December 2024
Trump’s defence chief Pete Hegseth faces drinking allegations
The Fox News host is also under pressure after reports emerged Donald Trump is considering replacing him with Florida governor Ron DeSantis.
November 2024
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.
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.
October 2024
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”.
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.
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.
September 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.
August 2024
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.
Folksy attack dog: Why Harris chose Tim Walz as VP
The plain-speaking Minnesotan brings Midwestern colloquialism and progressive appeal to the Democratic ticket.
July 2024
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.
June 2024
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.
May 2024
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.
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.
April 2024
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.
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.
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.
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.
March 2024
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.
Trump, Biden clinch nominations in rematch
Both presidential candidates have reached their respective thresholds for becoming their parties’ nominees.
January 2024
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.