This Month
- Opinion
- US election
The 2024 presidential election is not over yet
Millions of “never Trump” voters are unlikely to become “yes Trumpers”, however appalled they are by the vile attempted murder.
- Gideon Rachman
- Opinion
- US election
Democrats simmer over no-win dilemma as Biden support ebbs away
President Joe Biden is losing political traction on Capitol Hill as congressional Democrats count the cost of his determination to stay in the race.
- Jennifer Hewett
Democratic donors warn of campaign funds ‘drying up’ as Biden holds on
Donors have become crucial in the fight over the president’s future, with some pushing for him to withdraw even as Democrats on Capitol Hill waver.
- Alex Rogers and James Fontanella-Khan
- Opinion
- World elections
Confused despair grips Democratic voters
Joe Biden seems to be revelling in his determination to once again prove his doubters wrong. The Trump campaign is confident it ensures their victory on November 5.
- Jennifer Hewett
House Democrats join calls for Biden to step aside
More Democrats in Congress are expected to voice their concerns that the president step aside, but others are mounting efforts to stand by him and refocus.
- Updated
- Aime Williams, Demetri Sevastopulo and Alex Rogers
- Opinion
- World elections
Immigration is the reason swing states are turning back to Trump
Joe Biden is still betting big he can move key swing states his way, but Arizona was shifting back to Trump well before that debate. Jennifer Hewett reports from the south-west.
- Jennifer Hewett
- Opinion
- Trump's White House
A resurgent Trump will have consequences for Australia
Trump 2.0 will pile rising expectations in Washington on Australia’s military readiness and on its strategic minerals. But that’s just the start.
- Patrick Gibbons
- Exclusive
- AUKUS
‘A cruel joke’: Why AUKUS might leave Australia stranded
A group of defence experts says that the Albanese government is on course for a financial and strategic AUKUS disaster, in the final part of an exclusive series.
- James Curran
June
- Editorial Of The Times
- US election
To serve his country, President Biden should leave the race
Beating Donald Trump is no longer a sufficient rationale for why Joe Biden should be the Democratic nominee this year.
- The Editorial Board
‘Breathtaking’ decision weakens federal agencies
The US Supreme Court ruling is its most significant to date, paring back the power of the executive and handing it to the courts.
- Updated
- Ann E. Marimow and Justin Jouvenal
Why most Americans plan to watch Biden-Trump debate
Both men remain broadly unpopular as they prepare to face off for the first time since 2020.
- Jonathan Cooper and Linley Sanders
OpenAI co-founder’s new company promises safe ‘superintelligence’
Last year, Ilya Sutskever tried to force out OpenAI boss Sam Altman. Now he has a new company, aiming to build a machine that is more intelligent than humans – safely.
- Cade Metz
Trump presents himself as a martyr to Christian right
The former US president portrayed himself as having “wounds all over”, alluding to his legal troubles while suggesting he is targeted for his beliefs.
- Chris Cameron
US surgeon-general urges tobacco-style warnings on social media
Vivek Murthy’s call to action comes as regulators and legislators increasingly scrutinise links between social media use and children’s mental health.
- Cristiano Lima-Strong and Aaron Gregg
Trump ally Steve Bannon ordered to prison
The ideological champion of the former US president’s MAGA movement was convicted of contempt of Congress.
- Andrew Goudsward
May
Why EV makers are set to turn on Donald Trump
The former president has vowed to shred President Joe Biden’s electric vehicle policies, threatening “you won’t be able to sell those cars” if he is elected.
- Coral Davenport and Jack Ewing
Netanyahu to address US Congress soon: House speaker
The Israeli prime minister will soon address the US Congress, according to Mike Johnson, amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
- Matt Spetalnick and Humeyra Pamuk
Tech industry pushed to shut down market for sexual AI deepfakes
Joe Biden is pushing the tech industry and financial institutions to shut down a market of sexual images, many of celebrities, made with AI technology.
- Matt O'Brien and Barbara Ortutay
- Analysis
- Government Observed
The real reason for spending $1b on PsiQuantum
Defence planners have long worried how vulnerable military information systems are to GPS being taken out by an adversary.
- Tom Burton
- Opinion
- Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Arrest warrants huge blow for Israel and massive gamble by ICC
The question of how the US president responds to this, along with Congress, now becomes critical.
- Updated
- Gideon Rachman
