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Donald Trump
Compared to Trump, ‘mad’ King George looks decidedly sane
This is the moment when we find out just how mad a king Trump is.
- by Maureen Dowd
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Baby brain: Why MAGA’s pro-natalist plans are ill-conceived
Unless you’re on a one-man mission like “procreator-in-chief” Elon Musk, efforts to deliver a wider boom either fail or cost a fortune.
- by The Economist
Trump effort to keep Harvard from hosting foreign students blocked by judge
It marks another victory for the Ivy League school as it challenges multiple government sanctions amid a battle with the White House.
- by Collin Binkley
Opinion
Air travel
I was turned back at the US border after a 12-hour interrogation
Last Thursday, I departed Melbourne on QF93 for a two-week holiday in New York. I never made it.
- by Alistair Kitchen
Crane operator appears to take nap – right as Trump poses for photos in front of him
The moment was captured on video during the ceremonial installation of two 30m-tall flags on the White House lawn.
- by Linus Day
Analysis
Trump diplomacy
This is the war Trump didn’t want, and his ‘peacemaker’ credentials are falling apart
Never has a US president delegated the negotiation over a critical national interest to an American enemy. Yet we seem to be on the brink of exactly that.
- by Peter Hartcher
Only the US can take out the secret nuclear base. There’s good reason it’s never been attempted
US President Donald Trump must balance whether destroying Iran’s most heavily fortified nuclear site with American pilots, warplanes and weapons is worth the risks.
- by David E. Sanger
Analysis
Middle East at war
Trump has made perfectly clear he’ll decide what ‘America First’ means, even if MAGA don’t like it
The Tucker Carlson and Ted Cruz interview encapsulated the MAGA debate about US involvement in the Middle East. But there can only be one winner.
- by Michael Koziol
Tucker Carlson clashes with Ted Cruz over Iran, deepening rift among Trump loyalists
In a heated exchange, the former Fox News host berated the hawkish US senator and suggested he was ignorant about Iran – “the country you seek to topple”.
- by Karoun Demirjian
As Trump mulls next steps, rifts in his MAGA universe explode into public view
Many of Trump’s MAGA supporters oppose another US mission in the Middle East, but hawkish Republicans are putting pressure on Trump to step in.
- by Michael Koziol
Opinion
Violence
My friend was assassinated. In a world of shrinking political ideals, she was a beacon
Melissa Hortman, a great American reformer, accepted my invitation to come to Australia. Now, that will never happen.
- by Vafa Ghazavi
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