Joe Biden
Donald Trump pleads not guilty to additional charges as Republicans release Biden bank records
The charges also accused two Trump employees of conspiring with the former president to delete the footage at his Mar-a-Lago resort.
- by Farrah Tomazin
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Australia, US urged to ramp up AUKUS as PM invited to White House
Anthony Albanese will be feted at a rare state dinner in Washington, DC, in late October at the invitation of US President Joe Biden.
- by Matthew Knott
Man suspected of threatening Biden shot and killed
Special agents were trying to serve a warrant on the home of Craig Deleeuw Robertson in Provo, south of Salt Lake City.
- by Lindsay Whitehurst and Sam Metz
Opinion
Trade wars
Higher and higher: America keeps raising its fence against China
Concerned about the transfer of know-how for military or intelligence-gathering applications, the Biden administration restricts investments by US firms in Chinese tech companies.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Analysis
US politics
Republicans hunt for Hunter Biden scandal big enough to sink Joe, save Trump
The danger is that ongoing ructions surrounding the Biden family will continue to be a headache for a president heading into an election.
- by Farrah Tomazin
Tension in Camelot over RFK Jr’s run at the White House
While on a visit to Australia, the only grandson of JFK joined a growing list of Kennedys speaking out against Robert F. Kennedy’s bid to become president.
- by Peter Baker
Escorted, fingerprinted and booked: Donald Trump’s date with destiny
The former US president is due to appear in court Friday morning after being charged with attempting to overturn the 2020 election result. Here’s what we can expect.
- by Glenn Thrush
Opinion
Trump's America
Fasten your seatbelts, this wild ride will Trump anything we’ve seen
Next year will be like no other year we have witnessed in American politics. Trump is, of course, presumed innocent – but now let’s see what the evidence is against him.
- by Bill Wyman
Analysis
US politics
Trump’s charges strike at the very heart of American democracy
While hush money and classified documents are important, never before has a newly ousted US president engaged in a multipart plan to overturn an election.
- by Farrah Tomazin
Opinion
Credit rating
The US just paid a heavy price for Washington’s poison
The historic credit rating downgrade shines a light on how America’s bitterly divided, dysfunctional politics is playing a key role in its deteriorating financial position.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Biden is not the only 80-year-old running the US. Meet America’s gerontocracy
Many members of the US Congress are over 80. While age doesn’t necessarily determine ability, some are asking if it’s time for a new generation.
- by Farrah Tomazin