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Long-awaited Ukraine aid bill passes US House after Speaker puts job on the line
The House swiftly approved $150 billion in foreign aid for Ukraine, Israel and other US allies after months of hard-right resistance to helping Ukraine.
- by Stephen Groves and Lisa Mascaro
World of photos, April 21, 2024
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US Votes 2024
Man sets himself ablaze near courthouse where Trump trial under way
The incident took place on the fourth day of Trump’s historic trial, in which the former president faces 34 counts of falsifying business records.
- by Farrah Tomazin
Australia will work with Trump if that’s the card we’re dealt: Treasurer
Jim Chalmers has held high-level meetings in Washington ahead of unveiling this year’s budget, which he says will target “economic security”.
- by Farrah Tomazin
World of photos, April 20, 2024
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US politics
Civil War is a movie. If Trump wins, will it be a reality?
With the instigator of the Capitol Hill riot standing a good chance of returning to power, the question of whether the US is headed towards Civil War 2.0 no longer feels hyperbolic.
- by Nick Bryant
‘Everybody is freezing in there!’ Trump, irate about hush money case, lashes trial
The jurors will now be tasked with deciding whether Trump is guilty of falsifying business records ahead of the 2016 election.
- by Farrah Tomazin
Your brain waves are up for sale – a new law wants to change that
Supporters of the bill expressed their concern that neural data could be used to decode a person’s thoughts and feelings or to learn sensitive facts about an individual’s mental health, such as whether someone has epilepsy.
- by Jonathan Moens
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US Votes 2024
Lust, power, politics, money: In court with Donald Trump
The case in which the ex-president is accused of falsifying business records to hide an affair ahead of an election has all the makings of a Hollywood blockbuster.
- by Farrah Tomazin
Republican House Speaker faces choice between losing his job and funding Ukraine
After agonising over how to proceed on the package for days, Mike Johnson notified Republicans he would push to hold three votes on Ukraine, Israel and the Indo-Pacific.
- by Lisa Mascaro and Stephen Groves