That’s a wrap – thank you for reading the Need to Know blog today. These were some of the main stories:

• Elon Musk is making X into his own digital Mar-a-Lago: In Washington, Musk’s incursion into the federal government has triggered alarm.

• Trump imposes sanctions on International Criminal Court: President Donald Trump authorised economic and travel sanctions targeting people who work on International Criminal Court investigations of US citizens or US allies such as Israel, repeating action he took during his first term.

• Debt-laden Victoria inks deal with NBA: Fresh after splashing cash to secure a multi-year deal with the NFL to host the Los Angeles Rams at the MCG, debt-laden Victoria seems to have inked a separate deal to lure NBA teams to Melbourne.

• EV road user charge favours wealthy: Opposition transport spokeswoman Bridget McKenzie says it is unfair that wealthy electric vehicle drivers are not contributing to road funding, while people with petrol cars pay $16 billion in fuel excise.

• Judge blocks Trump plan offering incentives for federal workers to resign: A federal judge on Thursday (Friday AEDT) blocked President Donald Trump’s plan to push out federal employees by offering them financial incentives.