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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Australia, US strike deal to save travellers time at American airports
By North America bureau chief Jade Macmillan in Washington DC
Australians will soon be eligible for easier passage through American airports as participation in the US Global Entry program is set to begin early next year.
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analysis:As Trump questions Harris's racial identity, Democrats are trying a simple message: He and Vance are 'weird'
By North America bureau chief Jade Macmillan in Washington DC
Two weeks since Trump narrowly avoided assassination, the race for the White House is up-ended — and the Republican contender has long abandoned his short-lived shift to a "nice" tone.
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analysis:As Biden pledges to 'pass the torch', his VP is sharpening her attacks on Trump
By North America bureau chief Jade Macmillan in Washington DC
As Joe Biden starts his long goodbye with a televised address from the Oval Office, Donald Trump and his likely rival in November's presidential election, Kamala Harris, have been trading blows as a recast race for the White House begins.
Protesters pepper-sprayed, hundreds arrested in Washington as Netanyahu speaks to Congress
By Lucy Sweeney, Riley Stuart, Jade Macmillan and Brad Ryan in Washington DC
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is met with thousands of protesters demanding his arrest during a visit to Washington, where he's pressing Congress to continue to support his war in Gaza.
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Harris says she has the support needed to become the Democratic Party's nominee — as it happened
By Lucy Sweeney, Brad Ryan, Jade Macmillan, Maddy Morwood, Nelli Saarinen, Carrington Clarke, and Caitlin Rawling
Kamala Harris says she is "proud" to have secured the broad support of her party to become the presumptive Democratic nominee, after enough delegates pledge their support for her to win the official vote in August.
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Biden's legacy will extend beyond his one term in office. But the timing of his exit could have a profound impact on the election
By North America bureau chief Jade Macmillan in Washington DC and Joanna Robin
Concerns about the 46th US president's age have been around since his 2020 campaign but after a shambolic debate performance, worries about his capacity for another term became too loud to ignore.
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Harris vows to 'earn and win' nomination as millions pour in from donors — as it happened
By Lucy Sweeney, Jade Macmillan, Carrington Clarke, Barbara Miller, Maddy Morwood, Kaitlin Easton, Brad Ryan, Nelli Saarinen, and Caitlin Rawling
US President Joe Biden is ending his re-election bid and pulling out of this year's presidential race, throwing his support behind his Vice-President Kamala Harris.
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Trump promises to 'fight, fight, fight' at first campaign rally since assassination attempt — as it happened
Donald Trump has held his first rally since the assassination attempt at his campaign event last weekend, with his newly minted running mate JD Vance joining him in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
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analysis:This week will go down as a chaotic chapter in US political history. What just happened?
By North America bureau chief Jade Macmillan in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Seven days ago, a defiant Joe Biden was refusing calls to withdraw from this year's election while Donald Trump prepared for a huge rally ahead of the Republican National Convention. And then everything changed.
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'I'm not supposed to be here': Trump reflects on shooting as he accepts Republican nomination
By Jessica Riga, Caitlin Rawling, Jade Macmillan, Brad Ryan, Barbara Miller, Carrington Clarke, and Lucy Sweeney
Donald Trump has taken the stage at the Republican National Convention for his first public speech since an attempt on his life. Meanwhile, US media is reporting "reality is setting in" for a "soul-searching" US President Joe Biden as pressure mounts to quit the presidential race.
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Trump's VP pick JD Vance addresses Republican convention, Biden tests COVID positive — as it happened
By Jessica Riga, Elissa Steedman, Brad Ryan, Barbara Miller, Carrington Clarke, Jade Macmillan, and Lucy Sweeney
Donald Trump's pick for vice president, JD Vance, addresses the Republican National Convention as US President Joe Biden tests positive for COVID-19.
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Former Trump rivals come full circle to endorse him at Republican convention — as it happened
Former rivals of Donald Trump, including Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis, have come full circle to endorse him for the presidency at the Republican National Convention.
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Trump makes surprise convention appearance as Biden's high-stakes interview airs — as it happened
As Joe Biden's first TV interview since the attempt on Donald Trump's life airs on NBC, the former president makes an unplanned appearance at the Republican National Convention.
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Trump says he's 'supposed to be dead' in latest interview after assassination attempt — as it happened
By Caitlin Rawling, Jade Macmillan, Elissa Steedman, Maddy Morwood, Tavleen Singh, and Tessa Flemming
Donald Trump has arrived in Milwaukee for the Republican National Convention a day after an attempted assassination at a rally in Pennsylvania. Look back through our blog to see how the day's events unfolded.
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analysis:The shooting took an instant but the attempt on Trump's life will be felt for years to come
By North America bureau chief Jade Macmillan
The US has a tragic history of political assassinations, and this sort of moment is one that candidates must fear the most. But four months out from a divisive election, in an America already so polarised, the attempt on Trump's life — and the way it's now handled — could have much broader consequences.
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Biden says 'there is no indication' of him slowing down after 'Trump' and 'Putin' gaffes — as it happened
By North America bureau chief Jade Macmillan, Brad Ryan and North America correspondent Barbara Miller in Washington DC, Nelli Saarinen, Esther Linder and Caitlin Rawling
Joe Biden has fronted a solo press conference in Washington DC, his first such appearance in eight months. Look back on our blog to see how the press conference unfolded.
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analysis:George Clooney's message to Biden is deeply damaging on several fronts
By North America bureau chief Jade Macmillan in Washington DC
Just a few weeks after helping the president raise tens of millions at an LA fundraiser, George Clooney is calling on Joe Biden to step aside. It's deeply damaging on several fronts.
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analysis:Biden's bad night has become a worse week. And for Trump, things keep getting better
By North America bureau chief Jade Macmillan in Washington DC
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?
By North America bureau chief Jade Macmillan in Washington DC
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
By Brad Ryan in Washington DC, Emily Clark, North America bureau chief Jade Macmillan, Andrew Thorpe and Matt Bevan for If You're Listening
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.
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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
By James Oaten, Jade Macmillan, Carrington Clarke, Caitlin Rawling, Andrew Thorpe, Jessica Riga, Courtney Gould, Maddy Morwood, and Tessa Flemming
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
By North America bureau chief Jade Macmillan in Washington DC
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
By North America bureau chief Jade Macmillan in Washington DC
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
By North America bureau chief Jade Macmillan in New York
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.
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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.
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