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Donald Trump and his future wife, Melania, with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell in 2000.

Ghislaine Maxwell to meet justice officials as lawmakers sent home early to dodge Epstein files vote

The planned meeting to discuss potential new evidence in the sex-trafficking saga triggered speculation that Donald Trump could pardon Jeffrey Epstein’s co-conspirator if she were to provide details that did not implicate the US president.

  • Michael Koziol

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Xi Jinping and his senior ministers are worried about imbalances in supply and demand and overcapacity in some industrie

The home-grown threat to China that has rattled Xi Jinping

Donald Trump’s trade war is not the only thing on Xi Jinping’s mind.

  • Stephen Bartholomeusz
The US president said the reports were “untruthful” and relied on sources that “probably don’t even exist”.

Trump promised to bring down the deep state. To MAGA loyalists, he’s joined it

The president has trafficked in conspiracy theories for years. Now that dark whirlpool has sucked him down, and he can no longer control the Epstein madness.

  • Maureen Dowd
Rupert Murdoch and Donald Trump.

Trump taunts Murdoch as he files $15 billion lawsuit over Epstein story

The US president is suing over a story published by The Wall Street Journal that said he signed a birthday letter to now-disgraced financier back in 2003.

  • Michael Koziol
Lucas Taylor says if he could give Donald Trump a grade, it would be at least an A.

Deep in Trump country, voters want more deportations and less Epstein

After six months in office, Donald Trump’s approval rating is down. While critics say it has been worse than feared, rusted-on supporters say they’d give him at least an “A” on his work so far.

  • Michael Koziol
UK politician Robert Jenrick confronts a man who failed to pay on the London Underground.

Why isn’t there a single social media-savvy MP in Parliament?

Most Australian politicians don’t make social media a priority. That carries long-term risks.

  • Nick Bonyhady
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The left foot and swollen of President Donald Trump are pictured as he sits with Bahrain's Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, July 16, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump’s diagnosis revealed after ‘swollen leg’ photos trigger alarm

Recent photographs of the US president show visibly swollen lower legs – or “cankles” – and bruising on his hand.

  • Michael Koziol
Jeffrey Epstein and Donald Trump in Palm Beach, Florida in 1997.

‘Weaklings’: Trump dumps ‘past’ MAGA supporters over Epstein fallout

The US president claims those demanding answers over accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein are doing the Democrats’ bidding and says he no longer wants their support.

  • Michael Koziol

Albanese is being pressured to choose Trump or Xi. Why not both?

It’s shocking to consider that as awful as the Chinese government is, at least we know what we are dealing with. Can we really say the same about America?

  • Shaun Carney
Jeffrey Epstein and Donald Trump in Palm Beach, Florida in 1997.

Trump’s fans forgive him everything. Why not the Epstein files?

Having nurtured conspiracy theories for his entire political career, Trump suddenly seems in danger of being consumed by one.

  • Michelle Goldberg

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