Trump has demanded loyalty from his appointees – but he’s finding he can’t control the judiciary.
- Non-resident Senior Fellow, United States Study Centre, University of Sydney
The US president unleashed grievances against Europe, reopened his bid to claim Greenland and referred to the Iranian leadership as ‘scum’ in wild NATO performance.
The latest in the president’s long list of upgrades, renovations and new monuments has sent social media into a frenzy.
The Democrats have a good chance at winning both houses of Congress, but the Republicans still have some advantages.
The president loves exercising power in the United States and abroad. But he’s tanking in the polls – and the November mid-terms may clip his wings at home.
Facing dire approval ratings and Republican discontent, Trump is fuming – and threatening political violence.
The Republicans have tried to blame Democrats for the shutdown. But in US politics, the president owns the economy, for better or worse.
In her campaign memoir, Kamala Harris reveals her true thoughts on Joe Biden, takes us behind the scenes of her presidential candidacy and dishes the occasional dirt.
Gavin Newsom has energised fellow Democrats with his ‘fight fire with fire’ approach to the president – if he wins, he may be a strong candidate for the White House.
It’s time we had a considered national conversation about the US-Australia alliance, and where it goes from here.
Public media play a vital role in American democracy, but if the president has his way, they will soon be gutted.
US senators engage in lengthy speeches when they are losing. This is clearly what motivated Cory Booker’s 25-hour speech: a sense the Democrats are losing to Trump.
Harris has a $1 billion ground operation and women voters. Trump has voter discontent with the economy and immigration. Which will be the key to victory?
Had Biden not retreated, and had he been defeated by Trump, he would have been excoriated for being self-centred, hubristic and arrogant. His decision to step aside allows for a different ending.
What we are already hearing today from those leading the “no” campaign is an echo chamber of Trumpist sentiments for his supporters and acolytes in Australia.
With the country’s vaccine rollout succeeding where pandemic management failed, and Biden moving boldly on climate and immigration, his presidency is off to a promising start.
This is what matters to Biden: his VP must be able to lead from day one, be a true partner in governance and have great chemistry with him. There’s one clear choice who fits the bill.
Candidat pour la troisième fois à la Maison Blanche et vice-président de Barack Obama, Joe Biden doit maintenant relever un grand défi : choisir le bon colistier et vaincre Donald Trump en novembre.
A long-time campaigner for the White House, and a vice president to Obama, Biden now faces a great challenge: choose the right running mate, and defeat Donald Trump in November.
With the House of Representatives taking the unusual approach of censuring a sitting president, attention will now turn to next week’s testimony by Robert Mueller.
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