The reality TV star who transformed America has lost his relevance, with Republicans expected to pay the price in the midterms. But therein lies great danger.
Not even the seemingly bottomless pockets of Elon Musk look like they will be able to save Trump from a calamitous swing against the Republicans.
A change in how America decides what future military power looks like transforms the assumptions around which Australian defence capability is built.
Dolly Parton understood how fragile the kind of fame she had developed could be among her mix of fans. And yet she was anything but a coward.
Trump made his name in politics by promising to “drain the swamp”. Instead, he’s landscaping and splashing his face all over Washington.
We know from Joe Biden’s late withdrawal in 2024 just how damaging it can be when a figurehead of the party won’t let go of power.
The US president faces no meaningful resistance in Washington. As strange as it seemed, there’s a reason he used a crucial moment on his nation’s stage to delve into the past.
Cultural connections and shared strategic interests have meant that the US typically sends an ambassador with close personal ties to the president. Not this time.
The US president has already turned the attack to his own purposes: it’s now an argument for his new ballroom at the White House.
America’s evangelical Christian right is offering unprecedented criticism of Donald Trump after he criticised the Pope and depicted himself as a Jesus-like figure.
