US Politics

Even accepting the Trump administration’s claim that there is an armed conflict with suspected drug runners, the laws of war bar ‘perfidy’.

US President Donald Trump has ordered a sweeping 25 per cent tariff on any country who does business with one nation.

Anthony Albanese has insisted that the Trump administration had no influence in Australian envoy Kevin Rudd’s decision to quit the posting just months after a White House humiliation. 

Former prime minister Kevin Rudd, who is currently Australia’s ambassador to the United States, will conclude his posting in March 2026 after accepting another role, Anthony Albanese has announced.

US President ⁠Donald Trump will meet ‌with Venezuelan ​Opposition ‍Leader Maria Corina Machado, ‌a White House ​official ‍says.

Iran is keeping lines of communication with the United States open and is ready for either ‘war’ or dialogue, as President Donald Trump weighs responses, including ‘very strong’ military options.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: President Trump has equated diversity with incompetence and inferiority, and cast himself as the protector of white people both at home and abroad.

Defence Secretary Greg Moriarty is leading a delegation for talks in Washington expected to focus on the AUKUS partnership and growing security concerns in the Indo-Pacific. 

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem remained adamant that Renee Good was responsible for her own death, as Democrats insisted that an investigation must be completed before drawing conclusions.

Donald Trump says Washington is closely monitoring the protests in Iran and will decide on military intervention ‘very soon’.

Prosecutors have opened a criminal investigation of Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, he confirmed.

Iran’s rulers are not just facing a clamour from within.

THE WASHINGTON POST: With an eye to 2028, the US Vice President finds himself trying to balance his past calls for military restraint with a defence of Donald Trump’s raid in Venezuela.

US President Donald Trump has urged Cuba to make a deal ‘before it is too late,’ just over a week after the US seizure of the authoritarian leader of Venezuela.

US President Donald Trump is scheduled to be briefed on options to respond to the ballooning protests in Iran, a senior US official familiar with the matter has confirmed.