Today
Trump seeks to spin court ruling into political gold
The former president’s re-election bid may hinge on upcoming judgments in the US Supreme Court.
- James Politi, Stefania Palma and Alex Rogers
Yesterday
Elon Musk’s X in political advertising push to offset revenue falls
Plans for new political ads team to hit $US100 million in sales ahead of US presidential election are met with industry scepticism.
- Hannah Murphy
Colorado Supreme Court disqualifies Trump from holding office
The ruling makes Donald Trump the first presidential candidate in US history to be deemed ineligible for the White House under a rarely used provision of the US Constitution.
- Updated
- Andrew Goudsward and Jack Queen
What the Colorado ruling means for Donald Trump
While it sounds like a potential dagger to the former president’s 2024 election hopes, it’s unlikely the Colorado Supreme Court landmark ruling will do much to hinder the Republican frontrunner.
- Susie Coen
This Month
Trump glorifies Putin, uses Nazi rhetoric in campaign speech
The former US president demonised immigrants as “poisoning the blood of our country” and called January 6 defendants “hostages”, amid alarm over his language.
- Isaac Arnsdorf
- Analysis
- Business Person of the Year
Why Boris Johnson thinks a Trump win would be good for the world
Former British PM talks about his biggest regret, political ghosts and a host of other topics at The Australian Financial Review Business Person of the Year event.
- Jennifer Hewett
Republican candidates focus ad spending on Iowa ahead of first contest
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and his backers have been burning though campaign funds by outspending Donald Trump and other presidential candidates on ads.
- Oliver Roeder and Eva Xiao
Aid groups warn of starvation in Gaza after US vetoes ceasefire call
The warnings - from the UN, international aid agencies and Palestinian relief workers in Gaza - compounded fears for civilians already grappling with fierce fighting.
- Hazem Balousha, Ellen Francis, John Hudson and Kareem Fahim
Gareth Evans: Can we rely on America to defend Australia?
The former Labor foreign minister does not hold back in an incisive analysis of the current co-ordinates of Australian foreign policy
- James Curran
- Opinion
- US election
Trump victory gives green light to Putin, Xi
Everything will change for European and Asian democracies if a man bent on dictatorship re-enters the White House next year.
- Edward Luce
DeSantis campaign to knock out Trump just took another hit
A staff shake-out at the Florida governor’s campaign spending group comes just six weeks before the first round of primary voting for the Republican candidate.
- Updated
- Alex Rogers and Jamie Smyth
- Opinion
- World politics
Biden’s desperate battle to halt global conflict
Political division and turmoil at home are undermining US leadership overseas.
- Gideon Rachman
- Opinion
- World elections
Why CEOs must plan for a second Trump presidency
We are likely to see a harder-edged President Trump, without moderate advisers to talk him out of introducing tariffs or blaming China as growth slows.
- Updated
- Rana Foroohar
November
- Opinion
- World elections
Is Nikki Haley the wildcard big donors are hoping for?
It would be spurious to put numbers on her chances. They are not high. But it is worth stressing that America is not relishing another Trump vs Biden contest.
- Updated
- Edward Luce
Billionaire Koch backs Nikki Haley to beat Trump
Support of the well-funded super political action committee will help the former UN ambassador in the race for the US presidential nomination.
- Christian Hall and Bill Allison
- Analysis
- US politics
The rematch that’s underwhelming America
In a US election campaign that’s shaping up as one between two elderly men, the Democrats in particular might need an ‘emergency break glass’ option.
- Matthew Cranston
Trump to gut Biden’s multibillion-dollar IRA if elected
The former president also plans to scrap clean energy rules and expand drilling to boost fossil fuels, say his advisers.
- Jamie Smyth and Aime Williams
- Opinion
- World elections
Biden can’t spin his way to re-election
To prevent a second term of Donald Trump, Democrats must accept that what is going wrong is their basic proposition, not the framing or messaging of it.
- Janan Ganesh
‘Important signal’: Lachlan Murdoch in surprise Ukraine trip
The Fox Corp CEO’s visit comes as concern in Ukraine mounts over the future of vital US military and economic aid with the war with Russia showing no end in sight.
- Tom Balmforth
- Opinion
- The AFR View
Why Gaza still matters here in Australia
The Australian government has limited influence on events in Gaza. But the domestic spillover of the conflict means it still needs to be clear where it stands
- The AFR View
