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What is the biggest gaffe, blooper or blunder that a recent president has made? It may depend on what your definition of ‘is’ is

President Donald Trump was asked during a press conference on April 30, 2025, about the possible impact of his tariff policies and trade war with China.

The Conversation

Listen closely to the Kneecap furore. You’ll hear hypocrisy from all sides

The band’s rightwing critics are now cancel culture advocates, while defenders demand limitless free speech, says writer and podcaster Dorian Lynskey

The Guardian - UK

What is Donald Trump's approval rating and how does it compare to other US presidents?

Recent polls show a significant decline in the US president’s approval since his inauguration on January 20

Evening Standard

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Trump administration’s attempt to nix the labor rights of thousands of federal workers on ‘national security’ grounds furthers the GOP’s long-held anti-union agenda

As the Trump administration seeks to shrink the federal workforce, slash nonmilitary spending and curb opposition to its policies, it is taking steps beyond the firing and furloughing of thousands of government workers.

The Conversation

‘Standing up for Christian values’: US evangelicals keep the faith with Trump

Evangelicals say president is in step on core issues such as abortion and Israel – and they’re backing him all the way

The Guardian - US

Voices: The Pope’s funeral is a chance for Keir Starmer to seal the deal with European leaders

The prime minister is prioritising Britain’s EU deal over the US one at the ‘informal summit’ of world leaders in Rome

The Independent UK

Florida, once considered a swing state, is firmly Republican – a social anthropologist explains what caused this shift

Florida has undergone a dramatic political transformation over the past decade from a swing state to Republican stronghold.

The Conversation

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The Republican anti-tax coalition is beginning to disintegrate

For half a century, the GOP has embraced tax cuts for the rich. But as Americans turn against the idea, the party is divided

The Guardian - US

Habeas corpus: A thousand-year-old legal principle for defending rights that’s getting a workout under the Trump administration

In some parts of the world, a person may be secreted away or imprisoned by the government without any advanced notification of wrongdoing or chance to make a defense. This has not been lawful in the United States from its very inception, or in many other countries where the rule…

The Conversation

It didn’t start with Donald Trump

Donald Trump has his very own “black site” now — but he's not the first U.S. president

Salon

Since its very conception, Star Wars has been political. Now Andor will take on Trump 2.0

Premiering today, the second and final season of Star Wars streaming show Andor seems destined to be one of the pop culture defining moments of the second Trump presidency.

The Conversation

Trump has signed 124 orders in less than 100 days. Scholars warn this is a constitutional crisis

The sheer volume of orders has raised concern over the expansion of the executive branch, with some critics of the president arguing that the actions risk prompting a ‘constitutional crisis’

The Independent UK

‘Will end badly for him’: Republican Karl Rove says Americans are already tired of Trump

‘Republicans could rue the day they set a new justification for retaliation from Democrats,’ former Bush advisor says

The Independent UK

‘Make West great again’: Trump, Meloni optimistic on EU tariffs deal

US president says prospect of a trade deal with the EU is ‘100 percent’, praising Italian prime minister as ‘fantastic’.

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The Conversation

Beggar thy neighbor, harm thyself: Tariffs like Trump’s come with pitfalls, history shows

Feeling tariff whiplash? You’re not alone. On April 2, 2025, President Donald Trump announced sweeping new tariffs – a 10% levy on nearly all U.S. imports, along with targeted duties aimed at punishing countries he accuses of exploiting American markets. Just a week later, on April 9, his administration abruptly…

The Independent UK

Trump moves Obama’s White House portrait to display painting of his own assassination attempt

The official portrait of former president Barack Obama has moved to the opposite side of the hallway — directly across from the new addition

Latin Times

MAGA Journalist Fact-Checked Over Claims Obama Bailed Out Wall Street in 2008. Bush Was President in 2008

A conservative journalist was mocked online after wrongly blaming Obama for the 2008 Wall Street bailout.

The Independent UK

‘MAGA leftist’ blames Obama for 2008 bank bailout that was signed by George W. Bush

‘It’s another thing to log on in the morning and go: To be clear, Obama, who became POTUS in 2009, hates the common man so much he traveled back thru time to sign TARP,’ one journalist remarked about Batya Ungar-Sargon’s assertion

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International Business Times

Major Trade Wars Since The 19th Century

As the world reels from US President Donald Trump's tariffs onslaught, here is a look back at some major trade wars since the 19th century: - 19th century Opium Wars - In the mid-19th century, two conflicts over the opium trade, which became known as the Opium Wars, pitted China…

Roll Call

'Current policy' debate dogs budget reconciliation efforts - Roll Call

The Senate's budget blueprint has triggered a fight over wiping away the cost of tax-cut extensions in a bid to make them permanent.

Texas Observer

The Lawless Border Wall

The application of waivers and the interpretation of their scope has repeatedly expanded, such that border walls are now privileged over all potential legal constraints short of the U.S. Constitution.

Al Jazeera

How the ‘war on terror’ paved the way for student deportations in the US

Experts say there are parallels between attempts to expel pro-Palestinian student protesters and Bush-era deportations.

The Conversation

Australia may no longer be ‘deputy sheriff’, but its reliance on the US has only grown deeper since 2000

The year 2000 marked an inflection point for many Western countries, including Australia, in their outlook towards the world.

The Guardian - UK

Homeland by Richard Beck review – how 9/11 changed the US for ever

Journalist Beck argues that the war on terror made America vastly more authoritarian, paving the way for Trump

Salon

Trump brings back Bush's black sites

Trump's rationale for dredging up wartime powers to render people to a foreign prison is rather familiar

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