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Trump picks RFK Jr to head US health dept

US President-elect Donald Trump has selected Robert F Kennedy Jr, an environmental activist, to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.

Trump, Biden pledge orderly transition of power

US President Joe Biden has welcomed President-elect Donald Trump to the White House for an Oval Office visit.

Trump rewards Elon Musk with top job slashing spending

Elon Musk and biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy have been hand-picked by Donald Trump to head a new US government 'efficiency' department.

Australians watching ‘historical’ US election

Australia will 'be the winner' regardless of whether Kamala Harris or Donald Trump wins the White House, US ambassador Caroline Kennedy says.

Freedom fries versus the democracy sausage

We’re a world away from the US elections but whatever your political persuasion or vague interest, it’s worth following for the billion-dollar production costs, dramatic casting and reality show fodder.

Man with loaded gun arrested near Trump rally

A man was arrested at a security checkpoint near Donald Trump's Coachella rally after he was allegedly found with two guns and a high-capacity magazine.

Hurricane Milton makes landfall on Florida’s west coast

Florida residents in the path of Hurricane Milton are scrambling as the mega storm makes landfall, amid tornadoes and heavy rain.

Suspect in custody after another assassination attempt on Donald Trump

The FBI says former US president Donald Trump has been the subject of "an apparent assassination attempt" at his Florida golf club.

Biden says bowing out was the best way to unite America

Joe Biden has delivered an address from the Oval Office about his decision to bow out of the US presidential race and "what lies ahead".

Donald Trump calls Kamala Harris a ‘radical Left lunatic’ at rally

Donald Trump has tried to quash some of the momentum behind Kamala Harris, in an aggressive speech at his first rally since Joe Biden dropped out of the race.

Harris will be easier to defeat than Biden, Trump says

"Shouldn't the Republican Party be reimbursed for fraud"," former US president Donald Trump has asked after learning he will face Kamala Harris in November.

Joe Biden ends failing campaign, backs Kamala Harris as nominee

US President Joe Biden has withdrawn from his bid for re-election, saying: "I believe it in the best interest of my party and the country for me to stand down."

Gunman who shot Trump flew drone over site

A gunman who shot at Donald Trump at a rally is believed to have flown a drone around the site ahead of the event, an official says.

Donald Trump formally accepts GOP nomination for president

Donald Trump has struck an unusually conciliatory tone during his speech where he formally accepted the Republican party's presidential nomination.

Republicans give bandaged Trump a joyous welcome

A bandaged Donald Trump has made a triumphant appearance at the Republican National Convention, two days after surviving an assassination attempt.

Trump picks JD Vance as vice presidential candidate

Donald Trump has picked US Senator JD Vance to serve as his vice presidential running mate.

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