Joe Biden
‘An overnight success 20 years in the making’: The rise of Kamala Harris
The transformation of attitudes towards the presidential hopeful has been rapid and profound. Was she underestimated – or has she changed?
- by Nick Bryant
Latest
‘No’, US will not support attack on Iran’s nuclear sites
Joe Biden spoke out after Israel’s security cabinet was reported to have resolved to take direct military action against Iran, perhaps in the next few days.
- by Paul Nuki
Opinion
US Votes 2024
Most Australians want Harris to beat Trump. But what does she want for Australia?
The Harris disposition fits our foreign policy needs. The Trump disposition does not.
- by Michael Fullilove
Trump tours hurricane-ravaged Georgia, attacks Biden, Harris
The Republican candidate repeatedly lied about the federal response to Hurricane Helene, despite claiming not to be politicising the disaster.
- by Jeff Amy and Christine Fernando
A divided Congress, seeing red on China’s gains, finds a reason for unity
Despite partisanship over Donald Trump, the Supreme Court and immigration, voting patterns in Congress still show Democrats and Republicans can work together on one key issue.
- by Chris Zappone
Trump claims Ukraine is ‘absolutely obliterated’
The former US president says Ukraine should have made concessions to Vladimir Putin in the months before Russia’s 2022 attack.
- by Jonathan J. Cooper
Behind Kamala Harris’ rise: Silicon Valley’s wealthiest woman
The alliance between Kamala Harris and Laurene Powell Jobs is a genuine friendship that has thrust the press-shy billionaire philanthropist into the political spotlight.
- by Theodore Schleifer
Biden’s farewell address to UN: ‘Some things are more important than staying in power’
The US president also used his speech to defend his foreign policy record, reiterate concerns on climate change, and warn about the dangers of artificial intelligence.
- by Farrah Tomazin
Trump’s would-be assassin promised prize for anyone who could ‘finish the job’: prosecutors
Prosecutors allege that Ryan Routh left a chilling handwritten letter addressed to “The World”, confirming the attempt on the ex-president’s life.
- by Farrah Tomazin
Opinion
China relations
Was Biden’s ‘hot mic’ China warning OTT? New footage of this mid-air bullying suggests not
The Australian government speaks reassuringly of a “stabilised” relationship with Beijing. China’s national broadcaster portrays a very different state of affairs.
- by Peter Hartcher
Biden caught saying China is ‘testing us’ in hot mic moment with Albanese
The president’s comments to Quad leaders are likely to raise eyebrows in China, which has been at odds with the US over everything from trade to spy balloons.
- by Farrah Tomazin
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