This Month
- Opinion
- US Votes 2024
America, we can no longer pretend Trump is not who we are
The Harris campaign, as the Biden campaign before it, laboured under the misapprehension that more exposure to the Republican would repel voters.
- Carlos Lozada
- Opinion
- US Votes 2024
Trump’s stunning rebuff of his critics
Donald Trump’s return to the White House means the return of an unpredictable president with big plans to Make America Great Again – and fewer restraints on his power.
- Jennifer Hewett
The expats in Australia helping to decide if it’s Trump or Harris
The Democrats Abroad movement has helped at least 10,000 Americans living in Australia vote in this year’s presidential election.
- Gus McCubbing and Jonathan Shapiro
Secret messages as celebrities urge women to vote Harris
What started as a whisper campaign has become a controversial advert, amplified by Julia Roberts and Michelle Obama, and drawn furious backlash from the right.
- Emily Davies
- Analysis
- US Votes 2024
‘You got this’: Harris joins SNL for a pep talk With Maya Rudolph
The vice president’s appearance, in a sketch delivered across a fictional dressing-room mirror, contained a solid riff that poked some fun at Donald Trump.
- Katie Rogers, Nicholas Nehamas and Maggie Haberman
- Opinion
- US election
Why millions of Americans hold their nose and vote for Trump
Australians might wonder how this race is even close. But for voters who think they haven’t got much left to hang on to, it’s easy to feel you’ve got nothing to lose.
- Lidija Ivanovski
October
- Analysis
- US Votes 2024
Democrats are leaning on celebrity star power. Will it matter?
As the 2024 campaign whirls into its final week, Democrats are noticeably leaning on their star power advantage, calling on a diverse range of celebrities.
- Dan Merica
- Opinion
- US Votes 2024
Harris reminds voters of Trump’s role in insurrection
Kamala Harris reminds voters of Donald Trump’s role in the January 6 insurrection. But a clumsy line from President Joe Biden derailed her appeal for unity.
- Jennifer Hewett
Trump, allies link Biden’s ‘garbage’ comment to 2016 ‘deplorables’
President Joe Biden provided ammunition to the Republican campaign by appearing to call Trump supporters “garbage” while talking to Latino allies by video.
- Jonathan Swan and Maggie Haberman
A week until the US election: Here’s what you should know
Trump and Harris are fighting the most volatile and unpredictable White House contest in living memory, so what could happen next?
- Oliver Roeder, Eva Xiao and Radhika Rukmangadhan
- Opinion
- US Votes 2024
Why women will decide the US election
This time around, it’s women who are angry – not so much about the demise of factory jobs as the threats to abortion rights, and the economic risks posed by Trump.
- Rana Foroohar
- Opinion
- US Votes 2024
Democrats fear nightmare of Trump win
To the frustration and alarm of Democrats, Kamala Harris is yet to “close the deal” to prevent a return of Donald Trump as US president. Why is the race so tight?
- Jennifer Hewett
- Opinion
- US Votes 2024
Time for Kamala Harris to start ‘scaring the crap out of voters’
Veteran political strategist James Carville and others in the Democrats camp are worried their presidential candidate is failing to land the hard punches as the weeks tick by.
- Maureen Dowd
A month out, Harris and Trump campaigns brace for ‘trench warfare’
Top officials in both campaigns describe it as a grind-it-out race, where movements measured in a few thousand votes could sway the election outcome.
- Lisa Lerer, Reid J. Epstein and Maggie Haberman
- Opinion
- Trump's America
Donald Trump’s secret sauce - he just gets very lucky
From The Apprentice to Hillary Clinton’s email scandal, something always seems to turn up for Trump. But every gambler knows his luck will run out.
- Pamela Paul
September
- Opinion
- US Votes 2024
Kamala Harris has the measure of Donald Trump
By any objective measure, the vice president won the debate – even some Fox News pundits called it a bad night for her rival. Voters, however, might not agree.
- Edward Luce
August
Republicans fear Trump’s campaign strategy is failing
Republicans are anxious about Trump’s failure to mount effective attacks on the vice president and his embrace of fringe politicians.
- James Politi, Steff Chávez and Alex Rogers
- Opinion
- US election
The astonishing metamorphosis of Kamala Harris
Her shift from indifferent vice president to source of Obama-scale enthusiasm has caught many unaware. Yet Democratic talk of victory is dangerously premature.
- Updated
- Edward Luce
‘I gave my best’: Biden defends legacy as he passes torch to Harris
One month after an unprecedented mid-campaign switch, the opening night of the convention in Chicago was designed to give a graceful exit to the US president.
- Matthew Cranston
Democrats, protesters in Chicago to cheer or challenge Harris and Biden
The Democratic National Convention kick-off was expected to draw tens of thousands of protesters, many opposed to the Biden administration’s support for Israel.
- Steve Holland, Doina Chiacu and Nandita Bose