28 m. ago Trump has made perfectly clear he’ll decide what ‘America First’ means, even if MAGA don’t like it

The Tucker Carlson and Ted Cruz interview encapsulated the MAGA debate about US involvement in the Middle East. But there can only be one winner.

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96 m. ago The Fed continues to watch and wait for Trump’s tariffs to bite

The US central bank has kept interest rates on hold as Trump’s tariffs and their potential fallout leave its members as confused as everyone else.

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1 hour ago Trump rules MAGA like a religious leader – Iran won’t tear this cult apart

The Tucker Carlson and Ted Cruz interview encapsulated the MAGA debate about US involvement in the Middle East. But there can only be one winner.

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4 h. ago Tucker Carlson destroys Ted Cruz over Iran, deepening rift among Trump loyalists

In a heated exchange, the former Fox News host berated the hawkish US senator and suggested he was ignorant about Iran – “the country you seek to topple”.

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4 h. ago Tucker Carlson clashes with Ted Cruz over Iran, deepening rift among Trump loyalists

In a heated exchange, the former Fox News host berated the hawkish US senator and suggested he was ignorant about Iran – “the country you seek to topple”.

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5 h. ago Trump: ‘You may have to fight’ to prevent Iran from getting nukes

Donald Trump says he's still yet to make a decision on whether the United States will join military action against Iran.

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8 h. ago This developer wants to keep Pesutto on a leash. What’s worse, Liberals are entertaining the idea

Property developer Hilton Grugeon has offered the former Victorian Liberal leader a $1 million lifeline that would save his political career, for now. But there are astonishing strings attached.

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19 h. ago ASX slides amid concerns over Middle East escalation while miners decline

The Australian sharemarket closed lower on Wednesday as investors track developments in the escalating conflict in the Middle East.

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19 h. ago As Trump mulls next steps, rifts in his MAGA universe explode into public view

Many of Trump’s MAGA supporters oppose another US mission in the Middle East, but hawkish Republicans are putting pressure on Trump to step in.

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22 h. ago Australia races to lock in new meeting with Trump to avoid second snub

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese may now change his plans and attend next week’s NATO summit – if a face-to-face meeting with Donald Trump can be locked in.

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22 h. ago It’s been six days since Israel first struck Iran. Here’s what we know

The rapidly escalating conflict may see a new player officially take the field: US President Donald Trump. But what happens then, and how did we get here?

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22 h. ago Trump goes to ground after National Security Council meeting on Iran

The US President has also spoken to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, but Trump unusually refrained from posting about it on social media.

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24 h. ago Fight to the death: The world has to prepare for a Middle East energy storm

Markets are acting like the Middle East conflict will blow over as seen so often in the past. But this time it’s different. Does Trump understand what he did?

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24 h. ago Trump left the G7, and Albanese, in the lurch. The PM may have new chance to meet the US president

Anthony Albanese may now change his plans and attend next week’s NATO summit - if a face-to-face meeting with Donald Trump there can be locked in.

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25 h. ago The ‘Elvis of cultural theory’ on Trump, hope and history’s lessons

Slovenian philosopher and author Slavoj Žižek believes we need a radical re-arrangement of our way of life that moves towards global solidarity.

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25 h. ago If Trump tries to go to war with Iran, he could be become a lame

MAGA Republicans will erect a dividing line in their party if Donald Trump seeks to enter the war against Iran.

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25 h. ago If Trump tries to go to war with Iran, he could become a lame

MAGA Republicans will erect a dividing line in their party if Donald Trump seeks to enter the war against Iran.

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25 h. ago If Trump goes to war with Iran, he could become a POTUS without potency

MAGA Republicans will erect a dividing line in their party if Donald Trump seeks to enter the war against Iran.

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25 h. ago Trump has the bomb that could destroy Iran’s ‘nuclear mountain’. Israel may not need it

There is thought to be one weapon capable of blowing up Iran’s most hidden nuclear site – but Israel may have other options on the table.

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27 h. ago I tried signing up for Trump Mobile service. Here’s how it went.

Trump Mobile successfully billed my credit card, at a cost considerably higher than advertised. But I haven’t been able to start using the service yet.

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