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The passage of Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ proves the end of dissent in the Republican Party Donald Trump

The passage of Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ proves the end of dissent in the Republican Party

A few case studies in how Donald Trump keeps his party in line. Donald Trump (Image: AP/Mark Schiefelbein) There are a number of ways in which the modern Republican Party has, over many years, distorted itself to resemble Donald Trump: its rhetoric, its heightened paranoia, its sense of how politics…
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July 2, 2025
Labor promised to consult on its big tech levy by early 2025. It hasn’t Donald Trump

Labor promised to consult on its big tech levy by early 2025. It hasn’t

Could Donald Trump’s shirtfronting of Canada over its now-ditched digital services levy have anything to do with Australia’s stasis? Anthony Albanese and Communications Minister Anika Wells (Image: AAP/Russell Freeman) As the Albanese government blows through its deadline to begin consulting on a proposed new levy on digital platforms, Australian news…
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July 2, 2025
Zohran Mamdani slams Donald Trump’s arrest threats: ‘Will not accept this intimidation’ Donald Trump

Zohran Mamdani slams Donald Trump’s arrest threats: ‘Will not accept this intimidation’

New York state lawmaker Zohran Mamdani, the presumptive Democratic nominee for New York City mayor, condemned President Donald Trump’s threats on Tuesday (July 1), calling them an attack on democracy. “His statements don’t just represent an attack on our democracy but an attempt to send a message to every New…
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July 1, 2025