Trump's America
UFC Freedom 250 as it happened: Gaethje stuns Topuria in co-main event as Trump celebrates 80th birthday with White House cage fight
The US president hailed an agreement to end the conflict in Iran hours before a celebration on the storied South Lawn that once would have seemed unfathomable.
- Tom Housden
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Trump puts himself at centre of birthday spectacle – his own and America’s
Even in this setting, where the president could reliably expect a warm reception, his entrance was met with a mix of cheers and boos.
- Isaac Arnsdorf
- Opinion
- Middle East at war
Trump’s deal will show how pointless his war was
Oil might soon flow through the Strait of Hormuz, but the damage done by the US president’s war will linger for a very long time.
- Stephen Bartholomeusz
- Opinion
- Donald Trump
Happy Birthday, Mr President. You’ve had a long, but low life
I’m the same age as Donald Trump. He’s done so much in his 80 years, almost all of it bad.
- Geoffrey Robertson
- Opinion
- Epstein fallout
The spell of Jeffrey Epstein haunts the White House
After a week bristling with lurid revelations, it’s clear that no matter how much the US president wishes him away, Jeffrey Epstein is haunting Trump and is persisting as a national obsession.
- Maureen Dowd
- Analysis
- Trump's White House
‘Sports guy’ Trump works to project strength with UFC bout as political woes mount
Trump will celebrate becoming an octogenarian as he hosts an extravagant UFC showcase on the White House South Lawn on Sunday night.
- Catherine Lucey
- Opinion
- Opinion
An unhappy birthday for Trump: His Iran deal – and presidency – on the brink
It’s Donald Trump’s 80th birthday. Iran is yet to deliver his birthday gift, despite all his bluster.
- Bruce Wolpe
Trump’s name removed from Kennedy Centre in predawn operation
Work began in the early hours after the Department of Justice said the government would miss a court-ordered deadline to take Trump’s name off the Washington venue.
- JC Whittington, Gershon Peaks and Blake Brittain
Young, telegenic and tough on Trump, could Ossoff be the new Obama?
The 39-year-old senator from Georgia has put himself on the map this month with a blistering speech about US President Donald Trump, corruption and the future of America’s democracy.
- Michael Koziol
- Opinion
- FIFA World Cup
One possible World Cup match-up would Trump all others, and not for the football
If results fall a certain way, the United States and Iran could meet in the knockout rounds – compressing decades of geopolitical tension into 90 minutes of football.
- Tony Yang