The acrimony surrounding former White House adviser Steve Bannon's very public spat with Donald Trump is escalating, suggesting a permanent split between the US president and the strategist who helped put him in the Oval Office.

Donald Trump’s habit of appointing military men — James Mattis, HR McMaster, and John Kelly are in situ; Mike Flynn has left — may dilute civilian oversight, says Peter Apps. 

US President Donald Trump has said the latest federal court ruling against his proposed travel ban comes at a "dangerous time".

While regarded as historic and celebratory occasions, not all US presidential inaugurations have passed off as the solemn state event desired, as Robert Hume describes.

US president Barack Obama has made an emotional farewell speech that sought to comfort and encourage a country on edge over economic changes, persistent security threats and the election of Donald Trump.

The Republican Party has formally nominated Donald Trump for president, completing the New York billionaire's rise from political outsider to major party candidate for the White House.

US President Barack Obama has endorsed Hillary Clinton to be his successor.

US president Barack Obama has taken a swipe at Donald Trump as he urged college graduates to shun those who want to build walls around the United States or embrace ignorance.

US President Barack Obama has welcomed Pope Francis to Washington.

President Barack Obama has announced that the US and Cuba will reopen their embassies in Havana and Washington, heralding a “new chapter” in relations.

The US Supreme Court has upheld the nationwide tax subsidies under President Barack Obama’s healthcare overhaul in a ruling that preserves health insurance for millions of Americans.

It’s a story that might have made another book in a town that has more literary output than most.

Are we alone?

US President Barack Obama urged countries to tackle violent Islamist militancy around the world and rejected as “an ugly lie” suggestions that the West was at war with Islam.