This Month
Trump targets top US law firms in DEI purge
The administration’s Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said law firms may have discriminated against white workers, by adopting DEI hiring practices.
December 2024
Kash Patel, from ‘not a credible witness’ to pick to lead the FBI
Patel has been a vocal supporter of Donald Trump for years and has said he would upend the FBI and radically reshape its mission.
November 2024
The ‘Russian agent’ inside Trump’s White House
Donald Trump’s pick to be his director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, has raised alarms among national security officials.
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.
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.
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.
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.
‘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.
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.
October 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.
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.
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.
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?
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.
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?
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.
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.
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.
September 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.
August 2024
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.