News Corp veteran Clare Armstrong poached for the ABC’s chief politics job
15 Aug
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News Corp veteran Clare Armstrong poached for the ABC’s chief politics job

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The ABC has picked a News Corp veteran for the national broadcaster’s chief digital political correspondent role.News Corp's Clare Armstrong is heading to the ABC as its chief digital political correspondent (Image: AAP/News Corp) News Corp’s national political editor Clare Armstrong is headed to the ABC after almost a decade with Murdoch, Crikey can reveal. Armstrong will take up the role of chief digital political correspondent, taking over from Jacob Greber, who recently headed to 7.30 as political editor to replace Laura Tingle. Tingle stepped down in May to become the ABC’s global affairs editor, replacing veteran reporter John Lyons, who moved from global affairs to the Americas beat. Armstrong is no stranger to the ABC, having appeared a number of times on the broadcaster’s flagship political discussion show, Insiders. Having started as a cadet with Brisbane’s Courier-Mail...
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How ‘Papaya’ politics may decide Piastri’s F1 title hopes
15 Aug
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How ‘Papaya’ politics may decide Piastri’s F1 title hopes

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McLaren have a conundrum: When, and how, will they decide which of the drivers of their 600-horsepower beasts will take top billing at season’s end? Just nine points separate Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris in the drivers’ championship. Their next-closest competitor, Max Verstappen, is 88 points behind Norris. The last time Australia had an F1 world champion was when Williams driver Alan Jones won the championship in 1980, and Piastri has every chance of breaking that drought after the season resumes in the Netherlands on August 29. With 14 races left this year, the obstacle in Piastri’s way is his McLaren teammate Norris, who is also seeking a maiden championship. Not since 2021 – when Red Bull’s Verstappen claimed his first drivers’ championship with a final lap overtake on Lewis Hamilton at the last race of the season –...
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Democrats score another big Senate recruiting win: From the Politics Desk
14 Aug
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Democrats score another big Senate recruiting win: From the Politics Desk

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Democrats score another big Senate recruiting win Former Sen. Sherrod Brown plans to launch a comeback bid for Senate in Ohio, a major recruiting win for Democrats who need to catch every break they can in their uphill fight for the majority in the chamber. Brown is viewed by Democrats as one of the few, if not the only, members of their party who could put the seat in the red-trending state in play next year. After serving three terms in the Senate, he lost re-election by 3.5 points last year as Donald Trump carried Ohio by 11 points. And the party in power typically faces headwinds in a midterm election. If Brown wins the nomination, he would face GOP Sen. Jon Husted, who was appointed to serve the remainder of Vice President JD Vance’s term earlier this...
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The political — and historical — context of Trump’s D.C. crackdown: From the Politics Desk
13 Aug
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The political — and historical — context of Trump’s D.C. crackdown: From the Politics Desk

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Welcome to the online version of From the Politics Deskan evening newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the White House, Capitol Hill and the campaign trail.In today’s edition, Jonathan Allen breaks down President Donald Trump’s move to put the D.C. police under federal control. Plus, Bridget Bowman speaks with a New Yorker who voted for Trump and Zohran Mamdani. Sign up to receive this newsletter in your inbox every weekday here.- Adam WollnerThe political — and historical — context of Trump’s D.C. crackdownAnalysis by Jonathan AllenDonald Trump isn’t the first president to deploy troops and federal agents in the name of safeguarding the nation’s capital, but he has been particularly selective about what represents a threat to the peace. And this time, he may capitalize on it...
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