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The biggest risk for the Democrats may not be Trump voters
Democrat voters in one of the most marginal seats in the country won’t back Donald Trump, but nor are they sure they can support an enfeebled Joe Biden.
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- 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?
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.
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.
- 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.
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- 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.
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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”.
‘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.
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.
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.
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.
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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.
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- 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.
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Biden orders Secret Service review after assassination attempt
The president said while he was “grateful to the Secret Service agents and other law enforcement agencies”, his review could expose major gaps in the agency’s performance.
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- US election
Trump rally shooting could upend poll race
The attack, by a shooter who was killed by the Secret Service, was the first attempt to assassinate a president or presidential candidate since 1981.
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- Opinion
- US election
Assassination attempt just wounded what was left of Biden’s campaign
The apparent attempt on Donald Trump’s life won’t stop the controversial president’s ferocious campaign style, but it will temper Biden’s incendiary criticism of him.
Biden vows to fight on after press conference gaffes
The president called his vice president Trump instead of Kamala Harris in a slip at the conference, and said other candidates could beat his rival at the election.
Biden’s go-to playbook is failing and so might NATO
The internationalist playbook isn’t working this time, after a dismal presidential debate performance against rival Donald Trump in front of 50 million Americans last month unveiled a feeble president.
US inflation falls in June, bolstering rate cut bets
Consumers prices eased by 0.1 per cent last month, helping the annual rate fall to 3 per cent, a boost for beleaguered President Joe Biden.
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Australia commits largest Ukraine package at $250m, personnel for NATO
Australia will provide its largest single military package to Ukraine since Russia’s invasion.
