August
Paul Keating hits back at Pelosi criticism over Taiwan comments
The former prime minister reiterates the “One China” policy; other readers write on Australia’s defence spending; failures of the Qantas board; disposing of nuclear waste; the consumer data right; and PwC’s tax scandal.
Meet Canberra’s best and worst stockpickers (one got returns of 64pc)
From investments in lithium to Fortescue, disclosures made by parliamentarians give at least a glimpse of whose portfolios are up – and whose are down.
- Joshua Peach
Pelosi welcomes Harris home as West Coast donors raise $18m
The former House speaker appeared with the Democratic presidential nominee in San Francisco at an event the Harris campaign said raised more than $18 million.
- Jeff Mason
‘You don’t embarrass the New Yorker in Trump’ says military adviser
Chris Miller, a former acting secretary of defence and Project 2025 contributor, says the AUKUS military alliance will be fine if Donald Trump wins the election, but Vladimir Putin could be in a jam.
- Kevin Chinnery
July
Harris lashes Trump after securing delegates’ backing
The vice president has secured enough Democratic delegates to become her party’s nominee against Donald Trump, as money poured into her campaign war chest.
- Updated
- Gregory Korte and Jordan Fabian
The undoing of Joe Biden
It was three weeks of Democratic party agony that humbled the most powerful man in the world.
- Joshua Chaffin, James Fontanella-Khan and James Politi
Democrats jostle to be Kamala Harris’ VP as race takes off
Leading Democrats swiftly fell into line behind Kamala Harris, as the Trump campaign team prepared to launch scathing attacks ads.
- Lisa Lerer, Shane Goldmacher and Katie Glueck
Big donors swing behind Kamala Harris with $41m
The vice-president is vetting potential running mates as she secures support from major Democratic Party funders.
- Updated
- Alex Rogers, James Fontanella-Khan and Christopher Grimes
How the Democrats finally ousted Joe Biden
As of Sunday morning, Joe Biden, the oldest candidate to run for president in US history, was still planning to rejoin the campaign trail.
- Henry Bodkin
Biden plots to salvage campaign many allies believe is over
Appeals for Joe Biden to exit the presidential race have only intensified since he has been quarantined at his Delaware beach home with COVID-19.
- Akayla Gardner and Katanga Johnson
ASX dives; Trump to accept nomination; Penthouse fetches $12m
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
- Opinion
- US election
Democrats try to stop the slide as Biden isolates
Nothing has gone right for Joe Biden since his disastrous debate with Donald Trump last month. His COVID diagnosis may be the last straw for a distraught party.
- Jennifer Hewett
- Opinion
- US election
America is staring into the abyss
A bullet almost killed the man who is vowing retribution if he is returned to the White House. A spirit of vengeance is haunting America.
- Edward Luce
- Analysis
- US election
Biden’s performance unlikely to stop the bleeding
The US president’s challenge after the debate debacle is that every public appearance between now and November will be scrutinised for evidence of infirmity.
- Peter Baker
- Opinion
- USA
Joseph Biden must give up the presidency
A man who needs to clock out at 8pm should not attempt two of the world’s most difficult jobs: serving and running for president, the New York Times argues.
- The Editorial Board
- Updated
- US election
Pelosi, George Clooney deliver new blows to Biden
“We are not going to win in November with this president,” the Hollywood actor and donor says, as momentum continues to build for Joe Biden to step aside.
- Updated
- Matthew Cranston
- Opinion
- US election
Democrats simmer over no-win dilemma as Biden support ebbs away
President Joe Biden is losing political traction on Capitol Hill as congressional Democrats count the cost of his determination to stay in the race.
- Jennifer Hewett
Democratic governors back Joe Biden as crisis deepens
The president met more than 20 influential governors to assure them that he was committed to his re-election campaign.
- Lauren Fedor, Steff Chávez and Demetri Sevastopulo
Democrats back Biden as voter poll shows rising unease over fitness
A CBS News-YouGov poll shows that 72 per cent of registered voters think Joe Biden should not be running for president, up from 63 per cent in February.
- Updated
- Steff Chávez, James Fontanella-Khan, Lauren Fedor and Christopher Grimes
June
- Opinion
- US election
Joe Biden must quit now, in case he does actually win
The prospect of Biden as president for four more years is too scary to contemplate: the entire global order will be endangered if there is an empty vessel in the Oval Office.
- Ross Douthat