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US President Donald Trump and Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth in the Oval Office.

Hillary Clinton on Trump’s ‘dumb power’: it’s feeble, friendless, stupid and lethal

The blundering Signal chat may be the least of the Trump administration’s dangerous moves. As a former senior spy put it, “we’re shooting ourselves in the head, not the foot”.

  • Hillary Clinton

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President Donald Trump and his key advisers

‘The outsiders’: Who’s who in Trump’s new White House

Some are predictable picks for their roles, most are not. Meet the people you’ll be seeing a lot in the next three years.

  • Angus Holland
President Donald Trump walks with Elon Musk’s son X Æ A-Xii on the South Lawn of the White House, Friday, March 14, 2025, in Washington to depart on Marine One. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

‘Tremendous mistake’: Democrats turn on each other in fight over Trump ‘slush fund’

When a handful of Democrat senators supported a Republican funding bill late on Friday night, their colleagues were furious.

  • Michael Koziol
Donald Trump in one of Elon Musk’s Teslas at the White House on Tuesday.

Listen: Australia is not a lone victim. Trump’s tariffs mistreat all

International editor Peter Hartcher says the direct impact of tariffs on aluminium and steel is negligible. It’s the global blowback we should be worried about.

Democratic members of Congress wear pink to protest Donald Trump during his address to Congress.

Democrats wore pink, and other fashion statements at Trump’s speech

Clothing was used as messaging by many attendees of US President Donald Trump’s address to congress.

  • Ashley Fetters Maloy
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Trump has sent a wrecking ball through old alliances. The implications for Australia are severe

In a world where Donald Trump doesn’t appear to know what AUKUS is, Australia can no longer rely on decades of friendship and shared values.

  • David Crowe
US President Donald Trump boards Air Force One.

Trump’s tariff plan called out in Congress as ‘insult to Australians’

US congressman Joe Courtney said that “what we’re seeing is a completely needless, almost insult, to the people of Australia”.

  • Michael Koziol

Trump’s on a roll but the main game’s about to begin – and he may lose it

It appears the president is getting his own way on many fronts, but a storm is brewing in Congress which may derail his momentum.

  • Bruce Wolpe
Newly elected Democratic National Committee chair Ken Martin says he is not interested in discussing whether former president Joe Biden should have sought re-election.

Where to now for divided US Democrats as they struggle to oppose Trump

Elected Democrats have no shared understanding of why they lost the election, never mind how they can win in the future.

  • Lisa Lerer and Reid J. Epstein

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