Joanna Robin is the digital producer and journalist with the ABC's North America bureau in Washington DC. She graduated with honours from Columbia Journalism School in New York, and previously worked at Broadsheet and Mamamia. Find her on Twitter at @JoannaERobin
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.
US politicians say they're moving forward with plans for a national ban on TikTok. But how would it even work? And what happens to the American influencers who rely on the app?
Donald Trump could soon become the first former US president to be charged with a crime. But will it end his bid to return to the White House?
The powerful synthetic opioid fentanyl has been blamed for skyrocketing overdose deaths in the US, surpassing 100,000 two years in a row. Warning: This article contains details readers might find distressing.
Nikki Haley has launched her bid for president with a call for 'generational change'. But does the former South Carolina governor really have a shot at dethroning Donald Trump?
American politics can be a brutal business, but the State of the Union is almost always a respectful affair. This year's speech was marked by heckling, boos, and snide comments from the gallery.
Former US president Donald Trump launched his White House comeback bid under the shadow of four major criminal investigations. In Georgia, his efforts to change the 2020 election outcome could pose an "imminent" threat to his 2024 aspirations.
Antony Blinken calls off a trip to Beijing as US authorities describe a high-altitude Chinese balloon flight over sensitive sites as a violation of international law.
When George Santos entered the political race, he described himself as the descendant of Jewish Holocaust survivors, an NYU finance graduate and top Wall Street investor who rescued distressed animals in his spare time. But most of the life story turned out to be bogus.
As reporters swarmed the small Idaho college town and amateur sleuths dissected clues on TikTok, police were quietly homing in on a suspect. WARNING: Readers might find some details in this story distressing.
After sensitive government documents were found in President Joe Biden's garage, Republicans are crying hypocrisy over the way it is being handled. So how does it compare with former president Donald Trump's document probe?
Kevin McCarthy spent years tying himself into political knots to win over the right-wing fringe of the Republican Party, only to watch his dreams nearly unravel over four chaotic days.
The man who has openly coveted the influential job of Speaker of the House for much of his career has been humiliated at the hands of hardline conservatives within his own party, write Jade Macmillan and Joanna Robin.
After fighting for years to keep them hidden, Donald Trump has his tax returns released to the public. They give an unvarnished look at the finances of the real estate mogul turned reality TV star, who broke decades of precedent by keeping his filings secret as president.
After nine public hearings, the US House committee investigating the attack on the Capitol releases its long-awaited final report, concluding "none of the events of January 6th would have happened without" Donald Trump.
After 18 months, more than 1,000 interviews and two rounds of public hearings, the January 6 committee is handing down its final report and passing the mantle to the US Department of Justice for potential criminal prosecutions. Here's what we learned in the final meeting.
While counting continues to decide the balance of power after the midterm elections, Republicans are openly lamenting how the predicted "red wave" turned into more of a puddle — and many are pointing the finger of blame directly at Donald Trump.
Despite predictions of a huge Republican tsunami that would wash Democrats out of both houses of congress, the midterms have delivered a far closer and more surprising result. It's still early, but this is what we know so far.
Arizona — where an election-denying former TV anchor is taking on the current secretary of state — is among a handful of states that could shift the balance of the Senate towards the Republicans, and set the stage for a Trump 2024 run.
The attack on Nancy Pelosi's husband has left many of her colleagues wondering if the woman who is second in line to the US presidency can't keep intruders out of her home, what hope is there for anyone else?
Democrat Stacey Abrams rose to fame in 2018 after nearly becoming the first black woman elected governor in the United States. Four years later, she's giving it another shot. But Georgia Republicans have changed the rules.
The committee investigating the Capitol riot votes to subpoena Donald Trump to hear his side of the story. These are the biggest moments of the latest January 6 hearing.
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has used a speech at the UN to defend Moscow's war and rail against the West for supporting Ukraine. He has also warned Western leaders against interfering in China's moves in the Taiwan Strait.
The foreign minister intensified her criticism of Russia after Mr Putin announced his country will mobilise hundreds of thousands of troops to fight in Ukraine.
The foreign minister meets her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on the sidelines of UN General Assembly with trade, Taiwan and the ongoing detention of two Australians up for discussion.