Yesterday
Trump, backed by Rinehart, dispatches Haley in South Carolina
Australia’s richest person Gina Rinehart backed Donald Trump to be the next US president as Nikki Haley vowed she would stay in the race despite losing her home state to the former president.
- Updated
- Matthew Cranston
- Analysis
- US politics
Haley has run out of time for Trump to become unpopular
The former president has all the support he needs for now but whether that lasts until November 5 is a different matter.
- Matthew Cranston
This Month
The women who could be Trump’s vice president
There are five key Republican women in line to run with the former president. Most of them fully embrace his political views.
- Matthew Cranston
- Opinion
- Trump's America
The real reason Trump wants the White House again
The Republican frontrunner is hoping to cash in on the presidency to mend his business woes.
- Edward Luce
‘Get these folks back’: Trump’s missing donors
The drop in donor numbers compared to 2019 has sparked Republican concerns about the depth of enthusiasm for the party’s 2024 presidential frontrunner.
- Alex Rogers and Sam Learner
‘Potentially crippling’: Trump’s legal woes add up
A weighty judgment and impending criminal trial pile pressure on the former president. If he loses his appeal in New York, he may be forced to sell Trump Tower.
- Joe Miller
Why Joe Biden should not take a cognitive test
Cognitive tests assess various aspects of brain function, but experts say they can’t give an overall picture of a leader’s ability to govern for another term.
- Jill Margo
- Analysis
- Analysis
What four more years of Joe Biden would mean for America’s economy
Bidenomics amounts to little short of an economic revolution for the United States. It would be a revolution shaped by faith in government and a mistrust of markets.
- Opinion
- US politics
America is in the grip of geriatrics
President Joe Biden is no frail outlier but actually the gerontocratic norm in the United States.
- Edward Luce
- Opinion
- The AFR View
America faces no good choice for president in 2024
The bipartisan internal party gridlock leaves America - and allies including Australia - unable to move on and stuck with Biden versus Trump 2.0.
- The AFR View
- Opinion
- Opinion
Trump rattles US alliance cages again
Canberra should reach out to Donald Trump not with gold-plated AUKUS submarine models but by restating why Australia’s defence matters to American security.
- James Curran
- Opinion
- Opinion
Biden should step aside – but what is the safest way to do so?
Hanging on or handing over to Kamala Harris both contain huge risks. There is a third choice if the president wants to take it.
- Ross Douthat
How markets will respond to a Trump or Biden win
Both ageing candidates pose problems, but the objective is to make prudent, long-term financial decisions, regardless of the election result.
- Tim Mackay
- Analysis
- Donald Trump
The false premise at the heart of Trump’s scorn for NATO
He has long painted the alliance as a sort of protection racket where those who do not “pay up” will be abandoned by the United States.
- Peter Baker
Trump’s Russia comments put US soldiers at ‘increased risk’
The head of NATO accused Donald Trump of putting American troops in danger after he encouraged Russia to attack alliance members that fail to meet defence spending targets.
- Roland Oliphant
Trump to encourage Russia to attack non-paying NATO allies
The likely Republican presidential nominee renews fears for the fate of the Western alliance if he is re-elected in November.
- Jill Colvin
How Joe Biden can copy Lyndon Johnson and quit
A bad week for the 81-year-old US president has sparked alarm about his fitness for another White House run.
- James Politi
- Opinion
- Joe Biden
Can Joe Biden now be convinced to drop out?
Most voters, including supporters of his own party, see the president as too old to run again.
- Edward Luce
Democrats’ worries grow over Biden memory claims
The broad conclusion, both inside and outside US President Joe Biden’s inner circle, is that a dangerous and misleading caricature of his performance was at risk of setting in.
- Ashley Parker, Michael Scherer and Tyler Pager
‘My memory is fine’: Biden lashes damaging documents report
The president hit back after the US Justice Department found he “wilfully” kept sensitive documents when he left office but should not face charges.
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- Andrew Goudsward
