US Votes 2024
‘You know George’: Biden failed to recognise Clooney at major fundraiser, new book says
The then-US president received multiple prompts before he recognised one of the most famous men in the world – and an old friend – just weeks ahead of the disastrous debate against Donald Trump.
- Michael Koziol
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- Opinion
- US politics
Beyond Elon Musk’s chaos is a plan being executed with terrifying precision
Republican voters signed up for “The Trump Show: Politics Edition.” Elon Musk is producing and distributing that show, one chaotic bite at a time.
- Tressie McMillan Cottom
- Opinion
- US politics
Trump and Musk are emotional time bombs, lashing out in the crudest and cruellest ways
To elect one emperor of chaos is unfortunate. To let two run the government is simply asking for it.
- Maureen Dowd
- Opinion
- US politics
Trump lines his pockets and leaves his supporters out in the cold
Donald Trump has made a flurry of executive orders hours after taking office that will cause havoc in the US and around the world.
- Cory Alpert
- Analysis
- US politics
We saw four Donalds in one day, but there’s a fifth we need to watch
The calm, chatty, discursive and, above all, confident Trump we witnessed in the Oval Office after the day of ceremonies and speeches was different to the Trumps we saw earlier.
- Michael Koziol
Trump back in Washington as late switch causes drama for tens of thousands of supporters
One day after the president-elect’s surprise announcement, many fans who had travelled to see him being sworn in were left wondering what to do.
- Farrah Tomazin and Michael Koziol
Trump casts Mel Gibson, Sylvester Stallone and Jon Voight as his ‘Hollywood envoys’
The US president-elect has selected the three entertainment giants to help “a great but very troubled place”.
- Farrah Tomazin
Trump’s pick for Defence Pete Hegseth grilled over sexual allegations, drinking
“You are asking us to lower the standards to make you the secretary of defence simply because you are buddies with our president-elect?”
- Farrah Tomazin
Trump would have been convicted in election case had he not won in 2024, report says
The report amounted to an extraordinary rebuke of President-elect Donald Trump, capping a legal saga that saw him charged with crimes that struck at democracy.
- Alan Feuer and Charlie Savage
Greenland to Trump: We’re not for sale, but let’s talk
The country’s prime minister said while Greenlanders do not want to become Americans, “the reality is we are going to work with the US”.
- Jeffrey Gettleman
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