President Donald Trump’s base has supported him through countless controversies. But they split from him over the release of the Epstein files. Why does MAGA care so much about this issue?
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Nobody’s Girl is Virginia Giuffre’s inside account of the two years she spent as a ‘sex slave’ working for Jeffrey Epstein and co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell.
Here’s how it works – and what it might mean for succession.
The British royals are no strangers to scandals - and they are likely to be able to manage this one.
Why hasn’t Prince Andrew been formally stripped of his titles? Why is he still a prince? Here’s what his titles mean and how they can — or cannot — be removed.
The recently released birthday tribute book that was gifted to Jeffrey Epstein in 2003 demonstrates how power is fortified through social gestures.
Mandelson took the UK’s most important diplomatic post knowing he was sitting on a ticking bomb – and Starmer will pay the price.
Donald Trump’s supporters perceive, perhaps for the first time, that they are now targets of his political bullshit about Jeffrey Epstein rather than amused witnesses to it. And they don’t like it
The MAGA base is not happy. Trump’s handling of the Epstein controversy has done significant damage to his standing, particularly among his core supporters.
Listen to Andrew Dodd on The Conversation Weekly podcast on the long, transactional relationship between Donald Trump and Rupert Murdoch.
Trump is under huge pressure - even from within his MAGA base - to release the files. But any idea this might bring down the “Teflon” president may be misplaced.
The President is suing the mogul for billions of dollars over an article about Jeffrey Epstein. The friendship of convenience is over, so what happens now?
The foundational belief of many of the QAnon followers is that Donald Trump is the heroic figure fighting the elite pedophile ring.
Trump’s dismissal of Epstein conspiracies has caused a rift with his support base.
When powerful men are accused, the coverage largely revolves around those powerful men and the monetary or career consequences for them.
Lucia Osborne-Crowley’s intrepid trauma-informed journalism put her ahead when reporting on Ghislaine Maxwell’s trial – in terms of access to the courtroom, victims and understanding the role of memory.
The agreement is not an admission of guilt or a finding of innocence, but the outcome of this case still has implications for the royal family.
The Queen has stripped Prince Andrew of his patronages, but she can’t go much further.
After five days of deliberations, a jury found Ghislaine Maxwell guilty of five counts relating to the sexual abuse of girls.
The prince may be be staying at Balmoral with the queen, but there is no easy way to escape a new civil claim from Virginia Giuffre.
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