October 2023
- Analysis
- Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Left’s take on Hamas stuns US Jews – and threatens Democrat split
Anti-Israel sentiment on university campuses and in street protests has sparked anger among a nation of people often aligned with the political left in the US.
- Joshua Chaffin
September 2023
Biden to visit striking autoworkers one day before Trump
Joe Biden’s visit, which experts say may be the first visit by a sitting president to a strike in 100 years, will come a day before Donald Trump’s address to workers.
- Lauren Kaori Gurley, Jeanne Whalen and Erica Werner
May 2023
‘Welfare to work’ rules become sticking point in US debt ceiling fight
Republicans insist on tougher requirements, but progressive Democrats say they will reject any attempt to compromise.
- Lauren Fedor and Jame Politi
- Analysis
- Social media
Invite-only Twitter lookalike users double in a day
Jack Dorsey’s new social media initiative, Bluesky, is gaining momentum, pitting him against Elon Musk.
- Hannah Murphy
April 2023
Dissenting politicians join young activists to oppose TikTok bans
A small but diverse group of politicians speak out against restrictions to the Chinese-owned video app.
- Yuan Yang
- Opinion
- TikTok
TikTok is the sound of the clock ticking on globalisation
Compromise does not seem to be possible between the Biden administration and a social media sensation that has America hooked.
- Kenneth Rogoff
April 2022
- Opinion
- Federal election
Albo missing his opportunity to go viral with the virus
As his lieutenants pick up the campaigning slack while he is in COVID-19 isolation, Labor’s leader is passing up the opportunity to connect directly with the online community.
- Jessica Sier
November 2021
- Analysis
- US politics
Infrastructure win provides late, temporary relief for Biden
After last week’s electoral defeat in Virginia, the US President finally won support for his $1.6 trillion infrastructure package.
- Matthew Cranston
October 2021
Democrats to subpoena Big Oil in climate deception probe
Members of US Congress concerned about climate change questioned executives of top oil majors and trade groups under oath for the first time.
- Valerie Volcovici and Timothy Gardner
July 2021
- Opinion
- China relations
Why the US is quietly outshining China
Xi Jinping likes to say China owns the future and the West is in decline. But appearances can also deceive
- Sam Roggeveen
June 2021
New Yorkers set post-pandemic course in mayoral primary
The slate of candidates is the city’s most diverse and could produce New York’s first female or Asian mayor. The city has had 109 male leaders and only one - David Dinkins - was black.
- Henry Goldman
May 2021
Biden and Netanyahu face rough early test of relationship
US President Joe Biden’s efforts to persuade Benjamin Netanyahu to halt military strikes against Hamas in Gaza are plunging the two leaders into a difficult early test.
- Aamer Madhani and Ellen Knickmeyer
Biden faces rift with progressives over response to Gaza conflict
The US President maintains a strong pro-Israel stance while party grassroots are more critical.
- Kiran Stacey
March 2021
- Opinion
- Biden's White House
Obama was supposed to change the world but it was left to his goofy VP
Creaky, old-fashioned Joe Biden has moved fast to embrace radical change while Barack Obama has become a cautionary tale.
- Maureen Dowd
Biden faces challenge from surge of migrants at the Mexican border
The problem for the administration is both the number of children crossing the border and what to do with them once they are in custody.
- Zolan Kanno-Youngs and Michael D. Shear
February 2021
Robinhood CEO defends role in GameStop stock frenzy
Vlad Tenev defended the trading platform to US Congress, while apologising to customers for restricting their ability to trade at the height of the frenzy.
- Marcy Gordon and Alex Veiga
Robinhood, under the gun, raises $US2.4 billion
The extraordinarily high volume of trading by amateur investors, many egged on by social media and determined to challenge Wall Street hedge funds, had put a strain on Robinhood’s balance sheet.
- Nathaniel Popper, Michael J. de la Merced and David McCabe
January 2021
Joe Biden and me
Even Australian students can get unprecedented access to America's most senior politicians when Iowa becomes the epicentre of the political universe.
- William Davis
December 2020
Biden’s multicultural dream team takes the stage in America
The incoming US president has been praised for the diversity of his cabinet and key administration appointments. But there is some concern about policy direction and coherence.
- Michael Hirsh
November 2020
Biden and transition team ready to move on cabinet picks
The US President-elect and his transition team are expected to move quickly to fill positions in his cabinet, although he may be forced to make more moderate selections if Republicans retain control of the Senate.
- James Politi