Today
Nearly two-thirds of Democrats want Biden to withdraw, new poll finds
The survey also found that only about three in 10 Democrats are extremely or very confident that Joe Biden has the mental capability to serve effectively.
- Darlene Superville, Amelia Thomson-Deveaux and Emily Swanson
Waller says Fed getting ‘closer’ to cutting rates
Federal Reserve governor Christopher Waller has added to a growing chorus of officials who have signalled that they are moving closer toward a rate cut.
- Craig Torres and Steve Matthews
Yesterday
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.
- Updated
- James Politi
- Opinion
- US election
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
- US election
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.
- 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
- US election
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
Trump donations surge to record levels
The $600 million raised is three times the first-quarter total and roughly double their contributions from the same period of the 2020 election.
- Sam Learner, Eva Xiao, Alex Rogers and George Hammond
This Month
Biden defends ‘bullseye’ comment as Democrats split deepens
The US president’s defensive interview underscored his precarious political position in the aftermath of the debate and attempted Trump assassination.
- Jordan Fabian
In Vance, Trump picks an ambitious ideologue and Millennial
His youth – there are nearly 40 years separating them, and he is the first Millennial nominated to a major-party ticket – could prove a boon to the ticket.
- Michael Gold
- Analysis
- US election
Panic to resignation, ‘the vibe is grim’ for Democrats
The party is now firmly divided over how to proceed with a weakened leader in a scrambled political environment.
- Reid J. Epstein, Lisa Lerer, Katie Glueck and Nicholas Nehamas
A bandaged Trump picks VP to cheer the hillbilly base
Donald Trump has made a triumphant political return two days after surviving an assassination attempt, alongside his new running mate J.D. Vance, a pick that signalled his growing confidence and the future of his “America first” platform.
- Matthew Cranston
Judge dismisses classified documents case against Trump
A Florida judge, appointed to the bench by the former president, ruled the federal case against him for mishandling classified documents was unconstitutional.
- Updated
- Matthew Cranston
- Opinion
- US election
Don’t lose sight of Project 2025. That’s the real Trump
Much of what is in the blueprint for governing, especially its multipronged attack on reproductive rights, is deeply unpopular.
- Paul Krugman
- Opinion
- US election
By picking J.D. Vance as VP, Trump has picked himself
There’s no broadening of the ticket. It’s a declaration that a 2024 victory means the Republican Party will remain fervently nationalist and populist for years.
- Jim Geraghty
Trump’s running mate pick wins Silicon Valley hearts and cash
Billionaire Elon Musk plans to commit around $US45 million a month to a new pro-Trump super political action committee.
- Lizette Chapman and Anna Edgerton
- Opinion
- US election
J.D. Vance is red meat for Trump’s MAGA base
Vance has shown he is nothing if not flexible, and will remain closely attuned to Trump’s shifting whims as he searches for what’s most politically expedient.
- Updated
- Patricia Lopez
- Opinion
- US election
The 2024 presidential election is not over yet
Millions of “never Trump” voters are unlikely to become “yes Trumpers”, however appalled they are by the vile attempted murder.
- Gideon Rachman