The alliance between Donald Trump’s MAGA movement and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s MAHA (Make America Healthy Again) coalition is showing serious cracks, according to Rolling Stone. Insiders report that tensions began almost immediately after Kennedy was named health secretary, with ambitious health reform promises colliding with political reality. The question now is whether the two movements, bound together by electoral convenience, can sustain a governing partnership.
Across the Atlantic, Scotland is grappling with a rising far-right threat. L’Espresso reports that men dressed in black marched in formation through Glasgow and Edinburgh in what observers described as fascist-style protests. The Times has flagged the situation as alarming, particularly in the context of the broader anti-migrant movement sweeping parts of Europe. Meanwhile, in France, Le Monde published a provocative op-ed arguing that every candidate in the upcoming French presidential election should be asked where they stood during the 2016 Brexit referendum — a litmus test, the author suggests, for political judgment and foresight.
In Australia, embattled Victorian MP Moira Deeming has launched legal action against the Liberal Party president, filing suit just hours before a party meeting that was set to determine whether she would remain a candidate for November’s state election.