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  Journalists argue that ongoing administration restrictions prevent them from fulfilling vital rotational duties in the Oval Office and aboard Air Force One. The legal challenge claims these exclusions lack due process and serve as direct retaliation against organizations whose critical coverage displeased the president. The resulting battle tests the constitutional limits of presidential control over shared press pool access.

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• Politics live: Chalmers calls social media a ‘business model for hate’; half of young Australians say US a ‘threat’

  Australian public sentiment is rapidly shifting away from historic security partners, with polling showing regional neighbours gaining more trust than traditional Western allies. At the same time, federal leaders are confronting intensifying domestic hostility that they argue is systematically accelerated by online platforms. These developments highlight growing concerns regarding both international stability and the safety of domestic political figures.

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• American taxpayers' bill for Iran war grows to estimated $47.1 billion

  U.S. Central Command's latest financial assessment arrives as the White House pushes for a massive $95 billion supplemental spending package amid an expanding Middle East conflict. The mounting expenditures reflect an operation that has stretched far past its initial multi-week projection, placing military spending at the center of upcoming midterm election battles.

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