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Joe Biden’s personal message about his cancer consisted of only three brief sentences.

How Biden’s allies gaslit America and the world

A new book alleges Joe Biden’s decline while president was covered up by enablers who were as addicted to the trappings of power as the Oval Office occupier himself.

  • Michael Koziol

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US President Donald Trump and Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth in the Oval Office.

Hillary Clinton on Trump’s ‘dumb power’: it’s feeble, friendless, stupid and lethal

The blundering Signal chat may be the least of the Trump administration’s dangerous moves. As a former senior spy put it, “we’re shooting ourselves in the head, not the foot”.

  • Hillary Clinton

How American liberalism lost its way and handed Trump a path to victory

Trump’s electoral resurrection was, in part, a rejection of the intolerance which has come to be emblematic of American progressivism.

  • George Brandis
US President-elect Donald Trump.

A list of those who could be in line for Trump’s ‘retribution’

US President-elect Donald Trump believes he has been wronged by current and former officials, members of the media and more.

  • Michael S. Schmidt and Matthew Cullen
Donald Trump’s official presidential portrait.

Trump’s second inauguration won’t showcase America’s strength, but its weakness

There’s no more meaningful moment in American life than the transfer of power on Inauguration Day. This one will be different, for all the wrong reasons.

  • Bill Wyman
Former first lady Michelle Obama has opted not to attend Donald Trump’s inaugration next week.

The curious case of missing Michelle Obama

After skipping the state funeral for Jimmy Carter, Michelle Obama has confirmed she will not attend Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration.

  • Tony Diver
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Mission unaccomplished: Why Biden’s legacy’s now at the mercy of Trump

Joe Biden may be remembered as a fine president but his stubborn refusal to pass the torch for so long made it almost historically inevitable that Donald Trump would win again.

  • Nick Bryant
 The awkward interactions between key figures during Jimmy Carter’s funeral.

Awkward ghosting and a death stare: The curious dynamics at Jimmy Carter’s funeral

A rare, frosty handshake between Donald Trump and the former vice president who defied him. An awkward ghosting. And warm, unexpected smiles. Here’s how the scenes unfolded.

  • Chris Zappone, Tom McKendrick and Chris Paine
President Joe Biden, first lady Jill Biden watch as a joint services body bearer team carries the casket of former President Jimmy Carter during the state funeral at Washington National Cathedral in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025.

‘God bless you, Jimmy Carter’: Ex-president’s funeral provides rare moment of unity

President-elect Donald Trump and former president Barack Obama shared a laugh. Trump even shook Mike Pence’s hand.

  • Farrah Tomazin
A shadow has fallen over Anthony Albanese’s prime ministership in 2024.

Politics, like comedy, is about timing. Albanese will be a victim of the liberal era’s fall

Voters around the world are choosing a rougher cut of leader to champion them into the second quarter of the 21st century. Anthony Albanese will never be that.

  • Parnell Palme McGuinness

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