US Senate
‘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
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- Opinion
- Trump's White House
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
Republicans cave to Trump, endorse contentious picks for cabinet
A handful of senators – including a doctor – had raised concerns about Trump’s nominees for the top health and intelligence jobs, Robert F Kennedy Jr and Tulsi Gabbard. Now they’ve fallen into line.
- Michael Koziol
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
Four takeaways from Kennedy Jr’s first confirmation hearing
The ex-Democrat and abortion rights supporter nominated by a Republican president to be the nation’s leading health official presented some unusual dynamics.
- Aaron Blake
Trump’s war on efforts to slow climate change futile
By doubling down on his cry to “drill, baby, drill” and removing all limits on America’s booming fossil fuel industry, the new president has once again declared war on the world’s climate mitigation efforts. But this is a war he can’t win.
Trump’s cabinet pick says AUKUS a ‘blueprint’ for other US pacts
Secretary of state-in-waiting Marco Rubio has given the strongest indication yet of what Donald Trump will do with the submarine deal.
- Farrah Tomazin and Michael Koziol
- Editorial
- Indigenous
Peter Dutton’s Indigenous flag ban is disgusting politics with dangerous consequences
Even if you accept some people don’t like the idea of three flags, Dutton has shown callous disregard for community harmony by weaponising such unease.
- The Herald's View
HSC disability scheme favours the rich
When one in five students from private schools applies for HSC disability provisions, the integrity of the exam at the end of high school has to come into question.
- Editorial
- Parliament House
The strange events at Parliament House in Canberra this week point to a larger problem
If our leaders lack the ambition to make their case to the nation, our democracy will become less fit for purpose.
- The Herald's View
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