A rare visit by a US President to the Federal Reserve in Washington became a made-for-TV moment as Donald Trump and Fed Chair Jerome Powell argued over the $US2.5bn cost of the central bank’s renovation plagued by cost overruns.
His previous book was a No 1 bestseller, but the advance for former US president Joe Biden’s memoir doesn’t match those previous presidents have received.
The attacks, which include Trump posting fake photos of Obama, coincide with pressure on the White House to release information about the US government’s investigation into Jeffrey Epstein.
The Trump administration cancelled more than $600m in grants and contracts in March, saying the university ignored harassment of Jewish students.
Three GOP lawmakers joined Democrats to subpoena Justice Department records and summon Ghislaine Maxwell to testify.
ANALYSIS
The election is leading to a return of personal lobbying by CEOs, hoping to develop ties with the new administration; Cook’s one-topic meals.
COMMENTARY
Many US voters see the pre-Covid Trump era as a time of prosperity and record employment of African-Americans. They are willing to give their new President a fair shot at the job.
INQUIRER
US president-elect Donald Trump’s idea to negotiate a swift end to the Ukraine war is unrealistic.
US POLITICS
When Scott Bessent, a billionaire Wall Street mogul, was asked to advise Donald Trump on economic policy, he had a simple answer: 3-3-3.
COMMENTARY
Donald Trump’s election win is an Emperor’s New Clothes event for America, an overdue recognition and repudiation of the regime of oppressive insanities we have been subjected to for a decade or more.
OPINION
He could sway Putin by mobilising the $300 billion in Russian money frozen in Western banks.
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The show’s depiction of a nude, AI-generated Trump drew sharp criticism, with officials calling the episode a bid for relevance.
Attorney General Pam Bondi also told the President at the meeting that the department decided to not release more Jeffrey Epstein documents because of the presence of child pornography and the need to protect victims.
Donald Trump says new trade deals will create thousands of US jobs, while Asian leaders struggle to sell the punitive new tariff imposts as wins to sceptical domestic audiences.
The leaders of the US house select committee on the CCP have delivered a strong endorsement of AUKUS ahead of testimony on the security agreement from Scott Morrison.
The son of the former US president lashes Hollywood actor for New York Times hit job that forced his father out of the race against Donald Trump.
The White House released 240,000 pages of records of what it says is “unprecedented” transparency. King’s family and activists say it’s just an attempt to distract from the Jeffrey Epstein investigation
The White House has barred The Wall Street Journal from travelling with Donald Trump during his upcoming visit to Scotland, after the paper reported that he wrote a bawdy birthday message to Jeffrey Epstein.
President Donald Trump said he had directed Attorney-General Pam Bondi to make the request seeking the release of testimony related to the case of the late alleged sex-trafficker-to-the-famous.
From golf rounds to friendly texts, how NATO members convinced the US President to harden his stance on Russia.
Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump were greeted with cheers before the President joined the players on field after the stunning final result.
President is alarming his base by abandoning core promises, from bombing Iran to debunking the Epstein conspiracy.
A former Sydney councillor and self-confessed ‘alpha male’ has been picked by Donald Trump to be the US’s ambassador to Malaysia.
Fresh revelations confirm Australia’s US ambassador Kevin Rudd met Donald Trump privately in Florida in January, as the Albanese government comes under renewed scrutiny for its management of Australia’s relationship with Washington.
As the US prepares to hike global tariffs, the Productivity Commission has called on the Albanese government to do the exact opposite — urging the removal of Australia’s remaining trade barriers.
Passing the Big Beautiful Bill could represent the zenith of the US President’s second-term authority.
President and aides oversaw last-minute blitz of meetings and phone calls with Republican holdouts.
The Trump administration will restore $266m in federal funding following the decision to revoke the records of Lia Thomas, who came out as transgender in 2019.
Military strikes may have set Iran’s nuclear program back by months but in Tehran’s political calculus, those months could stretch into years.
Donald Trump will attend the opening of ‘Alligator Alcatraz’, an immigration detention centre deep in the Florida Everglades.
Eleventh-hour changes to President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill included a curious tax break – write-offs for whaling captains.
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