Today
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.
- 1 min ago
- Matthew Cranston
Trump raised more money than Biden in second quarter
Trump had been far behind Mr Biden in dollars raised until a New York jury found him guilty on 34 counts of falsifying business records to cover up a hush money payment to a porn star.
- 2 mins ago
- Eva Xiao, Sam Learner and Alex Rogers
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.
- 1 hr ago
- Nicholas Nehamas
- Opinion
- 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.
- Charles Moore
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
- 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
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
- 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
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
- 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
