Stephanie March
Stephanie March is the ABC's North America correspondent. She was formerly based in New Delhi as South Asia correspondent. Since joining the ABC in 2007 she has reported from Australia, India, East Timor and Bangladesh. You can follow her on twitter @steph_march.
Donald Trump's time for talk is over
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Donald Trump promised to drain the swamp of political insiders during his lengthy election campaign, but now as President he must learn to work with the very politicians he rose to power railing against, writes Stephanie March.
Topics: us-elections, world-politics, united-states
Obama's legacy of hope and despair in Chicago
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In the low-income housing complex where US President Barack Obama's life in public service began, he leaves a legacy of pride and frustration.
Topics: obama-barack, world-politics, government-and-politics, us-elections, united-states
Trailblazing Afghan Air Force pilot seeks US asylum
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The lawyer for Afghanistan's first female fixed-wing Air Force pilot urges US President Barack Obama to approve her client's claim for asylum before President-elect Donald Trump moves into the White House.
Topics: world-politics, air-force, united-states, afghanistan
Cuban exiles celebrate 'tyrant' Castro's death
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Flags in Cuba have been lowered to half-mast, but in Little Havana, Miami, Cuban exiles are partying in a way those in their homeland cannot, North America correspondent Stephanie March writes.
Topics: community-and-society, death, communism, government-and-politics, united-states, cuba
Migrants surge to cross Mexican border before Trump takes office
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A surge of migrants are crossing America's south-west border from Mexico amid fears around Donald Trump's controversial immigration plan, but morale is dropping among border patrol agents.
Topics: refugees, government-and-politics, us-elections, immigration, united-states, mexico
What political situation will Trump inherit?
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Donald Trump's strained relationship with Republicans — many who disavowed him during the election campaign — may make forming a harmonious partnership between the Congress and the White House more difficult.
Topics: us-elections, world-politics, united-states
Clinton NYC party turns to despair as states fall
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It would have been one hell of glass-ceiling-smashing party but instead Hillary Clinton's supporters are "on the brink of weeping".
Topics: world-politics, government-and-politics, us-elections, united-states
New York to host Clinton and Trump on historic election day
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Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump will both be in New York on election night — the first time two US presidential candidates have both been in the city in 70 years — and no matter who wins, history will be made.
Topics: us-elections, world-politics, united-states
What a Hillary Clinton presidency might look like
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Hillary Clinton is one of the most qualified — and unpopular — people to ever run for the highest office in America. ABC North America correspondent Stephanie March looks at what a Hillary Clinton presidency might look like.
Topics: us-elections, event, government-and-politics, united-states
The young alt-right stars threatening the Republican Party
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A new conservative movement in American politics that has grown in strength and prominence as Donald Trump became the Republican Party's standard-bearer vow to challenge the status quo no matter who wins the White House.
Topics: us-elections, government-and-politics, united-states
Hillary Clinton's latest email woes explained Analysis
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Just how big of a deal is the FBI's probe into Hillary Clinton's emails? And what impact is it going to have on the final days before the election?
Topics: us-elections, world-politics, government-and-politics, united-states
Chicago Cubs hoping to break World Series curse against luckless Indians
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The World Series is set to get underway with two teams vying to break the longest championship droughts in Major League Baseball - but for the Chicago Cubs, it's been more than a century of incredible near misses.
Topics: baseball, sport, united-states
If you can't beat 'em, join 'em: Trump's plans for after the November election Analysis
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Donald Trump is showing signs he is developing a plan that could keep him in a position of influence well after the November 8 election, writes Stephanie March.
Topics: government-and-politics, federal-government, us-elections, united-states
Death threats, trolling in Vegas ahead of final presidential debate
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Passions are running high among supporters of Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton in Las Vegas, where the White House hopefuls will clash in their final US presidential debate.
Topics: us-elections, government-and-politics, united-states
Inside the 'spin room' after Trump and Clinton face off Analysis
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After a fiery second presidential debate, Donald Trump's camp firmly declared the "underdog is back".
Topics: us-elections, world-politics, government-and-politics, united-states
Trump seeks debate atonement as video leaves campaign in crisis
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With his campaign spiralling out of control in the wake of a video in which he is heard boasting about groping women, Donald Trump has the most to lose in today's presidential debate, writes North America correspondent Stephanie March.
Topics: government-and-politics, world-politics, us-elections, united-states
Maintaining the rage while keeping the peace in Charlotte
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Local residents and police are at loggerheads trying to resolve the conflict in Charlotte, North Carolina, a city which has seen violent protests over police shootings and the deaths of two black men in the past month.
Topics: law-crime-and-justice, unrest-conflict-and-war, race-relations, community-and-society, united-states
Civil Rights photographer showcased in new African American museum
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The National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington DC is opening its doors for the first time amid a great deal of anticipation, and Stephanie March went along to check it out.
Topics: history, history-education, library-museum-and-gallery, world-politics, race-relations, united-states
Turnbull talks up chances of beating IS after high-level Washington talks
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Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull emerges optimistic about gains in the fight against the Islamic State militant group in Iraq, following a meeting with the US defence secretary Ash Carter in Washington.
Topics: government-and-politics, foreign-affairs, unrest-conflict-and-war, federal-government, australia, united-states
Follow our lead on border control, Turnbull tells UN refugee summit
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Malcolm Turnbull and Peter Dutton use an unprecedented United Nations summit to encourage world leaders to look to Australia's strict border control policies as a way to "create order" from the "chaos" of the global migration crisis.
Topics: immigration, community-and-society, event, government-and-politics, federal-government, foreign-affairs, world-politics, turnbull-malcolm, refugees, human, rights, australia, united-states
Trump winning over rust belt workers with trade talk
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America's rust belt states are becoming a fierce battleground in the race for the White House. In one city Republican Donald Trump's promise to bring back industry jobs has found a receptive audience.
Topics: us-elections, world-politics, united-states
California surf wars pit Bay Boys against beachgoers
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A turf war over one of California's best surf breaks is heading for a court room, in an unprecedented class action against a group of locals accused of vandalising cars, sexual harassment, and even defecating in a surfer's backpack.
Topics: surfing, courts-and-trials, united-states
Pregnant women nervous as Zika virus reaches US mainland
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Christina Frigo is 32 weeks pregnant and lives near Wynwood, where the first cases of locally transmitted Zika were found late last month.
Topics: infectious-diseases-other, diseases-and-disorders, health, united-states
Is dirt starting to stick to 'Teflon Don'?
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Early on Donald Trump was often called the "Teflon candidate" — he could say anything and it wouldn't affect his poll number — but this week is panning out differently, writes North America correspondent Stephanie March.
Topics: us-elections, world-politics, united-states
Clinton shatters glass ceiling with 'milestone' presidential nomination
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Hillary Clinton has officially become the first woman to secure a major party's nomination for US president but she still faces a fierce fight against Donald Trump to win the keys to the Oval Office, North America correspondent Stephanie March writes.
Topics: us-elections, government-and-politics, world-politics, united-states
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