This Month
PM, Dutton trade barbs; Star’s lifeline fails; Investors too calm
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
US senator breaks record with 24-hour anti-Trump speech
Cory Booker’s marathon address was an attempt to show frustrated supporters that the Democrats are doing everything possible to contest Donald Trump’s agenda.
August 2024
Democrats aim to woo Jewish voters alienated by protests
Democrats are trying to win support from left-leaning Jewish voters who have been disheartened by a rise in antisemitic incidents and backlash from pro-Palestinian protesters.
December 2021
New US push for vaccines, boosters to stem ‘raging’ omicron
The government is gearing up for the next phase of battle in a two-year fight against a virus that has killed 800,000 people in the US and disrupted every aspect of daily life.
November 2020
Facebook, Twitter CEOs confronted over speech rules
US senators renewed accusations that the companies are failing to moderate online speech and showed bipartisan support for changing a law that protects them from lawsuits.
August 2020
Joe Biden and the riddle of Kamala Harris
Biden has hired not just a running mate but an executive burden-sharer and — forgive the macabre note — a viable stand-in. But who is Kamala Harris really?
Biden close to naming running mate
Joe Biden's political team has prepared roll-out plans for several short-listed candidates and he is expected to announce his decision as soon as Tuesday.
June 2020
Tensions ease as peaceful protests expand across US
President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that he was ordering National Guard troops to begin withdrawing from the nation's capital.
January 2020
Cory Booker ends presidential bid
Democrat Cory Booker dropped out of the presidential race Monday, ending a campaign whose message of unity and love failed to resonate in a political era marked by chaos and anxiety.