US elections

Matt Frei is at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago to ask White House and Senate insiders whether good ‘vibes’ are all Kamala Harris needs to unite America and win the election.

Inflation may have fallen, but with many Americans still feeling the pinch from the cost of living crisis, the economy is a crucial issue in this election.

We’re joined by US Trade Representative Katherine Tai.

We’re joined by Nayyera Haq, who was a senior director in the Obama White House administration.

The Obamas’ back-to-back speeches electrified Democrats, bringing energy to the Convention, messages of hope reminiscent of 2008 and eviscerating Donald Trump. 

In a special edition of the American Fourcast, Matt Frei talks to former US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi about Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Elon Musk and the man whose name she will not mention.

Project 2025. Two words that Kamala Harris nearly always mentions on the stump, and it is always greeted with boos from the crowd. For Democrats, it is the coming doomsday.

Donald Trump has been leading in the polls in the race to be the next US president – but Kamala Harris has a target of attack.

Now, newly released footage from local police sheds new light on the moments before and after the assassination attempt on Donald Trump – and raises new questions for the Secret Service.

Is Kamala Harris’s pick as Presidential running-mate a disaster for ‘weird’ Donald Trump? Matt Frei discusses the rise of Tim Walz with senior figures from Democrats Abroad and Republicans Overseas.

One of Donald Trump’s nephews has described his uncle as “atomic crazy” in a book about his family.

A fortnight ago Donald Trump was on top of the world. Up in the polls against a besieged Joe Biden, he soaked up rapturous applause at the Republican National Convention and called for unity in America.

The general sense since Harris became the presumptive Democratic nominee is that she has rejuvenated the party’s base, increasing support among Black and Hispanic voters, women, and the young.

The Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been welcomed by Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Largo estate in Florida, a day after talks with Vice President Kamala Harris which she described as “frank and constructive”.

He’s been in public life for more than half a century, but Joe Biden began his long, slow goodbye last night, with an Oval Office address explaining to the American public why he’s not standing for another four years in the White House.