Tag: donald trump
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News of the World: What have We Missed?
Here’s what we’ve missed amid all the drama at the ABC: Three Women Have Accused Judge Brett Kavanaugh of Sexual Misconduct Three women have come forward accusing the judge of sexual assault. Julie Swetnick, Christine Blasey Ford, and another unnamed woman have come forward with claims that prospective Associate Justice for the Supreme Court, Brett…
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Brett Kavanaugh and The Supreme Court Hearings: A Rundown
The United States government is in a constant frenzy of resignations, scandals, protesting, and outrageous Tweets. The words ‘chaos’ and ‘conflict’ have become synonymous with the Trump Government. This week has been no exception. Confirmation trials have begun to allow Judge Brett Kavanaugh a seat in the Supreme Court of the United States as an…
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Australia reaffirms climate change commitment
Australia has today reiterated its commitment to the Paris climate change pact agreed in 2016, as concerns grow over the future of the United States in the agreement. With likelihood increasing that US President Donald Trump will pull the world’s largest carbon emitter out of the agreement that the Obama administration played a large part…
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Malcolm Turnbull in delayed meeting with Donald Trump
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is finally meeting with US President Donald Trump this morning, after an intended meeting yesterday was delayed due to Trump’s occupation with his renewed healthcare bill. Mr Trump chose to remain in Washington last night instead of travelling to New York to meet with Mr Turnbull as he oversaw the passage…
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Donald Trump has his 2005 taxes revealed
After years of questions and contention, Donald Trump has finally released his tax returns. The White House revealed two pages of President Trump’s 2005 taxes after learning that the MSNBC had obtained the documents. Minutes before MSNBC journalist Rachel Maddow was set to air the release, the White House released the documents. BREAKING: We've got Trump…
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Trump takes lead from Australian immigration
In his first major address to the US Congress since taking office, US President Donald Trump laid out plans for the adoption of an Australian-style immigration plan that would “save countless dollars [and] raise wages”. Mr Trump said that the adoption of the merit-based system would benefit struggling families by making millions more jobs available…
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Trump addresses USA through YouTube
In the two weeks since his election, President Trump has not shied away from breaking with tradition. Being the first reality TV star to become President of the US, Trump has neglected traditions such as the First Family’s residence in the White House and communicating with the press, among many others. Yesterday, instead of holding…
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Trump plans to deport 3 million immigrants
In a 60 minutes interview, America’s new president-elect, Donald Trump, said that he has plans to deport or jail 2 to 3 million immigrants. He has showed no hesitation over mass deportation and carrying out hardline immigration policy proposals. In the first TV interview since the election we hear Trump say, that he will work on…
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The future for Trump’s businesses
As Donald Trump has been made president of the United States, questions have now risen concerning the future of Trump’s businesses. Trump is currently the chairman and president of the Trump Organisation, a conglomerate owning properties on a global scale, which includes hotels, golf courses and commercial spaces. While the Trump Organisation is primarily real estate based, the company is…
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Donald Trump elected as 45th US President
In the early hours of Wednesday morning, Republican Donald Trump was officially announced as the 45th president of the United States. The news itself caused outraged amongst US voters as over 500 protestors took to the street in and around the University of California, shouting anti-Trump expletives along with the chant ‘not my president’. These…