US Election 2024

US Election 2024 headlines with summaries.

• Trump's word explosion on the debate stage

  In Depth

  12 Sep 2024

  

  Analysis: By sheer weight of words, Donald Trump dominated the US presidential debate. But was he outflanked? Here's what the numbers show.

  ‘Millions and millions’: Donald Trump’s word explosion on the debate stage

• Harris-Trump debate takeaways: Dog eating, crowd sizes and abortion battles

  World Comment & Analysis

  11 Sep 2024

  

  Analysis - Trump's temper, Harris on abortion and a last-minute Taylor Swift cameo? Here's five quick takeaways from the first presidential debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris.

  Harris-Trump presidential debate takeaways: Dog eating, crowd sizes and abortion battles

• Project 2025: What you need to know about America's most controversial document

  World What you need to know

  13 Aug 2024

  

  Explainer - A plan called "Project 2025" has been making waves in the US presidential race. But what does it really say? RNZ is here to explain it all.

  Project 2025: What is it, what is Donald Trump's stand on it and who created it?

• US presidential debate: What the data shows about who said what

  World Politics

  28 Jun 2024

  

  An RNZ analysis of the first US presidential debate shows Trump dominated the first debate by more than 1000 words.

  Biden-Trump US presidential debate: What the data shows about who said what

• Biden: Age and optics just too hard to fight

  World Comment & Analysis

  22 Jul 2024

  

  Analysis - US President Joe Biden, who channelled perseverance and grit into a 50-year run in American politics, finally met a foe he could not beat.

  US President Joe Biden: Age and optics just too hard to fight

• US hits new low in Biden-Trump presidential debate

  World Comment & Analysis

  28 Jun 2024

  

  Analysis - Both US presidential candidates reached for ridiculous claims and insults and struggled to answer questions coherently, Tim Watkin writes.

  US hits new low in Biden-Trump presidential debate

• Could Biden quit? It's happened before

  World Comment & Analysis

  29 Jun 2024

  

  Analysis - American history is littered with presidential candidates chosen at the last minute and even a few who've quit - but there are plenty of risks if that happens, Nik Dirga writes. Video

  Could US President Biden quit? It's happened before