January
Melania Trump’s boater hat steals the show at inauguration
Nobody could fault the first lady for her outfit – except, perhaps, her husband. Her wide-brimmed hat blocked his kiss as he took the oath of office.
December 2024
Biden (not Trump) has weakened America’s rule of law
In pardoning his son, the president has ensured that the distance between himself and Trump is now shrouded in fog.
Trump taps fierce FBI critic to lead the agency
‘Deep state’ critic Kash Patel has been nominated to lead the FBI. Donald Trump has also picked Jared Kushner’s former jailed father as ambassador to France.
November 2024
The billionaires in charge of Trump’s White House
His first term was heavily reliant on the party establishment. The inner circle now includes billionaires and is in tune with the ideas of the new right.
October 2024
Trump, allies link Biden’s ‘garbage’ comment to 2016 ‘deplorables’
President Joe Biden provided ammunition to the Republican campaign by appearing to call Trump supporters “garbage” while talking to Latino allies by video.
August 2024
Chinese officials struggle to build ties with Trump’s campaign
The frustrated overtures come amid rising bipartisan hostility towards China and a realisation in Beijing that US policy is unlikely to become less hawkish.
June 2024
Trump claims ‘sick people’ are behind his prosecution
The former president declared that he would appeal against the landmark verdict, calling the trial a “scam” and the judge a “tyrant”.
January 2024
The exclusive Florida island that billionaires call home
Accessible for those with invites via a single, heavily guarded bridge, the island is ground zero for the unprecedented migration of wealth to South Florida over the past five years.
November 2023
Optus compo claims; NAB profits rise; Ivanka Trump’s fears
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Ivanka Trump feared father not rich enough for property deals
Poised and polite, Donald Trump’s daughter was the last family member to take the witness stand in a civil fraud case against the former president.
July 2022
Ivana Trump’s funeral draws former president, family, fans
Ivana Trump was celebrated at a Manhattan funeral attended by her closest family members, along with fans to honour the onetime symbol of New York glamour and opulence.
Ivana Trump died from ‘blunt impact’ injuries
Police had been looking into whether former president Donald Trump’s first wife fell down the stairs. New York’s medical examiner ruled her death an accident.
February 2022
Manhattan prosecutors leading criminal probe of Donald Trump resign
The two top prosecutors leading the Manhattan district attorney’s criminal investigation of Donald Trump and his business have resigned, suggesting the investigation is winding down.
Trump must testify in business probe, judge rules
New York’s attorney-general has been seeking to depose the former US president and two of his children over the family business.
January 2022
Ivanka Trump, Donald jnr subpoenaed in New York asset probe
The two adult children of former president Donald Trump are part of a civil investigation into the Trump Organisation and its business practices.
Ivanka Trump, Donald Trump jnr subpoenaed in asset probe
The Trumps are expected to file motions to quash the subpoenas in the coming weeks, according to a filing in New York state court in Manhattan.
December 2021
Jared Kushner’s investment firm raises $4b in committed funding
Mr Kushner, a former top aide to former US president Donald Trump who is married to his daughter, Ivanka, formed the Miami-based Affinity Partners this year.
August 2021
Trump’s niece says he’ll run for president in 2024 but there’s a catch
Mary Trump, whose uncle is former US president Donald Trump, says there will be no Trump political dynasty because his children lack charisma.
July 2021
Ivanka Trump would turn on her father to avoid jail, says Mary Trump
Donald Trump’s niece says the former president’s relationship with his children is purely transactional and they would “flip” on him to prosecutors in New York.
June 2021
Where is Trump now? Florida coast becomes Republican power base
Lured south by sunshine, golf and money, the former president’s allies and hangers-on have formed an alternate universe that revolves around Mar-a-Lago.