US Politics

White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles has given a frank assessment of Donald Trump's closest aides and says the president 'has an alcoholic's personality'.

US President Donald Trump has announced an enormous blockade of sanctioned oil tankers, confirming that Venezuela is now ‘surrounded’ by an armada of US war ships. 

Donald Trump filed a defamation lawsuit against the BBC, seeking at least $5 billion in damages.

An oil tanker carrying nearly 2 million barrels of crude oil was seized by the United States as tension with Venezuela rise. New documents suggest the ship has a long, dark history.

A White House spokesperson has accused Democrats of ‘selectively releasing cherry-picked photos with random redactions to try and create a false narrative’.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: New images from the estate of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein highlight his ties to celebrities, financiers and other powerful men, including Donald Trump and former President Bill Clinton.

The Justice Department obtained a warrant for the seizure of an oil tanker off Venezuela because it had been known for ‘sanctioned oil,’ the White House says.

The Trump administration has launched a Gold Card initiative that will allow foreign nationals to purchase legal status in the US for $1 million.

Triggered by longstanding territorial disputes, the latest round of fighting followed a skirmish on Sunday that wounded two Thai soldiers.

Donald Trump says the United States military has seized an oil tanker on the Venezuela coast as tensions erupt between the two nations.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Though Republicans like being able to put a feminine face on their culture war crusades, some women in the party are realising there’s a difference between being useful and being respected.

US President Donald Trump’s comments have widened the dispute with his European counterparts over Europe’s future and how to end Russia’s war in Ukraine.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: The economic disaster of Brexit offers a grim preview of what tomorrow may hold for the United States.

Donald Trump's former lawyer has resigned as the top federal prosecutor for New Jersey, after a court ruled she had been serving in the post unlawfully.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Despite pressure from the Trump administration, Mr Zelensky said Ukraine’s position on territory had not changed.