Forget the debt ceiling,the entire roof’s collapsing on America

Forget the debt ceiling,the entire roof’s collapsing on America

America’s restless struggle against the very concepts of governance and government increasingly threatens the survival of a normal,functional nation state.

  • byPeter Hartcher

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The US will pay a heavy price for its damaging game of chicken

The US will pay a heavy price for its damaging game of chicken

The US appears likely to narrowly escape a financial catastrophe with a debt ceiling deal,but the outcome does not justify the havoc that has been caused.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz
What you should know about the US debt ceiling deal

What you should know about the US debt ceiling deal

The deal would suspend the $US31.4 trillion ($48 trillion) debt ceiling until January 2025.

  • bySteve Holland andJarrett Renshaw
On his 100th birthday,Henry Kissinger is worried history will repeat
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On his 100th birthday,Henry Kissinger is worried history will repeat

The German-born diplomat is concerned,saying we are “in a classic pre-World War I situation” and are “on a path to great-power confrontation”. Happy birthday.

  • byNick Bryant
Oath Keepers founder sentenced to 18 years over January 6 attack

Oath Keepers founder sentenced to 18 years over January 6 attack

The sentence given to Oath Keepers extremist group founder Stewart Rhodes is the longest handed down so far in the hundreds of Capitol riot cases.

  • byMichael Kunzelman,Alanna Durkin Richer andLindsay Whitehurst
America suddenly feels like Gotham. But I can’t see Batman

America suddenly feels like Gotham. But I can’t see Batman

Ron DeSantis’ entry into the US presidential race was a shambles – but a lot of rich Republicans need him to win.

  • byBill Wyman
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Out Trump-ing Trump:DeSantis’ plan to lift his presidential campaign

Out Trump-ing Trump:DeSantis’ plan to lift his presidential campaign

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is staking a claim to the Republican party’s presidential nomination by taking a harder line than Donald Trump on many issues.

  • byFarrah Tomazin
Ron DeSantis’ presidential campaign to take on Trump stymied by Twitter glitches

Ron DeSantis’ presidential campaign to take on Trump stymied by Twitter glitches

Florida governor Ron DeSantis filed federal election paperwork on Wednesday to formalise his candidacy for the Republican nomination. Then he went on Twitter.

  • byFarrah Tomazin
The one-sided battle between China and the US
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Trade wars

The one-sided battle between China and the US

China has just shown how vulnerable it is in the escalating global war over technology.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz
Nazi flag-carrying teen crashes truck into barrier near White House

Nazi flag-carrying teen crashes truck into barrier near White House

Sai Varshith Kandula was arrested on multiple charges,including threatening to kill,kidnap or inflict harm on the US president and vice president.

  • byLindsay Whitehurst
The $2b warning shot that threatens to change the internet
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Privacy

The $2b warning shot that threatens to change the internet

The record fine levied on Facebook’s parent Meta for breaching privacy laws will put a lot of companies on notice when it comes to how it deals with the data of individuals.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz