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‘There are going to be discussions’: How the Democrats could replace Joe Biden
Delegates pledged, money spent, ballots printed: with Biden having already secured a presumptive nomination, the Democrats’ prospects for a course change are diminishing.
- by Gregory Korte
Latest
Amid post-debate panic, Biden looks alive and feisty
A suddenly energetic president returned to the campaign trail on Friday to convince supporters that he wasn’t going anywhere.
- by Farrah Tomazin
Karen Read’s fans say she didn’t kill her boyfriend. She says it is a police cover-up
What happened the night police officer John O’Keefe was killed has torn up a sleepy town near Boston and spawned a vast network of amateur sleuths.
- by Susie Coen
Analysis
US Votes 2024
Democrats with no shortage of replacement options after Biden’s unmitigated disaster
With the eyes of the world watching – and many for the first time since the campaign began in earnest – America’s oldest-ever president failed to meet the moment.
- by Farrah Tomazin
Editorial
US election
The thousand-yard stare that could end Biden’s presidency
The US candidates debate was truly a disaster.
- The Herald's View
US presidential debate LIVE updates: Donald Trump, Joe Biden clash over abortion, economy and foreign affairs ahead of 2024 US election
The first general election debate of the 2024 season kicked off with US President Joe Biden and his Republican rival Donald Trump squaring off. Watch the debate live.
- by Chris Zappone, Jessica McSweeney, Farrah Tomazin, Nick Ralston and James Lemon
Opinion
US election
Trump monstered Biden. The Democrats can’t win with Joe
The debate betrayed little if any confidence that Biden can or will defeat Trump. If Biden remains in the race, only Trump can defeat Trump.
- by Bruce Wolpe
‘Really disappointing’: Panic in Democratic ranks after Biden’s nightmare debate
It took only minutes for the debate to descend into a nightmare for Democrats as the president tried to persuade Americans he’s capable of a second term.
- by Farrah Tomazin
Russian satellite breaks up in space, forcing ISS astronauts to shelter in capsules
Astronomers said they didn’t believe the Russians would have blown up their own satellite. However one remarked, “but, with the Russians these days, who knows.”
- by Joey Roulette
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Trump's White House
Winning friends and influencing people in Trump 2.0’s orbit
The launch of former prime minister Scott Morrison’s book was an unlikely look at what Australia’s diplomatic efforts might look like under a return of Donald Trump.
- by Farrah Tomazin
Opinion
US election
Watching Biden v Trump? Don’t pass the popcorn, pass the sick bag
Ludicrous though it seems, the future of US democracy could turn on one split-second flashpoint.
- by Nick Bryant