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'Russia thing' refuses to come to a head
Another week in Washington – and what could possibly go wrong?
Paul McGeough is chief foreign correspondent for the Sydney Morning Herald.
Another week in Washington – and what could possibly go wrong?
Americans watched agog as sacked FBI director used his forensic legal skills and flashes of anger to inflict significant damage on the President.
An air of political anticipation has enveloped Washington in the lead-up to sacked FBI director James Comey's testimony.
In lashing out wildly on Twitter this week Donald Trump appears to show that he's a very worried man.
Saudi Arabia is trying to press-gang the tiny but rich emirate of Qatar into line. Will it work?
Demonstrations put the spotlight on political violence in the US, and whether the President is answerable.
Donald Trump's decision to pull the US out of the Paris accord amounts to a diplomatic thunderclap.
Washington is still waiting to see how Trump will approach the Russia probes being mounted by Congress and former FBI chief Robert Mueller.
Diplomacy in the Middle East is notoriously fraught. Has Donald Trump chosen the wrong course?
"America is prepared to stand with you - in pursuit of shared interests and common security," the US president said.
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