Russia fires up small troll and bot army ahead of US elections this week

Russia fires up small troll and bot army ahead of US elections this week

The campaign has specifically targeted Democratic candidates,calculating that a Republican majority in the Senate and the House of Representatives could help the Russian war effort.

  • bySteven Lee Myers

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Democrat senator slams Biden,as Obama and Trump make late push for votes

Democrat senator slams Biden,as Obama and Trump make late push for votes

Influential Democratic Party senator Joe Manchin has accused the president of being “divorced from reality” and saying it was “time he learnt a lesson”.

  • byFarrah Tomazin
What happens in Nevada will shape the US in next two years

What happens in Nevada will shape the US in next two years

Tuesday’s midterm elections will determine who controls the US Congress and in turn,the country. And Nevada could tip balance of power to the Republicans.

  • byFarrah Tomazin
Trump awaits midterms results,daughter’s wedding before confirming bid

Trump awaits midterms results,daughter’s wedding before confirming bid

It seems the former US president wants to be sure Republicans will take back control of Congress before risking a re-run.

  • byNick Allen
A note from Nevada:The Democrats’ most vulnerable senate seat

A note from Nevada:The Democrats’ most vulnerable senate seat

The battle for Nevada is fascinating. The desert state is a sleeper in the upcoming midterm election and a hotbed of election denialism.

  • byFarrah Tomazin
Joe Biden warns on the future of US democracy,as Fed rate rise rattles voters

Joe Biden warns on the future of US democracy,as Fed rate rise rattles voters

Red-hot inflation has imperiled Democrats’ chances of retaining their House and Senate majorities in the November 8 midterms.

  • byFarrah Tomazin
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‘Trust no one’:US politics as The X-Files

‘Trust no one’:US politics as The X-Files

What would it take for spirit of contrarianism and rebellion - so prevalent in the US today - to aim,not simply at transgression,but at the whole of truth?

  • byRoss Douthat
Democrats’ worries about their midterm election strategy grow

Democrats’ worries about their midterm election strategy grow

As the country struggles with high petrol prices,record inflation and economic uncertainty,some Democrats now acknowledge that their kitchen-sink approach may be lacking.

  • byLisa Lerer,Katie Glueck andReid J. Epstein
Obama warns ‘more people are going to get hurt’ as political violence escalates

Obama warns ‘more people are going to get hurt’ as political violence escalates

The former US president says attacks will continue until elected officials from all sides condemn the extremism and conspiracy theories fuelling the problem.

  • byFarrah Tomazin
Brazil comes dangerously close to its Trump moment
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Brazil comes dangerously close to its Trump moment

Politicians must stop playing partisan games and restore faith in democracy by quickly accepting the results of free and fair elections.

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‘Heightened threat’:Paul Pelosi assault shines light on normalised political violence in US
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US politics

‘Heightened threat’:Paul Pelosi assault shines light on normalised political violence in US

The 42-year-old suspect in the attack appeared to be swimming in the cocktail of conspiracy theory and grievance that has marked US politics in the era of Donald Trump.

  • byFarrah Tomazin