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Marco Rubio has been voted in as the new US secretary of state.

US electionVideoCommentsSenate confirms Rubio as Trump’s first cabinet member

The US Senate has unanimously confirmed Marco Rubio as secretary of state, giving Donald Trump the first member of Cabinet in his new administration.

Lisa Mascaro

US President Donald Trump (L) delivers remarks after being sworn in as the 47th president of the United States.

US electionVideoCommentsTrump delivers stunning attack on Biden, Harris

Newly sworn in commander in chief Donald Trump felt no awkwardness toward Joe Biden and Kamala Harris as he launched a stunning parting swipe during his inauguration speech, only feet away from the pair.

Matt Shrivell

Penny Wong and Rupert Murdoch were seen at President Donald Trump's inauguration.

US electionVideoCommentsWong says attending inauguration was ‘extraordinary’

Australia’s Foreign Minister Penny Wong and Ambassador to the US Kevin Rudd were front and centre at Donald Trump’s inauguration.

Matt Shrivell

SpaceX founder Elon Musk has welcomed President Donald Trump's mention of sending people to Mars.

US electionCommentsMusk cheers on as Trump speaks of humans on Mars

The word’s richest man, Elon Musk, sat cheering like an excited kid on his first day of school as Donald Trump spoke of putting humans on Mars in his inauguration speech.

Matt Shrivell

US President Joe Biden has welcomed president-elect Donald Trump to the White House.

US electionCommentsBillionaires and dignitaries at Trump inauguration

A who’s-who of incoming members of the Trump administration, dignitaries, foreign leaders, tech CEOs and members of Congress packed into the Capitol Rotunda for the indoor event.

Dylan Wells, Audrey Valbuena.

Donald Trump has taken the oath of office to become the 47th US President.

PoliticsCommentsTrump sworn in as US President for a second time

Donald Trump has been sworn in as the 47th US president, after having met his predecessor Joe Biden at the White House.

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US President-elect Donald Trump 'air kisses' Melania Trump as he arrives for the inauguration ceremony before he is sworn in as the 47th US President in the US Capitol Rotunda in Washington.

US electionCommentsTrump seals deal with Melania ‘air kiss’

An ‘air kiss’ shared between President Trump and his wife Melania Trump has quickly garnered viral attention on social media. 

Matt Shrivell

Donald Trump faces an unprecedented opportunity of pardoning himself from criminal charges when he returns to office in 2025.

World PoliticsCommentsPresident-elect Donald Trump has criminal case dropped

Prosecutors will drop a criminal case against President-elect Donald Trump just weeks after the convicted felon won the 2024 US election.

Georgina Noack

Is America ready for Kamala Harris 2028?

World PoliticsCommentsShock Kamala Harris result ahead of 2028 election

Just weeks after Vice President Kamala Harris suffered a dismal loss to President-elect Donald Trump in the 2024 US election, Americans have made a shock call on her political future.

Max Corstorphan

Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. delivers a keynote speech at the FreedomFest Vegas event.

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Trump’s US health system will be a walking conspiracy meme

Trump’s medicine man has a grab-bag of theories from the cuckoo school of internet podcast medicine.

Andrew Miller

Joe Biden cut a diminished figure on one of his last outings on the world stage Friday, as he admitted that the times are changing with Donald Trump’s impending return to power.

PoliticsComments‘Lame-duck’ Biden tries to reassure allies as Trump looms

Joe Biden cut a diminished figure on one of his last outings on the world stage Friday, as he admitted that the times are changing with Donald Trump’s impending return to power.

Danny Kemp

One big question hangs over the heads of millions of American voters after the US election. And they’re taking to Google to ask it in huge numbers.

The NightlyThe big question Americans are Googling after electing Trump

One big question hangs over the heads of millions of American voters after the US election. And they’re taking to Google to ask it in huge numbers.

Georgina Noack

Peter Dutton says there is an “eerie parallel” between the US election result and what’s happening in Australia.

Federal PoliticsVideoCommentsThe ‘eerie parallel’ between US and Australia

Peter Dutton says there is an ‘eerie parallel’ between the US election result and what’s happening in Australia, putting Labor on notice. 

Ellen Ransley

US President Joe Biden has promised to aid Donald Trump's transition ahead of his inauguration.

US electionVideoCommentsBiden urges Americans to accept ‘ramrod’ Harris' loss

President Joe Biden has addressed the nation from the White House, saying ‘we lost,’ acknowledging Vice President Kamala Harris’ ‘ramrod’ character, and urging Americans to bring the ‘temperature down’.

Max Corstorphan

Kevin Rudd has deleted an old Tweet critical of President-elect Donald Trump.

Federal politicsCommentsRudd deletes commentary critical of Trump after US election

Kevin Rudd is deleting past statements he made about US president-elect Donald Trump before becoming the ambassador to Washington to make sure they are not ‘misconstrued’ by the incoming administration.

Katina Curtis and Dan Jervis-Bardy

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Foreign Minister Penny Wong say Australia should expect ‘change’ under incoming US President Donald Trump after his stunning return to power

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Albanese reveals details of call with President-elect Trump

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has had his first phone call with Donald Trump to personally congratulate him on his stunning election win over Democrat Kamala Harris.

Dan Jervis-Bardy

Gina Rinehart, with Eric Trump, at Mar-A-Lago celebrating Donald Trump's Election Win. Unknown

US election WA billionaire Rinehart ‘very happy’ with Trump victory

Mining billionaire Gina Rinehart has declared Donald Trump’s election victory the ‘greatest comeback since 1892’ after joining the Republican victory party at his Mar-a-lago residence in West Palm Beach.

Jessica Page

Donald Trump is readying a remarkable come-back.

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Trump victory sparks fears of Australian fallout

Mr Trump’s promise to slap 60 per cent tariffs on Chinese imports into the US is the biggest worry for the Albanese Government as any hit on its biggest trading partner would be felt in Australia.

Sean Smith

Broadly speaking, Donald Trump won over the voters he was always meant to. But one group got behind him in an unexpected way.

The NightlyCommentsRECAP: Donald Trump wins US election in resounding victory

Donald Trump has been elected President of the US for a second non-consecutive term. Recap a huge week in politics by scrolling through the posts below.

Woodside Energy chief executive Meg O’Neill — who hails from Colorado — congratulated Mr Trump on his triumph.

BusinessWhy US election result should be good for WA business

Two of the State’s most prominent business leaders have weighed in on Donald Trump’s election victory, calling the inbound President a ‘pragmatic economic guy’ and ‘constructive’ for the oil and gas industry. 

Simone Grogan, Matthew McKenzie and Adrian Rauso

Donald Trump delivers his victory speech.

US electionVideoCommentsDonald Trump’s victory speech in full

Donald Trump has won the US election, becoming the 47th President of the United States. Here is his victory speech in full, including short speeches by JD Vance and Dana White. 

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Donald Trump with Melania Trump as he claims victory.

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Donald Trump promises to heal US in victory speech

President-elect Donald Trump has declared ‘we’re going to fix everything’ as he addressed jubilant supporters at his campaign HQ in Palm Beach.

David Johns

Premier Roger Cook

STATE POLITICSCommentsPremiumCook denies ‘alienating’ US after calling a Trump win ‘dark’

Premier Roger Cook has come under fire in Parliament for ‘alienating’ WA’s relationship with the US after saying a Donald Trump victory would be a ‘dark road’ and a threat to jobs in WA.

Dylan Caporn

Elon Musk and Donald Trump at an exclusive election night party.

US ElectionVideoCommentsMusk shows off pics with Trump at exclusive election shindig

The Tesla CEO has been snapped at an election night party Mar-a-Lago beach resort, where he is seen chatting to an animated Mr Trump.

Natalie Richards