US Politics

Donald Trump, on his first day in office, issued executive orders to deter illegal immigration. (AP PHOTO)
US Politics
Staff Writers

Trump fires at least 12 independent inspectors general

US President Donald Trump's administration has reportedly purged inspectors general from 17 government agencies.

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A photo circulated by the White House.
US Politics
The Washington Post

‘It begins’: Trump starts huge immigrant deportation plan

The Trump administration has circulated photos showing US troops loading shackled detainees onto a military cargo plane, as the White House declared a start to the mass deportation campaign.

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President Donald Trump dances with wife Melania at the Commander and Chief Ball on January 20.
US Politics
Alison Boshoff and Daniel Bates

Why this time will be different for Melania Trump

Melania Trump has an Amazon film crew in tow, has launched her own cryptocurrency and hired a hotshot Washington insider to advise her. Here’s why Donald isn’t the only unpredictable Trump in town right now.

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Trump is ripping up the playbook on diversity.
analysis
US Politics
Jackson Hewett

How diversity became a dirty word in Trump’s playbook

JACKSON HEWETT: A former journalist’s crusade against inclusive practices in education wrote the guide for the new US administration, but will the world follow suit?

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Donald Trump’s push-back on diversity quotas and inclusion programs has some Aussie experts fearing for their job security — but one academic insists there is still a way forward.
US Politics
Caitlyn Rintoul

Aussie DEI experts facing uphill battle after Trump ruling

Donald Trump’s push-back on diversity quotas and inclusion programs has some Aussie experts fearing for their job security — but one academic insists there is still a way forward.

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Penny Wong and Marco Rubio have met with other Quad leaders.
analysis
Politics
Latika M Bourke

Rubio and Trump call Quad what it is in ‘welcome’ evolution

LATIKA M BOURKE: With just one missive, the Trump administration has shaken off the Quad’s cluttered agenda and redirected the focus to one central aim.

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President Donald trump takes questions from reporters during a press conference at the White House.
US Politics
The New York Times

Trump orders trans female inmates to move to male prisons

President Donald Trump has ordered federal prisons to house inmates who are transgender women in men’s facilities and halt medical treatments related to gender transition.

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Sam Altman and Elon Musk have been trading barbs after President Donald Trump unveiled his $500 billion private AI investment project.
US Politics
CNBC

Trump’s $500b AI project stirs drama among the tech bros

Some of the biggest names in technology are clashing after President Donald Trump unveiled his $500 billion private AI investment project.

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Under the US Constitution, presidents can only serve two terms, total. But if a Republican MAGA ally has his way, Donald Trump could be the first POTUS to serve three terms.
US Politics
Georgina Noack

‘President Trump to serve three terms’: US change proposed

Under the US Constitution, presidents can only serve two terms, total. But if a Republican MAGA ally has his way, Donald Trump could be the first in over 80 years to serve more than that.

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Donald Trump’s new tariffs could spark retaliatory action from its major trade partners, such as Mexico and Canada.
World
The Economist

Do tariffs raise inflation?

Usually. But the bigger problem is that they harm economic growth and innovation.

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Donald Trump has put more pressure on Vladimir Putin to 'stop that war'.
US Politics
Staff Writers

‘Stop’: Trump calls for denuclearisation, end to carnage

US President Donald Trump says a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin should occur soon, seeking an end to war and the denuclearisation of Russia.

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President Donald J. Trump appears on a screen as he addresses the 55th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum via videolink.
US Politics
CNBC

Trump demands ‘interest rates drop immediately’

President Donald Trump lobbed his first volley at the Federal Reserve, saying that he will apply pressure to bring down interest rates, saying it will likely see the move copied globally

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An executive order made by President Donald Trump has been blocked by a US judge.
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US Politics
Max Corstorphan

‘Blatantly unconstitutional’: Trump’s exec order halted

One of President Donald Trump’s most controversial executive orders, signed on inauguration day and set to come into effect in days, has been blocked by a US judge.

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Donald Trump’s appearance at the Bitcoin Conference in Nashville back in July was part of the now-President’s journey to freeing Ross Ulbricht.
US Politics
The New York Times

Inside Donald Trump’s pardon of an online drug kingpin

Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht’s pardon was not an obvious agenda item for Donald Trump. Here’s the inside story of how he was persuaded to free the Bitcoin pioneer.

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President Donald Trump signs executive orders at the White House.
Editorial

Could Donald Trump’s war on woke spill over to Australia?

EDITORIAL: Donald Trump’s war on wokeness has ignited a moment of reckoning for diversity efforts which, unless advocates urgently correct course, could spell doom for the movement in Australia too.

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