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Eric Swalwell speaking at a town hall meeting in Sacramento, California, last week.

‘Creepy’: He rose to the top ranks of US politics, even as the rumours swirled

Allies including former House speaker Nancy Pelosi say they knew nothing about the misconduct allegations, with one saying the congressman led a “double life”.

  • Liz Goodwin

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Under the plan Australia would tax its own fossil fuel exports to fund a new set of winners.

It’s time for the gas giants to pay their fair share

Ross Gittins makes it sound so easy to increase tax on large companies for exported gas, so why isn’t it being done?

US President Donald Trump with King Charles III at Windsor Castle late last year.

Tea with Trump: The King’s US mission to restore ‘closest’ friendship

The visit by Charles and Camilla has taken on greater significance given the growing spat between the US president and UK leader Keir Starmer, while the shadow of the Jeffrey Epstein scandal looms.

  • Michael Holden and Suzanne Plunkett
US President Donald Trump and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein (inset) were friends.

Judge dismisses Trump’s lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch over Epstein story

The president said he intended to re-file the lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal over an article that revealed he contributed to a “birthday book” for Jeffrey Epstein in 2003.

  • Michael Koziol

A bitter ex, a deleted tweet, and Melania’s strange decision to dump kerosene on the Epstein fire

The first lady felt compelled to clear up how she and Donald Trump met, saying she was had not been introduced to him by child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.

  • Maureen Dowd
Melania Trump delivered a rare public statement from the grand foyer of the White House.

The biggest mystery in Washington – just why did Melania make that speech?

From nowhere, the first lady has reawakened the Epstein saga just when it seemed to have died off.

  • Michael Koziol
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Princess Charlotte, Prince Louis and Catherine, Princess of Wales attend the 2026 Easter Matins Service at St George's Chapel on April 05, 2026 in Windsor, England.

Another ex-prince Andrew scandal? Time to call in the Princess of Wales

The British royal everyone is talking about following the family’s Easter celebrations proves the King can no longer afford to keep Catherine and Prince William on the bench.

  • Bronte Gossling
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor with Virginia Giuffre (centre) and Jeffrey Epstein’s then personal assistant, Ghislaine Maxwell, in 2001.

Giuffre’s family urges King Charles to meet Epstein survivors during US visit

The royal visit is due to take place just days after the first anniversary of Virginia Giuffre’s death.

  • Sam Tabahriti
Pam Bondi.

Trump fires Pam Bondi as US attorney-general

The decision follows a tumultuous year in which she oversaw the release of the so-called Epstein Files and ill-fated attempts to prosecute her boss’s political enemies.

  • Michael Koziol
Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie.

Beatrice and Eugenie to miss Easter church service after Mountbatten-Windsor scandal

The princesses have distanced themselves from their parents and the wider royal family since the Epstein files were published.

  • Victoria Ward and Timothy Sigsworth