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Samuel ClenchEurope correspondent

Sam covers politics, with the occasional foray into entertainment news. He previously worked in the Canberra press gallery and as news.com.au’s US correspondent. Sam led our coverage of the 2016 and 2020 US elections and hit the campaign trail for the Australian federal elections in 2019 and 2022 – but you’re probably more likely to recognize him as our resident Game of Thrones nerd.

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After copping a beating from the Trump camp following the administration’s astonishing amateur hour, one US journalist has put doubled down.

US ‘war chat’ journalist unleashes

After copping a beating from the Trump camp following the administration’s astonishing amateur hour, one US journalist has doubled down.

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TOPSHOT - US President Donald Trump meets with Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on March 12, 2025. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP)

‘Not immune’: Trump’s threat to Australia

The Treasurer isn’t naming Donald Trump in his warnings about Australia’s economic outlook. But the subtext of his words can’t be missed.

US Politics

A rioter has a message. Picture: Supplied

Trump rioter delivers chilling message

One of the leaders of a group of rioters who stormed the Capitol in 2021 has delivered a stark message after his pardon by Donald Trump.

US Politics

Donald Trump speaking to Fox News host Laura Ingraham.

‘Raped and pillaged’: Trump’s wild claim

Donald Trump has accused America’s allies of “raping” it in an extraordinary new tirade justifying his more controversial policies.

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This handout picture released on March 16, 2025, by El Salvador's Presidency press office shows the arrival of alleged members of the Venezuelan criminal organization Tren de Aragua at the Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT) in the city of Tecoluca, El Salvador. The United States has sent over 200 alleged members of a Venezuelan gang to be imprisoned in El Salvador, President Nayib Bukele said Sunday, after US counterpart Donald Trump invoked wartime authorities to expel migrants. (Photo by Handout / EL SALVADOR'S PRESIDENCY PRESS OFFICE / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT

‘Feel so sick’: Deportation fallout grows

The Trump administration claimed all the people it deported to a brutal prison overseas were violent gang members. The facts are … more complicated.

US Politics

Donald Trump isn't exactly big on civil liberties, it seems.

‘Cruelty porn’: Blaring Trump warning sign

The footage released by Donald Trump’s White House today was a sign of intent, confirming something we’ve ignored for too long.

US Politics

TOPSHOT - US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump watch bands perform during the inaugural parade inside Capital One Arena, in Washington, DC, on January 20, 2025. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP)

Nightmare poll shocks Trump’s rivals

A newly released poll with truly shocking numbers demonstrates just how much Donald Trump’s political opponents have fallen.

US Politics

President Donald Trump and Tesla CEO Elon Musk speak to reporters as they sit in a Tesla vehicle on the South Lawn of the White House Tuesday, March 11, 2025, in Washington. (Pool via AP)

Awkward detail after Trump’s Tesla stunt

Unfortunately, Donald Trump’s presidential sales pitch for his chum Elon Musk has a couple of holes in it.

US Politics

An answer from Donald Trump's press secretary today should set off warning alarms in the White House.

‘It’s insulting’: Trump’s White House fumes

An angry response from Donald Trump’s press secretary today should set off massive warning alarms in the White House.

US Politics

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 11: U.S. President Donald Trump, joined by White House Senior Advisor, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and his son X Æ A-Xii, delivers remarks next to a Tesla Model Y on the South Lawn of the White House on March 11, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump spoke out against calls for a boycott of Elon Musk’s companies and said he would purchase a Tesla vehicle in what he calls a ‘show of confidence and support’ for Elon Musk. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Bizarre scene as Trump tries to save Elon

There were quite strange scenes in Washington D.C. today as US President Donald Trump intervened on Elon Musk’s behalf.

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