US Votes 2024
Musk accused of illegally paying for votes with $US1 million election giveaway
The tech billionaire, who is campaigning on behalf of Donald Trump, said he would give a $US1 million cheque to a registered voter in Pennsylvania every day until the November 5 poll.
- by Farrah Tomazin
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The states that could swing Trump v Harris
With Donald Trump and Kamala Harris neck-and-neck in the polls, US correspondent Farrah Tomazin unpacks the key issues that matter on the ground with voters.
‘Just trying to survive’: How a hurricane may help decide who wins the White House
Farrah Tomazin is on the ground in North Carolina, a battleground state where Donald Trump and Kamala Harris have been statistically tied for months.
- by Farrah Tomazin
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Kamala is running as a ‘no-brainer’. What if voters object to the idea they have no brain?
The polls are so tight in the US that three weeks might be enough for Kamala Harris to work out what she stands for and deliver a Democrat victory.
- by Parnell Palme McGuinness
Opinion
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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.
- by David Brooks
‘Rupert, please do it this way’: Trump asks Murdoch to help him secure victory
Trump’s comments are the latest stage in his volatile relationship with the network and its Australian-born owner.
- by Farrah Tomazin
Trump tries comedy, but lands more verbal punches than punchlines
The former president used a speech at a pre-election charity event to rip into Vice President Kamala Harris and other Democrats.
- by Jill Colvin
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Social media
Is Australia immune to America’s misinformation crisis? I’m not confident
All democracies rely on some sense of shared information that makes deliberation possible. It would be unwise to look at the US and not see ourselves.
- by Waleed Aly
‘May I please finish?’ In Fox interview, Harris says she’ll differ from Biden
Her nearly 30-minute sit-down with host Bret Baier repeatedly grew heated, with the two talking over each other.
- by Zeke Miller
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Opinion
‘I was always very good at mathematics’: Trump goes all in on his tariffs
Praising his maths skills, Trump rebuts criticism that his tax cuts and tariff plans will swell US deficits and debt, lower growth and lead to higher inflation.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Kamala Harris Fox News interview LIVE updates: Democratic presidential nominee gives first interview with US TV network three weeks before US election
Less than three weeks out from election day, Kamala Harris has sat down with conservative outlet Fox News for the first time in a bid to push her case to Republican voters.
- by Nick Ralston and Jessica McSweeney