US Politics

The White House made a restrained response to the social media posts from the world’s richest man condemning plans to extent tax cuts and increase the budget deficit.

In a scathing new post, Elon Musk has sharply criticised US President Donald Trump’s sweeping tax and spending bill, calling it a ‘disgusting abomination’, urging immediate changes before it becomes law.

JACKSON HEWETT: The central bank’s minutes revealed that economic forecasting has rarely been more complex, given the range of possible outcomes a trade war could unleash.

Is Donald Trump’s outlook on life becoming darker, or is it just his official portraits? 

US beef has been a drawcard at a Beijing bbq joint for years, but amid the Trump tariff war, diners are now eating American burgers made from Australian meat.

LATIKA M BOURKE: Anthony Albanese should not wait for the Coalition to rise from the ashes to make national security an electoral issue once again. It is in the national interest that he act now.

US stocks have closed higher despite investor concerns about US President Donald Trump's tariff policies.

In the wake of US demands Australia significantly increase its spending on defence, it has been revealed that the Prime Minister is not averse to the idea.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Elon Musk brought the Silicon Valley mantra ‘Move fast and break things’ to Washington. But the main thing he broke was his own reputation.

AARON PATRICK: A top defence expert has revealed when China will likely begin its attack on Taiwan with a naval and sea blockade and what that means for Australia.

Elon Musk’s ambitious plan to slash government spending has fallen far short of its trillion-dollar promise, symbolising a chaotic chapter in Donald Trump’s second term.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Judging by his reaction to a reporter’s question this past week, President Donald Trump doesn’t like it when you ask him about ‘TACO’.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: The White House denounced Hamas’ response Saturday to a new US ceasefire proposal as totally unacceptable and said it ‘only takes us backward’ after the group sought firmer guarantees.

Billionaire Elon Musk - sporting a black eye in the Oval Office - has been praised by Donald Trump for his efforts to cut federal spending, as his tenure ends.

Australia's trade minister has described Donald Trump's decision to increase tariffs on steel imports to 50 per cent as an act of ‘economic self-harm’.