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You can’t quit America: It’s too big to fail as the global leviathan

Even under Trump’s protectionism, America keeps growing – and there’s no country on Earth to match it for trade or political power.

  • Ross Douthat

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Cathy Wilcox

More houses, more trees pose urban challenge

Readers discuss the dilemma city dwellers face when both more trees and more housing is needed.

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva at the Alvorada Palace in Brasilia, Brazil.

‘Brazil belongs to Brazilians’: The world leader who refuses to bow to Donald Trump

Brazil’s president faced down a Trump-style opponent and is in no mood for compromise.

  • Jack Nicas
 Donald Trump, Rupert Murdoch, Elon Musk

How Trump, Musk and Murdoch got embroiled in the same tawdry saga

The Epstein files were meant to bring justice to prominent figures from the left, such as the Clintons. Instead, they’ve engulfed high-profile figures from the right.

  • Melanie La'Brooy
Victor Schwartz and his daughter Chloe, whose wine import business VOS Selections is the lead plaintiff in a case against Donald Trump’s tariffs.

‘I think we’re going to win’: The dad-daughter duo taking on Trump’s tariffs in court

As the August 1 deadline for Trump’s next suite of levies looms – including for Australia – many forget the so-called “reciprocal” tariffs have been ruled unlawful. The US government’s appeal is now being heard.

  • Michael Koziol
Jerome Powell is standing strong in the face of mounting pressure from Donald Trump

The man who isn’t listening to Trump’s ‘Golden Age’ story

Donald Trump is at boiling point as Fed chief Jerome Powell again ignores the president’s ferocious campaign for lower interest rates. But there was dissension on the board.

  • Stephen Bartholomeusz
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Egads, Trump hasn’t fallen on his face. His presidency might even be a … success

It’s part luck that his bad policies didn’t turn out much worse. But Trump has also made good decisions and changed his mind when he needs to.

  • Bret Stephens
US President Donald Trump says America will do ‘whataver it takes’ to dominate AI.

The world’s superpowers turn up the heat in a dangerous battle

The US, China and European Union are pursuing radically different approaches in their scramble to rule the world of AI. That could exacerbate the risks in an inherently risky technology.

  • Stephen Bartholomeusz
One careful owner: Qatar’s surplus 747-8 has been on the market for about five years.

What will it cost to renovate the ‘free’ Air Force One? Don’t ask

To hide the cost of renovating the plane Qatar donated to Donald Trump, the US Air Force appears to have tucked it inside an overbudget, behind-schedule nuclear modernisation program.

  • David E. Sanger and Eric Schmitt
Trump hailed the announcement of the original deal as both a victory for America and a personal triumph.

Trump will be furious as China gatecrashes $35 billion party

Trump had hailed a deal involving a Hong Kong billionaire as a personal triumph and a win for America. China has just muscled its way into it.

  • Stephen Bartholomeusz

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