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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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(FILES) Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau speaks at a press conference in the Old Port of Montreal in Montreal, Canada, on February 19, 2025. Canada will slap tariffs on US imports beginning March 4 in response to levies pledged by President Donald Trump, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on March 3, adding

Justin Trudeau’s replacement revealed

Justin Trudeau’s replacement as Canada’s prime minister has been named – and they’ve celebrated with a potshot at Donald Trump.

TOPSHOT - US President Donald Trump speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on March 3, 2025. (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT / AFP)

Trump’s hot mic moment sparks conspiracy

Donald Trump has hit back at “sleazebag” critics over a hot mic moment that sparked widespread speculation by political pundits.

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TOPSHOT - US President Donald Trump waves as he arrives at the inaugural parade inside Capitol One Arena in Washington, DC, on January 20, 2025. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP)

‘Coward’: Rage over Trump’s newest plan

Donald Trump’s political enemies have lashed out at him as a “coward” over newly revealed plans to gut a key part of the US government.

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Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky.

‘That was fast’: Trump allies mock Zelensky

As Ukraine’s President tries to rescue his country’s imperilled relationship with the United States, some in Donald Trump’s circle are gloating.

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‘Want to throw up’: Americans shellshocked

Donald Trump’s treatment of Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office has left some Americans reeling.

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WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 28: U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance speaks during the 20th annual National Catholic Prayer Breakfast at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center on February 28, 2025 in Washington, DC. During his remarks Vance spoke about his journey to becoming Catholic and how his faith has influenced his political career. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Anna Moneymaker / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

‘Traitor’: J.D. Vance’s family in hiding

The fallout from the Oval Office show-down has turned ugly with America’s Vice President forced to move his family to an “undisclosed location”.

TOPSHOT - US President Donald Trump waits to greet British Prime Minister Keir Starmer at the entrance of the West Wing of the White House in Washington, DC, on February 27, 2025. Starmer is meeting Trump to plead for a US backstop to any Ukraine ceasefire, insisting it would be the only way to stop Russia's Vladimir Putin from invading again. Starmer arrived in Washington late Wednesday to build on a visit by French President Emmanuel Macron, amid growing concerns in Europe that the US leader is about to sell Kyiv short in negotiations with Putin. (Photo by Carl Court / POOL / AFP)

‘What does it mean?’: Trump’s Australia gaffe

Donald Trump’s response today, to a question involving one of Australia’s biggest security interests, will not calm any nerves.

Leader of the Department of Government Efficiency Elon Musk speaks during a cabinet meeting with US President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington, DC, on February 26, 2025. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP) / QUALITY REPEAT

Off by billions: Musk’s whopping mistake

Elon Musk’s cost-cutting team has quietly disappeared claims about money it had saved, having got its numbers catastrophically wrong.

The images from Mr Trump's video on social media.

Trump releases insane luxury Gaza video

Donald Trump is still set on his idea of turning Gaza, currently home to two million, into a new real estate paradise. As evidenced by this video.

The Trump administration is pushing forward with its aggressive plan to cut government spending, announcing that most employees at the US Agency for International Development (USAID) will be either placed on leave or terminated by midnight on Sunday.

2k workers gone as Trump guts department

The Trump administration is pushing forward with its controversial plan, with “virtually the entirety” of a department getting cleared out.

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