Trump's White House
Musk’s latest DOGE savings goal seems to be short a few zeros
Elon Musk initially promised to cut $US2 trillion from the federal budget. He now appears to have set the goal lower for a second time.
- David A. Fahrenthold and Maggie Haberman
Latest
Trump’s tariffs on China are actually 145 per cent, White House clarifies
Meanwhile, the president said countries initially hit with a 10 per cent tariff – such as Australia – could negotiate a lower rate depending on what they offered the US.
- Michael Koziol
- Updated
- World markets
ASX plunges as Wall Street tumbles on escalating US-China tensions
The Australian sharemarket has fallen sharply, with miners and banks hit hard, after Wall Street slumped overnight.
- Gemma Grant
- Opinion
- Trade wars
‘Drip, drip, drip’: How Trump’s ‘beautiful’ tariff plan gave the world a cold shower
A week ago, Donald Trump announced Liberation Day. We’ve moved to un-Liberation Day and the world is still reeling.
- Shane Wright
- Opinion
- Trade wars
Trump’s trade vision? Been there. Wore the saggy undies
People talk about growing up behind the Iron Curtain, but I grew up behind a Tariff Curtain.
- Richard Glover
- Analysis
- AI
Did an AI chatbot help draft the US tariff policy?
If it did, it almost certainly warned that implementing it would be a bad idea.
- Tim Biggs
- Updated
- Trade wars
Trump ‘pauses’ most tariffs but hits China harder in stunning reversal
Trump’s global tariff had only been in place for hours when the US president announced his stunning backflip, sending US share markets skyrocketing.
- Michael Koziol
Musk to review US submarines as Australia warned tariffs could push up cost
Donald Trump has ordered Elon Musk to improve the capacity of US shipbuilding amid growing concern that his tariffs will increase the cost of the AUKUS pact.
- Michael Koziol
- Opinion
- World markets
Trump’s sharemarket bonanza and the billionaire bros club
There were many winners in the market frenzy that followed Donald Trump’s about-face, including the US president himself, but his capitulation revealed who is really in charge.
- Colin Kruger
- Updated
- South Sudan
Trump’s aid cuts claim early victims after three-hour walk in 40-degree heat
The deaths of eight people, including five children, are among the first to be directly attributed to the cuts imposed by the US president.
- Aaron Ross
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