Trump v Ardern -- the bad and the good of 2018

Donald Trump has been stuck in Washington taking phone calls from children.

Trump himself risks making things worse with too much aggression.

Earlier this year, Huawei topped Apple in the number of smartphone units shipped.

The S&P 500 is on pace for the worst monthly drop since 2008.

Would the Syrian Kurds rather be conquered by the Turks or by Assad?

White House budget director Mick Mulvaney says "the ball is in [the Democrats'] court".

There's one Yuletide tradition the US President and his wife won't be taking part in.

News of Trump's discussions about Jerome Powell prompted rebukes from lawmakers.

Another member of Trump's inner circle is leaving.

The sentencing was abruptly postponed to allow for cooperation.

Shabby supermarket tabloid poses serious threat to the world's most powerful man.

Trump's incessant sniffing at presidential debates raised eyebrows. Could this explain it?

COMMENT: Bull market is over and we're entering a new and risky phase of economic cycle.

Mulvaney replaces John Kelly who was ousted last week by Trump.

Last year he admitted lying to the FBI about Kremlin connections during the 2016 election.

White House spokesman: "Disincentivise" migrants from making long treks to U.S. border.

COMMENT: Rachel Stewart looks back on 2018.

"Indictments and filings show ... the President was at the centre of a massive fraud."

COMMENT: There was talk of John Kelly being a moderating force in WH. He was anything but.

Donald Trump says the Russia investigation has found "no collusion" with his campaign.

Prosecutors said he should be sentenced to "substantial" prison time.

Rex Tillerson has given first public remarks since Trump summarily fired him by tweet.

The Fox News Channel host said the Republican Party "will die" without changes.

Biographies and political non-fiction are expected to be popular stocking fillers.

Eric Trump took aim at White House counsel Kellyanne Conway's husband.

Amid market exuberance following the trade-war truce, a sober warning sign has emerged.

There is no escaping the sleaze factor.

Ivanka faces congressional scrutiny of her communications early in the administration.

'No, no, I don't believe it,' he repeated. 'We're at the cleanest we've ever been.'