Out-of-control inflation for Americans’ food,petrol may see Biden’s Democrats lose control of Congress

Out-of-control inflation for Americans’ food,petrol may see Biden’s Democrats lose control of Congress

The job market is growing and unemployment is falling,but with the price of everything going up,the public simply isn’t happy.

  • byFarrah Tomazin

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The latest item on America’s culture wars menu is ... chocolate milk

The latest item on America’s culture wars menu is ... chocolate milk

In the pitched political battles over freedom of choice in school cafeterias,New York’s “vegan-ish” mayor has triggered a nationwide furore over the sugary drink.

  • byFarrah Tomazin
Bush backs Cheney after Trump backs her rival

Bush backs Cheney after Trump backs her rival

Donald Trump critic Liz Cheney has been endorsed as a Republican candidate by former US president George W Bush. Meanwhile,Trump has backed Cheney’s challenger for preselection.

  • byJill Colvin
Trump-backed Republican wins'razor-thin'election in North Carolina

Trump-backed Republican wins'razor-thin'election in North Carolina

Democrats thought they had a chance to flip the district and build on the majority they won in the House of Representatives last year.

  • bySusan Cornwell
'You don't have any choice,you have to vote for me':Trump steals the message in North Carolina

'You don't have any choice,you have to vote for me':Trump steals the message in North Carolina

The special election could offer clues about the mindset of Republicans in the suburbs,whose flight from the party fuelled its 2018 House election losses.

  • byJonathan Lemire andAlan Fram
Man who mailed explosive devices to Trump's critics sentenced to 20 years in prison

Man who mailed explosive devices to Trump's critics sentenced to 20 years in prison

"He hated his victims,"judge says,"but did not wish them dead,at least by his own hand".

  • byPhilip Bump andDevlin Barrett
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Democrats must get past'one big now'in order to save the US
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Democrats must get past'one big now'in order to save the US

The Republican Party has lost its moorings and it now threatens American’s political system.

  • byChris Zappone
Republican Scott wins Florida Senate race after 12-day recount

Republican Scott wins Florida Senate race after 12-day recount

Florida,notorious for the'hanging chads'controversy of 2000,has finally given a Republican a place in the Senate,ousting the incumbent Democrat.

  • byPatricia Mazzei
Power and control:#Metoo hits Australia's power brokers

Power and control:#Metoo hits Australia's power brokers

Separate sexual harassment allegations levelled at two Australian politicians have sent the NSW Parliament into a tailspin.

  • byJacqueline Maley
Trump,stung by midterms,retreats into cocoon of bitterness and resentment

Trump,stung by midterms,retreats into cocoon of bitterness and resentment

Trump did not show up at WWI events nor lay a wreath at Arlington cemetery on Veterans Day,has cancelled trips and sent officials to other events in his place.

  • byEli Stokols
Florida's voting machines overheat,forcing yet another recount

Florida's voting machines overheat,forcing yet another recount

The machines are so old that the manufacturer is no longer in business,further complicating efforts to repair them before a looming deadline.

  • byTerry Spencer&Gary Fineout