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Musk in Wisconsin artwork

This US state is electing a Supreme Court judge, but this poll is really all about Elon Musk

A judge, a former politician and the head of the Young Republicans walk into a bar. No, it’s not a joke – it’s a Thursday night in Wisconsin and there’s an election to be won.

  • Michael Koziol

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US President Donald Trump and Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth in the Oval Office.

Hillary Clinton on Trump’s ‘dumb power’: it’s feeble, friendless, stupid and lethal

The blundering Signal chat may be the least of the Trump administration’s dangerous moves. As a former senior spy put it, “we’re shooting ourselves in the head, not the foot”.

  • Hillary Clinton
White House national security adviser Mike Waltz listens to President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on March 7.

‘Should I fire him?’ Inside Trump’s deliberations after Signal debacle

For much of this past week, the US president was consumed by a single question. What should he do about national security adviser Michael Waltz?

  • Maggie Haberman and Tyler Pager
DNA Study Revisited by artist Roberto Lugo, part of an exhibition, The Shape of Power: Stories of Race and American Sculpture, at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington.

Trump’s order on museums sparks debate on truth-telling

The US president’s latest executive order removes “improper ideology”; some experts argue it’s a fascist move that revises history.

  • Bianca Flowers, Andrew Hay and Julio-Cesar Chavez
Today’s fast-moving, high-tech environment can make some people feel overwhelmed

Sure, Trump’s stooges messaged their secret war plans to the world, but who hasn’t done something similar?

Haven’t we all written something nasty about someone, and accidentally texted it to them, or shared top level national secrets with an investigative journalist?

  • Elsie Flanagan-O'Neill
President Donald Trump and his key advisers

‘The outsiders’: Who’s who in Trump’s new White House

Some are predictable picks for their roles, most are not. Meet the people you’ll be seeing a lot in the next three years.

  • Angus Holland
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It doesn’t matter if you’re organising a golf weekend, a hens night, or a tactical strike against Houthi strongholds in Yemen; we must all abide by the unspoken group chat rules.

Whether making weekend plans or war plans, these are the unspoken rules of the group chat

Whether you’re organising a golf weekend or a tactical strike against the Houthis, the rules of the group chat apply to us all.

  • Thomas Mitchell
White House national security adviser Mike Waltz, left, speaks with US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth last month. Waltz added the journalist to the group chat, Hegseth divulged highly sensitive military details.

‘They screwed up’: Intel community aghast at Trump team’s security breach

For US allies, including Australia, the Signal chat scandal is another reminder that this administration cares little for established norms and protocols.

  • Michael Koziol
X owner Elon Musk with US President Donald Trump.

Why Elon Musk is a big winner from Trump’s attack on cars

The latest escalation in Trump’s trade war has hurt car companies around the world. But among the many losers, Elon Musk’s Tesla stands out as a clear winner.

  • David Welch, Gabrielle Coppola and Josh Wingrove
Are international travellers still welcome in Trump’s America? You have to wonder.

Has Trump’s America become a hostile place for tourists?

I’m starting to wonder if foreign tourists are still welcome, after several cases of international visitors being detained in questionable circumstances.

  • Chris Bryant

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