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The Kristi Noem saga is MAGA’s ‘Wuthering Heights’

The Kristi Noem saga is MAGA’s ‘Wuthering Heights’

Sacked homeland security secretary Kristi Noem and staffer Corey Lewandowski cavorted over the swamp and scandalised the capital.

monday 10

Financial Review

Maureen Dowd

Forget Margot and Jacob, this is Wuthering Heights, MAGA-style

Forget Margot and Jacob, this is Wuthering Heights, MAGA-style

A Washington scandal involving sex is never very sexy but this one has echoes of Emily Bronte’s classic.

08.03.2026 10

Brisbane Times

Maureen Dowd

Forget Margot and Jacob, this is Wuthering Heights, MAGA-style

Forget Margot and Jacob, this is Wuthering Heights, MAGA-style

A Washington scandal involving sex is never very sexy but this one has echoes of Emily Bronte’s classic.

08.03.2026 10

WA Today

Maureen Dowd

Forget Margot and Jacob, this is Wuthering Heights, MAGA-style

Forget Margot and Jacob, this is Wuthering Heights, MAGA-style

A Washington scandal involving sex is never very sexy but this one has echoes of Emily Bronte’s classic.

08.03.2026 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Maureen Dowd

Forget Margot and Jacob, this is Wuthering Heights, MAGA-style

Forget Margot and Jacob, this is Wuthering Heights, MAGA-style

A Washington scandal involving sex is never very sexy but this one has echoes of Emily Bronte’s classic.

08.03.2026 10

The Age

Maureen Dowd

Trump’s in a presidential pickle as the Supreme Court finds a spine

The US Supreme Court has finally stood to up the “emperor of chaos”. Is this a turning point in Trump’s presidency?

22.02.2026 10

The Age

Maureen Dowd

Trump’s in a presidential pickle as the Supreme Court finds a spine

The US Supreme Court has finally stood to up the “emperor of chaos”. Is this a turning point in Trump’s presidency?

22.02.2026 10

WA Today

Maureen Dowd

Trump’s in a presidential pickle as the Supreme Court finds a spine

The US Supreme Court has finally stood to up the “emperor of chaos”. Is this a turning point in Trump’s presidency?

22.02.2026 100

The Sydney Morning Herald

Maureen Dowd

Trump’s in a presidential pickle as the Supreme Court finds a spine

The US Supreme Court has finally stood to up the “emperor of chaos”. Is this a turning point in Trump’s presidency?

22.02.2026 10

Brisbane Times

Maureen Dowd

‘Don’t worry about it’: Welcome to Trump’s voyage of the damned

Don’t worry about a sweltering Earth. Don’t worry about those powerful creeps abusing young women. Definitely don’t worry about unfettered AI,...

15.02.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Maureen Dowd

‘Don’t worry about it’: Welcome to Trump’s voyage of the damned

Don’t worry about a sweltering Earth. Don’t worry about those powerful creeps abusing young women. Definitely don’t worry about unfettered AI,...

15.02.2026 10

The Age

Maureen Dowd

‘Don’t worry about it’: Welcome to Trump’s voyage of the damned

Don’t worry about a sweltering Earth. Don’t worry about those powerful creeps abusing young women. Definitely don’t worry about unfettered AI,...

15.02.2026 10

WA Today

Maureen Dowd

‘Don’t worry about it’: Welcome to Trump’s voyage of the damned

Don’t worry about a sweltering Earth. Don’t worry about those powerful creeps abusing young women. Definitely don’t worry about unfettered AI,...

15.02.2026 10

Brisbane Times

Maureen Dowd

Trump’s Obama derangement syndrome drags him to a new low

Trump’s team should note that Americans do care that their boss is a racist and off his rocker. He taunts his foes in crude, creepy ways and tries...

08.02.2026 3

WA Today

Maureen Dowd

Trump’s Obama derangement syndrome drags him to a new low

Trump’s team should note that Americans do care that their boss is a racist and off his rocker. He taunts his foes in crude, creepy ways and tries...

08.02.2026 8

The Sydney Morning Herald

Maureen Dowd

Trump’s Obama derangement syndrome drags him to a new low

Trump’s team should note that Americans do care that their boss is a racist and off his rocker. He taunts his foes in crude, creepy ways and tries...

08.02.2026 10

The Age

Maureen Dowd

Trump’s Obama derangement syndrome drags him to a new low

Trump’s team should note that Americans do care that their boss is a racist and off his rocker. He taunts his foes in crude, creepy ways and tries...

08.02.2026 3

Brisbane Times

Maureen Dowd

Melania’s $107m infomercial leaves no doubts about the real motivations of the first lady

Many have fantasised that Melania Trump was Rapunzel in the tower, pining to be saved from the ogre. This movie, which earns her at least $US28...

01.02.2026 3

WA Today

Maureen Dowd

Melania’s $107m infomercial leaves no doubts about the real motivations of the first lady

Many have fantasised that Melania Trump was Rapunzel in the tower, pining to be saved from the ogre. This movie, which earns her at least $US28...

01.02.2026 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Maureen Dowd

Melania’s $107m infomercial leaves no doubts about the real motivations of the first lady

Many have fantasised that Melania Trump was Rapunzel in the tower, pining to be saved from the ogre. This movie, which earns her at least $US28...

01.02.2026 4

The Age

Maureen Dowd

Melania’s $107m infomercial leaves no doubts about the real motivations of the first lady

Many have fantasised that Melania Trump was Rapunzel in the tower, pining to be saved from the ogre. This movie, which earns her at least $US28...

01.02.2026 2

Brisbane Times

Maureen Dowd

Thanks to Trump, we are seen as sinister, selfish, unruly and at everybody’s throats

It was our country’s destiny to reflect ideals that made us an incandescent beacon for democracy. But the president has pulverised those ideals.

25.01.2026 10

WA Today

Maureen Dowd

Thanks to Trump, we are seen as sinister, selfish, unruly and at everybody’s throats

It was our country’s destiny to reflect ideals that made us an incandescent beacon for democracy. But the president has pulverised those ideals.

25.01.2026 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Maureen Dowd

Thanks to Trump, we are seen as sinister, selfish, unruly and at everybody’s throats

It was our country’s destiny to reflect ideals that made us an incandescent beacon for democracy. But the president has pulverised those ideals.

25.01.2026 10

The Age

Maureen Dowd

Thanks to Trump, we are seen as sinister, selfish, unruly and at everybody’s throats

It was our country’s destiny to reflect ideals that made us an incandescent beacon for democracy. But the president has pulverised those ideals.

25.01.2026 10

Brisbane Times

Maureen Dowd

Trump’s morphed into Donald of Deliria. God help us all

Historically, Donald Trump was never that keen on military adventurism. Chillingly, he’s changed his mind.

19.01.2026 10

WA Today

Maureen Dowd

Trump’s morphed into Donald of Deliria. God help us all

Historically, Donald Trump was never that keen on military adventurism. Chillingly, he’s changed his mind.

19.01.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Maureen Dowd

Trump’s morphed into Donald of Deliria. God help us all

Historically, Donald Trump was never that keen on military adventurism. Chillingly, he’s changed his mind.

19.01.2026 10

The Age

Maureen Dowd

Trump’s morphed into Donald of Deliria. God help us all

Historically, Donald Trump was never that keen on military adventurism. Chillingly, he’s changed his mind.

19.01.2026 10

Brisbane Times

Maureen Dowd

I’ve seen first-hand what Trump showed the world with his piggy, horseface and slob insults

Donald Trump’s about-face on Mamdani and his fawning for the Saudis makes clear he admires charismatic winners more than he cares about ideology –...

23.11.2025 10

WA Today

Maureen Dowd

I’ve seen first-hand what Trump showed the world with his piggy, horseface and slob insults

Donald Trump’s about-face on Mamdani and his fawning for the Saudis makes clear he admires charismatic winners more than he cares about ideology –...

23.11.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Maureen Dowd

I’ve seen first-hand what Trump showed the world with his piggy, horseface and slob insults

Donald Trump’s about-face on Mamdani and his fawning for the Saudis makes clear he admires charismatic winners more than he cares about ideology –...

23.11.2025 10

The Age

Maureen Dowd

I’ve seen first-hand what Trump showed the world with his piggy, horseface and slob insults

Donald Trump’s about-face on Mamdani and his fawning for the Saudis makes clear he admires charismatic winners more than he cares about ideology –...

23.11.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Maureen Dowd

Bromance ads are everywhere, but they hide a darker truth about men

There’s an epidemic of male loneliness and a diminution of friendship and romance in the lives of men, especially young men. Not that you’d know...

02.11.2025 10

WA Today

Maureen Dowd

Bromance ads are everywhere, but they hide a darker truth about men

There’s an epidemic of male loneliness and a diminution of friendship and romance in the lives of men, especially young men. Not that you’d know...

02.11.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Maureen Dowd

Bromance ads are everywhere, but they hide a darker truth about men

There’s an epidemic of male loneliness and a diminution of friendship and romance in the lives of men, especially young men. Not that you’d know...

02.11.2025 10

The Age

Maureen Dowd

Bromance ads are everywhere, but they hide a darker truth about men

There’s an epidemic of male loneliness and a diminution of friendship and romance in the lives of men, especially young men. Not that you’d know...

02.11.2025 9

Brisbane Times

Maureen Dowd

White House demolition Trump’s ode to self

The joke was that the US president would slap his name on the White House facade. And now it’s happening.

26.10.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Maureen Dowd

White House demolition Trump’s ode to self

The joke was that Trump would slap his name on the White House facade. And now it’s happening.

26.10.2025 10

WA Today

Maureen Dowd

White House demolition Trump’s ode to self

The joke was that Trump would slap his name on the White House facade. And now it’s happening.

26.10.2025 10

The Age

Maureen Dowd

White House demolition Trump’s ode to self

The joke was that Trump would slap his name on the White House facade. And now it’s happening.

26.10.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Maureen Dowd

In Trump’s America, the Pentagon now resembles Saudi Arabia for journalists

Knowing he’s in over his head, Pete Hegseth has grown more paranoid and resentful, denying credentials to reporters who seek information that has...

20.10.2025 10

WA Today

Maureen Dowd

In Trump’s America, the Pentagon now resembles Saudi Arabia for journalists

Knowing he’s in over his head, Pete Hegseth has grown more paranoid and resentful, denying credentials to reporters who seek information that has...

20.10.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Maureen Dowd

In Trump’s America, the Pentagon now resembles Saudi Arabia for journalists

Knowing he’s in over his head, Pete Hegseth has grown more paranoid and resentful, denying credentials to reporters who seek information that has...

20.10.2025 9

The Age

Maureen Dowd

In Trump’s America, the Pentagon now resembles Saudi Arabia for journalists

Knowing he’s in over his head, Pete Hegseth has grown more paranoid and resentful, denying credentials to reporters who seek information that has...

20.10.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Maureen Dowd

Peace in Trump’s time? Maybe, just not in America

While Trump frees hostages in Gaza, he seizes some at home, oblivious to the paradox of enforcing peace abroad while inflaming violence in the US.

15.10.2025 10

WA Today

Maureen Dowd

Peace in Trump’s time? Maybe, just not in America

While Trump frees hostages in Gaza, he seizes some at home, oblivious to the paradox of enforcing peace abroad while inflaming violence in the US.

15.10.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Maureen Dowd

Peace in Trump’s time? Maybe, just not in America

While Trump frees hostages in Gaza, he seizes some at home, oblivious to the paradox of enforcing peace abroad while inflaming violence in the US.

15.10.2025 10

The Age

Maureen Dowd

Peace in Trump’s time? Maybe, just not in America

While Trump frees hostages in Gaza, he seizes some at home, oblivious to the paradox of enforcing peace abroad while inflaming violence in the US.

15.10.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Maureen Dowd

Meet Tilly Norwood, the new sensation dividing Hollywood

Norwood is a fresh-faced young British brunette actor who is attracting global attention. She’s AI, and real actors are terrified.

05.10.2025 10

WA Today

Maureen Dowd