This Month
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- Trump's White House
Trump taps China hawks in Beijing’s ‘nightmare come true’
The president-elect is set to choose Marco Rubio as his top US diplomat while Representative Mike Waltz is expected to be his new national security adviser.
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- Nancy Cook
Woman behind the win: Trump taps ‘Ice Maiden’ as chief of staff
The president-elect has chosen campaign manager Susie Wiles as his chief of staff, the first in a series of top appointments to his new administration.
- Hannah Knowles, Josh Dawsey and Marianne LeVine
October
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- Extreme weather
Hurricane Milton claims lives, leaves millions without power
The hurricane slammed into the Florida coastline, hurling twisters and fierce winds as officials urged residents to “hunker down”.
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- Matthew Cranston
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- Extreme weather
Florida residents flee monster hurricane as time runs out
Milton, one of the most intense Atlantic hurricanes on record, is threatening a stretch of Florida’s densely populated west coast still reeling from Helene.
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- Julio-Cesar Chavez and Octavio Jones
Florida readies mass evacuation as new hurricane takes aim
The most likely path suggests the hurricane could make landfall on Wednesday local time in the Tampa Bay area and remain a hurricane as it moves across central Florida.
- Jeff Martin and Freida Frisaro
September
- Analysis
- US Votes 2024
Why Elon Musk’s bromance with Donald Trump is dangerous business
Their fast-evolving political friendship is a potential minefield, as Musk’s sprawling businesses could present conflicts of interest if Trump is elected.
- Ryan Mac, Theodore Schleifer and Maggie Haberman
August
Musk pitches for White House job in glitchy Trump interview
The billionaire proposed a job involving cutting federal spending in a Trump presidency, during a conversation with the former president on social media site X.
- Hadriana Lowenkron and Stephanie Lai
- Analysis
- US election
Folksy attack dog: Why Harris chose Tim Walz as VP
The plain-speaking Minnesotan brings Midwestern colloquialism and progressive appeal to the Democratic ticket.
- Steff Chávez
July
Former rivals back Trump in show of Republican unity
The second day of the Republican convention showed the kind of discipline and co-ordinated messaging not normally associated with the former president’s political operation.
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- Lauren Fedor and James Politi
June
- Opinion
- US election
It will be a miracle if American democracy survives this election
Bit by bit, the United States is becoming like some Central American banana republic, where presidents who lose office expect to be jailed by their successors.
- Daniel Hannan
May
Trump taps Texas oil tycoons in bid to close the cash gap with Biden
The former president, whose campaigning has been restricted by his criminal trial in New York, has attended fundraisers in Houston and Dallas.
- Myles McCormick and Alex Rogers
- Opinion
- Trump's America
Trump shows the cost of pettiness among the powerful
Donald Trump’s vendetta against wind turbines is not unusual among plutocrats and tech lords who believe they should have more say.
- Paul Krugman
April
- Analysis
- US election
With Trump in court, can Biden take control of the election?
As polls show the race tied, the president is campaigning around the country and his opponent is stuck spending his days in a Manhattan courtroom.
- James Politi, Lauren Fedor and Joe Miller
- Analysis
- US election
The uneasy truce between Donald Trump and Fox News
Every media outlet in the world is grappling with how to cover Donald Trump, as his pronouncements become more stuffed with false claims. But the dilemma is most vexing for Fox News.
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- Anna Nicolaou, Lauren Fedor and Daniel Thomas
- Opinion
- US election
The election issue keeping Trump awake at night
Democrats need to press home their advantage on the abortion issue that seems a sure vote-loser for Republicans in November.
- Edward Luce
Florida upholds abortion ban, but voters will have a say in November
While upholding a state ban, the Florida Supreme Court allowed a ballot measure to go to voters that would enshrine abortion rights in Florida’s constitution.
- Brendan Farrington
March
- Opinion
- Social media
It’s time to stop the smartphone experiment on our children
China has been way ahead of the west in seeing the dangers of raising a generation of zombies.
- Camilla Cavendish
Trump, Biden clinch nominations in rematch
Both presidential candidates have reached their respective thresholds for becoming their parties’ nominees.
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- Matthew Cranston
January
- Analysis
- Trump's America
Trump took a stand, but he was not in charge
Donald Trump failed in his attempt to showboat for the jury like he showboats for his rally-goers.
- Monica Hesse
- Opinion
- US election
Wall St has changed its tune on Trump now that he might win
Many business leaders argue that the former president’s bark is worse than his bite. People warned about him in 2017, but the republic is still alive and kicking.
- Edward Luce