Until recently,the world’s richest man had little need to look over his shoulder. Now a target is on his back.
The American people are losing confidence in Donald Trump,sending shockwaves through Wall Street. And that’s before “Liberation Day”.
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”.
The US president’s latest executive order removes “improper ideology”;some experts argue it’s a fascist move that revises history.
Some are predictable picks for their roles,most are not. Meet the people you’ll be seeing a lot in the next three years.
For US allies,including Australia,the Signal chat scandal is another reminder that this administration cares little for established norms and protocols.
The 30-year-old doctoral student was walking to meet friends for dinner when a man grabbed her on the footpath.
A secret directive issued by Xi Jinping in 2013 holds the key to the most successful one-party dictatorship in the world. Peter Hartcher in The Morning Edition says it appears the new US president has been reading it.
President Donald Trump’s erratic trade policies have shaken up the global economy and have many observers shaking their heads. This paper from someone in his inner circle might explain his thinking.
The West thought China would be entranced by its freedoms. But now an American president is aping Beijing’s repressive controls.