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Aussie who says he invented bitcoin faces UK crime probe
Australian inventor Craig Wright has claimed for a decade that he created bitcoin but now faces perjury allegations in a UK criminal court.
- 39 mins ago
- Sam Tobin
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
Luxury brands roll out huge discounts as Chinese rein in spending
The sales are being offered primarily by aspirational brands such as Versace and Burberry, as China’s once-voracious middle-class consumers become more frugal.
- Annachiara Biondi and Thomas Hale
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
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 & Analysis
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.
Contributor
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.
Contributor
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.
US political columnist
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.
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Luxury brands roll out huge discounts as Chinese rein in spending
The sales are being offered primarily by aspirational brands such as Versace and Burberry, as China’s once-voracious middle-class consumers become more frugal.
- Annachiara Biondi and Thomas Hale
- 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
Hamas continues ceasefire talks after Israeli strikes on military chief
Hamas has insisted that a deal would ultimately end the war, but has softened its position on some of its conditions.
- Neri Zilber
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- 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
- 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
Trump’s running mate once called him an ‘idiot’ and ‘unfit for office’
J.D. Vance, once a strong critic of Donald Trump, and widely known as the best-selling author of ‘Hillbilly Elegy’, will be Donald Trump’s vice president.
- Updated
- Matthew Cranston
What to know about J.D. Vance, Hillbilly Elegy author and Trump’s VP
J.D. Vance worked for conservative venture capitalist Peter Thiel before founding his own venture capital firm.
- Maggie Astor
Yesterday
Hamas continues ceasefire talks after Israeli strikes on military chief
Hamas has insisted that a deal would ultimately end the war, but has softened its position on some of its conditions.
- Neri Zilber
When does Trump become the official Republican nominee?
Nearly 2500 delegates are gathering in Milwaukee for a roll-call vote to select the Republican presidential nominee, formally ending the presidential primary.
- Leah Askarinam
France’s left-wing parties struggle to unite, Socialists’ leader says
The New Popular Front, an alliance ranging from socialists and Greens to the communist party, won the parliamentary election but fell well short of a majority.
- Sudip Kar-Gupta
Why Biden may be unable to admit he could have a problem
Sometimes when people have a cognitive deficit, they may not have enough insight into their condition to acknowledge it.
- Jill Margo
- Updated
- US election
Trump seen getting campaign boost from ‘unity’ call with Biden
Strategists said the former president’s unity message should help him win over swing voters before November’s presidential election.
- Updated
- Matthew Cranston
A father’s last act: shielding his family from gunfire
Corey Comperatore – a family man who loved to fish – threw himself over his relatives as shots rang out at Donald Trump’s rally in Pennsylvania.
- Ernesto Londoño, Isabelle Taft, Christina Morales and Brian Conway
- Analysis
- US politics
An assassination attempt likely to tear America further apart
Within minutes of the shooting, the air was filled with anger, bitterness, suspicion and recrimination. Fingers were pointed and a country bristling with animosity fractured even more.
- Peter Baker
China’s GDP miss set to boost stimulus calls from Third Plenum
China-watchers and investors are doubtful the Third Plenum policy gathering in Beijing will throw up any comprehensive reform.
- Jessica Sier
Britain’s ultra-rich ‘non-doms’ prepare to flee Labour tax rise
Living in the UK but not legally domiciled, they pay more than £8 billion in taxes a year, and now Keir Starmer’s new government plans to increase their levies.
- Ben Stupples
Thomas Matthew Crooks: registered Republican, gun lover who shot Trump
The gunman, who reportedly worked in a nursing home, did not have a criminal history reflected in Pennsylvania’s public court records, and officials said they had not identified a motive.
- James Kilner and Susie Coen
Suspect came within inches of killing Trump, but no one knows why
Thomas Matthew Crooks, who was shot dead by law enforcement, was a young, bright man working an entry-level job near his hometown in Pennsylvania.
- Nathan Layne, Gabriella Borter and Tyler Clifford
- Opinion
- US election
America is staring into the abyss
A bullet almost killed the man who is vowing retribution if he is returned to the White House. A spirit of vengeance is haunting America.
- Edward Luce
