US politics
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- Trade wars
Lost in translation: Trump doesn’t seem to understand the ‘massive’ deal he just made
Donald Trump says there has never been anything like the trade deal just struck with Japan. He’s probably right, but not in the way he thinks.
- Stephen Bartholomeusz
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- Pop culture
I lived my dream on US talk shows – the axing of Colbert’s Late Show is about one thing
It seemed surreal that I could go straight from the Melbourne comedy scene to a job with Jay Leno. But don’t think for a minute that the suits running the place are champions of political causes.
- Simon Taylor
- Opinion
- Trump's America
Trump sparks a $6.4 billion wipeout for a US icon
Donald Trump said his tariffs would make the US car industry “great again”, but a different story is starting to emerge.
- Stephen Bartholomeusz
- Analysis
- Epstein fallout
Under the gun over Epstein, Trump tries to finger Obama for ‘treason’
The latest attempt by Donald Trump to distract from the Epstein issue could be dismissed as frivolous, but it appears to be having some effect in media circles.
- Michael Koziol
Police warn against violence as Trump prepares to tour his Scottish golf courses
Authorities fear protests against the US president could exceed those held when Trump visited his golf courses in 2018.
- David Crowe
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
- Opinion
- Inside China
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
- Opinion
- Opinion
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
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
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
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