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How Trump changed America in 100 days - with just a pen
It is the most consequential start of a term of any American presidency, with Donald Trump taking direct aim at law, media, public health and culture.
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‘Where is the remorse?’: Disgraced former congressman cries into his hands as court metes out punishment
George Santos, whose pattern of lies and fraud led to his expulsion from Congress, has been sentenced to more than seven years in federal prison.
- Michael Gold and Grace Ashford
In small-town America, a senator under siege has Australia on his mind
From the town halls of rural Iowa to the farms of Kentucky, Australia’s reluctance to accept imports of US beef is a hot topic.
- Michael Koziol
- Updated
- US politics
‘Uncharted waters’: US edges closer to constitutional crisis over deportee
Veteran Democrat Nancy Pelosi is among those accusing the Trump administration of defying the courts by refusing to return a man from a notorious Salvadorean jail.
- Michael Koziol
- Opinion
- Trump's America
Hillary Clinton on Trump’s ‘dumb power’: it’s feeble, friendless, stupid and lethal
The blundering Signal chat may be the least of the Trump administration’s dangerous moves. As a former senior spy put it, “we’re shooting ourselves in the head, not the foot”.
- Hillary Clinton
- Explainer
- Trump's White House
‘The outsiders’: Who’s who in Trump’s new White House
Some are predictable picks for their roles, most are not. Meet the people you’ll be seeing a lot in the next three years.
- Angus Holland
‘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
Listen: Australia is not a lone victim. Trump’s tariffs mistreat all
International editor Peter Hartcher says the direct impact of tariffs on aluminium and steel is negligible. It’s the global blowback we should be worried about.
Democrats wore pink, and other fashion statements at Trump’s speech
Clothing was used as messaging by many attendees of US President Donald Trump’s address to congress.
- Ashley Fetters Maloy
Trump Congress speech LIVE updates: US President praises Elon Musk’s DOGE, defends Canada, China tariffs; Al Green removed from chamber
Live coverage of US President Donald Trump’s address to Congress.
- Stephanie Peatling
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