Chuck Schumer

Trump has a ceasefire with Iran. But a confrontation with Congress looms

Two-week truce with Tehran leaves Trump mere days to finalise a deal before a legal cut-off triggers a high-stakes clash with US Congress.

9 Apr 2026 - 7:03AMvideocam

Buildings lie in ruins in Tehran after joint US-Israel airstrikes, reflecting the widening toll of the conflict on the Iranian capital. Photo: Getty Images

Trump says China helped get Iran to the negotiating table for ceasefire deal

Washington receives ‘10-point proposal from Iran’ with US president claiming it could serve as ‘a workable basis on which to negotiate’.

8 Apr 2026 - 11:28AMvideocam

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Trump draws criticism with fiery, foul-mouthed message threatening Iran

US president appears to extend deadline to Tuesday for Iran to ‘make a deal’ or he’s ‘blowing everything up’.

6 Apr 2026 - 4:58PMvideocam

US sheds 92,000 jobs in warning sign for Trump’s economy

Unemployment crept up, while job numbers showed a surprise reversal from growth in the previous month.

7 Mar 2026 - 5:09AMvideocam

Workers rebuild a home in Altadena, California, on Friday. The US construction sector lost 11,000 jobs in February. Photo: AFP

US Senate rejects bid to curb Trump’s Iran war powers despite growing concerns

The bipartisan resolution, which failed by 52-47 votes, was aimed at stifling Donald Trump’s authority to continue military strikes on Iran.

6 Mar 2026 - 7:56AMvideocam

Middle East

Iran dismisses ‘big lies’ after Trump lays out case for possible attack

US president accused Iran of restarting its nuclear programme, while working to build missiles that soon would be capable of reaching the US.

25 Feb 2026 - 6:08PM

Partial US government shutdown throws Congress into turmoil again

Second shutdown in four months after funding halted for Department of Homeland Security, as Republicans and Democrats fail to reach a deal.

14 Feb 2026 - 3:06PMvideocam

US President Donald Trump’s administration has allocated at least US$75 billion over four years to ICE in addition to its US$10 billion base budget. Photo: AFP/Getty Images/TNS

Trump signs spending bill to end US shutdown, setting stage for ICE fight

Hard negotiations loom as Democrats seek big changes to immigration operations following the shooting deaths of Alex Pretti and Nicole Good.

4 Feb 2026 - 12:51PM

Donald Trump

Trump demands ‘no changes’ as House moves to end US shutdown

US president warns against a repeat of last year’s record 43-day stoppage, calling for immediate passage of spending bill.

3 Feb 2026 - 11:06AM

US may have averted major shutdown by splitting bill, but partial closure is on

House approval still needed, with a funding lapse expected before lawmakers move to pass the spending package early next week.

31 Jan 2026 - 3:21PMvideocam

Final set of Epstein files released, with mentions of Trump, Musk and Lutnick

The batch contains over 3 million pages of documents, 2,000 videos and 180,000 images.

31 Jan 2026 - 6:39PM

Documents that were included in the US Department of Justice release of the Jeffrey Epstein files are seen on January 2. Photo: AP

Senate leaders scramble to avert shutdown after Trump, Democrats strike deal

Passage delayed as Senate leaders work to win enough support for spending package before late Friday deadline.

30 Jan 2026 - 2:46PM

Federal agents detain a person in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Thursday. Photo: AFP

Partial US shutdown looms amid political stand-off over ICE reform

After a 43-day shutdown late last year, US Senate Democrats demand immigration reforms to avert another one.

29 Jan 2026 - 4:23PMvideocam

US-Venezuela conflict

US Senate rebukes Trump on Venezuela with war powers vote

Five Republicans join Democrats in a 52-47 vote to limit further military action as the president eyes Greenland next.

9 Jan 2026 - 2:52PMvideocam

Trump’s Justice Department says may have found a million more Epstein files

After missing the deadline for releasing Epstein-related records, the US Justice Department says it may need a ‘few more weeks’.

25 Dec 2025 - 12:15PM

A protester holds a sign related to the release of the Jeffrey Epstein case files outside the US Capitol in Washington in November. Photo: AFP

‘Untrue’: US releases thousands of new Epstein-linked documents

The Justice Department, which has posted around 30,000 more pages, said some ⁠contained ‘untrue and sensationalist’ claims against President Trump.

23 Dec 2025 - 10:26PM

Jeffrey Epstein

Schumer urges US Senate legal action over staggered Epstein files release

Senate minority leader called the incremental and heavily redacted release of records ‘a blatant cover-up’.

23 Dec 2025 - 1:47PM

Epstein victims angry over gaps and censorship in long-awaited file release

Survivors wonder if the redactions and blackouts are there to protect them or the ‘elite men’ who associated with the sex offender.

21 Dec 2025 - 5:12AM

Epstein accuser Marina Lacerda speaks during a news conference at the US Capitol in September. Photo: AP

Epstein files release highlights Clinton, makes scant reference to Trump

Few photos of the US president or documents mentioning him appear, a notable difference from previous batches of files made public.

20 Dec 2025 - 2:09PM

Former US President Bill Clinton stands with Jeffrey Epstein in this image released on Friday. Photo: US Department of Justice via Reuters

US-China relations

US confirms Chinese boy Yuanxin, 6, is in federal custody. But where is he?

Separated from his father during an ICE check-in, the 6-year-old never appeared in federal detainee records, leaving advocates searching.

6 Dec 2025 - 6:55AMvideocam

Donald Trump

This Thanksgiving, Trump pardons turkeys and roasts foes

The US president took aim at senior Democrats Schumer and Pelosi, predecessor Joe Biden and son Hunter, and Chicago’s J.B. Pritzker.

26 Nov 2025 - 11:01AM

Donald Trump

‘Punishable by death’: Trump suggests ‘seditious’ Democrats should be executed

US president calls lawmakers ‘traitors’ for urging the military to refuse what they called illegal orders.

21 Nov 2025 - 2:54PM

US President Donald Trump salutes during a Veterans Day ceremony on November 11. Photo: Reuters

Trump signs funding bill to end longest US government shutdown

The signing came just hours after the Republican-controlled US House passed a measure to end the record 43-day shutdown.

14 Nov 2025 - 1:26AM

US President Donald Trump after signing the funding bill to end the US government shutdown. Photo: Reuters

38-day US government shutdown far worse than expected: Hassett

White House adviser Kevin Hassett told reporters he expects an economic recovery after the government reopens, but did not declare a recession.

7 Nov 2025 - 10:50PM