US Politics

President Donald Trump signs executive orders at the White House on Monday.
World
The Washington Post

Trump eyes deadline for tariffs on Canada, China and Mexico

Trump underscored his intention to use tariffs as a tool of international economic policy and an increasingly vital source of government revenue.

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Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht (left, before he was jailed) has been pardoned by US President Donald Trump.
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US Politics
Nate Raymond

‘Ridiculous’: Trump grants another bombshell pardon

Donald Trump has made good on his promise to pardon Ross Ulbricht, the founder of Silk Road, an underground website for selling drugs.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Chinese President Xi Jinping have had a long phone call in the wake of the Trump inauguration.
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VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV

Putin and Xi’s 90-minute phone call after Trump inauguration

The two leaders reportedly emphasised their close ties and collaborative relationship following the swearing in of the 47th US President, according to the Kremlin.

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Donald Trump says that he’d consider the possibility of Elon Musk or Oracle Chairman Larry Ellison purchasing TikTok.
US Politics
CNBC

Trump says he’s open to TikTok sale to Elon Musk

Donald Trump says he’d consider the possibility of Elon Musk or another tech billionaire ally buying TikTok after he signed an executive order to keep the platform operating in the US for 75 days. 

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President Donald Trump’s critics say he’s just one Big Mac away from a heart attack.
US Politics
Tom Leonard

How is Big Mac, Diet Coke addict Trump fighting fit at 78?

If there’s one area where Trump continues to defy the naysayers, it’s his health and, perhaps more importantly for the ‘leader of the free world’, his stamina. 

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Penny Wong is the first Australian foreign minister to attend a US presidential inauguration. (Darren England/AAP PHOTOS)
Australia
Ellen Ransley

Wong touts ‘great day’ of meetings with new Trump team

Penny Wong has talked up a ‘great day’ full of productive meetings with the Trump administration as evidence the President sees Australia as a priority.

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President Donald Trump speaks in the Roosevelt Room at the White House, as Softbank CEO Masayoshi Son, Oracle chief technology officer Larry Ellison and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, listen on.
US Politics
Matt Shrivell

‘Stargate’: Trump announces $US500b AI investment

Donald Trump has announced one of the biggest US government investments in history, with $US500 billion set to be ploughed into AI infrastructure project ‘Stargate’.  

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Former AFP officer David Craig calls Anthony Albanese’s response to wave of anti-Semitic attacks ‘spineless’ after arson at childcare centre
US Politics
Caleb Taylor

Former AFP officer lashes Albanese’s response to anti-Semitic attacks: ‘Spineless’

The comments come after an alarming firebomb and anti-Semitic graffiti attack on a Sydney childcare centre.

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio will meet with Quad foreign ministers on his first day in office.
US Politics
Staff Writers

Penny Wong in Washington Quad meet with new Secretary of State

America's newly-minted Secretary of State Marco Rubio will meet with Quad foreign ministers, including Australia's Penny Wong, stressing allied relations.

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President Donald Trump leaves the President’s Room with House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-Louisiana) and Vice President JD Vance after being sworn in Monday.
US Politics
David Nakamura

Trump birthright order smacked with legal challenges

President Donald Trump’s executive order to end birthright citizenship has been met with a flurry of legal challenges from states and civil rights groups, signaling the effort may not take effect next month.

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President Donald Trump delivers his inaugural address.
US Politics
The New York Times

Trump wins vindication for himself and his movement

Donald Trump’s inauguration capped off an extraordinary return to power as he kicked off his second term with an immediate blitz of actions to begin drastically changing the course of the country.

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‘Trump is a master of distraction, a virtuoso of flooding the zone with bluster and illusion,’ writes Karen Tumulty.
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Opinion
Karen Tumulty

Everyone must judge Trump on what he does, not what he says

‘Trump is a master of distraction, a virtuoso of flooding the zone with bluster and illusion.’

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US President Donald Trump.
US Politics
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WATCH: Donald Trump’s inauguration day highlights

Donald Trump has returned for his second inauguration in a momentous day for world politics.

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US President Donald Trump throws pens to the crowd after signing executive orders during the inaugural parade inside Capital One Arena.
Editorial

Can President Trump maintain his newfound focus?

EDITORIAL: This is a different President Donald Trump to the one who took office in 2017. He knows now how the system works and how to bend it to his will. 

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Donald Trump has initiated a new world order that will have executives and policymakers rushing to update their playbooks. And Australia may be a big loser.
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US Politics
Jackson Hewett

The three Trump orders that will impact Australia most

With the stroke of many pens, Donald Trump has initiated a new world order that will have executives and policymakers rushing to update their playbooks. And Australia may be a big loser.

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