US politics
Biden restores assistance for Palestinians axed by Trump
The Biden administration has announced it would provide $US235 million in US aid to the Palestinians, restarting funding cut off by former president Donald Trump.
- by Matt Spetalnick and Stephen Farrell
Latest
Trump’s White House leaked like a sieve. Things have changed
Reporters drank lustily from the fire hose of leaks that emanated from the West Wing during the last four years. What do they do now?
- by Paul Farhi
‘Dangerous spin’: Half of Republicans believe Capitol riot was plot to make Trump look bad
The ex-US president and many of his allies have publicly painted a picture of the January 6 events jarringly at odds with reality.
- by James Oliphant and Chris Kahn
Republican Gaetz denies ‘false’ sex allegations, won’t resign
The 38-year-old Trump ally from Florida is under scrutiny over whether he had sex with underage girls and violated federal sex trafficking laws.
- by Alan Fram
‘It felt like a scam’: How Trump extracted millions in unwitting donations from supporters
Demands for refunds spiked. Complaints to banks and credit card companies soared. But the money helped keep former President Donald Trump’s struggling campaign afloat.
Amazon apologises, acknowledges issue of drivers urinating in bottles
Amazon.com has apologised to US congressman Mark Pocan, admitting to scoring an “own goal” in its initial denial of his suggestion that its drivers were sometimes forced to urinate in bottles during their delivery rounds.
- by Shubham Kalia
The Republican crusade against trans athletes in women’s sports
Bills excluding transgender children athletes from school and university sports have been introduced in 28 US states so far this year.
- by Matthew Knott
EPA dismisses dozens of key science advisers picked under Trump
The unusual decision will sweep away outside researchers picked under the previous administration who some say tilted too favourably toward regulated industries.
- by Dino Grandoni
G. Gordon Liddy, operative convicted in Watergate scandal, dies
With his intense stare, cannonball head, bristling moustache and machine-gun style of speaking, Liddy looked like the archetypal bad guys he later depicted on TV.
- by Michael Dobbs
Opinion
China relations
Joe Biden’s first test against China is brewing as regime exploits the ‘grey zone’
China is once again employing the strategy it has used to great effect to project its military power in the South China Sea.
- by Peter Hartcher
Analysis
Please Explain podcast
What does President Biden’s press conference reveal about the state of the US?
In this episode, Tory Maguire and US correspondent Matthew Knott assess President Biden’s press conference debut.
- by Tory Maguire