US politics live: US tech giants rally against Australia over social media regulations

US tech giants are now pushing the Trump administration to pick a fight with Canberra over an Australian policy they believe is hurting the bottom line.

Welcome to our coverage of US politics.

Donald Trump has effectively shut down the Department of Education as the White House takes a chainsaw to the federal bureaucracy.

Meanwhile, a senior French minister has claimed a scientist was declined entry to the US simply because criticism of Mr Trump was found on his phone.

In recent weeks there have been multiple stories of foreigners being detained at the US border and deported for seemingly minor visa infractions. But, if correct, this would be the first time border officials have denied entry based on opinions about Mr Trump alone.

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Originally published as US politics live: US tech giants rally against Australia over social media regulations