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Joe Kelly is The Australian’s Washington correspondent, covering news and politics from the US capital. He is an experienced political reporter, having previously been the masthead’s National Affairs Editor and Canberra bureau chief, having joined the parliamentary press gallery in 2010.

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WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 03: U.S. President Donald Trump, accompanied by Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick (L) takes a question from a reporter in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on March 3, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump announced that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, one of the largest manufacturers of semiconductor chips, plans to invest $100 billion in new manufacturing facilities in the United States. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Trump gambles US economy on new trade war

Donald Trump has fired the opening shot of a new trade war by imposing 25 per cent tariffs on Canada and Mexico, a major gamble which risks a voter backlash against his America First agenda.

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TOPSHOT - US President Donald Trump and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky meet in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, February 28, 2025. Zelensky and Trump openly clashed in the White House on February 28 at a meeting where they were due to sign a deal on sharing Ukraine's mineral riches and discuss a peace deal with Russia.

Trump ‘orders indefinite pause in military aid to Ukraine’

In an order that will take immediate effect, Donald Trump paused all military aid to Ukraine, including weapons already in transit until Volodymr Zelensky ‘demonstrates a good faith commitment to peace’.

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(COMBO) This combination of pictures created on November 07, 2024 shows former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump (L) looks on during a campaign rally at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on November 4, 2024, and france's President Emmanuel Macron greets Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) at The Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris on May 6, 2024. Chinese President Xi Jinping on November 7, 2024 said Beijing and Washington must find a way to

China hits back in Trump tariff war

As Donald Trump presses on China has hit back with a slate of retaliatory measures, escalating a trade war between the world’s two largest economies.

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Trump V ZelenskyWorld

US President Donald Trump and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky meet in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, February 28, 2025. Zelensky and Trump openly clashed in the White House on February 28 at a meeting where they were due to sign a deal on sharing Ukraine's mineral riches and discuss a peace deal with Russia.

Zelensky declines to apologise to Trump after Oval Office clash

Volodymyr Zelensky has left the White House without signing a crucial minerals deal that was key to a peace settlement after Donald Trump and JD Vance accused him of disrespect in an explosive public row | WATCH

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Diplomatic car crash with far-reaching consequences

The bid for peace in Ukraine has suffered a key setback and reaching an agreement now appears to be a remote possibility. While Trump is intent on doing things his way, this was a reminder that perhaps he shouldn’t.

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Trump meets StarmerWorld

US President Donald Trump holds a bilateral meeting with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in the Oval Office 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)

An awkward moment for AUKUS

Donald Trump has appeared briefly confused about what the AUKUS defence partnership is, before confirming he would discuss the arrangement in his meeting with British PM Sir Keir Starmer.

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US POLITICSWorld

US President Donald Trump holds the first cabinet meeting of his second term in the Cabinet Room at the White House in Washington, DC, on February 26, 2025. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP)

Trump holds first cabinet meeting

US President shows why he is a master of political theatre as he demonstrates his new model of executive leadership at the first meeting of his new cabinet at the White House.

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Washington TalksWorld

(L-R) Jim Chalmers, Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent and Director of the National Economic Council of the United States Kevin Hasset in Washington. Picture: Michael Butcher

Albanese hurtles toward tariff carve-out deadline

The clock is ticking for the Prime Minister to secure a tariff deal with Donald Trump’s administration as both the March 12 deadline and federal election loom.

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COMMENTARYWorld

Treasurer Jim Chalmers meets with US Secretary of the Treasury, Scott Bessent and Kevin Rudd in Washington DC this morning. Picture: NewsWire Handout / POOL / Michael Butcher

Fancy footwork needed to skip tariffs

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has reminded Australia how serious the Trump administration is in pursuing tariffs.

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Super SummitWorld

Treasurer Jim Chalmers in Washington, DC, attending the World Bank's schedule spring meetings. Picture: Supplied

Chalmers woos the giants of Wall Street

Jim Chalmers has met with the leaders of global financial powerhouses on the sidelines of the Australian Super Summit in Washington.

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