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US President Donald Trump dances on stage during a campaign and economic policy event in Suffern, New York, on May 22. Photo: AFP

Trump to headline Freedom 250 event after musicians pull out

The US president floated the idea of holding a rally instead of concerts, calling himself the No 1 attraction and a bigger draw than Elvis.

31 May 2026 - 2:39PM

Trump ordered to address fraud claims in IRS case that led to ‘slush fund’

30 May 2026 - 2:54PM

US judge orders Trump’s name removed from Kennedy Centre

30 May 2026 - 7:14AM

Sexual harassment and assault

Bondi refused to answer questions about Trump and Epstein files, Democrats say

She also pushed any blame for missteps with the release of files related to the late sex offender onto Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche.

30 May 2026 - 2:52AM

Former US attorney general Pam Bondi arrives on Capitol Hill on Friday. Photo: AP

US judge freezes Trump ‘slush fund’ for allies

Opponents of the fund say it could be used to reward loyalists, including defendants convicted of crimes related to the January 6 riots.

29 May 2026 - 10:57PM

‘Gestapo tactics’: Springsteen hits out at Trump, announces protest festival

Rock icon launches ‘Power to the People’ line-up as artists back out of Trump’s US 250th anniversary events.

29 May 2026 - 11:42AM

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US-China relations

America at 250: how Trump’s foreign policy is redefining the US story

‘Even if the US comes back, it will not return to the position it once held,’ while China could play a bigger role, analyst Wu Xinbo says.

28 May 2026 - 11:16PMvideocam

Under Donald Trump, the US alliance system has come under “unprecedented strain” and it will never return to what it once was, according to a Chinese international relations expert. Photo: TNS

US judge allows Trump to implement mail-in voting executive order

The decision comes as Trump’s Republicans battle to keep control ‌of both houses of the US Congress in the November midterm elections.

28 May 2026 - 6:14PM

Jill Biden feared Joe Biden was having a stroke during disastrous 2024 debate

New interview details inner circle’s fear before mounting pressure forced Joe Biden out of re-election race.

28 May 2026 - 9:34AMvideocam

Biden sues Trump’s Justice Department over release of interview audio

The recordings, made in Biden’s home, were part of the writing process for his 2017 memoir.

28 May 2026 - 4:34PMvideocam

Former US president Joe Biden speaks a conference in Chicago in 2025. Earlier this month, Biden sought to intervene in the Heritage Foundation’s lawsuit against the Justice Department over the materials. Photo: AP

Trump builds massive arena at White House for birthday cage fight

Crews are erecting an octagon-shaped cage on the South Lawn for next month’s UFC event.

27 May 2026 - 12:50PM

Cranes lift giant metal arches into place for the UFC event. Photo: AP

Trump-backed Paxton wins Texas run-off, ousting veteran senator

Republican nominee will square off against Democrat James Talarico in a high-stakes November battle for control of the US Senate.

27 May 2026 - 1:22PM

RFK Jnr posts video of him grabbing 2 snakes, as his wife asks ‘why?’

US health secretary has a bare-handed encounter with snakes, as his TV star wife tries to get him to stop.

27 May 2026 - 5:17PM

Trump has third medical exam amid health questions: ‘maybe junk food is good’

Bruising on his hand and apparent sleepiness in meetings have stoked speculation about the US president’s well-being.

27 May 2026 - 7:31AM

US President Donald Trump rides in his motorcade as he leaves Walter Reed National Military Medical Centre on Tuesday. Photo: AFP

Trump moves to punish US government workers who leak information to reporters

It ‌is the latest step in Trump’s broader ‌effort to increase his control of federal workers ⁠and the flow of information to the public.

26 May 2026 - 11:56PM

Reporters hold up their phones near a window in the Press Briefing room after a lockdown is triggered by a shooting near the White House on Saturday. Photo: AFP

As I see it | Trump makes everything worse but he didn’t start it

Essays from over a decade ago show that America’s institutional decay and populist revolt predate the current US president’s rise to power.

26 May 2026 - 8:30PMvideocam

Trump’s Justice Department seeks dismissal of White House ballroom lawsuit

Government lawyers declare building freeze ‘tremendously harmful’ after the latest White House security scare.

26 May 2026 - 11:08AM

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Pope calls for ‘disarming’ of AI, technology should be ‘human friendly’

Pope Leo called for the ‘disarming’ of artificial intelligence, and warned of ‘new forms of slavery’ behind its rise.

25 May 2026 - 6:31PMvideocam

Pope Leo XIV attends the presentation of his first Encyclical Letter ‘Magnifica Humanitas’, focused on the rise of artificial intelligence, in The Vatican on Monday. Photo: AFP

US Justice Department purges website of January 6 criminal cases news releases

The digital scrub is the latest step by the Trump administration to rewrite the history of the 2021 Capitol attack.

25 May 2026 - 10:23AM

Gun violence in the US

Gunman dies after being shot by US Secret Service near White House

Trump was at the White House at the time working to negotiate a deal with Iran.

24 May 2026 - 3:35PM

Who has the better chance of inheriting Trump’s Maga movement: Vance or Rubio?

Analysts say the American vice-president and secretary of state are trying to prove loyalty without becoming political liabilities.

23 May 2026 - 10:03PM

Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

US judge tosses case against wrongly deported Salvadorean man Abrego Garcia

The indictment was ‘an abuse of prosecuting power’ against a man at the centre of a row over Trump’s migrant crackdown, the judge ruled.

23 May 2026 - 7:19AM

Kilmar Abrego Garcia attends a rally in his honour at the ICE field office in Baltimore in August 2025. Photo: AP

Trump won’t attend eldest son’s wedding: ‘I have a thing called Iran’

‘I have a thing called Iran,’ the US president had earlier said on why the timing of the event was bad for him.

23 May 2026 - 5:02AM

Trump to force foreigners seeking US green cards to go home first

The change could affect hundreds of thousands of people a year and potentially reduce legal immigration further.

23 May 2026 - 4:37AMvideocam

Warsh takes US Fed’s helm with inflation dilemma already unfolding

Trump’s pick to lead the central bank must contend with an economy roiled by the AI boom, as well as oil price and tariff shocks.

23 May 2026 - 4:17AM

US President Donald Trump shakes hands with new Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh (left) at the White House on Friday. Photo: AFP

US spy chief Tulsi Gabbard quits in latest Trump cabinet exit

She cited her husband’s diagnosis with a ‌rare form ‌of bone cancer as the reason for her departure, but an insider says she was forced out.

23 May 2026 - 3:52AM

Tulsi Gabbard testifies before a Senate Intelligence Committee confirmation hearing in Washington in January 2025. Photo: Reuters

Democrats release 2024 US election loss ‘autopsy’ report, only to disavow it

The DNC publishes a scathing review, accompanied by an apology from the chairman who claims the document falls below standard.

22 May 2026 - 5:23PM

Woman jailed for nearly 42 years over US$250 million Minnesota fraud case

Aimee Bock sentenced for orchestrating the largest known theft of federal Covid-19 relief funds.

22 May 2026 - 11:50AM

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