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Donald Trump
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
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Donald Trump
Trump ordered to address fraud claims in IRS case that led to ‘slush fund’
30 May 2026 - 2:54PM
Donald Trump
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
United States
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
Donald Trump
‘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 - 11:16PM
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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
Joe Biden
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 - 9:34AM
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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 - 4:34PM
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Donald Trump
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
Ken Paxton
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
United States
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
Donald Trump
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
United States
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
United States
As I see it
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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 - 8:30PM
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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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European Union
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 - 6:31PM
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Donald Trump
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
United States
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
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United States
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
Donald Trump
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
United States
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 - 4:37AM
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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
United States
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
United States
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
United States
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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