US Politics

‘The crazies have taken over’The Wall Street Journal

U.S. President Donald Trump walks down the Colonnade from the Oval Office ahead of a Coronavirus Task Force news conference in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Sunday, March 29, 2020. Trump said his administration expects the peak of deaths in the U.S. coronavirus outbreak to be reached in about two weeks, and that he would extend guidelines for Americans to distance themselves from one another until April 30. Photographer: Stefani Reynolds/CNP/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Inside Trump’s final White House days

The president’s effort to overturn the election alienated many in his inner circle, but solidified GOP dominance. Now he’s planning a return.

Michael C. Bender

US politicsThe Times

US Deputy National Security Adviser Tom Donilon (L) and US National Economic Council Director Larry Summers pause as they wait for journalists to leave before their meeting with the Chinese Foreign Minister, at the Chinese foreign ministry in Beijing, China, 06/09/2010.

‘Mike, what do you think?’ Meet the brains behind Biden

Joe Biden has known Mike Donilon for 40 years and insiders say the former pollster seems to know the US President better than he knows himself.

David Charter

Woke cultureThe Wall Street Journal

(FILES) In this file photo taken on February 26, 2020 US President Donald Trump (L) stands behind US Vice President Mike Pence as he speaks at a news conference with members of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention(CDC) on the COVID-19 outbreak at the White House. - President Mike Pence on March 1, 2020 defended the US administration's handling of the coronavirus epidemic after the first confirmed death on American soil and rising criticism of the state of US preparedness. Pence and Health Secretary Alex Azar made the rounds of Sunday talk shows with the message that risks from the disease remain low for most Americans, while promising to make up for testing shortfalls.

Inside blowup over Mike Pence book

A petition has demanded a US publisher drop a potential blockbuster by Mike Pence in another political clash in business.

Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg and Emily Glazer

COMMENTARYThe Times

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 13: Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) leaves the U.S. Capitol before a House Republican Caucus candidate forum prior to her replacement as Conference Chair on May 13, 2021 in Washington, DC. Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) is campaigning to replace Cheney, who was removed from her leadership role for speaking out against former President Trump. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

Republicans heading for implosion

The party’s biggest challenge is not schism but that changes in politics have left it ideologically and politically hollowed out, ready for takeover by a persuasive conman.

Gerard Baker

COMMENTARYThe Times

US President Joe Biden speaks during a drive-in rally at Infinite Energy Center April 29, 2021, in Duluth, Georgia. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP)

President Biden’s solutions are stuck in the 20th century

Big government, generous welfare and high taxes are a throwback to a statist’s utopia when governments could fix problems with endless sums of money.

Gerard Baker

CommentaryThe Wall Street Journal

(FILES) In this file photo taken on April 23, 2021 US President Joe Biden delivers remarks and participates in the virtual Leaders Summit on Climate Session 5: The Economic Opportunities of Climate Action from the White House in Washington, DC. - President Joe Biden has hit some big targets in 100 days, starting with an epic effort to pull the United States from its Covid-19 nightmare, but headaches lie ahead. (Photo by JIM WATSON / AFP)

America voted for a rest, not a revolution

The Biden administration’s progressive lurch in its first 100 days has been met with underwhelming approval ratings.

Gerard Baker

‘COMMITTED TO CO-OPERATING’World

Joe Biden Xi Jinping composite - US President Joe Biden speaks on climate change, creating jobs, and restoring scientific integrity before signing executive orders in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC on January 27, 2021. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP)

China’s Xi to attend virtual Biden climate summit

Chinese president Xi Jinping accepts invitation, despite high political tensions between US and Beijing.

Agencies

commentaryThe Wall Street Journal

People rally in Times Square in New York City April 20, 2021 after Derek Chauvin was found guilty on all counts in the murder of George Floyd. - Sacked police officer Derek Chauvin was convicted of murder and manslaughter on April 20 in the death of African-American George Floyd in a case that roiled the United States for almost a year, laying bare deep racial divisions. (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP)

US justice isn’t perfect, but it works

In Derek Chauvin’s conviction over George Floyd’s murder, the US jury and the justice system again worked far better than political critics behaved.

WSJ Editorial Board

commentaryThe Times

This screenshot obtained from video feed via Court TV, shows former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin (C) being led away in handcuffs after the verdict was read in his trial in the killing of George Floyd, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on April 20, 2021. - Derek Chauvin, a white former Minneapolis police officer, was convicted on April 20 of murdering African-American George Floyd after a racially charged trial that was seen as a pivotal test of police accountability in the United States. (Photo by - / Court TV / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT

A verdict to help race relations

Decades after four LA policemen were acquitted over the beating of Rodney King, the US justice system has learnt some lessons.

DAVID CHARTER

EXPLAINERThe Wall Street Journal

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - APRIL 20: A person reacts after the verdict was read in the Derek Chauvin trial on April 20, 2021 In Minneapolis, Minnesota.Â Former police officer Derek Chauvin was on trial on second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter charges in the death of George Floyd May 25, 2020.Â After video was released of then-officer Chauvin kneeling on Floydâs neck for nine minutes and twenty-nine seconds, protests broke out across the U.S. and around the world. The jury found Chauvin guilty on all three charges. Scott Olson/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

The Derek Chauvin verdict: what we know

Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has been found guilty on all three counts in the death of George Floyd. What happens now?

Melanie Grayce West

George Floyd murderWorld

George Floyd and ex police officer Chauvin.

‘Giant step forward’: Chauvin convicted

Joe Biden welcomes Derek Chauvin’s conviction for George Floyd’s murder but warns such a verdict is ‘all too rare’ in the US.

Staff writers

Economics

(FILES) In this file photo taken on April 2, 2021, US President Joe Biden speaks about the March jobs report in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC. - President Joe Biden hopes to give a shot of adrenaline to the planet's sluggish fight against climate change with an Earth Day summit but a question lingers -- can the United States be trusted to lead? (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP)

Biden’s stimulus could mean end of low interest rates

The Federal Reserve is confident that it can manage inflation. If it can’t, borrowing costs will rise sharply throughout the developed world.

Adam Creighton

World

Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks about climate change, at the Chesapeake Bay Foundation in Annapolis, Maryland, on April 19, 2021. (Photo by Jacquelyn Martin / POOL / AFP)

US vows to lead on climate, coal use

The US will press all nations to reduce reliance on coal, Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said, in an implicit challenge to China as he vowed greater US leadership.

AFP

The Times

Members of George Floyd's family and Rev. Al Sharpton(R), the founder and President of National Action Network arrive at the Courthouse In Minneapolis, Minnesota on April 19, 2021. - A jury is to hear closing arguments on April 19, 2021 in the trial of the white ex-police officer accused of murdering African-American George Floyd, a case that laid bare racial wounds in the United States and has come to be seen as a pivotal test of police accountability. Derek Chauvin, a 19-year veteran of the Minneapolis Police Department, faces a maximum of 40 years in prison if convicted of the most serious charge -- second-degree murder. (Photo by Kerem Yucel / AFP)

City on edge as jury considers Floyd verdict

The jury in the trial of Derek Chauvin for killing George Floyd was told to ‘believe your eyes’ and find the former policeman guilty of murdering the black father of five.

DAVID charter

Trial concludesThe Times

George Floyd is held down by the knee of former police officer Derek Chauvin in footage which went viral and say Chauvoin on trial for his murder. Pictures: Supplied

‘Believe your eyes’, Floyd jurors told

Racial tensions are high across the US as jurors in former police officer Derek Chauvin’s trial over the murder of George Floyd start deliberations.

David Charter

CommentaryCommentary

Biden’s big blunder on Afghanistan

The US President forgets that this war was fought defending US and Australian interests. And the next one will be, too.

Peter Jennings

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