Donald Trump 100 days explainer.

Order 142 and counting:How Trump has used his pen to change America in 100 days

It is the most consequential start of a term of any American presidency,with Donald Trump taking direct aim at law,media,public health and culture.

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FBI director Kash Patel posts an image on X of what he says is Judge Hannah Dugan being arrested.

FBI arrests US judge accused of helping a man evade immigration authorities

Hannah Dugan’s arrest escalates a clash between the Trump administration and the judiciary over the US president’s sweeping immigration crackdown.

  • Alanna Durkin Richer,Devi Shastri andCorey Williams
George Clooney hit back at Donald Trump’s jabs,saying:“My job is not to please the president of the United States”.

George Clooney claps back at Donald Trump as verbal spat continues

The Hollywood star made comments about press freedom on the US edition of 60 Minutes. They did not go down well.

  • Cindy Yin
Donald Trump has continued to cause volatility in world markets.

Trump stands by defiant Hegseth,blames ‘fake news’ for Signalgate 2.0

The US president is under growing pressure to sack his most controversial cabinet pick,but both men have so far portrayed the scandal as an unjustified “hit” by disgruntled former employees.

  • Michael Koziol
Scott Bessent,US treasury secretary. Photographer:Chris Kleponis/CNP/Bloomberg

The Trump billionaires who run the economy and the things they say

Psychologists say that extreme wealth changes people and their views of those who have less.

  • Elisabeth Bumiller
In a photo provided by the US District Court for Maryland,a man identified as Kilmar Abrego Garcia is led through the Terrorism Confinement Centre in Tecoluca,El Salvador.

Trump thinks this battleground will play to his strengths. Australians will recognise the territory

Two court cases represent the president’s most direct challenge yet to the rule of law.

  • Michael Koziol
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Elon Musk flashes his “DOGE” T-shirt at the White House.

Elon Musk and the dangerous myth of ‘omnigenius’

The Tesla CEO is good at building cars and rockets. That doesn’t mean he’s good at everything else.

  • Gautam Mukunda
Angry constituents in Fort Madison,Iowa peppered the 91-year-old senator with questions about Donald Trump’s presidency.

In small-town America,a senator under siege has Australia on his mind

From the town halls of rural Iowa to the farms of Kentucky,Australia’s reluctance to accept imports of US beef is a hot topic.

  • Michael Koziol

Judge threatens Trump officials with contempt over El Salvador deportations

District Judge James Boasberg accused administration officials of wilfully disregarding his order that planes already in the air should return to the US.

  • Alanna Durkin Richer andMichael Kunzelman
Vice President J.D. Vance and President Donald Trump.

As an American,I have never been more afraid for my country’s future

The world is now seeing Donald Trump’s America for exactly what it is becoming:a rogue state led by an impulsive strongman disconnected from the rule of law.

  • Thomas L. Friedman