaign pitch The former US president Barack Obama said “we’ve got to vote like never before” as he blasted Donald Trump’s record on the coronavirus pandemic. 22/10/2020
Now playing Next USA Barack Obama to hold first in-person event for candidate Joe Biden While Obama is usually one of the party’s biggest draws and most compelling speakers, that impact may be blunted by the format. 21/10/2020
Now playing Next USA US elections: High numbers of Americans turn out for early voting Early voting opened in the key state of Florida and thousands of Americans are turning out to vote. 20/10/2020
Now playing Next The Cube Explained: Social networks face backlash over misinformation methods The decision by Facebook and Twitter to restrict a controversial article by the New York Post on Joe Biden has opened a wider debate about how social media companies tackle misinformation. Twitter has since reversed a decision to block access to the article. 16/10/2020
Now playing Next USA US election: Trump, Biden go at it — from a distance — in town halls Trump and Biden were supposed to spend Thursday night on the same debate stage in Miami. But that faceoff was scuttled after Trump’s coronavirus infection. 16/10/2020
Now playing Next USA Trump says he is 'immune' from coronavirus to sceptical response The White House doctor has said the president is not considered a transmission risk, without declaring that he had tested negative for the virus. 11/10/2020
Now playing Next USA Trump not a COVID-19 transmission risk to others, his doctor says Dr Sean Conley wrote in a health update that 10 days after first experiencing symptoms, the US leader is now "fever-free well over 24 hours and all symptoms improved" and that tests "reveal there is no longer evidence of actively replicating virus." 10/10/2020
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