Jade Macmillan
United States
Jade Macmillan is the ABC's North America bureau chief, based in Washington DC. Jade joined the ABC in 2008, and has previously been a political reporter in the Parliament House bureau in Canberra, and a journalist and producer in Sydney and Western Australia. Follow her on Twitter @JadeMacmillan1.
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analysis:Biden's bad night has become a worse week. And for Trump, things keep getting better
This past week was arguably the worst of Joe Biden's 2024 campaign. And it might have been one of Donald Trump's best.
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analysis:Joe Biden has stated the obvious after his panic-inducing debate. But can he recover?
It was supposed to ease concerns about his mental and physical fitness, but instead Joe Biden's debate performance only enhanced them. Now, the pressure on the president to pull out of the election race is intensifying.
Biden stumbles as Trump deflects in 'game-changing' presidential debate — as it happened
US President Joe Biden and former president Donald Trump conclude their debate in Atlanta, Georgia — and pundits are united in their view that it was a bad night for the president. Take a look back at how the debate unfolded.
Julian Assange says PM 'saved his life', his lawyer reveals, while his wife asks for him to be given time to recover — as it happened
Julian Assange is a free man, after a US federal judge sentenced him to time already served in prison. Look back through our blog to see how the day's events unfolded.
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analysis:After an unflattering video of Biden went viral, the White House fought back
If you're on social media, you might have come across a couple of viral videos this week, neither of which casts the US president in a flattering light. It's prompted the White House to fight back.
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analysis:America's Supreme Court just took some heat out of a fight that could have been hard for Trump to win
For the first time since his supporters stormed the Capitol on January 6, Donald Trump returned to meet Republican politicians. The Supreme Court had just given them something to talk about.
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analysis:History has just been made in New York City. It could shape America's future
It's difficult to overstate how significant the verdict in a Manhattan courtroom is to the future of the US. Americans are facing the very possible prospect of voting a felon into the White House.
Trump lashes out after being found guilty on 34 counts — as it happened
Donald Trump has been found guilty on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in his New York criminal trial relating to "hush money" payments paid to adult film star Stormy Daniels.
Donald Trump becomes first US president to be found guilty of a crime
The jury in Donald Trump's "hush money" trial finds the former president guilty of 34 counts of falsifying business records, a felony that could result in prison time.
A bored defendant, a surprise celebrity and the 'GLOAT': Key takeaways from the Trump trial's marathon closing
The first criminal trial of a former president in American history inches toward the end, as the prosecution and defence deliver closing arguments in a marathon session that stretches into the night.
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analysis:As we crammed into court, one big question remained. But after an abrupt answer, we hit the cliffhanger
The rather shabby appearance of the criminal courthouse in lower Manhattan belies the history being made within its walls, as a jury prepares to deliberate over Donald Trump.
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analysis:The Apprentice, VP edition: Veep try-outs at the Trump trial as a sworn enemy unloads
Donald Trump has come face to face with several enemies in court, including the prosecution's star witness, whose scathing evidence is continuing. But this week, there were some friendlier faces in the courtroom too.
'Like a war': The Texas city at the centre of one of America's biggest political fights
On the southern border of the US, the Texas governor has taken drastic steps to keep migrants out of the country, and to reshape the political debate inside it.
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analysis:Biden's red line, Trump's make-or-break moment and a brain worm: US politics takes some unusual turns
As the US president threatens to pull back on his support for Israel, his election opponent makes headlines for very different reasons as Stormy Daniels appears in court.
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analysis:Campus clashes, abortion bans and Trump's court reprieve: 24 hours told us a lot about the US election
Campus turmoil and abortion rights have put both Joe Biden and Donald Trump under pressure in another eventful week in US politics, writes Jade Macmillan.
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analysis:A chilly, grumpy Trump and Biden's growing youth vote problem: This week in US politics
Almost every week in US politics is action-packed. This one featured Trump grumbling about the aircon in court and Biden under pressure as campus tensions spiral, writes Jade Macmillan.
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analysis:The shift in Iran and Israel's shadow war marks a dangerous moment for the world
Iran's deployment of drones and missiles towards Israel represented a big shift in what had been a shadow war fought through Iran's proxies. The big question now is, what will Israel do in response?
'I am your retribution': This is Trump's vision for America, in his own words
Now he's the Republicans' presumptive presidential nominee, Donald Trump's in full campaign mode, and his comments are proving as divisive as ever. We take a close look at what he's been saying he'll do if he's given another term in the White House.
Donald Trump insults ambassador Kevin Rudd, says 'he won't be there long' if he's 'hostile'
Donald Trump uses an appearance on British television to insult Australia's ambassador to the US, Kevin Rudd, suggesting he might not remain in the role if the former president is re-elected.
Joe Biden sets out his vision in State of the Union address — as it happened
From reproductive rights to the state of democracy — the US president has outlined his vision for a second term in his State of the Union address. Look back over our live coverage of the speech.
Nikki Haley suspends presidential campaign, leaving Donald Trump as last major Republican candidate
Donald Trump's last rival for the Republican presidential nomination suspends her US presidential campaign but stops short of endorsing the former president, arguing he needs to "earn the votes" of Americans who don't support him.
An 'amazing day' for Donald Trump and a surprise loss for Joe Biden: What you need to know about Super Tuesday
Donald Trump and Joe Biden secured major victories in most state races. But trouble lies ahead for both men in the lead up to November's election. These were today's key takeaways.
Haley surprises in Vermont while Trump dominates Super Tuesday primaries – as it happened
Donald Trump and Joe Biden win almost all of Super Tuesday's primaries and caucuses, but Republican challenger Nikki Haley clinches a win in Vermont and Democrat Jason Palmer takes delegates in the tiny territory of American Samoa. Look back over how the day's events unfolded.
A hospital patient dropped frozen embryos onto a clinic floor. What followed has rocked IVF in the US
When a hospital patient wandered into a US fertility clinic and destroyed frozen embryos, they caused a chain of events that led to a major court ruling. It's left the IVF sector reeling, and patients in limbo.
This prosecutor took on Trump's alleged 'criminal racket'. Then they exposed her personal secret
Lawyers for the former president are pushing for the lead prosecutor in the Georgia election interference case to be disqualified amid revelations of a secret affair with a fellow prosecutor.