Trump weaponised the border crisis to get elected. Now he must deliver

Trump weaponised the border crisis to get elected. Now he must deliver

A 12-year-old was raped and killed by illegal immigrants. Her mother’s pain served as an illustration for Trump’s signature policy. But will he succeed in deporting 11 million people?

  • byFarrah Tomazin

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Trump’s cabinet is good,mad or indifferent,but above all loyal
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Trump’s cabinet is good,mad or indifferent,but above all loyal

President-elect Donald Trump has picked an oddball cabinet,but how long will it hold?

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Anxious Singapore urges Trump to stay engaged in South-East Asia

Anxious Singapore urges Trump to stay engaged in South-East Asia

Leaders across the globe are coming to terms with what a second Trump presidency will mean for their patch. Here,he’s among the three most important players.

  • byZach Hope
Trump’s win surprised many. But the real shock would have been if he’d lost

Trump’s win surprised many. But the real shock would have been if he’d lost

Last week,a historically unpopular government got thrown out of office. Despite what many pundits are suggesting,there is nothing extraordinary about that.

  • byWaleed Aly
Republicans win 218 House seats,giving Donald Trump control of government

Republicans win 218 House seats,giving Donald Trump control of government

With hard-fought yet thin majorities,Republican leaders are envisioning a mandate to upend the federal government and swiftly implement Trump’s vision for the country.

  • byStephen Groves andLisa Mascaro
Tech billionaires,chat show hosts and old rivals:Who’s who in Trump’s administration?

Tech billionaires,chat show hosts and old rivals:Who’s who in Trump’s administration?

Donald Trump has announced a host of surprising cabinet selections as he prepares to return to the Oval Office.

  • byNick Newling
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Trump’s choice of Rubio and Waltz sends tough Taiwan message to China

Trump’s choice of Rubio and Waltz sends tough Taiwan message to China

Two China hawks are poised to take up key roles in the Trump administration,shaping the direction of Sino-US policy and global security.

  • byLisa Visentin
Trump stuns with nomination of loyalist Matt Gaetz for attorney-general

Trump stuns with nomination of loyalist Matt Gaetz for attorney-general

In another surprise,the president-elect named Tulsi Gabbard,who has long been accused of peddling Russian disinformation,as director of national intelligence.

  • byFarrah Tomazin
‘Politics is tough,’ Trump tells Biden in post-election White House visit

‘Politics is tough,’ Trump tells Biden in post-election White House visit

It must have been as surreal an experience for Biden,the 81-year-old president,who beat Trump for the presidency in 2020 and had mounted a second campaign that ended short.

  • byFarrah Tomazin
Albanese says he knows what it is to struggle. As PM,he’s been coasting

Albanese says he knows what it is to struggle. As PM,he’s been coasting

The prime minister has a bit too much in common with Joe Biden. A politician’s origin story can help them get where they want to go,but it won’t keep them there.

  • byShaun Carney
Ditching Rudd over Trump insults would be ‘worst possible signal’:Turnbull

Ditching Rudd over Trump insults would be ‘worst possible signal’:Turnbull

US ambassador Kevin Rudd last week scrubbed critical comments about Donald Trump from his online record.

  • byMatthew Knott