USA

Trump faces the press for first time since win, and lays into CNN

Donald Trump broke his post-election press silence on Wednesday with a pugnacious press conference performance, at one point engaging in a shouting match with CNN.

11/01/2017

USA

Donald Trump refutes claims of Russian plot to compromise him

Russia has refuted claims that its intelligence agencies have assembled a file of personally compromising information about Donald Trump, describing the claims as ‘‘total…

11/01/2017

USA

'Is Putin a war criminal?' Rex Tillerson grilled in Secretary of State nomination hearing

US President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination for Secretary of State has received a grilling from the Senate’s Foreign Relations Committee.

11/01/2017

USA

Trump meets press after secret dossier leak

The US-President elect is blaming intelligence agencies for news reports that Moscow has compiled compromising information on him.

11/01/2017

USA

The main points of Obama's last speech as President

President Barack Obama delivered his final speech as President of the United States in Chicago's McCormick Place

11/01/2017

USA

Why did BuzzFeed publish unverified allegations on Trump's Russia ties?

Salacious and unproven claims Russian intelligence has personal and compromising information about president-elect Donald Trump have been reportedly circulating among high-ranking politicians and jour

11/01/2017

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US lawmakers heckled by protesters adorned in KKK outfits

Protesters dressed in Klu Klux Klan robes heckled US lawmakers on Tuesday (January 10) at the start of the Senate Judiciary Committee’s confirmation hearing for Senator Jeff Sessions to become the nex

11/01/2017

USA

Trump's attorney general nominee denies KKK sympathies

It was a rowdy start for the confirmation hearing for Senator Jeff Sessions who is Donald Trump’s nominee for the job of attorney general.

11/01/2017

USA

Obama's legacy in danger

As Obama prepares to make his last speech as President, we take a look at the policies Trump looks poised to undo.

10/01/2017

Business Series

Toyota trumpets US spending plans, Honda says will wait and see on Mexican production

Toyota has been touting its production plans in the United States, joining other carmakers who are keen to avoid being tweeted by Donald Trump.

10/01/2017

USA

Trump appoints son-in-law as senior adviser

US President-elect Donald Trump is making his son-in-law Jared Kushner a senior White House adviser.

10/01/2017

World News

Trump trashes Streep: US president-elect calls award-winning actress 'over-rated'

US President-elect Donald Trump has lashed out at Meryl Streep following her apparent criticism of him at the 2017 Golden Globe Awards.

09/01/2017

Business Series

Fiat Chrysler US investment plans not linked to Trump carmaker criticism

Fiat Chrysler's plan to invest heavily to modernise two US plants brought congratulatory tweets from Trump even though it's not linked to his pressure

09/01/2017

World News

Opinion: The Kindleberger trap: what are Trump's challenges with China?

09/01/2017

USA

Opinion: Trumpian Uncertainty

09/01/2017

USA

Meryl Streep launches scathing critique of Donald Trump

Actress Meryl Streep took to her Golden Globe award speech Sunday to launch a biting critique on President-elect Donald Trump's behaviour

09/01/2017

USA

Trump 'accepts' Russia behind cyber attacks, Obama 'underestimated' impact of hacking

Donald Trump accepts US intelligence agencies’ conclusion that Russia was behind cyber attacks affecting the US presidential election, his incoming chief of staff has…

08/01/2017

USA

Trump blasts opponents of good US relations with Russia

Could frosty relations between the US and Russia soon be a thing of the past?

08/01/2017

USA

'Russian campaign was multifaceted' says US election report

A declassified report released on Friday is the US intelligence community’s starkest public description yet of what it claims were unprecedented Russian moves to manipulate American…

07/01/2017

USA

Putin 'ordered hacking campaign' to help Trump, US report finds

Russian leader Vladimir Putin ordered a campaign to hurt Hillary Clinton and help Donald Trump’s electoral chances in last year’s presidential campaign, according to a declassified report by US intell

06/01/2017