Trump’s picks the clearest path yet to power consolidation

Trump’s picks the clearest path yet to power consolidation

As the US president-elect chooses the people he wants in his second-term administration,one quality is paramount:unwavering loyalty.

  • byFarrah Tomazin

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Elon Musk tapped for ‘government efficiency’ role by Donald Trump

Elon Musk tapped for ‘government efficiency’ role by Donald Trump

The announcement that Elon Musk would be asked to lead a coveted,newly created post for the Trump White House came amid a flurry of cabinet announcements.

  • byFarrah Tomazin
I don’t care who leads a country when I travel,but the US is different
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I don’t care who leads a country when I travel,but the US is different

Unlike most tourism destinations,this leadership change matters. Because the US is not a normal country,and Donald Trump is not a normal leader.

  • byBen Groundwater
‘Will of the people’:Musk adds his voice to Senate GOP leadership contest

‘Will of the people’:Musk adds his voice to Senate GOP leadership contest

There are three contenders for Mitch McConnell’s job. The SpaceX chief executive knows who he is backing.

  • byFarrah Tomazin
Trump poised to tap far-right figure for immigration crackdown

Trump poised to tap far-right figure for immigration crackdown

The president-elect has already named one key figure in what promises to be a signature feature of Trump’s second term:deporting undocumented migrants.

  • byFarrah Tomazin
How the deluded Democrats were trumped. It’s the democracy,stupid

How the deluded Democrats were trumped. It’s the democracy,stupid

It turns out that Democrat voters’ definition of the threat to democracy was completely different to Republicans’. But voters preferred Trump’s version.

  • byPeter Hartcher
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‘Trump proofing’ begins as Democrats face power vacuum

‘Trump proofing’ begins as Democrats face power vacuum

Some Democratic governors are moving to inoculate their states from Trump’s policies,raising their profiles as the party searches for a new leader.

  • byCleve R. Wootson Jr.,Marianna Sotomayor andTyler Pager
How Trump exposed the Democrats’ mistaken identity politics

How Trump exposed the Democrats’ mistaken identity politics

More Americans ended up voting for Trump,even though many didn’t like him. Why? Because they liked the Democratic Party less.

  • byMaureen Dowd
Trump day one:Drills,pardons and a certain ‘schedule F’

Trump day one:Drills,pardons and a certain ‘schedule F’

According to his own statements,the new US president has a lot to do on his first day back in the White House.

  • byColleen Long andDan Merica
Bob Woodward is wrong. American democracy is crumbling

Bob Woodward is wrong. American democracy is crumbling

The election of Donald Trump was more than a battle between two candidates. We are witnessing a change in the very nature of the world’s largest power.

‘We are well prepared’:Jim Chalmers says not to panic over Trump victory

‘We are well prepared’:Jim Chalmers says not to panic over Trump victory

As the treasurer moves to calm economic fears after Trump’s victory,AUKUS fan and former secretary of state Mike Pompeo has been snubbed for a White House job.

  • byMatthew Knott