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The group, which was named RBG PAC, spent nearly all of the donated money on advertising — ads that claimed RGB was of the same opinion as Donald Trump on the issue of abortion.

Conservative US Supreme Court justices signal their willingness to uphold a Republican-backed ban in Tennessee on gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors.

Donald Trump's defence secretary nominee says he's the victim of a media smear campaign, and he'll "fight like hell" for the job — despite reports the president-elect is already considering replacing him with his one-time Republican rival.

The White House says US President Joe Biden has issued a pardon for his son Hunter Biden.  

The incoming president has picked a long-term ally who has previously pledged to "shut down" the US federal intelligence agency. 

Among those targeted were the US president-elect's pick for US ambassador to the United Nations, and his former pick for attorney-general.

A young American nursing student was attacked and killed by an undocumented immigrant during her morning jog. Her name was made into a campaign cry for Donald Trump's mass deportation policy. 

From steaks to cryptocurrency, president-elect Donald Trump has profited off an eclectic array of MAGA merchandise for years. 

The former Florida congressman denies allegations of sexual misconduct, but says his nomination was "unfairly becoming a distraction to the critical work of the Trump/Vance transition".

A Venezuelan migrant who was in the US illegally has been found guilty of murdering US nursing student Laken Riley, whose killing became a rallying cry for Donald Trump and his supporters during his election campaign.

The first openly transgender member elected to the US House of Representatives Sarah McBride says she is "not here to fight about bathrooms" in response to the Republican bill aimed at restricting transgender people from bathrooms on Capitol Hill. 

Billionaires are playing an increasing role in US politics, and while some are very visible, several legal rulings have paved the way for other mega-wealthy donors to splash their cash and cover their tracks.

Prosecutors who secured Donald Trump's conviction over a hush money payment say they will accept a delay in the case as the incoming president seeks to have it dismissed.

The outgoing diplomat also called her cousin Robert F Kennedy Jr's vaccine views "dangerous" in a wideranging Press Club appearance.

Overall Australian attitudes to Donald Trump's victory are negative, but a surprising number of mortgage-aged households are less likely to fear him, a survey taken after the US election has found.

It means the party has recorded a clean sweep in the US elections, winning the presidency, the Senate, and now the House of Representatives.

The leader of the free world could make abortion access less free far away from home.

Robert F Kennedy Junior has been named the US Secretary of Health and Human Services in the new Trump administration, vowing to "Make America Healthy Again".

Joe Biden welcomes his long-time nemesis, Donald Trump, back to the White House for an undoubtedly uncomfortable Oval Office meeting to discuss the transition of power.

In an ominous post to his 2 million followers on X, Dan Scavino uploads a GIF of sand trickling through an hourglass next to Kevin Rudd's official statement on Donald Trump's election victory.

In the days since his election win, Donald Trump has moved to have his felony convictions in the New York "hush money" case dismissed, with a decision now expected next week.  

US President-elect Donald Trump reveals Elon Musk's role and is expected to continue his hardline appointments and name Florida senator Marco Rubio — whom he has previously called "lightweight" and "Mr Meltdown" — as secretary of state.

In the wash-up of the United States presidential election, it is becoming increasingly clear that it is impossible to divide American voters the way pollsters and strategists have in the past.

Donald Trump's White House is continuing to take shape, with the US president-elect announcing hardliner Tom Homan will oversee his strict immigration blueprint, among other key appointments.

US president-elect Donald Trump plans to introduce an across-the-board tariff of either 10 or 20 per cent on all imports, which could have a big impact in Australia.