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Trump is a micromanager. Prosecutors doubt he’d let lawyers handle Stormy Daniels

Trump is a micromanager. Prosecutors doubt he’d let lawyers handle Stormy Daniels

Prosecutors say Donald Trump would simply be unable to leave hush-money payments to other people. They even called an unusual witness: a book written by Trump himself.

  • by Jonah E. Bromwich, Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan

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Sudden resignations. A leaked letter. What’s happening inside Miss USA?

Sudden resignations. A leaked letter. What’s happening inside Miss USA?

The reigning winners of Miss USA and Miss Teen USA resigned from their titles within days of each other in a shock to the Miss Universe Organisation.

  • by Madison Malone Kircher
‘He liked to use the Oxford comma’: Trump aide reveals how he crafted his tweets

‘He liked to use the Oxford comma’: Trump aide reveals how he crafted his tweets

Donald Trump’s New York hush trial has heard the former president delivered precise instructions about the use of punctuation marks for his tweets.

  • by Raoul Simons
World of photos, May 12, 2024
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World of photos, May 12, 2024

The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors

Barron Trump will not be a delegate at Republican convention after all

Barron Trump will not be a delegate at Republican convention after all

The announcement came only hours after Donald Trump suggested in a radio interview that the 18-year-old was among his political advisers.

  • by Michael Gold
‘It could boomerang’: Stormy Daniels testimony on sex, lies and money is risky for both sides

‘It could boomerang’: Stormy Daniels testimony on sex, lies and money is risky for both sides

The porn actor’s account was explosive in her indignant delivery and in the details of a sexual encounter with Donald Trump that at times sounded non-consensual.

  • by Shayna Jacobs, Perry Stein, Marianne LeVine and Devlin Barrett
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Trump promised a ‘deal’ to Big Oil as he asked for $US1b for campaign

Trump promised a ‘deal’ to Big Oil as he asked for $US1b for campaign

With his eye on securing a second term in the White House propelled by donor funds, Trump told the oil CEOs at dinner at Mar-a-Lago: You are all wealthy enough.

  • by Josh Dawsey and Maxine Joselow
Can Trump survive a Stormy sex scandal? Just ask Bill Clinton

Can Trump survive a Stormy sex scandal? Just ask Bill Clinton

Bill Clinton accustomed the American people to political scandal. Donald Trump may benefit from their consequent ambivalence to politicians behaving badly.

  • by Nick Bryant
Stormy Daniels clashes with Trump’s lawyer over her account of sex with former president

Stormy Daniels clashes with Trump’s lawyer over her account of sex with former president

In a combative few hours of cross-examination in the hush money trial, Trump’s lawyers sought to portray the former porn star as a promiscuous extortionist.

  • by Farrah Tomazin
Barron Trump named among Republican Party delegates ahead of US election

Barron Trump named among Republican Party delegates ahead of US election

Former president Donald Trump’s youngest son, Barron Trump, is about to make his political debut.

  • by Annabelle Timsit and Andrew Jeong
‘Super-Earth’: Astronomers finally find a rocky planet with atmosphere

‘Super-Earth’: Astronomers finally find a rocky planet with atmosphere

The planet, called 55 Cancri e or Janssen, is about 8.8 times bigger than Earth.

  • by Will Dunham