A task force has been assembled in the US Senate to fight anti-Semitism. A specialist in Jewish-American history says the group has a big job ahead of it. Anti-Semitism has a long history in the US.
President Donald Trump simulates a law enforcement officer holding a gun at the International Association of Chiefs of Police Convention in Chicago. If Trump’s support continues to fade, more senators will break from him because their voters demand it.
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If the U.S. Senate agrees to hear the articles of impeachment for Trump, it is not because of the U.S. founders’ commitment to democracy, but rather in spite of their elitist design.
US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi speaks during her weekly press briefing on October 8, 2019. She accused the White House of an “unlawful attempt to hide the facts” after it ruled out cooperating with an impeachment probe of President Donald Trump.
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The impeachment investigation of US president Donald Trump has formally started, but much has changed since 1974, when Richard Nixon was forced out of office.
Kentucky Republican Mitch McConnell, the senate majority leader, has a lot of power.
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is known as a master of Senate rules. If the House impeaches President Trump, what could he do to influence the process – and outcome – of a trial?
A former congressional staffer says withholding damning evidence from Congress and using civilians to carry out presidential or intelligence agency agendas links the Ukraine crisis to other scandals.
Benjamin Franklin was a leading voice in the debates framing the Constitution.
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The Founders saw impeachment as a regular part of ensuring presidential accountability. A constitutional scholar offers a possible process for a rapid and smooth impeachment inquiry.
The filibuster is like a stoplight that’s always red.
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Polls show Americans want gun control, but it isn’t a top-line issue for voters.
Unless Labor improves markedly with the lower-educated, they risk losing the seat count while winning the popular vote at the next election.
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After strong results in the 2019 election, the Coalition is likely to have 35 of the 76 seats when the Senate next sits.
Crash or crash through? Treasurer Josh Frydenberg and Prime Minister Scott Morrison walk to a meeting with the Reserve Bank governor on Wednesday.
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In an interview with The Conversation, Frydenberg refused to be drawn on what the government would do if unable to get the whole bill through.
Scott Morrison has been returned as prime minister, but we don’t yet know if the Coalition will get to the 77 seats it needs to form majority government (minus the speaker).
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With the higher quota at a half-Senate election, parties probably need at least 5% of the vote to be in contention for a seat at this election.
Given a stable but not spectacular primary vote, the Greens, led by Richard di Natale (centre), seem likely to retain their presence in parliament.
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The Greens’ fortunes have fed off Labor’s performance: a weakened Labor means more support for the Greens. But this election the party is more likely to maintain its parliamentary presence.
Tim Colebatch on the battle in Victoria - and the Senate
Colebatch says three Victorian seats are "pretty certain" Labor wins - Dunkley, Corangamite and Chisholm. A number of others "are really open" - Casey, La Trobe, Deakin, Flinders and even Higgins.
Support for Clive Palmer’s UAP in recent polls is likely overstated.
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Unchastened by his experience in federal parliament between 2013 and 2016, Clive Palmer and his United Australia Party are back - and beginning to make their presence felt in polling.