Jimmy Carter
Editorial
US politics
Biden strains the quality of mercy by pardoning his son Hunter
President Joe Biden said he would not pardon his son, but his backdown sets a new low in American public life.
- The Herald's View
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Opinion
Religion
Sorry for the pile-on, ScoMo and Trump, but by Jesus, you send women a warped view of religion
Scott Morrison, like Donald Trump, may appeal to America’s white evangelicals, but a former US president’s humbler approach would resonate more with the many women who are losing their religion.
- by Julia Baird
Former US president Jimmy Carter enters hospice care
The 98-year-old has faced a series of health scares in recent years, from beating cancer in 2015 to undergoing surgery to remove pressure on his brain.
- by Farrah Tomazin
From the Archives, 1979: The Lodge works better than the White House
During an interview in Sydney on August 20, 1979, the eldest son of US President Jimmy Carter revealed some engaging thoughts on politics here and back home.
- by Ben Sandilands
‘Captured our hearts’: The Queen and the 13 presidents
Over the past seven decades, the Queen has met every US president, bar one.
- by Karla Adam and Jennifer Hassan
Analysis
US votes 2020
Harris ushers in a new era for women around the world
The Vice-President-elect walked out in a white suit - a potent symbol of female solidarity - and took her place on stage to the sounds of Mary J Blige’s anthem, Work That.
- by Farrah Tomazin
Opinion
US votes 2020
Midnight in America: The true state of play in the US election is about to unfold
Trump is more popular now than were the last two one-term presidents.
- by Bruce Wolpe
Updated
US votes 2020
Joe Biden officially declared Democratic Party nominee for president
Bill Clinton used his speech to blast Donald Trump's track record, discarding the tradition that past US presidents avoid attacking their successors
- by Matthew Knott
Melanoma meets its match: surviving my 'shocking' diagnosis
A healthy middle-aged writer survives a cancer prognosis that a decade ago would have been a death sentence.
- by Garry Maddox
Opinion
Middle East tensions
Iran has brought down an American president before
Donald Trump's assassination of Qassem Soleimani follows an impeachment-related pattern.
- by Bruce Wolpe
Brain bleeding forces former US president Jimmy Carter into hospital
A previous fall earlier in October required stitches to Carter's face. In May, the former president broke his hip, also at home, requiring him to undergo surgery.
- by Steve Gorman
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