Donald Trump's showdown with America's courts on the horizon
The history of presidents tangling with the court shows that they'll do it but only up to a point.
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Paul McGeough
Paul McGeough is chief foreign correspondent for the Sydney Morning Herald.
Donald Trump: When a king hits a brick wall called democracy, he can't get no satisfaction
But much to their amazement, Donald Trump and the Bannon bunch keep running into this brick wall – it's called American democracy.
Wrecking ball: The implications of Steve Bannon being in charge of security
At least Turnbull was spared the muscle-flexing invasion threat that the new commander-in-chief was dishing out to the likes of Mexico and Iraq.
Sean Spicer: The man fulfilling the thankless task of being Donald Trump's spokesman
An inveterate gum-chewer, Sean Spicer's rules of life include: "Follow your mom's advice: It's not what you say, but how you say it. The tone and tenor of your words count."
Turnbull learns Trump doesn't 'make nice'
And so, with the advent of Donald Trump's America First presidency, an Australian diplomatic tradition dies.
Democrats face 'nuclear option' on Trump nominee to Supreme Court
With a lesser man in the White House, there might be a point to the Democrats filibustering Donald Trump's nomination of the youthful and conservative Neil Gorsuch to the US Supreme Court.
'Stand-ups' at the White House as Trump and Bannon rewrite the rules
In the 48 hours after Trump's executive order, the American Civil Liberties Union received $US24 million - six times more than its best year of online fund-raising.
Trump's Muslim ban a 'self-inflicted wound in fight against terrorism'
The Bush and Obama administrations went to great lengths to embrace Muslims as the Middle East imploded. And despite Donald Trump's campaign rants, that consensus held.
Donald Trump's sinister choice of Muslim ban countries
American airports overnight became settings for heartbreak, frustration and panic as the Muslim ban kicked in. But the countries left off the list were telling.
Donald Trump-Vladimir Putin agenda dwarfs Theresa May's to-do list
Surely she didn't believe Trump's commitment to NATO. Nonetheless, it would have been useful for her to get him on the record – sort-of.
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