US Politics

Officials from the United States and China are working on a potential deal to pause steeper tariffs and rare earths export controls ahead of a leaders' meeting.

Anthony Albanese has ruled out cutting Kevin Rudd’s tenure as Australian Ambassador to the US short over his past controversial comments about Donald Trump. 

In true Donald Trump style, the US President has landed in Malaysia for the ASEAN summit and joined performers in a dance on the runway. Here is what’s planned for his five-day trip.

Donald Trump has declared he must ‘defend’ the United States after a nation’s ‘hostile act’, increasing the tariff rate.

US President Donald Trump has issued a blunt warning to Hamas, threatening to ‘take action’ with multiple countries if they do not follow his instructions within 48 hours.

Anthony Albanese has inked a mega deal with Donald Trump. While every state and territory will benefit, some are bigger winners than others.

Defeated US presidential candidate Kamala Harris has suggested she is open to another run for the White House.

Donald Trump’s demolition of the East Wing has made way for a $300 million ballroom, and the list of donors behind it is raising eyebrows.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: When the amount of deviant behaviour rises, people begin to redefine deviant behaviour as normal.

New York Attorney-General Letitia James has pleaded not guilty to fraud charges she says are part of Donald Trump’s political vendetta against his critics.

Anthony Albanese is embarking on a week of quiet diplomacy at the ASEAN and APEC summits, where Donald Trump’s tariffs and China’s growing influence will dominate the agenda.

The US has stepped up its offensive on drug cartels, expanding strikes from the Caribbean to the Pacific as tensions rise with Venezuela’s Maduro regime.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: The US Symphony Orchestra has begun to open all its performances with the national anthem, the latest indication of how Donald Trump is putting his imprint on the Kennedy Centre.

Cutting stamp duty for baby boomers and encouraging high school kids to learn a trade could ease the housing crisis, says Michele Bullock.

LATIKA M BOURKE: It was surely a disappointing day for those who have exploited the US President’s style in a campaign to cool the alliance.