USA
Michael Cohen, Trump’s fixer-turned-foe, takes the stand in the hush money trial
The prosecution will hinge on how well Cohen can convince a jury that Trump falsified business records with the intent to commit campaign finance violations.
- by Farrah Tomazin
Latest
Churchgoers stop teen who entered with gun during children’s service
The livestream of the Catholic mass is no longer accessible on the church’s social media pages but a recording shows chaos unfolding.
- by Ben Brasch
‘Vast power of censorship’: Robert F Kennedy jnr sues Meta, claiming election interference
The lawsuit said Meta began censoring the video about Kennedy “within minutes” of it going live on May 5 before restoring it.
- by Stephanie Kelly
How Musk’s bromance with right-wing world leaders benefits his empire
Musk has helped turn a pugnacious libertarian into one of the new faces of the modern right, and brought kudos to others keen on his technology. For a price.
- by Ryan Mac, Jack Nicas and Alex Travelli
Jerry Seinfeld’s support for Israel prompts Duke University speech walkout
Figures in robes and caps, some waving Palestinian flags, were seen filing out of crowds of graduates assembled in the North Carolina university’s football stadium.
- by Julia Harte
Opinion
Trade wars
The US is tightening the screws on China
Joe Biden is throwing the kitchen sink at a key part of China’s economy.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
A Trump trial. Raging wars. Campus protests. Is everything ‘on fire’?
Most Americans say they’re unhappy with the direction of the country, but they’re generally satisfied with their personal lives.
- by Reis Thebault and Hannah Natanson
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
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
Leanne fled the country to escape domestic abuse. Now she could face jail
Leanne fled Australia with her two children as she says it was the only way she knew how to protect herself from her violent husband.
- by Amber Schultz
‘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