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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.
- 34 mins ago
- Matthew Cranston
As Biden rests, Harris assumes starring role on campaign trail
The vice president has been thrust into an awkward position: remaining loyal to the president while demonstrating that she is ready to take over.
- 37 mins ago
- Nicholas Nehamas
Why ‘no tax on tips’ has become a Trump election slogan
Eliminating federal taxes on gratuities would “significantly reduce tax liability” for 6 million workers who earn tips. Republicans have made the proposal a pitch to working-class voters
- Taylor Nicole Roge
Donald Trump holds first campaign rally since assassination attempt
Just a week after the shooting, the former president and Republican nominee looked relaxed as he spoke to thousands of supporters in Michigan.
- Lauren Fedor
- Updated
- Middle East tensions
Israel destroys Houthi oil facility in Yemen strikes
The attack is the first by Israel on Yemen since the Israel-Hamas war began in October, and threatens to open a new front in the conflict, with the Houthis vowing to retaliate.
- Ari Rabinovitch and Enas Alashray
US journalist sentenced to 16 years in Russian prison
The Wall Street Journal’s Evan Gershkovich becomes the first Western reporter to be convicted of spying in modern Russia, and could be used in a prisoner swap.
- Ivan Nechepurenko
Opinion & Analysis
Donald Trump isn’t America’s saviour – he’s a threat to the free world
Trump’s failure to acknowledge the globalisation of war threatens not only the Ukraine he proposes to neglect but also the Taiwan he says that he wants to help.
Contributor
It’s sad that Biden doesn’t see what’s inescapable
If Joe Biden doesn’t walk away gracefully right now, he will likely go down as a pariah and ruin his legacy.
New York Times
If Joe Biden goes: how would it work – and who would replace him?
The president faces huge pressure to step aside from his campaign. But what would happen next?
Contributor
What caused the huge global IT outage?
Friday’s international meltdown is an example of how a minor technical change, made by a company unknown to most outside the IT industry, can wreak havoc.
Contributor
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Why ‘no tax on tips’ has become a Trump election slogan
Eliminating federal taxes on gratuities would “significantly reduce tax liability” for 6 million workers who earn tips. Republicans have made the proposal a pitch to working-class voters
- Taylor Nicole Roge
- Analysis
- US election
If Joe Biden goes: how would it work – and who would replace him?
The president faces huge pressure to step aside from his campaign. But what would happen next?
- Andrew Jack
Donald Trump holds first campaign rally since assassination attempt
Just a week after the shooting, the former president and Republican nominee looked relaxed as he spoke to thousands of supporters in Michigan.
- Lauren Fedor
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- US election
Donald Trump isn’t America’s saviour – he’s a threat to the free world
Trump’s failure to acknowledge the globalisation of war threatens not only the Ukraine he proposes to neglect but also the Taiwan he says that he wants to help.
- 1 hr ago
- Charles Moore
- Opinion
- US election
It’s sad that Biden doesn’t see what’s inescapable
If Joe Biden doesn’t walk away gracefully right now, he will likely go down as a pariah and ruin his legacy.
- Maureen Dowd
- Analysis
- US election
If Joe Biden goes: how would it work – and who would replace him?
The president faces huge pressure to step aside from his campaign. But what would happen next?
- Andrew Jack
- Analysis
- Software
What caused the huge global IT outage?
Friday’s international meltdown is an example of how a minor technical change, made by a company unknown to most outside the IT industry, can wreak havoc.
- Camilla Hodgson, Stephanie Stacey, Cristina Criddle and Madhumita Murgia
Yesterday
Biden vows to fight on despite rising calls to step aside
While more than one in 10 congressional Democrats have now publicly called on the president to exit, 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
This Month
- 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
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
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
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
- 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
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
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
