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Trump rules out firing Powell, urges him to cut rates
The president also said he is willing to lower tariffs on China at some point, and was unclear if he needed to uphold the constitution, in a TV interview.
April
How Donald Trump’s honeymoon turned sour so quickly
Tariffs, spending cuts and concerns of immigration over-reach are proving a drag on the president’s approval ratings in his first 100 days.
‘Past his bedtime’: White House ridicules Biden as he breaks silence
The White House joked as the former president told disability advocates that cuts had left beneficiaries uncertain whether they would receive their payments.
Labor’s efforts to link Dutton to Trump are proving effective
Like the rest of the world, WA politics has been upended by Donald Trump’s reckless tariff war, which has a sharp edge in a resources-dependent economy closely intertwined with China’s growth.
Ex-Facebook executive says Zuckerberg undermined US security
Sarah Wynn-Williams testified to Congress that the social media giant threatened national interests while cozying up to China, accusations Meta denies.
‘You’re a much smarter person than that’: US senator rages over Australia tariffs
Mark Warner used a Senate hearing to slam US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, who insisted Donald Trump was not about to exclude Australia from his levy blitz.
Trump’s tariff ‘medicine’ injects fresh turmoil into global markets
The president says foreign governments will have to pay ‘a lot of money’ to lift sweeping tariffs.
Trump overplays his hand as US flashes full recession alert
The American economy will be hit hard, but it’s beyond delusional to think anyone will be spared from the upending of global trade.
Trump trade risks go back to the 1890s
The president’s American tariff hero William McKinley shows how this new trade war will go wrong.
Trump unveils 10pc tariffs on all imports, higher for 60 countries
The president used aggressive rhetoric to describe a global trade system that the US helped to build, saying “our country has been looted, pillaged, raped, plundered”.
He’s not kidding. Here’s how Trump could serve a third term
Despite a constitutional amendment limiting the election of presidents to two terms, he raised the idea during an interview this week.
March
Release of Signal texts strains Trump’s bid to quash furore
Efforts to discredit Atlantic editor Jeffrey Goldberg over the war plan messages is failing to gain traction outside the president’s most fervent loyalists.
Musk to clinch lucrative new US deals in ‘horrifying power grab’
The billionaire’s company, SpaceX, is set to secure federal government contracts partly because his allies now hold government jobs. Supporters say he has the best tech.
Trump’s attack on the judiciary: ‘speed and intent is remarkable’
The US president is testing constitutional limits and challenging the courts to stop him. Who will blink first?
Trump shuts down Education Department flanked by school children
Encircled by students seated at desks, the president signed an executive order to dismantle the department in a bid to leave school policy to the states.
US chief justice scolds Trump over judges threat
Justice John Roberts issued a rare statement that described the president’s threat to impeach judges as not an appropriate response.
How Trump plans to use an ‘autopen’ conspiracy to overturn laws
The president claimed multiple pardons issued by Joe Biden were void because he used a robotpen, embracing a baseless right-wing theory.
What will Trump mean for personal wealth?
Pension funds, retail investors and money managers are worrying about the future of US capital markets under the president’s erratic economic management.
Trump’s tariff pullback shows honeymoon may be over
The US president’s backtrack on imposing tariffs on Canada and Mexico shows that political gravity may apply to him after all.
Trump’s glory moment upstages the world
The US president’s address to congress was Donald Trump’s favourite version of reality TV, featuring himself as the star.