Syria, a complex conflict just became more complex
If there was a selfish, inward-looking core to Donald Trump's election-winning "America First" philosophy, it took a backseat to human decency on Thursday.
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Paul McGeough
Paul McGeough is chief foreign correspondent for the Sydney Morning Herald.
Donald Trump prepares to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping, but has the US president done his homework?
He has the economic power and the military might of the US behind him. But as Donald Trump receives Chinese leader Xi Jinping at his Florida resort Mar-a- Lago on Thursday, worries persist that the US president hasn't done his homework.
Bannon booting a McMaster stroke from Trump NSA chief
The rise and rise of controversial White House star strategist Stephen Bannon has hit a wall.
Chemical attack in Syria poses profound questions for Trump's leadership
Has Donald Trump's rhetoric emboldened Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad to unleash more suffering on his own people.
Human rights no big deal in Trump's Sisi meeting
Much is made these days of a Trump handshake, so all eyes will be on the meeting of hands, as much as of minds when Egyptian leader Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is received at the White House on Monday.
Is Rex Tillerson a Foggy Bottom novice, or just low-key?
Rex Tillerson's transition from the corporate sphere to the world of diplomacy – and the diplomacy of the world – has Washington transfixed.
Efforts of the Trump administration to thwart Russia investigation revealed
A day after he tweeted that the Trump Russia story was a "hoax" Donald Trump's administration was revealed to be going to extraordinary lengths to thwart the airing of explosive evidence before a congressional committee.
Trump embarks on uphill tax battle as government shutdown deadline approaches
After being burnt in a failed effort to overhaul healthcare, the Trump administration is making clear that it wants to own the first makeover of the US tax code in more than 30 years.
After the Trumpcare setback, an eerie silence from the White House
Measured against past meltdowns, Friday's humiliating healthcare defeat should have sparked savage finger-pointing and name calling. Instead, the White House is quiet.
Donald Trump health plan goes down in a screaming heap
Republicans reveal themselves to be incapable of delivering on a promise they have been making to Americans for seven years.
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