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“Sir, your job, should you be elected, is to bring America (and the world) together in common cause if we are to avoid a similar crisis when the next corona-like virus comes,” writes Charles R Stith. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)

Open letter: Mr Biden, America must lead the next global catastrophe

Trump’s handling of the coronavirus crisis was a textbook example of what not to do, you will have to do it all differently

Medical aids may know their fate by 2020 under the National Health Insurance

Medical aids may know their fate by 2020 under the National Health Insurance

Government and medical aids may be uncomfortable but necessary bedfellows.

The data generated an incredible 4 000 or more data points on each US voter

Faltering Trump needs to turn his presidency around

Everything the brash US president has done since his election reveals chaos, incompetence and ill-advised decisions that are splitting the country.

If Donald Trump wins in November his economic policies will have negative global ramifications.
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Trump shatters peace with Obama with tweet on ‘roadblocks’

Trump’s Twitter eruption was the culmination of a growing set of perceived grievances.

President Barack Obama.

White House under pressure to appoint Obamacare chief executive

Obamacare allies are pushing the White House to name a chief executive to run its health insurance marketplace and allay the concerns of insurers.

Obamacare finally a reality

US President Barack Obama’s long-awaited healthcare insurance marketplace launches on New Year’s Day after a troubled rollout.

US President Barack Obama.

Sighs of relief as Congress ends US government shutdown

The US government has reopened its doors after Congress passed legislation to end a government shutdown.

Congress faces a midnight deadline to reach an agreement or force federal agencies to close

US shutdown: Why are Americans so complacent?

In the US there is a sense of submission to a political system that is held hostage by private interests and corporate lobbying, writes Gavin Silber.

House speaker John Boehner. (AP)

US shutdown: Gunslinging and standoffs straight out of fiction

Democrat sheriff Barack Obama and his Republican foes have been on the brink many times but the final two days are bizarre and unpredictable.

Congress faces a midnight deadline to reach an agreement or force federal agencies to close

Obama: I am not at all resigned to US govt shutdown

US President Barack Obama said he is not resigned to a US government shutdown taking place with a midnight deadline looming.

Congress must pass a stopgap funding measure before the new fiscal year begins or much of the US federal government will close down. (AFP)

US govt shutdown: House Republican leader offers glimmer of hope

As meetings take place to prevent the US government from closing down, a House Republican leader has hinted that his party could offer a new plan.

Economic week ahead: US political drama driving markets

US political developments will affect global markets as feuding politicians may temporarily shut down portions of its federal government.