US Politics

The FBI has reassigned several agents who were photographed kneeling with protesters in Washington during the 2020 racial justice protests after the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.

FBI agents took a knee in support of BLM, now reassigned

FBI agents who took a knee during a 2020 protest have been quietly reassigned — amid claims they were ‘unwilling to align with Trump’s agenda’.

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Billionaire DOGE chief Elon Musk has made history by wearing two hats at once at a White House meeting, prompting US President Donald Trump to joke about his unique style.

Trump praises Musk as ‘only one that can’ wear two hats

Billionaire DOGE chief Elon Musk has made history by wearing two hats at once at a White House meeting, prompting US President Donald Trump to joke about his unique style.

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President Donald Trump has suggested his government might stop giving grants to Harvard University.

Trump threatens Harvard for not behaving: ‘Too bad’

Donald Trump says Harvard is not ‘behaving well’ as he threatens to cut funding over the university’s refusal to comply with his demands.

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The United States has signed an economic deal with Ukraine,

United States signs economic deal with Ukraine

The United States and Ukraine have signed a historic economic deal that will give the United States access to Ukraine’s critical minerals, something Donald Trump thinks will bring peace in the region. 

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China accused the US of politicising the origins of COVID-19. (AP PHOTO)

‘Substantial evidence’: China claims COVID came from US

China has warned the United States it should not ‘pretend to be deaf and dumb’ over the origin of COVID, releasing a white paper that suggests the virus did not start in Asia.

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Jensen Huang, co-founder and chief executive officer of Nvidia Corp.

Nvidia CEO issues China AI warning

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said that China is ‘not behind’ in artificial intelligence, and that Huawei is ‘one of the most formidable technology companies in the world’.

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US President Donald Trump has blamed former President Joe Biden for GDP going down.

‘Mess’: Trump fronts up to US economy shrinking

US President Donald Trump has addressed the latest figures which show GDP has shrunk for the first time in three years as chaos and confusion of tariffs continue.

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It’s a fail.

Big Tech bros are Donald Trump’s friends without benefits

THE ECONOMIST: Three months in, and the bosses of America’s most valuable firms have little to show for all their toadying.

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Wall Street investors are monitoring earnings results for how tariffs may effect corporate outlooks. (AP PHOTO)

Wall Street gains as earnings, data, and tariffs are gauged

Quarterly results reveal that United States stocks have closed higher as investors monitored developments in the trade relationship between the United States and China.

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US President Donald Trump is marking 100 days in office at an event in the state of Michigan.

Trump 100 day rally delivers shock moment

US President Donald Trump has taken all the fanfare and controversy that has enshrined his first 100 days in the White House to Michigan and had a ‘pigs might fly moment’.

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Donald Trump was reportedly left 'pissed' by Jeff Bezos after a 'hostile' Amazon move.

‘Pissed’: Trump, Bezos call over ‘political act’

The White House has named and shamed online shopping giant Amazon over a ‘hostile’ act against the US President, before Donald Trump backflipped and called Jeff Bezos ‘terrific’.

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US President Donald Trump says ‘I’d like to be Pope’.

Trump: ‘I’d like to be Pope’

US President Donald Trump has revealed his ‘number one choice’ to lead the Roman Catholic Church, himself, adding ‘we will see what happens’.

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US President Donald Trump has confirmed Australia has been calling the White House.

‘They’re calling’: Trump on Labor’s failed attempts to talk

US President Donald Trump has confirmed Australia has been calling the White House, revealing he plans to speak with the Prime Minister Anthony Albanese about trade and a deal.

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Trump has provoked a trade war, scrapped treaties and suggested that Washington might not defend Europe. He is also dismantling the governmental infrastructure that has provided the know-how and experience.

Why Trump’s economic disruption will be hard to reverse

THE NEW YORK TIMES: President Donald Trump has made clear his intent to smash the reigning global economic order. And in 100 days, he has made remarkable progress in accomplishing that goal.

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Canada's Prime Minister and Liberal Party leader Mark Carney and his wife Diana Fox Carney greet supporters at a victory party in Ottawa.

Projected win for Liberals in Canadian election

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s party are projected to have won Canada’s Federal poll, capping a stunning turnaround in fortunes fuelled by the US President Donald Trump’s annexation threats and trade war. 

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