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‘UNPRECEDENTED’: Details of whistleblower’s Trump complaint aired

Senior White House officials tried to cover up details of US President Donald Trump’s Ukraine call in a move that left colleagues “deeply disturbed”, according to the complaint.

September 26, 2019

President Donald Trump pauses during a press conference on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly on September 25, 2019 in New York City.Source:AFP

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US Justice Dept releases much-anticipated summary of Trump’s call with Ukrainian president

September 25, 2019

Brett Kavanaugh testifies before the Senate judiciary committee in September 2018. Photograph: Pool/Getty Images

Trump blasts calls for impeachment of Brett Kavanaugh after new allegations

September 15, 2019

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September 12, 2019

Republicans jeer at 'Fantasy Island’ impeachment investigation as House Dems boost tools to go after President Trump

Florida GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz called the committee's activities "impeachment in drag."

September 12, 2019

September 11, 2019

The Supreme Court just let Trump close the Mexican border to nearly all migrants seeking asylum

So much for reining in executive power.

September 11, 2019

US President Donald Trump shakes hands with US Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch as Justices Brett Kavanaugh, Elena Kagan, and John Roberts stand by following Trump’s State of the Union address at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on February 5, 2019. Ma

September 10, 2019

John Bolton: Trump's national security adviser is out

US President Donald Trump has announced he fired his hawkish National Security Adviser John Bolton, adding that he disagreed "strongly" with him.

September 10, 2019

August 30, 2019

Madeleine Westerhout: White House aide fired after leaks on Trump family

US President Donald Trump's personal assistant has been forced to resign from the White House after leaking private information about his family.

August 30, 2019

August 29, 2019

FBI's James Comey broke rules with Trump memo, says watchdog

Former FBI Director James Comey has been criticised in a Department of Justice report for the leak of memos on his interactions with President Trump.

August 29, 2019

August 13, 2019

Trump official revises Statue of Liberty poem to defend migrant rule change

A top US immigration official has revised a quote inscribed on the Statue of Liberty in defence of a new policy that denies food aid to legal migrants.

August 13, 2019

August 06, 2019

Trump campaign sues California over new law requiring candidates to release tax returns

President Trump's re-election campaign and the Republican Party sued California on Tuesday over a new state law requiring presidential primary candidates to release their tax returns.

August 06, 2019

July 31, 2019

Sanders, Warren fight back at U.S. Democratic debate against moderate rivals

High-stakes debate pits voters' hearts against heads in fight for political left

July 31, 2019

Sen. Bernie Sanders and Sen. Elizabeth Warren speak during the first of two U.S. Democratic presidential primary debates hosted by CNN on Tuesday in Detroit's Fox Theatre. (Paul Sancya/The Associated Press)

July 27, 2019

‘Trump’s a racist, but who cares’

Donald Trump is being slammed for racist tweets (again), but who cares? This isn’t about racism, it’s about maths, argues Joe Hildebrand.

July 27, 2019

Despite the shocking attempts at grammar and punctuation, President Trump remains quite proud of his tweets. Picture: Nicholas Kamm/AFP.Source:AFP

July 24, 2019

5 key takeaways from Robert Mueller's testimony before Congress

Moments after being sworn in for his testimony on Capitol Hill Wednesday morning, former special counsel Robert Mueller again doubled down on his commitment not to take his testimony beyond the bounds of his 448-page report.

July 24, 2019

July 24, 2019

Robert Mueller's Made-For-TV Moment Arrives: "This Is The Super Bowl of Hearings"

"Bob Mueller is not known for providing riveting TV," CBS News bureau chief Christopher Isham cautioned.

July 24, 2019

MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images Special Counsel Robert Mueller gave a brief update on his report on May 29.

July 15, 2019

Republicans silent as Trump renews racist attack on congresswomen

Condemnation of Trump’s attack on the congresswomen was widespread on Sunday, with the four Democrats, senior party figures and mainstream press outlets condemning them as racist

July 15, 2019

Donald Trump tweeted that ‘the Radical Left Congresswomen’ should apologize to ‘our Country, the people of Israel and even to the Office of the President’. Photograph: Carlos Barría/Reuters

July 14, 2019

Trump under fire for racially-charged tweets against congresswomen

US President Donald Trump has been accused of racism after posting tweets attacking Democratic congresswomen.

July 14, 2019

EPA / Rashida Tlaib (centre), who responded by calling Trump 'a lawless and complete failure of a president', with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (left) and Ayanna Pressley (right)

July 12, 2019

US Labour Secretary Alex Acosta resigns over Epstein case

US Labour Secretary Alex Acosta is resigning amid criticism of his brokering of a plea deal for financier Jeffrey Epstein in a child sex case.

July 12, 2019

July 11, 2019

Trump abandons census efforts, but will still pursue citizenship info

U.S. president orders records on non-citizens be handed over to Commerce Department

July 11, 2019

U.S. President Donald Trump stands between Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, left, and Attorney General Bill Barr, right, to announce his administration's effort to gain citizenship data during an event at the White House Rose Garden in Washington on T

July 10, 2019

Trump labor secretary who cut Epstein deal plans to slash funds for sex trafficking victims

Democrats condemn as ‘amoral’ Alex Acosta’s proposed 80% funding cut for US agency that combats child sex trafficking

July 10, 2019

Us labor secretary Alexander Acosta has proposed a drastic cut to the International Labor Affairs Bureau that experts say would put the lives of children at risk. Photograph: Evan Vucci/AP

June 28, 2019

Woman who could beat Donald Trump

Senator Kamala Harris is being touted the Democrats’ best chance for beating Donald Trump in the 2020 US election. Here’s why.

June 28, 2019

Democratic presidential candidate Senator Kamala Harris.Source:AP