US Politics

How will the renewed scrutiny of late-night comedy affect Saturday Night Live? Judging from the 51st season premiere, the answer so far is: not much.

The Trump administration is sending federalised troops from California to Portland after a judge blocked the US president from using the Oregon National Guard.

Anthony Albanese is going to offer Donald Trump priority access for America to buy Australia’s critical minerals and rare earths when they meet this month, so the US Defence industry isn’t reliant on China.

Donald Trump has issued a chilling threat to Hamas if they refuse to cede power, while also revealing when he believes hostages will be released.

Frustrations are growing inside the Trump administration over China’s continuing lease of Darwin Port, with the topic expected to be raised during Albanese’s highly anticipated meeting with the US President.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Progressivism has weaponised the law against its opponents, but it’s still more constitutionally destabilising when Donald Trump himself is screaming on social media about his enemies.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: The brazen Israeli attack failed to kill its targets. But it motivated an angry Trump and his advisers to pressure Netanyahu into supporting a framework for ending the war.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: As US President Donald Trump’s peace pact deadline approaches, Hamas’ conditions on the potential release of the remaining Israeli hostages are still unclear.

Hamas has announced it will release all remaining hostages subject to ‘field conditions’ as US President Donald Trump sets a hard deadline on the Gaza peace deal.

A senior member of Donald Trump’s cabinet has dropped a bombshell claim about convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, directly contradicting the Administration’s stance.

Hospitals say that Israeli strikes have killed at least 41 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip as Hamas weigh up US President Donald Trump’s peace plan.

US President Donald Trump is mulling ‘temporary or permanent’ spending cuts that could set up a lose-lose dynamic for Democratic politicians.

The 27-year-old, whose real name is Michael Williams, must also serve five years of supervised release once free.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: The US government shutdown left federal agencies in flux and many of their employees in a state of confusion.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Moves by the White House appear both unprecedented and punitive, underscoring the risks of a fiscal stalemate that has no end in sight.