Extraordinary realisation for Americans in Trump-Russia hearing
It was another extraordinary day in Washington as officials and public realise there are no brakes on this President.
Paul McGeough is chief foreign correspondent for the Sydney Morning Herald.
It was another extraordinary day in Washington as officials and public realise there are no brakes on this President.
A history-making takedown of Washington as a national and global centre of power, amounting to the "deconstruction of the administrative state."
It was not from sordid leaks but from the public record that a judge sitting in Hawaii found sufficient proof that Trump's intent was to discriminate against Muslims.
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Members of Congress are walking away – either on equity grounds or because the Trumpcare bill doesn't drive sufficient stakes through the heart of Obamacare.
As with Donald Trump's Russia business, the sacking of Bharara is a peculiar, unexplained business.
What industry analysts call a "Trump bump" is turbo-charging new digital subscriptions and even sales of quaint old print editions for dozens of publishing houses.
Amid accusations that it is spreading misinformation and acting as Russia's agent, WikiLeaks made an offer of help to tech giants, but they were less than impressed.
Voters and fellow Republicans are giving Donald Trump a taste of his own medicine.
The release of almost 9000 CIA documents will be viewed through political as much as national security prisms.
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