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US journalist sentenced to 16 years in Russian prison
The expedited trial and harsh verdict for Evan Gershkovich, a reporter for The Wall Street Journal, was seen as opening the door to a prisoner swap.
- Ivan Nechepurenko
Biden vows to fight on amid ever rising calls to step aside
While more than one in 10 congressional Democrats have now publicly called on the president to step aside, Joe Biden said he will renew his campaign next week.
- Makini Brice and Andy Sullivan
Yemen’s Houthis take credit for shock drone strike in Tel Aviv
The attack in the heart of Israel’s most populous city killed one and injured at least five people, sparking renewed concerns of wider regional violence.
- Heidi Levine, Kareem Fahim, Steve Hendrix and Kelsey Ables
Money dries up for Biden as big donors despair
“The Democrats are eating their own. The Republicans are eating Democrats,” says one big donor, describing the situation as bleak.
- Reid J. Epstein and Maggie Haberman
A triumphant Trump seizes control of rollercoaster race
There’s a sense that a newly energised Trump needs an equally dynamic Democrat to take him on as polling increasingly favours a Republican victory in November.
- Matthew Cranston
How Donald Trump went from pariah to political saviour
The former president was in the wilderness not much more than a year ago, but now he is back. The seven battleground states will be the ultimate judge.
- Matthew Cranston
Opinion & Analysis
Trump sets out his flawed vision for America
Donald Trump’s policies will bake inflation in, and isolate America while weakening it. The Democrats need to field a credible challenge quickly.
Editorial
Trump skips reset moment, doubles down on MAGA magic
Donald Trump had the chance of a lifetime to reinvent himself following an assassination attempt. But why on earth would he do that?
United States correspondent
Democrats know that this fight is done
No matter how much Joe Biden points to falling inflation and violent crime rates and rising real wages, too many voters are looking in the other direction.
Columnist
What happens if Biden drops out of the presidential race?
Vice-President Kamala Harris is the likeliest candidate to replace Joe Biden at the top of the ticket, but her nomination is not a sure thing if Biden withdraws.
Contributor
From the Financial Times
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
- Analysis
- US election
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
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
Yesterday
- Opinion
- The AFR View
Trump sets out his flawed vision for America
Donald Trump’s policies will bake inflation in, and isolate America while weakening it. The Democrats need to field a credible challenge quickly.
- The AFR View
- Opinion
- US election
Trump skips reset moment, doubles down on MAGA magic
Donald Trump had the chance of a lifetime to reinvent himself following an assassination attempt. But why on earth would he do that?
- Matthew Cranston
In pictures, the week of Trump
From attempted assassination to roaring crowds at the Republican National Convention, Donald Trump had an historic week.
- Opinion
- US election
Democrats know that this fight is done
No matter how much Joe Biden points to falling inflation and violent crime rates and rising real wages, too many voters are looking in the other direction.
- Jennifer Hewett
- Analysis
- US election
What happens if Biden drops out of the presidential race?
Vice-President Kamala Harris is the likeliest candidate to replace Joe Biden at the top of the ticket, but her nomination is not a sure thing if Biden withdraws.
- Colby Itkowitz, Maeve Reston, Emily Guskin and Derek Hawkins
For Biden and Harris, a delicate and sometimes awkward dance
Joe Biden is said to have become more receptive to arguments for why he should step aside, and is asking questions about how Kamala Harris could win.
- Michael S. Schmidt, Katie Rogers and Zolan Kanno-Youngs
- Opinion
- Trump's White House
What is Trumponomics 2.0, and how will Australia manage it?
Some of Donald Trump’s new economic plans may help Canberra. Most of them will leave us more alone in increasingly volatile world markets.
- Susan Stone
Democrats weigh up a showdown with Joe Biden
The wave of doubt surrounding the incumbent president suggests a new, more serious phase in his bid to save his candidacy.
- Toluse Olorunnipa, Ashley Parker, Yasmeen Abutaleb and Tyler Pager
- Opinion
- US election
What if Trump had been assassinated?
His death would have pushed America further down a road it is already going – of hatred from both sides towards the other.
- Tim Stanley
Obama tells allies Biden needs to seriously consider his viability
Joe Biden’s former boss reportedly said in recent days that the current Democrat president’s path to victory has greatly diminished.
- Tyler Pager and Michael Scherer
We don’t know when rates will be cut again, ECB says
European Central Bank chief Christine Lagarde says the question of an interest rate cut in September is “wide open”, and dependent on data.
- Hans van Leeuwen
This Month
- Analysis
- US election
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
Economic populism clashes with Trump’s pitch to donors
Even as the former president leans into populist themes that make some Republicans wary, he has told major donors he is the only bulwark against higher taxes.
- Josh Dawsey, Rachel Siegel, Jeff Stein and Laura Vozzella
- Updated
- US election
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.
- 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
‘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
- US election
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
