Trump administration seeks death penalty for alleged CEO killer Luigi Mangione

Trump administration seeks death penalty for alleged CEO killer Luigi Mangione

US Attorney-General Pam Bondi said it was part of Donald Trump’s agenda “to stop violent crime and Make America Safe Again”.

  • byMichael Koziol

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Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ is a trillion-dollar promise that can’t all be true
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Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ is a trillion-dollar promise that can’t all be true

As the event and its mixed messages about tariffs nears,the Donald Trump’s White House appears to have liberated itself from reality.

  • byMichael Koziol
The world in a time of Trump … explained

The world in a time of Trump … explained

From Panama to Greenland,we examine the impacts of the US president in his second term.

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‘Not on my watch’:Albanese says key US trade grievances are not negotiable
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‘Not on my watch’:Albanese says key US trade grievances are not negotiable

The US trade office has added to its list of grievances with Australia just before the Trump administration unveils a new tranche of tariffs.

  • byMichael Koziol
The Wisconsin election that will serve as a referendum on Trump and Musk

The Wisconsin election that will serve as a referendum on Trump and Musk

A judge,a former politician and the head of the Young Republicans walk into a bar. No,it’s not a joke – it’s a Thursday night in Wisconsin and there’s an election to be won.

  • byMichael Koziol
Trump ‘very angry’ with Putin,threatens secondary tariffs on Russian oil

Trump ‘very angry’ with Putin,threatens secondary tariffs on Russian oil

The US president’s comments suggest he is growing frustrated with his inability to strike a quick peace deal to end the Russia-Ukraine war,which he promised in the election campaign.

  • byMichael Koziol
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World of photos,March 31,2025

The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by SMH picture editors

Influencer Andrew Tate accused of sexually assaulting girlfriend in LA hotel

Influencer Andrew Tate accused of sexually assaulting girlfriend in LA hotel

The former girlfriend of the self-described misogynist says he beat and choked her in a Beverly Hills hotel earlier this month.

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Hillary Clinton on Trump’s ‘dumb power’:it’s feeble,friendless,stupid and lethal

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”.

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‘Should I fire him?’ Inside Trump’s deliberations after Signal debacle

‘Should I fire him?’ Inside Trump’s deliberations after Signal debacle

For much of this past week,the US president was consumed by a single question. What should he do about national security adviser Michael Waltz?

  • byMaggie Haberman andTyler Pager
Sure,Trump’s stooges messaged their secret war plans to the world,but who hasn’t done something similar?

Sure,Trump’s stooges messaged their secret war plans to the world,but who hasn’t done something similar?

Haven’t we all written something nasty about someone,and accidentally texted it to them,or shared top level national secrets with an investigative journalist?

  • byElsie Flanagan-O'Neill