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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Martin Farrer

Morning Mail: Trump visits White House, tragic custody deaths, Australia’s maternity crisis

The US president, Joe Biden, meets with the president-elect, Donald Trump, in the Oval Office at the White House
The US president, Joe Biden, meets with the president-elect, Donald Trump, in the Oval Office at the White House. Photograph: Kevin Lamarque/Reuters

Good morning. Donald Trump said the transition of power would be as “smooth as it can get” as he met Joe Biden at the White House but only after he had joked to Republicans about running for a third term (which is unconstitutional in the US).

We reveal how much Australian firms paid to attract bets on the US election, advocates say there should be a “national outcry” over Indigenous deaths in custody, and why the Guardian has decided it’s time to quit X.

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