Trump derails confirmation process for Jay Clayton as US intelligence chief | Trump administration

Donald Trump abruptly diverted the confirmation process for Jay Clayton as the US’s top intelligence chief early Wednesday, in a move that will allow the US president’s controversial selection for acting director of national security, Bill Pulte, to assume the role and remain in place for at least several weeks until Clayton is confirmed. Trump…

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Channelling Trump and deriding journalists: five key moments from Pauline Hanson’s Press Club speech | Pauline Hanson

1. Same old message, new target Three decades ago, Hanson used her first speech to federal parliament to argue that multiculturalism should be “abolished” and Australia was at risk of being “swamped by Asians”. She made similar claims on Wednesday, only this time pointing the finger at “radical Islam” and non-English speakers for allegedly eroding…

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