BIZARRE: 2 - What They Never Told You

Where Is Melania? Absence Fuels Speculation as Aide Natalie Harp Leaves Notes in Trump's Private Space

Melania Trump's limited public appearances have sparked speculation, contrasting with aide Natalie Harp's increasing influence and proximity to Donald Trump, as detailed in a new book.

International Business Times UK · Aug 18

Texas Tribune Festival 2026: Our full lineup is here

Raphael Warnock, Kevin Stitt, Dolores Huerta, Maggie Haberman and other prominent voices in American political and civic life join us in Austin next month

The Texas Tribune · Aug 18

'I Want To Bring You Joy': Natalie Harp Wrote Trump 'Adoring Letters' Sparking Affair Rumours

Handwritten letters from Natalie Harp to Donald Trump have sparked speculation about their relationship. Despite the affectionate tone, there is no evidence of a romantic affair, only speculation.

International Business Times UK · Aug 17

Trump Is Attempting to Create a 'Post-Death Mythology' With D.C. Construction, Says Neuroscientist

A neuroscientist suggests Trump's D.C. construction projects aim to secure his legacy as a timeless hero, using architecture to craft a post-death mythology and reshape historical narratives.

International Business Times UK · Aug 5

Regime Change might be 2026’s nonfiction bestseller. Here’s why it’s essential, chilling reading

Not long after the second world war, the Jewish, German-born political philosopher Leo Strauss coined the term reductio ad Hitlerum. It suggests that simply comparing something to Adolf Hitler does not inevitably taint it with the Nazi dictator’s terrible crimes. Hitler was a vegetarian, but that doesn’t make all vegetarians…

The Conversation · Jul 29

'Proceed With Caution': Trump Aide Natalie Harp Warned Over Deeply Personal Secret Notes

A new book on Donald Trump's presidency has triggered scrutiny of aide Natalie Harp, amid claims she leaves intimate notes for the president and shapes the praise he sees.

International Business Times UK · Jul 27

Ukraine: bad week on the home front for Volodymyr Zelensky

Just as reports from the front lines in Ukraine are giving Volodymyr Zelensky some reasons to be cheerful, his government has descended into turmoil. Within a matter of days he sacked his defence minister, Mykhailo Fedorov, before having to fire his commander-in-chief, Oleksandr Syrskyi.

The Conversation · Jul 24

New Trump book will have readers playing the parlour game: who blabbed?

With their latest book, Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump, New York Times reporters Maggie Haberman and Australian-American Jonathan Swan have written an “inside-the-beltway” account, as they say in Washington, for political nerds and Trump obsessives. It covers in intricate detail the first year of Trump’s second…

The Conversation · Jul 21

Trump Is Reportedly Disrespecting The White House With Bad Habit, And It’s Even Affecting Melania

“If I see anything that I like, I’m allowed to take it,” Donald Trump previously said.

Bored Panda · Jul 16

'I Aced Them All': Trump Demands Boycott of New Biography After Bragging About Triple Cognitive Tests

Donald Trump attacks Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan's biography 'Regime Change', urging a boycott while boasting about passing cognitive tests and a recent physical, amidst controversy over his health portrayal.

International Business Times UK · Jul 12