Republicans on House Ethics reject release of report on Matt Gaetz

Republicans on House Ethics reject release of report on Matt Gaetz

In one his first jobs as VP-elect,J.D. Vance is seeking to rally support for Trump’s controversial nominee for attorney-general.

  • byFarrah Tomazin

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Who is Pete Hegseth,Donald Trump’s pick as secretary of defence?

Who is Pete Hegseth,Donald Trump’s pick as secretary of defence?

The former infantry captain is a co-host of Fox News Channel’s Fox&Friends Weekend,and became friends with Trump.

‘Will of the people’:Musk adds his voice to Senate GOP leadership contest

‘Will of the people’:Musk adds his voice to Senate GOP leadership contest

There are three contenders for Mitch McConnell’s job. The SpaceX chief executive knows who he is backing.

  • byFarrah Tomazin
‘Trump proofing’ begins as Democrats face power vacuum

‘Trump proofing’ begins as Democrats face power vacuum

Some Democratic governors are moving to inoculate their states from Trump’s policies,raising their profiles as the party searches for a new leader.

  • byCleve R. Wootson Jr.,Marianna Sotomayor andTyler Pager
Knife’s edge:How the US election result will change the world

Knife’s edge:How the US election result will change the world

Donald Trump and Kamala Harris have two radically different sets of policies that will have great consequence not just for Americans,but for the rest of the world.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz
‘They cheat like hell’:The fallout from the attack on the Capitol
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‘They cheat like hell’:The fallout from the attack on the Capitol

Hare-brained schemes and legal loopholes helped cause havoc after the last presidential election. But there are many ways to contest a result. How?

  • byAngus Holland
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Why the heck isn’t Kamala Harris running away with this election?

Why the heck isn’t Kamala Harris running away with this election?

In many ways,it’s because in the US political parties no longer serve the function they used to. Now,they are better seen as religious organisations.

  • byDavid Brooks
State of US vote system puts ours in good light

State of US vote system puts ours in good light

The only upside of watching US elections and electoral processes is,as Peter Hartcher says,to develop or renew one’s own appreciation of Australia’s electoral system

Boycotted but unbowed:Benjamin Netanyahu addresses Congress

Boycotted but unbowed:Benjamin Netanyahu addresses Congress

The Israeli leader was invited to address the congress by Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson amid a war that has mobilised youthful protesters,while Kamala Harris stayed away from the speech.

  • byFarrah Tomazin
‘We failed’:Secret Service director grilled in hearing on Trump assassination attempt

‘We failed’:Secret Service director grilled in hearing on Trump assassination attempt

Kimberly Cheatle acknowledged that the Secret Service was told about a suspicious person two to five times before the shooting at the Pennsylvania rally.

  • byFarnoush Amiri andClaudia Lauer
Reporter Evan Gershkovich goes on trial in Russia on specious espionage charges

Reporter Evan Gershkovich goes on trial in Russia on specious espionage charges

The American-born son of immigrants from the USSR is the first Western journalist arrested on espionage charges in post-Soviet Russia.

  • byJim Heintz andKirill Zarubin