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‘Politics over justice’: Texas governor pardons man convicted of killing Black Lives Matter protester
Greg Abbott’s demand for a review of the case followed pressure from former Fox News star Tucker Carlson, who urged the Texas governor to intervene.
- by Jim Vertuno
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Scott Morrison
God help us! Morrison cosying up to Trump is weird, but it could soon get weirder
Forgiveness has always been an article of Christian faith, but is our former PM stretching the friendship?
- by Nick Bryant
Analysis
US Votes 2024
Why Biden wanted to debate Trump early, and why Trump said yes
Joe Biden’s advisers have long believed that the dawning realisation of a Trump-Biden rematch will be a balm for the president’s droopy approval ratings.
- by Reid Epstein and Shane Goldmacher
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US Votes 2024
Trump signals support for AUKUS pact in meeting with Morrison
While the former PM has come to the Republican’s defence, describing the challenges he faces in the US as a “pile-on”.
- by Farrah Tomazin
Influx of Trump vice presidential hopefuls fly into New York
Michael Cohen testified that after his home was raided in 2018, he received a call from Trump, who told him: “Don’t worry, I’m president ... you’re gonna be OK.”
- by Farrah Tomazin
Opinion
US Votes 2024
If the US election were held today, Trump would win
Trump’s many outrages are plain for all to see, yet thus far he is playing the winning hand against Joe Biden.
- by Bruce Wolpe
World of photos, May 15, 2024
The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors
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
Teen gunman disrupts Catholic mass
Clergy and parishioners react to the armed teen in the back of the church during the mass held in a Catholic church in Louisiana.
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