Today
- Analysis
- US politics
Even Putin jumps on the Harris bandwagon
The momentum behind Kamala Harris’s popularity is starting to taper off, but she is still gaining some big-name, if unusual, fans.
- 8 mins ago
- Matthew Cranston
Trump vows 15pc corporate tax, taps Musk for federal audit
The Republican nominee for president also said, if elected, he would create a sovereign wealth fund for the US to invest in “great national endeavours”.
- Stephanie Lai and Mark Niquette
Yesterday
Trump will hit clean energy and any nation linked with Asia
If Donald Trump wins the White House, investors should be prepared for a drop in climate change investments and worse US relations with the world, his former adviser says.
- Hannah Wootton
Trump’s plan to challenge the election result if he loses
Republican officials in a key swing state have taken over an obscure, unelected board to lay the groundwork for challenging a potential victory by Kamala Harris.
- Nick Corasaniti
Goldman Sachs reveals why it wants Kamala Harris to be president
A Democratic sweep would boost the economy and is preferential to electing Donald Trump, who would hurt gross domestic product, according to the bank.
- Christopher Anstey
Are you a politics tragic? There’s a tour for that
A British former foreign correspondent has hit on a successful travel model – taking tourists into politically disputed territory.
- Catherine Marshall
This Month
- Analysis
- US Votes 2024
Donald Trump just broke with his Labour Day tradition
For the first time since the 2016, he missed the crucial state of Pennsylvania on the first Monday of September. Only his campaign team knows the reason.
- Matthew Cranston
- Opinion
- Opinion
Wall Street needs to wake up to this White House race
Financial markets are wrong to think that Congress will restrain Donald Trump or Kamala Harris. Both of them have troubling plans for the economy.
- Kenneth Rogoff
- Opinion
- Opinion
A Trump loss could stabilise US politics for a generation
The lesson of 2024 so far is that American populists have no replacement for the former president’s star power. Donald Trump has political superpowers almost unique to him.
- Janan Ganesh
Economic challenge looms for Australia regardless of Trump or Harris win
The race for the White House has implications for Australia irrespective of who wins the presidency.
- Andrew Tillett and Max Mason
Harris courts union vote with Biden at her side
The vice president and president used the Labour Day holiday to make another pitch to crucial blue-collar voters in the swing state of Pennsylvania.
- Jeff Mason, Steve Holland and Kanishka Singh
Trump courts the ‘bro vote’, which could just swing the election
A constellation of YouTubers, pranksters and streamers is helping Donald Trump win his frat-boy flank – 18-to-29-year-olds who Republicans believe may just win them the poll.
- John Branch
Why Pratt’s Ohio workers are swinging behind Donald Trump
The state is a test of support for Trump and J.D. Vance, who grew up there. In the town that’s home to Anthony Pratt’s paper mill, voters are already decided.
- Updated
- Matthew Cranston
August
- Opinion
- US politics
Harris flips on key issues in scramble for middle voters
In her first media interview aired on CNN, the Democratic candidate showed she was willing to switch her views to win over crucial middle and undecided voters.
- Updated
- Matthew Cranston
- Opinion
- Opinion
Trump can still showboat his way to the White House
No modern politician knows how to make an entrance like Donald Trump, but his uncommon talent for working crowds has to overcome his ability to alienate half the electorate.
- Louise Mahler
Harris open to a Republican in her cabinet in high-stakes interview
The Democratic nominee also defended her move to the centre on some issues, after coming under pressure to answer key questions, in her first media interview.
- Andrea Shalal
J.D. Vance urges billionaire Peter Thiel to bankroll Trump bid
The Republican vice-presidential nominee also said big technology companies like Google ought to be broken up to promote innovation.
- Alex Rogers
How Kamala Harris would rule the world
The Democratic presidential candidate has been training for 21st-century threats: cyber and space warfare, artificially intelligent weapons, and quantum computing.
- Michael Hirsh
- Analysis
- Analysis
Can the Republican Party really become a workers’ party?
Some of the most-conservative members of Donald Trump’s party are pushing for more union-friendly policies.
- Noam Scheiber
- Analysis
- Analysis
Donald Trump’s record of predictions is very bad
A columnist fact-checks the former president’s prognostications on guns, petrol and liberty. The results are unimpressive.
- Aaron Blake
