Confidence is growing within federal government ranks that the US will decide to keep the AUKUS security partnership ahead of a high-stakes meeting between Anthony Albanese and Donald Trump.

The prime minister is due to touch down in Washington on Monday afternoon (AEDT) ahead of his first formal bilateral talks with the US president at the White House the following day.

Tariffs on Australian goods are set to feature highly in discussions, along with a potential deal on critical minerals as well as the fate of the AUKUS security pact.

The US Defence Department has been conducting a review of the more than $300 billion agreement to see if it lines up with the Trump administration's "America First" agenda.

Assistant Foreign Minister Matt Thistlethwaite said that despite the uncertainty b

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