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Two top Democrats tell COVID-struck Biden he won’t win
The two top Democrats in Congress have privately told Joe Biden that he can’t beat Donald Trump in November, as the president, now isolating with COVID-19, conceded he would give up the race if a doctor told him he had a problem.
- 1 hr ago
- Matthew Cranston
The Trump family: who is up, who is down, and where is Melania?
Ex-president’s wife and daughter Ivanka fade into the background as Republican National Convention chair Lara takes the limelight.
- Lauren Fedor
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Nvidia crash shows dark side of the Trump trade
Donald Trump’s comments on Taiwan added to a global sell-off in computer chipmakers. The episode has three big lessons for investors.
- Updated
- James Thomson
- Analysis
- J.D. Vance
Will Vance’s rags-to-riches story win back Trump deserters?
The senator lauded the former president, calling him “a once-in-a-generation business leader” who showed the instincts to fight for his country when he was shot.
- Matthew Cranston
- Opinion
- Opinion
Democrats try to stop the slide as Biden isolates
Nothing has gone right for Joe Biden since his disastrous debate with Donald Trump last month. His COVID diagnosis may be the last straw for a distraught party.
- Jennifer Hewett
‘I love you, Mum’: Vance draws on his own struggles in voter pitch
Donald Trump’s running mate introduced himself to Americans at the Republican convention while using his story to argue he understands their everyday problems.
- Nathan Layne, James Oliphant and Gram Slattery
Tennis diplomacy: Trump’s close ally accepts Rudd’s ‘olive branch’ invitation
The future Trump cabinet pick and former presidential candidate says the psychology of the bad boy of Australian tennis “fascinates me”.
- Matthew Cranston
- Analysis
- Trump's America
How Thiel and Silicon Valley funded J.D. Vance’s sudden rise
Donald Trump’s VP pick was a venture capitalist bankrolled in business and politics by billionaire investors. His ties to PayPal’s co-founder go way back.
- Tabby Kinder, George Hammond and Alex Rogers
Nearly two-thirds of Democrats want Biden to withdraw, new poll finds
The survey also found that only about three in 10 party members are extremely or very confident that Joe Biden has the mental capability to serve effectively.
- Darlene Superville, Amelia Thomson-Deveaux and Emily Swanson
Trump tells Taiwan to pay up for US defence against China
The presidential candidate said that America is “no different than an insurance company”, and accused the island of stealing semiconductor business.
- Chris Buckley
Yesterday
- Opinion
- Letters to the Editor
CFMEU investigation exposes dark side of political relationships
Letters from readers on the Financial Review’s investigation; the possible motive behind the assassination attempt on Donald Trump; and what the vice presidential candidate says about US politics.
Former rivals back Trump in show of Republican unity
The second day of the Republican convention showed the kind of discipline and co-ordinated messaging not normally associated with the former president’s political operation.
- Updated
- Lauren Fedor and James Politi
Biden looks for early Democratic nomination to silence critics
Democrats’ dismay with the president after his disastrous debate performance is still simmering and could rear its head again.
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- James Politi
- Opinion
- Opinion
‘We have a country to save’: Republicans rally to a reborn Trump
The Republican National Convention is showcasing a party dominated by Donald Trump and his views, while the disarray in the Democrats just keeps coming.
- Updated
- Jennifer Hewett
Trump could be ‘a loser’ if he abandons Ukraine, says Tony Abbott
The former prime minister reckons that Vladimir Putin owes the families of MH17 victims an apology and compensation for the “atrocity”.
- Andrew Tillett
- Opinion
- Opinion
How toxic talk turns too easily to assassin’s bullets
A more centrist political culture doesn’t make Australia immune to the language that has inflamed American politics in recent times.
- Georgina Downer
- Opinion
- Opinion
The deep source of Trump’s appeal to Americans
The problem with adopting all-explaining identity politics is that it undermines democracy. If others are evil and out to get us, then persuasion is for suckers, writes David Brooks.
- David Brooks
‘I carry a firearm every day’: party chief who wanted gun inside RNC
Guns were allowed to the edge of the Republican National Convention perimeter this week. Their own politicians wanted to bring their pistols inside the venue.
- Matthew Cranston
- Analysis
- Joe Biden
Biden circle shrinks as Democrats fear election wipeout
The attempted assassination of Donald Trump at the weekend has muted some of the public pressure on the US president to exit the race. But the party remains deeply divided.
- Katie Rogers, Lisa Lerer, Reid J. Epstein and Maggie Haberman
Like Vance, Rudd has changed his views on Trump
The Australian ambassador to the US says he has been busy building bridges with Donald Trump’s team and the Republicans’ MAGA movement.
- Matthew Cranston
