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The FBI is trying to crack down on tech giant Apple — using a law passed in 1789. We hear how a case pitting national security against iPhone privacy might lead to an act of Congress.

Only a fraction of Democrats and Republicans have been heard from so far, and Super Tuesday is still more than a week away. But the battle lines are hardening for both presidential campaigns. Can Trump be stopped? Can Clinton be slowed down?

What tomorrow's presidential contests in Nevada and South Carolina say about the viability of establishment candidates momentum have real staying power.

What five years of civil war, regional strife and international terrorism has wrought in Syria. We hear dispatches from the humanitarian crisis that may well be getting worse.

The death of Justice Antonin Scalia leaves the US Supreme Court equally divided, with the battle over his successor just beginning. We hear what's at stake for court cases currently pending, the presidential campaign and the future of America's Third Branch of Government. 

Today, a profile of US Senator and presidential candidate Bernie Sanders. With Hillary Clinton feeling the heat, what fires are stoking "The Bern?"

The legacy of the late US Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia in law and politics. 

President Obama says the Gerrymandering of congressional district boundaries allows politicians to pick the voters rather than the other way around. It’s a historical process that’s being legally challenged in several states with potential consequences for this November’s elections.

Two decades after the Cold War, tensions are on the increase between the NATO Alliance and Russia.  NATO's planning a military buildup in Eastern Europe mostly at US expense.  We hear why and get Russia's reaction. 

After Iowa and New Hampshire, Trump and Sanders are gaining ground among Republicans and Democrats. But there's a long way to go. We hear about strengths, weaknesses and challenges to come in both political parties.